Shadowing Practice: Missy Is Smarter Than Sheldon | Young Sheldon - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Steve, what do you think is happening in this picture?
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The girl monkey on the couch telling the guy monkey a secret.
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Must be something juicy, because he's smiling.
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Anything else?
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It might be dirty, because this girl monkey is sending the kid monkey out of the room.
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He doesn't want to go.
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He looks sad.
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Is that all?
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The monkeys on the couch are drinking tea, so it's a tea party.
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Okay, very good.
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Let's look at another picture.
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I'm not done.
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The monkey in the painting is wearing an old lady hat, So she's probably a meemaw monkey.
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She's not at the party, so she must be bowling. Or dead.
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Missy won that round.
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It's actually not a contest, George.
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This is Texas.
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Everything's a contest.
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A lion sitting in a chair holding a pipe.
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Good.
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What do you think is on his mind?
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How should I know?
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Maybe he's wondering why he's posing for a silly picture instead of eating a gazelle.
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Anything else?
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What exactly are we doing here?
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I thought the purpose of this study was to find out how smart I am.
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That's what we're doing, but there are different kinds of intelligence.
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Poppycock!
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Shilton's getting upset.
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I don't like it.
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Well, I'll just change it back to Missy.
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You are an insightful young lady.
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I don't know what that means, but thank you.
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It means perceptive.
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You see things most people miss.
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My name is Missy.
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Go figure.
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Have you always been that way?
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I guess so.
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I think when you're on your own a lot, you get good at seeing that kind of stuff.
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Really?
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My dad does football with my older brother, so they're like a team.
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And my mom and me mom spend all their time fussing over Sheldon, so they're like a team too.
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So no one's on your team?
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Nope.
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It's just me.
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Lord.
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Thank you.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Missy Is Smarter Than Sheldon”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: monkey, Missy, picture. This video has 48 sentences and 318 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:05. The speaker talks at a natural 152 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. 10 of its 48 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 12 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| monkey noun | /ˈmʌŋki/ | A member of the clade Simiiformes other than those in the clade Hominoidea containing apes, generally (but not universally) distinguished by small size, tails… |
| couch noun | /ˈkaʊ̯t͡ʃ/ | An item of furniture, often upholstered, for the comfortable seating of more than one person; a sofa. |
| gazelle noun | /ɡəˈzɛl/ | An antelope of either of the genera Gazella (mostly native to Africa), Procapra (native to Asia), Eudorcas, or Nanger, capable of running at high speeds for… |
| insightful adjective | /ɪnˈsaɪt.f(ə)l/ | Possessing insight; percipient. |
| perceptive adjective | /pɚˈsɛptɪv/ | Having or showing keenness or sharpness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition. |
| poppycock noun | /ˈpɑpiˌkɑk/ | foolish talk; nonsense. |
| fuss noun | /fʌs/ | Excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something. |
| juicy adjective | /ˈd͡ʒuːsi/ | Having lots of juice. |
| pose verb | /poʊz/ | To place in an attitude or fixed position, for the sake of effect. |
| pipe noun | /ˈpaɪp/ | A wind instrument consisting of a tube, often lined with holes to allow for adjustment in pitch, sounded by blowing into the tube. |
| lion noun | /ˈlaɪən/ | A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe. |
| nope | /noʊp/ | No. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| find out verb | To discover, as by asking or investigating. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Steve, what do you think is happening in this picture?
- Let's look at another picture.
- What do you think is on his mind?
- What exactly are we doing here?
- Have you always been that way?
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 9 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, they're, doesn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
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 monkey, couch, gazelle.
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.