Shadowing Practice: Game Night - Pictionary (Guys vs Girls) ~ The Big Bang Theory ~ - Learn English Speaking with Video
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I am very disappointed that I won't be able to celebrate Howard's accomplishment tonight.
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Me too, but we'll see him tomorrow.
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Yeah, it's just that in all the years I've known him, he's never had the opportunity to receive my admiration.
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I was excited to see the look on his face when it finally happened.
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You're unbelievable.
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I know.
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All right, Pictionary.
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What are the teams?
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How about boys versus girls?
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Oh, that hardly seems fair.
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But I guess any team that I'm not on has a decided disadvantage.
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-Once again, unbelievable.
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-Yeah.
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Once again, I know.
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All right.
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Round one.
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Here.
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Got it.
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Okay.
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Ready, set, go.
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Box.
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Uh...
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Window!
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Batman.
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Batman and Robin.
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Wonder twins plus the monkey wonder twins plus the monkey
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and Batman now how can you not get that what I -The universe?
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Is that a present?
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-It's not a present.
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It's the present.
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Look, there's you and me.
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There's Penny and Amy.
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We're playing Pictionary in "The Present." Oh,
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my God, we're gonna kill them.
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It's a quart -gluon plasma.
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No. It's asymptotically free pardons inside a quart -gluon plasma.
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Nothing with quarks.
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It's an observational rebuttal of the Lambda CDM model of the universe.
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No. It's a chocolate chip cookie, yes!
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How could you miss that?
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Hey, if you want someone to guess chocolate chip cookie, you draw a glass of milk next to it.
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Henny got it?
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Yeah, only after I eliminated all the obvious answers.
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You're welcome.
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Oh, uh...
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Sausage.
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Uh, uh, uh, bratwurst?
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Oh, a hot talk.
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Penny, aren't you gonna draw something?
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Relax, we got time.
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This is so fun.
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There.
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A solar system.
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Uh, uh, uh, uh, unidentified flying liverwurst?
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I...
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Now?
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soon come on leonard i am spoon feeding this to you I don't know.
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Casper the Alcoholic Ghost?
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-All right, that's enough.
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- - -Uh, the hands.
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nail polish the word is Polish Polish sausage
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and the model of the solar system developed by Nicholas Copernicus a Polish astronomer finally
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that wasn't enough
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which it should have been this is Madame Curie killing herself
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by discovering radium who although she was a naturalized French citizen was Polish by Excuse me.
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The word is "polish." See?
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Small p.
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Thank you.
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Oh! So it is.
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I guess we both share blame on this one.
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One, two, three, kick!
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Stop that!
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Amy, kick!
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Stop it!
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Amy, kick!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Game Night - Pictionary (Guys vs Girls) ~ The Big Bang Theory ~”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: polish, present, Amy, Batman, kick. This video has 75 sentences and 396 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:15. The speaker talks slowly, about 93 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 73% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 12 of its 75 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| gluon noun | /ˈɡlu.ɑn/ | A massless gauge boson that binds quarks together to form baryons, mesons and other hadrons and is associated with the strong nuclear force. |
| quart noun | /kwɔɹt/ | A unit of liquid capacity equal to two pints; one-fourth (quarter) of a gallon. Equivalent to 1.136 liters in the UK and 0.946 liter (liquid quart) or 1.101… |
| sausage noun | /ˈsɔsɪd͡ʒ/ | A food made of ground meat (or meat substitute) and seasoning, packed in a section of the animal's intestine, or in a similarly cylindrical shaped synthetic… |
| plasma noun | /ˈplæzmə/ | A state of matter consisting of partially ionized gas and electrons. |
| monkey noun | /ˈmʌŋki/ | A member of the clade Simiiformes other than those in the clade Hominoidea containing apes, generally (but not universally) distinguished by small size, tails… |
| cookie noun | /ˈkʊki/ | A small, flat, baked good which is either crisp or soft but firm. |
| unbelievable adjective | /ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəbl̩/ | Not to be believed. |
| astronomer noun | /əˈstɹɒn.ə.mə/ | One who studies astronomy, the stars or the physical universe; a scientist whose area of research is astronomy or astrophysics. |
| asymptotically adverb | In an asymptotical manner, in the way of an asymptote, toward an asymptote. | |
| bratwurst noun | A small (typically pork) sausage, usually served fried. | |
| liverwurst noun | /ˈlɪvɚwɝst/ | Spreadable sausage made with liver. |
| naturalize verb | /ˈnæt͡ʃəɹəˌlaɪz/ | To grant citizenship to someone not born a citizen. |
| observational adjective | /ˌɑbzɚˈveɪʃənəl/ | Relating to observation, especially scientific observation. |
| radium noun | /ˈɹeɪ.di.əm/ | The chemical element (symbol Ra) with an atomic number of 88. It is a soft, shiny and silvery radioactive alkaline earth metal. |
| rebuttal noun | /ɹiˈbʌt.əl/ | The act of contradicting something by making a contrary argument, or presenting contrary evidence. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Me too, but we'll see him tomorrow.
- Look, there's you and me.
- How could you miss that?
- Penny, aren't you gonna draw something?
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 13 contractions and reduced forms, such as gonna, we're, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: observational /ˌɑbzɚˈveɪʃənəl/, admiration /ˌæd.məˈɹeɪ.ʃən/, accomplishment /əˈkɑm.plɪʃ.mənt/
- Long words — get the stress right: unbelievable /ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəbl̩/, astronomer /əˈstɹɒn.ə.mə/, naturalize /ˈnæt͡ʃəɹəˌlaɪz/, observational /ˌɑbzɚˈveɪʃənəl/, admiration /ˌæd.məˈɹeɪ.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 gluon, quart, sausage.
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.