Shadowing Practice: IDFB 1: Welcome Back - Learn English Speaking with Video

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- RUBY: Welcome to Day 1,127 of our video diary for today, we'll be eating the gumdrops that we've been collecting over the years.

- ICE CUBE: Yeah!

- PENCIL: And that's right! And personally, I'm going to start with my favorite color, the-- wait, Ruby, let me look at the camera.

Ruby! You forgot to remove the lens cap this time!

How can I trust you to be my camera gem when you mess up simple things like this?

- Uhh, I don't know what a lens cap is, but I'm sorry.

- Ruby. A lens cap is this circle thing in front of the camera you have to remove before recording.

- Oh. - Oh my bubble blower, I've gotta eat this green gumdrop it's, I found it on the ground and I'm pretty sure it's okay, bgom!

- Hey, uhh, Ruby, I hate to be too inquisitive, but if you don't know a lens cap is, is there a chance you've been recording all these video diaries with the lens cap still on?

- Um... maybe?

I mean, I dunno. The world is a pretty strange place, and anything can happen. - So that's why nobody has been watching our diary; it's just been a black screen all this time! Oh my tree, all these years of documenting... reduced to shavings!

- - And it is terrible. - Mmm, I don't feel bad.

- Bubble, how can you not feel bad? Three years of our work has just vanished in an instant!

- Well, I'm so used to my entire life disappearing in an instant, that it doesn't really affect me anymore...

- Fries! What the corkboard are you doing?

- Isn't it pretty clear, Pin? Figure it out yourself.

- Uh, nothing's poking out at me.

- Do you see what I have to deal with!? This is the last fry!

All the others have either rotten away, gotten burned by Firey, or were EATEN by Gelatin.

So if I want to stay alive in this hostile Yoyle environment, which uhh, I kinda wanna do, then I'd better get to work on growing potatoes!

- Ooh, so you're gardening! How cute!

- hnngggwhoa! Bomby, what are you doing here? I haven't heard you say anything in a long time; how many lines do you have in this episode again?

- Two! - Hmm, I need help loosening this soil, and this hoe isn't even really helping.

Do you think you can help me out a bit?

- What? - Fries? What do you mean?

- Oh, you know...

- Our diary followers have no idea what's happened to us in the last three years.

- Oh well, it's no big deal. Hoy hoy!

- They have no clue who is eliminated in BFDIA 6!

- What happened?

- Oh, Icy, it was Puffball, with 1,455 dislikes...

- Wait, Ruby, where did you get those results?

- It's a secret? You'll never knoooooow!

- Oh, give me that!

- Uaah! Well why don't you come and get it, Pence-Pence?

- Ruby, stop it! This is dangerous!

- Na-na-na-na-- - FIREY: : Aaaaaaaaah-- - Oh hey, Firey.

Ruby, now you've done it! Whoa! Pull me up!

- Huuuuuunngh...

- Aaaaaaaaaaaah- - Oh, great, not again, okay, everybody, sprint down the Yoyle Needy and catch Pencil before she hits the ground!

- I know a faster way!

: Wheeeeee!

- No, Ruby! You'll die!

You're safe and sound with me, Pencil!

But don't act so rowdy anymore.

- Seriously, it was all Ruby's fault...

- Aaaaaaaah!

- I've got to— - No, Ice Cube, you can't.

It's too dangerous!

- Aaaaaaaah!

- Wow, that was selfless.

- Well, now we gotta recover Bubble and Ice Cube from the Hand-Powered Recovery Center.

- Don't forget Ruby!

- Wait. How did Ru—ah, whatever. It figures!

- Sorry for annoying you earlier, Fries, But I must say... I'm glad you're growing potatoes!

I've missed their taste ever since we moved to Yoyleland, since they... don't... grow here.

Hold up, I thought potatoes couldn't grow here.

Too little sun, or something?

- I was thinking the same thing, but Tennis Ball...

Oh, Tennis Ball.

He developed this new strain called Grotatoes, that can still grow with slightly less sun.

He warns me there might be side effects, but at this point I'm desperate, so whatever!

- Ooh, Grotatoes? Sounds delicious!

- A'listen. Listen. I don't know what your "point" is, but these Grotatoes...

They're not for eating; they're for me.

- Sorry. Why is making friends so hard?

- Hey, guys!

Whoa! Pin! You lost your color, too? Just... like me.

- What are you talking about, Nickel? You've always been gray.

Anyway, Golf Ball told me she could extract the red pigment from my body and re-shape it into my new limbs!

Since they have the same chemical structure.

Isn't Golf Ball the best?

She always knows how to solve everything!

- I don't know how to solve, like, anything.

So I'm glad we're finally going to be able to learn from other scientific endeavors.

- Hmm, yeah, that sounds nice, but who are these others again?

And how do you know whether this building really is what you think it is?

- Well, I think it's a science museum, because the sign says "Science Museum".

And we're here now. Let's go in.

- I really don't think this is necessary.

- It is. - But there's so much science to do in the outside world. - GOLF BALL: There is not.

- Well, why would you ever want to enter a dilapidated old building?

- To find science treasure.

- Stop right there!

What do you think you're doing?

- Needy-- - Don't call me needy!

- Needle, We're going to enter the Science Museum of Yoyle City on our eternal quest to create innovation and creation.

- ...you just said "create creation!".

- Whatever it is, you can't do that!

- Why? - Uhh, it's secret! But it's because of FreeSmart!

- Needle, why don't you just go slap a few strangers for me; tell you what they probably call you Needy- - - behind your back.

Come on, TB.

I wonder what that was all about. Needle's been acting quite loopy lately.

But look at this place! It's got treasures just waiting to be...

stolen.

- Uh, are you okay?

Oh my place where tennis balls are created! It's a Wall Teleporter!

I've always heard about these things, but I never knew they were a reality!

- Yeah! See, aren't you glad you came here?

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- Yes. I mean, now that I think about it, nobody's been in this building for years, so what's the big deal if I just borrow this for a bit?

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I've always wanted to know what it feels like to use this.

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- Okay, let's see what's in this next room over...

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- UNKNOWN SHADOW: Where are you, bozo? You need punishment.

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You can't hide forever, bozo!

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- Golf Ball! Snap out of it!

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Jeez, that's the second weird episode you've had since we entered this building.

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Stay focused.

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- No, no, we need to leave.

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- Golf Ball, we haven't even seen 10% of the gadgets yet! - Listen, I don't know why, but we have to go now.

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- That, is the first time I've ever seen you make a decision irrationally. But, if you insist.

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- Hey Pin! Whatcha got going on here?

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- Trying to make friends with Fries! He's growing Grotatoes.

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- Ooh, Grotatoes? TB told me those things are gonna taste...

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DELICIOUS!!!!! - I sure hope so!

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- I'll be the first to eat one. In fact, I'll try one right now...

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- - Coiny! They've barely begun growing! You need to be 20 times more patient!

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- Sheesh. You need to calm down.

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Take a deep breath. You know, a "deep-fried breath"!

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- Oh my tater!

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- Hey Pencil, now that we gotten Firey punished, and all, - AAAAAAHH-- - do you think we should, focus our efforts on bringing Match back from the TLC?

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- Uh, maybe.

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- Aren't you best friends? I thought you'd be a little more eager to see her again.

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- I mean, we're doing just fine without her, aren't we?

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Match was a little too needy-- --anyway.

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- Really? You never told me Match was needy-- --before.

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- Oh, yeah. Match was over the top, crazy, make you question your faith in Pencilanity, needy!

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But that's in the past.

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Let's just recover Bubble or Ruby, and Ice Cube now.

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- YOY!

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- Yay!

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- Yeah!

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- So, Pin, It's been about six months. How do your new limbs feel?

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- Still a little tingly, but getting better!

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- Hey, coin creature! Guess what I got?

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It's a wall teleporter!

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- Wow! That is so cool; my absolute favorite thing in the whole world!

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Also, what's a Wall Teleporter?

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- Well, according to the instructions on the back, it can teleport anybody through a wall of up to six inches in width.

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But it can only teleport one person at a time.

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Pretty amazing technology, if you ask me.

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- Hey, the Tiny Loser Chamber's walls are five inches thick!

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Now that is one lucky coincidence. We can finally free my boys -- SB, Pen, and Blocky and we can also free Eraser too.

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- Oh, that's a good idea! But the Tiny Loser Chamber is also inside the Locker of Losers which adds another five inches of metal wall.

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- Actually, on the second page of instructions, there's ultra-power mode. Which allows you to through walls of up to twelve inches!

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But, it'll take several weeks to charge up for such an extreme energy usage!

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- Well, that's not too bad.

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Those 40 or so guys have been waiting to be freed for three to four years!

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A few extra weeks can't hurt them.

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- Oh, yeah, you're right.

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- Guys, let's head over to the LOL now!

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- Fries? Do you want to come with us? It'll be fun!

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- Ehh, it's fine. I'm pretty busy right now. These Grotatoes need to end up perfect.

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- Okay, so the plan is to shoot this Thingamadoodle into the Tiny Loser Chamber to pull somebody out, wait a month or two, and repeat the process.

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Sound good?

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- Yeah! - But how do we choose who to save first?

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- Well, obviously you bring Snowball out first.

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He's a great guy, he doesn't deserve to be in that prison any longer.

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- Are you kidding me?

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Are you kidding me?!

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If anything, Snowball deserves to be in the Locker of Losers...

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FOREVER- - I think we should extract Roboty!

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Because Golf Ball told me Roboty's red tint could be used to re-color me!

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- No, According to my calculations, Barf Bag would be the best guy to get back.

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Then we could finally contain Rocky's vomit.

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- Bulleh! - Do you have trouble deciding who to save from the Tiny Loser Chamber? If so, then buy our-- I mean... let the viewers vote!

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That's right, if you're watching this video, then leave a comment saying who you wanna come back!

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The person with the most votes gets to come back into the show!

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- BOOK: Hey! Viewers! Since I am an IDFB Tips and Tricks Guidebook, I might as well put in my two cents.

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- COINY: Put me down!

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- BOOK: If you wanna recommend a character or discuss anything about this episode, go to the links in the description.

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This season, there are going to be so many opportunities for recommended characters to actually join the show!

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- RUBY: Like me!

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- BOOK: Yes Ruby, like you.

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So go check it out!

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- Hey, Fries, I brought some boiling frying oil, so we can finally do some deep fried breaths!

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- Please tell me you are not actually doing this.

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- Okay, so we breathe, and then we deep fry it.

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Ready? - I'm not participating.

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- COINY: One...

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- FRIES: C-Coiny, just stop! - COINY: Two...

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- FRIES: Coiny! Coiny! No! - COINY: Three...

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Aaaaaaah! - FRIES: You're insane! Just stop!

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See you in IDFB 2! (:

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “IDFB 1: Welcome Back”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Ruby, Fries, Ball, Coiny. This video has 183 sentences and 1901 words to shadow. The speech runs for 10:47. The speaker talks at a natural 176 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 80% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 48 of its 183 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
needy adjective	/ˈniːdi/	In need; poor.
lens noun	/lɛnz/	An object, usually made of glass, that focuses or defocuses the light that passes through it.
diary noun	/ˈdaɪ.ə.ɹi/	A daily log of experiences, especially those of the writer.
bubble noun	/ˈbʌbəl/	A spherically contained volume of air or other gas in a liquid, commonly a soapy liquid.
teleporter noun	/ˈtɛlɪpɔː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)/	A person who teleports.
fry verb	/fɹaɪ/	To cook (something) in hot fat.
potato noun	/pəˈteɪ.təʊ/	The edible starchy tuber of the plant species Solanum tuberosum.
breathe verb	/bɹiːð/	To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.
gumdrop noun	/ˈɡʌm.dɹɑːp/	A small chewy candy made with corn syrup, gelatin, and flavouring.
teleport verb	/ˈtɛləpɔː(ɹ)t/	To travel, often instantaneously, from one point to another without physically crossing the distance between the two points.
limb noun	/lɪm/	A major appendage of human or animal, used for locomotion (such as an arm, leg or wing).
viewer noun	/ˈvju.ɚ/	Someone who views a spectacle; an onlooker or spectator.
needle noun	/ˈniː.dəl/	A long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing as in sewing, embroidery, acupuncture, tattooing, body piercing, medical injections, sutures, etc; or a…
extract noun	/ˈɛkstɹækt/	Something that is extracted or drawn out.
instruction noun	/ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/	The act of instructing, teaching, or providing with information or knowledge.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Meaning
calm down verb	To become less excited, intense, or angry.
come back verb	To return to a place.
end up verb	To bring to a conclusion.
get back verb	Return to where one came from.
hold up verb	To wait or delay.
mess up verb	To make a mess of; to untidy, disorder, soil, or muss.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

What the corkboard are you doing?
Bomby, what are you doing here?
You lost your color, too?
What do you think you're doing?
See, aren't you glad you came here?

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 collecting · you've been recording · has been watching
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	it's just been · has just vanished · haven't heard
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	were EATEN · is eliminated · are created
Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group	the best · the most votes

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 79 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “th” sounds: breathe /bɹiːð/, width /ˈwɪtθ/
The “sh” and “zh” sounds: instruction /ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/, treasure /ˈtɹɛʒəɹ/, irrationally /ɪəˈɹæ.ʃə.nə.li/, sheesh /ʃiːʃ/, vanish /ˈvænɪʃ/
Long words — get the stress right: teleporter /ˈtɛlɪpɔː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)/, dilapidated /dɪˈlæpɪdeɪtəd/, inquisitive /ɪŋˈkwɪzətɪv/, irrationally /ɪəˈɹæ.ʃə.nə.li/, coincidence /kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns/

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 needy, lens, diary.

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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