Shadowing Practice: Scooby-Doo! | Scooby Dooby Slay! | WB Kids - Learn English Speaking with Video
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So, do any of you have circus skills?
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I took a circus arts class last summer.
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Why am I not surprised?
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And what did you learn?
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I worked out on the trapeze a bit, but I ended up breaking a lot of bones.
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You seem to have healed well.
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What?
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Oh, not my bones.
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I was supposed to catch this guy, and I dropped him onto someone.
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And they both fell into some other people.
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That's terrible!
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Who hit the tent support, which tipped the popcorn cart, which set fire to the audience risers, which collapsed with 48 people sitting on them.
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Well, I'm sure it wasn't your fault.
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No, it was.
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But I did learn a valuable lesson about the trapeze. Which was?
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Don't drop people.
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Oh, and don't fall.
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Yes, those are kind of the basics.
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How would you like a junior, second assistant, backup trapeze position?
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It would be an honor, sir.
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You are a strange fellow, but I admire your neckwear.
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Anyone else have any talents that might apply?
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When I was a kid, I used to do a little motorcycle act.
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Really?
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It takes years of practice to...
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It went like this.
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Right.
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That'll do.
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I've phased animal acts out of my circus, but I could make an exception.
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Your friend here seems very well trained.
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Oh, he is.
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Shake.
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Bag.
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Wait, please.
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Please.
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Please.
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Good boy.
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Just for the sake of tradition, maybe you should do the tricks.
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That's probably a good idea.
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Because Scooby -Doo does more circusy stuff than me.
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Show him, Scoob.
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Ta -da!
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You taught him all this?
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He tried, but like I just can't get it.
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Oh, boy, boy. And...
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Hello?
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Hi.
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If you're afraid, I could put you on the churro card.
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No. No, I can do it. Do what?
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I don't know.
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Something.
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There are still a few acts I could use.
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How about knife throwing?
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No. Sword swallowing?
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No. Fire eating!
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No!
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Hmm.
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The only thing that's left is the human comet.
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That doesn't sound so bad.
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You get shot out of a cannon.
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Ooh.
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Can we go back to the knife throwing?
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I have to get everyone prepared.
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Meet me back here in the morning.
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Check.
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What time?
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Five o 'clock.
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There's no five o 'clock in the morning.
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I have a bad feeling about this.
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They're with me.
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Now we need to find Mr. Hyde's secret lair.
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We gotta figure out what he's gonna do next.
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That's easy.
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If he's going by the episodes, in his next appearance, Mr. Hyde transforms into a huge monster and destroys a city.
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Oh, no!
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Okay, I'm heading to the stadium now.
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Bye!
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Come on, gang.
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We need to search Mr. Hyde's lair.
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Thanks for helping, Mr. Rabble.
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But it looks like Becker and his men were already here I'm getting out of this costume me, too.
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I'm totally burning up in this thing
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Hold the phone
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Looks like Mr. Hyde hacked into the convention center security.
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Wow, he could see everything and control the alarms.
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I'm sad and hungry.
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Really, really hungry.
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Yeah, moving all day sure builds up an appetite.
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Maybe we should get something to eat, but not be happy about it.
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Yeah, not happy.
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Look, it's the baseball stadium.
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Hmm, why would Mr. Hyde have a camera there?
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Lady, look! At last!
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Freedom is mine!
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Oh no, like we're too late!
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Fear not, Shogun Shaggy, Samurai Scooby.
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You must carry on the fight.
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Unsheath the sword of fate so that my spirit may enter the blade.
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I shall be with you always, guiding the sword from within.
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Guys, look!
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It's Shaggy and Scooby!
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Ow, my neck!
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Like right on time, right as usual!
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Who dares challenge the Black Samurai?
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Zoinks!
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Like here we go Scoob.
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Remember what they taught us in Samurai school.
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I forgot!
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The Sword of Fate.
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Impossible!
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Like you think that's impossible.
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Try flying into Tokyo on a green dragon sometime.
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I'm not going to die.
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Fools!
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You are no match for me!
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A Sumprai must overcome his fear.
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When fear is gone, the mind will be empty.
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Like, did you hear that, Scoob?
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Yeah, I did.
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It's that sushi sword master Masuhiro.
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He's in my head.
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Listen, Freddy.
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Do you hear that?
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Fred?
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Velma?
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Del?
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Man, I thought you guys were in Paris.
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You've got to be kidding me.
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So I asked him to fill in for me on the radio while I went out to look for the others
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Meanwhile Shaggy and Scooby were here with more monster than they could handle
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Maybe there was something else here that the snowman was after besides Shaggy and Scooby
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According to these inventory records a few of your helium tanks are missing My what?
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Helium tanks?
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Yeah, we use helium to fill up the weather balloons but They're missing?
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What would a snow creature want with pressurized helium?
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Well, take a look at this.
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This is so weird.
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That looks like a seismograph.
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A device used to detect underground vibrations.
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I knew that.
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And it's picking up some really strange vibes deep inside the mountain.
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Then maybe the next place to search for clues won't be on the mountain, but in it.
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Hello?
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Anybody home?
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Minga!
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Are you in here?
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Ow! Are you all right?
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I'm fine, but I think I just stubbed my toe on a clue.
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Helium, how strange.
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And look, the gage is on empty.
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I'm starting to think this abominable snowman may be less snow and more man.
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Okay, Scooby -Doo, you got us up here.
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Now, like, how are we gonna get down?
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Hmm.
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Ah!
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Whoa!
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Like, don't look now, Scoob.
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But I think our stock is about to take a serious plunge.
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Whoa!
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Whoa!
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Whoa!
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Whoa!
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Whoa!
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Whoa!
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Whoa!
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Whoa!
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Okay!
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Well, what do you know?
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That wasn't so bad after all.
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Well, gang, it looks like we have another mystery on our hands.
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A mystery?
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We'll need to investigate this from the inside.
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And the best way to do that is to go undercover as a rock band.
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If we're lucky, the Wild Wind Vampires will try to kidnap us next.
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I don't want to be that lucky.
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That's a great idea, Freddy.
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I'm not so sure about this.
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They may be our only hope.
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I guess it could work, especially if it keeps my pick to win the contest from getting kidnapped.
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And who's there?
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Two skinny dudes.
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They haven't shown up yet.
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I know you've never seen them perform, but trust me.
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They're the real deal.
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So what do you say?
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Well, okay.
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But don't say I didn't warn you.
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Scoob and I wouldn't mind sitting this one out.
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Like maybe the group should be a trio.
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Come on, you chickens.
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Luna, Dusk and I will help you look the part.
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Yeah, there's a wardrobe room backstage.
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This is gonna be fun.
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Like I knew coming to a place called Vampire Rock was a bad idea.
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How do rock stars walk in these?
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Pretend they're high heels.
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I'm not good at those either.
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I don't know how well we'll play, but, well, at least we looked the part.
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I hope we don't have to play at all.
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I thought you loved to sing, Velma.
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Not in front of so many people.
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I get stage fright.
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Well, I get vampire fright.
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Hey, look at this.
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Makeup?
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Stage makeup, actually.
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So the audience can see you better.
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Like Mad Marvelous was a musician.
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Even so, I doubt he'd wear this color.
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It's glowing white.
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And look at this.
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It's a footprint.
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From a hiking boot, to be exact.
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Wow, that's strange.
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How so?
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The print is sticky like glue.
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But it's not glue exactly.
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I don't know what it is.
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You're the new competition?
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Yeah.
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We're taking Matt Marvelous' place in the contest.
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You must be Jasper Ridgeway.
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And you must be the Bad Omens.
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Russell warned...
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I mean, told us about you.
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Who ever heard of a band with a dog in it?
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Why don't you airmatures take a break?
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Yeah, it's time for a real band to play.
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Let's go, gang.
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We need to set up camp for the night anyway.
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Camping.
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How primitive.
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Dave, I choose to travel in a fully furnished air -conditioned trial.
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Russell told us about another band you used to manage, Wild Wind.
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Oh, yes.
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They were true superstars.
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I had such high hopes for them until that fateful night last year.
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I don't like to talk about it.
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It's just upsetting.
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Well, back to the trailer.
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I can't take this heat any longer.
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Enjoy your rehearsal.
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Stupid golf cart!
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Nice to meet you too!
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Let's get out of these costumes and start looking for clues.
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And get you into more comfortable shoes.
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Forks down everyone!
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I have a few quick announcements before we move on to tonight's fabulous shipboard entertainment.
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Ahem!
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Hmm.
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Open -air aerobics with Bambi will be starting tomorrow at 6 .20 instead of 6 .15 on the Alamo deck.
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Let's get physical!
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Um, let's see.
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Oh yes.
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For all of you bingo lovers, we'll be holding our triangle tournament on the top of the deck.
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Be sure and buy your cards before the game.
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You get it?
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B. Four.
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Bingo.
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Okay, never mind.
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It's time for the show.
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Ladies and gentlemen, from o 'er the seas and lands beyond our consciousness comes Mr. Mysterio.
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He knows all and sees all, but be careful lest he take control of your very mind.
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Wait a second.
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I don't need a mind reader to tell me that the creepy little guy in the black cape is right behind us.
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Will you assist me in a journey to the depths and edges of your conscious mind?
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No, thank you.
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Ladies and gentlemen, let's show these two chickens some encouragement
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Oh, you have to do better than that Shaggy,
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Scooby, Shaggy, Scooby Shaggy, Scooby, Shaggy, Scooby Shaggy, Scooby, Shaggy,
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Scooby Come on, guys
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You know they won't stop until you go up there
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So, let's just get this over with.
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Are you ready to witness the amazing power of hypnosis?
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I'd rather witness the amazing power of the double cheese pizza back at my table.
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Yeah.
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Oh, no. Not again.
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What did you say?
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Daphne?
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What's going on?
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Kids.
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Oh, jeez, Skip.
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You're missing the best part here.
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They're coming.
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I know it.
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These special effects are incredible.
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How'd they do that?
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You don't get it, do you?
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Uh, really, son.
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The charade has gone too far.
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You're scaring everyone.
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You should be scared.
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You are getting very relaxed.
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You are getting very sleepy.
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Your limbs feel very heavy.
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What the...?
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Get the captain.
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I command you, bark like a dog.
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Like the whole ship is going to the dogs.
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I command you to dance.
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Like all we know is the funky chicken.
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Stop!
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When I say the magic word, you will be released from your trance.
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You will not remember any of what has occurred.
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Do you understand?
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Yes, Mr. Spiro.
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Three, two, one...
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Alla Zambuzul!
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What happened?
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Now what?
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Blackout?
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I didn't schedule a blackout.
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This is gonna throw everything off.
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I know I'm not gonna like the answer, but I'll ask anyway.
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What was that?
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Ghost pirates.
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Told you I wouldn't like it.
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Zoinks!
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Yeah?
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Zoinks!
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Thank you.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 321 sentences and 1888 words to shadow. The speech runs for 21:15. The speaker talks slowly, about 89 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 79% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 56 of its 321 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| whoa | /woʊ/ | Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down. |
| sword noun | /soɹd/ | A long bladed weapon with a grip and typically a pommel and crossguard (together forming a hilt), which is designed to cut, stab, slash and/or hack. |
| clue noun | /kluː/ | Information which may lead one to a certain point or conclusion. |
| circus noun | /ˈsɜːkəs/ | A traveling company of performers that may include acrobats, clowns, trained animals, and other novelty acts, that gives shows usually in a circular tent. |
| bone noun | /boʊn/ | A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates. |
| hungry adjective | /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/ | Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food. |
| mystery noun | /ˈmɪs.t(ə.)ɹi/ | Something secret or unexplainable; an unknown. |
| clock noun | /klɑk/ | A chronometer, an instrument that measures time, particularly the time of day. |
| deck noun | /ˈdɛk/ | Any raised flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop. |
| knife noun | /ˈnaɪ̯f/ | A utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually steel or other metal (the blade), usually sharpened on one edge… |
| layer noun | /ˈleɪ̯ɚ/ | A single thickness of some material covering a surface. |
| fate noun | /feɪt/ | The presumed cause, force, principle, or divine will that predetermines events. |
| costume noun | /ˈkɑsˌt(j)um/ | A style of dress, including garments, accessories and hairstyle, especially as characteristic of a particular country, period or people. |
| gentleman noun | /ˈd͡ʒɛn.təl.mən/ | Any well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man. |
| scare verb | /skɛɚ/ | To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| get out of verb | To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of. | |
| build up verb | To erect; to construct. | |
| end up verb | To bring to a conclusion. | |
| figure out verb | To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce. | |
| fill up verb | To make (something) completely full. | |
| get down verb | /ɡɛt ˈdaʊn/ | To bring or come down; to descend; to cause to bring or come down. |
| go back to verb | To stem from; to originate in. | |
| go up verb | To move upwards. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Why am I not surprised?
- You taught him all this?
- Can we go back to the knife throwing?
- Why don't you airmatures take a break?
- You don't get it, do you?
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 do · used to manage |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | I've phased · haven't shown · you've never seen |
| Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good idea | should do · should get · should be |
| Possibility with “might / may” might/may + verb — something that is possible but not certain | might apply · may enter · may be |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 65 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, gonna. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: exception /əkˈsɛpʃən/, shake /ˈʃeɪk/, shoe /ˈʃu/, conscious /ˈkɑn.ʃəs/, consciousness /ˈkɑnʃəsnəs/
- Long words — get the stress right: investigate /ɪnˈvɛs.tə.ɡeɪt/, motorcycle /ˈmoʊtɚˌsaɪkəl/, encouragement [ɪnˈkʌɹɪd͡ʒmənt], undercover /ˌʌndə(ɹ)ˈkʌvə(ɹ)/, abominable /əˈbɑm.ə.nə.bl̩/
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 whoa, sword, clue.
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.