Shadowing Practice: Minions Advertisement Clips - Learn English Speaking with Video
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This is Dave.
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He really enjoys going to the movies.
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He's always considerate to his fellow moviegoers.
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This fellow is disturbing everyone around him.
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Oh, look!
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Dave is shutting off his phone.
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Uh-uh-uh!
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Now is not the time for talking or texting.
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This is nice to meet the class.
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Oh, well, now look at that.
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There's a true movie-watching friend.
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Let's all be more like Dave.
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See Despicable Me 2 in theaters July 3rd.
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Yeah, I got a...
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That was wrong, I got a little bigger.
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I got a little more, I got a little bit of a...
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Ugh!
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Hey, hey, hey.
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Ah, huh, huh, huh!
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Don't worry, Brian, there's a better way to watch movies.
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Hello, hello.
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For the best movie watching experience visit cinemark theaters
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New gogurt tubes have color-changing Despicable Me 2 minions
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You can get color-changing tubes only with Go-Gurt and see Despicable Me 2 in theaters.
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Go-Gurt, Slurp-Sulits Flap!
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Patakima!
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Thank you!
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Ta-da!
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Is that cool?
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Hey, look at me!
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Choosing milk isn't just fun, it's also really good for you.
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And for even more fun, you can get apple slices and a mini Minion of your very own.
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From the new movie Despicable Me 2, rated PG in your McDonald's Happy Meal.
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Ta-da-da-da-da!
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New on Gogurt, Minion Jokes.
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Oh, hey, te pan yaqui, la mugi.
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Hey, hey, la mugi, no?
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Haha.
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Cogut and Minions, rated BG En la fábrica de Kinder Sorpresa, creamos increíbles sorpresas para niño, niña y este verano.
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¡Minions!
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¡Hola, papagena!
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Tú le verás con la papaya.
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Ahora podrás encontrarlos dentro de Kinder Sorpresa.
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Puedes participar y ganar increíbles premios con Minions y Kinder.
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¡Come sanamente!
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I'm gonna go to the next episode.
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah, dude!
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Oh!
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Oh, no, no!
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Oh, no, no!
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Bye-bye!
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Bye-bye!
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What up?
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Hey, hey, hey, up!
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Ah!
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Yabushi!
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Bye bye!
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Buña!
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Not to me!
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Dame!
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Thank you!
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Hey nada!
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Prepárate para disfrutar la Infinesa!
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Oh Fine sacard mucho más que cine los minions estreno 3 de julio Hey, bravo!
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We'll take
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a Big Mac, Asian chicken salad, 10-piece chicken McNuggets.
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Starting Tuesday, come play like a minion with Minion Mania at McDonald's with four weekly drawings for a chance to win $250,000.
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Hide your bananas!
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The minions are on the vacation of their lives!
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And what fun!
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There's Charlie and his balloon animals!
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Barry and his famous burritos!
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Ken and his delicious cakes!
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Ah, and Phil.
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He usually ruins everything.
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Hey, Phil, maybe you can keep to yourself here.
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Do some harmless sunbathing.
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Oh, no, Phil!
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Oh, Phil!
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Look what you've done!
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Your buddies are furious that you've ruined their awesome vacation!
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You better do something quick!
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I think you'll need to do a little more than that!
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Bob is going to throw the slu-sees into the front of the people who are in front of the people, and Stuart is going to be a little bit more than the over-all.
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Why?
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Why do you do that?
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That's the reason for Minion!
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In the夏休み, there's a secret of Minion!
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Bread of Man!
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Bread of Man!
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Bread of Man!
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Minion Pnew Pnew Strap-Ski-Maiuri Kanshawken, is a good one.
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Minion Pnew Pnew Strap-Ski-Mubi-Chik-Kar-D is a good one.
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Hello, Papagena!
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You're ready to be a papaya.
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Oh Hey, no, no Oh Hmm?
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Tchua!
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Eh, no let's do now!
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Hop, hop, hop, hop!
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Eh, oh!
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Wimple!
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Hop, hop, hop, hop!
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Ha ha!
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Ok, pivotin' là!
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Ha ha ha!
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Ha ha ha!
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Ha ha ha!
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Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Pomelo!
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He he he!
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Hey!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Oh, my God!
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Ah!
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Ha ha ha ha ha!
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Ha ha ha!
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Right side!
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Ha ha ha!
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Huh?
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Good one!
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Huh?
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Oh!
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The End
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Ha ha ha ha Say it and see it, the X1 voice remote, only from Xfinity
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Thank you.
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Ta-da-da-da-da!
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The end of the day Oh!
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Yeah, one, one!
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Woohoo!
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Run, run!
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Woohoo!
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AAAAAAAA!
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Run!
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Run!
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Hey, yeah!
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Uh, uh, uh...
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Uh, uh, uh...
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Ah!
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It's a butter!
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Uh...
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Thank you!
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Yeah!
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Uaah!
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Uaah!
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Ahahaha!
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Hello!
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Uh, uh, uh...
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Ah!
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Uh, uh, uh...
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Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
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Don't let DSL slow you down.
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Get the fastest in-home Wi-Fi from Xfinity.
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No one can resist delicious Cocoa Crunch cereal!
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Get your free dancing minion now and select the Nestle breakfast cereal.
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The internet has come a long way.
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AHHHHH!
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Brabock!
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Gone are the days of computers as big as an elephant's bottom.
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And the five-day wait for dialogue.
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Not to mention that dreadful noise.
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Soon we found broadband.
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Everyone wanted a piece of that.
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Then came super fast fiber, surfing at its finest.
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But not everyone could afford it.
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Until now, for 10 pounds a month, Sky Fiber is available for all minions.
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Even you, Bob.
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Get the UK's lowest standard price fiber for 10 pounds a month.
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Sky, believe in better.
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Oh, oh, oh!
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I'm not going to go!
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I'm not going to go!
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I'm not going to go!
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I'm not going to go!
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I'm not going to go!
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Bob!
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Scopri nuovi Tic Tac al gusto banana in edizione limitata!
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Bobbela!
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Tic Tac.
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Rinfresca in un tic, sorprende in un tac.
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Pam, pam!
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Cheez!
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Yeah
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Minions Advertisement Clips”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: minion, hop, movie, Despicable, Pnew. This video has 189 sentences and 898 words to shadow. The speech runs for 13:44. The speaker talks slowly, about 65 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 67% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| theater noun | /ˈθi(ə)tɚ/ | A place or building, consisting of a stage and seating, in which an audience gathers to watch plays, musical performances, public ceremonies, and so on. |
| fiber noun | /ˈfaɪ.bɚ/ | A single elongated piece of a given material, roughly round in cross-section, often twisted with other fibers to form thread. |
| vacation noun | /veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ | An extended trip or journey away from home for rest or pleasure. |
| tube noun | /tuːb/ | Anything that is hollow and cylindrical in shape. |
| delicious adjective | /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/ | Pleasing to the sense of taste; tasty. |
| pound noun | /ˈpaʊ̯nd/ | A unit of weight in various measurement systems. |
| ruin noun | /ˈɹuː.ɪn/ | The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle. |
| rat noun | /ɹæt/ | Any of the numerous members of several rodent families that usually have short limbs, a pointy snout, a long, hairless tail, and a body length greater than… |
| paragraph noun | /ˈpæɹəɡɹæf/ | A passage in text that starts on a new line, the first line sometimes being indented, and usually marks a change of topic. |
| banana noun | /bəˈnænə/ | An elongated curved tropical fruit of a banana plant, which grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin. |
| cereal noun | /ˈsɪə.ɹɪ.əl/ | A type of grass (such as wheat, rice or oats) cultivated for its edible grains. |
| select verb | /sɪˈlɛkt/ | To choose one or more elements of a set, especially a set of options. |
| mini adjective | /ˈmɪn.i/ | Miniature, tiny, small. |
| remote adjective | /ɹəˈməʊt̞/ | At a distance; disconnected. |
| buddy | /ˈbʌdi/ | A person far removed from the conversation. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shut off verb | To stop or turn off by closing something, such as a valve. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- I'm gonna go to the next episode.
- Why do you do that?
- You're ready to be a papaya.
- Eh, no let's do now!
- I'm not going to go!
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 | you've done · you've ruined · has come |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the best · the fastest · its finest |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | gonna go · is going to throw · I'm not going to go |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | is disturbing · is shutting |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 15 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, you've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: theater /ˈθi(ə)tɚ/, sunbathe /ˈsʌnbeɪð/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: vacation /veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/, delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, preposition /ˌpɹɛpəˈzɪʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: considerate /kənˈsɪdəɹət/, preposition /ˌpɹɛpəˈzɪʃən/
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 theater, fiber, vacation.
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.