Shadowing Practice: How to Survive Leatherface - Learn English Speaking with Video
Choose a practice mode
Each mode opens a full-screen practice room.
63 sentences
If sentences are too short or too long, click Edit to adjust them.
1
You came to Texas, America's Lone Star State, because you wanted the ranch experience.
2
This isn't what you had in mind.
3
A giant man wearing a mask made of human skin is chasing you, and he has a chainsaw.
4
Unfortunately, it's not for cutting trees.
5
Oh boy, this is gonna be a tough one.
6
Here's how to survive Leatherface.
7
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre premiered in 1974.
8
It starts off innocently enough with a young Sally Hardesty, her brother Franklin, and a few of their friends making a road trip across the state.
9
Needing gas for their van, they stop at a house to see if they have any to spare.
10
Turns out this would be the worst idea they ever have, and the last one for most of them.
11
Leatherface and his cannibalistic Sawyer family members brutally make a meal out of everyone except Sally.
12
She makes it out of one of Hollywood's scariest dinners alive.
13
If you want to survive an encounter with Leatherface, keep watching.
14
What makeshift weapons would you need to fight him off?
15
Why shouldn't you trust strangers in this town?
16
And listen carefully here, how could furniture save your life?
17
Try anything and you can cancel bro.
18
Step 1.
19
Go for his throat.
20
It's a short list of people who have escaped the ruthless murderer and his sinister family throughout the movies.
21
But that doesn't mean that he doesn't have some weak spots.
22
After all, he's just a normal guy.
23
I mean, at least in terms of physical abilities outside the fact that he's a burly dude.
24
He's strong, but he doesn't have superpowers, just a taste for violence in human flesh.
25
To start, keep as much space as you can between the two of you.
26
Toss whatever you can get your hands on at him.
27
Better yet, grab a pitchfork or shovel and let loose.
28
The best areas to aim for are the throat and eyes.
29
Even knocking his mask off might give you an edge while he fumbles around.
30
Step 2.
31
Look for furniture.
32
Leatherface's weapon of choice is a chainsaw.
33
The closer he gets to you, the higher the odds you'll end up in his fridge waiting to be cooked.
34
If my advice came a little bit too late
35
and you're standing face to leatherface with him while dangling meat hooks loom over you, Pull yourself together before he cuts you apart.
36
You're still gonna need to avoid that chainsaw.
37
Locate objects around you and stay near them.
38
This way, it'll be more difficult for him to maneuver his chainsaw around furniture compared to open space.
39
Move tables, chairs, anything that you can put between you and him.
40
Wow, you successfully blocked that chainsaw.
41
I'm impressed.
42
But there's no time to celebrate.
43
You have to get as far away as you can and fast.
44
Leatherface lives in a secluded area, so you need to get to a road and start running.
45
Beware of strangers offering you a lift, since some of the locals might be Sawyer kin.
46
Have you seen this movie?
47
You know what we're talking about.
48
Look for a car, a tractor, maybe even a bicycle.
49
Anything that can move faster than the guy with a chainsaw behind you.
50
Step 4.
51
Don't look back.
52
You're not Leatherface's only victim.
53
You can tell because you saw a chair made of human bones and you're pretty sure you heard someone screaming.
54
Of course you want to go back to help them.
55
Don't.
56
I know that sounds terrible, but trust me on this one.
57
If you return, you're entering the lair of a very angry serial killer whose only focus now is killing you.
58
You might not be the hero today, but at least you can live another day to tell the police what's happened.
59
You fought back and escaped Leatherface, but he's not the only creep with a mask that wants to murder you.
60
Next up is Ghostface, the iconic slasher of the Scream movies.
61
Have you made any enemies recently?
62
Because it might be one of them hiding under that mask.
63
There's only one way to find out here on How to Survive.
Download App
Everything you need to speak fluently
AI PronunciationScore every sentence
IPA PracticeMaster every sound
VocabularyBuild your word bank
Vocab GameLearn while playing
Same Channel
B14
How to Survive the Jurassic Period
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
B14
How to Survive in a Horror Movie
TeensDaily ConversationHigh School Students
B23
How to Survive WWIII
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
B24
How to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
B23
How to Survive a Godzilla Attack
Daily ConversationHigh School StudentsUniversity Students
B23
How to Survive the Top 5 Deadliest Primates
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
B23
How to Survive as the Last Person on Earth
Daily ConversationUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
B23
How to Survive a Vampire Apocalypse
University StudentsWorking Adults
B23
How to Survive a Haunted House
Daily ConversationUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
B23
Sucked Into an Oil Pipe and Survived: The Christopher Boodram Story
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
B22
How to Survive the Most Aggressive Animals
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
B22
How to Survive Being Lost in the Amazon
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
FOR YOU
Recommend Video
B21
402 sentences
How to Beat THE HILLBILLY CANNIBALS in "Wrong Turn 5"
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
B11
43 sentences
Basic Knife Skills | Allrecipes
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
B21
183 sentences
10 Wilderness Survival Tips in 10 Minutes
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
B23
43 sentences
Why Will Smith hates robots
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
B21
210 sentences
Every Disturbing Encounters Explained in 18 Minutes
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
B21
128 sentences
Double Ghostface Reveal and Bloody Payback – Scream | CLIP ⚡ 4K
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
B24
45 sentences
HOW TO THRIVE IN THE HOOD!
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
B22
282 sentences
"Weapons" director Zach Cregger takes on "Resident Evil" | SDCC 2026 Variety Studio
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
B11
119 sentences
I Built HORROR Movies in LEGO...
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
B21
226 sentences
Horror Movie Monsters YOU Can't Survive
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
B26
400 sentences
Michelin-Star Chef Rates Every Fine Dining Scene From 'The Bear' | How Real Is It? | Insider
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 63 sentences and 688 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:29. The speaker talks at a natural 153 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 81% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| mask noun | /mæsk/ | A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection. |
| furniture noun | /ˈfɝ.nɪ.t͡ʃɚ/ | Large movable item(s), usually in a room, which enhance(s) the room's characteristics, functionally or decoratively. |
| throat noun | /ˈθɹoʊt/ | The front part of the neck. |
| stranger noun | /ˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒɚ/ | A person whom one does not know; a person who is neither a friend nor an acquaintance. |
| meal noun | /ˈmiːl/ | Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity. |
| bone noun | /boʊn/ | A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates. |
| killer noun | /ˈkɪlɚ/ | One who or that which kills. |
| carefully adverb | /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/ | With care; attentively, circumspectly. |
| compare verb | /kəmˈpɛɚ/ | To assess the similarities and differences between two or more things [“to compare X with Y”]. Having made the comparison of X with Y, one might have found it… |
| successfully adverb | /səkˈsɛs.fə.li/ | In a successful manner; with success; without failing. |
| chase verb | /t͡ʃeɪs/ | To follow at speed. |
| odd adjective | /ɑd/ | Differing from what is usual, ordinary or expected. |
| layer noun | /ˈleɪ̯ɚ/ | A single thickness of some material covering a surface. |
| hook noun | /hʊk/ | A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment. |
| scary adjective | /ˈskɛə.ɹi/ | Causing fear or anxiety |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| fight back verb | /faɪt bæk/ | To defend oneself by fighting. |
| find out verb | To discover, as by asking or investigating. | |
| go back to verb | To stem from; to originate in. | |
| look back verb | To think of (past events) in retrospect (in hindsight). | |
| start off verb | To begin. | |
| turn out verb | To end up; to result. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 18 contractions and reduced forms, such as you're, doesn't, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: throat /ˈθɹoʊt/, ruthless /ˈɹuːθləs/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: flesh /flɛʃ/, makeshift /ˈmeɪkˌʃɪft/, shovel /ˈʃʌv.əl/
- Long words — get the stress right: successfully /səkˈsɛs.fə.li/, cannibalistic /kæn.ə.bəˈlɪs.tɪk/, innocently /ˈɪnəsəntli/
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 mask, furniture, throat.
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.