Shadowing Practice: KIDS CRASHING OUT OVER VIDEO GAMES! - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Today, we're gonna be watching kids that crashed out over video games.
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Hey guys, let's be honest.
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If you're a gamer, then you have definitely gotten mad over a video game.
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And sometimes people get so mad or they'll break a controller.
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Like, who does that?
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I've done it before.
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Hey guys, before we start, comment down below.
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Which game do you play that makes you so mad?
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Because for me, it's Fortnite.
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Oh my gosh, I get so mad.
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Especially if I'm lagging.
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Oh my gosh, controller is done.
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But anyways, let's start the video.
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Little bro threw in a 6-7 mid gaming crash out?
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What?
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What does that even mean?
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Oh my...
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Oh my gosh!
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Oh my gosh!
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Bro, that must have been the most angry 6-7 I've ever seen.
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Bro, it is not that serious.
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He acted like his whole family just died.
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Like, look at him.
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And why is he hitting the 6-7?
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Like if anything bad happens in life when he's older, he's just gonna start doing six seven.
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Hey little Timmy you're fired We got an iPad baby.
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Oh, he's crying Oh No, someone wants to soul his brain rot.
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No Okay, wait a second.
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I know the intro I said for that makes me
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so mad bro When I used to play steal a brain rot in public servers, it would make me so mad now I just stay in private servers, bro.
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You cannot play steal a brain right in a public I'm tired of these kids crashing out over Roblox, bro.
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I'm not gonna lie I'm a grown man and Roblox sometimes makes me mad.
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So yeah, I get it.
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Okay, but what did he even do?
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He crashed out for the last time.
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No more Roblox Oh my gosh I don't even know what brain rot is.
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No!
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He's still a brain rot too?
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Oh my gosh Gosh, no way he broke the TV like that.
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Look at the TV.
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Bro went all in.
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Oh my goodness.
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What brain rot did he steal?
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I don't even know what brain rot is.
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He doesn't even know what brain rot is.
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Parents, you don't get it.
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All right, but don't worry, guys.
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I get it.
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All right.
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Kid has a tantrum because he was losing playing video games.
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What the?
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Bro's playing video games in Walmart.
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Guys, I'm not gonna lie.
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I used to do this as a kid.
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They put the TV so high up.
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Like, look at him.
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Bro, you're gonna sit there like this.
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Your neck is gonna break.
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Look at his neck, bro.
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You can only do that for so long,
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but let's see his crush out Is he gonna hit the 6 7 ah My gosh,
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I know his neck is hurting Oh I get it, bro.
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I get it.
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Don't worry Noooooooooooooooooooo What game...
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Okay, yeah, he's definitely crashing out.
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I wonder what game he's playing. So sad!
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Kid breaks down crying after losing everything he worked hard for on Fortnite.
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Wait, what?
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How did he lose everything he worked hard for?
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Wait, did his account get reset?
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I'm working hard for it.
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Aww.
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And it deleted?
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I didn't mean to do it.
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Oh, he deleted his account?
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Oh, that's rough.
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No. No. No. Okay, I'm not gonna lie, that would suck.
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Did he accidentally delete his account?
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How do you even do that in Fortnite?
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I didn't even know you could do that.
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Raging Kid 1v1.
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Oh, that's incredible!
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Wait, is this a VR game?
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No!
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No!
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Wait.
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Wait, this game looks fun.
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Oh my gosh, Brick.
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Alright, come on.
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Juke him out.
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Juke him out.
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Come on.
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Oh.
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Oh my gosh.
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Wait.
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Bro, I'm not gonna lie.
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Whatever game this is, I want to play it.
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That looks fun.
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Guys, if you know this game, comment down below so I might make a video playing it.
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I don't know.
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Because you know me, I'm a hooper.
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I'll just...
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Rick.
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Oh, dang.
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Kid smashed his TV over Fortnite?
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Oh, no. Oh, no. Don't do it, bro.
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Don't do it.
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Don't do it.
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Don't do it.
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Oh, he broke the controller.
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Oh, my gosh.
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This kid just sounds annoying.
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I'm not going to lie. Be grateful.
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Oh my gosh.
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Guys, I hope none of you guys act like this kid right here.
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This kid is like possessed.
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What the heck?
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He sounds like a demon.
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What?
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He's actually just going to break the TV?
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Oh My gosh
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Guys please do net never do anything like that.
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That's insane your parents worked very hard for all this stuff So if you just break it that is that's just bad.
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All right, don't be bad This kid is bad Define crash out.
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Oh my gosh.
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It's another game.
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That makes me so mad geometry dash.
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Oh my gosh.
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Wait.
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Oh the kid died
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Always beat up the controller But you know what
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that wasn't like a crazy car crash out
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that was like a normal little crash out He didn't do too much because look what he died.
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He didn't really throw the controller He's kind of just dropped it and just like barely hit it.
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So that wasn't too bad It wasn't like little Timmy over there, you know breaking the TV Kid has a tantrum because he was losing playing video games
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Bro going against your brother or like sister siblings in a game makes me so mad The best five-year-old on fortnight cap.
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Let's see how good he is You heard him It just skips him crashing out oh Oh
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Okay, okay, that's a valid crash right there.
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That's a valid crash right there.
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How did he die?
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Look how many times he hit the person look at that.
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I would have got mad too Okay, wait a second.
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I know this kid this kid plays steal a brain rot too.
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I think Oh, he's hitting his mom.
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Okay, whoa, whoa.
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Bro, break the controller, break the TV.
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Don't break your mom, okay?
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He's crying because he got scammed in PVB for a secret that gave him 1 million.
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What's PVB?
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Oh, wait, is that Plants vs. Brain Rots?
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Oh, no, that's a Roblox game.
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Oh!
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Is that how he crashes out?
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He just farts everywhere?
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Oh my gosh.
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Ew, I'd rather him break the phone.
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He probably stings.
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Did you hear that?
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It didn't even stop.
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Listen.
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Oh my gosh.
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The madder he gets, the more powerful the fart is.
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Ew, that is nasty.
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That is so nasty.
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He was losing in 2K.
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Oh my gosh. That is pure rage.
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Oh my gosh.
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Bro, he's not even losing that bad.
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He's only down like 12 points.
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Oh my goodness when someone's like that mad don't even look at them
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if you even look at them funny bro They're crashing out.
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It's over When bro crashes out playing blue kid,
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but like his blue kid He did that in school too What oh my gosh Oh,
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I hope that's not a school computer
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because I'm pretty sure I'm pretty sure like you can get in trouble for that and the school can sue you. So, yeah.
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Not a smart decision.
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What is this?
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Oh!
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He is crashing out for real!
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What?
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In school 2?
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Bro, rest in peace to school computers.
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Oh my goodness.
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And luckily, it had a wire.
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Bro, if that computer didn't have a wire, it would have hit him.
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When the VR game gets too real.
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I'm done.
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I'm done.
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I'm done.
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Bro thinks he's actually in Jurassic Park.
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He's playing a dinosaur game.
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Oh my goodness.
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He thought he was going to get eaten by a T-Rex.
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He's like, I'm done.
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I'm done.
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He should have started hitting the 6.7.
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Watch him.
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Aw.
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Aw, I feel bad for him.
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And you know what's crazy?
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Guys, in the future, VR is just going to get even more realistic.
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Like, oh my goodness.
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I can't wait to see what video games looks like in 10 years.
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When your 10 year old cousin rages to Fortnite?
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Oh no. It's either Fortnite or Roblox.
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Those are the worst games.
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Raging!
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Oh!
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He hit the cameraman.
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These iPad kids getting out of control.
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Oh my gosh.
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Oh my goodness.
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Alright, definitely don't try to take his iPad.
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Wait, is he playing Roblox too?
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Bro, like I said, it's Roblox or Fortnite.
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The robots of fortnight kids bro they got anger issues Ken cries when rage is quits
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Bro come on you can't be bullying kids in Among Us VR I feel
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so bad for him like he's even got his little hands up He's like I'm not the imposter Look at him.
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Bro, this kid is yelling.
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Bro, I feel bad for greeting them.
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It's Green!
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It's Green!
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This might be the funniest rage clip ever.
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Please, does Green get voted?
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I can't get out!
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I can't get out!
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I can't get out!
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Yes!
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Oh my gosh, that was the craziest clip ever.
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What?
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Bro, this guy right here is a menace.
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Bro's being bullied by fruits?
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What the- is that a banana on the screen?
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And a tomato?
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Wait, what game is he playing?
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What the heck is he playing and why is he afraid of fruits fruits are supposed to be healthy Oh, we got another among us one This is gonna be as funny
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I need to play this among us VR looks so fun Oh,
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they're voting them out!
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The game's not gonna end if you vote me.
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It's gonna be blue, it's gonna be blue.
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On my life, it's not me.
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On everyone's life, it's not me.
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These kids are just getting bullied on them on SBR.
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Then it vote blue.
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What are you, Robby?
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I just mean dumbf* Ender, I'm gonna push it!
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Okay, um, we're gonna mute that part.
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He said some very, very bad words. So, yeah.
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And look at this guy.
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This guy, bro, he looks like a demon.
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Look at his eyes.
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He's so happy this kid is mad.
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Look at him.
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Kid rages over Geometry Dash.
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Oh, wait.
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I thought he was throwing glass.
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This is water bottles.
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Oh!
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Bro, he's taking down his brother.
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A few moments later.
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Oh, my God.
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Bro, is Geometry Dash that serious?
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Oh!
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Oh, no. Six and a half hours later.
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Bro.
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Get off the game.
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No, no, at that point, just get off the game, bro.
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Get off.
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The game is just causing way too much harm.
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All of this because of Blue Cat?
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Bro, what is Blue Cat and why are kids raging on it?
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Oh, my gosh.
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He flipped the desk and the chairs.
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What?
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Oh my gosh, he crashed out in school over Blue Cat?
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Nah, I gotta look this up, bro.
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Blue Cat, what is this?
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Fun free educational games for everyone.
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Yeah, right.
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I am not playing that.
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I'll stick to my still brain rot.
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Uh-oh.
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Wait, kids who are five years old are playing Geometry Dash?
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Oh.
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What is he doing?
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He's playing so wrong.
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No, bro, what are you doing?
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Bro, I'm getting mad watching him play.
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Like, just jump.
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He's jumping so wrong.
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You're not supposed to jump right there.
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Oh.
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Oh my gosh.
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Look how many times he's tried.
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Attempt 157.
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What?
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Bro, you know what?
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Clapping off of this kid, he never gives up.
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But maybe he should because he is raging.
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He's developing anger issues at five years old.
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Oh, wait, beat it, though.
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Oh, my gosh, you beat it.
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High five.
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See, never give up.
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And now he's smiling.
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Oh, no, not Uno.
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Oh, my gosh.
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How big are these Uno cards?
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Bro, do you see how huge those are?
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What in the world?
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I've never seen Uno cards that big.
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Oh, he's crying.
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Dang, they hit him with the draw four.
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Oh, no. Okay, I understand his pain, bro.
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Your dog dying in Minecraft.
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That's like, that's sad.
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Dang, man.
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But anyways, guys, that's gonna be it for today.
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If you enjoyed, make sure to like and subscribe button.
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And like always, I love every single one of you.
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Thank you so much for watching, and I'm Bolton, and I'm out.

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “KIDS CRASHING OUT OVER VIDEO GAMES!”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: bro, gosh, kid, mad, brain. This video has 321 sentences and 2039 words to shadow. The speech runs for 15:01. The speaker talks at a steady 136 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 81% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 56 of its 321 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
gosh/ɡɑːʃ/A mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm.
rage noun/ɹeɪd͡ʒ/Violent uncontrolled anger.
goodness noun/ˈɡʊdnəs/The state or characteristic of being good.
controller noun/kənˈtɹoʊlɚ/One who controls something.
geometry noun/d͡ʒiˈɑ.mə.tɹi/The branch of mathematics dealing with spatial relationships.
dash noun/ˈdæʃ/Any of the following symbols: ‒ (figure dash), – (en dash), — (em dash), or ― (horizontal bar).
delete verb/dɪˈliːt/To remove, get rid of or erase, especially written or printed material, or data on a computer or other device.
juke noun/d͡ʒuːk/A roadside cafe or bar, especially one with dancing and sometimes prostitution.
tantrum noun/ˈtæn.tɹʌm/An often childish display or fit of bad temper.
whoa/woʊ/Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down.
bully noun/ˈbʊli/A person who is intentionally physically or emotionally cruel to others, especially to those whom they perceive as being vulnerable or of less power or…
heck/hɛk/Hell.
anyways adverb/ˈɛn.iˌweɪz/Anyway, anyhow, in any case.
demon noun/ˈdiː.mən/An evil being resident in or working for Hell; a devil.
nasty adjective/ˈnæs.ti/Dirty, filthy.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordPronunciationMeaning
get off verbTo move from being on top of (something) to not being on top of it.
get out verbTo leave or escape.
give up verbTo surrender (someone or something); to inform on (someone).
beat up verbTo give a severe beating to; to assault violently with repeated blows.
break down verbTo stop functioning.
get out of verbTo leave, exit or escape from; to become free of.
hands up/hæn(d)ˈzʌp/Put your hands up (if you wish to participate).
take down verbTo remove something from a wall or similar vertical surface to which it is fixed.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

  • Hey guys, let's be honest.
  • Which game do you play that makes you so mad?
  • He's still a brain rot too?
  • No, bro, what are you doing?
  • Bro, do you see how huge those are?

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

StructureIn the video
“Used to” used to + verb — a past habit or state that is no longer trueused to play · used to do
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters nowhave definitely gotten · I've done · I've ever seen
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does itis done · being bullied
Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a groupthe most angry · The best · the worst

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 83 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, gonna, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: gosh /ɡɑːʃ/, dash /ˈdæʃ/, smash /smæʃ/, crush /kɹʌʃ/
  • Long words — get the stress right: geometry /d͡ʒiˈɑ.mə.tɹi/, cameraman /ˈkæm(ə)ɹəˌmæn/, accidentally /ˌæk.sɪˈdɛnt(ə)li/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like gosh, rage, goodness.

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.

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