Shadowing Practice: Poppy Playtime: Chapter 6 - Mommy Long Legs Came Back as Prototype (Ep 47) - Learn English Speaking with Video

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The body accepted the kill.
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We're leaving.
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Now!
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Oh!
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What about you?
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I'll head the backers.
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You have your tasks.
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I have mine. But you...
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Wait. Is that...
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Mommy's arm?
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No. Huggy tore that off.
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What the.. chum?
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Surprise!
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One more time and I squeeze.
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No!
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He is dead!
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Give me the prototype.
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I don't have him.
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Don't lie to me.
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I'm not.
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We lost him in the train crash.
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Lost him?
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He fell into the poppy jail.
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By the time we got down there, he was gone.
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And you expect me to believe that?
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You saw the wreck yourself.
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If you found him there, we wouldn't be having this conversation.
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I searched the wreckage.
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There was no prototype.
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Congratulations.
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Now you know exactly as much as we do.
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Where would he go?
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If I knew that, I'd already be dragging him back! To who?
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None of your business.
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Wendy.
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Oh, don't Wendy me!
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Still unusable.
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Good.
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The next one won't.
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Do you think she'll wake up right away?
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Wait?
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Lily?
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I need to concentrate.
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Help!
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I'll call you when it's time.
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Aww...
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Fine...
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I'm not going to die.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm not sure what you're doing.
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Ooh, and what exactly are we building for her now?
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Every spider needs a surprise.
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Let's see if you can stand.
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The dream is enough.
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Really?
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You ready?
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Take Mommy to the infusion station.
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Happy Del?
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Yes.
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Fill her with it.
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Let's give this body something to live on.
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Turn the pumps on.
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If you're lying to me, I'll find out.
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Then go find out.
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I intend to.
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Jerk.
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Chum, we're leaving.
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Yeah, nice talking to you too.
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Wait.. these marks weren't here before.
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Hoppy gel.. fresh.
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Something crawled out of that pool after we left, and it left us a trail.
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What happened here?
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The gel has spread through the entire structure, and the trail goes inside.
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Stay close.
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Oh!
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Look who came to play!
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They're raiders.
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Come on Cindy, let's teach them a lesson.
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A real crazy family showed up.
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Haha, got you!
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Put Bruno down!
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Okay!
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Ha!
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Ha!
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Ha!
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Again!
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Bruno's turn.
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HRA!
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Wait, wait!
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Oof!
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He he he he he!
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Got Cindy!
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Nope!
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Chomp!
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Hey, leave the big dummy alone!
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Hey, let me know!
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He he, come on!
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Ha!
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Whoa!
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Ha!
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One at a time, please.
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Uh, hey!
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Gotcha!
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Whoa!
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Alright, spring girl.
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Let's see how many whacks that box can take.
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Yes!
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Play with me!
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Cindy, come here!
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Help me return him!
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Mm-hmm.
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Brother stays.
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Get off me!
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Oh, come here little guy.
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Help!
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Bruno, hit prototype one more time and I squeeze.
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No!
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Cindy, leave him out of this.
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Aw, Wendy likes the little humans.
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Good boy.
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A deal's a deal.
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Now!
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We go after them.
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No, he just proved he'll use anyone between us and him.
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We alert the others first.
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Keep moving!
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Everyone in the exit!
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Go!
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Go!
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Go!
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Oh!
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They're evacuated!
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Oh, and runners! With pleasure!
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They're here!
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Run!
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Run!
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Run faster!
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I see you!
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Run!
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Run!
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Run!
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You're as fast as you!
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He is dead!
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He is dead!
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No!
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Gotcha!
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My turn!
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Remarkable...
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The gel hasn't simply spread.
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It's reorganizing the structure around itself.
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Look at the walls.
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New growth over old growth.
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Almost as if it's still developing.
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Chum, don't touch anything.
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I mean it.
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I'm beginning to wonder if the gel itself is alive or becoming alive.
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The party accepted the jail.
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Her mind is taking over.
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She's still not waking up.
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Is that bad?
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No, she'll wake when she's ready.
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She's still not waking up.
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Is that bad?
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No, she'll wake when she's ready.
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She's not waking up.
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Is that bad?
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No. She'll wake when she's ready.
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And when she does, will she still be the same mommy?
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Prototype?
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Someone touched the growth.
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What?
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They're inside.
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Billy, we're leaving.
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Now!
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Oh, what about you?
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I'll hand the backists.
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You have your task, I have mine.
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But you can't even leave the wall!
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I don't need to.
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Take mommy.
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Hide her until she wakes.
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Alright.
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Go!
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This building is part of me now.
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Let.
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Them.
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Come.
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Wait.
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Copy gel.
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Fresh.
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Someone was here moments ago.
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The infusion line was ripped out in a hurry.
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They knew we were coming. But how?
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Cham?
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Search the room.
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Carefully.
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Wait. Is that...
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Mommy's arm?
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No. Huggy tore that off.
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What the...
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Cham?
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Surprise! Did you miss Mommy's?
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Mommy got...
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 204 sentences and 739 words to shadow. The speech runs for 9:52. The speaker talks slowly, about 75 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 82% 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:

WordPronunciationMeaning
prototype noun/ˈpɹəʊtətaɪp/An original form or object which is a basis for other forms or objects (particularly manufactured items), or for its generalizations and models.
trail noun/tɹeɪl/The track or indication marking the route followed by something that has passed, such as the footprints of animal on land or the contrail of an airplane in the…
tear verb/tɛɹ/To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate.
squeeze verb/skwiːz/To apply pressure (to something) from two or more sides at once.
whoa/woʊ/Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down.
lesson noun/ˈlɛs.ən/A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.
carefully adverb/ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/With care; attentively, circumspectly.
congratulations/kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/Expressing praise and approval, expressing approbation.
exit noun/ˈɛɡzət/An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure.
alert adjective/əˈlɝt/Attentive; awake; on guard.
billy noun/ˈbɪli/A highwayman's club, billy club.
drag verb/dɹæɡ/To pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty.
remarkable adjective/ɹɪˈmɑɹ.kə.bl̩/Worthy of remark; notable; interesting.
pump noun/pʌmp/A device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas.
nope/noʊp/No.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordPronunciationMeaning
wake up verb/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/To stop sleeping; to awake.
find out verbTo discover, as by asking or investigating.
get down verb/ɡɛt ˈdaʊn/To bring or come down; to descend; to cause to bring or come down.
get off verbTo move from being on top of (something) to not being on top of it.
show up verbTo appear, arrive, or attend, especially suddenly or erratically.
take over verbTo assume control of something, such as a business or enterprise, and sometimes by force.

Grammar in this video

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

StructureIn the video
Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its resultIf you found him there, we wouldn't be · If I knew that, I'd already · If you're lying to me, I'll find
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters nowhas spread · hasn't simply spread
Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or predictionI'll head · she'll wake · I'll call
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around nowWe're leaving · you're doing · you're lying

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 35 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, I'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, infusion /ɪnˈfjuːʒən/
  • Long words — get the stress right: congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, evacuate /ɪˈvæk.ju.eɪt/

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 prototype, trail, tear.

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