Shadowing Practice: Johnny Arrives at the Hotel | Hotel Transylvania - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Yes, what do you want, a cookie?
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You did all right, man.
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Move on around.
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Vampire!
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Vampire!
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A human. Who are you?
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And how did you find this place?
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Oh, I'm Jonathan.
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And I was just mountain climbing with some dudes and heard this story about a spooky forest.
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And who's not going to go into a spooky forest, right?
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So then I see these goofy looking dudes on fire.
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And I just kind of follow them to this, like, amazing castle.
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But of course, be smart.
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No bonfires.
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No fireworks shows.
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How many of you are there?
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Just me.
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I like to hit it alone.
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You meet so many awesome people in the youth hostels.
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Hey, speaking of awesome, that cape thing is killing it!
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Is there like a costume party here?
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What have I done?
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This is on my phone.
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You have to leave.
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Oh no. Excuse me, one of your piranhas in the lake is very rude.
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He ate my sister-in-law.
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Be right with you.
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Mr. Dracdala, we asked for a room with the mule of the pool.
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The room's fine.
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We want to book a massage.
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Yes, Swedish.
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Shiazua, aromatherapy.
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We don't want a stone.
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I'll get back to you, Mr. Hydro-Burn.
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I hope so.
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See what you do.
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That's me, Hydro-Burn.
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Seriously, what's up?
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Sparks, everywhere.
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What's the kind of fun you breathe under here?
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Drac.
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Drac, had a go with Mabel.
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Hey, where'd you go?
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Wow!
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This room's kinda small for a big castle.
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No bed, but check out these awesome dustpans they give you.
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Quiet, you fool!
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What weapons are you keeping in this container?
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Your pitchforks?
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Oh!
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I can't breathe!
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It's killing me!
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Yeah, definitely do for a fluff and fold.
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What is this?
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A torture device?
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A secret mind controller?
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You won't read my thoughts.
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I won't let you.
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Dude, it's just music.
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Here, try it.
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Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle.
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Oh!
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It's taking my soul!
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What?
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It's a good jam.
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Don't be a grandpa.
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You need to go.
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No human has ever entered this castle.
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And if someone should see you, the safety of the hotel, the sanctuary, no one would ever come again!
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Oh yeah, go for it!
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Ever come again!
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I love your Dracula voice, it's so over the top.
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And Mavis, if she saw you, she would know that I lied.
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No!
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Who's Mavis?
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Is this her room?
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I'm good with a roommate.
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I had six brothers growing up, so I could totally share.
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I can't kill him.
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It would set monsters back hundreds of years.
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One time in Hamburg, I roomed with this dude who I caught stealing my shampoo.
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I said, whoa, man, and he threw a flower pot at me, but he was cool.
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What are you babbling about?
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What?
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Whoa!
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Check out these awesome costumes.
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Costumes.
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Uh, what's this?
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Sorry, man, I can't be without my backpack.
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You know, everything I own's in there.
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It'll be right here.
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Okay, I just...
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I love my backpack.
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Whoa, hey, what are you doing?
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What are you doing to my hair?
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Oh, boy!
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Check it out, I'm a Franken-homie!
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Yes, hello.
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Look at me!
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This is totally normal.
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Not a problem here.
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This is just a monster with me.
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Everybody stepped it up tonight.
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Wait, why are we going to the front door?
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Are we leaving?
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Bonjour Dracula!
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Hey Sniffy, what's going on?
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Not right now Quasimodo.
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What?
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No, don't be absurd, he's not a human, but Monsieur Dracula.
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How ridiculous, it's me!
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Monsieur, the devil lizard fingers.
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I ask for spleens and blankets.
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Ugly fool!
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I told you!
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He doesn't like the lizard fingers!
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But he says...
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Whoa, check that costume out!
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Wow, seriously, I just have to ask you.
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How are you pulling this off?
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I mean, it looks so real.
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Like, I could just put my hand right through...
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What do you think you're doing?
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Uh, she's.. she's real.
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You're real!
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Yeah, and I'll give you a real beat!
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Keep your hands out of my wife!
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My dad.
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My dad.
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I ate him.
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Ah.
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Ah, ah.
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Honey, I just didn't know where you were.
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We thought you were still out.
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Oh no, I don't know why I ever wanted to leave.
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The humans are so boring.
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Mavis honey, are you alright?
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Yeah, I think so.
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That was weird.
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Oh, my head hurts.
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Um, who is that?
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Who is what?
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Oh, oh, that!
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That is, uh, nobody.
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Seriously, Dad?
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Dad?!
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Yeah, I know, Dracula's daughter.
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Everyone freaks out at first.
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DRACULA?!
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Okay, we gotta go.
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Please don't kill me!
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I'm so young!
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I have so many places I want to see!
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I've got tickets to Sixth Day Matthews Band concerts!
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Oh, I'm getting out of here!
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Shut up already.
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It's impossible for me to think with all your noise.
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Sorry, Glenn.
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Go back to sleep.
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Wait, aren't you going to suck my blood?
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Ugh, classic human paranoia.
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Human blood is so fatty and you never know where it's been.
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So, Dracula doesn't drink blood?
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No, I use a blood substitute.
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Either near blood or blood beaters.
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You can't tell the difference.
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So, wow, you're like the real Count Dracula, like, I am Dracula, blah, blah, blah.
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I've never said that in my life, blah, blah, blah.
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I don't know where that comes from.
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Uh, can I just ask, what exactly is this place?
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What is this place?
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It's a place I built for all those monsters out there lurking in the shadows, hiding from the persecution of humankind.
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A place for them and their families to come to and be themselves.
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A place void of torches, pitchforks, angry mobs.
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A place of peace, relaxation, and tranquility.
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Cool, so it's like a hotel for monsters?
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Yes, exactly.
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A hotel for monsters.
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Way to sum it up.
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Okay, hop on my back.
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We're leaving.
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Oh, man, you're a bat now.
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I always wanted to fly.
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What's it like?
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This is insane.
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Wait, wait, I want to stay.
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Can Frankenstein sign my costume?
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Can I meet the Invisible Man?
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Hey, if I stuck my hand in the Invisible Man's mouth, would it disappear?
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Hi!
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Maybe!
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What are you doing, my sweet little blood orange?
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Our friend was just leaving!
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Yeah, he was flying me out the window.
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This guy is so funny.
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Oh, look!
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You have something on your face!
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Play along if you ever want to see your precious backpack.
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Huh.
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Whoa!
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So wait, you didn't have any clothes on when you were a bat?
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Or were they bat-sized?
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Who exactly is that?
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Mmmmm.
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Honey Bat, you see, it's your birthday, and you know I want you to have the bestest specialist party of your life.
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So, well, I needed some help.
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You needed help.
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Well, look, I am very good, but I thought it would be even more bestest specialist if someone closer to your age helped plan the party.
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You're my age?
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Sure.
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Well, how old are you?
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118. 100 and...
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Yeah, I'm 121.
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Really?
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Mm-hmm.
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You see, everything is very, very normal.
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I'm throwing a party, and he's helping.
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Sir, there's an emergency.
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Not now.
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Can't you see we're in the middle of something very normal here?
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Wait, what's going on here?
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There's an emergency in your precious hotel, and you're not running to fix it?
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Why?
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Is it because of him?
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Whoa, look at my face.
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No, precious bone, it's not because of him.
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Good.
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Then go check on the emergency and I'll keep him company.
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No!
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Anything but that!
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What?
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I mean, because he needs time to plan.
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And if you're keeping him company, then he's not planning.
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He's a company-keeping.
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And then the plan, it doesn't get planned.
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Mm-hmm.
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Good one.
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Shut up!
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Okay, so maybe if you're not planning later, we can hang out.
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Sounds good!
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Yes!
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You hear that? it out?
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It sounds good!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Johnny Arrives at the Hotel”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: dracula, blood, blah, wiggle, costume. This video has 271 sentences and 1350 words to shadow. The speech runs for 9:59. The speaker talks at a steady 135 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 80% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 57 of its 271 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| whoa | /woʊ/ | Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down. |
| costume noun | /ˈkɑsˌt(j)um/ | A style of dress, including garments, accessories and hairstyle, especially as characteristic of a particular country, period or people. |
| castle noun | /ˈkɑːsəl/ | A large residential building or compound that is fortified and contains many defences; in previous ages often inhabited by a nobleman or king. Also, a house or… |
| honey noun | /ˈhʌni/ | A sweet, viscous, gold-colored fluid produced from plant nectar by bees, and often consumed by humans. |
| backpack noun | /ˈbæk.pæk/ | A knapsack, sometimes mounted on a light frame, but always supported by straps, worn on a person’s back for the purpose of carrying things, especially when… |
| finger noun | /ˈfɪŋɡɚ/ | A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb, and the corresponding part, irrespective of including a thumb, in many other… |
| specialist noun | /ˈspɛʃəlɪst/ | Someone who is an expert in, or devoted to, some specific branch of study or research. |
| breathe verb | /bɹiːð/ | To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases. |
| lizard noun | /ˈlɪzɚd/ | Any reptile of the order Squamata that is not a snake or mosasaur—typically characterised by a rounded torso, a short neck with an elevated head, a long tail… |
| spooky adjective | /ˈspuːki/ | Eerie, or suggestive of ghosts or the supernatural. |
| bone noun | /boʊn/ | A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates. |
| ridiculous adjective | /ɹɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs/ | Deserving of ridicule; foolish, absurd. |
| shadow noun | /ˈʃædəʊ̯/ | A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object. |
| flower noun | /ˈfloʊɚ/ | A reproductive structure in angiosperms (flowering plants), often conspicuously colourful and typically including sepals, petals, and either or both stamens… |
| suck verb | /sʌk/ | To use the mouth and lips to pull in (a liquid, especially milk from the breast). |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| check out verb | To record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.). | |
| 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)… |
| get back to verb | Return to (an activity) | |
| get out of verb | To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of. | |
| go back to verb | To stem from; to originate in. | |
| grow up verb | To mature and become an adult. | |
| play along verb | To take part in a charade, deception, or practical joke. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Yes, what do you want, a cookie?
- How many of you are there?
- What's the kind of fun you breathe under here?
- What do you think you're doing?
- Wait, aren't you going to suck my blood?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | have I done · has ever entered · it's been |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past | was just leaving · was flying |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | is killing · are you babbling · are you doing |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | I'll get · won't read · won't let |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 45 contractions and reduced forms, such as you're, I'm, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: breathe /bɹiːð/, cloth /klɒθ/, aromatherapy /əˌrəʊməˈθɛrəpi/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: specialist /ˈspɛʃəlɪst/, shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, massage /məˈsɑ(d)ʒ/, persecution /ˌpɝsəˈkjuʃən/, relaxation /rᵻˌlækˈseɪ.ʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: ridiculous /ɹɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs/, sanctuary /ˈsæŋkt͡ʃuˌɛɹi/, persecution /ˌpɝsəˈkjuʃən/, aromatherapy /əˌrəʊməˈθɛrəpi/, paranoia /ˌpæɹ.əˈnɔɪ.ə/
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 whoa, costume, castle.
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.