Shadowing Practice: People Who Were Just Built Different - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hello friends, it's me
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and today we're checking out people who are just built different We have to get to the second floor,
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but there's no elevator and I can't find the stairs so parkour Wait, that was so good.
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Did you see how seamless it was?
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Like bro is just casually walking vertically You know whenever I watched the grace
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and beauty of an ice skater in the winter olympics doing all those perfect spins
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That is the same feeling I got from watching this video of this dude so gently climbing up this wall.
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This girl spends 45 seconds on her hair in the morning.
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And I thought she was just gonna put it up in a ponytail.
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No, wash her hands.
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She is literally French braiding her head.
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But wait a second, wait a second, wait a second.
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How, how did you do that?
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That is the most like robotic hand movements I have ever seen.
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Like that was in real time.
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It wasn't even sped up.
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How, how is this possible?
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You need two hands to make a braid.
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But she's also doing a French braid.
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How do you do a French braid with one hand?
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Okay, I had to watch this again and make sure.
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Okay, she separated the hair with her fingers.
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And I'm watching it in slow motion to make sure she's actually doing it right.
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And she is.
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Look, look, look.
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She's actually braiding with one hand.
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Both sides at the same time.
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This might be the most impressive thing I've ever seen.
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And then just puts the rest up.
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What the heck?
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That was literally incredible.
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I don't think you realize.
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Like, how does one learn to braid with one hand?
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Maybe I'm just glazing because I've never seen it before.
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But like look if I had to do a braid with one hand it would literally be like
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I would have thought it was impossible until I watched this video Come eat an egg with me girl.
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Did you just swallow an entire egg?
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Did she chewed it with the skin on?
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Girl no no no no no no no no no Ew
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ew ew ew ew ew ew ew ew ew ew Swallow
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it already swallow it surely there are better ways to eat
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an egg You could fry it you could boil it you could poach it You can scramble it.
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You can bake it.
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You can frittata it.
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You can omelet it.
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You can make a tamago out of it.
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You can dabble it.
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You can scotch it.
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You can even microwave it.
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Bro, why would you do this?
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An entire egg just raw dog it with a shell.
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It's crunchy.
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It's wet.
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It's slimy.
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It's illegal.
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I would arrest you.
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I'm going to stop this right there.
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He's going to eat that in one bite.
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An entire bowl of noodles.
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In one bite?
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I don't think his mouth is big enough.
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I don't know if he's gonna pull it off.
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If he can eat this entire bowl in one bite, you have to like this video.
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Okay, let's see if he actually does it.
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Oh my god, no way.
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One bite.
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Okay, you owe me a like, but what now?
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Instead of enjoying this entire bowl of noodles, now it is in your mouth.
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Yeah, enjoy chewing for the next 20 minutes.
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Who the f*?
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I don't have many seals in life, but I can do this.
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Oh my goodness, that's a lot of pills.
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That's a lot of vitamins.
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You tell me, are you going to swallow all of those?
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One sip of water?
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No way.
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They're gone.
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No choking.
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No after sip.
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Just raw doggin'.
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A handful of pills.
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I will say this takes years of practice.
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Because I take a bunch of vitamins every day.
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And every day it gets easier and easier to drink it with less water.
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But this is impressive.
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That many pills with that little water.
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I'm going to need that Heimlich to bring me back to life.
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This dude is frying fries and literally reaches in there, grabs a fry, like it's nothing, no problem.
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What?
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What the?
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Sir, that fry is boiling hot, literally takes it from the boiling oil and puts it in his mouth.
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Like, do you not feel pain?
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You know, when life is already so painful, what's a hot chip gonna do?
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Can't possibly make things worse.
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No, okay.
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Wait a second.
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Y'all thought that was crazy?
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Meanwhile, the average grandma popping the donuts right out the oil.
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Who need a spatula?
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Who need a ladle?
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A wooden spoon haste to see her come in.
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I feel like this takes years of flipping tortillas, taking things out of the oil to develop these skills.
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Like you can basically train the skin on your hands to get thicker
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so that when you do things like this You no longer feel pain.
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Okay.
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Okay.
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Okay.
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Okay.
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That's enough somebody get this woman a spatula a wooden spoon for her birthday Perhaps like
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if y'all need a gift idea so she doesn't have to use her hands as a spatula
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This guy was built so different that he got a comment on tic-tac that says you're not human All right, buddy.
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Show everybody why you're not human.
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Oh My goodness Man, I heard of clapping hands, foot clapping.
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Put the shoulders.
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Can we get a blade of applause?
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Get it?
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Like shoulder blade?
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No?
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Well, I'll just go die then.
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Never mind.
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We have to finish this video first.
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POV, my friends react to my ankles.
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Wait, what's so special about your ankles that people got?
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Oh, oh, oh, girl, girl, girl, you gonna break your ankle.
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Girl, stop this right now.
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Stop this right now.
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This tomfoolery is gonna get somebody hurt.
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That would have landed me in the hospital.
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But bro just has some really stretchy ankles or maybe he's not even bending his ankles.
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Maybe it's just the shoe I can't really tell you know his foot could be perfectly normal
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and then his shoe is just like foot shoe shoe sideways I don't know.
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I can't really tell if it's the ankle or the foot or the shoe or the Zoom into his friends.
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They don't look too impressed They're like you really bought us here to show us
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that I thought you were gonna do a backflip or something Whatever I don't have time for this.
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I have to be a girl.
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Where are we going?
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Oh You know you got feet right you got a perfectly good pair of feet Yeah,
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we out here walking on our knees my meniscus tastes to see it coming You know
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when you get older you start to realize how many people
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have problems with their knees almost everybody I know has a knee issue.
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Oh, I pulled my knee.
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I tore my meniscus I ran too hard to pull something like human knees are
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so fragile Like you could be an insane athlete have a knee injury
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and it could pretty much ruin your entire career Like once we have like in the future, I know it's coming in the future We're gonna have cybernetic
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enhancements for your knee like once we can have robotic knee
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joints It's over the human species can finally advance to superhuman levels It's the pathetic weak human knees
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that are holding us back What are you gonna do with all those mozzie sticks?
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Wait, he didn't even chew it.
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He didn't chew it.
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Okay.
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Okay.
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It's funny It's a funny joke now pull it out.
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Wait.
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No, he can't pull it out.
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He just swallowed them whole You didn't even get to enjoy them.
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You didn't even get to string the cheese.
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That's pretty much the whole point.
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Just swallowing them whole.
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You have no gag reflex.
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I think that's exactly what it is.
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I think he does not have a gag reflex.
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So he's able to just like drop them into the dark abyss that leads to his stomach.
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Just like go straight down.
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Just no resistance.
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Man, you could put anything there.
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You know why all these toys have a choking hazard warning on it?
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Because guys like this, like having this as a toddler is how kids end up with a fire truck inside their belly Okay,
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this woman has an insane skill of having lungs
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so powerful She could count to a hundred in one breath
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So I believe her if you smash that like button right now smash it.
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It's right here.
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Still not pressed here.
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Okay, there we go It's liked i'm gonna do it with her.
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Okay, we're gonna take a breath at the same time.
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79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100.
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Wow!
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No, maybe 10.
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Good job, good job, good job.
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Okay, I only made it to 70, but wow.
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It really makes you realize how long counting to 100 is.
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That's impressive.
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That's some good lungs.
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I should probably work on my lungs.
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Oh, while we are on the subject of powerful lungs, I gotta find this video.
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I gotta find this video.
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This dude probably has the most powerful lungs I have ever seen in my life.
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Look at this.
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You see those like water bottles?
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Is it like a water bottle?
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Those are not meant to be blown up, right?
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That really thick rubber.
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You're supposed to put hot water in those.
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Look, he's blowing a literal bubble into it.
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That thing is gonna burst.
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It's a- Literally bursted with his lungs.
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Broke out the lungs of a horse.
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That he took this object that you're not even supposed to be able to blow up.
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This is not even for blowing up.
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And he blew it.
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No, I only blew it into a balloon.
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Burst it from blowing.
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The thick freaking rubber.
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That's like several layers of thick rubber.
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Insane.
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Wow.
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Bro is built different.
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My beige flag is that I brought a dog flights.
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No headphones, no movies.
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I just stare into the abyss for hours and watch the little GPS play.
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Okay, I used to do this until I started seeing these videos where I was like, wait a second.
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Is this not normal?
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I wear headphones on flights now, but that's usually it.
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I'll just sit and stare at the back of the seat.
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I don't know why it's like physically impossible for me to watch my own Entertainment on a plane like
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if somebody next to me has a screen and they're watching something I will sit there and watch it the entire time, but like I won't watch my own show I'll just watch
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whatever the neighbor is watching also I know two people who literally just watch the GPS plane the entire time
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and they're both autistic You think you're stronger than me, but can you do this?
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Ew, ew, ew, ew, ew.
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Please don't eat it, don't eat it, don't eat it, don't eat it.
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Ew, back for seconds.
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Bro, we have a garbage disposal for a reason.
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Like let it all go down in there and then press the garbage disposal button.
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It'll the chunky soup away so you don't have to pick it up and do that.
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Ew.
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You know, also it's gross when we're witnessing this, but we will also do it in the comfort of our own kitchen because we know what food is going down there.
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Like it's not filthy to us Because it's our food and our sink and our mess.
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But like when you see somebody else do it, it's just like disgusting.
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What are y'all on?
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Everybody on the treadmill is reading a book.
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I always wondered how people did this.
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Because it's like, how are you reading the tiny little words going up and down while walking?
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Like you're moving around too much to be able to like focus on all the little words in the book.
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Like I tried doing this once and I read the same line like three times.
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And I was like, okay, this isn't gonna work.
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Maybe if you're there like for hours and you're walking really slow
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so you can actually like read the book I don't know y'all are just built different I guess
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Oh my god What is that?
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Oh my goodness look at all of his little legs is that a millipede?
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They got like a thousand legs Like they must be in a romantic relationship or something
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because it ain't no way I'm gonna let a slug Walk his thousand leg all over my face
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When you skip two months of gym and your friend didn't.
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Wait, that's not even a real weight.
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Oh my goodness.
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Wait, it is a real weight.
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No way.
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No way.
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Did you see the way he was flipping it around?
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Like tossing it like it weighs one pound.
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That's at least 15 pounds right there.
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He's floating around like a feather.
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Is that what it's like to be powerful?
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Because, you know, when I go to the gym, I want to be able to learn how to do things like this.
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I want to be powerful.
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I want to just like I'll wait in the palm of
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my hands with two fingers actually tea clock it I don't know why it's
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so funny when people do this like How do you become immune to pollen jeremiah?
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Oh my goodness when I tell you
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that would have sent me into a coma perhaps into another galaxy You know what maybe
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that much pollen I would cease to exist
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And he just sniffed it up like some aromatherapy I start eating ginger just straight up ginger.
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Oh, that must be spicy You eat straight up ginger and it makes you immune to pollen.
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Is this true?
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We gotta fact check this because I would totally try this.
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I would do anything to not have allergies in the spring.
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Or maybe he just built different.
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Oh, apparently eating or drinking ginger can naturally help relieve allergy symptoms.
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It's a natural antihistamine.
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Oh, that's what I need.
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I need an antihistamine.
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Because every time I go outside and walk around, the histamines, they're out to get me.
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This has got to be one of the most dangerous jobs in the world.
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This dude climbs the palm tree to cut it.
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Oh my goodness, bro.
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Hold on, hold on, hold on for dear life.
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Oh my goodness.
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Bro went for a ride.
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How did, okay, I have so many questions.
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First of all, how did he even climb a hundred foot pole to the top?
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Like you couldn't have cut the tree from the bottom?
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No, we have to go all the way up.
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Give it a little haircut.
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You know, just casually risking our life to cut a tree.
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I'm not even here to witness it and I'm getting secondhand anxiety.
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Now there's two kinds of girls.
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Ones who can walk in heels and ones who can walk in heels on any terrain.
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Oh yeah, unbothered, unscathed, on freaking lava rock.
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Now you just gotta turn the sports mode on.
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You know, these Jimmy Choos is an all-terrain vehicle.
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How my daughter applies sunscreen.
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Wait, she can get her entire back?
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Oh my goodness, I've never seen this before.
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Okay, see, that looks a little more realistic.
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Like, when I try to get sunscreen on my back, I can't.
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I literally can't.
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I just get my shoulders a little bit.
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Maybe if I push my arm back, I can it like this much.
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But like she put it like this and got her entire back just like so seamlessly.
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Wow.
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See all y'all people watching who are double jointed?
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Here is a skill that you never knew you had.
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Being able to apply your own back sunscreen.
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Incredible.
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I'd love to be you.
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And here he is.
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The built different final box.
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At the airport is crazy.
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Like flight delayed.
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What can we do to pass the time.
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No, everybody want to sneak a peek.
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Look at this dude.
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Ro is enchanted.
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He couldn't keep his eyes off him.
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Okay, this girl recorded a video of her going down the stairs
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and I have never seen this before until today where you go down one step and then...
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Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, what just happened?
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Is she jumping or sliding?
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Wait, what the heck?
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Wait, why do you keep turning the camera when you do the thing?
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Oh, okay.
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You know what?
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I think she's going down the first three steps and then just like jumps.
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Like ain't nobody got time for the last seven steps.
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Like in case of a fire and you have to take the steps down, she's really honed her craft.
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She's been practicing.
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Like in case of a fire, she won't be the first one down the stairs.
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I'd be so scared of falling.
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It just takes one mistake and then goodbye ankles.
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But anyways, that's all for today.
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I hope you guys enjoyed this video.
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If you did, make sure to hit that like button and love.
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Peace!
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And subscribe to the Wolf Pack.
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I love you guys so much.
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Thanks for watching.
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Bye guys!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 334 sentences and 2884 words to shadow. The speech runs for 14:33. The speaker talks fast, about 198 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 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 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
- knee /ni/ (noun) — In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.
- goodness /ˈɡʊdnəs/ (noun) — The state or characteristic of being good.
- lung /ˈlʌŋ/ (noun) — A biological organ of vertebrates that controls breathing and oxygenates the blood.
- ankle /ˈæŋ.kəl/ (noun) — The skeletal joint which connects the foot with the leg; the uppermost portion of the foot and lowermost portion of the leg, which contain this skeletal joint.
- swallow /ˈswɑ.loʊ/ (verb) — To cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to take into the stomach through the throat.
- shoe /ˈʃu/ (noun) — A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often a thicker heel, and a softer upper part made of…
- thick /θɪk/ (adjective) — Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension.
- bite /baɪt/ (verb) — To cut into something by clamping the teeth.
- ginger /ˈd͡ʒɪnd͡ʒɚ/ (noun) — The pungent aromatic rhizome of a tropical Asian herb, Zingiber officinale, used as a spice and as a stimulant and acarminative.
- chew /tʃuː/ (verb) — To crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws; done to food to soften it and break it down by the action of saliva before it is swallowed.
- impressive /ɪmˈpɹɛsɪv/ (adjective) — Making, or tending to make, a positive impression; having power to impress.
- insane /ɪnˈseɪn/ (adjective) — Exhibiting unsoundness or disorder of mind; not sane; utterly mad.
- rubber /ˈɹʌbɚ/ (noun) — Pliable material derived from the sap of the rubber tree; a hydrocarbon biopolymer of isoprene.
- climb /ˈklaɪ̯m/ (verb) — To traverse a slope or contour, either upwards (ascending) or downwards (descending).
- burst /bɜːst/ (verb) — To break from internal pressure.
Phrasal verbs you will hear
- go down (verb) — To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.
- blow up (verb) — To explode or be destroyed by explosion.
- look at (verb) — To observe or watch.
- come in /ˌkʌm ˈɪn/ (verb) — To enter.
- hold on (verb) — To grasp or grip firmly.
- walk in (verb) — To come without an appointment to a place that would normally require one.
- break out (verb) — To escape, especially forcefully or defiantly.
- check out (verb) — To record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.).
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 88 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, gonna, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: thick /θɪk/, athlete /ˈæθ.liːt/, pathetic /pəˈθɛtɪk/, filthy /ˈfɪlθi/, feather /ˈfɛðə/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shoe /ˈʃu/, smash /smæʃ/, casually /ˈkæʒuəli/, shell /ʃɛl/, beige /ˈbeɪʒ/
- Long words — get the stress right: naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, anxiety /æŋˈzaɪ.əti/, elevator /ˈɛləˌveɪtɚ/, antihistamine /ˌæn.tiˈhɪs.tə.miːn/, aromatherapy /əˌrəʊməˈθɛrəpi/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like knee, goodness, lung.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | are just built · wasn't even sped · was built |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | have ever seen · I've ever seen · I've never seen |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | people who are · people who literally · Ones who can |
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.