Shadowing Practice: HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 4 All Movie Clips + Trailer (2022) - Learn English Speaking with Video

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- Okay.
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- - I see the crystal raindrops fall and the beauty of it all is when the moon comes shining through.
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To make those cobwebs in my mind when I think of you sometimes and I want to spend it with you.
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Just the two of us.
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We can make it if we try.
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Just the two of us.
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The two of us.
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Just the two of us.
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Here in the hotel, safe and sound.
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Just the two of us.
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You and I.
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We are together you and I, oh how quickly the time flies, I wish nothing would change.
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Just the two of us, we can make it.
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If we try, just the two of us.
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Just the three of us.
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We can make it if we try.
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Just the three of us.
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You, you, and I.
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Just the three of us.
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Living in Hotel Transylvania.
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Just the three of us.
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You, you, and I.
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Just the three of us!
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We can make it if we try!
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Just the three of us!
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You, you and I!
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Here's to Hotel Transylvania!
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Yoo -hoo!
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You ready for your big speech, honeyfangs?
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Yes, I think so. But...
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Ah!
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Johnny is giving me the greatest headache of my entire existence right now, like a giant wooden stake right through my brain!
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Oh, you know Johnny.
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He just gets a little carried away.
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Yes, exactly and ruins everything.
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That's the problem.
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Well, you're gonna have to get used to things being done a little differently around here when you retire.
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You retire.
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You retire.
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Retire?
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Not so loud!
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Mavis supersonic heating!
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Why would she be listening?
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Don't be so paranoid.
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Yes, I'm sure you're right.
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I just...
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I don't want anything else to go wrong.
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Everything has to be perfect.
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When I finally keep the hotel to Mavis.
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What? And Johnny!
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Yes, and Johnny.
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Oh, it is a big step.
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I know how much this hotel means to you.
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Ah, yes, but it is time to let go and start a new chapter together.
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Well, you are just all sorts of wonderful, aren't you?
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Well, it's not for nothing that they call me Count Wonderful.
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Oh. Do they?
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And also dark prince of loveliness.
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Lord of smoochy time.
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Oh, stop it, Rack.
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Oh, ew, ew, ew, ew, ew, ew, ew.
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I think Johnny looks way better as a monster.
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Yeah, there's a good -looking guy in there.
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Ooh, and the green really brings out his eyes.
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Hey, it's Drek.
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Going to find Crystal to fix Ray to turn us back to normal.
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Don't tell Mavis.
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Ugh, Drac always does this.
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I hate getting caught between him and Mavis.
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What should I write back?
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How about, "No, we're not covering for you anymore." Yeah, now that you're human, you can't do nothing about it.
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Go do your own dirty work for a change, buster.
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Okay, got it.
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Send!
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What?
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You actually said that?
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Oh man, we're in trouble now!
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Nah.
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I just sent him a gif.
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- Mmm!
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Ah, hell yeah.
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Morning, Tinkles.
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Oh, no, Tinkles.
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I can't play with you.
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I'm too busy.
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Tinkle, stop!
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I said no!
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No...
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Go away!
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A little privacy!
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Tinkos, I swear...
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Bad Tinkos!
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No!
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No!
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No!
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No!
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- Bye.
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Thank you.
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Don't you have anyone else to play with?
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Wait a second, that's it.
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Oh, Tinkles, I have a little surprise for you.
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Huh?
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It's cinnamon.
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- - Oh, don't worry.
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What we need is a monster dog.
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Like, Blubby Pup.
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Say hello, poor Butzestein.
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Come on.
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He's not that weird.
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Okay, he's weird.
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What about Swampy?
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Next, Diablo!
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Next, Spike!
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Next, Pebbles!
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Oh, next, Tiny!
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Slithers?
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Sharky?
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Mr. Denticles?
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Whatever this thing is.
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Next!
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What?
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The last one?
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Oh boy, this had better work.
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Oh, Tinkles!
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Great news!
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I found you the perfect monster pet to play with!
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Say hello to your new best friend!
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Send!
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Meow!
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Oh, it's a cat!
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- - Ah!
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Tinkles, nooooo!
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Great.
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Now who are you going to play with?
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I love it.
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I'm not sure.
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Wow!
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Thank you.
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Oh, have fun, Dinko.
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Huh?
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Meow!
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Uh -oh.
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No, no, I don't want to play that!
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No, no!
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No brain!
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No!
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No brain!
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On January 14th,
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Family Movie Night is getting revamped.
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Only on Prime Video.
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For centuries, no human has had the power to become a monster.
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Until now.
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But is it safe, though?
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Let's find out.
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Is everything okay down here?
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Hey, Drac, what's up?
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Oops.
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What's going on?
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I used Van Helsing's transforming ring.
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You're human, Drek!
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Dad?
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Oh no, I have a total dad bod!
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Um, what is going on?
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Huh?
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What's up?
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What the?
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I'm Baldy? Who are those guys?
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It's me, Uncle Griffin.
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You don't recognize me?
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I've literally never seen you before.
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There is a place deep in the Amazon.
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Only there can the transformations be reversed.
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And the golf!
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Still human.
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If we don't fix you guys soon, you'll be like this forever.
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Being a human is the worst.
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Mosquito!
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I got him, Johnny Wayne!
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Hotel Transylvania: Transfermania.
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Boy, that was fun!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 181 sentences and 847 words to shadow. The speech runs for 11:32. The speaker talks slowly, about 73 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 82% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

  • retire /ɹəˈtaɪɹ/ (verb) — To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness.
  • crystal /ˈkɹɪstəl/ (noun) — A solid composed of an array of atoms or molecules possessing long-range order and arranged in a pattern which is periodic in three dimensions.
  • reverse /ɹɪˈvɝs/ (noun) — The opposite of something.
  • privacy /ˈpɹaɪ.və.si/ (noun) — The state of being secluded from the presence, sight, or knowledge of others.
  • wooden /ˈwʊdn̩/ (adjective) — Made of wood.
  • ruin /ˈɹuː.ɪn/ (noun) — The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle.
  • differently /ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt.li/ (adverb) — In a different way.
  • transformation /ˌtɹæns.fɔɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/ (noun) — The act of transforming or the state of being transformed.
  • shine /ʃaɪn/ (verb) — To emit or reflect light so as to glow.
  • stake /steɪk/ (noun) — A piece of wood or other material, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a marker or a support or stay.
  • transform /tɹænsˈfɔɹm/ (verb) — To change greatly the appearance or form of.
  • headache /ˈhɛdeɪk/ (noun) — A pain or ache in the head.
  • oops /ups/ — Used to acknowledge a small mistake or accident.
  • paranoid /ˈpæɹ.əˌnɔɪd/ (adjective) — Of, related to, or suffering from clinical paranoia.
  • cinnamon /ˈsɪnəmən/ (noun) — A small evergreen tree native to Sri Lanka and southern India, Cinnamomum verum or Cinnamomum zeylanicum, belonging to the family Lauraceae.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

  • play with (verb) — To fiddle with; make small adjustments to, for example to something mechanical in order to improve its performance.
  • go on /ˈɡoʊˌɒn/ (verb) — To continue in extent.
  • bring out (verb) — To elicit, evoke, or emphasize (a particular quality).
  • carried away (adjective) — Made excessively emotional or excited, so that one goes too far.
  • come on /ˌkʌm ˈɒn/ — Come along with me; join me in going.
  • find out (verb) — To discover, as by asking or investigating.
  • go away (verb) — To depart or leave a place.
  • live in (verb) — To reside on the premises of one's employer (used especially of domestic staff such as nannies, cooks, maids, etc.)

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 24 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: transformation /ˌtɹæns.fɔɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/, shine /ʃaɪn/
  • Long words — get the stress right: differently /ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt.li/, transformation /ˌtɹæns.fɔɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like retire, crystal, reverse.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

StructureIn the video
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does itbeing done · be reversed
Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a groupthe greatest · the worst
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around nowis giving · we're not covering · is getting
Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see cominggonna have · are you going to play

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