Shadowing Practice: LEGEND - Bar Fight Scene - Starring Tom Hardy - Learn English Speaking with Video
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You've got to clean up the fucking toilet, mate.
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It stinks.
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Mate, I paid a girl to do it.
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It's not my fault.
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What are you having a drink?
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Forget it.
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I've just walked in.
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Go on, mate.
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Can I get two Guinnesses, please?
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Yeah, hang on a second.
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I've just got to go down and change the barrel.
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Rich?
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Ron?
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The Richardsons were unexpectedly engaged, so we're going to look after you.
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Oh, it's alright.
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Our landlord's going to change the barrel for me.
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Thanks.
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You don't mind if I pour myself a pint, yeah?
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What is that?
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Yeah, what do you think, poof?
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It's a fucking tool.
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No, it's not.
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It's a fucking rolling pin.
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Who are you?
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Fanny Craddock?
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What are you doing with that?
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He'll bake me a cake, he'll sing me a song, watch me blow up my fucking candles.
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I come here for a fucking shootout, right?
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A proper shootout with some proper men.
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Like Colonel Custer, Geronimo.
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Have you ever heard of them?
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No, because you were too busy in your penny baking fucking fairy cakes, weren't you?
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Rich, this lot are fucking nonsense to a man, they're fucking nonsense.
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You help me fucking away.
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Go on, get up.
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Go on, fuck off.
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Call yourself a fucking gangster.
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A shootout, right, is a fucking shootout!
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Like a whist.
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Wankers!
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Fuckin' embarrassin'.
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Waste of our time!
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Fuckin' waste of our time!
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Well, your brother's done a runner.
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Nah, he's just genuinely disappointed with you, that's all.
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Look at that.
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Full of iron that is.
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It takes a while, that does, you know, to settle.
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Well, Charlie Richardson said we're to knock the granny out of you, Reg.
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Oh, yeah, he did, did he?
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That's good of him.
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Right, listen.
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When you see him next, you tell him for me, yeah, that I say, fuck Charlie, right?
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And fuck his brother, yeah?
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And fuck that fat Georgie Cornell that hangs out with him.
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Fuck your face, yeah?
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Yeah?
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And fuck the fucking lot of you as well.
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What do you think of that, eh?
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You like that?
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Mm.
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You won't mind if I fight back, will you?
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What, you think he could manage it?
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Nah, it's more from your pride, really, to be honest.
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I warn you, I'm not going to fight fair, though.
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So I brought these.
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All right.
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Now, before we start, I've got a little joke for you.
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You'll love this one.
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Paranoid schizophrenic who walks into a bar.
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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You motherfuckers!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “LEGEND - Bar Fight Scene - Starring Tom Hardy”. This video has 87 sentences and 435 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:02. The speaker talks at a steady 143 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 79% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 22 of its 87 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:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| shootout noun | /ˈʃuːtaʊt/ | A decisive battle, especially a gunfight. |
| bake verb | /beɪk/ | To cook (something) in an oven (for someone). |
| barrel noun | /ˈbæɹəl/ | A round (cylindrical) vessel, such as a cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends… |
| nonsense noun | /ˈnɒn.səns/ | Letters or words, in writing or speech, that have no meaning or pattern or seem to have no meaning. |
| schizophrenic adjective | /ˌskɪtsəˈfɹɛnɪk/ | Of or relating to schizophrenia. |
| gangster noun | /ˈɡæŋ.stəː/ | A member of a criminal or street gang. |
| granny noun | /ˈɡɹæni/ | A grandmother. |
| pint noun | /paɪnt/ | 20 fluid ounces, approximately 568 millilitres (an imperial pint). |
| unexpectedly adverb | /ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪdli/ | In an unexpected manner. |
| paranoid adjective | /ˈpæɹ.əˌnɔɪd/ | Of, related to, or suffering from clinical paranoia. |
| candle noun | /ˈkæn.dəl/ | A light source consisting of a wick embedded in a solid, flammable substance such as wax, tallow, or paraffin. |
| warn verb | /woɹn/ | To make (someone) aware of impending danger, evil, etc. |
| penny noun | /ˈpɛni/ | In the United Kingdom, a unit of currency worth ¹⁄₁₀₀ of a pound sterling, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: p. |
| pour verb | /poɹ/ | To cause (liquid, or liquid-like substance) to flow in a stream, either out of a container or into it. |
| genuinely adverb | /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.ɪn.li/ | In a genuine manner; truthfully, truly. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| blow up verb | To explode or be destroyed by explosion. | |
| clean up verb | To make an area or a thing clean; to pick up a mess; to tidy. | |
| fight back verb | /faɪt bæk/ | To defend oneself by fighting. |
| get up verb | To move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb. | |
| go down verb | To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- What are you having a drink?
- What are you doing with that?
- Have you ever heard of them?
- What do you think of that, eh?
- You won't mind if I fight back, will you?
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 just walked · Have you ever heard |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | are you having · are you doing · are fucking |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | we're going to look · landlord's going to change · I'm not going to fight |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | He'll bake · won't mind · You'll love |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 14 contractions and reduced forms, such as I've, he'll, we're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words — get the stress right: schizophrenic /ˌskɪtsəˈfɹɛnɪk/, unexpectedly /ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪdli/, genuinely /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.ɪn.li/
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 shootout, bake, barrel.
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.