Shadowing Practice: Megan Fox Interview (Original HD 1080i) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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We're back now at 8 -11 with one of the biggest names in Hollywood, Megan Fox.
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She turned heads in the Transformer films, and now she gets her first title role in Jennifer's Body,
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playing a small -town cheerleader possessed by a demon who feeds on high school boys.
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This isn't really your house, is it?
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No, baby.
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This is our house.
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Just for you and me.
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We can play mommy and daddy.
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No way.
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I need you frightened.
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I need you hopeless.
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Megan Fox, good morning.
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We just went to a point she was putting coffee down, nothing more sinister.
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And you said to me earlier, this is a comedy.
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You want people to know that.
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You don't want to think this is hardcore horror.
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Exactly.
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It's not.
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No, it's a it's a sort of irreverent dark comedy with some horror elements to it.
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But people should should go into it.
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Prepare to laugh, hopefully. To snicker.
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So there are going to be some snickers here.
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You're not looking for people to come up with serious critiques afterward.
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Well, no, not of not if you're going in thinking you're going to see a slasher
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or a thriller it's not that what what made you take this role
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because you're in an unusual place in your career right now I'm sure stuck between this this wild popularity
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that has been given to you or
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that you've achieved through these movies these huge Transformers movies
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and this other area where you want to be known as an actress
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so so tell me about this role as it came along
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and what made you say yes to it well the script I mean Diablo Cody wrote the script
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and that's really all I needed to know before I even
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opened it I wanted to be a part of something
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that she she was a part of because she's so brilliant and i admire her and um
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on the first page there's a belly laugh i laughed out loud reading
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and there's a laugh on every page after that
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so i you know i just had to be a part of it i thought
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that the writing was unbelievably original and it was something
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that we haven't seen in theaters in a long time a movie like this it feels very 80s
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when you watch it let's stay on this place you're in right now though i I mean, how kind of delicate a situation do you find yourself in?
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Your choices now are going to get analyzed a lot by
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the people who either want to see you in one way
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or aren't used to seeing you or want to see you in another way.
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Right.
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So how does that affect your decision -making?
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I try to just do, I mean, mainly I'm just happy that I'm working and that I'm still working and I continue to get these opportunities,
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but I try to make choices that are different from whatever project I was last working on.
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And this is definitely very unique.
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And then I've worked on a project since with Josh Brolin and John Malkovich.
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And I've been lucky enough to surround myself with extremely talented people.
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You have been very out front and honest about some of the movies you've done.
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You said acting -wise you were terrible in the first Transformers.
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And you said you tried very hard in the second. Which is very honest.
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Does this allow you to expand, this role?
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Well, I think it's not about allowing me to expand because that was never the issue.
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I think I'm just new, you know.
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I'm very green still and trying to figure things out and wanting to become better.
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And this was definitely a more complex character for me
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because there's a lot going on with her and a lot going on with all the characters in the movie.
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So it was a lot of work.
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I put a lot of effort into it.
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You're also outspoken about your personal life.
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You said this, and I think it surprised a lot of people.
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Don't get nervous.
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You don't have to laugh.
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I'm so nervous.
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You said, I'm really insecure about everything.
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I never think I'm worthy of anything.
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I have a sick feeling of being mocked all the time.
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I have a lot of self -loathing.
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So on the exterior, when I meet you and others meet you, they think you're pretty confident.
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Where does this come from?
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I think that all actors are pretty insecure.
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I mean, in general, I obviously can't speak for everybody, but I think that's sort of what drives us into this business, is that insecurity.
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And especially being a woman, I think all women, unfortunately, have some deep -seated insecurities for whatever reason,
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because of how we're raised in society and it's hard having
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so much focus on you all the time it's hard to maintain
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that sort of confidence because you're always second guessing yourself
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and questioning yourself and feeling like you're letting someone down
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or you're failing in one way or another
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because you can't please all of the people all of the time
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so how are you handling this outrageous popularity right now i mean
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if you go on google
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and you type the letter m in it goes megan fox
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i mean it's amazing how many people have taken an interest
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in you what's the best part about it what's the worst
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part about it well the best part about it I mean is you always feel
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blessed and lucky to to have any sort of success in this business
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because it's so hard for most people to achieve it
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and I feel like I do feel undeserving of it
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but I feel like it came pretty easily
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because I was involved in something that was so big and so much bigger than I was.
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And it opened all these doors for me.
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I mean, the worst part about it is just the lack of anonymity, which is a hard thing to describe to people that don't understand.
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But it's when your privacy is taken away or
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when people are constantly picking apart everything that you say or you do and judging it, it's tough to live in that space every day.
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It's basically like you're always in high school.
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You never get out of high school.
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Hollywood is a giant high school.
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And as we all know, parts of high school were terrible.
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Parts were great, though.
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You were going to guest host the season premiere of SNL.
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Yeah.
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Are you nervous about that?
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I'm so nervous.
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I have a fear of public speaking.
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That's not good.
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That's not good, no. But we'll see.
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We'll see what happens.
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Obviously, everybody's a huge fan of the show, and I'm a huge Andy Samberg fan, and I'm really excited to get to meet all these people
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and get to do something so incredible that I never thought I would get to do.
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Most people who come through here are about to do that and say it's the scariest, best experience they ever have.
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Really?
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So good luck with it.
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Thank you.
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I hope you enjoy it.
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And the movie is called Jennifer's Body, and it opens on Friday.
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Megan, thanks very much.
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Thank you.
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Good to see you.
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Coming up next, Jay Leno's primetime.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Megan Fox Interview”. This video has 121 sentences and 1235 words to shadow. The speech runs for 6:03. The speaker talks fast, about 204 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 85% 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
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| snicker verb | /ˈsnɪkɚ/ | To emit a snicker, a stifled or broken laugh. |
| insecurity noun | A lack of security; uncertainty. | |
| insecure adjective | /ɪnsəˈkjʊɹ/ | Not secure. |
| anonymity noun | /ænəˈnɪmɪti/ | The quality or state of being anonymous (nameless or unidentified). |
| cheerleader noun | /ˈtʃɪə(ɹ)ˌliːdə(ɹ)/ | A person, usually a young, attractive female, who encourages applause and cheers at a sports event, and wearing a specially-designed uniform in the official… |
| frighten verb | /ˈfɹaɪ.tən/ | To cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright. |
| irreverent adjective | /ɪəˈɹɛ.və.ɹənt/ | Lacking respect; not having or not showing respect for or seriousness towards something that is usually treated with respect; going against conventional… |
| loathe verb | /ˈloʊð/ | To detest, hate, or revile (someone or something). |
| outspoken adjective | Speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, or boldly; vocal; frank. | |
| slasher noun | One who slashes. | |
| unbelievably adverb | In a manner that one does not or cannot believe. | |
| undeserving adjective | /ˌʌndɪˈzɝvɪŋ/ | Considered unworthy of reward. |
| sinister adjective | /ˈsɪ.nɪ.stəɹ/ | Inauspicious, ominous, unlucky, illegitimate. |
| litter noun | /ˈlɪt.ɚ/ | Straw, grass, and similar loose material used as bedding for people or animals. |
| hopeless adjective | /ˈhoʊplɪs/ | Without hope; despairing; not expecting anything positive. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| come along verb | To accompany. | |
| come through verb | To come into a room or other space through a door or passageway. | |
| come up verb | To emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly. | |
| come up with verb | To manage to produce, deliver, or present (something) by inventing, creating, thinking of, or obtaining it. | |
| get out of verb | To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of. | |
| pick apart verb | To review or analyse in great detail | |
| take away verb | /ˌteɪk əˈweɪ/ | To remove something and put it in a different place. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- This isn't really your house, is it?
- You don't want to think this is hardcore horror.
- Does this allow you to expand, this role?
- You're also outspoken about your personal life.
- Are you nervous about that?
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 been given · you've achieved · haven't seen |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | has been given · be known · being mocked |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | people who either · anonymity, which is · people who come |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 40 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, you're, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: loathe /ˈloʊð/, thriller /ˈθɹɪ.lə/
- Long words — get the stress right: anonymity /ænəˈnɪmɪti/, irreverent /ɪəˈɹɛ.və.ɹənt/, undeserving /ˌʌndɪˈzɝvɪŋ/
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 snicker, insecurity, insecure.
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.