Shadowing Practice: Kid Rock's extended interview with News 2 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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on on saturday just kind of walk me through what you
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saw man i was i was sitting right there just having like kind of saturday morning beer
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and i seen uh i seen choppers start coming i was like man it looks like military
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and it's not the first time they've flown over my house it's they're out of fort campbell
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which i was there last thanksgiving with jd vance
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and i've talked to somebody's pilots
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and i've told them i'm like you guys see me waving
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when you come by the house somebody you guys are always welcome to cruise by my house like anytime
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so they just happened to be coming this way
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so i walked over here and i'm like yeah hell yeah
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and um then they circled back around and came out right over here
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and um and so i just you know gave them a salute
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and you know kind of a thank you
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and man it was a level of respect that i got
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that no award or record sales could ever do
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and you know at the end of the day
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if it makes their day a little brighter you know for
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for their service to our country protecting us i think that's a great thing especially
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when i when i saw yesterday
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that there was you know the no kings thing going down
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and there's people flipping them off i'm like i don't care what your politics are
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but come on man if you're flipping our military off i'm the king of the bird like
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if you're flipping our military off you're on the wrong side of things man
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so you know at the end of the day i thought
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it was harmless i thought it was really cool i was very appreciative of them coming by
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and i hope they got a good and made their day a little bit brighter too.
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The military is like looking into this to see if they did this for their own pleasure, I guess.
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What do you have to say to that?
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I think they're gonna be all right.
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My buddy's Commander-in-Chief.
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I mean, what are they looking into?
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They stopped for, I don't know, seconds, a minute.
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You know, maybe they were here three, four minutes, you know, just say what's up, went on.
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And I've told them before, up before Campbell, like I said, when I was there with JD Vance back at our vice president, back in Thanksgiving, I talked to some of them.
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I said, yeah.
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Because I see them when they fly the Schnucks and they go to Nissan Stadium for the football games.
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They come right over.
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And if I'm here, I usually make a point, come out, I'm like, you know, give them a what's up.
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So it's really not that new, but it was pretty cool.
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They stopped right there and kind of, I wasn't expecting any of that, but I thought it was really neat.
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To the people who on social media kind of had some backlash towards this, what's your message to them?
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TDS syndrome.
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They got TDS syndrome.
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It's just no new news here.
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It's like, you know, we know the half of the country that's going to love it and say, that's really cool.
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That's great for the military.
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and the other half is going to go, I'm wasting taxpayers' money, this, that, and the other.
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And I might remind you, not to sit here and brag about it, but I've done a lot of service, much more in the military, but in every war country,
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from Afghanistan, Iraq, Kosovo, multiple times, Christmas is Thanksgiving.
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And I think a lot of these guys and girls know
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that I've done a lot for them because I appreciate what they do for us.
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So I think they know this is a pretty friendly spot
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if they want to come by and give a wave when they go by.
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Is there really anything else you want to say that I didn't ask you?
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I think that kind of covered it.
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To the people who serve our country, what do you want them to know?
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I know you covered that, but I'll hear you say it again.
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The people that serve our country, I mean, same thing I said for you.
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Thank you for your service and keep on kid rocking in the free world.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 59 sentences and 742 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:23. The speaker talks fast, about 220 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 84% 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
14 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| flip verb | /flɪp/ | To throw so as to turn over. |
| thanksgiving noun | /ˌθæŋksˈɡɪv.ɪŋ/ | The expression of gratitude. |
| syndrome noun | /ˈsɪndɹoʊm/ | A recognizable pattern of signs, symptoms and/or behaviours, especially of a disease or medical or psychological condition. |
| fort noun | /fɔɹt/ | A fortified defensive structure stationed with troops. |
| remind verb | /ɹəˈmaɪnd/ | To cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something); to bring to the notice or consideration (of a person). |
| cruise noun | /kɹuz/ | A sea or lake voyage, especially one taken for pleasure. |
| anytime adverb | At any time. | |
| taxpayer noun | /ˈtakspeɪə/ | A person who is subject to, liable for, or pays tax. |
| harmless adjective | /ˈhɑɹmləs/ | Incapable of causing harm or danger; safe. |
| salute verb | /səˈlut/ | To make a gesture in honor of (someone or something). |
| backlash noun | /ˈbækˌlæʃ/ | A suddenly reversed or backward motion, such as of a rope or elastic band when it snaps under tension. |
| appreciative adjective | /əˈpɹi.ʃətɪv/ | Showing appreciation or gratitude. |
| brag verb | /bɹæɡ/ | To boast; to talk with excessive pride about what one has, is able to do, or has done; often as an attempt to popularize oneself. |
| chopper noun | /ˈt͡ʃɑ.pɚ/ | A tool for chopping wood; an axe/ax. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| come out verb | /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ | To be discovered; to be revealed. |
| go down verb | To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one. | |
| walk over verb | To gain an easy victory. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 24 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, I've, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: backlash /ˈbækˌlæʃ/, appreciative /əˈpɹi.ʃətɪv/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like flip, thanksgiving, syndrome.
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 | they've flown · i've talked · i've told |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | people who on · people who serve |
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.