Shadowing Practice: I Asked My Crush to be My Girlfriend - Learn English Speaking with Video
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So you know, there's this girl.
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We've been going on dates for a while now and honestly, somewhere along the way I realized I actually really like her.
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She's kind to everyone she meets.
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We both love animals.
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She's always down for whatever stupid idea to come up with.
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And somehow we just have fun doing absolutely anything together.
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But for a while it was rough.
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She was living across the state and we were constantly wondering
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when the next time we were going to see each other was.
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And it was hard.
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It was really hard.
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And my question to myself for a while was, is this even going to be possible?
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Like, is this actually something that we can make work?
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But somehow in some way that didn't really change my mind.
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I mean we just have so much fun together and honestly I don't really know where this is going.
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But I do know I don't want to leave it where it is.
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So really there's just one thing left to do.
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So one of our favorite things to do together is to see animals.
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So I decided to start the day off at the zoo.
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We are at the zoo.
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Been saying that we're gonna come to the zoo.
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You like the place I chose?
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You can never go wrong with animals.
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I feel like every time we're with each other, we have to go see some sort of animal.
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They're so cute.
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Wow.
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They're really cute though.
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I love animals.
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Oh, look at that one.
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Look at that one's rock.
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He looks so chumpy.
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He's so cute.
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Yeah, I'm almost like a pet.
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Is it legal?
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Why can't we just do it?
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That is the biggest duck I've ever seen in my entire life.
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There is no way that thing's really gross.
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It's a strong.
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Oh, so what animal are you most excited to see?
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I don't even know what animals they have.
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What about the best and most dangerous animal?
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Me.
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I don't think I should have said that.
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Which animal do you think I would be?
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Based on your personality?
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You could be...
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I honestly think you'd be a gorilla.
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A gorilla, really?
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A gorilla.
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What makes me a gorilla?
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It's like you look big and tough, but like inside you're kind of soft.
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Yeah, look at that face.
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Look just like you.
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This is a favorite, my favorite face that you make.
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A face face of longing Hello, don't they make the really loud noise?
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They look like really big baby birds.
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Everything here is sound true Bro is cozy for the camera.
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He knew his angles.
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He really was.
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That's me when I'm debating whether or not to go pee in the middle of the night
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If you look at that animal over there Oh, yeah, you got logged.
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No, I did not.
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You got logged.
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Bend down.
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You are getting logged.
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That's not real.
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There's no way that's true.
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Now this is Jason.
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He looked at us like, what'd you call me?
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You said who?
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Jason, I've come to save you.
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This is this.
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It's Jason.
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He's like, yeah, you want to fight bro?
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Oh, come at me.
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Come at me.
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Don't look at us.
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He's learning how to dance like, left foot stomp, left foot stomp, right foot stomp.
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I have one more question for you.
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He had something to say.
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So unfortunately that almost felt like the right moment to do it, But the monkeys decided otherwise, so I decided to find somewhere a little quieter.
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It's so pretty!
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What do you think?
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It's really pretty.
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You are really pretty.
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You are really- To see the entire spectrum, I still feel straight.
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Wait.
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I like woman.
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Whoa, whoa, whoa, here, buddy.
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Calm down, calm down.
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Why do I like woman now?
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Stop, how do I reverse it?
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Stop, stop pressing it, stop pressing it.
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Frankie, I know him actually, personally.
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Wait, I have a name, Nathan, Oiz.
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Nathan, Oiz?
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Yeah.
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Is that you?
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That came out of me, came out of me.
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At what point did you realize that we get along?
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I think maybe when we did that little bike ride on our first day.
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Hmm, you liked my my terrible sense of direction?
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Yeah, it kind of made me realize at least I'm not the only one out there with horrible direction.
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You know what I realized we got along?
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You know how I always call everybody Mamacita?
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One day you just started saying it back.
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I'm gonna just expose you right now.
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She called me Mamacita every time she picks up the phone now.
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Nah I don't, that's you, you're imagining things Oh I really am I?
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Yeah you're thinking about Jason actually Oh Is it weird that I call you and Jason both mamacita?
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No it's okay cause you're Jason's wife Oh
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Yeah last time I was here I was like in middle
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school I don't remember at all Oh wow I don't think I could even see Can you recreate your height?
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Now look over I can still see See a little bit?
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Yeah Half ledge What are we looking at right now?
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This is like if you were in shrooms.
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It's like you're seeing the whole world begin.
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Yeah I know.
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Not that I'm taking any but like, I feel like that's what people explain it as.
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No it is, it is.
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I mean I bet it is.
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Dude, there it is.
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Okay, okay.
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What would you say was your favorite video that we filmed together?
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I know which one I liked.
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I took you to that taco place.
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Oh god.
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I liked the one where we saw animals.
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That's like all of them.
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Okay, I'll take the answer.
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Is there any place that you still wanted to visit?
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You've been a couple places so far.
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I've only really gone to a couple of the beaches in LA, so I think maybe Santa Monica actually.
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I've heard that's like one of the more popular ones, right?
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We could do that today.
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Really?
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How far is it?
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I have no idea.
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That's how I walk to the restroom at night.
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I thought you walked!
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You know, this kind of reminds me of when we're just sitting at the beach and like contemplating our lives.
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As we spend all our money, there's the genius.
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That was an expensive game I bet you I could beat you at any game Any game No way Let's about this one?
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You know my aim class.
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I play Valorant.
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This is light work.
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I don't play games.
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Alright, let's do it.
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Wait, how do I aim?
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Dude, I look your choice on that.
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Okay, you look good.
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That doesn't count.
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We're gonna move on.
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Shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot.
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I'm saving you right now, bro.
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I'm saving you right now.
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I'm saving you right now.
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What?
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Game over.
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Not bad?
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Not bad!
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Good job.
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You got what, 40?
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Good job.
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Do you like Santa Monica so far?
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Yes.
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I like the lights.
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I usually don't come here at night actually, so this is kinda my first time too.
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Really?
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Yeah.
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That was pretty good.
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Okay, well, I do have one last question to ask you.
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You guys have been watching our videos, you know, we've been posting a lot of our dates
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and a lot of you guys have started to suspect that maybe Miranda's not just my crush.
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And in that case, you guys would be correct.
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So, for the first time, this is my girlfriend Miranda.
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Obviously, we could have told you guys a lot sooner, but I mean, you know, not everything needs to be shared on the internet, right?
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You kinda have to live it a little before you reveal things.
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I guess for you guys and for the video here, will you be?
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Yes, I will.
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I have been.
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I have been and I will be.
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I like that answer.
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We decided to give this to you the chance.
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Thank you sir.
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But you got me from my head to my feet And I'm ready to dive
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “I Asked My Crush to be My Girlfriend”. This video has 186 sentences and 1362 words to shadow. The speech runs for 8:01. The speaker talks at a natural 170 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 87% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow. 43 of its 186 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 |
|---|---|---|
| gorilla noun | /ɡəˈɹɪl.ə/ | An ape of the genus Gorilla; endemic to the forests of Central Africa and typified by superlative physical size and strength in relation to other primates. |
| stomp verb | /stɑmp/ | To trample heavily. |
| whoa | /woʊ/ | Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down. |
| chumpy adjective | /ˈt͡ʃʌmpi/ | Short and fat, particularly in comparison with something of more favourable dimensions. |
| contemplate verb | /ˈkɑn.təmˌpleɪt/ | To look at on all sides or in all its aspects; to view or consider with continued attention; to regard with deliberate care; to meditate on; to study, ponder… |
| restroom noun | /ˈɹɛstˌɹum/ | A room containing a public toilet: a public lavatory. |
| shrooms noun | Magic mushrooms, which produce drug-like hallucinations. | |
| recreate verb | /ˈɹɛk.ɹi.eɪt/ | To give new life, energy or encouragement (to); to refresh, enliven. |
| taco noun | /ˈtɑkoʊ/ | A Mexican snack food made of a small tortilla (soft- or hard-shelled) filled with ingredients such as meat, rice, beans, cheese, diced vegetables, and salsa. |
| expose verb | /ɪkˈspoʊz/ | To reveal; to uncover; to make visible; to bring to light. |
| monkey noun | /ˈmʌŋki/ | A member of the clade Simiiformes other than those in the clade Hominoidea containing apes, generally (but not universally) distinguished by small size, tails… |
| dive verb | /daɪv/ | To swim under water. |
| bend verb | /bɛnd/ | To cause (something) to change its shape into a curve, by physical force, chemical action, or any other means. |
| crush verb | /kɹʌʃ/ | To press between two hard objects; to squeeze so as to alter the natural shape or integrity, or to force together into a mass. |
| duck noun | /dʌk/ | Any of certain aquatic birds of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet, distinguished from swans and geese by generally being smaller and… |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| calm down verb | To become less excited, intense, or angry. |
| get along verb | To interact or coexist well, without argument or trouble. |
| come up with verb | To manage to produce, deliver, or present (something) by inventing, creating, thinking of, or obtaining it. |
| look over verb | To check quickly; to make a brief or cursory visual inspection of. |
| pick up verb | To lift; to grasp and raise. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- You like the place I chose?
- Why can't we just do it?
- Which animal do you think I would be?
- He looked at us like, what'd you call me?
- He's like, yeah, you want to fight bro?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on | We've been going · have been watching |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | I've ever seen · I've come · You've been |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the biggest · the best |
| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | stop pressing · started saying |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 49 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
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 gorilla, stomp, whoa.
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.