Shadowing Practice: Mike Loses His Grandma | Suits - Learn English Speaking with Video
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He's been throwing accusations around with no proof and I've had about enough of that lately.
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Well proof or no proof anybody can see that Selyse is juicing.
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That's not what those tests say.
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People can find ways to pass tests, trust me.
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Michael!
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- Yeah.
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Grammy?
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Rachel, oh no. Harvey, is this your famous grandmother?
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Oh, you were right, he is sharp.
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What are you doing here?
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Mr. Spector, pleasure to meet you.
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Your grandson says nice things about you.
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Oh, he tells me you're quite the hard ass.
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Can be a hard ass.
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Hard -ass isn't really the word he uses.
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Yeah, Grammy.
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I see Lip runs in the family.
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It's nice meeting you.
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Huh?
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- Yeah.
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Um, what are you doing here?
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And why are you in Rachel's office?
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Oh, we bumped into each other downstairs in the lobby.
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I thought we could eat.
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Might as well have brought it to me in a Star Wars lunchbox.
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Don't give me lip, Michael.
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It's been two months.
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I thought maybe you'd want to see I'm Still Alive.
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She's got a point.
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Michael.
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Plus, I wanted to meet the people you work with.
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like Rachel.
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She's even more lovely than you said.
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Lovely.
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Okay, we're done here.
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Bye, dear.
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I hope to see you again soon.
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Me too.
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It was lovely to meet you.
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Okay, did you really have to tell Rachel that I said she was hot?
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Fine, just let me meet that Harold clown and I'll go.
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Oh, and remember Michael.
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You have to finish your homework before you can watch TV.
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Oh, right, because my grandmother brought me lunch, that makes me...
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A little boy.
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And this is really fun for you.
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I'm really kind of is.
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- The first time we have been in the Are you thinking about moving?
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Uh, no. Actually, I was looking into getting a place in Manhattan for my lunch lady.
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You'd really do that for her?
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I am doing it.
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That doesn't even come close.
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Paying her back for everything she's done for me.
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That's-- That's really amazing, Mike.
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You want to know what's amazing?
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What?
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this place.
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Right here.
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Check it out.
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It's pretty sweet, right?
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Off 10th Avenue.
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Does it come with a bulletproof vest?
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Okay.
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- Thank you.
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There, how about this one?
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A six -floor walk -up.
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Great views.
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Move over.
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Ah.
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Okay.
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Thank you.
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- The first time I was in the hospital, I was in the hospital.
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Wait a minute.
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Yeah.
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You set all this up so I'd help, didn't you?
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Oh, I may be a little boy, but I'm not a stupid little boy.
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You're a sneaky little boy.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Holy shit.
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I know.
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It's perfect, right?
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All you need are some new curtains right here.
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Now the first thing I would do is put down a nice rug.
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You want to cover the hardwood?
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Not all of it.
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- So you mean an area rug?
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- No. I mean, cover an area of the hardwood With a rug?
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I can move with that.
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Like an 8x10 sisal.
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A whatsel?
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The beige scratchy kind.
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A scratchy rug defeats its own purpose.
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Wasn't my idea in the first place.
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Fair enough.
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But the bed, the bed goes here.
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Oh my god, you're such a guy.
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If the bed doesn't go here, then what's the point of even having the window?
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But your curtains cover up the light anyway.
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No, that would be shades, which this room will never, ever have.
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Look, just come right here.
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See what I mean?
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Beautiful.
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- Thank you.
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- I should go meet Harvey.
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- It's really hot in here.
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- Surprise!
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Rachel.
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Hey, what are you doing here?
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Come in.
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- I'm sorry.
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Thank you.
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Mike?
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Someone kept calling the office for you.
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It was the nursing home and I guess that's the emergency number they had.
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Um...
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What?
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Thank you.
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- Okay.
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It's your grandma.
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She passed away.
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No. No, she's...
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I'm so sorry.
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- Thank you.
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I'm She didn't even get this. to see I know.
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I...
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I'm...
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I'm so sorry.
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- Thank you.
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What are you doing here?
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Rachel, meet the file room.
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It's where we store information on the cases that we're working on.
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No. I just mean I don't believe that Harvey would make you come and work the day after You can say it.
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Okay, I'll say it.
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The day after my grandmother died, And Harvey doesn't know.
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What?
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Why?
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Because there's a vote going on and he's got bigger things on his mind.
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Mike, he'd want to know.
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Oh really?
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You know that?
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You-- You and Harvey are best friends now?
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Okay, then tell Donna, just tell somebody...
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I don't want people to know.
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If you tell people, They will understand.
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And then you can go home and you can really deal with-- Deal with what, Rachel?
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The fact that I missed my last ever chance to see my grandmother because I was too busy at work.
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Oh, come on.
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That's not fair.
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You were an amazing grandson.
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You were buying her an apartment.
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I bought her an apartment because I felt guilty for not having seen her for two months.
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No, you were buying her an apartment because you-- This is not a debate, Rachel!
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Right?
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I came to work because I want to work.
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I'm not telling people because I don't want to talk about it.
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And now I'm gonna go out and get some fresh air and when I get back, I really hope you will be done bothering me.
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you Thank you.
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You look overwhelmed.
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Let me help.
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Forget that, you're gonna do this instead.
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Louis said I'm not allowed to prioritize your work anymore.
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You think I'm taking orders from Louis now?
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- Consider things status quo.
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- Yeah, well, they aren't.
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They are, as far as you and I are concerned.
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I give you work and you're gonna do it.
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Right, I forgot.
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That's how it works with us.
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Don't pout.
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You're gonna love this case.
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Very detail -oriented.
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And what are you doing?
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Operation write the shit.
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Maybe it's time that you just accept that it's over.
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- You lost.
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Deal with it.
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Excuse me?
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- Thank you.
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You seem to live in this deluded world where you think that you can always win But sometimes you can.
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Bad things happen.
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You gotta face the fact that life is gonna be this case, or this case, or this case.
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Jessica lost, you lost, and there isn't anything that any of us, including the great and powerful Harvey Specter, can do about it.
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Go home.
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Now.
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- - - - Yeah.
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God.
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Ow.
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All right.
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- Okay.
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Ha!
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- Yeah.
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- Okay, you're clearly not ready to go.
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Come on, the funeral doesn't start for another...
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- Oh, shit.
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- It's okay.
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It's okay.
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- Uh, can I wear this?
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- Drink this.
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- Okay.
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- You're gonna get in the shower, and I'm gonna find you something to wear, okay?
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Okay.
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Wow.
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Mike?
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Yeah.
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Is this a great idea?
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It's one night, okay?
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Please, take it easy on me.
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It looks like more than one night.
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Thank you.
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You're right.
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Thank you.
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- Thank you.
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Okay.
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Thank you.
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Thanks, Rachel.
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I'll be out in five, OK?
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OK.
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- Okay.
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- I'm sorry.
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- I'm sorry.
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- I'm sorry.
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- I'm sorry.
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- I'm sorry.
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I, uh...
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Remember things.
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I remember the night that my parents were taken away from me.
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I remember my grandmother.
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Taking me in, she came to check on me. was, uh...
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middle of the night and Thank you.
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I had wet the bed.
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She cleaned the sheets and she cleaned me all up and she put me in her bed and Thank you.
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You know, you started to cry you really hard and you Thank you.
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And she said, It's okay, Michael.
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It's okay.
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you I've been crying too.
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you But don't you wet this bed because I have to sleep here too. And, uh...
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And we laughed, you know?
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In spite of everything, we laughed and And we kept laughing.
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- laughing until I fell asleep.
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When I woke up the next morning, she wasn't just my grandmother anymore.
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She was...
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She was my whole family.
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you Well, I'm not 11 years old anymore.
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Not gonna wet the bed tonight.
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- Yeah.
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But I will remember That night. and everything.
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she's ever done for me.
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Thank you.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Mike Loses His Grandma”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Rachel, bed, grandmother, Harvey, meet. This video has 249 sentences and 1380 words to shadow. The speech runs for 10:24. The speaker talks at a steady 133 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 86% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 43 of its 249 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| grandmother noun | /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/ | A mother of someone's parent. |
| hardwood noun | /ˈhɑɹdˌwʊd/ | The wood from any dicotyledonous tree, without regard to its hardness. |
| scratchy adjective | /ˈskɹæt͡ʃi/ | Characterized by scratches. |
| grandson noun | /ˈɡɹæn(d)sʌn/ | A son of one's child. |
| curtain noun | /ˈkɜɹt(ə)n/ | A piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to offer privacy and keep out light. |
| bulletproof adjective | /ˈbʊlɪtpɹuf/ | Capable of withstanding a direct shot by a bullet fired from a gun. |
| delude verb | /dɪˈluːd/ | To deceive into believing something which is false; to lead into error; to dupe. |
| lunchbox noun | /ˈlʌntʃˌbɒks/ | A container for transporting meals, especially lunch. |
| orient verb | /ˈɔɹ.iˌɛnt/ | To build or place (something) so as to face eastward. |
| overwhelm verb | /ˌoʊ.vɚˈwɛlm/ | To engulf, surge over and submerge. |
| prioritize verb | /pɹaɪˈɒɹ.ə.taɪz/ | To value, do, or choose something first, or before other things. |
| sneaky adjective | /ˈsniːki/ | Elusive; difficult to capture or observe due to constantly outwitting the adversaries. |
| accusation noun | /ˌæk.jʊˈzeɪ.ʃ(ə)n/ | The act of accusing. |
| downstairs adverb | /daʊnˈstɛɹz/ | Down the stairs. |
| vest noun | /vɛst/ | A sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, worn over a shirt, and often as part of a suit; a waistcoat. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| cover up verb | To conceal or disguise. | |
| get back verb | Return to where one came from. | |
| go out verb | To leave, especially a building. | |
| move over verb | To move (oneself, or someone/something else) so as to free up space. | |
| pass away verb | To die. | |
| put down verb | To insult, belittle, or demean. | |
| take away from verb | To subtract a quality from; make something seem not so good or interesting. | |
| wake up verb | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | To stop sleeping; to awake. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Harvey, is this your famous grandmother?
- What are you doing here?
- You'd really do that for her?
- You want to know what's amazing?
- You set all this up so I'd help, didn't you?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | is put · will be done · are concerned |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | have brought · have been |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 65 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, you're, gonna. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: accusation /ˌæk.jʊˈzeɪ.ʃ(ə)n/, shade /ʃeɪd/
- Long words — get the stress right: prioritize /pɹaɪˈɒɹ.ə.taɪz/, accusation /ˌæk.jʊˈzeɪ.ʃ(ə)n/
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 grandmother, hardwood, scratchy.
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.