Shadowing Practice: Percy Jackson Stars Can't Watch Themselves On Screen! - Learn English Speaking with Video
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The most embarrassing fun you think can happen, and he'll just be like...
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Yeah, but really not that much.
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Yeah, I guess they got a little bit deeper.
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I can't stop goat walking.
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Sorry.
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Go walking?
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Yeah.
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So you are back.
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I chatted to you when you were little tiny tadpoles back in the first time round.
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How does it feel that you're out there and you're kind of growing up on screen?
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Is that weird?
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It's weird to have that part of my life documented.
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Yeah.
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It's weird to look back and, like, see that part of your life like
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and like i don't know i think we're all kind of similar to our characters
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and so it's like kind of just like watching videos of ourselves
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and your voices were a lot higher
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which is really cute a little bit yeah but really not
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that much yeah i guess they got a little bit deeper yeah
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i don't know it's it's weirder to have like
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that period of my time document and then so much I've always got so much deeper for season one.
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I went like, up here to like, rude, yeah.
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How's the experience been then, guys?
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Has it just been magical?
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Is it everything you wanted it to be? For sure.
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But I think that people make that better, though.
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Like, I expected the press tour to happen like the press tour,
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but I think the people and just the audience makes it like 10 times more of the experience for real.
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100%.
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So which one of you breaks character the most and is cheeky on set, little sighs, little whispers?
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Who's the easiest?
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Yes.
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Definitely.
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All the time.
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It's bad.
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Every time I look at her and the camera's not on her, it's just...
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She's constantly pointing it back.
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I mean, she does a pretty good job.
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She doesn't let any noise out, but when you're doing a serious scene and you look at her, and she's like...
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I mean, he's really good at keeping it together.
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I can't keep it together.
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No, he's really good.
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Thank you.
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He'll just go through it.
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The most embarrassing, funniest thing can happen, and he'll just be like...
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They're just not great the whole series of outtakes.
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I wonder when they're going to release the bloopers.
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Like a spare episode of just bloopers.
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Like it's nine episodes long and one of them is just like a...
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Oh, yes, yes, yes.
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I know what you mean.
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Yes, yes, yes.
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So what about skills on set?
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Has anything kind of gone into your home life and your own personal life that you've learned?
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Well, for when this whole acting thing fails me, I'm going to put out a Vampire PP.
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I'm getting pretty good at it.
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I love that.
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What would be your first song that you'd cover on the Vampire?
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I know a little bit of Blackbird by the Beatles, like a little bit, and Mr. Sandman.
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If you want the hits, babe, you've got to do Taylor Swift.
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You've got to do Shrifty.
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Oh, I could do Taylor Swift.
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That's genius.
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Yeah.
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That's a good point. Do Ophelia.
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That's perfect.
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Oh, yeah.
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I can't stop goat walking.
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I'm in there.
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I can't stop goat walking.
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Sorry.
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You can't stop goat walking?
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Yeah.
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I thought you were done with that.
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I don't think that's right.
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No, it's still coming back.
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I'm sorry.
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Did you have another question at all?
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry keep going
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i was just going to say to you in regards to
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what you were nervous about bringing to light into screen anything in particular this series
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that you're scared about showing the audiences about like wait like are you saying something
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that we've filmed are we afraid to show them anything no
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what were you nervous about doing from the book honestly anything
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that was very crucial to have in there you know anything
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that was like uh anything
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that was newly added i still was like you know
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i'm still nervous about how they'll take it in every single one
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but i think definitely the ones that were crucial to the books
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that we had to put in there i want to make sure
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that it's as close to connections that they felt
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when they're reading it like 20 years ago 15 years ago
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you know what i'm saying i really hope
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they like the siren scene yeah everyone's talking about the siren scene guys everybody
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and are you binging this at christmas time on your sofas with your families say
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it again are you binging it over christmas
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i don't i don't watch it my my my love watching it
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and i just go upstairs whenever they do oh that's
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so sad look at you guys it's a happy hour go
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and have an amazing time upstairs with your pals thank you
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so much an amazing christmas thank you i'm looking forward to
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the pan pipes thanks i'm looking forward to it too i wonder
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if they're gonna like because you learn how to play this stuff i wonder
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if they're gonna like put something over but you did a really good job
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The pen pipe I'm playing isn't like actually tuned right, it's kind of just like five sticks tied together.
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I'm so sorry.
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Thank you so much, thank you.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Percy Jackson Stars Can't Watch Themselves On Screen!”. This video has 109 sentences and 900 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:05. The speaker talks fast, about 221 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 85% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| goat noun | /ɡoʊt/ | Any ruminant of the genus Capra. |
| crucial adjective | /ˈkɹuː.ʃəl/ | Essential or decisive for determining the outcome or future of something; extremely important; vital. |
| pipe noun | /ˈpaɪp/ | A wind instrument consisting of a tube, often lined with holes to allow for adjustment in pitch, sounded by blowing into the tube. |
| upstairs adverb | /ˌʌpˈstɛɹz/ | Up the stairs; on or to a higher floor or level. |
| binge noun | /bɪnd͡ʒ/ | A short period of excessive consumption, especially of food, alcohol, narcotics, etc. |
| newly adverb | /ˈnuli/ | Very recently/lately; in the immediate past. |
| skill noun | /skɪl/ | A capacity to do something well; a technique, an ability, usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities that are regarded as innate. |
| genius noun | /ˈd͡ʒin.jəs/ | Someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill; especially somebody who has demonstrated this by a creative or original work in science, music, art… |
| spare adjective | /spɛɚ/ | Being more than what is necessary, or what must be used or reserved; not wanted, or not used; superfluous. |
| tune noun | /tjuːn/ | A melody. |
| rude adjective | /ɹuːd/ | Lacking in refinement or civility; bad-mannered; discourteous. |
| magical adjective | /ˈmæd͡ʒ.ɪ.kəl/ | Of, relating to, or by means of magic. |
| regards noun | /ɹɪˈɡɑɹdz/ | A greeting to pass on to another person. |
| babe noun | /beɪb/ | A baby or infant; a very young human or animal. |
| scare verb | /skɛɚ/ | To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| look forward to verb | To anticipate, expect, or wait for, especially with a feeling of approval or pleasure; to be excited or eager to. |
| come back verb | To return to a place. |
| go through verb | To travel from one end of something to the other. |
| look back verb | To think of (past events) in retrospect (in hindsight). |
| put out verb | To blind (eyes). |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- I can't stop goat walking.
- How's the experience been then, guys?
- Is it everything you wanted it to be?
- You can't stop goat walking?
- Did you have another question at all?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | Has it just been · you've learned · we've filmed |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | The most embarrassing · the easiest |
| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | keep going · love watching |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | She's constantly pointing · you're doing · I'm getting |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 48 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, can't, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
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 goat, crucial, pipe.
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.