Shadowing Practice: Peter Kavinsky being jealous for 3 minutes straight - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Okay, um, so here's the thing.
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I don't actually like you.
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I just had to make it look like I liked you so somebody else wouldn't think that I liked them.
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Oh, okay.
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Okay, who?
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What?
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It's Josh Sanderson.
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Wait, hold on.
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Sanderson, doesn't that guy date your sister?
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Yeah.
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Well, he dated my sister in the past tense.
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And he also got a letter, so you can see how awkward and complicated that one's gonna get if he thinks that I actually...
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Whoa, whoa, whoa, hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on, stop, stop, stop.
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I am not the only guy that got a letter.
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Wow, you really think that you're special, and then you find out that she wrote love letters to two guys.
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Well, I wrote five letters, so don't go feeling too special.
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You wrote five love letters?
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Yeah.
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Damn, Covey, you're a player.
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Who else did you write letters to?
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If I tell you, will you leave me alone?
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Maybe.
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Long, dong, duck, like, kind of racist?
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Not kind of, extremely racist.
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So why do you like this movie?
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Why are you even asking that question?
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Hello, Jake Ryan?
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I'm way better looking than that guy.
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You wish.
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What do you think that people are gonna say when they see my girlfriend cozying up next to Sanderson?
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It's scary.
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You didn't even offer to teach me.
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Oh, and I'm supposed to be sweet to you after you just don't sit with me on the bus ride up here.
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Are you serious right now?
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Wait, this isn't about Jen and me at all.
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No, this is about you and Josh.
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Are you kidding me?
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This is the reason that you broke up with me.
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You're still in love with this Bon Iver wannabe?
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Remember when you asked me who got the other ones, and I said the last one went to someone from Model UN?
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Mm-hmm.
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It was John Ambrose McLaren.
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No shit.
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McLaren?
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That was my boy.
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Well, he wrote me back.
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He wrote you like an actual.. like an actual letter or an email?
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Yeah, like a real letter in the mail.
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Huh.
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If I was really being honest, there was one letter that I remember being a little more intense than the others.
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It was mine.
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Right?
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It would be me, you, Chris, Trevor and John Ambrose.
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So you.. you, uh, wrote him back?
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Funny story.
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Um...
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We're actually volunteering at Bellevue together.
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No way.
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Yeah.
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Really?
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Mm-hmm.
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Did you ask him to volunteer with you?
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No, I didn't even write him back.
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Huh.
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Jeez, Covey, for a girl who's never had a boyfriend.
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You sure know how to mess with a guy.
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Excuse me?
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Slaps.
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Hey, McLaren, remember this?
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This is when you hopped on the bandwagon and wore this hat every single day.
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Oh, my God.
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Wait, Lara Jean, didn't you get a Seahawks t-shirt because you were trying to impress John?
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Uh, no. If that's true, that's really cute.
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Hey, McLaren, do you remember when you had that stutter?
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I noticed you don't have it anymore.
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You know the time value of money?
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You know how like a $20 bill now is actually worth less than it was six years ago.
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I can stick around and help me clean up if you want.
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I got it.
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Let's do it.
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It's cool.
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I mean, I kind of helped make the mess.
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I mean, it's fine.
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I really don't mind.
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I think I can handle helping my girlfriend clean up.
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Why didn't you tell McLaren that you and I are together?
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Well, I wanted to.
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I tried to.
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There just never was a good time.
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Yeah, there's usually not when you're flirting.
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Well, we weren't flirting.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Peter Kavinsky being jealous for 3 minutes straight”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: letter, wrote, Mclaren, hold, Sanderson. This video has 91 sentences and 627 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:37. The speaker talks at a natural 173 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 83% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 27 of its 91 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 12 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| litter noun | /ˈlɪt.ɚ/ | Straw, grass, and similar loose material used as bedding for people or animals. |
| whoa | /woʊ/ | Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down. |
| flirt verb | /flɚt/ | To throw (something) with a jerk or sudden movement; to fling. |
| volunteer noun | /ˌvɑlənˈtɪɹ/ | One who enters into, or offers themselves for, any service of their own free will, especially when done without pay. |
| bandwagon noun | /ˈbændˌwæɡ.ən/ | A large wagon used to carry a band of musicians in a parade. |
| stutter noun | /ˈstʌtɚ/ | A speech disorder characterized by stuttering. |
| dong noun | /dɔŋ/ | The currency of Vietnam, 100 xus. Symbol: ₫ |
| impress verb | /ɪmˈpɹɛs/ | To affect (someone) strongly and often favourably. |
| tense noun | /tɛns/ | The property of indicating the point in time at which an action or state of being occurs or exists. |
| slap noun | /slæp/ | A blow, especially one given with the open hand, or with something broad and flat. |
| duck noun | /dʌk/ | Any of certain aquatic birds of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet, distinguished from swans and geese by generally being smaller and… |
| awkward adjective | /ˈɔk.wɚd/ | Lacking dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| clean up verb | To make an area or a thing clean; to pick up a mess; to tidy. |
| find out verb | To discover, as by asking or investigating. |
| stick around verb | To stay; to linger; to remain. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Sanderson, doesn't that guy date your sister?
- You wrote five love letters?
- Who else did you write letters to?
- If I tell you, will you leave me alone?
- Why are you even asking that question?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past | was really being · were trying · weren't flirting |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | are you even asking · Are you kidding · We're actually volunteering |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | gonna get · gonna say |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 22 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, didn't, you're. 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 litter, whoa, flirt.
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.