Shadowing Practice: How Well Do the Stranger Things Stars Really Know Each Other? - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hello, we are the cast of Stranger Things and we're testing on how well we know each other.
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Let's do this.
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He's from England.
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Round one.
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What is Millie's favorite current song?
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Oh, I'm going for it.
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Easy.
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Manchild!
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Sabrina!
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It's my fave.
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What is Finn's favorite on-set snack?
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Set snack.
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Ooh, I got it.
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He might not even get this, but I'm right.
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Ahh!
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Very good.
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If Finn could live in another decade, which would it be?
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Can I play with Finn?
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Oh my god, Finn!
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I also was gonna say 70s.
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What did you guess?
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70s?
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I thought that was a one at first.
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The 1910s.
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Round two.
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What is Noah's biggest pet peeve?
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I don't even know.
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Okay, I guessed one, but he doesn't even know, so we're screwed.
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Chewing loudly?
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I said, like, no at all.
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Oh, shoot.
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What is Gaten's favorite outfit from the show?
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From the whole show?
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Yeah.
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Ready?
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Oh, I was gonna write that!
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Oh!
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Oh, I was gonna write rose that's no point to us Ewok Said miles Morales,
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I mean Spider-man.
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That's a dream robot avatar.
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I would want to be an avatar.
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I want to be tall guys Round three what can really not live without without.
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Give me like some...
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Wait, is it that or that?
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Okay, I think she would say this.
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Oh!
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What, what, what?
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Did you look?
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Is it wrong?
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No, no, it's good, just do what you did.
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Stick with what you did.
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Oh, I was gonna, I said that or that, and you said that.
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But, but, it's the same thing, because without her there's no him, so it's the same thing.
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Wait, half one?
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Can we get a family discount?
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What is Finn's go-to karaoke song?
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What is your go- you picked the dumbest song.
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You judged me so hard.
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Yeah, because you picked the most obscure, like, B-side tracks.
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Is this it?
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Nope!
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Nope!
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What?
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Like, what?
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Which of her character's moments would Sadie never want to relive?
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Got it.
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Uh, uh, okay.
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Is this like a sketch? Or die.
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I think it's essentially the same thing, though.
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Round four.
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Where is Noah's dream vacation?
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Okay, do you know him really?
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Yeah, I think so.
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Okay.
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Yeah.
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You don't know what it's like to be his bestie, but yeah.
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What is Gaten's favorite movie?
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I'm gonna write down my two.
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Okay.
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Oh, but it's three.
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Ready?
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Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on.
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Wow!
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Oh no!
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Oh my gosh!
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Empire Strikes Back is in it.
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That's a point.
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That's a full point.
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What is Caleb's weirdest hidden talent?
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Huh?
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I don't even know what I do.
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That's not an answer.
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You're sabotaging us.
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I don't know what that is.
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That's not weird.
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That's Cliff!
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Not everyone can do that.
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Round five.
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Who is Millie's favorite 80s icon?
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Oh, I think I know.
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Is she 80s?
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She from the 80s?
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She's not 80s?
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Okay, not that one.
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I don't think we were gonna guess this one though.
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It's a man.
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Oh.
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A man?
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A man!
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Oh, oh, oh.
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I think I know.
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Woohoo!
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I would not have gone if you didn't say man.
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No, it's so embarrassing.
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Who are you gonna say?
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Audrey Hepburn?
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Oh, Noah!
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Isn't that your icon?
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It is my icon, but probably not an 80s.
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What decade is she?
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60s?
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50s, 60s?
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50s, 60s.
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What song does Finn listen to to get hyped up for filming?
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There's a few, dude.
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There's a few.
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But I'm trying to think of like...
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I remember a season one hearing what it was you prepped an emotional scene for.
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Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
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Do it, just do a clue.
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Oh my god, I remember I remember Yeah, why oh my god, I'm leaving play yes,
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he did a same cameo in another TV show What would it be okay?
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Okay?
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Okay?
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Oh, I mean this is like the obvious actor answer I
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don't know you guys are amazing duo We don't like this up.
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We don't need we don't we don't we don't need dynamic duo over here The winners are Finn and Kate We won?
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Huzzah!
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That's not right Um, we watch the footage.
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I don't know where they won The comments should decide.
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Hey, you guys subscribe and decide who wants.
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We want.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “How Well Do the Stranger Things Stars Really Know Each Other?”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Finn, favorite, Round, hold, song. This video has 144 sentences and 735 words to shadow. The speech runs for 5:33. The speaker talks at a steady 132 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 80% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 45 of its 144 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| icon noun | /ˈaɪ.kɑn/ | An image, symbol, picture, portrait, or other representation, usually as an object of religious devotion. |
| avatar noun | /ˌæv.əˈtɑː(ɹ)/ | An incarnation of a deity, particularly Vishnu. |
| snack noun | /snæk/ | A light meal. |
| nope | /noʊp/ | No. |
| bestie noun | /ˈbɛsti/ | A best friend. |
| embarrass verb | /ɪmˈbæɹəs/ | To disrupt someone's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely. |
| huzzah noun | /həˈzɑː/ | A cheer often associated with sailors, shouted by a group in praise of a thing or event. |
| karaoke noun | /ˈkæ.ɹiˌəʊ.ki/ | A form of entertainment popular in clubs, at parties, etc, in which individual members of the public sing along to pre-recorded instrumental versions of… |
| relive verb | /ɹiːˈlɪv/ | To experience (something) again; to live over again. |
| woohoo | /wuːˈhuː/ | Used to express sudden or exuberant joy, happiness, excitement, approval or delight. |
| sabotage noun | /ˈsæb.əˌtɑʒ/ | A deliberate action aimed at weakening someone (or something, a nation, etc) or preventing them from being successful, through subversion, obstruction… |
| chew verb | /tʃuː/ | To crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws; done to food to soften it and break it down by the action of saliva before it is swallowed. |
| loudly adverb | /ˈlaʊdli/ | In a loud manner; at a high volume. |
| obscure adjective | /əbˈskjʊɹ/ | Dark, faint or indistinct. |
| gosh | /ɡɑːʃ/ | A mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| strike back verb | To respond to an attack by attacking one's opponent or opponents. |
| write down verb | To produce or set (something) down in writing; to record something. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- He might not even get this, but I'm right.
- What did you guess?
- Can we get a family discount?
- Who are you gonna say?
- Isn't that your icon?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the dumbest · the most obscure |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | gonna say · gonna write · gonna guess |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | we're testing · I'm going · You're sabotaging |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 30 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, gonna, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: sabotage /ˈsæb.əˌtɑʒ/, gosh /ɡɑːʃ/
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 icon, avatar, snack.
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.