Shadowing Practice: Freestylin' with The Roots: Apple Picking and Game Day Rituals - Learn English Speaking with YouTube

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Do freestyle with the blues.
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Do freestyle with the blues.
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Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh.
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Oh, my goodness.
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Roots, you guys ready to do this?
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Yeah!
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All right, very good.
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Raise your hand if you want the Roots to write a song about you right here on the spot.
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Sure.
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Here, here.
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Stay on the spot.
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There you go.
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That's for you.
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What is your name?
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Lauren.
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Very good, Lauren.
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Lauren, where are you from?
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New York City.
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Hey!
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Very cool.
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All right.
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What part of New York City?
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Manhattan?
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Manhattan.
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Okay, good.
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No, there's different parts of New York City.
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This is, this Wednesday is the first day of fall.
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What is your favorite thing to do in the fall?
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Go apple picking.
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Yeah.
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Oh, it's fantastic in New York City.
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Oh, my gosh.
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Apple picking.
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No, it is a very fall thing to do.
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I love it.
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Ruth, we have our pal here, Lauren.
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She is from New York City.
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Favorite thing to do here in the fall is go apple picking.
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It's very, very...
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It's very fall.
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It's very great.
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So, for the first one,
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the Rolling Stones just announced that they're recording a new album.
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So can you guys do,
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like, a 60s Rolling Stones sort of thing?
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With Jimmy beside Joe's chair You came all the way from Manhattan,
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New York City Basically you were already there But it's not far entirely
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From the very first day of a fall-up So do not go apple-picking We'll be a foam bar,
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just ask Kamala Hey!
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Hey!
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Hey!
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Hey!
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Hey!
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Hey!
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Hey!
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Hey!
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Thank you for being here.
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Please, please, please.
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Who else we got?
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Who else we got?
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How you doing?
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Hey, buddy.
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Yeah, here you go.
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Yeah.
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Great.
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How you doing?
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Stand up.
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How you doing, pal?
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How's it going?
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Very, very good.
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It's going great.
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What is your name?
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Nick.
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Nick.
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Very good.
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Nick.
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Nick, school year's in full swing around the country.
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What was your favorite subject in school?
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Science.
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Science.
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Biology.
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Biology.
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Oh, very specific.
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All right, biology.
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Very good.
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Biology, what was the name of your favorite teacher?
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Oh, man.
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That's a hard one.
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Well, who taught biology?
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Miss Dempsey.
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Miss Dempsey.
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Miss Dempsey.
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And why did you like Ms. Dempsey?
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Live.
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She was right there.
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I don't know.
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I don't know.
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All right.
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Okay, very good.
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Thank you, Nick.
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Thank you.
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She was...
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She was right there.
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Okay.
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Wow.
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No, yeah.
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All right.
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Yeah.
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All right.
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Calm it down.
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Nick.
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Roots, we have my pal Nick.
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His favorite subject in school was biology.
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And his favorite teacher was Miss Dempsey.
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She was alive.
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And, uh...
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-"What's up?" -"No problem." You were thrown out of school, unfortunately.
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A terrible circumstance.
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Guys, for the next one,
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can you do a reggae song?
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You know I love some reggae stuff here.
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All right, so.
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Bye bye.
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So feed the Tonight Show.
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It's a special verge on biology.
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Hey!
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Biology.
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Hey, man.
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I appreciate it, buddy.
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Thank you for being here.
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Let me scoop by out.
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Scoop by, dear man.
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Hi.
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How you doing?
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How you doing?
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How are you?
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How are you?
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How you doing?
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How are you?
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Hey, guys.
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How are you?
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Good.
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Nice to see you.
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Hey, how you doing?
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You don't get up.
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Everyone else does.
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No, you should sit down.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Hi, guys.
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Hey.
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Nice to see you.
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Thank you so much for being here.
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Hey, there you go.
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That's my side of the audience.
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This is my side of the audience right here.
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That's what I'm talking about here.
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Hey.
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How'd you stand up?
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How you doing, buddy?
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Yeah, how are you?
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Great, great.
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That was a good way of standing up.
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Yeah, it was very easy.
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I was like, oh, my gosh.
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He's not gonna stop.
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Yeah, okay, you're getting taller and taller.
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What is your name?
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Tony.
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Tony, of course.
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It's Tony, don't worry about it.
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Okay, Tony.
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Tony, football season's back.
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What's your favorite thing to eat when you're watching the game?
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Wings.
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Wings.
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Very good.
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Hot, mild, medium?
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Hot.
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Hot wings.
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Very good.
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Uh, there's like speed around here.
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I'm sweating.
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Feels like it's 100 degrees on the red carpet here.
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Do you have any superstitions when you watch your team play?
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No. No. No. You just...
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No. No. No. That's it.
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You just watch.
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You go, I'm just...
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Just eat my wings and just let me...
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Leave me alone.
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What's your favorite team?
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What do you watch?
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The Giants.
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The Giants.
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That's what I want.
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Tough one, yeah.
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I didn't have such a piece of...
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I was like, yeah, no, okay, very good.
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Guys, we have my pal Tony here, okay?
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He loves to eat wings,
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hot wings, to be specific,
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while watching the New York Giants,
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while he was watching his football game.
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And does he have any superstitions?
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Nah.
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Nah.
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For this last one, you're looking at me a little weird.
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Time now.
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Since we're talking about football,
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Bruce, can you do, like,
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a jock jam sort of thing?
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Like a good sports arena?
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Yeah, yeah, yeah.
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in the seventh row.
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He said his favorite thing to watch football games and do is eat the wings of buffalo.
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I also heard him say that winning giants are getting ready to play.
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There ain't no superstition, just blast them a plate of chicken wings on the big game day.
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Grab your hands, I.
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Yeah.
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Yeah!
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Get over here.
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Get out of here.
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Tony!
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Thank you, everybody.
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Thank you to the roots.

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About This Lesson

In this lesson, you will practice English speaking skills through the engaging and lively transcript of a freestyle rap session by The Roots. This particular segment features a fun interaction with an audience member, Lauren, as they discuss autumn activities like apple picking and explore the excitement of game day rituals. By focusing on natural dialogue and rhythm, you will enhance your vocabulary and intonation, making your English speaking more fluid and natural.

Key Vocabulary & Phrases

  • Freestyle - improvisational spoken or rapped lyrics performed on the spot.
  • Apple picking - the activity of gathering apples from trees, a popular fall pastime.
  • Game day - a day on which a sports event takes place, particularly significant in American culture.
  • From the spot - creating or doing something instantly or without prior preparation.
  • Manhattan - one of the five boroughs of New York City, often associated with urban culture and activities.
  • Very fall - a phrase indicating an activity that is characteristic of the fall season.
  • Fantastic - an adjective used to describe something extraordinary or wonderful.
  • Hey! - a common informal greeting or expression of excitement.

Practice Tips

To maximize your english speaking practice, utilize shadowing techniques with this transcript. Here are some effective strategies tailored to the rhythmic and spontaneous style of this video:

  • Listen First: Familiarize yourself with the rhythm and tone of the participants. Pay attention to how the words flow during the freestyle.
  • Pause and Repeat: Use a shadowing app or shadowing site to pause the video frequently. Repeat each phrase after the speaker, mimicking their intonation and rhythm.
  • Focus on Emotion: Note the enthusiasm and excitement in the voices. Try to express similar feelings while practicing to enhance your delivery.
  • Record Yourself: Record your attempts at shadowing and listen back. This helps in identifying areas for improvement and recognizing your progress.
  • Practice with Others: Engage with peers or language partners by sharing this engaging dialogue. Encourage each other and provide feedback on pronunciation and delivery.

With consistent practice using shadowing techniques, you'll find that your fluency and confidence in speaking English will increase rapidly. Embrace the lively nature of freestyle dialogue, and enjoy the process of learning!

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.

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