Shadowing Practice: “Gnarly” Behind The Scenes Pt.1 | KATSEYE - Learn English Speaking with Video
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I think that people are gonna be so gagged by this video because this is not touch touch touch We're filming! So here we are.
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So we just found out that we're all sitting together.
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We're going to Korea.
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And I'm so excited to go to Korea.
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Because it's my house.
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We landed Are you in the new from cats?
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I'm in Korea K-Fa!
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Oh!
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Hello!
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Oh, I feel like I'm back in the comfort of my own home Oh yeah, we're home Where did you guys find that?
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You have to scroll down a lot It's gnarly No, it's a full- How are you?
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You look so good!
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Yeah!
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We just finished rehearsals and while having our lunch, we met with our director Cody and the rest of the team.
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They gave us a whole rundown of how the next few days are gonna go.
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So we're so excited.
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I'm excited to see you blonde.
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I'm so excited.
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She wanted her blonde moment, you're getting it.
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Yay!
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Fans wanted to.
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You have to call me out.
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We're so excited.
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This is gonna be so much fun.
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we're gonna drink a lot of coffee We left the hotel at 3, we got everyone 4, we got her to hear makeup it's freezing in here,
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we're in a warehouse We're making the perfect club sandwich
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we are later going to the club in the club real fam
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It's pretty good, it's kind of spicy.
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I want one.
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We're about to start warming up for the next scene, which is our performance.
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I've already begun.
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Gnarly!
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Gnarly!
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Gnarly!
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Gnarly!
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Gnarly!
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Oh my god, it's so good.
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This is so cool.
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Oh my god, is this real?
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Uh huh, like on that little like moan.
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Oh my god, this song's so lit.
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Congratulations.
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This is how I warm up.
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I'm so sorry.
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I'm so sorry.
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I'm so sorry.
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I'm so sorry.
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It's really, it's bad.
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Lara, so. So I'm so lit.
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Match that your options are not the wig and then Move 7, 3, 4
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Thank you Thank you
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Wow Thank you so much That's crazy Oh my god, this is so cool What the hell?
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Wait, Kat's not coffee?
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Looking at the monitor and watching back the choreography, I had a moment where I was like, oh my god, like, who would have thought,
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because this was like so different.
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It was amazing, it was an amazing era.
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It's unbelievable that we got here just in like a span of a year.
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I think it's like pretty obvious from like our lives
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and just like who we are if you know
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if you've seen us talk seen us perform like this is who we are Guys do you want to see something crazy?
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Education is important and education is what makes you a good good person I am woman,
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I am woman What in the Sigma just happened?
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I don't know if you'll see a big toilet.
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I know icons are gonna freak the out when they see this.
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Freak the out!
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She said it.
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And we are very like chaotic and loud and we all say and we all say .
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Okay, so when the thing came out on the live, on our first live ever,
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and I was like, that's it, cat's eyes done.
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Like, we're cooked.
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We were really, really, really scared.
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But it ended up like everyone was like, wait, this is so real.
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Everybody kept saying that it's so real.
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Things take a long time and this is why you guys need to be patient.
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Patience!
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Because this is the amount of thinking and the amount of things you need to come up with and organize.
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It takes a lot of work.
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It takes a lot of people to make these projects.
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So shout out to everyone who's working on this with us.
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Yes, they need the world to us.
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Mano is a pop star.
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You're fluent.
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Thank you.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm a ski-dong man.
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How are you feeling?
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How are you feeling?
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I'm feeling good.
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Why are you feeling so tired?
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Why are you feeling so tired?
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Why?
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Yes.
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No. No. Can you do this today?
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I can do it!
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You can do it!
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Yes, I can do it!
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Fluent!
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Fluent!
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Yeah, give me like two years.
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Like say for Yoon Chae, for example, she's so sassy and she has so much grit to her.
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And I think that this era and the song specifically has really brought
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that out of her so much more And it all started with mama
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Like mama was the time where she could just like unleash Yeah, I had a lot of cultures at all I spent a lot of time with members
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And I learned so many other cultures And type sh Yeah,
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type sh I think it's really cool to see Yoon Chae as a person grow in this environment
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Because it's such a culture shock
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But I feel like the type of person that Yoon Chae is She's
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so firm on who she is and her own culture And just how she is as a person
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Still so free and still able to find herself
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And I feel like now Yoon Chae actually stepped out of her comfort zone
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So you're kind of just now physically discovering things and like our music and our performances
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I got used to this I think this is really cool
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I love this concept
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When we first learned the choreo we were
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like gags Oh my gosh shaking
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ass We were in love with it
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and like still to this day we've been practicing it for months and I'm still not over it.
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It's my favorite dance ever and it's just like really really fun
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and like we're able to have fun with each other and play around with it and like make it our own.
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So it's been such a fun journey and a fun experience with Narely.
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So there's this one scene where Manok gets some flour
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and she slaps my ass and the flour just kind of goes up in a cloud.
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I think that's honestly one of my favorite parts of the music video.
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It was so fun to shoot.
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I feel
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different.
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I don't feel like Yun-Shay.
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I feel like someone else.
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It's good.
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It's very natural, yeah.
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Thank you thank you I'm going to go.
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I'm going to go.
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Action!
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That thing is so heavy.
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It's definitely heavier than Yunchei.
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Yes, give them that attitude.
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Day one, wrapped.
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It's a wrap.
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Thank you so much.
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I'm so sick.
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Damn moments.
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I'm honestly like having a very good night.
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I'm really tired but like this is just so fire.
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It's gonna be so good.
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I feel like such a pop star right now.
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I've just been shooting my music video all day.
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Ditto.
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Ditto.
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Thank you.
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Can I see?
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Yeah.
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Oh, that's so cute!
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That's cute!
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It's a bit of a sandwich on top of us.
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It comes like the move-in vlog when we were like.. like Takis
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Hottie Hottie
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I'm
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going to
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go to the next one.
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Woo!
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I love you guys so much.
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Thank you everyone.
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I know you guys are tired too.
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Yeah.
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Okay.
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Okay.
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Now that is a wrap on our Gnarly music video.
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Yay!
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We're cold, we're tired, we worked hard.
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We hope you enjoyed the behind the scenes and we hope you enjoyed the video.
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Check it out.
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Love you icons.
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Love you icons.
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Love you icons.
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Love you icons.
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You didn't have to!
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This is too much!
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Thank you!
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Oh my god!
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It's like jello!
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Thank you!
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Wait, it's wiggle wiggle!
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I'm cunty!
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Oh wait!
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I'm cuntine.
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Oh wait, it says I'm gnarly!
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I'm sorry, she's dyslexic.
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Oh my god!
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It says I'm gnarly!
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I thought it was that I'm cuntine!
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Speaking Goals for This Clip
This video is perfect for practicing conversational fluency and natural intonation in casual settings. The dialogue features rapid, overlapping speech, slang, and excited exclamations—common in real-life group interactions. By focusing on this clip, you’ll target the milestone of speaking with spontaneity, matching the energy of a conversation, and using informal language appropriately. It’s ideal for learners ready to move beyond scripted phrases and into dynamic, real-world communication.
Phrase Bank
- "I think people are gonna be so gagged by this video" – Expresses excitement about a surprising or impressive event.
- "We just found out that we're all sitting together" – Shares recent, unexpected news in a casual tone.
- "It's gnarly" – Slang for "impressive" or "extreme"; often used to emphasize excitement.
- "We got a whole rundown of how the next few days are gonna go" – Means receiving a detailed explanation or plan.
- "This song's so lit" – Slang for "excellent" or "energetic"; used to describe something exciting.
Fix Your Weak Spots
The video’s fast pace and informal language make it great for practicing shadowing technique (or "shadowspeak"), where you repeat phrases immediately after the speaker to mimic rhythm and pronunciation. A key challenge here is reduced speech—words like "gonna" (going to) and "gotta" (got to) are shortened, which can trip up learners. Focus on matching the speakers’ pitch and stress when they say "Gnarly!" or "So lit!"—these exclamations rise in tone to show excitement. For extra practice, use a shadowing app to record yourself and compare it to the original. This will help you notice gaps in your pronunciation and improve your ability to speak with natural flow, making your English sound more native-like.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on | we've been practicing · I've just been shooting |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | I've already begun · you've seen · has really brought |
| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | start warming · kept saying |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | gonna be · gonna go · gonna drink |
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.