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Let's face it, Lewis, I'm never gonna find the right girl.
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You gotta stop it with this never stuff, man.
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Two days ago, we never thought we'd be in Australia.
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But we're here!
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We're living in London, London!
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Come on, Charlie, give me a beat.
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Come on, play with the radio.
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Come on, man, I wanna play with you.
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Give me a beat, man!
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Rolling in the land with the deep red sand, The big black man, the big black man.
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Oh, God!
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We're living in the land of love.
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We're living in the land of love.
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Oh!
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You better run!
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You better run!
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Come on!
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Hey!
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Hey!
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What the heck?
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my god I killed a kangaroo I never saw it such a beautiful animal it's the national symbol of Australia
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and I killed it hey don't worry about
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that Charlie I read in the book
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that the kangaroos are the rodents of the outback we cool shouldn't we bury it
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or something no look man my uncle has one rule of thumb
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he says whenever you hit something you keep on rolling
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so let's I can't just leave it in the middle of the road.
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I gotta at least pull it off to the side.
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Oh, well, you pull in by yourself, then.
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God, I'm so sorry, little buddy.
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Charlie, don't move.
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Stay right there.
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Lewis, what are you doing?
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Lewis?
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You guys look so adorable.
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Good day, mate.
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Stop that, Lewis.
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Hey, Charlie, hold on, hold on, hold on.
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You know what he looks like?
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Jackie Legs.
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jackie legs from canarsie with the goatee always wears the sunglasses
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what are you talking about hold on look okay look at it right there look at
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that geez that is jackie legs all right lewis enough come on help me here uh -uh it's lucky jacket time
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come on lewis have some respect it's bad enough we ran him over Oh, come on, man.
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Just one picture for the Brooklyn crew.
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All right, just one.
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Oh, woo.
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Let's make this quick.
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They have their big boy.
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All right.
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Say cheese.
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All right, come on.
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Let's get this jacket off.
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We got things to do, Louis.
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Whoa.
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Hey, come on, Charlie.
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One more.
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This could be our Christmas card.
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Lewis.
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What?
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What?
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Charlie.
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Jeez.
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Hey, look.
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We didn't hurt him after all.
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Looked like we did.
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You're a tough little guy, aren't you?
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Hey, look how tall he is.
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You all right, dog?
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Come on.
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Come on!
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I just got my ass kicked by a marsupial.
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You want to know the best part?
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What?
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The best part is now I never have to see that stupid red jacket of yours again.
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Charlie?
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Charlie!
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What?
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The kangaroo got the money.
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What?
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What are you talking about?
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I put the money in the jacket, and the jacket on the kangaroo, and nothing happened away.
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The kangaroo has money?
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The kangaroo has Salvatore Maggio's $50 ,000.
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Yeah.
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Hey!
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Come on!
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who puts a jacket with 50 ,000 on a kangaroo a dead kangaroo he was dead charlie
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you should have just let me drown lewis i mean it
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when you had the chance you should have just let me drown
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but there he is right there i see you now go go go go go
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we got it we got it go go
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Oh, look at that little fella go, Charlie.
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Look at him go.
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Here we come, baby.
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Oh, we're gaining on him.
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Oh, my God.
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Look at the fellow move, man.
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I'm going to pull up on your side, and I want you to reach out and grab the money.
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Peace, Kate.
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So you want me to just open the door and lean out of a speeding car?
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Fine, Charlie.
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We'll just drive past him and hope he hops in the Jeep.
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Here I go.
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Okay.
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Okay.
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Here I go.
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Give me closer.
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Give me closer.
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Charlie, he's hopping like a rabbit.
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Closer.
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Give me a little closer, Louis.
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I'm trying to get closer, Charlie.
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Oh, come on.
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Get it, baby.
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Closer, Louis.
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Oh, come on.
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Get the money, Charlie.
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A little closer, Louis.
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I almost got it.
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Almost there.
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Come on, Charlie.
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I can't hold it.
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Oh, get the money.
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As it turns out, this is hard.
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What are these things?
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They're termite mouths!
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I read about them in the book!
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Careful, Lewis, you almost missed one!
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You mad nass sucker!
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Go, go, go, go!
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Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop!
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I don't suppose you took the insurance?
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My uncle always told me that was just a rip -off.
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Don't worry, Charlie.
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We'll get the money back, all right?
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You can't go far.
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It's a continent, Lewis.
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You can go very far.
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I know it's a continent.
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I read the book.
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You happen to read the chapter on not putting your jacket on a wild animal?
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No, but I did read the chapter on how an aboriginal can kill a white man with a twig.
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You want to see that one?
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Kangaroo Jack”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: charlie, lewis, kangaroo, jacket, closer. This video has 150 sentences and 947 words to shadow. The speech runs for 7:54. The speaker talks at a steady 120 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| lewis noun | /ˈluːɪs/ | A cramp iron inserted into a cavity in order to lift heavy stones; used as a symbol of strength in Freemasonry. |
| kangaroo noun | /ˌkæŋ.ɡəˈɹu/ | A member of the Macropodidae family of large marsupials with strong hind legs for hopping, native to Australia and New Guinea. |
| jacket noun | /ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/ | A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length. |
| uncle noun | /ˈʌŋ.kl̩/ | The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent. |
| hop noun | /hɒp/ | A plant of species Humulus lupulus, native to northern Europe, female flowers of which are used to flavour many types of beer during brewing. |
| continent noun | /ˈkɑntɪnənt/ | One of the main contiguous landmasses, separated by water or geological features, on the surface of a planet, sometimes including its continental shelves and… |
| drown verb | /dɹaʊn/ | To die from suffocation while immersed in water or other fluid. |
| sand noun | /sænd/ | Rock that is ground more finely than gravel, but is not as fine as silt (more formally, see grain sizes chart), forming beaches and deserts and also used in… |
| buddy | /ˈbʌdi/ | A person far removed from the conversation. |
| symbol noun | /ˈsɪmbəl/ | A character or glyph representing an idea, concept or object. |
| lean verb | /ˈliːn/ | To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating. |
| adorable adjective | /əˈdoɹ.əˌbəl/ | Befitting of being adored; cute or loveable. |
| rabbit noun | /ˈɹæbɪt/ | A mammal of most genera of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail. (Those of the larger kind are instead called hares) |
| heck | /hɛk/ | Hell. |
| thumb noun | /ˈθʌm/ | The shortest and thickest digit of the hand that for humans has the most mobility and can be made to oppose (moved to touch) all of the other fingers. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reach out verb | To extend one's hand(s) forward; to reach for something. |
| rip off verb | To pull off by ripping. |
| turn out verb | To end up; to result. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Lewis, what are you doing?
- You know what he looks like?
- You're a tough little guy, aren't you?
- I don't suppose you took the insurance?
- We'll get the money back, all right?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good idea | shouldn't we bury · should have |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the best |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | We're living · are you doing · are you talking |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | gonna find · I'm going to pull |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 28 contractions and reduced forms, such as we're, don't, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words — get the stress right: adorable /əˈdoɹ.əˌbəl/, aboriginal /ˌæb.əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪ.nəl/, marsupial /mɑɹˈsu.pi.əl/
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 lewis, kangaroo, jacket.
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.