Shadowing Practice: LA to Vegas Crew Clips - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Take it from me, Muay Thai will change your life.

I myself started taking lessons, but I'm picking it up so fast that I'm also giving lessons.

Captain, cabin's ready and doors are closed.

All right, gentlemen, it's time to get high and also fly this old bird.

Just a little captain's joke.

I never get high when I'm flying unless I mistimed the edible.

Another captain's joke.

You really think that's a good use of everyone's time?

If I can't have some fun with my passengers, why am I here?

To fly the plane.

Go do that.

You want to do the honors, Alan?

Yeah.

No, you never touch this.

This is Captain Dave time.

Good afternoon, everyone.

This is your captain and friend.

I'd like to welcome you on Jackpot Airlines Flight 1610, service to lost wages.

Why aren't you laughing?

I've heard it like 1 ,200 times.

Nice to see you.

Well, look at that.

You two kids getting married this weekend?

Uh -huh that's fantastic you know if you need an officiant oh actually we might are you ordained uh yeah

you're sitting in my ordination you know how a boat captain can marry anyone i'm a plane captain

it's the same thing it's not the same thing yes it is what the hell do you know i know

that you should be flying this plane and not talking garbage

if you understood anything about modern aviation you know these planes fly themselves this baby is a technological marvel

and besides my job isn't is about flying the plane

it's about connecting with the passengers connect with us by not crashing the plane

i'll connect however the hell i want and the thing

that took my muay thai to the next level is when i realized there are no levels

you want to fly the plane okay

what are you doing just taking a walk and what's in your pocket is that oh a sock

Were you going to put a sock on the cockpit door?

Yeah, I'm doing it for all of you.

It's bad enough

Alan has to watch.

This is not a...

Do not come near me, or I swear I will go passenger 57 all over this place.

You leave Wesley Snipes out of this.

You people are the villains, and you know what happens to the villains?

They go down.

Yeah, that's right.

I'll take out this whole plane.

They'll call me a hero.

They will throw parades in my honor.

My pain!

Okay, too far.

I get it.

That was too far.

Consider yourself grounded.

What the hell?

I've got a blacklight and a little dance floor in my apartment.

Bye, guys.

are you okay uh yeah that was

that was nothing i think it was your fault i'm not touching anything well maybe you should have been

i was sure he's dead i don't know bernard took the emergency manual he's checking

yep he's super dead i never had anyone die on my watch before

we should cover him with something we could cover him with my hogwarts cloak damn

it alan no one cares about star trek even

if we wanted to use alan's gross cloak we can't airline protocol says

we can't officially acknowledge death on the plane

we have to wait until we land then he's pronounced dead on the tarmac

that's how i want to go

this is the back of the plane what are you doing back here oh captain dave said

i I was getting a little too worked up, so I needed a juice timeout.

Oh, fine.

Here, just dilute it with water so you don't get all hyper again.

Aw.

Ronnie, we have a problem.

And it's not even that.

The yips?

Would everyone please stop saying that word?

I have dead body all over my hands.

I will use whatever word I want.

Why don't you just let

Alan land the plane?

Because Aviator Magazine made me a top ten pilot to watch.

The only list

Alan is on is the top ten people who can suck it.

Oh, ew.

God.

Alan!

We need you, buddy.

You're up.

Me?

Yeah.

Oh, my God.

You know what?

You should tell him.

Bad news sounds better coming from you.

Okay.

So, Judy says, did you find my replacement?

Bonnie?

Yes, we did.

But you are not going to like it.

What?

Who is it?

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Here I am.

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Riding you like a hurricane.

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Here I am.

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Captain St - Steve.

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Captain Dave.

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Looks like I'll be taking over the reins this weekend.

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Tough break on that wrist.

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I'd say no pun intended, but I knew what I was doing.

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This must be my new flight crew.

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Good -looking pair.

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You got names?

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Hi, Bernard.

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I'm Ronnie.

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Hi.

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Is it suddenly very hot in here?

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It is.

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Oh, hey, Dick.

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Didn't see you there.

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You just said hello to me.

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Heard about the divorce.

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How many is that for you?

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Four?

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Excuse me, try three.

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It seems no woman could ever understand I'm married to the sky.

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I'm married to a model.

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A catalog model.

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Internet catalog model.

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I can action any day, so don't get too comfortable.

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I'll try, but you know me, I'm comfortable anywhere.

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I exclusively use public restrooms.

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Yeah, I'm always looking for the next big thing.

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I mean, landing on water, it's been done.

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Sully did it.

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So I was thinking, what's the next thing we should land on?

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I say, this guy.

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I have no idea what that means, but I like how close I feel to you.

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Hey, fellas.

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Captain Dave.

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How are things going in my cockpit?

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Great.

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Captain Steve let me wear his jacket.

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Look how floppy my arms are.

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Shouldn't you be at home resting up that wrist?

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Not that I know.

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I've never broken anything.

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Except a few hearts.

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I can believe it.

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I thought I should fly with you this weekend, you know, in case you had any questions or you died.

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i'll just third wheeled in the jump seat oh yeah sorry the jump seat's occupied by my co -pilot

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a 200 pound kettlebell great that's embarrassing now everybody knows how much i left

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anyway you can fly with us

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but you're gonna have to ride in the cabin the cab you want me to sit in that flying refugee camp

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sleep when you're on the ground you're in the air for god's sake show some respect

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what's with this thing it's off it's too hot if it's on it dries my eyes you people live like animals

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “LA to Vegas Crew Clips”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: plane, captain, alan, fly, dave. This video has 153 sentences and 1101 words to shadow. The speech runs for 7:16. The speaker talks at a natural 152 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 82% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 24 of its 153 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
connect verb	/kəˈnɛkt/	To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object.
passenger noun	/ˈpæs.ɪn.d͡ʒɚ/	One who rides or travels in a vehicle, but who does not operate it and is not a member of the crew.
lesson noun	/ˈlɛs.ən/	A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.
wrist noun	/ɹɪst/	The complex joint between forearm bones, carpus, and metacarpals where the hand is attached to the arm; the carpus in a narrow sense.
catalogue noun	/ˈkæt.əˌlɔɡ/	A systematic list of books, names, pictures, etc.
villain noun	/ˈvɪl.ən/	A vile, wicked person.
sock noun	/sɑk/	A knitted or woven covering for the foot.
cockpit noun	/ˈkɑkˌpɪt/	A well, usually near the stern, where the helm is located.
cloak noun	/kləʊk/	A long outer garment worn over the shoulders covering the back; a cape, often with a hood.
pocket noun	/ˈpɑ.kɪt/	A bag stitched to an item of clothing, used for carrying small items.
gross adjective	/ɡɹoʊs/	remarkably great, big, vast in an often unpleasant way; (of behaviour) Highly or conspicuously offensive.
replacement noun	/ɹɪˈpleɪsmənt/	A person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute.
wage noun	/weɪd͡ʒ/	An amount of money paid to a worker for a specified quantity of work, usually calculated on an hourly basis and expressed in an amount of money per hour.
suck verb	/sʌk/	To use the mouth and lips to pull in (a liquid, especially milk from the breast).
buddy	/ˈbʌdi/	A person far removed from the conversation.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Meaning
go down verb	To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.
take out verb	To remove.
take over verb	To assume control of something, such as a business or enterprise, and sometimes by force.
worked up adjective	Excessively emotional, excited, aroused or angry.

Sentences worth repeating

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

You really think that's a good use of everyone's time?
Why aren't you laughing?
You two kids getting married this weekend?
How many is that for you?
Shouldn't you be at home resting up that wrist?

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	I've heard · it's been done · I've never broken
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	are closed · been done

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 39 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, I'll, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “sh” and “zh” sounds: aviation /ˌeɪ̯.viːˈeɪ̯.ʃən/, officiant /əˈfɪʃi.ənt/, ordination /ˌɔːdɪˈneɪʃn̩/
Long words — get the stress right: exclusively /ɪkˈskluːsɪvli/, aviation /ˌeɪ̯.viːˈeɪ̯.ʃən/, technological /ˌtɛk.nəˈlɑ.dʒɪ.kəl/, officiant /əˈfɪʃi.ənt/

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 connect, passenger, lesson.

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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