Shadowing Practice: Learn English with TV Series: Seinfeld 'The Limo' - Learn English Speaking with Video
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The End Delay.
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For something to happen at a later time than expected or intended.
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For example, the wedding was delayed for financial reasons.
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How long have you been waiting?
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How long have you been waiting?
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How long have you been waiting?
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I just got here, which means I arrived only a few minutes ago.
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Example, we have to go.
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Todd's wife just got here.
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Breakdown, for a car or vehicle to stop working because of engine problems.
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Example, my car broke down on my way to work.
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To get rid of something is to dispose of something or throw it in the trash or discard something.
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The example is I'm trying to get rid of my old sofa do you want it
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Jerry says George's car is a piece of junk
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this is an expression referring to his car being rubbish
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it's trash it doesn't work very well it's a piece of junk the exit it's the exit from the highway
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or the motorway that road the road taken to leave shaking is to be moving and vibrating very quickly.
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The example is, I was so scared my hand was shaking.
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Violently shaking, in this case is an adverb, so we're using violently to explain the action of shaking.
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So in this case, it's performed the action in a violent way.
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A nervous breakdown, So this is not the same as George's car breaking down.
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So nervous breakdown, a very stressful situation when a person temporarily can't function properly.
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It's an emotional thing.
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So he had a nervous breakdown after losing his job.
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Stopped dead.
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Expression used to say that something stopped very suddenly.
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You have no car.
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So it's an informal but still correct way to question somebody.
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It's strange because the normal ways we would construct a phrase like this for a question would be, don't you have a car?
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Or haven't you got a car?
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But you're going to hear people say, so you have no car?
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So you have no time?
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And what good are you?
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What good are you?
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Is how Jerry pronounces it.
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What good are you?
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It's a rhetorical question, suggesting that George is just wasting Jerry's time.
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He has no purpose.
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He has no reason.
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An example is, what good is that guy if he can't even boil an egg?
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So if he can't boil an egg, it means he can't really cook anything.
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He's no good.
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Back to the scene.
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I'll tell you one thing, this chauffeur's going to be waiting a while.
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O 'Brien's not showing up.
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How do you know?
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He was in Chicago.
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The flight was overbooked.
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They wouldn't let him on the plane.
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He kept screaming how he had to get to Madison Square Garden.
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He should take his limo.
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Yeah, right.
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Wait a second.
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Think about it.
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He's not showing up.
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Where do you see the line for Kansas?
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It's like 45 minutes long.
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You said he's in Chicago.
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He's definitely in Chicago.
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Well, the guy's just standing there.
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How would we do it?
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We just go up to him.
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We say, we're O 'Brien.
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Maybe he knows O 'Brien.
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No, he doesn't know O 'Brien.
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If he knew O 'Brien, he wouldn't have a sign.
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Let's just do it.
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What if we get caught?
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What's going to happen?
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They can't kill us.
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A chauffeur.
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A chauffeur is a personal driver, generally, of an expensive, fancy car like a limousine.
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This is a word derived from French.
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To show up is a phrasal verb means to appear, arrive at a destination or event.
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The example, he said he would come but he never showed up.
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He never came, never arrived.
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He didn't appear.
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To overbook is when a restaurant or plane has accepted more people than it can hold.
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The restaurant is overbooked so we can't get a table.
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Wouldn't let him, pronunciation, wouldn't let him on.
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Wouldn't let him on.
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Wouldn't let him on.
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They wouldn't let him on the plane.
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Screaming is to speak very loudly to show that you're angry or to show that you're really scared.
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It can be used in both situations.
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He's always screaming at his kids.
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So possibly a dad who is quite an angry dad and he's speaking really loudly to yell, to scream.
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Madison Square Garden is a famous entertainment center in New York.
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They generally have basketball games or big shows and concerts there.
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Limo is the abbreviation for a limousine, which is the long, expensive car used by rich people and celebrities.
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And to go up to him, to go up to someone, is to approach someone.
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She went up to the shop assistant to complain.
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So now let's watch the last part of the scene.
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Well, I like Dylan.
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You could be Colin.
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Colin O 'Brien.
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I'm Dylan Murphy.
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I'm Colin O 'Brien.
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Are we really doing this?
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Come on.
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Hey, do you have the time?
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Clock over there.
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Hey, Brian?
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Yes, sir.
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Sorry we're late.
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Here, let me take that for you.
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Oh, thank you.
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I'll get the car and I'll bring it around front.
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Thank you very much.
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Dylan?
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Go.
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Who's going to be the guy? be who's gonna be who's
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gonna be O 'Brien who's gonna be O 'Brien just me just me as you see we don't
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we don't pronounce the T at the end of just
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doesn't have that plosion just me not just me just me just me you don't want to be you.
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You don't want to be you.
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You don't want to be you.
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Let me take that for you.
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Let me take that for you.
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Let me take that for you.
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Alright, so now that you know all of those little pieces of vocabulary and pronunciation, let's watch the scene one more time
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and you guys are going to be seriously surprised about how much more you understand and enjoy that scene.
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Sorry, the flight was delayed.
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How long have you been waiting?
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I just got here.
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My car broke down on the belt plug.
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Oh, I can't believe it.
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Why did you get rid of that piece of junk?
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One mile from the exit, it starts shaking, really violently shaking, like it's having a nervous breakdown.
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Then it completely stopped there.
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So you have no car?
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No. So what good are you?
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I'll tell you one thing.
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This chauffeur's going to be waiting a while.
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O 'Brien's not showing up.
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How do you know?
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He was in Chicago.
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The flight was overbooked.
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They wouldn't let him on the plane.
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He kept screaming how he had to get to Madison Square Garden. Should take his limo.
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Yeah, right.
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Wait a second.
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Think about it.
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He's not showing up.
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Where do you see the line for Kev's?
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It's like 45 minutes long.
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You said he's in Chicago.
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He's definitely in Chicago.
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Well, the guy's just standing there.
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How would we do it?
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We just go up to him.
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We say, we're O 'Brien.
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Maybe he knows O 'Brien.
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No, he doesn't know O 'Brien.
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If he knew O 'Brien, he wouldn't have a sign.
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Let's just do it.
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What if we get caught?
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What's gonna happen?
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They can't kill us.
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Who's gonna be O 'Brien?
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I'll be O 'Brien. Who am I?
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You.
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Just me?
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Yeah.
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Okay.
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You don't want to be you?
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Well, if you're gonna be O 'Brien, why can't I be somebody?
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Like who?
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Dylan Murphy.
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Okay.
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What, now you want to be Dylan Murphy?
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Well, I like Dylan.
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You could be Colin.
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Colin O 'Brien.
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I'm Dylan Murphy.
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I'm Colin O 'Brien.
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Are we really doing this?
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Come on.
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Hey, do you have the time?
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Clock over there.
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Hi, Brian.
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Yes, sir.
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Sorry we're late.
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Here, let me take that for you.
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Oh, thank you.
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I'll get the car and I'll bring it around front.
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Thank you very much.
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Dylan?
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Go.
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I'm sorry.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Learn English with TV Series: Seinfeld 'The Limo'”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Brien, Dylan, example, shaking, Colin. This video has 190 sentences and 1320 words to shadow. The speech runs for 9:53. The speaker talks at a steady 133 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 82% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 40 of its 190 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 |
|---|---|---|
| shake verb | /ˈʃeɪk/ | To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly. |
| scream verb | /skɹiːm/ | To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to screech, to shriek. |
| breakdown noun | /ˈbɹeɪkˌdaʊn/ | A failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature. |
| arrive verb | /əˈɹaɪv/ | To reach; to get to a certain place. |
| exit noun | /ˈɛɡzət/ | An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure. |
| junk noun | /d͡ʒʌŋk/ | Miscellaneous items of little value, especially discarded or unwanted items. |
| violently adverb | /ˈvaɪ(ə)ləntli/ | In a violent manner. |
| clock noun | /klɑk/ | A chronometer, an instrument that measures time, particularly the time of day. |
| trash noun | /tɹæʃ/ | Useless physical things to be discarded; rubbish; refuse. |
| delay noun | /dɪˈleɪ̯/ | A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity. |
| scare verb | /skɛɚ/ | To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way. |
| boil verb | /bɔɪ(ə)l/ | To heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas. |
| loudly adverb | /ˈlaʊdli/ | In a loud manner; at a high volume. |
| pronounce verb | /pɹəˈnaʊns/ | To declare formally, officially or ceremoniously. |
| pronunciation noun | /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ | The formal or informal way in which a word is made to sound when spoken. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| show up verb | To appear, arrive, or attend, especially suddenly or erratically. |
| break down verb | To stop functioning. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- How long have you been waiting?
- How would we do it?
- What if we get caught?
- Are we really doing this?
- You don't want to be you?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on | have you been waiting |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | was delayed · was overbooked · is overbooked |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | here, which means · limousine, which is |
| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | stop working · kept screaming · starts shaking |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 59 contractions and reduced forms, such as can't, wouldn't, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shake /ˈʃeɪk/, trash /tɹæʃ/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, destination /dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/, rubbish /ˈɹʌbɪʃ/
- Long words — get the stress right: violently /ˈvaɪ(ə)ləntli/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, celebrity /səˈlɛb.ɹɪ.ɾi/, destination /dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/, temporarily /ˌtɛmpəˈɹɛɹəli/
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 shake, scream, breakdown.
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.