Shadowing Practice: Mike and Harvey's Mississippi Burning Tactic | Suits - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Her Honor, in between picking up the camisole at the precinct and dropping it off at the lab, you can see here the document is flawed.
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Therefore, the chain of possession with respect to the camisole was broken.
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You gotta be kidding.
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It's inadmissible.
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First six?
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What?
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First six months of the hottest.
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You mind?
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I don't know if I can do that again.
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Mr. Spector, you are accusing a police officer of tampering with evidence.
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Yes, I am.
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When the results of the DNA test came back, they didn't line up, and Detective Packle changed the custody document.
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Even if Mr. Spector's assertions were true, it would automatically taint the evidence anyway.
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He's got a point.
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That camisole was what allowed us to reopen this case in the first place.
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The camisole was proof that evidence was buried.
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That's why the case was reopened.
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An entirely separate issue from whether that evidence can be used in this trial.
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Clifford, I don't know what's going on in there, but no matter what they rule, he's not going to lose this one.
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You sure?
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Yeah, I am.
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Your Honor.
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That's enough.
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I'm instructing the jury to disregard all testimony relating to either the camisole or the resulting DNA test.
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Oh, my goodness.
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I'm so sorry.
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Are you OK?
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Get out of my face.
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What the hell are you doing reopening this?
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You worried about getting caught intentionally tainting evidence?
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I didn't taint anything.
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What I did was help you put away a guilty man for brutally killing a young girl.
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And I'm not going to let you drag my reputation through the gutter.
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Not without consequences.
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Are you threatening me?
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Because the truth is you wouldn't even be here if you hadn't done something wrong.
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Me?
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Yeah.
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It's all well and good for you to drag up shit from the past, huh?
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You're protected by your shiny suit, right?
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What are you talking about?
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Lawyers never go after their own.
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What is that Denzel movie?
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Tell it to me like I'm a five -year -old.
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Sometimes the good guys got to do bad things to make the bad guys pay.
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It's time to start painting outside the lines.
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How?
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If Muhammad won't come to the mountain, we need to bring the mountain to Muhammad.
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Really?
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The mountain to Muhammad?
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It's a thing.
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Yeah, I know.
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It just has no meaning to me in this situation.
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You said you could think like me.
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Figure it out.
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Okay.
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Yeah, I got it.
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What is it?
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You tell me.
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I'll confirm.
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Nice try.
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Damn it!
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Why don't you text me, Matty?
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We got nothing to talk about.
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I didn't text you.
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You texted me.
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We gotta go.
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Come on.
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Does it really matter who texted me?
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I take advantage of the fact you get to see each other.
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Catch up.
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Talk about old times.
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Yeah, like that time that you murdered that girl and framed an innocent man?
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We didn't do anything.
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You were wasting your time. Am I?
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We know the truth.
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It's just a matter of time until one of you turns on the other one.
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Question is, who's it gonna be?
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We're there today.
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You're the ones running out of time.
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Asshole.
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Looks like the rattlesnakes are starting to commit suicide.
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Holy shit, that's from Mississippi Burning.
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This whole idea is from Mississippi Burning.
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You know that movie?
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I was trying to stump you with that one.
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I'm going to the back.
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You're going to break.
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The problem is, those two don't seem like they're going to break.
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They know we don't have anything.
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Only now we do.
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By the mountain to Muhammad, you meant DNA coming to Mr. Wolf.
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That's good.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Mike and Harvey's Mississippi Burning Tactic”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: camisole, evidence, Muhammad, mountain, Dna. This video has 93 sentences and 621 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:50. The speaker talks at a natural 162 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 84% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 23 of its 93 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 |
|---|---|---|
| dragon noun | /ˈdɹæɡən/ | In European mythologies, a gigantic beast, typically reptilian with leathery bat-like wings, lion-like claws, scaly skin and a lizard-like body, often a… |
| reputation noun | /ˌɹɛpjʊˈteɪʃən/ | What somebody or something is known for. |
| innocent adjective | /ˈɪnəsənt/ | Free from guilt, sin, or immorality. |
| confirm verb | /kənˈfɝm/ | To strengthen; to make firm or resolute. |
| possession noun | /pəˈzɛʃn̩/ | A control or occupancy of something for which one does not necessarily have private property rights. |
| commit verb | /kəˈmɪt/ | To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust; to consign; used with to or formerly unto. |
| relate verb | /ɹɪˈleɪt/ | To tell in a descriptive way. |
| custody noun | /ˈkʌstədiː/ | The legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children. |
| testimony noun | /ˈtɛstɪmoʊni/ | Statements made by a witness in court. |
| goodness noun | /ˈɡʊdnəs/ | The state or characteristic of being good. |
| consequence noun | /ˈkɑn.sɪ.kwəns/ | An effect; something that follows a cause as a result. |
| threaten verb | /ˈθɹɛt.n̩/ | To make a threat against someone; to use threats. |
| bury verb | /ˈbɛɹi/ | To outlive. |
| intentionally adverb | /ɪnˈtɛn(t)ʃənəli/ | In an intentional manner; on purpose. |
| flawed adjective | /flɔːd/ | Having a flaw or imperfection. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| catch up verb | To pick up suddenly. | |
| come back verb | To return to a place. | |
| drag up verb | To remind people of (something, usually unpleasant, from the past). | |
| get out of verb | To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of. | |
| line up verb | /laɪnˈʌp/ | To align; to put in alignment; to put in correct adjustment for smooth running. |
| pick up verb | To lift; to grasp and raise. | |
| put away verb | To put (something) in its usual storage place; to place out of the way, clean up. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- I don't know if I can do that again.
- You worried about getting caught intentionally tainting evidence?
- Are you threatening me?
- What are you talking about?
- Does it really matter who texted me?
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 26 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, didn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: reputation /ˌɹɛpjʊˈteɪʃən/, possession /pəˈzɛʃn̩/, intentionally /ɪnˈtɛn(t)ʃənəli/, assertion /əˈsɜɹʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: reputation /ˌɹɛpjʊˈteɪʃən/, testimony /ˈtɛstɪmoʊni/, intentionally /ɪnˈtɛn(t)ʃənəli/, inadmissible /ˌɪnədˈmɪsəbəl/
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 dragon, reputation, innocent.
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.