Shadowing Practice: Heat Restaurant scene || Deniro, Pacino - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Seven years in Folsom.

In the hole for three.

McNeil before that.

McNeil is tough, as they say.

You looking to become a penologist?

You looking to go back?

You know, I chased down some crews, guys just looking to fuck up, get busted back.

Is that you?

You must have worked some dipshit crews.

I worked all kinds.

You see me doing thrill -seeker liquor store hold -ups with a born -to -lose tattoo on my chest?

No, I do not.

Right.

I am never going back.

Then don't take down scores.

I do what I do best.

I take scores.

You do what you do best, trying to stop guys like me.

So you never wanted a regular -type life?

What the fuck is that, barbecues and ballgames?

Yeah.

This regular -type life, that your life?

My life?

No, my life.

No, my life's a disaster zone.

I got a stepdaughter so fucked up because her real father's this large -type asshole.

I got a wife.

We're passing each other on the downslope of a marriage, my third.

Because I spend all my time chasing guys like you around the block.

That's my life.

Guy told me one time

Um, don't let yourself get attached to anything you are not willing to walk out on in 30 seconds flat

if you feel the heat around a corner.

Now, if you're around me and you gotta move when I move, how do you expect to keep her a marriage?

That's an interesting point.

What are you, a monk?

I have a woman.

What do you tell her?

I tell her I'm a salesman.

So then if you spot me coming around that corner, you're just gonna walk out on this woman?

Not say goodbye?

That's the discipline.

That's pretty vacant, no?

Yeah, it is what it is.

It's that or we both better go do something else, pal.

Well, I don't know how to do anything else.

Neither do I.

I don't much want to either.

Neither do I.

You know, I have this, uh, recurring dream.

I'm sitting at this big banquet table, and all the victims of all the murders I ever worked are sitting at this table,

and they're staring at me with these black eyeballs because they got eight -ball hemorrhages from the head wounds.

And there they are, these big balloon people, because I found them two weeks after they'd been under the bed.

The neighbors reported the smell, and there they are, all of them just sitting there.

What do they say?

Nothing.

No talk?

Just.. they don't have anything to say.

See, we just look at each other.

They look at me. And that's it.

That's the dream.

I have one where I'm drowning.

And I gotta wake myself up and stop breathing or I'll die in my sleep.

you know what that's about yeah having enough time enough time to do what you want to do that's right

you're doing it now not not yet

you know we're sitting here you and i like a couple of regular fellas I mean, you do what you do,

I do what I gotta do.

And now that we've been face to face, if I'm there and I gotta put you away,

I won't like it, but I'll tell you.

If it's between you and some poor bastard whose wife you're gonna turn into a widow,

brother, you are going down.

There's a flip side to that coin.

what if you do got me boxed in and i gotta put you down

because no matter what you will not get in my way we've been face to face yeah

but i will not hesitate not for a second

Maybe that's the way it'll be. Or who knows?

Maybe we'll never see each other again.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “Heat Restaurant scene |”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: sitting, regular, worked, type. This video has 77 sentences and 639 words to shadow. The speech runs for 6:02. The speaker talks slowly, about 106 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 84% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 17 of its 77 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
chase verb	/t͡ʃeɪs/	To follow at speed.
disaster noun	/dɪˈzɑːs.təː/	An unexpected natural or man-made catastrophe of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction, loss of life or sometimes permanent…
goodbye	/ɡʊdˈbaɪ/	Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing.
breathe verb	/bɹiːð/	To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.
wound noun	/ˈwund/	An injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body.
discipline noun	/ˈdɪsəplɪn/	A controlled behaviour; self-control.
flip verb	/flɪp/	To throw so as to turn over.
coin noun	/ˈkoɪ̯n/	A piece of currency, usually metallic and in the shape of a disc, but sometimes polygonal, or with a hole in the middle.
tattoo noun	/tæˈtuː/	An image made on a body part, usually the skin with ink and a needle.
widow noun	/ˈwɪd.oʊ/	A woman whose spouse (traditionally husband) has died (and who has not remarried); a woman in relation to her late spouse; feminine of widower.
bust verb	/bʌst/	To break.
liquor noun	/ˈlɪk.ɚ/	A liquid obtained by cooking meat or vegetables (or both).
monk noun	/mʌŋk/	A male member of a monastic order who has devoted his life for religious service.
stare verb	/stɛɚ/	To look fixedly (at something).
balloon noun	/bəˈlun/	An inflatable buoyant object, often (but not necessarily) round and flexible.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
go back verb		To return to a place or state after having been there at a previous time.
walk out on verb		To abandon or desert someone, especially a spouse.
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.
go down verb		To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.
take down verb		To remove something from a wall or similar vertical surface to which it is fixed.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

You looking to become a penologist?
You looking to go back?
This regular -type life, that your life?
What are you, a monk?
What do you tell her?

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 31 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, gotta, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “th” sounds: breathe /bɹiːð/, thrill /θɹɪl/

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 chase, disaster, goodbye.

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.

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Key vocabulary in this video

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Sentences worth repeating

Pronunciation to watch

How to practise with this video

What is the Shadowing Technique?