Shadowing Practice: Jimbros FOREVER! 🌯 | Classic Regular Show - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Jim Bros Burritos Jim Bros Burritos Jim Bros Burritos Jim Bros Burrito We'd like four every meat burritos, por favor.
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Whoa, bro, can't you see the sign?
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We're in a car.
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A car, huh?
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Then where are the doors?
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But that car doesn't have any doors.
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That's a jungle car.
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Yours is meant for a golf course.
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Or a park.
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Don't come back here without a real car. For every meat burrito...
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Guess we'll have to take the muscle machine.
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Wait a minute, I thought your car was busted.
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I just said that so you freeloaders would stop borrowing it all the time.
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There's nothing wrong with my sweet ride.
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She'll purr like a kitten when I start her up.
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Just get in the car!
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Try pumping the gas pedal.
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Pop the clutch!
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There is no clutch!
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It's automatic!
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Ugh, I just gotta finesse it! Is the tank empty?
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Maybe you need a jump.
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I said I gotta finesse it!
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And I can't do that with all this negative energy!
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Come on, baby.
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Come to papa.
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Come on.
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Come on.
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Wow, sweet.
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I told you, she runs like a dream.
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Now, let's go get some burritos.
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Jim Bruce burritos.
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Jim Bruce burritos.
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Know anyone else with a car?
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No way.
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The last time I let you borrow my car, you totaled it.
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Do you think I'm crazy?
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You just had to take Margaret to the airport, didn't you?
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Ohhhh...
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Somebody's gotta have a car.
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Wait, the impound lot!
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Fives, doesn't your brother still work there as a cop?
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Yeah, I think so.
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Do you think he could get us in?
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I don't know.
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We haven't talked since he brought his girlfriend to Aunt Air 5's wedding.
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Come on, bro.
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Settle up and call him.
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We need this car.
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This is every meat burritos we're talking about.
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Okay, but those inbound cars have some bad history.
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Sure, I can help you out.
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It's the perfect car.
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Lots of character.
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Cool.
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Which one is it?
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Oh.
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Whoa.
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Here she is.
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Oh.
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This car isn't gonna run.
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It looks like an old dirty brick.
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Oh, it'll run.
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Back in the 70s, it was used as a getaway car.
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There was a crazy bank robbery.
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The police began hot pursuit.
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Two and a half hours later, they blocked him in an alley.
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With nowhere to run, they lawfully approached the vehicle.
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Only to find he had vanished.
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We lost him.
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What?
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I hate it when people get away from us!
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Whoa!
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Robber car!
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This is gonna be awesome!
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What's this stuff on the seat?
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It's from the 70s.
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Everything's made of shag carpeting.
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You sure we can borrow it?
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Totally.
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We mostly use it for target practice and garbage.
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As long as you bring it back, no one's gonna notice.
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We'll take it!
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Best part about 70s cars?
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We all get to ride shotka.
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So you finally got a car.
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Or at least what's left of one.
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Come on, Jimbo.
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Less toot more food.
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Four Every Meat Burritos.
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Extra every.
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Are they really Every Meat?
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We're out of llama, but we substituted smoked alpaca.
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You won't know the difference.
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Gentlemen, I present the Every Meat Burritos.
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You can really smell the giraffe.
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Let's do this!
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Hey!
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What's going on?
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There's a guy back there!
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After him!
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Aw man, it keeps going!
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Aw, sick!
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Which way did he go? That way!
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We're coming for you, you burrito -stealing loser!
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Muscle Man, five!

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 107 sentences and 583 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:53. The speaker talks at a steady 120 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 78% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

  • whoa /woʊ/ — Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down.
  • muscle /ˈmʌs.əl/ (noun) — A contractile form of tissue which animals use to effect movement.
  • borrow /ˈbɑɹ.oʊ/ (verb) — To receive (something) from somebody temporarily, expecting to return it.
  • clutch /ˈklʌt͡ʃ/ (noun) — The claw of a predatory animal or bird.
  • steal /stiːl/ (verb) — To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it.
  • nowhere /ˈnoʊ.(h)wɛɹ/ (adverb) — In no place.
  • settle /ˈsɛtəl/ (verb) — To determine (something which was exposed to doubt or question); to resolve conclusively; to set or fix (a time, an order of succession, etc).
  • automatic /ˌɔː.təˈmæt.ɪk/ (adjective) — Capable of operating without external control or intervention.
  • pump /pʌmp/ (noun) — A device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas.
  • brick /ˈbɹɪk/ (noun) — A hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building.
  • carpet /ˈkɑɹ.pət/ (noun) — A fabric used as a complete floor covering.
  • garbage /ˈɡɑɹ.bɪd͡ʒ/ (noun) — Food waste material of any kind.
  • substitute /ˈsʌb.stɪ.tʃuːt/ (noun) — A replacement or stand-in for something that achieves a similar result or purpose.
  • gentleman /ˈd͡ʒɛn.təl.mən/ (noun) — Any well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man.
  • jungle /ˈd͡ʒʌŋ.ɡ(ə)l/ (noun) — A large, lush, undeveloped, humid forest, especially in a tropical region, thick with vegetation and wildlife; a tropical rainforest.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

  • come on /ˌkʌm ˈɒn/ — Come along with me; join me in going.
  • back in (verb) — To reverse a vehicle into a space.
  • come back (verb) — To return to a place.
  • come for (verb) — To search for someone with the intent to apprehend or cause harm.
  • get in (verb) — To get into or inside something, literally or figuratively.
  • go on /ˈɡoʊˌɒn/ (verb) — To continue in extent.
  • settle up (verb) — to pay what one owes (a debt, a bill etc.)
  • talk about (verb) — Used to draw attention to the speaker's characterization of someone or something.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 26 contractions and reduced forms, such as we're, gonna, gotta. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like whoa, muscle, borrow.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

StructureIn the video
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does itis meant · was busted
Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or predictionwe'll have · She'll purr · it'll run
Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see cominggonna run · gonna be · gonna notice
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around nowwe're talking · We're coming

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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