Shadowing Practice: Jules is Dead to Rue - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Oh, okay.
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I see what the fuck is going on here.
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Well, first things first.
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Elliot here's a fucking addict.
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So if he tells you anything fucking different, he's a liar and a fucking snake.
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Fuck you!
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He cares about you.
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This doesn't fucking concern you, Jules.
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Yes, it does.
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Fuck it doesn't.
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Yes, it does.
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How?
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Because I don't want you to kill yourself.
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You're a fucking rat!
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You were lying to me.
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Yeah, so you gonna tell my fucking mom?
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I didn't know what else to do.
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Why the fuck would you say anything?
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You're fucking dead to me.
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You don't mean that.
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I fucking mean every fucking word.
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You're dead to me, Jules.
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I don't believe you.
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You and me?
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We're fucking done.
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There's nothing fucking there anymore.
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Nothing fucking there.
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You know, I have a lot of regrets in my life.
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But I gotta tell you, Jules, meeting you has got to be at the top of my fucking list.
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Well, now you wanna fucking cry.
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Now you wanna fucking cry?
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Now you're a fucking vampire.
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Just go around fucking sucking the fucking spirit out of everyone!
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You like that shit.
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Makes you feel good.
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You know that's not true.
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It is fucking true.
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It's all about fucking jewels, right?
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And you don't know what the fuck you're doing.
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You just act all fucking innocent.
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Like you're just fucking sweet little angel, this innocent sweet little fucking angel who doesn't know what the fuck they're doing.
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You know what the fuck you're doing.
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I love you.
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No, the fuck you don't.
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You love being loved.
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You're a fucking greedy whore who just likes sucking the life out of people.
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And it fucking hurts, Jules.
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I love you.
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No, you don't.
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Stop saying that.
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You don't love me.
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You fucking left me when I fucking needed you.
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You fucking left me when I was at my fucking lo -
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You fucking left me at my fucking lowest and a real fucking friend, someone who fucking loves you, wouldn't do some shit like that, Jules.
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I love you and I want to help you.
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If you want to help me, you can honestly, you can just stay out of my fucking life.
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Forever.
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That would be great because honestly looking at you makes me physically fucking ill!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Jules is Dead to Rue”. This video has 58 sentences and 388 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:13. The speaker talks at a steady 121 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 87% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| angel noun | /ˈeɪ̯n.d͡ʒəl/ | An incorporeal and holy or semidivine messenger from a deity or other divine entity, traditionally depicted as a youthful, winged figure in flowing robes. |
| innocent adjective | /ˈɪnəsənt/ | Free from guilt, sin, or immorality. |
| suck verb | /sʌk/ | To use the mouth and lips to pull in (a liquid, especially milk from the breast). |
| regret verb | /ɹɪˈɡɹɛt/ | To feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead. |
| physically adverb | /ˈfɪz.ɪ.kli/ | In a physical manner. |
| snake noun | /sneɪk/ | Any of the suborder Serpentes of legless reptiles with long, thin bodies and fork-shaped tongues. |
| liar noun | /ˈlaɪ.ɚ/ | Someone who tells a lie; especially, a person who frequently lies. |
| greedy adjective | /ˈɡɹiːdi/ | Having greed; consumed by selfish desires. |
| addict noun | /ˈæd.ɪkt/ | A person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug. |
| jewel noun | /ˈd͡ʒuːəl/ | A precious or semi-precious stone; gem, gemstone. |
| concern noun | /kənˈsɝn/ | That which affects one’s welfare or happiness. A matter of interest to someone. |
| sweet adjective | /swit/ | Tasting of sugars. |
| honestly adverb | /ˈɑ.nɪst.li/ | In an honest manner. |
| hurt verb | /hɝt/ | To cause (a person or animal) physical pain and/or injury. |
| lie verb | /laɪ̯/ | To rest in a horizontal position on a surface. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| go around verb | To move or spread from person to person. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 26 contractions and reduced forms, such as you're, don't, doesn'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.
- 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 angel, innocent, suck.
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.