Shadowing Practice: Funny Cartoon New Ep 85 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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And you know what that means.
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Labor Day!
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Yep!
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All right!
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Oh!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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I like days off.
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Yeah!
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Whoa, whoa, whoa!
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I'm talking about the hard work that goes into the creation of nearly everything that you probably take for granted.
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Like what?
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Like, to simply get the cotton, a farmer had to build a farm, till the soil, plant seeds, water them daily, and harvest them.
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Someone had to make thread and a needle to sew it all together.
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Someone had to build a store, and...
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The point is, hundreds of people were involved in the creation of this single garment!
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Robin made a good point.
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I'd never considered the importance of...
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Let's hit the V!
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Oh yeah, time to get wet!
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For a day of fun in the sun, while being fully protected from its deadly radiation.
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Sunglasses?
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Check.
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Sunscreen?
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Who forgot the beach umbrella?
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I can't tell no lies, son.
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That was me.
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Grr...
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What have we gotta do?
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What if we just made our own beach umbrella?
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Labor Day, wouldn't you say?
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Yeah, Robin's right.
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I'm not giving up that problem.
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I mean, you know, how hard could it be?
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Okay.
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Tree sap.
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Looks like everything is in order.
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Titans, build!
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We made an umbrella, y 'all Take that, the...
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Beach umbrella?
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Check Beach bowl?
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Check Tortilla chips? Who forgot the chips?
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I can't tell no lies, son That was me, too No, the chips?
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The Beach Day Flavor Day!
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We'll make our own chips!
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Yeah, Robin's right.
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I'm not giving up that call.
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I mean, you know, how hard could it be?
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Ah, what a...
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Now, we'll need to mix the corn and wheat with water and lime to make masa dough.
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What's masa dough, yo?
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It's a mixture of corn and wheat.
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Starfire, did you guess the lime dude on the phone?
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Well, he's currently on the strike over the dispute of the labors.
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Our entire production - Did someone say limes? But how?
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The lime guy is on strike.
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Let's just say, they fell off.
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Get that dough onto the conveyor belt!
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Shit!
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Uh? a mouse no it's labored we are going to enjoy the fruits of our labor in leisure at the beach
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what's happening yes we will by making our own gasoline oh you've got to be kidding
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the first step to making gasoline is finding a deposit of oil titans
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Just a bunch of giant fruit and a fire -breathing monster.
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Hmm, that's too bad.
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I guess we'll just have to make our...
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Moo -yah!
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Okay, Beast Boy, it's time to go on a magical adventure!
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Goodbye, my friend!
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I'll see you in 65
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We're so close, we must toil on.
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My arms can toil no the longer.
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Hard work!
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Hard work is what gives us purpose.
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Muscles aching to work, minds aching to create.
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Enter company tote bags.
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Okay, you monster, we'll do it!
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Well, Titans, we have the deeper understanding of the work ethic that makes our nation and indeed the entire human race.
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Truly.
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You can say that again.
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We have the deeper...
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And now we can finally enjoy our super fun day at...
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The Bee!
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That's it!
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I'm out of here!
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Way to go Robin.
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So that's how it is, huh?
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You're all just gonna quit?
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Well, I'm...
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Oh, I should have listened to that donkey.
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There's only one way to do it, Ber...
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It's inventive.
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It's garbage.
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Control, Rick.
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What's the meaning of this, you sanctimonious?
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No!
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The colors are so bright, it's like a rainbow puked all over the screen.
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Come on!
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Come on!
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They're supposed to be heroes, but all they do is tell jokes.
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Well, like, you're an authority, and I'm...
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I feel bad for kids today.
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Superhero cartoons used to be so much better.
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They had everything.
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Action, invent...
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You Philistine!
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I won't waste my breath explaining to you why classic superhero cartoons are superi - Robin,
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boy wonder with a multitude of glorious gadgets Cyborg, a mighty mixture of machine - Beast Boy,
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the missing link between man and beast And Starfire, fast and strong
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we're in the tower but it's been altered only the eyes
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and the mouth are doing the movements suffering servos me too
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why do you keep saying stuff like suffering servos our appearance movement
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and speech have all been altered oh looking good like real
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superheroes i've put you in the very first teen titans cartoon
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when you clowns used to be good if it's
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so good why it has a certain charm don't you think
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i can only turn into one animal enjoy your adventure titans
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i think this is going to be your best episode to
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date freak out curse it you heard control freak our only escape is to play out this adventure
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but how will we know
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when the adventure is to begin shivering shock absorbers we're under attack by dinosaurs
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and i thought things couldn't get any worse don't worry gang us
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looks like they're headed to a mysterious island in uncharted waters
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let's follow them in the tea jet gang that's the narrator he explains things to the audience dancing diodes isn't
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that just lazy storytelling the narrator took a nah use being
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lazy every writer knows you're supposed to do the showing
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and not the telling how do you show with a limited the narrator stopped defending himself
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because the titans had arrived at the mysterious island
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you have one of those of course wow everything is really convenient in this story It's that way
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And so the titans find themselves at the lair of the...
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You're welcome Keep quiet, titans We need to remain undetected The titans quietly enter the...
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The titans quietly enter the...
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I said quiet Sorry and i thought things couldn't get any worse
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well i rock it and like the asteroids that rained down and wiped out the dinosaurs so too will face
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sure doesn't get more one -dimensional than that i am not one -dimensional
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It's not easy to say exactly I grew up a strange
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boy not like the rest it wasn't easy these days my wife is always on my case about something
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or other my daughter moved to colorado with her boyfriend on
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the computer all day i don't even know what he's doing
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in there on top of all this i was turned down
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for term livelihoods reflection of my desire to put an end to my own misery bubbling backstory
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Oh, no!
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How are the Teen Titans gonna get themselves out of this one?
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We've got a world to save.
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Titans, go!
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Stop right there.
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Ah, that's just meh -heh -heh -heh -heh -heh -heh -heh -heh
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-heh -heh -heh -heh -heh -heh -heh -heh -heh -heh -heh
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-heh -heh -heh -heh -heh -heh -heh -heh -heh -heh -heh
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-heh -heh -heh -heh -heh -heh -heh -heh -heh -heh -heh
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-heh -heh -heh -heh -heh -heh -heh -heh -heh -heh -heh
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-heh -heh -heh -heh -heh -heh -heh -heh -heh -heh -heh -heh -heh -heh -heh -heh -heh -heh -heh -heh
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You were right, Titans.
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These old superhero cartoons are hard to watch now.
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But on a positive note, it looks like the T -Rex...
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Go get him, boys!
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I used to think, but now I realize their simplicity enables them to be much more expressive.
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Let's get out of here, gang.
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We's back, yo.
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Now back to babies versus dogs all day marathon.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Funny Cartoon New Ep 85”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: heh, titans, beach, boy. This video has 162 sentences and 1247 words to shadow. The speech runs for 12:28. The speaker talks slowly, about 100 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 74% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| titan noun | /ˈtaɪtən/ | Something or someone of very large stature, greatness, or godliness. |
| adventure noun | /ədˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/ | A feeling of desire for new and exciting things. |
| chip noun | /t͡ʃɪp/ | A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material. |
| cartoon noun | /kɑɹˈtun/ | A humorous drawing, often with a caption, or a strip of such drawings. |
| umbrella noun | /ʌmˈbɹɛl.ə/ | A cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun. |
| lime noun | /laɪm/ | Any of several green citrus fruit, somewhat smaller and sharper-tasting than a lemon. |
| superhero noun | /ˈs(j)upɚhɪɹoʊ/ | Any fictional crime-fighting character, often with supernatural powers or equipment, in popular children's and fantasy literature; a fictional hero who does… |
| beast noun | /biːst/ | Any four-footed land mammal. |
| dough noun | /doʊ/ | A thick, malleable substance made by mixing flour with other ingredients such as water, eggs, or butter, that is made into a particular form and then baked. |
| whoa | /woʊ/ | Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down. |
| narrator noun | /ˈnæˌɹeɪ.təɹ/ | One who narrates or tells stories. |
| suffer verb | /ˈsʌfɚ/ | To undergo hardship. |
| breathe verb | /bɹiːð/ | To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases. |
| lazy adjective | /ˈleɪ̯zi(ː)/ | Unwilling to do work or make an effort; disinclined to exertion. |
| corn noun | /ˈkɔːn/ | Any cereal plant (or its grain) that is the main crop or staple of a country or region. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| give up verb | To surrender (someone or something); to inform on (someone). |
| fall off verb | To become detached or to drop from. |
| get out of verb | To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of. |
| grow up verb | To mature and become an adult. |
| play out verb | To play (a game etc.) to its conclusion. |
| turn down verb | To refuse, decline, or deny. |
| wipe out verb | To destroy (especially, a large number or complete set of people or things); to obliterate. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- What have we gotta do?
- What if we just made our own beach umbrella?
- I mean, you know, how hard could it be?
- You're all just gonna quit?
- What's the meaning of this, you sanctimonious?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| “Used to” used to + verb — a past habit or state that is no longer true | used to be · used to think |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | were involved · been altered · was turned |
| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | keep saying · stopped defending |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | We'll make · we'll need · will by |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 39 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, we'll, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: breathe /bɹiːð/, thread /ˈθɹɛd/, marathon /ˈmæɹəθən/, ethic /ˈɛθ.ɪk/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: dimensional /daɪˈmɛn.ʃə.nəl/, shock /ʃɔk/, radiation /ˌɹeɪ.diˈeɪ.ʃən/, reflection /ɹɪˈflɛkʃən/, leisure /ˈlɛʒə(ɹ)/
- Long words — get the stress right: superhero /ˈs(j)upɚhɪɹoʊ/, mysterious /mɪˈstɪɹi.əs/, dimensional /daɪˈmɛn.ʃə.nəl/, radiation /ˌɹeɪ.diˈeɪ.ʃən/, simplicity /sɪmˈplɪsɪti/
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 titan, adventure, chip.
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.