Shadowing Practice: Scream (2022) / Opening Scene / Tara attacked by Ghostface - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hello?
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Hello. Is Christina there?
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No, she's not available.
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May I take a message?
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Uh, yeah, well, um, uh, yeah, sorry, I'm a friend of hers from group, I, oh, shit.
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From her shit?
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Um, look, just, uh, tell her I'm from group, I'm Charlie, she's got my number.
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Oh, she goes to a group?
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Look, I shouldn't have, uh, just tell her that Charlie called.
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And I will do exactly that, Charlie, once you tell me what kind of group we're talking about.
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That's, you know, I can't.
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A -A -N -A.
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Well, you sound exactly like she describes you.
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Uh, she talks about me in group?
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Uh, look, I don't think I can really talk about that.
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What did she say about me?
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Well, she loves you very much.
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Oh, what does she love about me?
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Uh, okay, well...
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She loves that you're creative.
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You love art and TV and movies.
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Okay, well, lots of people love movies.
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Yeah, but she says you love scary movies and that you guys have that in common.
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She's proud of making a fan out of you.
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She is?
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Yeah.
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She told me the other day, she wonders, what's your favorite scary movie?
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Uh, The Babadook.
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It's an amazing meditation on motherhood and grief.
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Isn't that a little fancy pants?
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Well, it's elevated horror.
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Uh -huh.
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Uh, what does that mean, elevated horror?
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You know, it's, like, scary, but with complex emotional and thematic underpinnings.
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It's not just some schlocky, cheese ball nonsense with wall -to -wall jump scares.
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Hmm.
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That sounds kind of boring to me.
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Have you ever seen Stab?
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Once, I think.
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At a sleepover when I was, like, 12.
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You live in Woodsboro, and you don't know Stab?
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Well, your mother loves that movie.
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She talks about it all the time in group.
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How well do you remember the original?
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I don't know.
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And it was, like, super 90s.
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It was, like, really overlit.
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And everyone had weird hair.
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Do you remember the beginning?
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Not really.
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I mean, it started with the kill scene, right?
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They always started with the kill scene.
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Yeah, that's right.
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That's right.
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It's a girl at home, alone.
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She answers the wrong number and starts talking with the killer who makes her play a game.
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Would you like to play a game?
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Terra.
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Systems armed.
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I don't know.
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This isn't fucking funny, Amber.
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I told you, this isn't Amber.
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Amber's looking particularly fetching tonight.
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She really shouldn't leave her phone lying around for anyone to clone.
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What do you want?
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I told you, I want to play a game.
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Stab movie trivia, three rounds.
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You call the cops, she dies.
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You get a question wrong, she dies.
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Her parents aren't home i can be in
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that room in 15 seconds you want a warm -up question
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i told you i don't know these movies i don't ask
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me about something i do know ask me about it follows
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ask me about hereditary ask me about the witch in the
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first stab movie What Woodsboro native was introduced as the franchise's main character?
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It's Sidney Prescott!
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It's Sidney Prescott and she lived on hell.
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Correct.
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You see, you're going to do great at this.
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Okay.
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Question one.
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No, no, no, no. I got that one right.
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It's a count.
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Anyone could have gotten that one right.
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Sidney's in every movie but the last one.
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Question one.
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Who wrote the original book that the Stab movies are based on?
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Um, um, the, the chick from TV.
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The chick from TV is not going to cut it, Tara.
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Oh, Gail Weathers!
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It is Gail Weathers, you motherfucker!
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Correct.
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Amber might live to see the sunrise.
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Question two, who played the dumb bitch at the beginning of Stab One who answers the phone and gets carved up by the killer?
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Fuck you.
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Is that the answer you're going with?
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A non -answer counts as a wrong answer, Tara.
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Time's running out.
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Tick -tock, tick -tock, tick -tock, tick -tock, tick -tock, tick -tock, tick -tock, tick -tock, tick -tock, tick -tock, tick -tock, tick -tock, tick -tock, tick -tock, tick -tock, tick -tock, tick -tock, tick -tock, tick -tock, tick -tock, tick -tock, tick -tock, tick -tock, tick -tock, tick -tock, tick -tock, tick -tock, tick -tock, tick -tock, tick -tock,
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tick -tock, tick -tock, tick -tock, tick -tock, tick -tock, tick -tock, tick -tock, tick -tock, tick -tock, tick -tock, tick -tock, tick -tock,
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tick -tock, tick -tock, tick - I got you, asshole!
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I got it!
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I got it right!
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Oh, I'm sorry, Tara, but that's just not correct.
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What?
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No, no, no, no, it is.
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It is, that is right.
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The correct answer is Billy Loomis and Stu Mocker.
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There are two killers in the original stab.
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I'm afraid someone's gotta die now.
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No, no, no, Amber, I'm coming!
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Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck,
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fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck,
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fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck,
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fuck, fuck Another way, asshole!
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All systems disarmed.
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Systems armed.
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All systems disarmed.
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Systems armed.
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Systems armed.
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Systems armed.
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All systems disarmed.
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Systems armed.
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Hello?
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Bonus question, Tara.
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Please stop.
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Do you think I made it inside your house before you could re -arm?
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Oh, my God.
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No, no, no, no!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Scream (2022) / Opening Scene / Tara attacked by Ghostface”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: tick, tock, movie, systems, stab. This video has 129 sentences and 973 words to shadow. The speech runs for 9:33. The speaker talks slowly, about 102 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 75% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 26 of its 129 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 |
|---|---|---|
| tick noun | /tɪk/ | A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida. |
| establishment noun | /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ.mənt/ | The act or process of establishing; a ratifying or ordaining; settlement; confirmation. |
| killer noun | /ˈkɪlɚ/ | One who or that which kills. |
| scary adjective | /ˈskɛə.ɹi/ | Causing fear or anxiety |
| horror noun | /ˈhɒɹ.ə/ | An intense distressing emotion of fear or repugnance. |
| chick noun | /t͡ʃɪk/ | A young bird. |
| pants noun | /pænts/ | An outer garment that covers the body from the waist downwards, covering each leg separately, usually as far as the ankles; trousers. |
| bonus noun | /ˈbəʊ.nəs/ | Something extra that is good; an added benefit. |
| cop noun | /kɑp/ | A police officer or prison guard. |
| introduce verb | /ˌɪntɹəˈdus/ | To cause (someone) to be acquainted (with someone else). |
| fancy noun | /ˈfæn.si/ | The imagination. |
| nonsense noun | /ˈnɒn.səns/ | Letters or words, in writing or speech, that have no meaning or pattern or seem to have no meaning. |
| grief noun | /ɡɹiːf/ | Suffering, hardship. |
| scare verb | /skɛɚ/ | To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way. |
| meditation noun | /mɛdɪˈteɪʃn̩/ | A devotional exercise of, or leading to, contemplation. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| run out verb | To use up or consume all | |
| 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:
- May I take a message?
- What did she say about me?
- How well do you remember the original?
- Do you remember the beginning?
- Is that the answer you're going with?
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 24 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, isn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: motherhood /ˈmʌðɚˌhʊd/, thematic /θɪˈmætɪk/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: establishment /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ.mənt/, meditation /mɛdɪˈteɪʃn̩/, schlocky /ʃlɑki/
- Long words — get the stress right: establishment /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ.mənt/, hereditary /həˈɹɛdɪˌtɛɹi/
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 tick, establishment, killer.
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.