Shadowing Practice: No More Internet - Family Guy - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Peter, you've done some stupid things, but crashing the internet has to be the dumbest yet.
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Look at the chaos you've caused.
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I have no idea how to drive without texting!
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Why can't I post this video?
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Hello.
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What did you say?
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Why aren't you looking at your phone, you psycho?
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Why is no one liking my posts?
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Well, I hate all your posts.
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Hello.
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Ah!
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Hello.
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Peter, Lois is right.
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This mess is all your fault.
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Settle down, Brian.
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I'm sure life will be just fine without the Internet.
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Maybe we can even go see that Amish comedian.
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Sir, where are you from?
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Chicago.
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I have never been to Chicago.
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How about you, sir?
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Boston.
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I have never been to Boston.
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Anyone here from the backfields of Pennsylvania, Ohio, or upstate New York?
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No. Then I have been Jebediah, son of Abner.
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How are we gonna get back to the airport?
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There's no Internet, which means there's no GPS, which means we can't use Uber.
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Okay, I have a crazy idea.
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Let's get a cab.
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There's a taxi stand.
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Dead.
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Dead.
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Dead.
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Barely alive.
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To the airport!
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now
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because you can't stare at your phone anymore enjoy a disturbingly
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loud clip of jimmy fallon on cab tv tonight get ready to lose all respect for al pacino
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when i force him to play a game meant for children this this is why uber
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no netflix no hulu no amazon i'm
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so bored come on meg you're overreacting we still got network tv We now return to Kevin Can Wait on CBS.
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Well, that's not gonna work.
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Okay, everybody, don't panic.
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We'll just do what people did before the Internet.
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We can play charades.
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Oh, you mean like your marriage?
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Chris, I told you that in confidence.
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Dad, you gotta do something.
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Nobody can live without the Internet.
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Ah, you're right.
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This sucks.
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It's even worse than when I was roommates with Oscar Pistorius.
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Somebody's in here.
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Somebody's in here!
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I'm the one who screwed this up.
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I'll be the one to fix it.
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I'll be the Internet.
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What are you talking about?
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We can do all the things we loved about the Internet.
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We just gotta do it without technology.
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From now on, if you wanna tweet something, you do it the old -fashioned way.
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Write it on a piece of paper, staple it to a bird, and throw it out the door.
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Hey, do you follow Peter Griffin on Twitter?
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No. Why?
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Is he funny?
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No, he just throws dead birds on his lawn.
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It's awesome.
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Great news, Chris.
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I figured out how to recreate the best part of the Internet.
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I've got pictures of five celebrities who you'd never believe used to be fed.
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Great, let's see them.
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Sure, buddy.
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But first, you have to watch this unwelcome pop -up ad.
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I don't want probiotics.
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Then press the skip ad button.
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Why should I do all this work?
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They're really good pictures, Chris.
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Number three will shock you.
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Okay, I'll press it.
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Oh, no, you pressed in the wrong place, and now you're being sent to the ad's website, which also has additional pop -ups this is a nightmare just
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tell me one of them Kenan Thompson that's not a surprise
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Peter what are you doing oh I'm your Waze app today
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you on your way to work yeah I am all right
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you will be there in six minutes just start heading straight okay sounds good
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so how's everything take a right right now jeez okay calm down left take a left immediately
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would you like to upgrade to an ad -free experience for 4 .99 no try new domino's pizza
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hey peter who are these guys oh this is just my looping gif of black teens reacting to a very mild burn.
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Huh.
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Sounds kind of pointless.
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Oh, you mean like your feet?
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I'll see you next time.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 91 sentences and 651 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:57. The speaker talks at a steady 132 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 83% 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 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
- uber /ˈuːbəɹ/ (adjective) — Super; high-level; high-ranking.
- shock /ʃɔk/ (noun) — A sudden, heavy impact.
- jimmy /ˈd͡ʒɪmi/ (noun) — A device used to circumvent a locking mechanism.
- pizza /ˈpi.tsə/ (noun) — A baked Italian dish of a thinly rolled bread crust typically topped before baking with tomato sauce, cheese, and other ingredients such as meat or vegetables.
- suck /sʌk/ (verb) — To use the mouth and lips to pull in (a liquid, especially milk from the breast).
- buddy /ˈbʌdi/ — A person far removed from the conversation.
- settle /ˈsɛtəl/ (verb) — To determine (something which was exposed to doubt or question); to resolve conclusively; to set or fix (a time, an order of succession, etc).
- celebrity /səˈlɛb.ɹɪ.ɾi/ (noun) — Fame, renown; the state of being famous or talked-about.
- loop /luːp/ (noun) — A length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening.
- chaos /ˈkeɪˌɑs/ (noun) — The unordered state of matter in classical accounts of cosmogony.
- clip /klɪp/ (noun) — Something which clips or grasps; a device for attaching one object to another.
- panic /ˈpænɪk/ (noun) — Overwhelming fear or fright, often affecting groups of people or animals; (countable) an instance of this; a fright, a scare.
- upgrade /əpˈɡɹeɪd/ (verb) — To improve, usually applied to technology, generally by complete replacement of one or more components.
- skip /skɪp/ (verb) — To move by hopping on alternate feet.
- nightmare /ˈnaɪt.mɛɚ/ (noun) — A very unpleasant or frightening dream.
Phrasal verbs you will hear
- look at (verb) — To observe or watch.
- calm down (verb) — To become less excited, intense, or angry.
- come on /ˌkʌm ˈɒn/ — Come along with me; join me in going.
- figure out (verb) — To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce.
- get back to (verb) — Return to (an activity)
- pop up (verb) — To come up with a "pop" sound.
- settle down (verb) — To make or become quiet and calm after a period of disturbance or restlessness.
- talk about (verb) — Used to draw attention to the speaker's characterization of someone or something.
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 28 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'll, I'm, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shock /ʃɔk/, charade /ʃəˈɹeɪd/
- Long words — get the stress right: celebrity /səˈlɛb.ɹɪ.ɾi/, comedian /kəˈmiː.di.ən/, overreact /ˌoʊ.vəɹ.ɹiˈækt/, probiotic /ˌpɹoʊ.baɪˈɑ.tɪk/
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 uber, shock, jimmy.
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 caused · have never been |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | be fed · being sent |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | Internet, which means · one who screwed |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the dumbest · the best |
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.