Shadowing Practice: Key & Peele - Text Message Confusion - Uncensored - Learn English Speaking with Video
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- "BEEN TRYING TO REACH OUT TO YOU ALL DAY.
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ARE WE ON FOR TONIGHT?" JEEZ.
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- WHAT? YOU CAN'T CATCH ME.
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YOU CAN'T CATCH ME.
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I'M LANCE MOORE. TOUCHDOWN, BITCH.
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WHAT? PAUSE.
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OH, SHOOT.
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KEEGAN'S BEEN TEXTING ME.
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"SORRY, DUDE, MISSED YOUR TEXTS.
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"I ASSUMED WE'D MEET AT THE BAR.
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WHATEVER. I DON'T CARE." - "SORRY, DUDE, MISSED YOUR TEXTS.
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"I ASSUMED WE'D MEET AT THE BAR.
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WHATEVER. I DON'T CARE." "WHATEVER. I DON'T CARE"?
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WHAT THE FUCK IS HIS PROBLEM?
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"DO YOU EVEN WANT TO HANG OUT?" - "DO YOU EVEN WANT TO HANG OUT?" OH, THAT'S CONSIDERATE.
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"LIKE I SAID, WHATEVER." - "LIKE I SAID, WHATEVER"?
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FUCK THIS GUY.
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JESUS, "YOU..." - "ARE FUCKING PRICELESS." AWW. "YOU'RE THE..." - "ONE WHO'S FUCKING PRICELESS"?
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THIS M-- THIS MOTHERFUCKER HERE.
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OH, HE WANTS TO-- OKAY, MM-HMM.
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MM-HMM. OKAY.
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"YOU WANT TO GO..." - "RIGHT NOW?" HMM.
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GUESS I COULD DO THAT.
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"OKAY..." - "OKAY, LET'S GO"?
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HE SAID OKA-- "OKAY, LET'S GO"?
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ALL RIGHT, YOU KNOW WHAT?
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YOU KNOW WHAT? "YOU WANT TO REALLY..." - "DO THIS NOW?" KEEGAN, YOU NUT.
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YOU'RE NOT PUTTING ME OUT.
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- "FUCK YEAH, LET'S DO IT"?
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OH, YOU FUCKING ASSHOLE!
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- "FIRST ROUND'S MINE." - OH, NO! OH, NO!
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THERE AIN'T GONNA BE NO ROUNDS, ASSHOLE!
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IT'S GONNA BE A FUCKING STREET FIGHT!
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THIS SON OF A-- - 'CAUSE TONIGHT WE GONNA PARTY AND THE PARTY DON'T STOP - YOU!
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- BUDDY! LIKE I SAID, FIRST ROUND'S MINE.
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A BEER AND A GIMLET FOR MY PARTNER RIGHT-- WHAT'S THAT?
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- UH, I-I GOT YOU A BASEBALL BAT WITH NAILS IN IT.
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- FOR MY POST-APOCALYPTIC JACKIE ROBINSON COSTUME.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 39 sentences and 265 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:26. The speaker talks slowly, about 109 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 80% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
13 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| priceless adjective | /ˈpɹaɪslɪs/ | So precious as not to be obtainable or sold at any price. |
| buddy | /ˈbʌdi/ | A person far removed from the conversation. |
| nail noun | /neɪl/ | The horny plate or appendage at the ends of the digits of various animals, including most reptiles, birds, and mammals (both nonhuman and human). |
| costume noun | /ˈkɑsˌt(j)um/ | A style of dress, including garments, accessories and hairstyle, especially as characteristic of a particular country, period or people. |
| pause noun | /pɔːz/ | A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation. |
| touchdown noun | /ˈtʌt͡ʃ.daʊn/ | A six-point score occurring when the ball enters possession of a team's player in the opponent's end zone. |
| lance noun | /læns/ | A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen. |
| apocalyptic adjective | /əˈpɒ.kə.lɪp.tɪk/ | Revelatory; prophetic. |
| considerate adjective | /kənˈsɪdəɹət/ | Consciously thoughtful and observant (often of other people and their rights, needs, feelings and comfort). |
| geez | /d͡ʒiːz/ | An exclamation denoting surprise or frustration. |
| gimlet noun | /ˈɡɪm.lət/ | A small screw-tipped tool for boring holes. |
| assume verb | /əˈsjuːm/ | To authenticate by means of belief; to surmise; to suppose to be true, especially without proof. |
| baseball noun | /ˈbeɪs.bɔl/ | A sport common in North America, the Caribbean, and East Asia, in which the objective is to strike a ball so that one of a nine-person team can run… |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 15 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, gonna, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words — get the stress right: apocalyptic /əˈpɒ.kə.lɪp.tɪk/, considerate /kənˈsɪdəɹət/
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 priceless, buddy, nail.
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.