Shadowing Practice: Pulp Fiction - Beginning Car Scene with Vincent and Jules - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Okay, so tell me again about the hashbar.
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Okay, what you wanna know?
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Yeah, it's just legal, right?
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It's legal, but it ain't 100% legal.
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I mean, you just can't walk into a restaurant, roll the joint and start buffing away.
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I mean, they want you to smoke in your home, or certain doesn't get in places.
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And those are hashbar?
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Yeah, it breaks down like this, okay.
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It's legal to buy it, it's legal to own it.
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And if you're the proprietor of a hashbar, it's legal to sell it.
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It's legal to carry it, but that doesn't matter.
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Get a little to this, all right?
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If you get stopped by a cop in Amsterdam, it's illegal for them to search you.
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I mean, that's a right that cops and Amsterdam don't have.
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Oh, man.
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I'm going.
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That's all it is to it.
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I'm fucking going.
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I know, baby.
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You think it the most.
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But you know what the funniest thing about Europe is?
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What?
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It's a little different, don't you?
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I mean, they got the same shit over there that they got here, but it's just.. just there, it's a little different.
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Example.
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All right, well, you can walk into a movie theater in Amsterdam and buy a beer.
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And I don't mean just like a paper cup, I'm talking about a glass of beer.
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And in Paris, you can buy beer at McDonald's.
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You know what they call a quarter pounder with cheese in Paris?
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They don't call it a quarter pounder with cheese?
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They got the metric system, they wouldn't know what the fuck a quarter pounder is.
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What do they call it?
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They call it Royale with cheese.
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Royale with cheese?
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That's right.
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What do they call a Big Mac?
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Big Mac's a Big Mac, but they call it Le Big Mac.
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Le Big Mac.
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What do they call a WAPI?
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I don't know.
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I didn't go on a Burger King.
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You know what they put on French fries in Holland instead of ketchup?
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Maynames.
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I seen them do it, man.
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They fucking drown him in this shit.
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We should have shotguns with this kind of a deal.
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Tell me up there.
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Three or four.
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That's counting that guy?
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Not sure.
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So that means it could be up to five guys up there?
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It's possible.
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We should have fucking shotguns.
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What's her name?
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Mia.
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Mia.
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How did Marcellus and her meet?
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I don't know.
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I over people meet people.
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She used to be an actress.
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Oh, really?
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Did she do anything out of scene?
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I think her biggest deal was she starred in a pilot.
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Pilot?
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What's a pilot?
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Well, you know the shows on TV?
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I don't watch TV.
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Yeah, but you are aware that there's an invention called television, and on this invention, they show shows, right?
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Yeah.
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Well, the way they pick TV shows is they make one show.
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That show's called a pilot.
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Then they show that one show to the people who pick shows.
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And on the strength of that one show, they decide if they want to make more shows.
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Some get chosen and become television programs.
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Some don't become nothing.
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She starred in one of the ones that became nothing.
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You remember Antoine Rocamora, half black, half Samoan?
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Used to call him Tony Rocky Horror?
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Yeah, maybe fat, right?
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I wouldn't go so far as to call the brother fat.
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I mean, he got a weight problem.
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What's a nigga gonna do?
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He's the morn.
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Yeah, I think I know what you mean.
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What about him?
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Well, Marcellus fucked him up good.
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Word around the campfire is it was on account of Marcellus Wallace's wife.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Pulp Fiction - Beginning Car Scene with Vincent and Jules”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: legal, Mac, pilot, cheese, hashbar. This video has 87 sentences and 616 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:10. The speaker talks fast, about 194 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 83% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 29 of its 87 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 14 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| invention noun | /ɪnˈvɛnʃən/ | Something invented. |
| shotgun noun | /ˈʃɑtɡʌn/ | A gun which fires loads typically consisting of small metal balls, called shot, from a cartridge. |
| actress noun | /ˈæk.tɹɪs/ | A female who performs on the stage or in films. |
| cop noun | /kɑp/ | A police officer or prison guard. |
| theater noun | /ˈθi(ə)tɚ/ | A place or building, consisting of a stage and seating, in which an audience gathers to watch plays, musical performances, public ceremonies, and so on. |
| fry verb | /fɹaɪ/ | To cook (something) in hot fat. |
| metric adjective | /ˈmɛt.ɹɪk/ | Of or relating to the metric system of measurement. |
| drown verb | /dɹaʊn/ | To die from suffocation while immersed in water or other fluid. |
| buff noun | /bʌf/ | Undyed leather from the skin of buffalo or similar animals. |
| pounder noun | /ˈpaʊndɚ/ | A vessel in which something is pounded, or an implement used in pounding. |
| campfire noun | /ˈkæmpˌfaɪ̯ɚ/ | A fire at a campground or on a camping trip, often used for cooking, to provide light and heat, to drive away bugs, and as a focal point for sitting around in… |
| ketchup verb | /ˈkɛt͡ʃ.əp/ | To cover with ketchup. |
| morn noun | /moɹn/ | Morning. |
| proprietor noun | /pɹəˈpɹaɪətɚ/ | An owner. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| break down verb | To stop functioning. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- It's a little different, don't you?
- They don't call it a quarter pounder with cheese?
- What's a nigga gonna do?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| “Used to” used to + verb — a past habit or state that is no longer true | used to be · Used to call |
| Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good idea | should have |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | I'm going · I'm fucking · I'm talking |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 21 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, doesn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: invention /ɪnˈvɛnʃən/, shotgun /ˈʃɑtɡʌn/
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 invention, shotgun, actress.
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.