Shadowing Practice: How I Almost Got Banned on this SMP - Learn English Speaking with YouTube
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Singular golden pair.
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This is me, out of mere four hearts and falling to my impending doom.
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If you're wondering how we got here,
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let's go a bit back,
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when I got added to the Lifesteal SMP.
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Now, this is known as one of the deadliest Minecraft servers.
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However, when Season 3 was about to begin and everyone was gathered around the circle,
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I was, uh, I was asleep.
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Yeah, not my proudest moment.
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Anyway, the main thing that sets this SMP apart is that every time you kill a player,
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you gain a heart.
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But every time you die, you lose a heart.
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So, I went ahead and logged into this server for the first time.
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Oh my god, I do not trust anyone.
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I don't even know who to team with.
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I don't know what to do.
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This looks good.
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No. No. No. Yeah.
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After only a couple of minutes of joining the SMP,
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I'd already died and lost my very first heart.
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So I guess I'm on nine hearts now.
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That's fun.
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Let's just get some wood.
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This has not been the greatest start for the season yet,
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but we'll figure it out, I'm sure.
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Push it down.
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Oh.
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Run!
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Oh my god.
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Oh no, no, no. Oh my god.
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No way.
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I died again.
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However, not all hope was lost because another team actually decided to save me.
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You seem to have died.
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Do you need help?
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I can make you armor.
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I can make you armor.
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Yeah, we can make you armor.
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But after being given some starter gear,
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I realized something far worse.
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I suck at Minecraft.
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And I was already down to 8 hearts.
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Now, something I forgot to mention is that losing all your hearts gets you permanently banned from the server.
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See you guys.
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Thank you for the escort.
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No problem.
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See you dude.
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But after getting geared back up,
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I did one of the stupidest things I could possibly do.
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Okay, I mean 7 hearts, that's not that bad.
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Nope, it gets even worse.
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30 seconds of poison?
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Dude, dude, dude, dude, dude, dude, dude, dude, dude.
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I needed a plan, and fast,
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because at this rate, I would literally be banned off the server.
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Alright, to begin, something that most powerful players on the server have is a secret base
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and if I want to make my own,
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I would need a super advanced entrance system that would be incredibly hard to find.
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A tree.
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Hey, if it works, it works.
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It is time to enchant.
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We have our books, our leather, 12, 13, 14, 15.
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Uh, how do you build it again?
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Level 30.
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After enchanting, the next addition to my bunker had to be villagers.
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Now, I think I speak for everyone when I say villagers are the most annoying mobs in Minecraft.
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But they're also useful, so...
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Come on, villager.
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Villager, slide.
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Go down my slide.
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Yes.
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Wee.
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Wasn't that so fun?
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That was so fun, right?
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Let's go!
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Mending!
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Oh my god.
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After getting some villagers set up,
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I had to go mine for a bit.
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But luck wasn't on my side again.
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I held my shield.
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What's your cords, planet?
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Do you need help?
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I'm fine, I'm fine, I'm fine.
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No, I literally held my shield.
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Oh, dude.
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And while I was trying to get back into my base, this happened.
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Yeah, waterfalls too.
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Yes, dude.
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Do you think people would- I just died two more times,
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meaning I was now at four hearts.
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I'm too shot by the way, discounting.
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And after a bit of grinding,
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I was back at full diamond.
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But when I was peacefully running around the server,
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I got a message from a player named Clutch saying he had a gift for me.
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I don't know how to feel about that.
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Bro, what is that?
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I'm here.
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It's for you.
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It's like that thing from Fortnite.
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There's a gift in there.
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Yeah, break it.
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I'm just like trying to assure you that you're not gonna die.
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Okay.
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It's just a little room.
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Look, there's nothing here.
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It's just this little room.
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So you can have the gift as- Singular going there.
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Oh my god, no, no. Oh,
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I didn't even- No. Oh, oh!
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Bro.
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I honestly don't know how I fell for that,
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but nonetheless, I was now on three hearts.
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This is where it really got stressful because all it took was two axe crits and I would be dead.
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So, from then on, I just never left my bunker because I did not want to be killed again.
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But, everything changed when a player named Pear asked if anyone had mending books.
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Now, I just happened to have a mending villager,
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so we hopped in a call to make a deal.
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So were you offering a heart or should I?
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Yeah, I'm- I'm offering a heart.
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Oh, you're offering a heart, okay.
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How about 30 blocks of emeralds?
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Oh.
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Is the amount of emeralds not enough?
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Because I can get way more.
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Or you could just increase the amount of mending builds.
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Oh yeah, yeah, no I can do that.
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Yeah, because that would also be 10.
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Okay.
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10 mending builds.
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10, oh!
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For a heart.
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Okay.
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For a heart.
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That's pretty- I think that's a pretty fair deal.
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And a one-time alliance.
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Like if we need- Yeah, one-time alliance.
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Like if we need help or something.
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Now this deal seemed great,
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10 mending books for 1 heart,
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but there's just one tiny problem.
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One mending book cost around 20 emeralds,
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which meant I needed around 3 stacks of emeralds,
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and I had nowhere near that amount.
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But I had a plan.
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I knew a player named Red Wounds already had a huge emerald farm,
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and with it, a huge stash of emeralds.
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So I decided to head over quickly and borrow some emeralds,
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so I could buy the mending and do the deal.
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And everything was going well until...
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Oh god.
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Since he was on line now,
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I had to be extra sneaky in case he was at the base.
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Is that it?
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Wait, I need to be, like, extremely careful.
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If he sees me, oh god.
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And with me only being on three hearts,
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I would be an easy kill.
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Alright, what's in here?
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No. Oh my god, where's his emerald stash?
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What's down here? Is there something here?
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Hmm.
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Oh.
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My god.
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What is this?
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Oh!
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Oh my god.
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He's literally here right now.
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If I can...
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Go here...
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Wait, is he still...
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Is he still here?
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Just one...
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Oh my god!
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Oh my god!
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Oh my god!
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Oh my god!
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Wait...
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This dude is rich!
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I have no idea where this guy's thing is.
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Oh!
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I see his name over.
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Dude.
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Please, please, please, please.
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Mending books?
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Oh, there's not enough.
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Let's take a couple of these.
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How much is this?
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More, more, more, more.
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All right.
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Oh!
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Oh my god.
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Oh my god.
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Bro.
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He saw me, he saw me,
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he saw me, he saw me, he saw me!
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Oh!
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No, no, no!
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Ow, ow, DC!
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Hello?
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Planet?
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Oh, how did you get here?
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I was joining the- Absolutely right behind you Okay, listen, I can explain.
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I'm- okay, basically Alright, start talking Okay,
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please don't kill me, okay Well,
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you- you got- you- you just- you know,
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you got a few seconds to start talking man You're not- you're not doing much right now I need emeralds, okay?
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And you have a lot,
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so I took some from you, okay?
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Okay, they're not they're not yours.
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Oh I'll pay you back eventually Okay,
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those emeralds belong to me.
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How many did you even take?
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I took like two stacks But emeralds or emerald blocks Oh That's like dude that's working numbers.
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Okay, you could you could have just said that you just needed a stack of emeralds That's it.
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Yeah, so you're not really um Just one more blow for fun.
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Oh my god.
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Now get out of here before I change my mind.
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Okay, okay, okay, okay Why did you not kill me?
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Okay?
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No, I don't know what the way out dude.
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I don't know.
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I'm out of here What the hell after that near-death encounter
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that could have been easily avoided if I just asked I bought the many books
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and went to go do the deal with parrots hen drawn three hearts
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What Roddy you live where do we meet up and how do I know you're not just gonna kill me?
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But you can't are you close to spawn?
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Yeah pretty close.
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I see wait wait.
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I know where are you?
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I'm right here.
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I know I am I am so sorry.
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I'm just kidding.
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I'm just kidding.
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Come over here.
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Hey, bro.
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Here is your heart Let's go I'm not at three hearts anymore.
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Oh my goodness Thank you for the deal.
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I'm now slightly less Then I had an idea
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that changed everything See a lot of people on the server didn't actually have time to grind tools armor
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and enchant books because they were too busy You know actually making content despite
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that I could trade with villagers to buy gear
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and trade it to other players in exchange for hearts
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So I headed back and start to upgrade my base
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and after a bit of time My new system was able
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to produce about a stack of blocks of emeralds every hour
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Which would be more than enough to supply any potential buyers
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and finally I found a player named spectacle who had recently just died
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and lost all His items and after a lot of negotiation We finally agreed
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that he would give me one heart for some gear emeralds and enchant books.
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I'm like nothing.
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This is so sad Is this not tempting look get this Do you have iron?
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Yeah, you'll never have to grind for diamond armor again.
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Please.
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Why is it desperate?
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Well, I kind of have had a tough start.
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Alright, planet.
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Well, I'm starting to do this.
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Well, you have started to help me to do something.
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Yes, yes.
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Five hearts.
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Oh my god.
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Let's go.
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But only 24 hours later,
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I found another player named Yajirn who also needed some gear.
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So we agreed on one heart for a double chest full of diamond armor and some gear
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Are you ready to okay um And there you go You want to check out the box first?
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It's gonna like kill me or something Okay, that's all looking for.
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Well.
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I just need I need armor for a video
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and I really just don't want to bother So you are a real lifesaver.
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Oh, thank you.
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Oh Oh!
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Let's go!
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Dude, six hearts.
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But then, I got approached by so-called heart bank,
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saying they had a special deal for me.
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But then I realized that one of the owners was Redoons,
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the guy I literally stole from a couple days ago.
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So either I'm about to get scammed or I'm gonna die.
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Oh, God.
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Okay, Planet, we know that you've been kind of,
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you know, dying in very weird ways.
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You've given me a run from my money with dying in Minecraft.
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Okay.
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Yeah, I got the two totems as agreed, so.
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Let me see the colors.
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I trust you.
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This is an incredible, an incredible product of legitimate value and it's very much authentic.
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Unlike these hearts.
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What?
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Don't worry about it.
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Alright, so here you go.
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What?
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These are very much qualifiable hearts.
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Why is it a fireworks star instead of a nether star?
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That's because you're old school.
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Don't worry about it.
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Oh.
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I can't.
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I can't click on the button.
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What do you mean?
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You may not be able to apply it, but it's yours now.
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Yeah.
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Okay.
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Alright, get out of here.
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Get out of here, scamp.
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Pleasure doing business.
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Listen.
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Listen.
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I feel a bit bad for the sake of keeping proper relations.
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Yeah.
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Oh!
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Okay, now that's a real one.
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This is a legitimate hard...
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I think so.
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Did it work?
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Yeah, yeah.
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Oh, thank you guys.
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Also, because you're now a first-time Heart Bank customer,
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would you be interested in purchasing a based ape NFT?
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No. Oh my god.
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Okay, I don't know what was going on.
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Seven hearts.
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Okay, I'll take it.
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Now, you might be a bit confused as to why I'm trying so hard to get all these hearts,
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because seven is already a decent amount not to get banned off the server.
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Well, ever since Clutch killed me with his trap and made me almost get banned,
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I wanted revenge.
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And I had the perfect plan,
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but I needed as many hearts as possible if I wanted it to work So for the remaining three hearts,
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I decided to use a different method You see,
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there's actually a crafting recipe that you can use to make hearts
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Which consists of a bunch of expensive materials So I got straight to grinding Alright,
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we got our three hearts Okay,
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and boom, boom, boom Oh my god, we did it.
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I'm finally back at 10 hearts.
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Oh my god And now
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that I can actually fight I had some unfinished business to take care of
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so I told clutch to get on for a cool surprise
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I'm at the door are you ready to see my epic surprise?
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What is it?
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Well, you'll have to you'll have to wait and see.
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Oh, hi.
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Okay, um, so at this point clutch thinks I have three
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or four hearts So he obviously wouldn't think that I would fight him if you wanna follow me.
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I can't tell you, that was fully the surprise.
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Alright, wait one sec.
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Okay.
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Huh?
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Why?
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Ah!
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You can't trap me when I'm at three hearts!
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Oh, he actually somewhat came prepared.
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Oh god.
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Die!
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Ow.
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Oh god.
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Oh my god.
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Come on, I know you're low!
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I know you're low!
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YES!
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YES!
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YES!
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11 hearts!
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Let's go!
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GG!
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About This Lesson
In this lesson, learners will practice their English speaking skills through the exciting context of a gaming adventure narrated in a YouTube video. Focusing on a gripping experience within the "Lifesteal SMP," this session offers learners the opportunity to enhance their speaking abilities while discussing themes of teamwork, survival, and gaming strategy. By engaging with the story, learners can improve their fluency and comprehension through targeted shadowing practice, ideal for those preparing for IELTS speaking practice or general English speaking practice.
Key Vocabulary & Phrases
- Hearts - Refers to the health points in the game, used also as a metaphor for survival.
- SMP - Stands for "Survival Multiplayer," a type of game server in Minecraft.
- Armor - Protective gear that players can equip to reduce damage taken during encounters.
- Team - A group of players working together to ensure survival and success.
- Doom - A state of severe danger or facing a negative outcome, often used dramatically in gaming.
- Ban - To be permanently excluded from the game or server due to rule violations, such as losing all hearts.
- Gear - Tools and equipment that a player can use to enhance their capabilities in gameplay.
Practice Tips
To make the most of this shadowing site experience, follow these practice tips:
- Listen Actively: As you watch the video, pay attention to the speaker's intonation and emotions. Notice how they express excitement or urgency when talking about their gaming experience.
- Shadowing: Repeat short segments of the transcript after hearing them. This will help you mimic the speaker’s pronunciation, rhythm, and pacing. Aim to match the energy, especially during more intense moments in the narrative.
- Record Yourself: After shadowing, record your own voice to compare with the original. This practice can help identify areas where you can improve your pronunciation and fluency.
- Engage with Vocabulary: Use the key vocabulary and phrases listed above in your own sentences. Try explaining your gaming experiences or views about team dynamics while incorporating these terms.
- Discuss with Peers: If possible, have discussions with fellow learners about the themes presented in the video. This not only builds your speaking confidence but also reinforces your understanding of the vocabulary.
By integrating these tips into your learning routine, you'll enhance your shadowspeak skills and prepare effectively for IELTS speaking practice or any English speaking practice scenario.
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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