Shadowing Practice: I Won... But Lost My Soul - Learn English Speaking with Video
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I trained until my legs gave out.
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I used every connection my father had.
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I did everything right.
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And I still could not call this mine.
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The town skating competition is next week, Sophia.
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I saw the student list.
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Mark's daughter is also competing.
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Ah, Lily.
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We cannot let that family look better than us, sweetie.
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Our family image is very important.
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Yes, mother.
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A harper does not share the spotlight, Sophia.
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We dominate.
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You must take the gold trophy.
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Remember, second place means nothing in this house.
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Do you understand?
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Yes, daddy.
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I will win.
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Sophia, I saved you the best seat in class today Right next to the window Good
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And your bag is totally safe with me, Sophia It is very clean
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And I brought you apple juice Your absolute favorite We want you to have energy for the skating competition Of course
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Put the bag down, Pip.
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I can carry it myself.
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Oh, no. It's okay.
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I like carrying it.
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It's not heavy.
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Put it down.
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And Nora, put the juice away.
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I am not thirsty.
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But we are your friends, Sophia.
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We just want to help you win.
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Ridiculous. Who is your friend?
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You only want my money and my toys.
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Wow!
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Look at Lily go!
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She is like a bird!
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She is so fast!
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Nobody can beat her next week!
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Lily!
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That was the most beautiful double axel I have ever seen!
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You are like a little star on the ice!
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Thank you!
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Wow, Lily!
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You are a genius!
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You are the best skater in our class!
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You look like a real bird flying, Lily.
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If you skate like this next week, the gold trophy will be yours for sure.
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Everyone thinks Lily is the queen now.
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Are you going to stand there and watch her take your trophy?
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No, I am the best.
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I will show them.
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Okay, Sophia!
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It is your turn!
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Show us your double axel!
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Two and a half turns.
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Easy.
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I must be perfect.
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I must be number one!
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Sophia!
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Remember, second place means nothing in this house.
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No, no, I cannot lose.
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Sophia, are you okay?
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That was a very hard fall.
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Here, take my hand.
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Let me help you.
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Don't touch me!
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I don't need your help!
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Get away from me, Lily!
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Sophia, why do you hate me so much?
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What did I do wrong?
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Please tell me.
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What did you do wrong?
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You really don't know, Lily?
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Stop acting!
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I...
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I don't know.
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Don't touch me.
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You are a hypocrite.
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I hate your smile, I hate your help, and I hate you!
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Oh, Sophia, don't be sad.
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Your jump was actually amazing!
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The ice today was just too slippery.
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It wasn't your fault at all.
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Shut up, Nora.
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Lily did it perfectly.
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The ice wasn't slippery for her.
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Lily?
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Pfft, that was just pure luck.
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She practiced all day yesterday because she has nothing else to do.
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But you, Sophia, you are a true professional.
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Everyone knows you are the real star here, but she will win the trophy next week if this continues.
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Not if she can't practice anymore.
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Sophia, what if the rink is suddenly busy or closed?
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You are a harper, remember?
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You can do anything.
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Go outside.
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Lock the door.
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I need to make a call to the principal.
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Yes, Sophia.
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Right away.
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Hello, Sophia.
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Is everything all right with your practice?
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Hello, Mr. Davis.
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I need a favor.
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I want the school rink to be closed for the rest of the week.
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No one else can practice here.
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Only me.
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But Sophia, the competition is next week.
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Lily and the other students need to practice too.
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My father will double the donation for the new sports center this evening.
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But only if the rink is empty for me.
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I understand, Sophia.
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The rink will be closed for maintenance starting tomorrow morning.
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Happy training!
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Now, let's see how you win, Lily.
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I am so sorry, everyone.
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The school just called me.
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The cooling system is broken.
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The rink must close for maintenance.
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But Miss Clara, the competition is in three days.
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We need to practice.
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This is bad.
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Very bad.
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My program is not ready yet.
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No practice.
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But what about my double axle?
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I will forget how to jump.
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I know, Lily.
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I know you work very hard.
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But the ice is not safe right now.
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Safety comes first.
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Okay, children.
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Go home and rest today.
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I will text your parents when the rink reopens.
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Safety first!
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it's true I cannot do it no matter how much I try I cannot beat her jump
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if I jump this in the competition I will fall I
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will lose everything no I must survive I will change my
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program I will do the double loop it is easy it is safe No mistakes.
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Coward, you are a loser.
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A useless harper.
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Nora, please don't say that.
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Sophia is just tired.
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Her knees are bleeding.
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Tired?
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Next week is the competition.
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If Sophia doesn't do the double axel, Lily will win the gold trophy.
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Lily will be number one.
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But if Lily is better, she deserves to win.
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Wake up, Pip.
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If Lily wins, she will be Miss Clara's favorite.
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If Sophia loses, her dad will stop paying for our luxury skate camp.
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I didn't spend the whole year flattering that rich, spoiled girl just to end up in second place.
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Sophia can't do it, so we must make sure Lily cannot do it either.
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Nora, what are you going to do?
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Not me, Pip.
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You are going to do it.
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Tomorrow morning, before the school bus arrives, you will find Lily's locker.
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What have I done?
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It was Nora's idea.
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Oh no, someone is coming.
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I have to hide.
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Welcome to the Regional Junior Figure Skating Championship.
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Up next, the Free Skating Program.
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My turn.
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Everyone is looking at me.
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Dad is looking at me.
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Should I do the double axel?
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No. If I fall, Dad will be furious.
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I will lose everything.
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Double loop is safer.
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Representing the Harper Elite Skating Club, please welcome Sophia Harper!
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Thank you.
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Music, please!
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50 -20.
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A pathetic score for a coward.
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Trading a double axel for a safe double loop?
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Do you honestly think a runaway performance is enough to protect the Harper name, Sophia?
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If that lily girl lands her program, you will learn the true price of your cowardice.
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Sophia, you did it.
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That was incredibly clean.
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I was watching from the screen, and your transitions were just beautiful.
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I'm so happy for you.
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Of course it was clean, Lily.
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That is what a Harper does.
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We don't leave room for mistakes.
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Now it's your turn.
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Just focus on your own run and don't trip out there.
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The ice is getting slippery.
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Up next, please welcome Lily.
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Go take that first place, my little hypocrite.
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You deserve it.
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Ah!
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What?
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What was that sound?
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Oh my god!
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That was a terrible fall!
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Her double axel failed completely.
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She lost her edge and fell hard on the ice.
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Sophia.
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Did you see that fall?
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It looks so painful.
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Our girl is too small for this.
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Calm down, Mark.
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Take a deep breath.
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Look, she is smiling.
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She finished the dance she is very strong.
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You are right, Sarah.
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Our girl is amazing.
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What is happening out there?
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Is Lily really okay?
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Please, let her be okay.
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Attention, please.
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The final scores are ready.
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The gold medal goes to Sophia Harper.
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What?
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First place?
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No, this is impossible.
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This is not right.
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Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome our champions, first place, Sophia Hartford, second place, Lily, and third place, Mia!
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I know it was you, Sophia.
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Lily, what are you talking about?
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The screws on my skates, they were loosened.
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No, Lily, I didn't, I swear, I...
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Don't lie to me anymore.
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Right before I went out you told me don't trip.
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You knew it all along.
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Please listen to me.
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I won't tell the judges and I won't tell my parents.
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Consider this my final gift.
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To our dead friendship.
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Enjoy your gold medal, Sophia.
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You bought it with your soul.
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No, Pip Why?
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Why would you do this?
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Pip, tell me the truth Why did you do this to Lily?
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Sophia, please Nora told me to do it She planned everything Sophia, this is a competition In this world,
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if you don't crush them They will crush you I did this for our team.
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No, you did it for yourself.
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But it's over now.
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The evidence is all here, Nora.
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I will give this USB to the judges.
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Everyone will know the truth.
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Give it to them.
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No one will believe you, Sophia.
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I will tell everyone that you told us to do it.
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Think about it.
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Who gets the gold medal?
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Who wins the first place? you are the only one who benefits here.
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Good job, Sophia.
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You won the first place.
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You made the Harper family proud.
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And Nora, very smart thinking.
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You are right.
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Father?
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You know about this?
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Sophia, give me that USB.
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Now.
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No!
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Father!
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Why did you do that?
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To protect our family name, don't disappoint me, Sophia.
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Remember who you are.
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Here are your rewards.
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You both did a great job for the team.
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Keep your mouths shut.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “I Won... But Lost My Soul”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Sophia, lily, double, harper, Nora. This video has 265 sentences and 1560 words to shadow. The speech runs for 15:12. The speaker talks slowly, about 103 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 83% 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
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| harper noun | /ˈhɑː(ɹ)pə(ɹ)/ | A harpist, especially one who plays a traditional harp without pedals. |
| skate noun | /skeɪt/ | A runner or blade, usually of steel, with a frame shaped to fit the sole of a shoe, made to be fastened under the foot, and used for gliding on ice. |
| axle noun | /ˈæksəl/ | The pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel. |
| rink noun | /ɹɪŋk/ | A sheet of ice prepared for playing certain sports, such as hockey or curling. |
| trophy noun | /ˈtɹoʊfi/ | An object, usually in the form of a statuette, cup, or shield, awarded for success in a competition or to mark a special achievement. |
| slippery adjective | /ˈslɪpəɹi/ | Of a surface, having low friction, often due to being covered in a non-viscous liquid, and therefore hard to grip, hard to stand on without falling, etc. |
| hypocrite noun | /ˈhɪ.pə.kɹɪt/ | Someone who practices hypocrisy, who pretends to hold beliefs, or whose actions are not consistent with their claimed beliefs. |
| coward noun | /ˈkaʊɚd/ | A person who lacks courage. |
| 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. |
| cowardice noun | /ˈkaʊɚdɪs/ | Lack of courage. |
| flatter verb | /ˈflætɚ/ | To compliment someone, often (but not necessarily) insincerely and sometimes to win favour. |
| loosen verb | /ˈluːsən/ | To make loose. |
| reopen verb | /ɹiːˈəʊpən/ | To open (something) again. |
| skater noun | /ˈskeɪ.tə(ɹ)/ | A person who skates. |
| runaway noun | /ˈɹʌnəweɪ/ | A person or animal that runs away or has run away; a person, animal, or organization that escapes captivity or restrictions. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| calm down verb | To become less excited, intense, or angry. | |
| give out verb | To utter, publish; to announce, proclaim, report. | |
| go out verb | To leave, especially a building. | |
| shut up | /ʃʌt ʌp/ | Stop talking (usually in the form of making annoying, irrelevant, or false comments, during a period of peace and quiet, or when one is not allowed to talk)… |
| wake up verb | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | To stop sleeping; to awake. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Sophia, why do you hate me so much?
- What did I do wrong?
- What did you do wrong?
- You are a harper, remember?
- Is everything all right with your practice?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its result | If Lily wins, she will be · If Sophia loses, her dad will stop · If I fall, Dad will be |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | be closed · will be closed · is broken |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | have ever seen · have I done |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the best · the most beautiful |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 23 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, can't, didn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: thirsty /ˈθɝs.ti/, pathetic /pəˈθɛtɪk/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: crush /kɹʌʃ/, donation /doʊˈneɪʃən/
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 harper, skate, axle.
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.