Shadowing Practice: NoLife Animation Complilation - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Woohoo!
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What seems to be the problem?
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I think I'm shrinking!
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Hmm...
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How long has this been happening? About this long.
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Woohoo!
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Boss, I'm not feeling well.
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Bruh!
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Again?
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GTA 6 comes out tomorrow!
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Nice try.
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Never mind.
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The office is closed tomorrow.
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Grandpa, did you really play GTA V?
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Every day.
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Then why didn't you play GTA VI?
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Because I became a parent.
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Why do you want this job?
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Because I need money to survive.
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Everyone does.
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What makes you different?
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I don't quit easily.
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Can you prove that?
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I already started.
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Started what?
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The job.
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You haven't been hired yet.
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Then I'm even more committed than an employee.
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Fine.
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You're hired.
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Great.
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When do I start?
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You already did.
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What do you want to watch?
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Anything.
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Action?
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No. Comedy?
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No. Then what?
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Anything.
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You said anything?
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Yes.
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But every suggestion is wrong.
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Correct.
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Then you choose.
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I don't know what I want to watch.
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Do I look fat in this?
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No. Are you sure?
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I'm more sure I want to stay alive.
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I'm only buying one thing.
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Promise? Of course.
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You said only one.
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What's all this?
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One thing from every store.
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Woohoo!
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Congratulations!
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You get three wishes.
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I want unlimited wishes.
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Nice try.
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Doesn't work.
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Fine.
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I wish for another genie.
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Huh?
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You also get three wishes.
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Woohoo!
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Quick!
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A zombie!
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Relax.
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That's my neighbor.
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He's vegan.
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You said he's vegan!
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How much to the airport?
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$30.
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What about my luggage?
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Free!
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Great!
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Take the luggage.
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I'll walk.
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Someone stole a bite from this cookie.
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Who did it?
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The evidence is clear.
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Ha!
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Who's the suspect?
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Me.
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What?
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I got hungry during the investigation.
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I am the strongest man in the world.
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Prove it.
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I survived Monday.
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Wow.
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Okay, you win.
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Everybody stay calm.
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Are you robbing the bank?
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Yes.
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First time?
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How did you know?
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You parked in the customer parking lot.
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Oh, no!
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You're late again!
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What's your excuse this time?
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I was trying to arrive early tomorrow.
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You're fired yesterday.
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How did you do on the test?
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Better than expected.
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But you only got two out of ten.
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Exactly.
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I expected nothing. Is flying difficult?
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Not really.
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How many years have you been flying?
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This is my first.
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First?
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Relax.
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I've watched lots of videos.
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This coin brings good luck.
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Really?
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Yep, I found it after losing my wallet.
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I don't think that's how luck works.
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Bro, let's go outside.
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Wait, I'm in a match.
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Hey, stop right there!
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Give me all your money!
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Please don't hurt me.
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It's all in my wallet.
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Really?
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Yeah, payday's tomorrow.
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Hmm, wanna come back tomorrow?
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You know what, I'll pass.
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Your neighbor is so quiet.
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How?
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He moved out last year.
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Then who do I hear at night?
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That's what I keep wondering too.
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You need to stop eating junk food.
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I've changed.
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Good.
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What did you have today?
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Healthy salad.
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Excellent.
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With fries and a pizza underneath.
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How's your food?
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It's good, but confusing.
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Why confusing?
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It tastes like my mom's cooking.
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That's because she works here. Is the water safe?
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Mostly.
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Mostly?
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Yes.
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What does that mean?
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We're counting.
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Can you really see the future?
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Absolutely.
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Then what happens to me?
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Well?
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I'd rather give you a refund. Did you hear that?
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Relax.
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It sounded close.
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Go back to sleep.
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Aren't you worried?
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It stopped outside your tent.
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Woohoo!
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Are we going or not?
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I'm waiting for my friend.
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There he is!
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Oh, one second.
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I need the bathroom.
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You're kidding.
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Bruh.
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He'll be quick.
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Two thousand years later.
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Forgot my charger.
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I still need to finish something.
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Don't wait for me.
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We found your fingerprints on the weapon.
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That's impossible!
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Why?
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Because I wiped it clean.
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Nice!
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Crocodiles don't swim here!
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A few moments later.
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Your sign is wrong!
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It says crocodiles don't swim here!
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It doesn't.
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You have one year to live. Can you save me?
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Yes.
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Can I pay next year? Of course.
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See you next year.
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You stole five watches?
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I can explain.
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Go ahead.
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I only wanted one.
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Then why take five?
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I couldn't decide.
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If I became a zombie...
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I'd stay with you forever.
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A zombie!
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Run!
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Woohoo!
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Why do you need the loan?
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To pay off my debts.
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Huh?
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What debts?
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The ones I'm trying to pay off.
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No spoilers!
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Relax. That guy dies.
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Seriously?
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No idea who he is.
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Just guessing.
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Your neighbor's dog barked all night.
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I know.
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How do you live with that?
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Easy.
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How?
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I bark back.
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Where do you see us in 10 years?
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Still together.
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Probably arguing. About what?
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Whether.. whether I answered this question correctly correctly Excuse me this plane is shaking that's normal
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Then why are you praying That's also normal I'm charging first
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Battery?
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Bunk!
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5% Mine's 1% Okay, you win.
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Woohoo!
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Woohoo!
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Woohoo!
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How close can we get to the lion?
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Depends.
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Huh? On what?
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Whether you want one photo or your last photo.
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I warned you.
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Woohoo!
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You need to stop eating fast food.
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I already did.
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Huh?
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Really?
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Now I eat it slowly.
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Woohoo!
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Are you ready to order?
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I'll have the steak.
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Certainly.
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Hmm, actually, the pasta.
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No problem.
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You know what?
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Just a glass of water.
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Huh?
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And for you, sir, the steak.
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Three hours later.
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Ah.
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What are you doing?
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I changed my mind.
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Woohoo!
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Bro, this couch is too big.
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Relax bro, I got this.
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Bruh.
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Bro, please don't.
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Bro, you could have taken the door off.
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Nah, bruh.
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Too much work.
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Woohoo!
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Bro, I found a control panel.
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Which button should I press?
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What buttons do you see?
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There are three buttons.
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Good!
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Do you see the big red button?
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Yes.
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Don't press it!
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Press the next one!
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Uh-oh.
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Uh, what?
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I pressed the red one!
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I wasn't finished!
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You talk too slow!
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I was saying it explodes if you press it!
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Three, two...
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Woohoo!
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Bro, check this out!
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Whoa!
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Where are all the buttons?
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This is the newest aircraft.
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Everything is controlled by this touch screen.
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That's actually pretty cool.
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Bro, why isn't it turning?
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Bro, didn't you disable automatic updates?
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I thought I did.
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Bro, mountain!
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Bro, I found a big crab.
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Awesome, dinner!
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No!
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What?
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We're dinner!
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Run!
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Something huge is pulling my fishing line!
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This could be the biggest fish ever!
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Help me!
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Give me my tank back!
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Ha ha ha ha ha!
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Woohoo!
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Do you know how to sail?
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No. Then why did you rent a boat?
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I thought it came with instructions.
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Get the manual!
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Woohoo!
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Look!
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A coconut!
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Bread!
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Finally!
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Breakfast!
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How do we crack it?
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Watch a professional.
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Huh?
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Ha!
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Wow!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ha Hahahaha WooHoo Hmm
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Wumple WooHoo Whoa Are you afraid of ghosts No Me neither
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You see that?
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It's a ghost!
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Don't worry bro, let me cook.
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Huh?
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Woohoo!
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Hmm?
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Ehhhhhhhhh Haa!
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Woohoo!
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Nobody move!
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Give me all your money!
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Money?
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Huh?
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Yes!
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This is a bank, right?
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Technically.
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Where's the vault?
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We don't have one.
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Huh?
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Then what do you keep here?
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Samples.
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Sorry, wrong bank.
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Tonight, I'm getting out.
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I dug the wrong direction.
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Dinner?
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Yes?
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Woohoo!
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Wanna see some magic?
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Sure.
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Give me your phone.
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Watch closely.
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Wait.
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He took my phone!
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Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
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Show me that magic at the station.
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Ha ha ha ha ha!
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Uh oh.
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Woohoo!
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We finally made it!
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Amazing!
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Where's the flag?
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Oops!
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I forgot it.
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So, we came all this way for nothing?
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Pretty much.
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Woohoo!
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Okay, smile!
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Why do I look fat?
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Okay.
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I look short.
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Take it again.
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Fine.
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That doesn't even look like me!
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Again!
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AHAHAHAHAHAHA Woohoo!
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Don't break up with her!
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Who are you?
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I'm you from the future.
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Trust me, you'll regret it.
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Okay.
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Hi babe!
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I'm breaking up with you.
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What's the Wi-Fi password?
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You have to buy something.
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One coffee.
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Okay, I bought a coffee.
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What's the Wi-Fi password?
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You have to buy something.
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Huh?
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I just bought something!
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You have to buy something.
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All lowercase, no spaces.
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You could have just said that. Are you his son?
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Yes.
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Your father left you everything.
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Really?
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Yes.
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Two million dollars.
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I'm rich!
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There's one small problem.
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Huh?
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What?
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He also left you three million dollars in debt.
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Wait, I don't have a father.
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Then whose inheritance did you just accept?
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I have no idea.
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Woohoo!

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “NoLife Animation Complilation”. This video has 401 sentences and 1395 words to shadow. The speech runs for 21:18. The speaker talks slowly, about 65 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 79% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 109 of its 401 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
relax verb/ɹɪˈlæks/To make something loose.
zombie noun/ˈzɑmbi/A person, usually undead, animated by unnatural forces (such as magic), with no soul or will of his or her own, typically being slow, obedient, and harmless…
ghost noun/ɡoʊst/A disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.
steal verb/stiːl/To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it.
hire verb/ˈhaɪɹ/To obtain the services of in return for fixed payment.
correctly adverb/kəˈɹɛk(t).li/In a correct manner.
swim verb/swɪm/To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means.
wallet noun/ˈwɑl.ət/A small case, often flat and often made of leather, for keeping money (especially paper money), credit cards, etc.
password noun/ˈpæs.wɜɹd/A word relayed to a person to gain admittance to a place or to gain access to information.
steak noun/steɪk/Beefsteak: a slice of beef, broiled or cut for broiling.
vegan noun/ˈviːɡən/A person who does not eat, drink or otherwise consume any animal products
bark noun/bɑɹk/The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree or of various other woody plants.
luggage noun/ˈlʌɡ.ɪdʒ/The bags and other containers that hold a traveller's belongings.
neighbour noun/ˈneɪbɚ/A person living on adjacent or nearby land; a person situated adjacently or nearby; anything (of the same type of thing as the subject) in an adjacent or…
confuse verb/kənˈfjuːz/to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder (somebody); to afflict by being complicated, contradictory, or otherwise difficult to understand

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordPronunciationMeaning
pay off verbTo bribe, especially to deter oversight.
come back verbTo return to a place.
come out verb/ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/To be discovered; to be revealed.
get out verbTo leave or escape.
go ahead verb/ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/To proceed with; to begin.
go back to verbTo stem from; to originate in.
move out verbTo leave one's present location; to leave somewhere for another place.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

  • Why do you want this job?
  • What do you want to watch?
  • Do I look fat in this?
  • What's your excuse this time?
  • Bro, didn't you disable automatic updates?

Grammar in this video

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

StructureIn the video
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does itis closed · been hired · wasn't finished
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters nowhaven't been hired · I've watched · I've changed
Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing formkeep wondering · stop eating · finish something
Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a groupthe strongest · the newest · the biggest

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 53 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, shake /ˈʃeɪk/, suggestion /səˈd͡ʒɛst.ʃən/, instruction /ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/
  • Long words — get the stress right: congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, automatic /ˌɔː.təˈmæt.ɪk/, technically /ˈtɛk.nɪˌkəl.i/, unlimited /ʌnˈlɪm.ɪ.tɪd/, inheritance /ɪnˈhɛɹɪtəns/

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 relax, zombie, ghost.

What is the Shadowing Technique?

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