Shadowing Practice: Friends | The Lottery 1 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hey, can I go on the Porsche?
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Okay.
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Power up.
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But, uh, what is it not?
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A place to entertain my lady friends.
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And what else is it not?
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A place to eat spaghetti.
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Very good.
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Thanks.
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What do you need it for, anyway?
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Oh, uh, the Powerball lottery is up to $300 million, and they don't sell tickets here in New York, so...
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Oh, so you're driving up to Connecticut?
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Yeah, Connecticut, not West Virginia.
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Hey, maybe I'll drive you up there.
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I'd like to buy some tickets myself.
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Yeah, with Chandler not getting paid, we could really use $300 million.
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Yes, because if I was at my old job, we'd say, $300 million?
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No, thank you.
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Hey, will you get me tickets, too?
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Yeah, me, too.
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Oh, I have an idea.
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Why don't we all pitch in 50 bucks, we'll pool our money together, and then if we win, we'll split it.
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That's a great thing.
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No thanks.
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You don't want to win the lottery?
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Uh, sure I do.
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I also want to be king of my own country.
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Seriously, Ross, you don't want in on this?
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No. Do you know what your odds are of winning the lottery?
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I mean, you have a better chance of being struck by lightning 42 times.
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Yes, but there's six of us, so we'd only have to get struck by lightning seven times.
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I like those odds.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 32 sentences and 231 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:32. The speaker talks at a natural 151 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 85% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 10 of its 32 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 14 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| lottery noun | /ˈlɑtɚi/ | A scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance, especially a gaming scheme in which one or more tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes, the… |
| odd adjective | /ɑd/ | Differing from what is usual, ordinary or expected. |
| lightning noun | /ˈlaɪt.nɪŋ/ | A flash of light produced by short-duration, high-voltage discharge of electricity within a cloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the earth. |
| pitch noun | /pɪt͡ʃ/ | A throw; a toss; a cast, as of something from the hand. |
| buck noun | /ˈbʌk/ | A male deer, antelope, sheep, goat, rabbit, hare, and sometimes the male of other animals such as the hamster, ferret, salmonid, shad, skunk and kangaroo. |
| entertain verb | /ˌɛntəˈteɪn/ | To amuse (someone); to engage the attention of agreeably. |
| ticket noun | /ˈtɪk.ɪt/ | A pass entitling the holder to admission to a show, concert, sporting event, etc. |
| strike verb | /stɹaɪk/ | To delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate. |
| pool noun | /puːl/ | A small and rather deep area of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream or river; a reservoir for water. |
| split verb | /splɪt/ | To divide fully or partly along a more or less straight line. |
| sell verb | /sɛl/ | To transfer goods or provide services in exchange for money. |
| lady noun | /ˈleɪ.di/ | A woman of breeding or higher class, a woman of authority. |
| seriously adverb | /ˈsɪɹ.i.əs.li/ | In a serious or literal manner. |
| anyway adverb | /ˈɛniweɪ/ | Regardless; anyhow. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- What do you need it for, anyway?
- Hey, maybe I'll drive you up there.
- I'd like to buy some tickets myself.
- Hey, will you get me tickets, too?
- You don't want to win the lottery?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its result | if we win, we'll split |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | I'll drive · will you · we'll pool |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 11 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, we'd, we'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like lottery, odd, lightning.
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.