Shadowing Practice: peter parker being a hufflepuff for 3 minutes straight - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Nice job, kid.
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Thanks.
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Well, I could have stuck the landing a little better.
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It's just a new suit.
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Wait, it's nothing.
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Mr. Stark, it's perfect.
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Thank you.
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Yeah, we don't really need to start a conversation.
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Okay.
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Cap...Captain?
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Big fan?
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Spider-Man?
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Yeah, we'll talk about it later.
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Just...
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Hey, everyone.
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Guys, look, I'd love to keep this up, but I've only got one job here today, and I've got to impress Mr. Stark, so...
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I'm really sorry.
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What?
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Yeah, you're done, alright?
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You did a good job.
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Stay down.
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Stay down.
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I gotta get him back.
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You're going home or I'll call Aunt May.
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You're done.
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Hey, should I go to the bathroom before?
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There's a bathroom on it.
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Whoa, no pilot.
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That's awesome.
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Is this your first time on a private plane?
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First time on any plane.
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What the hell are you wearing?
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It's my suit.
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Where's the case?
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What case?
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That's not my...
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What?
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I thought that was a closet.
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This is still my room.
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Oh, please.
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My room is way bigger than...
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This is insane.
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Insane.
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Look at this thing.
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Look.
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Look at the eyes.
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This is the greatest day of my life.
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Let's go.
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Okay.
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What's our next retreat in Halloween?
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What, next mission?
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Yeah, yeah, the mission, the missions.
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We'll call you.
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Did you have my numbers?
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No, I mean, we'll call you.
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Like, someone will call you.
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Oh.
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We'll build my new Lego Death Star.
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What? So lame.
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No way, that's awesome.
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How many pieces?
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Parker, number five, right?
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Yeah, um, and uh, with pickles, and can you smoosh it down real flat?
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Thanks.
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Got Murph.
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Wait, no way.
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Hey, is this anybody's bike?
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No?
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Hey, buddy, is this your bike?
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Did not change.
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Yeah, does anyone have a pen?
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Do you have a pen?
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I hope this last-go Dominican lady, she was really nice and bought me a chiro.
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Here, here, take care.
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What else can this suit do?
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What?
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Come fix this.
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Two hours, you deserve that.
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I got ice cream in here.
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You deserve that, you're a criminal.
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Bye, Mr. Criminal.
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Uh, Mr. Stark?
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I'm being beamed out.
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Mr. Stark, it smells like a new car in here.
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I should've stayed on the bus.
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You are seriously loyal, piece of outerwear, Richard.
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Yeah, uh, speaking of loyalty...
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What the...
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I know what you're gonna say.
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You should not be here.
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I was gonna go home.
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I don't wanna hear it.
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And now I gotta hear it.
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It's not like anybody really pays attention to you.
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Ouch.
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Except for me.
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Aw, thanks.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “peter parker being a hufflepuff for 3 minutes straight”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Stark, suit, mission. This video has 97 sentences and 434 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:00. The speaker talks at a steady 144 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 84% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 26 of its 97 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:

WordPronunciationMeaning
outerwear nounClothing (such as a dress) worn over one's underwear.
pickle noun/ˈpɪkəl/A cucumber preserved in a solution, usually a brine or a vinegar syrup.
ouch/ˈaʊt͡ʃ/An expression of one's own physical pain.
whoa/woʊ/Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down.
impress verb/ɪmˈpɹɛs/To affect (someone) strongly and often favourably.
retreat noun/ɹɪˈtɹiːt/The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.
closet noun/ˈklɑzɪt/A small room within a house used to store clothing, food, or other household supplies.
beam noun/ˈbiːm/Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use.
loyalty noun/ˈlɔɪəlti/The state of being loyal; fidelity.
loyal adjective/ˈlɔɪəl/Having or demonstrating undivided and constant support for someone or something.
parker noun/ˈpɑɹkɚ/A parkkeeper.
spider noun/ˈspaɪ̯dɚ/Any of various eight-legged, predatory arthropods, of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs to catch prey.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

  • Hey, should I go to the bathroom before?
  • Is this your first time on a private plane?
  • Did you have my numbers?
  • Hey, buddy, is this your bike?
  • Do you have a pen?

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

StructureIn the video
Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good ideashould I go · should not be
Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or predictionwe'll talk · I'll call · We'll call
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around nowYou're going · I'm being
Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see cominggonna say · gonna go

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 23 contractions and reduced forms, such as you're, we'll, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like outerwear, pickle, ouch.

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.

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