Shadowing Practice: Get ready for HALLOWEEN 🎃👻 | Scooby-Doo! | #kidscartoons @wbkids​ - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Tomorrow's Halloween!
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I sure hope I didn't jinx us!
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Oh, I dropped sugar cane Now there's no rain And everything's gonna be so sweet
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Don't know what I'd be for I'd have had you ever had a world I'd have had a world Like long, Scoob.
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This is shaping up to be the best Halloween haul ever!
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Yeah!
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Take a treat!
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Oh, Reggie, it's Ricky.
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Yeah, Tricky and Tricky, our favorite candy-related activities.
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Oh, Reggie, I'm stuck.
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Like where, Scoob?
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Here.
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Around here?
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Uh-huh.
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I'll try ringing the bell.
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We'll just use our foot as leverage.
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Ooh, a walking wall.
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Is this what I think it is?
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Hmm, caramel?
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This house is made of candy!
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I wonder what's your pain?
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Oh, there's no more pain And every day's gonna be all so sweet
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Don't know what I think before I had you a hell of a fun time Slipin' logs and laughter too
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All because I'm loving you Did you?
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I did?
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You did too?
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Happy Halloween!
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He's thinking when I'm thinking.
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Let's suit up.
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Yeah, these will work.
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Hey, looks like the gang wants to get a head start on trick-or-treating.
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There's something out there!
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I could have sworn I saw something big and creepy in the window.
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It was probably your own reflection.
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And there's another reason this year is special.
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Come on, Marcy, don't be shy.
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Tell them!
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She's been crowned this year's corn princess.
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She'll be queen of the masquerade ball!
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Marcy, that's so exciting!
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Wow, that is so neat, Marcy.
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Neat?
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How very retro of you, Blondie.
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I like that.
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Well, I suppose we should all turn in.
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Got a big day tomorrow.
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Good idea, Dad.
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I'll show everyone to their rooms.
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The corn princess needs her sleep!
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Mm-hmm.
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Can you get the bags, Daisy?
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Thanks.
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Wow, looks like you can bench 220, am I right?
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I saw some tables over here, Scoob!
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Oh, relax, Scoob.
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It's just a prop.
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Oh.
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Thank you.
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That's no prop.
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That's cornfield.
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Come on!
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Mom!
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No!
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Let's do it!
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Run!
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This might be one of those disruptions you mentioned.
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Allow us, Fred.
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Netgun!
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You've done this before, have you?
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Mm-hmm.
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Quick, Scoob! In there!
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Shoot, Fred, shoot!
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I'm on it!
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Like who's running this runaway hayride?
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Hey!
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Hey!
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I don't
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think this wagon comes with airbags, Scoop!
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I'm not sure what point you're trying to make.
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If you're gonna be a pill on Halloween, then I'm gonna have fun for you by dressing as you on Halloween
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if you decided to have fun by dressing as a zombie.
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Like, I actually followed that.
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The logic is impeccable.
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Fred, I guess you're feeling that there is more going on with you than you're telling us.
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No, Velma, I'm fine.
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It's just, you know, there's something about masks that just bother me for some reason.
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You know, maybe it's better we stay away from crowded areas until Fred chills out.
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Wait, you want us to go away from candy?
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It can't be. That house.. it's impossible.
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This place looks like it doesn't get much foot traffic. Which means...
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More candy for us.
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Guys, no!
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Like, you know, it doesn't look like anyone's home.
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The delicious smell of children's fright.
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There's nothing I love more on Halloween night!
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It's her!
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Fred, what's going on?
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Long story!
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Split up and draw her away from the people!
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Next time I say I'm not going out, I'm not going out!
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A hungry witch has trapped you here!
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Now it's time to TASTE YOUR FEAR!
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What?
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Suddenly we're not good enough victims?
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Seriously?
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You're chasing them?
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Do my ears play tricks on me?
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You younglings dare to challenge me!
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Like maybe we didn't think this through!
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Don't have it, die hard!
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Pretty cool, huh?
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I got it at Ye Olde Costume Shoppie.
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I can't wait to go trick-or-treating.
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Think of all the candy we'll get in eight hours and 47 minutes.
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I just love Halloween, don't you, Daphne?
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I remember our first like it was yesterday.
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Evan and I didn't have much money, so our jack-o'-lantern was used.
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Then you just gently dip and turn.
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Oops, you got a little caramel on your cheek.
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Oops, my bad.
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Jinkies, this is incredible, Uncle Evan.
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I can't believe how crowded Banning Junction is.
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Amazing, isn't it?
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The legend has made this the best turnout in years.
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Too bad it can't happen every year.
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Mayor Green, Elden Reed, this is my niece Velma.
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She and her friends are spending the holiday with us.
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Everyone come quick!
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It happened again!
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Who would do something like this?
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That's strange.
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The only tracks here are the ones we just made.
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But that's impossible.
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Everything leaves tracks in a cornfield, even animals.
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It's like something just dropped down from the sky.
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Kind of freaky out here, huh Scoop?
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Like stop you cat burglar!
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Hey, where'd he go?
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Shaggy, what's the matter?
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I thought you might need a hand with your luggage.
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Like I'm not sure we'll be staying, right Scoob?
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Absolutely Come now, we have a contract Shaggy This is your signature, is it not?
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Like I guess so Sure it is, we even witnessed it, right Uncle Scooby?
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Right, Bobby Good.
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Now that's settled.
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Come, I want you to meet my girls.
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Ah, here's one of them now.
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Girl?
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Why, don't be Batty, that's no girl!
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What's wrong with Batty?
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I'm Sabella, Count Dracula's daughter.
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Fantastic to meet you.
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Draculas?
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Wow, a werewolf.
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Winnie the Werewolf to be exact.
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Come down and meet your new teacher, Winnie.
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Hello.
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Goodbye.
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Hi, I'm Elsa Frankentine.
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Then I'm out of here.
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Come on, Fraggy.
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Good Uncle Scooby.
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I guess they're just anxious to find their rooms.
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They must be tired.
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They don't run like they're tired.
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Yeah, you'd think they'd never met a girl ghoul before.
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Now, like, just to be clear,
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the plan is we work the festival during the day, and then at sundown we all go out trick-or-treating, right?
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Mmm.
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Of course, Shaggy.
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Now why don't you and Scooby go work the crowd a little?
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See if you can lead some customers over here.
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And who's to say we don't find some succulent snaggage as well?
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Oh!
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Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
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What can I do to help?
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Oh, uh, why don't you put the guest book on the table?
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Fine.
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I hope I can handle that.
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Oh, I guess I can.
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Oh, and maybe open it so people are encouraged to sign it.
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Got it, Fred.
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It's not rocket science.
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Detectives here.
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Anybody need a detective?
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Hey, Shady, look.
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Oh, boy, oh, boy, oh, boy.
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You know what?
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We've been working pretty hard, Scooby-Doo.
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Like it couldn't hurt to stop for a healthy snack, right?
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No, sir.
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Not at all.
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Why is no one visiting our table?
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And just how are we supposed to compete with that?
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Three, two, one, go!
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No!
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No!
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No!
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No!
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No!
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Was that what I think it was?
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It sure seemed like a...
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Ghost!
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We have to tell the game!
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Hold on.
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This could, like, seriously impede our chances of trick-or-treating.
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Dude, let's say nothing.
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Hey, fellas, any luck finding new mysteries for us to solve?
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What?
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Oh, no. Not much going on, really.
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Definitely no ghouls or ghosts lurking about.
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All things been over here.
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Like any big mysteries come our way while we were gone?
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Uh, what's wrong with Scooby?
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My good wife Scooby-Doo here is just so excited about Halloween!
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He can hardly contain himself!
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He stay on the O-S-K-A-E!
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Oh, man!
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We saw a g-g-g-g-ghost!
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Sorry, Freddy.
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Oh, I get it.
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You're just trying to keep our hopes up because we're not getting any bites.
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We'll just have to hunker down.
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If we stay put, I'm sure a new case will show up before.. too long.
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I'm here for you, Mystery Inc.
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Are you guys seeing this?
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My wish came true.
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Uh-oh.
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Ugh!
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Like maybe we can get out this way?
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I hope so.
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But Uncle Scooby, why are we leaving?
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Don't you want to meet the rest of the girls?
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Like those weren't girls, Scrappy.
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They were ghouls!
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See what I mean?
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Hi!
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I'm Fantasma!
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Wanna hear me play?
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Not bad, Phantasma, but do you know any rock and roll?
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Like no time for rockin', we gotta get rollin'!
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Don't worry, Miss Grimwood, we'll find, um...
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Quick, in here!
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Like this looks like a good place to hide!
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Mommy!
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S-s-s-s-sorry we woke you!
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Ah, I see you've met the youngest of my girls.
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This is Tannis, the mummy's daughter.
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Are they the new gym teachers?
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Yes, Tannis.
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We've been waiting for them a long time.
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Like it wasn't worth it!
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You don't want to eat us, we're just skin and bone!
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Rig and roll?
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They're strange, Elsa.
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But they're in good shape, Fante.
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Gee, thanks.
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Good shape? For what?
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To teach us how to beat those Callaway Cadets, of course.
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Yeah, they win every time.
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I'll never get a trophy for my mummy case.
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We need a coach with spirit who can show us all the right moves.
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Well, uh...
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That's my Uncle Scooby.
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He and Shaggy have more moves than a Russian chess player.
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Yeah, right, right.
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Don't worry, Tannis.
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We'll help you get a trophy, or my name is a scrappy-doo.
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I'm so happy I can howl!
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In fact, I will!
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Awww!
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Ah, it's fantastic having you here, guys.
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The poor Johnsons.
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We could do something to help them even if they don't want us to.
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Yeah, maybe you're right.
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We could...
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Zoinks!
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Wait, who's that?
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It's the ghost!
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Like, run for it!
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Ah!
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Phew!
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I think we lost it.
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Come in!
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A ghost!
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Ghost? Where? Where?
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Like we're talking about you! Who?
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Little old me?
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Don't worry, I'm afraid of ghosts too.
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You are?
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Oh, please, everybody.
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There are no such things as ghosts.
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You are?
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Oh, please, everybody.
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There are no such things as ghosts.
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That's right.
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You can't fool us, Red Herring.
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Now take off that fakey mask.
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Huh?
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Is that really necessary?
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Chinkies.
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A visible, free-floating, full-torso ectoplasmic manifestation.
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Gee, and all this time I thought I was a ghost.
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Well, it's official.
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We're missing Halloween.
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Oh, come on.
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We can still have fun out here.
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Shall I tell a ghost story?
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No. No way.
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What's that? Is it the ghost? Is it?
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Scooby, you scared poor Shaggy to death.
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Scooby, that's enough.
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We get it.
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The scarecrow!
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It's alive!
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They're all alive!
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Run!
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Run!
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Head for that old barn!
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The doors!
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They're locked!
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Attaboy, Scoob!
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Look!
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They're robots!
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Someone must be controlling them with a remote.
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Like Scoob, maybe we didn't miss out on Halloween after all.
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Uh-uh.
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No way.
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Like, come on Scoob, it's the only costume left.
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Whew.
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Come on Scoob, you're ruining it for everyone.
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Give it to me, you little banister-biter!
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Hey, you didn't say trick-or-treat!
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Ha-ha!
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Too easy!
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Mommy!
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Fine!
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Okay, gang, let's split up and nabba some convicts!
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Hey, there's one now!
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Hope you missed prison food because you're going right back to...
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Oh, apologies.
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You have a very convincing costume.
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Have a great night and stay safe.
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Grown-ups, go figure.
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Come on, gang.
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Let's get to work.
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Hello, children.
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Not much exercise in jail.
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That candy you're holding looks quite valuable to me.
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I'll appraise it and offer you a competitive price for it.
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What are you talking about, mister?
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It's called stealing, kid.
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Wait!
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What's it worth?
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Now, if I were an escaped convict, where would I hide?
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Hey, Mr. Wiggles.
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What a night for a night, huh?
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Is this that karma everybody's always talking about?
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What the?
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It can't be!
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Sorry, Captain Cutler.
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Didn't mean to dampen your Halloween spirit.
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Oh, Henry Bascom, you were always such a scream.
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You want to give me all your candy.
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We want to give you all our candy.
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Wouldn't you rather teach this evil-doer a lesson?
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Yes!
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No!
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My work here is done!
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Hand over all of that there candy, or else...
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Meow.
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Tiddy!
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Oh, such a sweet little smoochy-woochy.
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Yes, you are.
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Forgot I'm allergic.
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Dagnabby!
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You're not like that!
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Skull-made, dummy-doo!
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Thank you.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 383 sentences and 2071 words to shadow. The speech runs for 24:22. The speaker talks slowly, about 85 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 77% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
ghost noun/ɡoʊst/A disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.
candy noun/ˈkæn.di/Crystallized sugar formed by boiling down sugar syrup.
trick noun/ˈtɹɪk/Something designed to fool, dupe, outsmart, mislead or swindle.
costume noun/ˈkɑsˌt(j)um/A style of dress, including garments, accessories and hairstyle, especially as characteristic of a particular country, period or people.
mystery noun/ˈmɪs.t(ə.)ɹi/Something secret or unexplainable; an unknown.
mask noun/mæsk/A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection.
detective noun/dɪˈtɛktɪv/A police officer tasked with collecting evidence and information in order to solve a crime; an investigator.
corn noun/ˈkɔːn/Any cereal plant (or its grain) that is the main crop or staple of a country or region.
trophy noun/ˈtɹoʊfi/An object, usually in the form of a statuette, cup, or shield, awarded for success in a competition or to mark a special achievement.
prop noun/pɹɑp/An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports.
oops/ups/Used to acknowledge a small mistake or accident.
convict verb/ˈkɑnvɪkt/To find guilty, as a result of legal proceedings, or (informal) in a moral sense.
bone noun/boʊn/A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates.
lesson noun/ˈlɛs.ən/A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.
encourage verb/ɪnˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
go out verbTo leave, especially a building.
split up verbCease to be together, break apart from the group.
come down verbTo descend, fall down, collapse.
get out verbTo leave or escape.
hand over verbTo relinquish control or possession of something to someone.
show up verbTo appear, arrive, or attend, especially suddenly or erratically.
take off verbTo remove.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

StructureIn the video
Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going onWe've been working · We've been waiting
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters nowShe's been crowned · You've done · has trapped
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does itis made · been crowned · are encouraged
Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a groupthe best · the youngest

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 105 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, reflection /ɹɪˈflɛkʃən/, anxious /ˈæŋkʃəs/, disruption /dɪsˈɹʌpʃən/, manifestation /ˌmænɪfɛˈsteɪʃən/
  • Long words — get the stress right: apology /əˈpɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/, impeccable /ɪmˈpɛkəbəl/, manifestation /ˌmænɪfɛˈsteɪʃən/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like ghost, candy, trick.

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