Shadowing Practice: Robert Irwin blooper reel | Irwin Family Adventures - Learn English Speaking with Video
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I've got a hard hat.
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Check this out. Ready?
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Bindi: Uh-huh.
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Oh, hang on. No. Ow.
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Wait, wait wait.
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Crikey, that hurt.
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Hang on. Ready? Watch this. Oh.
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Terri and Bindi: Woooah!
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Is this thing on?
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Robert: Tight on Nick. tight on Nick.
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Get in. Tight.
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Right there. Face of the zoo!
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Robert: It's all you. Everyone bow down.
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Toby: The face of the zoo.
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It's like looking at a billboard.
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Nick: Oh yeah wait, it is. Robert: Shut up.
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Robert: Is this - this is not cool, is it?
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It's good? Yeah, it's good. Yeah. Alright.
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No, don't. Don't.
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Don't be an idiot, Chandler.
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Chandler: Yes Robert: You know, uh. You're pretty - uh...
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- shellfish with these jokes. Eggshell?
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Robert: Eggshell? Chandler: You used that one with the tortoises.
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Robert: Well, I'm doing it again. Chandler: Have a spine...
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- nosaurus.
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Um.
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Robert: Hyeh. Chandler: ... I love it though.
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Crew: When you're ready.
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Robert: Good. Okay.
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Don't hit me.
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I'll hit you Crew: Go for it.
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Robert: Good to go. Toby: Alright.
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Robert : This isn't awkward at all.
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Hello. How's it going?
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Robert: Well, so far.
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That's one mic pack ruined.
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Got no signal, so I'll just talk real loud for you.
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Alright, let's do it.
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Robert: Um.
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Let me think of an egg puns. Chandler: I won that one - Robert: Hang on, hang on.
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- I'm out. Egg. Clutch of eggs. Like...
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Chandler: Don't burn out the clutch on your car.
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That was completely - That was bad.
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Hang on, hang on. Egg...
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Chandler: ...you're just losing the Australian - Robert: Let's go and look at some koalas, man.
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Do I sound like Chandler?
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Chander: That's Californian.
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Robert: Let's go and have a look at some koalas, dude.
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They're totally righteous.
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Robert: In the sun? Really, really great, isn't it?
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It's not hot at all, luckily.
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Luckily, we've only done it in the middle of summer on a 90 degree Fahrenheit day.
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So. All good.
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Oh, oh. Oh, my gosh.
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Robert: Egg - Mathematics!
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Egg! Shell!
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Chandler: Come to me, puns. Robert: Come to me. Hang on.
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I need to win this Do you like it? Okay, you don't like it.
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Alright, alright. I'll get out of your way.
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Alright. Alright.
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Uh oh! Um. Robert: Ah!
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- Oh, no. Robert: Hello. I'm a giraffe! Woo!
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Chandler: I won't even say one, I'll just wait for you.
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Robert: Wait. Yolk...
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I've already used yolk.
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Hang on. I've got it. I've got it!
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...nest. Ok, hang on, hang on.
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Robert: Oh, man.
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I remember drifting around corners on the, um - - I mean, not drifting around corners.
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Yeah, one time I was...
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I'm not going to tell that one.
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One time, everything went exactly to plan, and we were all safe.
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Yeah. Terri: Does your milkshake bring all the bats to the yard?
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Robert: Oh, gosh...
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Am in the front or am I in the back?
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This is a great walking shot.
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Where am I? Where do you want me?
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Robert: Who's that?
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- you know, cause it's me?
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Robert: This has been like 15 minutes of this.
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Okay. Take 50.
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Let's do it. Ready?
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Camera guy: Ok, hold on, hold on. Now I gotta get focus.
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Robert: Everyone keep a straight face - Camera guy: We now have 20 minutes.
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- I can't look at anyone right now.
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Camera guy: Okay. Rolling.
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Robert: I gotta do that.
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See how it's like - that ending?
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Crew: Yeah it's awesome. Robert: How good's that? Yeah.
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Cool. Cool.
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Nothing to see here.
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I'm a professional. It's all good.
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How's that window cleaning form?
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You've never seen a cleaner window.
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Now, this is literally the greatest thing.
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Just the - Aw. Yep.
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Well, when I'm not cleaning windows, I'm taking photos.
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Photography is one of my favourite things.
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Camera guy: Okay, I'm rolling.
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Robert: Are you rolling? Camera guy: Yeah.
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Okay. I'm rolling, too.
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Camera guy: Okay...
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But first - - Harvey's got to have another look at the camera.
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He's got to make sure the settings are correct.
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Is everything right there? Yep.
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I've got aperture at f2.8. Yep.
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Alright. We're happy. Now we can shoot.
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Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.
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Off camera: ... oh, Robert. Robert: Nest... okay, hang on. Hang on.
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You know what?
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Nest time, just leave it to me.
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Chandler: All that time, for "nest time"?
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Robert: Nest time. Chandler: Are you kidding me?
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Woah. This is - - good suspension.
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Robert: Hang on. Okay, ready, ready? Stella.
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Stella. Sit.
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Boom. Look at that.
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Well done. Okay. Stella - come.
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Boom! That's incredible.
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You're so smart.
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So smart. Don't eat the liquid - the cleaning liquid.
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Robert: No, you got to put it on your head.
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Is it, uh - Robert: The small one? Nick: You picked the small one - Nick: I knew you were gonna say something.
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Looks good.
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Looks real good.
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We're not even recording on it.
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Nick: Legit, am I recording on it? Robert: Yeah, we're recording on it - - yep.
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Yes you are.
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How come you don't wear the head one?
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Robert: I just happened to get the chest one first.
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Nick: Robert: It's just how it works out mate - - it's how the cookie crumbles.
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You look great.
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Look real good.
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Robert: ...should I bring that up?
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This is bloody cute.
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Just adorbsable.
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How good was that?
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That was cool. Flourish!
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Happy? Crew: Yeah, perfect.
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- Sweet. Crew: Thank you!
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Love it. Is that everything?
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Crew: Yeah, it's done.
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Wow. Easy as... pie.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Robert Irwin blooper reel”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Robert, Chandler, hang, camera, Nick. This video has 143 sentences and 893 words to shadow. The speech runs for 6:47. The speaker talks at a steady 132 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 80% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 35 of its 143 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| nest noun | /nɛst/ | A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young. |
| koala noun | /koʊˈɑː.lə/ | A tree-dwelling marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, that resembles a small bear with a broad head, large ears and sharp claws, mainly found in eastern Australia. |
| yolk noun | /joʊk/ | The yellow, spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the white albumen, and serves as nutriment for the growing young. |
| pun noun | /pʌn/ | A joke or type of wordplay in which similar definitions or sounds of two words or phrases, or different definitions of the same word, are deliberately confused. |
| drift noun | /dɹɪft/ | Anything driven at random. |
| clutch noun | /ˈklʌt͡ʃ/ | The claw of a predatory animal or bird. |
| gosh | /ɡɑːʃ/ | A mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm. |
| luckily adverb | /ˈlʌk.ɪ.li/ | In a lucky manner; by good fortune; fortunately. |
| aperture noun | /ˈæp.ɚˌt͡ʃʊɹ/ | A small or narrow opening, gap, slit, or hole. |
| crikey | /ˈkɹaɪki/ | An exclamation of astonishment. |
| crumble verb | /ˈkɹʌmbəl/ | To fall apart; to disintegrate. |
| giraffe noun | /d͡ʒəˈɹæf/ | A ruminant in the genus Giraffa of the African savannah with long legs, a highly elongated neck, yellow fur patterned with dark spots typically in the form of… |
| milkshake noun | /ˈmɪlk.ʃeɪk/ | A thick beverage consisting of milk and ice cream mixed together, often with fruit, chocolate, or other flavoring. |
| shellfish noun | /ˈʃɛl.fɪʃ/ | A fisheries and colloquial term for an aquatic invertebrate having an inner or outer shell, such as a mollusc or crustacean, especially when edible. |
| tortoise noun | /ˈtɔɹ.təs/ | Any of various land-dwelling reptiles, of the family Testudinidae (chiefly Canada, US) or the order Testudines (chiefly UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland… |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| burn out verb | To destroy by fire. | |
| get out of verb | To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of. | |
| shut up | /ʃʌt ʌp/ | Stop talking (usually in the form of making annoying, irrelevant, or false comments, during a period of peace and quiet, or when one is not allowed to talk)… |
| work out verb | /ˌwɝk ˈaʊt/ | To calculate. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- I've got a hard hat.
- Really, really great, isn't it?
- I'll get out of your way.
- Where do you want me?
- How come you don't wear the head one?
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 | we've only done · I've already used · has been |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | I'm doing · you're just losing · I'm not cleaning |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | I'll hit · I'll just talk · I'll get |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | I'm not going to tell · gonna say |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 43 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, I've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: gosh /ɡɑːʃ/, milkshake /ˈmɪlk.ʃeɪk/, shellfish /ˈʃɛl.fɪʃ/, suspension /səˈspɛnʃən/
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 nest, koala, yolk.
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.