Shadowing Practice: HELLCAT NEGOTIATION Went South... - Learn English Speaking with Video
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where's your helicad at oh you're bringing off the trailer oh wow
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they brought the vehicle on their own trailer 100 miles on i'm assuming
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you're good you're good go go go go go
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it's not stolen right i'm just thinking bro they transported
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it like what's going on how many miles are on it 8 ,599 i guess you just drove it down
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so you guys can ride back home
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or something yeah i truck a trailer yeah you gave me an offer
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but it's not the offer what happened exactly i gave me a little ball offer.
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Okay.
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But he said we're competitive.
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I got $106 ,000 in this car.
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$106 ,000 in it?
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I spent $97 cash and then I got all the receipts and then we got the Starlight headliner in there.
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We got the ceramic coating.
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He changed a few things under the hood.
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The only problem about the offer that bothered me is
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when we called and went to go up $1 ,000 because he offered us $73.
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When we called, he said $72.
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Who are you speaking to?
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I have no idea, but he really got like bad taste in my mouth sorry about
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that do you have the title on you yeah
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i just want to take a look the plates to the car
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i don't you didn't bring them no do you need them no
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we don't need them you talk to him yeah yeah how much does he want i gave him 71.
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yeah he went 75.
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yeah no deal why
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because there's one online with 200 miles for 80 grand retail
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there's one at an audi dealership with a 10k higher sticker
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and they're asking 80 grand for theirs
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it has 200 miles on it is a grain pink is it green pink i mean it is
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but but hold on okay i know i know all about
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that thing okay but but i'm just saying the sticker is 10k more have you seen
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that car versus okay your car looks wise definitely better
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but it does have 200 miles not in like a roadway
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but we don't have to sell it
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and that's all right well i didn't want i didn't want
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you guys to waste your time come down here i feel bad already it was really just frustrating
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that he said 73 just to be clear though you guys didn't come down here for like 473
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or anything like that you guys just came down here to try
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and work with us you offered me 73 here i'll show you what he said to me
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but then he came down to 71.
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no no he never changed it he never changed it okay after
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that say okay okay so if so hold on a second
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so i'm sorry no it's fine can we make a deal right now 73 we're good 74 73 73 come on
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the fact that he's even doing this is a big deal alright 73 and a half come on no problem
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “HELLCAT NEGOTIATION Went South..”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: miles, offer, trailer, changed, gave. This video has 45 sentences and 482 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:26. The speaker talks fast, about 199 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 87% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
14 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| trailer noun | /ˈtɹeɪlɚ/ | Someone who or something that trails (follows behind); something that is trailing. |
| sticker noun | /ˈstɪkə/ | Something or someone that sticks (pierces, or adheres). |
| steal verb | /stiːl/ | To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it. |
| bother verb | /ˈbɑðɚ/ | To annoy, to disturb, to irritate; to be troublesome to, to make trouble for. |
| coat noun | /ˈkoʊ̯t/ | An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms. |
| versus | /ˈvɝsəs/ | Against; in opposition to. |
| grain noun | /ɡɹeɪn/ | The harvested seeds of various grass food crops, especially wheat, maize, rye, barley, and rice. |
| theirs | /ðɛɚz/ | That or those belonging to them; the possessive case of they, used without a following noun. |
| receipt noun | /ɹɪˈsiːt/ | The act of receiving, or the fact of having been received. |
| ceramic noun | /səˈɹæmɪk/ | A hard, brittle, inorganic, nonmetallic material, made by firing a material such as clay at a high temperature. |
| dealership noun | /ˈdiːləʃɪp/ | A place that sells items, especially cars. |
| frustrate verb | /ˈfɹʌsˌtɹeɪt/ | To disappoint or defeat; to vex by depriving of something expected or desired. |
| headliner noun | /ˈhɛdˌlaɪnɚ/ | The interior fabric covering the ceiling-like area inside of a vehicle. |
| roadway noun | /ˈɹoʊdˌweɪ/ | A way used as a road. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| come down verb | To descend, fall down, collapse. |
| bring off verb | To succeed in doing something considered to be very difficult. |
| come down to verb | To reach by moving down or reducing. |
| go up verb | To move upwards. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 18 contractions and reduced forms, such as didn't, I'm, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: bother /ˈbɑðɚ/, theirs /ðɛɚz/
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 trailer, sticker, steal.
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.