Shadowing Practice: MAGA's Final Gamble | Zombies in America Season 4 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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I'm sorry.

I'm not

going to die.

Help!

Anyone hear me?

We need help!

We are surrounded!

We are on the low east side!

We should help them. But how?

There are only two of us!

Oh, look!

That's an M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle.

Let's use it.

Wow, what a beauty!

600 horsepower, a 25mm automatic cannon, and armor is so tough, even the zombie bear couldn't bite through it.

Got a zombie problem?

We got the solution!

Do you even know how to drive that thing?

Time to farm.

I'm in the bank, I'm in the bank I'm in the bank I'm in the bank Woo!

What kind of wall is this?

Anyone can climb over it.

Captain, HQ is on the line.

What's your situation?

The wall isn't finished.

Zombie horde is assaulting the perimeter.

We need artillery and air support.

Now!

We don't have any available units to reinforce you.

Hold your position.

We'll see what we can come up with.

Sir, sector B is relatively quiet.

We could redirect some of their equipment.

I don't have the authority to make that call.

That requires approval from the commander-in-chief.

And he's not responding.

Wait, what's happening?

By executive order, I terribly grant full operational authority over troops

and additional resources to field commanders on the ground based on local conditions.

I repeat, do whatever it takes to contain the zombie threat.

Well, finally!

Get me Sector B!

Don't you think it's a little too quiet either?

Hey, we did our job, you know.

We built the wall, secured the perimeter, just relax, just chill.

Then why do we have so much equipment and manpower here.

I heard Sector A is getting hit hard.

The General knows what he's doing, okay?

I'm sure he's got it under control.

Hello?

The state of Florida is in danger.

Reports of a viral outbreak are coming in from across the entire peninsula.

In Miami, police are attempting to contain the threat within city limits while the National Guard has sealed off all major highways.

Biohazard convoys are being deployed into the city and nearby towns have been placed under full quarantine.

The peninsula is now completely cut off from the mainland.

Can the local government handle the zombie virus outbreak or is it just the beginning?

Come on, gotcha!

Didn't see that coming, huh?

Come on!

Oh, hold on.

I got a second line.

Boop.

Miami Police Department, what's your emergency?

Zombies!

Zombies everywhere!

Help!

Say no more!

Rolling out!

Wow, now that's a cool ride right there.

Turtle formation, shields up! So, what's next?

All right boys, you're up!

Civilians are forming armed groups and have already taken control of several districts.

Wait, one moment.

We're now live with our field correspondent, Lenny.

Yeah, I'm on the scene right now and we're currently- Hey, hey, let me talk, let me talk!

The army is useless!

Bureaucracy has their hands tight!

The virus moves faster than politicians make decisions.

I mean look, what are you waiting for?

Shoot him!

I don't have any orders.

But he's a zombie!

Help me!

Well, he'll be one of them real soon.

Orders are to fire only on confirmed infected.

Well, like this guy.

AAAAAAAAHHHHH!

God damn it!

You deal with problems before they become obvious, idiot!

That's exactly what I'm saying!

Give the military full freedom to act!

Make America great again!

I like this guy, he's a very nice guy.

Sir, I think it might actually work.

In San Francisco, the 13th Brigade disobeyed direct orders and operated independently, and they achieved real success and saved a lot of lives.

Hmm, maybe, maybe.

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So, would this help us annex Canada and grab Greenland too?

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Uh...

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Ah, relax, I'm just kidding, I'm just kidding, relax.

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We'll do it later.

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Alright, draft an executive order.

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Unit commanders get full authority to make decisions on the ground, based on the situation.

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And now, I think, we deserve a break.

107

Hey girls, daddy's coming!

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The city of Miami has been divided into sectors controlled by the military, police and armed civilians.

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Armored buses are now rolling out onto city streets.

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Well, basically it's a mobile fortified checkpoint, you know, used to secure key locations.

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Honestly, this whole situation gave me a career boost, you know.

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I used to change VIN numbers on stolen cars, and now I'm armoring buses.

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Ahem.

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Yeah, we'll talk about that later.

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Florida continues to resist the virus.

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Contact with forces in Miami has been lost.

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The coast guard is reporting a sharp increase in the zombie population.

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A quarantine zone has been established stretching from Jacksonville to St. Augustine.

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Over 3 million people now reside here.

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This area is where all survivors from the southern part of the peninsula are being gathered.

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Before entering the quarantine zone, survivors are strictly screened in Orlando.

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The city is fully militarized and serves as a hub between the infected and virus-free territories.

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Orlando!

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This city has become the link and the gateway between the worlds of the living and the dead.

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It is right here that the army decides who will live and who will be expendable.

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It is from here that the rebirth of the great America will begin only by uniting

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and showing up who is that guy?

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He's just a former high ranking official.

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Cracked under all the stress, lost his mind.

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He goes on and on about the great struggle and all that.

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Says he knows someone in the high command.

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Probably has access to information about our future.

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Hmm.

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Well, people like that usually turn out to be right in the end.

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Northwest of Orlando lies the exclusion zone.

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Here the army implemented a scorched earth tactic.

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Anyone spotted, zombie or human is destroyed.

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Having built up their forces, the army has begun expanding this zone south toward Tampa Bay

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in order to link up with the forces stranded at Magdil Air Force Base.

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In the city of Tampa the National Guard is conducting a final evacuation of survivors from the eastern part of the city.

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They have 24 hours to leave this sector and make their way to Orlando.

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Listen up for the brief.

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There is nothing left to save west of this highway.

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A massive number of infected are closing in.

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An evacuation for this district has been set up at this parking lot.

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We've established the main headquarters here, and this is our primary position.

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We have to hold it until the evacuation is complete.

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Concrete barriers have been installed on these streets.

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The infected won't get through there.

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However, two major bridges remain.

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They were supposed to be destroyed, but the sepers have gone missing, and we have no explosives.

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So we pray and we defend, gentlemen.

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Get to it!

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I'm not

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going to die.

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Oh, my God.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 156 sentences and 1148 words to shadow. The speech runs for 15:16. The speaker talks slowly, about 75 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 81% 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
zombie noun	/ˈzɑmbi/	A person, usually undead, animated by unnatural forces (such as magic), with no soul or will of his or her own, typically being slow, obedient, and harmless…
virus noun	/ˈvaɪ.ɹəs/	A submicroscopic, non-cellular structure that consists of a core of DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein coat, that requires a living host cell to replicate, and…
relax verb	/ɹɪˈlæks/	To make something loose.
peninsula noun	/pəˈnɪn.sə.lə/	A piece of land projecting into water from a larger land mass.
survivor noun	/sɚˈvaɪvɚ/	One who survives, especially one who survives a traumatic experience.
armor noun	/ˈɑːɹ.mɚ/	A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces.
evacuation noun	/ɪˌvækjuˈeɪʃən/	The act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion, especially for safety.
quarantine noun	/ˈkwɔɹ.ən.tin/	A period of 40 days, particularly
establish verb	/ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ/	To make stable or firm; to confirm.
civilians noun	/sɪˈvɪl.jənz/	Synonym of civvies
outbreak noun	/ˈaʊtbɹeɪk/	An eruption; the sudden appearance of a rash, disease, etc.
perimeter noun	/pɪˈɹɪm.ɪ.tə/	The sum of the distance of all the lengths of the sides of an object.
sharp adjective	/ʃɑɹp/	Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut or pierce easily; not dull, obtuse, or rounded.
defend verb	/dɪˈfɪnd/	To ward off attacks against (something or someone).
assault noun	/əˈsɔlt/	A violent onset or attack with physical means, for example blows, weapons, etc.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
build up verb		To erect; to construct.
come up with verb		To manage to produce, deliver, or present (something) by inventing, creating, thinking of, or obtaining it.
get through verb	/ɡɛt ˈθɹu/	To overcome; to endure.
roll out verb		To deploy or release (a new film or software, etc.); to launch (a product or service), especially in a gradual fashion across multiple regions.
show up verb		To appear, arrive, or attend, especially suddenly or erratically.

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	has sealed · have been placed · have already taken
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	are surrounded · being deployed · has been divided

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 31 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, we'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “th” sounds: gather /ˈɡæðɚ/, northwest /nɔɹθˈwɛst/, rebirth /ɹiːˈbɜːθ/
The “sh” and “zh” sounds: evacuation /ɪˌvækjuˈeɪʃən/, establish /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ/, sharp /ʃɑɹp/, shield /ˈʃild/, operational /ˌɑ.pəˈɹeɪ.ʃə.nəl/
Long words — get the stress right: peninsula /pəˈnɪn.sə.lə/, evacuation /ɪˌvækjuˈeɪʃən/, perimeter /pɪˈɹɪm.ɪ.tə/, automatic /ˌɔː.təˈmæt.ɪk/, operational /ˌɑ.pəˈɹeɪ.ʃə.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 zombie, virus, relax.

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.

Shadowing technique: read the full step-by-step guide →

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