Shadowing Practice: Loki being a MOOD for 11 minutes - Learn English Speaking with Video
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the tesseract or your brother's head i assume you have a preference no i do
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killer were you they broke into the weapons vault the frost
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giants had stolen even one of these relics they didn't well
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i want to know why you have heart i mean hello mother have i made you proud Define worse
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All right, I yield
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Hehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehe You're not, king!
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Thank you!
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I am Loki, of Asgard, and I am burdened with glorious purpose.
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Loki, brother of Thor!
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Bombastic side eye!
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I really don't see what all the fuss is about.
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I never know what God gives you for!
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Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa,
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whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa,
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whoa Oh no, but I like this.
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I like it!
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I like it!
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I like it!
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Your world in the balance, and you bargained for one man.
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You could at least furnish me with a weapon.
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Say what you mean to say.
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My dagger, something.
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At last, a little common sense.
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Ah, damn!
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You planning to step on us?
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I come with glad tidings.
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Wherever you go, there is war, ruin, and death.
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Nice.
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I went down to Midgard to rule the people of Earth as a benevolent god.
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Just like you.
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Who is this man?
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You just couldn't stay away, could you?
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Everything was fine without you.
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Right.
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Asgard was prospering.
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You've ruined everything.
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Ask them.
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What is this?
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Parlor trick?
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Where's father?
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Kill him?
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You had what you wanted.
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You had the independence you asked for.
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Okay.
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How selfish of me.
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Let's do all the things that you want to do.
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I don't know exactly what he is.
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I destroy you, brother.
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The sun will shine on us again.
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Don't give me hope.
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You can bring your urgent matter to me.
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Your king.
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Can you wipe out that much red, Dracov's daughter?
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I'm Loki, you may have heard of her.
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That was for New York.
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I like her.
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Hello, Bruce.
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Last time I saw you, you were trying to kill everybody.
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Where are you at these days?
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It varies from moment to moment.
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There's nothing you can do without defying father.
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No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, I know that's okay.
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The only way to ensure the safety of our borders.
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Thor, it's madness.
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We're going to Jotunheim.
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Catch it, bitch!
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For battle against the meager might of Earth.
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Glorious, but not like they did.
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No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, don't do that!
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If your force is as formidable as you claim...
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We are not gods.
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We're born, we live, we die, just as humans do.
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Give or take 5 ,000 years.
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I swear I left him right here.
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Well, for one thing, I'm not Asgardian.
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And for another, we have a Hulk.
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That you end Thor's punishment.
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you wish my first command cannot be to undo the old
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father's last man your ledger is dripping it's gushing red you're
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saving man no more virtuous than yourself will change anything what
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do you mean what do you what do you mean what
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do you mean this is the racist sentimentality this is a child of prayer pathetic
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wow um okay if you even think about betraying him you'll kill me evidently there will be a line
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i don't mean to impose
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but uh the grandmaster has a great many ships i may
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even have stolen the access codes to his security system this
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is yokenheim my father fought his way into yokenheim defeated their armies and took off their casket.
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If I'm for the accident, for mercy's sake, just swing it.
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It's not that I don't love our little talks, it's just...
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I don't love them.
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You...
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You.. are a disappointment.
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How was I supposed to know?
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I can't see into the future.
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I'm not a witch.
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No?
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Why'd you dress like one?
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Hey.
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SHUT UP!
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We're on the brink of war with Notenheim.
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Bruh.
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Our people need a sense of continuity.
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I don't know.
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In order to feel safe in these difficult times.
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All of us must stand together for the good of Asgard.
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I won't touch Barton.
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Not until I make him kill you.
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Slowly.
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Intimately.
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In every way he knows you fear.
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Oh!
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All right, well, I mean, Kinky's okay.
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I thought you said he knew how to fly this thing.
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I said, how hard can it be?
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And suddenly you're overcome with an urge to do the right thing.
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Heavens no. I run out of favor with the Grand Master, and in exchange for codes and access to a ship, I'm asking for safe passage through the anus.
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Do you think that's interesting?
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You must be mistaken.
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Enough!
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How dare we pass?
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I said...
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so cruel to put the hammer within your reach knowing
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that you could never live there huh the burden of the
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throne has fallen to me now oh man you brought the
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monster well whatever you're doing brother i suggest you do it faster shut up loki
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if we're boosting a ship we're going to need to draw
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some guards away from the palace why not set the beast loose shut up stop
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and think look around you we're You're outnumbered.
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Know your place, brother.
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Why are we still here?
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Just to suffer.
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Is not this simpler?
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Is this not your natural state?
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They should be worshipping me.
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Odin continues to bring me new friends.
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How thoughtful.
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Hi, would you mind taking a picture with us?
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Oh, sure.
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The truth with the open mind is conditional upon your exile.
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Couldn't we find a way?
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Your mother has forbidden...
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for a town.
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I don't think anybody would believe this story.
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No!
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Hello, motherfucker.
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You must have missed something.
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I didn't.
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I'm pressing every button on this thing.
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No, don't hit it.
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Just press it gently.
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I think you missed a column.
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Shut up!
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Look, why don't you let me take over?
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I'm clearly the better pilot.
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We should listen, we should talk.
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I disagree.
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Open communication was never our family's forefame.
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We will accept your most gracious offer.
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The bright lure of freedom diminishes your life's joy in a mad scramble for power, for identity.
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You were made to be ruled.
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Are you crazy?
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Madness has entered your brain.
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Mental illness.
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Which one is it? Which one?
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The books I sent, do they not interest you?
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Is that how I am to while away at a time?
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Reading.
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Oh dear, is she dead?
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Odin brought us together.
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It's almost poetic that his death should split us apart.
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In the end, he will always kneel.
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I've done everything in my power to make you comfortable working.
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How agree?
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Does Odin share your concern? Does Thor?
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It must be so inconvenient them asking after me day and night.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 177 sentences and 1258 words to shadow. The speech runs for 10:56. The speaker talks at a steady 115 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 74% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| whoa | /woʊ/ | Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down. |
| steal verb | /stiːl/ | To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it. |
| ruin noun | /ˈɹuː.ɪn/ | The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle. |
| burden noun | /ˈbɝdn̩/ | A heavy load. |
| glorious adjective | /ˈɡlɔː.ɹi.əs/ | Exhibiting attributes, qualities, or acts that are worthy of or receive glory. |
| madness noun | /ˈmæd.nəs/ | The state of being mad; insanity; mental disease. |
| trick noun | /ˈtɹɪk/ | Something designed to fool, dupe, outsmart, mislead or swindle. |
| killer noun | /ˈkɪlɚ/ | One who or that which kills. |
| palace noun | /ˈpælɪs/ | Official residence of a head of state or other dignitary, especially in a monarchical or imperial governmental system. |
| suffer verb | /ˈsʌfɚ/ | To undergo hardship. |
| prayer noun | /pɹɛɚ/ | A practice of communicating with one's God, or with some spiritual entity. |
| racist noun | /ˈɹeɪ.sɪst/ | A person who believes in or supports racism; a person who believes that a particular race is superior to others, or who discriminates against other races. |
| boost verb | /buːst/ | To lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to climb); to push up. |
| illness noun | /ˈɪl.nəs/ | An instance (episode) of a disease or poor health. |
| sake noun | /ˈseɪ̯k/ | Cause, interest or account. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| shut up | /ʃʌt ʌp/ | Stop talking (usually in the form of making annoying, irrelevant, or false comments, during a period of peace and quiet, or when one is not allowed to talk)… |
| look around verb | To inspect a building or area. | |
| stay away verb | To avoid or not go anywhere near someone or something. | |
| take off verb | To remove. | |
| take over verb | To assume control of something, such as a business or enterprise, and sometimes by force. | |
| wipe out verb | To destroy (especially, a large number or complete set of people or things); to obliterate. |
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 | You've ruined · have stolen · has fallen |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | must be mistaken · were made |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 41 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, we're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: pathetic /pəˈθɛtɪk/, throne /θɹəʊ̯n/, thoughtful /ˈθɔːtfəl/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: punishment /ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/, worship /ˈwɝ.ʃɪp/, shine /ʃaɪn/, selfish /ˈsɛlf.ɪʃ/, conditional /kənˈdɪʃ.ə.nəl/
- Long words — get the stress right: disappointment /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt/, continuity /ˌkɑn.tɪˈn(j)u.ə.ti/, formidable /ˈfɔɹmɪdəbəl/, evidently /ˈɛvɪdəntli/, conditional /kənˈdɪʃ.ə.nəl/
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 whoa, steal, ruin.
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.