Shadowing Practice: Reacting to Popular Kreative Kyle Shorts! - Learn English Speaking with Video

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i drilled a hole through focus's nose no focus
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if you want to say focus like the video like it
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guys quick today we're reacting to our great friend creative kyle's
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new viral shorts he always makes really awesome shorts with vanny focus
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and even us sometimes
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so we're gonna have a great time reacting yeah he's my
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favorite big back make sure to grab some snacks let us
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know what you're snacking on in the comment section down below
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and without further ado let's enjoy some creative kyle shorts we're gonna look at
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that below go show him some love brother
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why is the belly oh that's his plushie
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available now yo guys look we have anyone we gotta buy
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the cow one i love the crown oh my god belly bro dylan you're gonna blow raspberries in
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that one yeah i'm getting i gotta get this i'm gonna light them on fire
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when you need to poop but you're in public oh no run home i hate this
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i would literally go home oh oh no not the public
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oh god yeah no i'm going home i'm running straight home
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i'm not running to the public watching i'm running straight home he done exploded brookhaven high what is he doing
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when you're both feeling a bit silly mean jump into this
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hey why are they why are they robbing a bank yep silly
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so they rob a bank mini avatar wait i think in
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a zoo baby plus she's in brookhaven wait a sec hey shawty bad yeah she's bad yeah yeah yeah
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oh i get it yeah oh she's terrible i get it i get it it's a plot twist
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how it feels showing off in your roblox what am i watching what is this outfit what is this
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yeah how do you put that together where do you find this yo kyle comes up with the craziest fits bro
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alright jay let's have it we've found what yo yo this guy got comboed yo crazy frog
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Yo, how did you know I was going to be in that edit, bro?
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Cause you're a D -D -D -D -D -D -D -D
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Shake your dreads is literally insane.
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That's actually crazy.
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What's this?
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I like you.
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My first girlfriend.
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Can you pass this to your brother?
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Can you pass this to your brother is crazy.
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That's actually crazy.
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My sneeze.
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My sneeze.
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More accurate.
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yeah that's actually so funny that's such an hd picture of space yeah why is this actually
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so easy what is going on i guess i have to be a lady smiling
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and waving constantly obeying i guess i need a prince what why is that even
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if i don't need saving what is going on why he
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beat rep after i got my boots i got my hat i'm bringing country back banger banger i'm bringing country
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when you're late for your school because you slept in
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hey hey hey oh my gosh so intense miss the bus no oh she mad
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when your two friends are hanging out without you oh oh
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oh they're both done spinning back is wild why both actually
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yeah that's fair i was never looking for her till
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i found her now i'm getting her everywhere oh kyle adopts baby fanny plushy why is she benching
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so much 150 on one side bro what yo vanny is strong
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when your friend doesn't know how to make outfits here we go all finished this looks good oh
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there we what all who's whispering in my ear get out
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of my ear what does this do i look like a
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real boy papa do i look like a real boy papa i'm stealing
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that i'm gonna say that to you in the main no don't say
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that just don't say that to me do i look like a real boy papa no Oh.
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Excuse me, ma 'am.
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We have a 300 pound weight limit.
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I don't weigh no damn 300 pounds.
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I weigh 165.
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How you doing?
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Oh.
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Oh.
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How you doing?
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How you doing?
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Boom.
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That's so great.
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One more time.
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I gotta rewatch that one.
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I don't weigh no damn 300 pounds.
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I weigh 165.
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How you doing?
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How you doing?
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Boom.
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Hey.
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I need my fancy outfits.
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Minecraft.
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Whoa.
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Fire.
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What?
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That is Harry Potter.
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Me.
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Oh, me.
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I got it.
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That's funny.
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I was confused for a second.
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You're my friend now.
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How we became friends.
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Oh, what?
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You're my friend now.
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Why'd she get kidnapped?
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I don't know if this is legal.
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You cannot kidnap Kyle.
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Creative Kyle more like kidnap Kyle.
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Yeah.
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Hey.
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Hey.
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I feel like his dad's having fire.
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Mother, father, gentleman.
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When someone is bullying your best friend.
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Yeah, let's see.
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What did I say?
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Vanille bane.
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Vanille bane.
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Oh.
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Oh.
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Burger bun. That streamer's the best.
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I thought it was going to be Vanny.
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He kicks Vanny, not the friend?
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Wait, that would have been such a good plot twist.
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Dressing YouTubers as Sonic characters.
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Whoa.
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What am I looking at he did you dirty this is rude
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I mean, I'm not, you said I'm a good person, so they, anybody, why are they dating at the end?
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No. So cute.
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I like you.
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Let's be friends.
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Okay.
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High five if you want to be my friend.
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That sound was so good. That sound is like.
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I like that sound.
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what wait what
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when your bro finally finds the love of his life this is where the lore ends oh no kyle
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that's actually hilarious kyle's a cake
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and join in we can be like we can be three
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of us yeah three best friends with focus four even yeah with focus editing like vanilla
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this used to be a song we used to always use
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when we unboxed the godly oh my gosh you're right oh my god
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that's a throwback that's a throwback when that short frame gets mad at you
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the audio the audio is so funny and
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that was creative carl's new viral shorts
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if you guys make sure to drop a like and subscribe
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if you guys are new he has an awesome plushie
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so buy it because i know i am yeah 100 shout out to kyle shout out to that plushie
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that is gonna be awesome we need to release our plushies
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too we do we'll see you guys in the next video
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comment down below who you guys want to react to next bye for me bye for me

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Reacting to Popular Kreative Kyle Shorts!”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: kyle, bro, focus. This video has 148 sentences and 1194 words to shadow. The speech runs for 8:58. The speaker talks at a steady 133 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 72% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
kyle noun/kaɪl/A narrow arm or channel of the sea between an island and the mainland, or between two islands.
weigh verb/weɪ/To determine the weight of an object.
kidnap verb/ˈkɪdnæp/To seize or detain a person unlawfully and move or conceal them; sometimes for ransom.
plushie noun/ˈplʌʃi/Synonym of plush toy.
vanilla noun/vəˈnɪl.ə/Any tropical climbing orchid of the genus Vanilla (especially Vanilla planifolia), bearing podlike fruit yielding an extract used in flavoring food or in…
papa noun/ˈpɑːpə/Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father.
react verb/ɹiːˈækt/To act in response.
outfit noun/ˈaʊtfɪt/A set of clothing (with accessories).
pound noun/ˈpaʊ̯nd/A unit of weight in various measurement systems.
banger noun/ˈbæŋ.ə/A firework that makes a bang.
plushy adjective/ˈplʌʃi/Like plush; soft and shaggy.
sneeze verb/sniːz/To expel air as a reflex induced by an irritation in the nose.
whoa/woʊ/Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down.
snack noun/snæk/A light meal.
gosh/ɡɑːʃ/A mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
come up with verbTo manage to produce, deliver, or present (something) by inventing, creating, thinking of, or obtaining it.
get out verbTo leave or escape.

Sentences worth repeating

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

  • Can you pass this to your brother?
  • I don't know if this is legal.
  • I feel like his dad's having fire.
  • What did I say?

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 45 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, you're, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: plushie /ˈplʌʃi/, plushy /ˈplʌʃi/, gosh /ɡɑːʃ/, shout /ʃaʊt/, shake /ˈʃeɪk/

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 kyle, weigh, kidnap.

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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