Shadowing Practice: friends - short film - Learn English Speaking with Video
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What are you doing leader?
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Do you want to go watch a movie?
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I actually have plans with somebody tonight.
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You never have plans.
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Okay, I have plans, all right?
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Oh, okay, big shot.
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I have many plans.
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I actually have a date.
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A date?
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Yep.
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Is this the first date?
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It's the third date.
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Third?
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Mm -hmm.
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When were you going to tell me about her?
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Because I don't want to talk to you about it.
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Why not?
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Dude, just treat me like one of your guy friends.
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You are not one of the guys.
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I could be.
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I have a little stache.
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What?
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Yeah, like a girly little mustache, see?
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Ridiculous.
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What's her name?
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Sadie.
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Sadie. Do you like that?
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I do.
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What do you like?
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I don't know.
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What?
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Three dates and I don't know.
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No, it's just, it's like, it's like early.
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She's nice.
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I like spending time with her.
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Oh.
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It's early.
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I got it.
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It just sucks, right?
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No. It's not, um, we actually haven't, uh...
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Sex?
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Mmm.
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Sex?
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Mmm.
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Dude, what is your problem?
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I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know.
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You just shuddered at the word sex.
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I just, I don't, it feels weird when you say it.
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Weird?
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What would you want me to say, intercourse?
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That would be worse, that would be worse.
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Penetration.
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Stop, please, don't do that.
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Say it.
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I'm not, there are people around here.
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Just say it.
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I'm not gonna say that.
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Mark.
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What are you...
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Sex.
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Ugh.
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Didn't burst into flames. Or, uh, you dating?
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Why are you asking?
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Oh, come on.
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You just asked me.
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No, I didn't.
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I had to reel it out of you okay are you dating what
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if I was I would say that's great are you dating no I'm not dating so sex
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who you don't know who you're having sex with they're just Just like randos, okay?
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Randos.
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Like from Hinge, or a riot, or a bar.
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Random people from Hinge and a bar.
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Okay.
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Don't need to be so judgy.
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Well, I mean, does it make you happy?
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It works.
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Okay.
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She loves country music.
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No. Yeah, Sadie's obsessed with country music.
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How could you?
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I know, and it's not even like the good guys, you know?
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It's like the villains.
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It's like the Morgan Wall.
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Oh, God.
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Yeah, but you know, she's cute, so.
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Make some of her.
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Okay.
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Do you have time to keep walking or do you need to return to Saidi?
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Return?
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Yeah, like, um...
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Oh, no, like, it's a movie and you're one of the princes going after her.
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I am, uh, not the prince in this story.
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What would you be?
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I don't know.
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You'd be like a frog.
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Ew, what?
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Yeah, like the frog that turns into the prince after she kisses it.
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Would you kiss a frog?
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If it turned into a prince, why not?
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And if it turned into someone like me?
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Well, it's a good thing you're not a frog.
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Well, um, I should go.
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Right.
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This way.
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Okay.
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I'm probably gonna head back.
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Sure.
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That way, so.
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Okay, bye.
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This was fun.
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Enjoy the movie.
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Let me know how it is.
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Good luck with Sadie.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Maybe you'll get lucky tonight.
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Maybe.
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Maybe.
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Bye, freak.
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Bye, weirdo. So, let's go.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “friends - short film”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: sex, date, frog, dating, prince. This video has 120 sentences and 562 words to shadow. The speech runs for 5:52. The speaker talks slowly, about 96 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 83% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 33 of its 120 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ridiculous adjective | /ɹɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs/ | Deserving of ridicule; foolish, absurd. |
| suck verb | /sʌk/ | To use the mouth and lips to pull in (a liquid, especially milk from the breast). |
| burst verb | /bɜːst/ | To break from internal pressure. |
| riot noun | /ˈɹaɪ.ət/ | A tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by a large group of people, often involving violence or damage to property. |
| flame noun | /fleɪm/ | The visible part of fire; a stream of burning vapour or gas, emitting light and heat. |
| villain noun | /ˈvɪl.ən/ | A vile, wicked person. |
| penetration noun | /pɛ.nəˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/ | The act of penetrating something. |
| reel verb | /ˈɹiːl/ | To wind on a reel. |
| intercourse noun | /ˈɪn.tɚˌkɔɹs/ | Communication, conversation. |
| girly adjective | /ˈɡɝli/ | Characteristic of a stereotypical girl, very effeminate, gentle; unmasculine. |
| judgy adjective | /ˈd͡ʒʌd͡ʒi/ | Inclined to make (disapproving) judgments; judgmental. |
| moustache noun | /ˈmʌstæʃ/ | A growth of facial hair between the nose and the upper lip. |
| obsess verb | /əbˈsɛs/ | To be preoccupied with a single topic or emotion. |
| shudder verb | /ˈʃʌdɚ/ | To shake nervously, often from fear or horror. |
| stache noun | /stæʃ/ | A moustache. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- What are you doing leader?
- Do you want to go watch a movie?
- When were you going to tell me about her?
- Dude, what is your problem?
- What would you want me to say, intercourse?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessary | had to reel · need to be · need to return |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | I'm not dating · you're having |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | gonna say · gonna head |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 27 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: penetration /pɛ.nəˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/, moustache /ˈmʌstæʃ/, shudder /ˈʃʌdɚ/, stache /stæʃ/
- Long words — get the stress right: ridiculous /ɹɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs/, penetration /pɛ.nəˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/
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 ridiculous, suck, burst.
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.