Shadowing Practice: pranking my mom until she grounds me - Learn English Speaking with Video
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today i pranked my mom by giving her murder
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and me sheriff about seven times in a row
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and she's absolutely losing her mind she could not figure out how i was doing it
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and i finally told her
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so make sure you stay to the end to watch her reaction i'm right behind you what the heck What?
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You're a pooh -sheen?
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Yeah, leave me!
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What?
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Let me see you, come here!
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Yeah, right!
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What?
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No!
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I can't believe you're a pooh -sheen.
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Are you gonna stay that or no?
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Are you gonna be mad if I do?
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Why are you that little thing?
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Because I look so small.
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That's so weird and random.
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oh my god you did not get it again there's no way how how does
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that even happen i don't know oh my goodness i can't believe i'm getting this again i am laughing it's
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so hard it hurts It was a murder bird!
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Wait!
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Oh shoot!
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I just realized!
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It was coming up to you!
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Oh my gosh!
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I came up to you and I'm like, okay, bro.
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And then you're like, BOOM!
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What the heck?
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Bro, how is this even happening?
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It's the machine luck!
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Look, no!
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This is so weird!
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It's literally like the developers in the game or something.
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How is this even happening?
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Suh!
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K. Holy shit! Did you just swear?
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Stay away from me, lady.
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I don't trust you.
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You're probably the murderer.
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What?
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You're telling me you're the murderer again?
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No, watch out, because I have a... Where is my daughter?
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That I killed?
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I killed the murderer!
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You're the murderer.
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Oh, I mean, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha,
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ha,
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ha, sound yeah yeah oh I hear that gun they don't see the person at this point I'm just collecting shackles
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I was a murder sorry I was the murderer you were
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sheriff again okay why how why I don't know look at that clip
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that like how what this is weird I don't even like
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we're gonna think this is fake yeah this is like what this is like so real
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there you go just so cute yeah and live right here cover your little eyes Listen,
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I -I'm really happy that you have a Pusheen in this game,
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but I -I am so sick of looking at Pusheen Oh my god,
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someone disowned me because I can't believe my own mother just said that And there's like a Pusheen,
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like, bigger than like a bing bag chair A bing bag chair A bing bag chair,
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you have nowhere to freaking put it You got Pusheen like everywhere You have Pusheen's that hold sushi.
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Oh, I just died because of my rant.
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Like, you got Pusheen everywhere.
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So, no. I want to see my Fanny.
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You're saying you don't like Pusheen's?
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Oh!
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I'm saying I do not want to see this Pusheen.
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Fine.
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I see how it is.
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I'm just going to sit out here and dance.
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I like the other one better.
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Yeah, no. Can you do it?
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No, we're not doing that one.
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Why?
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why because i thought it was really funny
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and everyone was like oh my gosh you made your mom do
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that yeah you tried to roast me
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but i thought it was really funny it is funny that's why they all love this one's funnier no
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that one no i think the other one is weird now yeah there it is okay
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so i have a confession to make yes i was doing
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that you were doing what that's making us get the roles what i was doing
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that i made us get the roles Are you kidding?
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Yeah!
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I pranked you!
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There's a camera right there!
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There's a camera right there! Where?
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All the way over here?
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Is there one over here too?
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Oh my gosh!
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Guys, there's gotta be one in here! So where?
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Okay, now how did you use that, Brooke?
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Seriously?
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Um, I got a special little creator perk for the game i pretended like it was natural
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and you freaked out and i pranked you and so that's how i pranked my mother
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do you want me to spell it out again god i'm
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sitting here like trying to figure out what's happening the wheels were turning
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and then i'm like oh my gosh she totally did thanks a lot thanks a lot everyone
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that was great that was great brav freaking oh baby yeah you got me thank you
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but that was fun thank you did you just punch your ipad oh i punched the air
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because now i feel like an idiot.
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Hi.
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Hello.
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I see you.
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I see you.
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I see you over there.
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But the weird thing is that I actually did get a roll.
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Uh -oh.
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No. I don't know why my voice didn't do that.
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Whoa.
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Oh, no. Oh, my gosh.
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Look how cute this is.
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So, is this from last year?
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Oh, beep.
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Yeah, it is.
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Can I follow you? sure can you show me around again this is the the the the halloween the christmas square
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the murder is that way
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so let's maybe run for our lives this way look at the christmas lights everywhere
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so pretty and a little snowman i call him roger roger roger that okay
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so then i think his name it should be rocky nope
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you're wrong it's roger okay to the people who are in this game
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that are trying to talk to me can you tell them
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that i'm not trying to be a stop i just can't
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do two things at once my mom said she doesn't know how to type type
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and play at the same time nerd
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but i tell you yeah you certainly do have really nice fans people really do care about you brooke
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and i love it i love it i love it okay
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don't make me cry they are really nice yeah you have
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a nice group of friends i like it it's a nice community of youtubers
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and i do watch some youtubers out here surprisingly enough who
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do you watch like your friends yeah who do you watch of my friends okay
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so i do watch i betta i do watch jd okay
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i do watch creed craft i do actually watch focus he
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seems to show up on my stuff obviously i watch creative
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cryo um wrong person you're thinking of creative kyle creative cryo yeah
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because that guy cries a lot he's a big thing let's create a cry cry i know
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that you do like collab with some other people
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but i haven't really looked into them yet
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but i do like watching them they do show up you know what about spork do you remember
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that guy uh yeah i do actually i have watched a little bit of his
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because like you did do one with him not
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that long ago yeah and you know who lewis is right yeah all lewis
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or something and isn't he the one
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that does all the spray painting yeah he's a spray painting guy yeah he's talented that's great i like
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that oh shoot
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are you there put that thing back where it came from
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or so help me i'm not going up there so you're okay
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i just turned the corner and you just had
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that whole big knife out i know
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because i'm trying to like read the screens
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but i don't know what i'm doing where the heck did
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you go i'm just watching you oh yeah this is great Yeah, try to get over here.
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Oh, she can throw.
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Nope, not on my watch.
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Can I throw?
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It was heavy.
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Mother, you almost killed your own child.
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Somebody's got the gun shooting at me.
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It's the Pusheen.
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I don't see no Pusheen.
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There is one.
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Hey, back off, hey.
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Oh, you just killed a rat.
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It's a rat.
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Well, rats are meant to be killed.
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Whoa.
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Okay.
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Oh, and so are Pusheens, apparently.
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Because I've been seeing them for the last how many years?
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you did you little bratsky oh yeah oh yeah yeah yeah time's up oh wow you are lucky
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I got...
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That's my mother.
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Yep.
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I don't care.
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Listen.
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You did not kill me.
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And that's a win for you?
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That's a win for me, absolutely.
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You're a superstar.
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I love you.
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Thank you.
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I also...
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Love you too.
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I guess.
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You kiss.
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Don't be embarrassed.
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That's like when your mom drops you off of school and they're like, i love you sweetie and you're like mom stop i'm in front of my friends stop doing
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that don't hug me and then you get to the side hug i'm like
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so anyways guys thank you for watching the video really we're
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done already are we yes oh you got a boyfriend
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or what what what are you talking about some guy was
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on you what all right there sunshine thanks for having me out yet again it's been fun i love it
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when you asked me to come
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and play thank you for letting me troll you unwillingly
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because you didn't know yeah i'm gonna prank you
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that was pretty rotten i must say you're still gonna give
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me some charisma presents it's gonna maybe you'll get some coal i don't want
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that i want i want my fuzzy socks oh my gosh you
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and the fuzzy socks i want i need my fuzzy socks
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mother she is addicted to fuzzy socks all year round i'm
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buying fuzzy socks i'm buying socks in october i'm buying socks in valentine's day just
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so this child can have fuzzy socks for christmas it is
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disgusting it is my favorite christmas present of all time fuzzy socks it is
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so weird love it um i have a tiktok i have an instagram
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and hey you can subscribe to me if you want to
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because i post every single day i have irl merch at vanilla bean .com
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and uh thanks to my mom for being this video with
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me thank you for letting me troll you well you didn't know
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but um but
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but i'm i'm sure it's gonna be great right yeah yeah
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it is yeah um thank you for being my victim and i will see you guys in the next video.
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Bye -bye.
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Thank you for having me.
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I love you.
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Love you all.
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Bye.
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Bye.
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That's Fanny, she sucks at everything but she's still super cool
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 215 sentences and 1867 words to shadow. The speech runs for 12:58. The speaker talks at a steady 144 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 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:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| sock noun | /sɑk/ | A knitted or woven covering for the foot. |
| fuzzy adjective | /ˈfʌzi/ | Covered with fuzz or a large number of tiny loose fibres like a carpet or many stuffed animals. |
| gosh | /ɡɑːʃ/ | A mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm. |
| murderer noun | /ˈmɝdɚɚ/ | A person who commits murder. |
| prank noun | /pɹæŋk/ | A practical joke or mischievous trick. |
| heck | /hɛk/ | Hell. |
| bing noun | /bɪŋ/ | A slag heap, i.e. a man-made mound or heap formed with the waste material (slag) as a by-product of coal mining or the shale oil industry. |
| lewis noun | /ˈluːɪs/ | A cramp iron inserted into a cavity in order to lift heavy stones; used as a symbol of strength in Freemasonry. |
| punch noun | /pʌnt͡ʃ/ | A hit or strike with one's fist. |
| nope | /noʊp/ | No. |
| spray noun | /spɹeɪ/ | A fine, gentle, dispersed mist of liquid. |
| sheriff noun | /ˈʃɛɹɪf/ | (High Sheriff) An official of a shire or county office, responsible for carrying out court orders, law enforcement and other duties. |
| whoa | /woʊ/ | Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down. |
| poo | /pu/ | Expressing annoyance, frustration, etc.: a minced oath for 'shit'. |
| suck verb | /sʌk/ | To use the mouth and lips to pull in (a liquid, especially milk from the breast). |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| come up to verb | To approach. |
| figure out verb | To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce. |
| back off verb | To move backwards away from something. |
| get over verb | To overcome. |
| go up verb | To move upwards. |
| show up verb | To appear, arrive, or attend, especially suddenly or erratically. |
| sit out verb | To decline to participate; particularly, to decline to dance. |
| watch out | Used to warn someone of an imminent danger. |
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 | haven't really looked · have watched |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | are meant · is addicted |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 74 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: gosh /ɡɑːʃ/, sheriff /ˈʃɛɹɪf/, sunshine /ˈsʌnʃaɪn/, confession /kənˈfɛʃən/, sushi /ˈsuːʃi/
- Long words — get the stress right: developer /dɪˈvɛləpɚ/, surprisingly /səˈpɹaɪzɪŋli/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like sock, fuzzy, gosh.
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.