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My name is Marlon.

I'm here to answer 20 questions.

Probably never heard me answer before.

Here we go.

Let's get it.

A broke habit I still got.

Damn, who says I'm not broke yet?

Like, you're still broke?

Like, come on, what are you doing, man?

A broke habit I still have is I go to the grocery store

and I count everything up before I put it in my car so I know what I'm spending in the grocery store.

Say I used to earn a certain amount of money.

I would split it up each week so that I knew exactly what I could get and what not get.

So I'm still kind of doing that in my head. But

if there's a discount, that's me discount is all me written all over it whatever

it is i'm there you know i'll be man i go to the grocery store especially ralph's

and they got chicken half the price i get it get my protein in

and go to sleep oh perfect perfect question my chat

and also the internet thinks i'm out here just being a playboy whatnot most of the time

while that's actually not the case i don't drink i don't party i don't smoke never have

and never will i don't really go out i don't do none of

that stuff i kind of stay to myself sounds kind of corny

but i'm very just alone and to myself and in my own piece.

I think that's a big misconception.

Yes, exactly.

I don't do that stuff because number one, I don't really think it's my thing.

It's never been.

I was into sports like literally up until I started streaming like very heavily.

That was my dream.

I was so focused on that.

So I would shut everything else out.

So it kind of just became part of my like nature and routine.

And now I just still don't do it.

So it's just my life.

A rule on Twitch that's not there yet that I would like.

You know, I'm gonna do a good rule.

I'm gonna go if someone has watched me for over five months, like in a row, I think they should get a free sub by Twitch.

So they don't gotta pay for their own sub anymore, you know, Twitch pays it.

The worst shift I've ever worked in my life was actually my first job.

I was a caretaker.

Again, no offense to the people I was taking care of, but my first ever shift I remember was nighttime, working night shifts.

I walked in there and it was his grandpa.

I remember getting thrown into a shift where it was just like everywhere on the bed, everything like on me.

I tried to like really take care of it.

It's the first ever one

and my person i work with just threw me into it not knowing what to do

so that's my worst one but also my best one

because that's what actually got me into the whole working mindset of things

so yeah definitely got some life lessons out of it

so unlimited money unlimited resources what stream am i doing amazon forest surviving a month

because right now just quick is because you can't really do a stream there

because of internet service you kind of need like a helicopter surfacing the area

i don't even know the strategy

i'll probably just go in there with the intention of uh surviving i I think they'll be interesting.

My favorite one -off collaboration I've ever done?

Good question.

On the top of my head, I'll have to say Marcelo, footballer, Real Madrid.

I would play football.

I had a little talk with him afterwards.

He gave me some advice, some stories, and it was a great one.

Just to be resilient and just like, keep being yourself and focus on the goal.

What part of his personality do I wish I had?

He's very witty, I think.

Yeah, he's like very quick on the spot, like when it comes to like jokes and stuff.

And I like that about him, so I'll probably say that.

He's definitely, he's definitely more than me for sure.

Who's a better singer than me for sure?

Not a question.

All day media.

What would I delete from the internet?

I don't know if you ever heard of stage one, stage two, stage three.

You probably haven't.

If you have, you know now.

It was kind of like a corny moment I did.

Pulled a prank on the internet.

It was actually kind of similar to this.

I sat on the chair and I tried to fool the internet for a week straight

while I was actually just taking a break.

And it just turned out to be a show.

Very embarrassing moment.

Went on for like three months straight.

Still going on to this day.

So yeah, I'd probably say that.

While being here at Gamerhood has definitely changed an experience for me how to create content is because it's such big production.

It's a bunch of cameras, a whole studio.

It's a very good setup.

So I think it's a great concept to like also just push forward us as creators and showing our personality, so.

If I could pick right now to play in a sporting event, it would be the World Cup, it has to be.

Playing for the World Cup, my own country, Sweden.

That would be a dream, yeah.

World Cup is the biggest thing in the world.

No matter what

Americans say, it is.

And also football is my favorite sport, so.

Starting five in basketball, popular streamers.

I'm gonna go, yeah, me, Max, Lacey, Duke, and Tylo.

the most famous person in my dms damn okay i'm gonna go mr beast i'm gonna mr beast man

non -content creator probably marcello honestly then yeah oh yeah for sure

we keep up a lot actually he texts me all the time

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i text him we saw each other at the charity match in qatar he was there too dumbest conspiracy theory

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that i've seen about me that i'm a spy that's what's been going around now lately

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and for some reason my name is gets brought up every time

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and i get all to blame

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so yeah i guess

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i'm a spy man what game would i want to experience again for the first time honestly

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i would say fortnite when it first came out

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when fortnite first came out i remember playing it

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when i was in high school all my friends every single night after practice

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it was just like a very special time i think yeah

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i don't even think it was the game itself well it definitely was

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because everybody was playing it was so new super viral at the time

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and you kind of just learning this new game

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it was kind of just brought back being on the game with your friends

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because i don't feel like it was a game like

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that before that for pretty long so yeah item i want to be Like anything, probably my cross.

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Yeah, I'll say my cross, but I have to have that bear with me.

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My grandpa got me my first one, but it was like too long.

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So I just hung it up and I just got myself like a small one I could wear all the time.

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It's my faith with God.

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I feel like I always just carry him around me at all times, no matter where I'm at.

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Who deserves the best title of a good neighbor?

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I got to give it to Jake, man.

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Jake from State Farm, he's a man.

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I wouldn't even say he's a good neighbor.

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He's the greatest neighbor.

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He gives out the award.

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He's always positive, always smile on his face.

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I gotta go Jake, man.

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I have to.

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Fun fact, Max, Maxwell Dent, his full government name, because I don't care.

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I actually have a college degree in psychology, so there's your answer, my boy.

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There's your answer, bro.

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Ask Sina how it feels being second in getting signed by a brand that I got signed to, and also being the second to do modeling.

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Ask her that.

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Yep.

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Perfect.

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That's perfect.

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Yes, they definitely should.

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Everybody go like, subscribe right now, man.

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Show support.

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Marlon out, man.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “Marlon Answers 20 Questions He’s Never Answered”. This video has 141 sentences and 1412 words to shadow. The speech runs for 5:35. The speaker talks fast, about 253 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 83% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
grocery noun	/ˈɡɹəʊ.s(ə.)ɹi/	Retail foodstuffs and other household supplies.
neighbour noun	/ˈneɪbɚ/	A person living on adjacent or nearby land; a person situated adjacently or nearby; anything (of the same type of thing as the subject) in an adjacent or…
discount noun	/ˈdɪskaʊnt/	A reduction in price.
beast noun	/biːst/	Any four-footed land mammal.
habit noun	/ˈhæb.ɪt/	An action performed on a regular basis.
creator noun	/kɹiːˈeɪ̯təː/	Something or someone which creates or makes something.
unlimited adjective	/ʌnˈlɪm.ɪ.tɪd/	Limitless or without bounds; unrestricted.
grandpa noun	/ˈɡɹæm.pɑː/	grandfather.
earn verb	/ɝn/	To gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work.
lesson noun	/ˈlɛs.ən/	A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.
charity noun	/ˈtʃæɹɪti/	An organization, the objective of which is to carry out a charitable purpose.
afterwards adverb	/ˈæf.tɚ.wɚdz/	At a later or succeeding time; after that;
lately adverb	/ˈleɪt.li/	Recently; not long ago; of late; not long since.
resource noun	/ɹɪˈzɔːs/	Something that one uses to achieve an objective, e.g. raw materials or personnel.
routine noun	/ɹuˈtin/	A course of action to be followed regularly; a standard procedure.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
come out verb	/ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/	To be discovered; to be revealed.
bring back verb	/ˈbɹɪŋ bæk/	To fetch something.
bring up verb		To mention.
give out verb		To utter, publish; to announce, proclaim, report.
go around verb		To move or spread from person to person.
go out verb		To leave, especially a building.
keep up verb		To maintain; to preserve; to prevent from deteriorating or falling.
push forward verb		To continue to act or do something, especially with a lot of effort

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

I think that's a big misconception.
You know, I'm gonna do a good rule.
My favorite one -off collaboration I've ever done?
Who's a better singer than me for sure?
What would I delete from the internet?

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	It's never been · has watched · I've ever worked
Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group	The worst · my worst · the biggest
Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past	was taking · was actually just taking · was playing
Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form	started streaming · keep being

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 50 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, gonna. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “sh” and “zh” sounds: intention /ɪnˈtɛnʃn̩/, collaboration /kəˌlæbəˈɹeɪʃən/, misconception /ˌmɪs.kənˈsɛp.ʃən/
Long words — get the stress right: unlimited /ʌnˈlɪm.ɪ.tɪd/, psychology /saɪˈkɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/, collaboration /kəˌlæbəˈɹeɪʃən/, conspiracy /kənˈspɪɹəsi/, helicopter /ˈheliːˌkɔptə(ɹ)/

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 grocery, neighbour, discount.

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.

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