Shadowing Practice: Nate yelling at cassie||only time i agree with nate…. season 2 ep 4 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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But you knew I had feelings for Maddie.
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But I didn't know you were gonna get back together with her.
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How many times do I have to tell you that we're not back together?
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Right, you just hung out and talked about love.
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Oh, Jesus fucking Christ.
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If I would have known you were gonna get back together, I wouldn't have done this.
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That's a lie!
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It's not a lie!
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You have this image of yourself, is so fucking sweet and innocent.
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But it's bullshit.
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If you were a fucking sweet person, you wouldn't have fucked your best friend's boyfriend.
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You two are broken up.
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That is a comfort to nobody but you.
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I can't do this.
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What, you wanna go tell Maddie?
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Maybe I will.
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You're afraid that I'm still in love with Maddie, so you're gonna do whatever the fuck it takes to destroy that.
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This isn't about being a fucking good person, Cassie, or being a fucking good friend.
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This is about you getting what you want.
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You can fucking leave or you can get into bed.
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It's up to you.
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You know what you don't realize, Nate?
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Is I don't care what happens to me.
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I don't care how angry Maddie gets.
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You two shouldn't be together.
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You're toxic.
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How would you know?
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Because she's my best friend, and I'm in a relationship with you.
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She's not good for you, you're not good for her, and I will do everything I can to prevent it.
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Maddie, that's literally fucking insane.
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Maddie, Cassie, I...
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See?
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This is what I'm talking about.
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I said Maddie because we're talking about how fucking crazy Maddie is, which you can't seem to fucking comprehend.
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No, what you don't understand, Nate, is I am crazier!
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That's not something to be fucking proud of, Cassie.
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No, but it is something you should be scared of.
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What the fuck?
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What the fuck?
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You can't fucking blackmail me into a relationship with you.
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Blackmail means you don't have choices.
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But in reality, you do have choices.
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You just have to own up to the consequences of them.
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That is the literal fucking definition of blackmail.
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If you don't do this, I'm gonna do that.
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It's blackmail.
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I don't care.
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It doesn't change anything.
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It's fucked up.
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You know what's fucked up, Nate?
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You telling me that you love me and then going and being in a relationship with my best friend!
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What the fuck?!
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What the fuck is wrong with you?!
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What the fuck is wrong with you?!
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Okay.
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Bye.
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Cassie, stop.
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I love you.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 58 sentences and 430 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:55. The speaker talks at a steady 148 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 84% 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

13 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
innocent adjective/ˈɪnəsənt/Free from guilt, sin, or immorality.
comfort noun/ˈkʌm.fət/Contentment, ease.
insane adjective/ɪnˈseɪn/Exhibiting unsoundness or disorder of mind; not sane; utterly mad.
toxic adjective/ˈtɒk.sɪk/Having a chemical nature that is harmful to health or lethal if consumed or otherwise entering into the body in sufficient quantities.
consequence noun/ˈkɑn.sɪ.kwəns/An effect; something that follows a cause as a result.
scare verb/skɛɚ/To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way.
literal adjective/ˈlɪt(ə)ɹəl/Exactly as stated; read or understood without interpretation; according to the letter; not figurative or metaphorical; following the letter or exact words; not…
comprehend verb/ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnd/To understand or grasp fully and thoroughly; to plumb.
blackmail noun/ˈblækˌmeɪl/The extortion of money or favors by threats of public accusation, critique, or exposure.
angry adjective/ˈæŋ.ɡɹi/Displaying or feeling anger.
boyfriend noun/ˈbɔɪˌfɹɛnd/A male partner in an unmarried romantic relationship.
definition noun/ˌdɛf.ɪˈnɪʃ.ən/A statement of the meaning of a word, word group, sign, or symbol; especially, a dictionary definition.
destroy verb/dɪˈstɹɔɪ/To damage beyond use or repair; to damage (something) to the point that it effectively ceases to exist.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
get back verbReturn to where one came from.
break up verbTo break or separate into pieces.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

StructureIn the video
Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a groupyour best · my best
Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good ideashouldn't be · should be
Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see cominggonna get · gonna do
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around nowI'm talking · we're talking

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 31 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, gonna, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like innocent, comfort, insane.

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.

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