Shadowing Practice: harry potter being sassy for 3 minutes straight - Learn English Speaking with Video
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You lost you!
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I had thirty seconds!
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I think I can tell the wrong sort for myself, thanks.
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Thank you.
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Nearly headless?
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How can you be nearly headless?
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It's as if they don't trust us.
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Dumbledore again!
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I know what it means!
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Ticken.
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Fifty.
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Each.
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I'll be in my bedroom, making no noise and pretending that I don't exist.
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Not to be rude or anything, but this isn't a great time for me to have a house elf in my bedroom.
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You'd better clear off before my bones come back, Dobby, or I might strangle you.
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Once.
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But so what?
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I bet loads of people here can do it.
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Don't even think about it.
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Oh, yeah.
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Yeah, I've been beaten loads of times.
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Shut up!
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Shut up!
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I didn't do it on purpose.
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No, she deserved what she got.
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Keep away from me.
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Am I allowed to do magic outside school?
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Yeah?
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Try me.
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What's this rubbish?
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My dad didn't strut.
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And nor do I.
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Now, if you don't mind, I would appreciate it if you could lower your wand.
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Why are they all standing around that manky old boot?
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Three years from now, when we were old enough to be chosen.
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Yeah, rather you than me.
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I didn't ask for this to happen, Ron.
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Okay?
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You're being stupid.
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A mere boy of 12.
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I've been 14.
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Hey, my eyes aren't glistening with the ghost of my past.
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He thinks he won't last five.
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I don't give a damn what your father thinks, Malkoi.
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He's vile and cruel, and you're just pathetic.
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Who could possibly figure that out?
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Come on me, Harry.
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You say dragons.
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If you can't get a date, you can.
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I think I'm taking a dragon right now.
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How are you?
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Spectacular.
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You couldn't put any of this in a letter, I suppose.
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But he'll come through.
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We'll see.
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I said I'm fine, Ron.
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And how's theory supposed to prepare us for what's out there?
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There is nothing out there, dear.
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Who do you imagine wants to attack children like yourself?
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Oh, I don't know.
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Maybe Lord Voldemort.
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Is a lie.
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It's not a lie.
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I saw him.
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I fought him.
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Detention, Mr. Potter.
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I'm not going to talk about Cedric, so if that's why you're here, you might as well clear out now.
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Come on, my money, let's go.
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They're just here because they think I'm some sort of freak.
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I'm sorry, Professor.
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I must not tell lies.
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Consider she was muggle -born.
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One of my best friends is muggle -born.
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She's the best in our years.
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So perfect, I dare say one drop would kill us all.
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I mean, I left Cormac under the mistletoe.
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Cormac?
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That's who you invited.
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Harry!
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Sir.
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Blimey, Hermione.
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Still got the wedding.
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But I don't care about a wedding.
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What terrible things.
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Who's plotting them?
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He can't say.
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Okay, I understand.
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You can't say.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “harry potter being sassy for 3 minutes straight”. This video has 88 sentences and 483 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:00. The speaker talks at a natural 161 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 80% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 14 of its 88 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| bedroom noun | /ˈbɛdˌɹum/ | A room in a house, apartment, hotel, or other dwelling where a bed is kept for sleeping. |
| dragon noun | /ˈdɹæɡən/ | In European mythologies, a gigantic beast, typically reptilian with leathery bat-like wings, lion-like claws, scaly skin and a lizard-like body, often a… |
| bone noun | /boʊn/ | A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates. |
| ghost noun | /ɡoʊst/ | A disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death. |
| thirty noun | /ˈθɝti/ | A commercial lasting 30 seconds. |
| pretend verb | /pɹəˈtɛnd/ | To speak or behave so as to give a false or simulated appearance. |
| dare verb | /dɛ(ə)ɹ/ | To have enough courage (to do something). |
| invite verb | /ɪnˈvaɪt/ | To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something. |
| fifty noun | /ˈfɪfti/ | A banknote or coin with a denomination of 50. |
| rude adjective | /ɹuːd/ | Lacking in refinement or civility; bad-mannered; discourteous. |
| boot noun | /but/ | A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg. |
| mere adjective | /mɪɚ/ | Just, only; no more than, pure and simple, neither more nor better than might be expected. |
| cruel adjective | /ˈkɹuːəl/ | Intentionally causing or reveling in pain and suffering; merciless, heartless. |
| pathetic adjective | /pəˈθɛtɪk/ | Arousing pity, sympathy, or compassion; exciting pathos. |
| spectacular adjective | /spɛkˈtæk.jə.lɚ/ | Amazing or worthy of special notice. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| shut up | /ʃʌt ʌp/ | Stop talking (usually in the form of making annoying, irrelevant, or false comments, during a period of peace and quiet, or when one is not allowed to talk)… |
| clear off verb | To leave abruptly; scram. | |
| clear out verb | To completely empty. | |
| come back verb | To return to a place. | |
| come through verb | To come into a room or other space through a door or passageway. | |
| keep away from verb | To avoid or eschew. | |
| stand around verb | To stand without doing anything; to do nothing productive; to waste time. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- How can you be nearly headless?
- It's as if they don't trust us.
- I didn't do it on purpose.
- Am I allowed to do magic outside school?
- He's vile and cruel, and you're just pathetic.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | I've been beaten · I've been |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | I've been beaten · be chosen |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 32 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: thirty /ˈθɝti/, pathetic /pəˈθɛtɪk/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: detention /dɪˈtɛnʃn̩/, rubbish /ˈɹʌbɪʃ/
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 bedroom, dragon, bone.
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.