Shadowing Practice: Ocean's Eleven | Assembling the Heist Team | Warner Bros. Rewind - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Look, just out of curiosity, which casinos did Eugenius' pick to rob?
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Bellagio...
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It's the Bellagio, the Mirage, and the MGM Grand.
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Those are Terry Benedict's casinos. Is that right?
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That's right.
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You guys...
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What do you got against Terry Benedict?
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What do you have against him?
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That's the question.
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He torpedoed my casino, muscled me out.
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Now he's gonna blow it up next month to make way for some gaudy monstrosity.
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Don't think I don't see what you're doing.
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What are we doing, Ruben?
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You're gonna steal from Terry Benedict.
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You better goddamn know.
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This sort of thing used to be civilized.
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You'd hit a guy, he'd whack you, done.
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But with Benedict...
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At the end of this, he better not know you're involved, not know your names or think you're dead, because he'll kill you, and then he'll go to work on you.
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That's why we have to be very careful, very precise, well-funded.
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Yeah.
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You gotta be nuts, too.
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And you're gonna need a crew as nuts as you are.
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Who do you got in mind?
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All right, who's in?
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Frank C is in.
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Frank C has developed a bad case of bronchitis and is putting in for a transfer to warmer climates.
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What about drivers?
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I talked to them Lloyds yesterday.
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Mormon twins?
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They're both in Salt Lake City, six months off the job.
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I got the sense they're having trouble filling the hours.
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I'm waiting, sweetheart, just waiting.
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Go.
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Waiting for you.
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What?
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Go, little girl.
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You're like a little girl.
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Relax.
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Do this all day.
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I'm gonna get out of the car and I'm gonna drop you like third period French, okay?
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Stop talking.
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Go.
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I'm sorry.
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Electronics, Livingston Dell.
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Livingston's been doing freelance surveillance work of late for the FBI mob squad.
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How are his nerves?
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Okay.
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Not so bad you notice.
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Let's see if we can move in a little bit on this one.
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Don't, don't, don't, don't touch that.
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Why not?
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Uh, do you see me grabbing the gun out of your holster and just waving it around?
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Hey, Radio Shack.
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Relax.
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Munitions.
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Phil Turrentine.
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Dead.
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No shit.
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On the job?
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Skin cancer.
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He sent flowers?
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Dated his wife for a while.
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Bashers in town.
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There might be an issue with availability.
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Alright chaps, hang on to your niggas.
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Hang on to your niggas.
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Oh, leave it out!
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You tossers!
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You had one job to do!
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What do you do?
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That's all you use in the event, right?
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Nothing else?
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Hang on.
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Are you accusing me of booby-trapping?
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Well, how about it?
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Booby-traps are Mr. Tarr style.
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Isn't that right?
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Fashion.
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Peck, ATF.
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Let me venture a guess.
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Simple G4 mainliner, back-wound, quick fuse, with a drag under 20 feet?
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Yeah.
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Let me ask you something else.
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Did you search this scumbag?
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Booby traps on this person?
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I mean really searched.
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Not just for weapons.
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Stand back.
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Oi!
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Here we go.
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Go find Gregs.
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Tell him I need to see him. Who?
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Just find him, will ya?
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Hey, Bench.
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Hey, Russ.
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How fast can you put something together to what I just slipped on?
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It's done.
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Hey, is Danny about?
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Yeah, he's waiting around the corner.
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Oh, it's terrific.
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It'll be nice working with proper villains again.
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Everybody down!
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Get out!
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They weren't expecting that shit.
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Which one's the Amazing Yan?
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The little Chinese guy.
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Who else is on the list?
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He is the list.
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I don't know.
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It doesn't seem all that diff...
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We got a grease man.
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We got a grease man.
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We need Saul.
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He won't do it.
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Got out of the game a year ago.
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Get religion?
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All sorts.
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You could ask him.
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Hey, I could ask him.
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I saw you at the paddock before the second race outside the men's room when I placed my bet.
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I saw you before you even got up this morning.
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How you been, Sal?
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Never better.
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What's with the orange?
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My doctor says I need vitamins.
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So why don't you take vitamins?
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You come here to give me a physical?
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Lock seats.
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Come on.
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So, you gonna tell me, or should I just say no and get it over with?
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Saul, you're the best there is.
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You're in Cooperstown.
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What do you want?
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Nothing.
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I got a duplex now.
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I got wall to wall and a goldfish.
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I'm seeing a nice lady who works the unmentionable scounter at Macy's.
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I've changed.
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Guys like us don't change, Saul.
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Guys like us don't change, Saul.
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We stay sharper, we get sloppy.
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We don't change.
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Quit conning me.
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Is that your hound way in the rear there?
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He breaks late.
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Everyone knows this.
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So are you going to treat me like a grown-up at least?
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Tell me what the scam is?
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Thank you.
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Oh!
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Exhibit C, the belt he's flossing as king of the heavyweight crown.
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Come on.
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Saul makes ten.
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Ten ought to do it, don't you think?
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You think we need one more?
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You think we need one more?
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All right, we'll get one more. so so
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Hello, Minus.
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Whose is this? Who are you?
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A friend of Bobby Caldwell's.
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You're either in or you're out.
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Right now.
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What is it?
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It's a plane ticket.
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A job offer.
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No, you're pretty trusting pretty fast.
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Well, Bobby has a lot of faith in you.
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Fathers are like that.
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Oh, he didn't tell you.
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He didn't want me trading on his name.
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If you do this job, he'll be trading on yours.
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If you don't, we'll find somebody else who won't be quite as good, and you can go back to feeling up stockbrokers.
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Can you get the check, please?
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That's the best lift I've seen you make yet.
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Las Vegas, huh?
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America's playground.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 177 sentences and 965 words to shadow. The speech runs for 11:33. The speaker talks slowly, about 84 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 81% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| trap noun | /tɹæp/ | A machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body. |
| casino noun | /kəˈsiːnəʊ/ | A public building or room for gambling. |
| relax verb | /ɹɪˈlæks/ | To make something loose. |
| vitamin noun | /ˈvɪt.ə.mɪn/ | Any of a specific group of organic compounds essential in small quantities for healthy human growth, metabolism, development, and body function. They are found… |
| grease noun | /ɡɹis/ | Animal fat in a melted or soft state. |
| sharp adjective | /ʃɑɹp/ | Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut or pierce easily; not dull, obtuse, or rounded. |
| muscle noun | /ˈmʌs.əl/ | A contractile form of tissue which animals use to effect movement. |
| belt noun | /ˈbɛlt/ | A band worn around the waist to hold clothing to one's body (usually pants), hold weapons (such as a gun or sword), or serve as a decorative piece of clothing. |
| flower noun | /ˈfloʊɚ/ | A reproductive structure in angiosperms (flowering plants), often conspicuously colourful and typically including sepals, petals, and either or both stamens… |
| dragon noun | /ˈdɹæɡən/ | In European mythologies, a gigantic beast, typically reptilian with leathery bat-like wings, lion-like claws, scaly skin and a lizard-like body, often a… |
| steal verb | /stiːl/ | To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it. |
| twin noun | /twɪn/ | Either of two people (or, less commonly, animals) who shared the same uterus at the same time; one who was born at the same birth as a sibling. |
| con verb | /kɑn/ | To trick, lie or defraud, usually for personal gain. |
| slip verb | /ˈslɪp/ | To lose one’s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction. |
| venture verb | /ˈvɛn.t͡ʃɚ/ | To undertake a risky or daring journey. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| get out of verb | To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of. |
| get out verb | To leave or escape. |
| get up verb | To move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb. |
| go back to verb | To stem from; to originate in. |
| stand back verb | To maintain distance. |
| wait around verb | To spend an especially lengthy period of time inactively, while expecting the arrival of someone or while anticipating some other event, often impatiently and… |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its result | If you do this job, he'll be · If you don't, we'll find |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | has developed · I've changed · I've seen |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 55 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, you're, gonna. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: sharp /ʃɑɹp/, basher /ˈbæʃɚ/, goldfish /ˈɡoʊldfɪʃ/, munition /ˌmjuˈnɪʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: electronics /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɑ.nɪks/, availability /əˌveɪ.ləˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/, curiosity /ˌkjʊɹ.iˈɑ.sə.ti/, monstrosity /mɒnˈstɹɒsɪti/
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 trap, casino, relax.
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.