Shadowing Practice: Learn English With American Dad - Learn English Speaking with Video

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because now

that i am smart i finally see what a selfish person you are no jeff please don't see

that i never cared you weren't the most erudite person in the world

but i can't be with someone someone who's downright flagitious.

It means villainous!

I know what it means!

Erudite.

Having or showing a lot of knowledge.

You know, apparently that erudite genius's heart wants the same thing that every run -of -the -mill pedophile wants.

Flegicious.

Very bad or evil.

Affectation, but I often read the dictionary.

My word for today is flagicious, which means wickedly shameful.

now we have some breaking news this just in from Langley

Falls Virginia here's a picture of the suspects who are still at large sorry

that just went off by the way

that was not me on the TV this is a normal doll

and I'm a normal man now where do you keep your

hair dye like for normal disguises well Stan you've done it

again your most fiendishly clever disguise yet even my own family would never suspect

that I'm not Barry Manilow at large escaped or not yet captured

Jason Bourne is alive and is at large in New York City and we believe within 1000 yards of this building.

Fiendishly.

Extremely.

I knew I had to buy some time, so I asked him to sing the score from the HMS Pinafore.

Ooh, a plan fiendishly clever in its intricacies.

Disguise.

Something that someone wears to hide their true appearance.

I shall cleverly disguise this lethal plasma disruptor device as a tuna fish sandwich.

Whereupon I shall end that wretched woman's draconian...

Klaus Heisler, you're in big trouble!

What?

What's this about?

Maynard Butterbean, IRS auditor.

You've been convicted of filing 147 fraudulent tax returns.

Convicted?

Don't I get a trial?

A trial?

This isn't TV, bro.

You're going to jail.

I'll admit I took a few liberties, but everyone does it.

This isn't cocaine, sir.

Not everyone does this.

We're seizing all your assets.

Assets?

I don't have any...

No!

Convicted.

Having officially been found guilty of a crime in a law court.

And if the state proves its case, you could convict the defendant?

Fraudulent.

Dishonest and illegal.

Fraudulent investments, fake certificates of deposit, stolen art, fake art, you...

Seize.

To take possession of something.

The board will shut down this park.

Seize your work, everything you've built.

Asset.

Something valuable belonging to a person or organization.

Cody left all his assets in my name so that he could see that ship was taken care of by me.

Welcome to the terrifying asylum of Dr. Insano.

Unlike other escape rooms, you can take all the time you need.

We'll do it in half that time.

Psst.

Now I am a guard at this asylum where Dr. Insano,

the demented scientist, performs unspeakable experiments on the inmates.

You.

I am so...

Asylum.

A hospital for people with mental illnesses.

looks like another stay in arkham asylum for the joker demented crazy mentally ill

you must think i'm demented not the word i would use

but i was a little surprised when i got the call Inmate.

A person who is kept in a prison or a hospital.

It has been brought to my attention that a few of you have been interfering with the punishment of inmate chambers.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “Learn English With American Dad”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: disguise, asylum, asset, demented, erudite. This video has 75 sentences and 560 words to shadow. The speech runs for 6:10. The speaker talks slowly, about 91 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 73% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
asset noun	/ˈæsɛt/	A thing or quality that has value, especially one that generates cash flows.
asylum noun	/əˈsaɪləm/	A place of safety or refuge.
disguise verb	/dɪsˈɡaɪz/	To change the appearance of (a person or thing) so as to hide, or to assume an identity.
convict verb	/ˈkɑnvɪkt/	To find guilty, as a result of legal proceedings, or (informal) in a moral sense.
seize verb	/ˈsiːz/	To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture.
fraudulent adjective	/ˈfɹɔːdjʊ.lənt/	Dishonest; based on fraud or deception.
inmate noun	/ˈɪn.meɪt/	A person confined to an institution such as a prison (as a convict) or hospital (as a patient).
clever adjective	/ˈklɛv.ɚ/	Nimble with hands or body; dexterous; skillful; adept.
chamber noun	/ˈt͡ʃeɪ̯mbɚ/	The private room of an individual, especially of someone wealthy or noble.
capture verb	/ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/	To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem.
illness noun	/ˈɪl.nəs/	An instance (episode) of a disease or poor health.
steal verb	/stiːl/	To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it.
belong verb	/bɪˈlɒŋ/	To have its proper place.
experiment noun	/ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/	A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy or likelihood of…
mill noun	/mɪl/	A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc. (Some are small and simple, and some are large and complex.)

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Meaning
go off verb	To explode.
shut down verb	To close, terminate, or end; to stop operating, either permanently or temporarily.

Sentences worth repeating

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

Whereupon I shall end that wretched woman's draconian...
Don't I get a trial?
Seize your work, everything you've built.
We'll do it in half that time.

Grammar in this video

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

Structure	In the video
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	You've been convicted · been found · was taken
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	you've done · You've been convicted · you've built
Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing	flagicious, which means · person who is

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 18 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, you've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “sh” and “zh” sounds: capture /ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/, possession /pəˈzɛʃn̩/, punishment /ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/, selfish /ˈsɛlf.ɪʃ/, dictionary /ˈdɪk.ʃəˌnɛ.ɹi/
Long words — get the stress right: experiment /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/, certificate /səˈtɪf.ɪ.kɪt/, dictionary /ˈdɪk.ʃəˌnɛ.ɹi/, affectation /ˌæf.ɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/, draconian /dɹəˈkoʊ.ni.ən/

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 asset, asylum, disguise.

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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