Shadowing Practice: loki being iconic for 3 minutes straight - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Father.
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Oh, shit.
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A lot better looking than he was when he was alive.
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A little less weasley, less greasy, maybe.
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Behold!
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Thor!
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Odin's son!
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You had one job.
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Just the one.
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Where's father?
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Did you 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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I swear I left him right here.
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How was I supposed to know?
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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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Would you mind taking a picture with us?
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Oh, sure.
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I have been falling for 30 minutes!
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Loki.
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You think you're some kind of sorcerer?
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Don't think for one minute you second -rate...
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All right, bye -bye.
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Loki!
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Loki!
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Loki!
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Shhh!
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Shhh!
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What?
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You're alive.
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Yes, of course I'm alive.
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What are you doing here?
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What do you mean what am I doing?
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I'm stuck in this stupid chair.
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Where's your chair?
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I didn't get a chair.
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Well, get me out of this one.
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I can't.
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Get me out.
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I can't.
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You call yourself Lord of Thunder.
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God of Thunder.
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I have never met this man in my life.
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He's my brother.
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Adopt it.
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I mean, you didn't think I'd really come and see you, did you?
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This place is disgusting. And then...
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I'm just a huge fan of the sport.
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Surprise!
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Ow.
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Hello, Bruce.
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So, 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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Top of the line, models.
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I don't mean to impose.
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Why not set the beast loose?
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Shut up.
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You guys have a beast?
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I thought you didn't want to talk about it.
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Here's the thing get help no come on you love it
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i hate it it's great it works every time it's humiliating
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do you have a better plan no we're doing it we
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are not doing get help get help please my brother he's
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dying get help help him well you do seem like you're
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in desperate need of leadership why thank you your savior is
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here did you miss me you're late you're missing an eye this is madness If you're here, I might even give you a hug.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “loki being iconic for 3 minutes straight”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: loki, chair, alive. This video has 71 sentences and 369 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:55. The speaker talks at a steady 126 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 83% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 15 of its 71 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
12 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| beast noun | /biːst/ | Any four-footed land mammal. |
| desperate adjective | /ˈdɛs.p(ə.)ɹɪt/ | In dire need (of something); having a dire need or desire. |
| vary verb | /ˈvɛəɹi/ | To change with time or a similar parameter. |
| disgusting adjective | /dɪsˈɡʌstɪŋ/ | Causing disgust; repulsive; distasteful. |
| adopt verb | /əˈdɑpt/ | To take voluntarily (a child of other parents) to be in the place of, or as, one's own child. |
| madness noun | /ˈmæd.nəs/ | The state of being mad; insanity; mental disease. |
| behold verb | /bɪˈhəʊld/ | To look at or see (someone or something), especially appreciatively; to descry, to look upon. |
| savior noun | /ˈseɪvjɚ/ | A person who saves someone, rescues another from harm. |
| shhh | Elongated form of shh. | |
| greasy adjective | /ˈɡɹi.si/ | Having a slippery surface; having a surface covered with grease. |
| humiliate verb | /hjuːˈmɪliˌeɪt/ | To cause to be ashamed; to injure the dignity and self-respect of. |
| sorcerer noun | /ˈsoɹ.sɚ.ɚ/ | A magician or wizard. Sometimes specifically male. |
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)… |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- How was I supposed to know?
- Why'd you dress like one?
- Would you mind taking a picture with us?
- You think you're some kind of sorcerer?
- What are you doing here?
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 21 contractions and reduced forms, such as you're, I'm, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
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 beast, desperate, vary.
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.