Shadowing Practice: Jennifer Aniston Gives Conan Some Of Her Eggs | CONAN on TBS - Learn English Speaking with Video
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That was great!
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Yay!
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I love your audiences!
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That's amazing, it's like they didn't know you were coming out, that's insane!
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It's just like they didn't know!
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Miraculous!
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No, that was, I've been doing this a long time, a reaction like that is very uncommon, that was incredible.
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Aw, well thank you!
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That was really sweet, that was really sweet!
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Thank you!
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So nice to see you again!
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Always so good to see you!
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You look gorgeous as always!
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Thank you Conan, handsome as always!
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That's all I wanted.
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That's it, all right, see you later.
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We're done, goodbye everybody.
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What have you brought?
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You came out with something.
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Oh Conan, these are my very own, well no, fresh eggs.
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Wow, wow, they're big.
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Oh yeah, everybody's talking about my eggs, well, I'm giving them to you.
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Wow, these are really, these are eggs that come from where?
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We inherited 12 chickens on our property. And so.
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This is you and your fiance.
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And my fiance.
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Justin, yeah.
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So, you know, they pop them out like crazy, so we just keep giving them away.
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And so I figured I may as well actually give, I'd keep talking about it, so I actually thought I'd give them to you.
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These are like super, these are fresh eggs that come from your farm.
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Yeah, you may have a twin in there.
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Now I'm getting sad.
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I know.
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Then I'll eat it.
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Don't feel bad, that's actually a really good egg to eat.
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No, these look amazing.
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Thank you so much for this.
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How did you come to have chickens?
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They look so wimpy on your desk, actually.
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No, they don't.
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They look, we'll put Eisenhower next to them and then they look masculine.
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There we go.
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Eisenhower is guarding these eggs.
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Oh, those are good eggs.
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Look at that, yeah.
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Looks like he's motorboating.
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Okay.
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Your rhubarb thing was so funny.
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Oh, thank you.
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That rhubarb thing you guys did was very pretty.
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Oh my God, it was, yes, Andy makes a great woman.
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My God, you really do, but you sounded exactly like her.
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That is a crazy woman.
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Yeah, yeah, that's fun.
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Now, I'm just curious, you bought a place, or you got a place, and they had chickens there,
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and you decided we're just gonna go with this?
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Well, yeah, we were actually really excited that we were gonna, they weren't taking the chickens.
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Okay.
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They just told us how to feed them and what they require, and they love pasta, They love to be talked to.
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You're feeding your chickens pasta?
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Hey man, I just did what I was told.
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Maybe they're playing a joke on you.
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Feeding pasta, yeah.
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They love lobster salad.
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Yeah, well done.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Jennifer Aniston Gives Conan Some Of Her Eggs”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: egg, chickens, pasta. This video has 65 sentences and 458 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:39. The speaker talks at a natural 173 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 85% 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
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| egg noun | /ɛɡ/ | An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, insects, reptiles, and other animals, often housing an embryo within a membrane or shell… |
| pasta noun | /ˈpɑ.stə/ | Dough made from wheat and water and sometimes mixed with egg and formed into various shapes; often sold in dried form and typically boiled for eating. |
| curious adjective | /ˈkjʊɹ.i.əs/ | Tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate; inquisitive; (with a negative connotation) nosy, prying. |
| desk noun | /dɛsk/ | A table, frame, or case, in past centuries usually with a sloping top but now usually with a flat top, for the use of writers and readers. It often has a… |
| insane adjective | /ɪnˈseɪn/ | Exhibiting unsoundness or disorder of mind; not sane; utterly mad. |
| gorgeous adjective | /ˈɡoɹd͡ʒəs/ | Sumptuously dressed. |
| twin noun | /twɪn/ | Either of two people (or, less commonly, animals) who shared the same uterus at the same time; one who was born at the same birth as a sibling. |
| goodbye | /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ | Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing. |
| handsome adjective | /ˈhæn.səm/ | Having a pleasing appearance, good-looking, attractive, particularly |
| salad noun | /ˈsæl.əd/ | A food consisting principally of raw vegetables (especially greens, e.g. lettuce), other savoury ingredients (typically cooked), fruit, or confectionary; often… |
| uncommon adjective | /ʌnˈkɒmən/ | Rare; not readily found; unusual. |
| masculine adjective | /ˈmæskjələn/ | Of or pertaining to the male gender. |
| lobster noun | /ˈlɑb.stɚ/ | A crustacean of the Nephropidae family, dark green or blue-black in colour turning bright red when cooked, with a hard shell and claws, which is used as a… |
| inherit verb | /ɪnˈhɛɹɪt/ | To receive (property, a title, etc.), by legal succession or bequest, usually after the previous owner's death. |
| fiancé noun | /fiˈɑnseɪ/ | A man who is engaged to be married; the man to whom one is engaged; an intended. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| come out verb | /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ | To be discovered; to be revealed. |
| come out with verb | To say (something) unexpectedly. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- That's it, all right, see you later.
- What have you brought?
- How did you come to have chickens?
- You're feeding your chickens pasta?
- Maybe they're playing a joke on you.
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 20 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, didn't, don't. 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 egg, pasta, curious.
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.