Shadowing Practice: Harry Potter Moments That Feel Like Home - Learn English Speaking with Video
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It's not much, but it's home.
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I think it's brilliant. Where have you been?
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Harry, how wonderful to see you, dear.
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Beds empty, no note, car gone.
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You could have died.
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You could have been seen.
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Of course, I don't blame you, Harry, dear.
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They were starving him, Mum.
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There were bars on his window.
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Well, you best hope I don't put bars on your window, Ronald Weasley.
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Come on, Harry.
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Time for a spot of breakfast.
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Here we are, Harry.
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Now, tuck in.
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That's it.
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There we go.
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Um, Mummy, have you seen my jumper?
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Yes, dear, it was on the cat.
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Hello.
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What did I do?
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Julie, she's been talking about your summer.
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Dead annoying, really.
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Morning, Weasleys!
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Morning, sir!
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What a night.
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Nine raids.
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Nine!
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Raids?
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Dad works in the Ministry of Magic, in the Misuse of Muggle Artifacts office.
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Dad loves muggles.
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Thinks they're fascinating.
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Well, now! And who are you?
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Oh, sorry, sir.
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I'm Harry, sir.
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Harry Potter.
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Good Lord.
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Are you really?
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Well, Ron's told us all about you, of course.
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When did he get here?
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This morning.
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Your sons flew that enchanted car of yours to Surrey and back last night.
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Did you really?
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How'd it go?
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I mean, that was very wrong indeed, boys.
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Very wrong of you.
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Now, Harry, you must know all about muggles.
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Tell me, what exactly is the function of a rubber duck?
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Oh, um...
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Well, that could be Errol with a post.
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Oh, fetch it, will you, Percy, please.
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Errol?
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He's always doing that.
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Oh, look, it's our Hogwarts letters.
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Oh!
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I've sent us Harry's as well.
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Dumbledore must know you're here, Harry.
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Doesn't miss a trick that bad.
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Oh, no. This lot won't come cheap, Mum.
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The spell books alone are very expensive.
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We'll manage.
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There's only one place we're going to get all of this.
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Diagon Alley.
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Gryffindors, follow me, please.
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Keep up.
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Thank you.
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Ravenclaw, follow me.
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This way.
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This is the most direct path to the dormitories.
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Oh, and keep an eye on the staircases.
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They like to change.
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Keep up please, and follow me.
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Quickly now, come on.
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Come on.
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Shamus, that picture's moving.
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Look at that one, Barry.
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I think she passes you.
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I am moving.
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Oh look, look!
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Who's that girl?
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Welcome to Hogwarts!
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Who's that?
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Password?
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Caput Draconis.
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Wow!
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Oh, yes!
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Follow me, everyone.
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Keep up.
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Quickly, come on!
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Gather round here.
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Welcome to the Gryffindor common room.
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Boys' dormitories upstairs and down to your left.
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Girls, the same on your right.
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You'll find all your belongings have already been brought up.
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Harry, wake up!
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Come on, Harry, wake up!
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Happy Christmas, Harry.
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Happy Christmas, Ron.
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What are you wearing?
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Oh, Mum made it.
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Looks like you got one too.
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I've got presents.
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Yeah!
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There they are.
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Your father left this in my possession before he died.
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It is time it was returned to you.
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Use it well.
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What is it?
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Some kind of cloak.
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Well, let's see then.
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Put it on.
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Whoa!
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My body's gone!
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I know what that is!
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That's an invisibility cloak!
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I'm invisible.
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Really rare.
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I wonder who gave it to you?
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There was no name.
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It just said, Use it well.
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The End
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Your attention, please Let the feast begin I'm half and half.
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My dad's a muggle.
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Mum's a witch.
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Bit of a nasty shock for him when he found out.
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Say, Percy, who's that teacher talking to Professor Quirrell?
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Oh, that's Professor Snape, head of Slytherinham.
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He's a witch.
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I'm half and half.
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I'm half and half.
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My dad's a muggle.
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Mum's a witch.
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Bit of a nasty shock for him when he found out.
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Head of Slytherin House.
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What's he teach?
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Potions.
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But everyone knows it's the dark arts he fancies.
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He's been after Quirrell's job for years.
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Ah!
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Hello!
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How are you?
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Welcome to Gryffindor.
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Woo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo! That little bloody barren!
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Hello, Sir Nicholas.
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Have a nice summer.
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Dismal.
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Once again, my request to join the Headless Hunt has been denied.
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I know you.
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You're nearly Headless Nick.
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I prefer Sir Nicholas, if you don't mind.
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Nearly Headless?
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How can you be nearly Headless?
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Like this Great that's a monkey
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Oh, don't try one of them!
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Oh, no!
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Look at his face!
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Oh, no!
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Oh, no!
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Oh, no!
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Oh, no!
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Oh, no!
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Oh, no!
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You're all right.
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Bit peaky, but I'm afraid dinner will have to wait until after the meeting's finished.
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No, no time to explain.
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Straight upstairs, first door on the left.
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Yeah.
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Mudluck, wills, dreams and seeds.
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If my poor mistress knew the scum they let into her house, What would she say to old creature?
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Oh, the shame.
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Please.
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There, there, mystery.
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He's killing the earth.
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Not like it was in the days of my...
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The creature is here.
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Oh, Harry! Are you all right?
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We have heard them talking about the Dementor attack.
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You must tell us everything.
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No, no, no, breathe a moment.
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And there's hearing at the Ministry.
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It's just outrageous.
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I've looked it up, they simply can't expel you.
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It's completely unfair.
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Yeah.
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There's a lot of that going round at the moment.
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So what is this place?
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His headquarters.
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The Order of the Phoenix.
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It's a secret society.
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Dumbledore formed it back when they first fought you-know-who.
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He couldn't put any of this in a letter, I suppose.
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We've gone all summer without a scrap of news.
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We wanted to, right, mate.
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Really, we did.
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Only...
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Only what?
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Only Dumbledore made us swear not to tell you anything.
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Dumbledore said that?
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But why would he want to keep me in the dark?
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Maybe I could help.
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After all, I'm the one who saw Voldemort return.
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I'm the one who fought him.
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I'm the one who saw Cedric Diggory get killed.
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Harry, thought we heard your dulcet tones.
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Don't bottle it up, though, mate.
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Let it out.
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Anyway, if you're the shouting, do you want to hear something a little more interesting?
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If anyone has a right to know, it's Harry.
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If it wasn't for Harry, we wouldn't even know Voldemort was bad.
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She's not a child, Molly.
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He's not a good-hunter either.
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He's not James, Seria.
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He's not your son.
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He's as good as...
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Who else has he got?
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Hazelink.
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He's got me.
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Untouchingly paternal black, perhaps Potter will grab to be a felon, just like his godfather.
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Now, you stay out of this snivers.
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Snape's part of the order.
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I don't care.
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Dumbledore says about your supposed reformation.
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I know better.
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So what did you do?
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Or are you afraid you wake up to experience...
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...the crookshanks?
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...the crookshanks?
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Ah!
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...the crookshanks?
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Leave it alone!
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No!
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Mine, I hate your crookshanks.
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Bad crookshanks!
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Well, we'll be eating down in the kitchen.
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No!
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Just because you're allowed to use magic now does not mean you have to whip your wands out for everything!
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You hungry Harry?
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You sure you're alright Harry?
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Gave us quite a turn.
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Harry Potter?
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Sirius.
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Oh!
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Merry Christmas!
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Here we go!
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Daddy's back!
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Sit down everybody, sit down.
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That's it now presents and a nice jigs box for Ron big box for and Oh Open up.
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I want to see your faces.
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Yeah, try it.
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Oh, thanks.
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That's what you wanted actually Way oh Harry There you are
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Happy Christmas.
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Thank you.
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Lovely to have you with us.
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Now, Daddy, pass that to Daddy.
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Thank you.
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Is everybody good?
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Toast!
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Fred, George, Hermione, make sure you have...
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A Christmas toast to Mr Harry Potter, without whom I would not be here.
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Harry.
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Harry.
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Harry.
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Oh, that is delicious.
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How should we need some more of that?
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Well, Daddy.
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Ah!
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Whee!
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Home, sweet home.
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What?
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Ah!
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Excellent, excellent.
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Oh, look at the bath.
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Girls, choose a bunk and unpack.
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Run!
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Get out of the kitchen, we're all hungry.
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Yeah, get out of the kitchen, Ron.
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Feet off the table.
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Feet off the table.
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I love magic.
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Mum?
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Ginny?
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What is it?
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I was only wondering when Harry got here.
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What?
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Harry?
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Harry who?
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Harry Potter, of course.
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I think I'd know if Harry Potter was in my house, wouldn't I?
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Well, his trunk's in the kitchen.
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And his owl.
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No, dear.
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I seriously doubt that.
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Harry, did someone say Harry?
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Mean nosey, is he up there with you?
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Of course not, I think I'd know of my best friends in my room wouldn't I?
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Is that an owl I heard?
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You haven't seen him have you?
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Apparently he's wondering about the house.
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Really?
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Really.
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Harry!
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Harry!
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What a lovely surprise!
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Why didn't you let us know you were coming?
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I didn't know.
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Dumbledore.
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Oh, that man.
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But then what would we do without him?
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Got a bit of toothpaste.
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So when did you get here?
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A few days ago.
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Though for a while I wasn't sure I was coming.
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Mum sort of lost it last week.
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Said Ginny and I had no business going back to Hogwarts.
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It's too dangerous.
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Oh, come on.
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She's not alone.
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Even my parents and their muggles know something bad's happening.
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Anyway, Dad stepped in, told her she was being balmy, and it took a few days, but she came around.
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But this is Hogwarts we're talking about.
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It's Dumbledore.
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What could be safer?
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There's been a lot of talk recently that...
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Dumbledore's got a bit old.
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Rubbish!
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He's only...
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What is he?
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150. Give or take a few years.
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I'm confused.
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Voldemort has chosen Draco Malfoy for a mission.
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I know it sounds mad.
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Has it occurred to you, Harry, that Snape was simply pretending to offer Draco help so he could find out what he was up to?
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That's not what it sounded like.
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Perhaps Harry's right, Remus.
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I mean, to make an unbreakable vow...
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It comes down to whether or not you trust Dumbledore's judgment.
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Dumbledore trusts Snape, therefore I do.
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Dumbledore can make mistakes.
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He's set on himself.
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You're blinded by hatred.
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I'm not.
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Yes, you are.
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People are disappearing, Harry, daily.
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We could only place our trust in a handful of people.
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If we start fighting amongst ourselves, we're doomed.
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Ginny!
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Open up me.
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Open up, you.
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Don't you trust me?
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It's good.
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Yeah, I'll just, uh, get in there.
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Pipe?
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Not for me, no.
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Hold it up!
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Bag?
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Yeah.
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Jumper?
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Yeah.
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I miss you.
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Here they come.
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I'm not going to die.
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Dad, what if I had put in Slytherin?
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Albus Severus Potter.
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You were named after two headmasters of Hogwarts.
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One of them was a Slytherin, and he was the bravest man I'd ever known.
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But just say that I am.
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Then Slytherin House will have gained a wonderful young wizard.
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But listen, if it really means that much to you, you can choose Gryffindor.
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The Sorting Hat takes your choice into account.
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Really?
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Really.
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Really?
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Really.
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Come on, Jake.
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Come on.
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Come on.
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Sorry I'm late.
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The owl that delivered my release papers got all lost and confused some ruddy bird called arrow
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I just like to say that If it hadn't been for you, Harry, and Ron, and Hermione,
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of course, I would, uh, I'd still be you-nowhere, so I'd just like to say thanks.
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There's no Hogwarts without you, Hagrid.
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Come on.
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I'm sorry.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Harry Potter Moments That Feel Like Home”. This video has 386 sentences and 1898 words to shadow. The speech runs for 24:12. The speaker talks slowly, about 78 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 81% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 66 of its 386 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 |
|---|---|---|
| dormitory noun | /ˈdɔɹ.mɪˌtɔɹ.i/ | A room containing a number of beds (and often some other furniture and/or utilities) for sleeping, often applied to student and backpacker accommodation of… |
| cloak noun | /kləʊk/ | A long outer garment worn over the shoulders covering the back; a cape, often with a hood. |
| jumper noun | /ˈd͡ʒʌmpɚ/ | A woollen sweater or pullover. |
| upstairs adverb | /ˌʌpˈstɛɹz/ | Up the stairs; on or to a higher floor or level. |
| toast noun | /toʊst/ | Bread that has been toasted (cooked lightly by browning). |
| raid noun | /ɹeɪd/ | A quick hostile or predatory incursion or invasion in a battle. |
| barren adjective | /ˈbæɹən/ | Not bearing children, childless; hence also unable to bear children, sterile. |
| dismal adjective | /ˈdɪzməl/ | Disastrous, calamitous. |
| dulcet adjective | /ˈdʌl.sɪt/ | Sweet, especially when describing voice or tones; melodious. |
| enchant verb | /ɪnˈt͡ʃænt/ | To attract and delight, to charm. |
| fascinate verb | /ˈfæsɪneɪt/ | To evoke an intense interest or attraction in someone. |
| godfather noun | /ˈɡɑdfɑðɚ/ | A man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a male godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child. |
| headmaster noun | /ˈhɛdˌmæstɚ/ | A male headteacher. |
| invisibility noun | The state of being invisible. | |
| paternal adjective | /pəˈtɜː.nəl/ | Of or pertaining to one's father, his genes, his relatives, or his side of a family. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| find out verb | To discover, as by asking or investigating. | |
| keep up verb | To maintain; to preserve; to prevent from deteriorating or falling. | |
| open up verb | To open. | |
| get out of verb | To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of. | |
| sit down verb | To assume a sitting position from a standing position. | |
| wake up verb | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | To stop sleeping; to awake. |
| bring up verb | To mention. | |
| come around verb | /kʌ.məˈɹaʊnd/ | To change one's mind, especially to begin to agree or appreciate what one was reluctant to accept at first. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- I wonder who gave it to you?
- How should we need some more of that?
- Mean nosey, is he up there with you?
- You haven't seen him have you?
- Why didn't you let us know you were coming?
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 | have you been · I've sent · have already been brought |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | have been seen · been brought · was returned |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | one who saw · one who fought |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 60 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: godfather /ˈɡɑdfɑðɚ/, toothpaste /ˈtuθpeɪst/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: potion /ˈpoʊ.ʃən/, reformation /ˌɹɛf.əɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/, rubbish /ˈɹʌbɪʃ/, shout /ʃaʊt/
- Long words — get the stress right: dormitory /ˈdɔɹ.mɪˌtɔɹ.i/, reformation /ˌɹɛf.əɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/, invisible /ɪnˈvɪzəb(ə)l/
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 dormitory, cloak, jumper.
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.