Shadowing Practice: Manny's very passionate。| Modern Family Shadowing S1E1#06 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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I'm quitting soccer.
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It is a game for children.
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No, you're not quitting.
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You would have stopped that goal if you weren't staring at that little girl.
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She is not a girl.
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She's a woman.
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You know, Gloria, that little blow -up with that other mom.
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Why do you have to do things like that?
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If somebody says something about my family, I'm going to...
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I'm just saying, you could take it down here a little bit.
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That's all.
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Well, yeah, because that's where you live, down here.
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But I live up here.
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You don't have to be so emotional all the time.
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That's all I'm saying.
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Manny, you're with me on this, right?
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I'm quitting soccer.
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It is a game for children.
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I'm quitting soccer.
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It is a game for children.
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No, you're not quitting.
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No, you're not quitting.
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You would have stopped that goal if you weren't staring at that little girl.
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You would have stopped that goal if you weren't staring at that little girl.
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She is not a girl.
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She's a woman.
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She is not a girl.
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She's a woman.
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You know, Gloria, that little blow -up with that other mom.
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You know, Gloria, that little blow -up with that other mom.
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Why do you have to do things like that?
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If somebody says something about my family, I'm going to— If somebody says something about my family, I'm going to— I'm just saying, you could take it down here a little bit, that's all.
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I'm just saying, you could take it down here a little bit, that's all.
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Well, yeah, because that's where you live, down here, but I live up here.
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Oh, yeah.
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Because that's where you live down here.
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But I live up here.
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You don't have to be so emotional all the time.
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You don't have to be so emotional all the time.
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That's all I'm saying.
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Manny, you're with me on this, right?
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That's all I'm saying.
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Manny, you're with me on this, right?
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I'm quitting soccer.
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It is a game for children.
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No, you're not quitting.
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You would have stopped that goal if you weren't staring at that little girl.
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She is not a girl.
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She's a woman.
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You know, Gloria, that little blow up with that other mom, why do you have to do things like that?
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If somebody says something about my family, I'm going to...
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I'm just saying, you could take it down here a little bit, that's all.
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Well, yeah, because that's where you live, down here, but I live up here.
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You don't have to be so emotional all the time, that's all I'm saying.
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Manny, you're with me on this, right?
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I'm quitting soccer.
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It is a game for children.
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No, you're not quitting.
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You would have stopped that goal if you weren't staring at that little girl.
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She is not a girl.
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She's a woman.
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You know, Gloria, that will blow up with that other mom.
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Why do you have to do things like that?
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If somebody says something about my family, I'm going to...
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I'm just saying, you could take it down here a little bit.
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That's all.
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Well, yeah, because that's where you live, down here.
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But I live up here.
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You don't have to be so emotional all the time.
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That's all I'm saying.
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Manny, you're with me on this, right?
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I want to tell Brenda Feldman I love her.
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Oh, for God's sakes.
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Manny, she's 16.
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Oh, it's okay for you to take another lover?
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Hey, watch it.
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I want to go to the mall where she works.
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But first I need to get my white shirt.
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The silk one.
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Okay, if that's what you really want to do?
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Seriously, not to be the evil stepdad, but if you put on a puffy white shirt and declare your love for a 16 -year -old, you're gonna be swinging from the flagpole in your puffy white underpants.
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Stop the car!
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Oh, where are you going?
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You see?
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You heard these feelings.
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Yeah, well, if it toughens him up a little bit, then, oh, geez, he's picking flowers.
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I want to tell Brenda Feldman I love her.
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Oh, for God's sakes.
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Manny, she's 16.
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I want to tell Brenda Feldman I love her.
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Oh, for God's sakes.
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Manny, she's 16.
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Oh, it's okay for you to take an older lover?
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Hey, watch it.
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Oh, it's okay for you to take an older lover?
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Hey, watch it.
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I want to go to the mall where she works.
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I want to go to the mall where she works.
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But first I need to get my white shirt, the silk one.
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But first I need to get my white shirt, the silk one.
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Okay, if that's what you really want to do.
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Okay, if that's what you really want to do.
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Seriously, not to be the evil stepdad.
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Seriously, not to be the evil stepdad.
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If you put on a puffy white shirt and declare your love for a 16 -year -old.
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But if you put on a puffy white shirt and declare your love for a 16 -year -old.
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You're going to be swinging from the flagpole in your puffy white underpants.
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You're going to be swinging from the flagpole in your puffy white underpants.
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Stop the car.
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Where are you going?
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Stop the car.
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Oh, where are you going?
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You see?
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You hurt his feelings.
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You see?
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You hurt his feelings.
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Yeah, well, if it toughens him up a little bit, then...
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Well, if it toughens him up a little bit, then...
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Oh, jeez, he's picking flowers.
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Oh, jeez, he's picking flowers.
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I want to tell Brenda Philman I love her.
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Oh, for God's sakes.
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Honey, she's 16.
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Oh, it's okay for you to take an auto lover?
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Hey, watch it.
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I want to go to the mall where she works.
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But first, I need to get my white shirt, the silk one.
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Okay, that's what you really want to do.
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Seriously not to be the evil stepdad
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If you put on a puffy white shirt
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and declare your love for a 16 year old You're gonna
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be swinging from the flagpole in your puffy white underpants stop the car.
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Oh, where are you going?
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You see?
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You heard these feelings.
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Yeah, well, if it toughens them up a little bit, then...
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Oh, jeez, he's picking flowers.
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I want to tell Brenda Feldman I love her.
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Oh, for God's sakes.
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Money, she's 16.
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Oh, it's okay for you to take another lover?
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Hey, watch it.
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I want to go to the mall where she works.
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But first, I need to get my white shirt, the silk one.
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Okay, if that's what you really want to do...
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Seriously, not to be the evil stepdad.
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If you put on a puffy white shirt and declare your love for a 16 -year -old, you're going to be swinging from the flagpole in your puffy white underpants.
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Stop the car!
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Oh, where are you going?
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You see?
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You hurt these feelings.
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Yeah, well, if it toughens them up a little bit, then...
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Oh, jeez, he's picking flowers.
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A man is very passionate, just like his father.
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My first husband, he's very handsome, but too crazy.
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It seemed like all we did was fight and make love, fight and make love, fight and make love.
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One time, I'm not kidding you, we fell out the window together.
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Which one were you doing?
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I'm hearing this for the first time.
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Manny's very passionate, just like his father.
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Manny's very passionate, just like his father.
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My first husband, he's very handsome, but too crazy.
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My first husband, he's very handsome, but too crazy.
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It seemed like all we did was fight and make love, fight and make love, fight and make love.
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It seemed like all we did was fight and make love.
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One time, I'm not kidding you, we fell out the window together.
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One time, I'm not kidding you, we fell out the window together.
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Which one were you doing?
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I'm hearing this for the first time.
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Which one were you doing?
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I'm hearing this for the first time.
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Man is very passionate, just like his father.
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My first husband, he's very handsome, but too crazy.
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It seemed like all we did was fight and make love, fight and make love, fight and make love.
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One time, I'm not kidding you, we fell out the window together.
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Which one were you doing?
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I'm hearing this for the first time.
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A man is very passionate, just like his father.
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My first husband, he's very handsome, but too crazy.
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It seemed like all we did was fight and make love, fight and make love, fight and make love.
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One time, I'm not kidding you, we fell out the window together.
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Which one were you doing?
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I'm hearing this for the first time.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Manny's very passionate。”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: fight, puffy, quitting, shirt, manny. This video has 183 sentences and 1473 words to shadow. The speech runs for 7:32. The speaker talks fast, about 195 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 84% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 30 of its 183 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 |
|---|---|---|
| manny noun | /ˈmæni/ | A male nanny (for children). |
| soccer noun | /ˈsɑk.ɚ/ | Association football. |
| flower noun | /ˈfloʊɚ/ | A reproductive structure in angiosperms (flowering plants), often conspicuously colourful and typically including sepals, petals, and either or both stamens… |
| sake noun | /ˈseɪ̯k/ | Cause, interest or account. |
| swing verb | /ˈswɪŋ/ | To rotate about an off-centre fixed point. |
| mall noun | /mɔːl/ | A pedestrianised street, especially a shopping precinct. |
| lover noun | /ˈlʌvɚ/ | One who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse. |
| handsome adjective | /ˈhæn.səm/ | Having a pleasing appearance, good-looking, attractive, particularly |
| silk noun | /sɪlk/ | A fine fiber excreted by the silkworm or other arthropod (such as a spider). |
| passionate adjective | /ˈpæʃənɪt/ | Fired with intense feeling. |
| declare verb | /dɪˈklɛɚ/ | To assert or announce formally, officially, explicitly, or emphatically. |
| stare verb | /stɛɚ/ | To look fixedly (at something). |
| honey noun | /ˈhʌni/ | A sweet, viscous, gold-colored fluid produced from plant nectar by bees, and often consumed by humans. |
| automobile noun | /ˈɔː.tə.məˌbil/ | A type of motor vehicle designed to move on the ground under its own stored power and intended to carry a driver, a small number of additional passengers, and… |
| puffy adjective | /ˈpʌfi/ | Swollen or inflated in shape, as if filled with air; pillow-like. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fall out verb | To come out of something by falling. |
| live down verb | To live so as to subdue or refute. |
| live up verb | To fulfil the expectations placed upon one. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Why do you have to do things like that?
- Manny, you're with me on this, right?
- Because that's where you live down here.
- Oh, it's okay for you to take another lover?
- Which one were you doing?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | I'm quitting · you're not quitting · I'm just saying |
| Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessary | have to do · have to be · need to get |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | gonna be · You're going to be |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 57 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, you're, don'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.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like manny, soccer, flower.
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.