Shadowing Practice: fred and george being a comedic duo - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Fred, you next.
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He's not Fred, I am.
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Honestly, woman, you call yourself our mother.
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Oh, I'm sorry, George.
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I'm only joking.
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I am Fred.
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Our job is to make sure that you don't get bloodied up too bad.
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Can't make any promises, of course.
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Rough game, quidditch.
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Brutal, but no -one's died in years.
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Someone will vanish occasionally.
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But they'll turn up in a month or two.
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Well, you best hope I don't put bars on your window, Ronald Weasley.
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Not flashing that clipping about again, are you, Ron?
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I haven't shown anyone.
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No, not a soul.
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Must flash Count Tom.
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The day maid.
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The night maid.
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The cook.
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That bloke can't fix the toilet.
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And that wizard from Bajor.
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Harry!
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He looks a bit peaky, doesn't he?
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Peaky?
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What do you expect?
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He fell over a hundred feet.
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Yeah, come on, Ron.
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Let's walk you off the astronomy tower and see what you look like.
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Guys, let me go.
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Come clever, Harry.
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But not clever enough.
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Besides, we've got a better one.
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Bless it.
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Let me go.
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Come on, guys.
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Don't...
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Now, Harry, come and join the big boys.
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What are you doing?
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Shh!
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What's this rubbish?
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What's this rubbish, she says?
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That there is the secret to our success.
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It's a wrench giving it to you, believe me.
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But we've decided your needs are greater than ours.
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George, if you will.
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The Marauder's mad.
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We owe them so much.
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Hang on.
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This is Hogwarts.
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And that.. no. Is that really...
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Dumbledore.
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Any study pacing does that a lot.
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So you mean this map shows...
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Everyone.
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Everyone?
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Everyone.
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Where they are, what they're doing, every minute of every day.
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Brilliant.
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Where'd you get it?
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Nicked it from Filch's office, of course.
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First year.
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They made me do it. Did not.
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Get out of the kitchen.
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We're all hungry.
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Yeah, get out of the kitchen, Ryan.
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Feet off the table.
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Feet off the table.
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There's no one like Crumb.
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Crumb?
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Dumb Crumb?
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It's like a bird the way he rides the wind.
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Crumb, Crumb.
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He's more than an athlete.
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Crumb, Crumb.
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He's an artist.
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I think you're in love, Ron.
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Shut up, man.
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Victor, I love you.
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Victor, I do.
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Whether we're apart, my heart beats only for you.
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Sounds like the Irish have got their pride on.
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There's something you don't see every day.
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That's rubbish!
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That's why George is pathetically dim -witted as an ageing potion.
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That's why it's so brilliant.
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Because it's so pathetically dim -witted.
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Ready, Fred?
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Ready, George.
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Bottoms up.
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Yes!
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You said!
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You said!
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Oh, right, you want a piece of that?
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Get that!
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Take that!
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What the hell are you making me like this?
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Four go down!
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Will the four come up?
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Don't be so mean.
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Go on, Flux!
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Flux!
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Flux!
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Thought we heard your dulcet tones.
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Don't bottle it up, though, mate.
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Let it out.
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Anyway, if you're all done shouting, Johnny has something a little more interesting.
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This is very...
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I'm sure we're all going to be very good friends.
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That's likely.
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I've always felt our futures lay outside the world of academic achievement.
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Fred, I've been thinking exactly the same thing.
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Into the cauldron, handsome.
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Hello, ladies.
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Love potions, eh?
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Yeah, they really do work.
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Then again, the way we hear it, sis, you're doing just fine on your own.
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Meaning?
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Are you not currently dating Dean Thomas?
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It's none of your business.
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How much for this?
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Five galleons.
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How much for me?
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Five galleons.
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I'm your brother.
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Ten galleons.
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Well, none of us really fancy it, mate.
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Yeah, imagine if something went wrong and we ended up a scrawny specky git forever.
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I have lots of experiences with that, dear Maddo.
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Just trying to defuse the tension.
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Step up!
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Step up!
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We've got fainting fences!
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Nosebleed nougat are just in time for school!
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Puking pastels!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “fred and george being a comedic duo”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Crumb, Fred, George, galleons, Flux. This video has 135 sentences and 647 words to shadow. The speech runs for 5:01. The speaker talks at a steady 129 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 81% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| rubbish noun | /ˈɹʌbɪʃ/ | Refuse, waste, garbage, junk, trash. |
| flash verb | /flæʃ/ | To cause to shine briefly or intermittently. |
| clever adjective | /ˈklɛv.ɚ/ | Nimble with hands or body; dexterous; skillful; adept. |
| victor noun | /ˈvɪk.tə(ɹ)/ | The winner in a fight or contest. |
| wit noun | /wɪt/ | Sanity. |
| maid noun | /meɪd/ | An adult or adolescent female servant or cleaner (short for maidservant). (In feudal times this could be anyone from a high-ranking assistant to a low-ranking… |
| tone noun | /ˈtəʊn/ | A specific pitch. |
| hungry adjective | /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/ | Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food. |
| occasionally adverb | /əˈkeɪʒənəli/ | On occasion: at relatively infrequent intervals, from time to time, sometimes. |
| pace noun | /peɪs/ | A step taken with the foot. |
| achievement noun | /əˈt͡ʃiːv.mənt/ | The act of achieving or performing; a successful performance; accomplishment. |
| fancy noun | /ˈfæn.si/ | The imagination. |
| toilet verb | /ˈtɔɪ.lət/ | To assist another (a child, etc.) in using a toilet. |
| handsome adjective | /ˈhæn.səm/ | Having a pleasing appearance, good-looking, attractive, particularly |
| tension noun | /ˈtɛnʃən/ | The condition of being held in a state between two or more forces, which are acting in opposition to each other. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| get out of verb | To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of. | |
| step up verb | To increase, augment, or advance, especially by one or more steps. | |
| come up verb | To emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly. | |
| end up verb | To bring to a conclusion. | |
| fall over verb | To fall from an upright or standing position to a horizontal or prone position. | |
| go down verb | To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one. | |
| shut up | /ʃʌt ʌp/ | Stop talking (usually in the form of making annoying, irrelevant, or false comments, during a period of peace and quiet, or when one is not allowed to talk)… |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- He looks a bit peaky, doesn't he?
- What do you expect?
- Besides, we've got a better one.
- What are you doing?
- Where'd you get it?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | haven't shown · we've decided · I've always felt |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | I'm only joking · are you doing · they're doing |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | will vanish · they'll turn · Will the |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 28 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, we're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: athlete /ˈæθ.liːt/, pathetically /pəˈθɛtɪkli/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: rubbish /ˈɹʌbɪʃ/, flash /flæʃ/, occasionally /əˈkeɪʒənəli/, tension /ˈtɛnʃən/, shout /ʃaʊt/
- Long words — get the stress right: occasionally /əˈkeɪʒənəli/, astronomy /əˈstɹɑ.nə.mi/, pathetically /pəˈθɛtɪkli/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like rubbish, flash, clever.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.