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1, 2 Just trust me, please.
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I know, you're right.
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See, breathe, don't forget, we got rid of the String of Doom.
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No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
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no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
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no I don't feel like we got this.
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No, babe, please.
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Oh, and this is important for me, for us.
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Like, if you can get through tonight, oh my god, dinner on Saturday is going to be the easiest thing in the world with my parents.
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Is that what's worrying you, meeting my parents?
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No, of course not.
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OK, good.
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Oh, babe, can you get some vanilla ice cream?
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I know you worry you can get frostbite from holding the tubs.
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That's like great exposure for you. But no ice cream.
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Sounds good.
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Yay, thank you.
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Fuck.
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What?
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There's a rocky road in the Manila section.
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Owen?
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I gotta move in.
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Owen, no, don't do it.
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No, Owen, stop!
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think tell me what moving the rocky road is gonna do
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if you say it out loud you can just hear how
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irrational the thought is are you crazy I don't want to speak into existence okay I agree with
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that with what me moving it no Owen just Resist the urges.
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Please. For me.
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I know.
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You're right.
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Again, I'm sorry.
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It's okay.
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I love you.
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Walking away.
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I'm so proud.
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Um, is there anything else I can grab?
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Um, I don't know.
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Let me think.
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Hey.
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Hey.
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You're just going to leave that ice cream there?
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um hey babe yeah Owen I'm still thinking hey do your
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fucking job soldier she got the wrong guy sir I'm sorry
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wrong guy yeah right okay that's your bed you sleep in
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it coward hey babe I'm just gonna pay for what I've
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got there's this crazy guy talking crazy guy I'm the crazy guy yeah Yeah, we'll see.
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This fucking place is disorganized.
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Are you still there, babe?
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Doesn't look so good.
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I know you might be sick.
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No, no, no, I'm not sick.
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I just get nosebleeds when it's hot or when I'm stressed.
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No, it could be the brain cancer.
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I did warn you.
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Sir, could you just, please, just give me some space.
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Thanks.
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Yeah, sure thing.
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I'll see.
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Who are you talking to?
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The crazy guy.
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He won't leave me alone.
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Hey, speaking of alone, that place looks familiar.
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There's a gas leak in the area.
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Resents are being urged to evacuate immediately, as it appears that a source of the gas leak is coming from the house directly behind you.
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Wait, is that?
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Babe, is there a news crew outside of our building?
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Oh, yeah, how do you know that?
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They've been here all day, I don't know why.
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Anna, I need you to listen to me right now.
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Yes, Owen, I'm listening.
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what the fuck they never wore that internet these days you can do a whole lot of digging
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babe yeah sorry anna i need you to get out of there right now what i think there's a gas leak
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nice try owen but you're not getting out of this exposure therapy all right i'm being serious
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what the fuck oh wait no you better not bail on
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me tonight we do bail on a lot of important shit
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wait what was it about candles that triggered you again Anna, no!
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See what you did, hmm?
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All because you're too chicken shit to do your job, your God -given duty to make the world right.
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I didn't, I, I...
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I didn't, and then what, huh?
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Now look, Anna, God rest her soul, she didn't know what you do.
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Nobody knows what you do, but I do. Who are you?
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I don't worry about that, okay?
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That's top secret information.
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All you gotta know is that your compulsions, the consequences, if you don't go through them, are real.
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And only you can fix them.
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How?
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You know.
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Catherine.
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Now let's get going, alright?
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Because the shit's about to end.
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Okay.
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Yeah, let's go!
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Fuck it!
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Let's go!
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What the fuck is wrong with my leg?
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Let's go.
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Owen, get up!
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Get going!
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No!
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Owen, get up!
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Right now!
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Jesus Christ!
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It's time to get going!
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Let's go!
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Shit's about there!
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I need to go faster than that.
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Come on, soldier!
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Get that shit done!
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Go, Owen, move!
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Move!
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You're all like a man, not like a baby, Owen!
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Okay, I did it.
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Is that it?
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You did what you should have done before.
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Oh, thank you.
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Thank God.
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Is everything back to normal?
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Not really.
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I mean, what's happened's happened.
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You can't reverse it now.
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But the ice cream, I followed my compulsion.
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Yeah, you fixed that.
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What about the rest of this mess?
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Wait.
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Wait, what do I do?
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There's nothing you can do, soldier.
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You fucked up.
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No, no, no, no, go!
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I need some motherfucking robbery.
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Open that register right now, bitch.
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Everyone get the fuck down.
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You heard him.
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Get the fuck down.
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Hey, you.
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Hey, you work for Scamazon?
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Yeah.
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Hey, where the fuck is my package, man?
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What?
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I don't...
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What package?
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I ordered a package three weeks ago.
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Three weeks?!
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A motherfucking bidet.
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I still ain't got that bitch.
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You know how dirty my ass is right now.
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Hey, I know you.
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And you that racist.
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What?
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No. That's not my bad. Is that...
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Hey, hey, hey, that's the guy...
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You showed me in the car?
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In the car.
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Yo, your shit is going viral.
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No, I'm not even like that.
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I swear, that's not even me in the photo!
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You, you racist piece of shit, piece of shit!
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Hey, we should shoot his racist ass.
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I mean, yeah.
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Let's do it, man.
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yes, yes Is this the urges?
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Please. For me.
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You're right.
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I'm sorry.
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Walking away now.
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This is gonna be great, okay?
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See you at home.
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That would be 11 -11, sir.
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Make a wish.
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Keep the change.
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I put a spell on you Because you're mine
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Stop the things you do What's up?
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I ain't lying Yeah, I can't stand No running around
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Owen, babe, Anna, cream, ice. This video has 183 sentences and 1164 words to shadow. The speech runs for 11:40. The speaker talks slowly, about 100 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 82% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 45 of its 183 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:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| babe noun | /beɪb/ | A baby or infant; a very young human or animal. |
| leak noun | /liːk/ | A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape. |
| package noun | /ˈpæk.ɪd͡ʒ/ | Something which is packed, a parcel, a box, an envelope. |
| soldier noun | /ˈsoʊld͡ʒɚ/ | A member of a ground-based army, of any rank, but especially an enlisted member. |
| exposure noun | /ɪkˈspəʊ.ʒə(ɹ)/ | The condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected. |
| racist noun | /ˈɹeɪ.sɪst/ | A person who believes in or supports racism; a person who believes that a particular race is superior to others, or who discriminates against other races. |
| urge verb | /ɜːd͡ʒ/ | To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward. |
| vanilla noun | /vəˈnɪl.ə/ | Any tropical climbing orchid of the genus Vanilla (especially Vanilla planifolia), bearing podlike fruit yielding an extract used in flavoring food or in… |
| string noun | /stɹɪŋ/ | A long, thin and flexible structure made from threads twisted together. |
| resist verb | /ɹɪˈzɪst/ | To attempt to counter the actions or effects of. |
| outta | /ˈaʊtə/ | Out of. |
| bail noun | /beɪl/ | Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that person's appearance for trial. |
| doom noun | /duːm/ | Destiny, especially terrible. |
| pocket noun | /ˈpɑ.kɪt/ | A bag stitched to an item of clothing, used for carrying small items. |
| clock noun | /klɑk/ | A chronometer, an instrument that measures time, particularly the time of day. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| get up verb | To move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb. | |
| walk away verb | To withdraw from a problematic situation. | |
| get through verb | /ɡɛt ˈθɹu/ | To overcome; to endure. |
| go through with verb | To carry out (something planned or promised); to proceed with or continue with. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Is it the exposure therapy, is that what's making you spiral?
- Can you just trust me, please?
- Is that what's worrying you, meeting my parents?
- Ooh, babe, can you get some vanilla ice cream?
- Hey, you're just gonna leave that ice cream there?
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 65 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: exposure /ɪkˈspəʊ.ʒə(ɹ)/, shelf /ʃɛlf/, irrational /ɪˈɹæʃ.(ə.)nəl/, compulsion /kəmˈpʌlʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: irrational /ɪˈɹæʃ.(ə.)nəl/, evacuate /ɪˈvæk.ju.eɪt/, disorganized /dɪsˈɔːɡənaɪzd/
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 babe, leak, package.
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.