Shadowing Practice: محكمة الباتشينو العظيمة 🔥 | scent of the woman - Learn English Speaking with Video
Creating lesson...
1
That you be expelled, Mr. Simms.
2
You are a cover-up artist and you are a liar.
3
But not a snitch!
4
Excuse me?
5
No, I don't think I will.
6
Mr. Slade.
7
This is such a crock of shit!
8
Please watch your language, Mr. Slade.
9
You are in the Barrett School, not a barracks.
10
Mr. Simms, I will give you one final opportunity to speak up.
11
Mr. Simms doesn't want it.
12
He doesn't need to be labeled still worthy of being a bad man.
13
What the hell is that?
14
What is your motto here?
15
Boys, inform on your classmates, save your hide.
16
Anything short of that, we're gonna burn you at the stake?
17
Well, gentlemen, when the shit hits the fan, some guys run and some guys stay.
18
Here's Charlie facing the fire, and there's George hiding in Big Daddy's pocket.
19
And what are you doing?
20
You're gonna reward George and destroy Charlie.
21
Are you finished, Mr. Slade?
22
No, I'm just getting warmed up.
23
I don't know who went to this place.
24
William Howard Taft, William Jennings' bride, William Tell, whoever.
25
Their spirit is dead if they ever had one.
26
It's gone.
27
You're building a rat ship here.
28
A vessel for seagoing snitches.
29
And if you think you're preparing these minnows for manhood, you better think again.
30
Because I say you are killing the very spirit this institution proclaims it instills.
31
What a sham.
32
What kind of a show are you guys putting on here today?
33
I mean, the only class in this act is sitting next to me.
34
And I'm here to tell you this boy's soul is intact.
35
It's non-negotiable.
36
You know how I know?
37
Someone here, and I'm not gonna say who, offered to buy it.
38
Only Charlie here wasn't selling.
39
Sir, you're out of order.
40
Out of order?
41
I show you out of order.
42
You don't know what out of order is, Mr. Trask.
43
I'd show you, but I'm too old.
44
I'm too tired.
45
I'm too fucking blind.
46
If I were the man I was five years ago, I'd take a FLAMETHROW into this place!
47
Out of order!
48
Who the hell do you think you're talking to?
49
I've been around, you know.
50
There was a time I could see, and I have seen, boys like these,
51
younger than these, their arms torn out, their legs ripped off.
52
But there is nothing like a sight of an amputated spirit.
53
There is no prosthetic for that.
54
You think you're merely sending this splendid foot soldier back home to Argon with his tail between his legs,
55
but I say you are executing his soul! And why?
56
Because he's not a bad man.
57
Bad man.
58
You hurt this boy, you're gonna be bad bums.
59
The lot of you.
60
and Harry, Jimmy, Trent, wherever you are out there, fuck you two!
61
Stand down, Mr. Slane.
62
I'm not finished!
63
As I came in here, I heard those words, Cradle of leadership.
64
Well, when the bow breaks, the cradle will fall, and it has fallen here.
65
It has fallen.
66
Makers are men.
67
Creators are leaders.
68
Be careful what kind of leaders you're producing here.
69
I don't know if Charlie's silence here today is right or wrong.
70
I'm not a judge or jury.
71
But I can tell you this.
72
He won't sell anybody out to buy his future.
73
And that my friends is called integrity.
74
That's called courage.
75
Now that's the stuff leaders should be made of.
76
Now I have come to the crossroads in my life.
77
I always knew what the right path was.
78
Without exception, I knew.
79
But I never took.
80
You know why?
81
It was too damn hard.
82
Now here's Charlie.
83
He's come to the crossroads.
84
He has chosen a path.
85
It's the right path.
86
It's a path made of principle.
87
that leads to character.
88
Let him continue on his journey.
89
You hold this boy's future in your hands, committee.
90
It's a valuable future.
91
Believe me.
92
Don't destroy it.
93
Protect it.
94
Embrace it.
95
It's gonna make you proud one day, I promise you.
96
The Joint Student-Faculty Disciplinary Committee needs no further sessions.
97
They have come to a decision.
98
Messrs.
99
Havemeyer, Potter, and Jamison are placed on probation for suspicion of ungentlemanly conduct.
100
It is further recommended that Mr. George Willis Jr. receive neither recognition nor commendation for his cooperation.
101
Mr. Charles Sims is excused from any further response to this incident.
102
Hoo-rah!
✨ Recommend Video
B23
77 sentences
scent of a woman تعلم الانكليزي بواسطة الافلام المترجمة انكليزي - عربي مشهد من فلم للمبدع البتشينو
IELTS PrepTOEFL PrepCambridge Exam Prep
B22
95 sentences
أعظم المشاهد للفنان آل باتشينو | مشهد قصير
IELTS PrepTOEFL PrepCambridge Exam Prep
B27
54 sentences
A Few Good Men (4/8) Movie CLIP - Kaffee Melts Down (1992) HD
IELTS PrepTOEFL PrepCambridge Exam Prep
B21
103 sentences
And Justice for All; My Client the honorable Henry T should go right to f** jail
IELTS PrepTOEFL PrepCambridge Exam Prep
B214
27 sentences
Famous Speeches: The Shawshank Redemption
IELTS PrepTOEFL PrepCambridge Exam Prep
B2135 sentences
"Rachel, There Is No 100th" | Suits
American AccentIELTS PrepTOEFL PrepInterview English
B111
25 sentences
Prodigal Son: Convince Me Otherwise
IELTS PrepTOEFL PrepCambridge Exam Prep
B21
126 sentences
The Greater Good | Hot Fuzz | Screen Bites
Cambridge Exam PrepUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
B24
160 sentences
The Moth GrandSLAM Winner | “I Completely Lost Control of My Classroom”
Business EnglishDaily ConversationHigh School Students
B21
40 sentences
The Mentalist - The best filicidal confession...EVER!
High School StudentsUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
B21
31 sentences
The Most Intense Rivalry.
High School StudentsUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
B24
44 sentences
Better Call Saul - Chuck loses control
IELTS PrepTOEFL PrepUniversity Students
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “محكمة الباتشينو العظيمة 🔥”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Charlie, path, Simms, Slade, spirit. This video has 102 sentences and 733 words to shadow. The speech runs for 5:51. The speaker talks at a steady 125 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 79% 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:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| crossroads noun | A place where one road crosses another; an intersection of two or more roads. | |
| cradle noun | /ˈkɹeɪdəl/ | A bed or cot for a baby, oscillating on rockers or swinging on pivots. |
| amputate verb | /ˈæmpjʊteɪt/ | To surgically remove a part of the body, especially a limb. |
| barrack noun | /ˈbæɹ.ək/ | A building for soldiers, especially within a garrison; originally referred to temporary huts, now usually to a permanent structure or set of buildings. |
| classmate noun | /ˈklæs.meɪt/ | A student who is in the same class at school. |
| commendation noun | /ˌkɑmənˈdeɪʃən/ | The act of commending; praise; favorable representation in words; recommendation. |
| instill verb | /ɪnˈstɪl/ | To cause a quality to become part of someone's nature. |
| manhood noun | /ˈmænhʊd/ | The state or condition of being a human being. |
| minnow noun | /ˈmɪnoʊ/ | Any of certain small fish. |
| negotiable adjective | /nɪˈɡoʊʃəbəl/ | Able to be traversed; navigable. |
| proclaim verb | /pɹəʊˈkleɪm/ | To announce or declare. |
| prosthetic adjective | /ˌpɹɑsˈθɛtɪk/ | Artificial, acting as a substitute for part of the body; relating to prosthesis. |
| seagoing adjective | Travelling out to sea. | |
| ungentlemanly adjective | Not gentlemanly; not adhering to the high moral standards expected of a gentleman; impolite, unchivalrous, or indecent. | |
| motto noun | /ˈmɑ.toʊ/ | A personal slogan. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| cover up verb | To conceal or disguise. | |
| rip off verb | To pull off by ripping. | |
| speak up verb | /ˌspik ˈʌp/ | To talk more loudly or clearly. |
| stand down verb | To wait; to stop pursuing, stop fighting, or relax from a heightened readiness posture. | |
| tear out verb | /tɛɹ aʊt/ | To remove by tearing. |
| warm up verb | /ˌwɔː(ɹ)m ˈʌp/ | To become warmer. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- No, I don't think I will.
- What is your motto here?
- Anything short of that, we're gonna burn you at the stake?
- No, I'm just getting warmed up.
- You know how I know?
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 | I've been · have seen · has fallen |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | be expelled · be labeled · is called |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 34 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: commendation /ˌkɑmənˈdeɪʃən/, negotiable /nɪˈɡoʊʃəbəl/, probation /ˌpɹoʊˈbeɪʃən/, champagne /ʃæmˈpeɪn/, suspicion /səˈspɪʃ.ən/
- Long words — get the stress right: commendation /ˌkɑmənˈdeɪʃən/, negotiable /nɪˈɡoʊʃəbəl/
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 crossroads, cradle, amputate.
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.