Shadowing Practice: Seinfeld: Kramer's Out (Clip) | TBS - Learn English Speaking with Video
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There's a naked woman across the street. Where?
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Second floor from the top.
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See the window on the left?
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Wow, who walks around the house like that?
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Maybe she's a nudist.
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You know those nudist colony people?
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Yeah.
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Yeah.
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Let me ask you a question.
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In these nudist colonies, do they eat naked in the dining room?
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I would imagine it's all naked.
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What about the chambermaids?
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Are they naked, too?
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They're naked.
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The garden is naked.
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Bellhops.
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One big nudorama.
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Hey.
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Well, where's my money? Who caved?
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Not me.
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What are you looking at?
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There's a naked woman across the street.
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This is gonna be the easiest money I've ever made in my life.
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So my friend Joyce is teaching an aerobics class.
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I'm gonna go tonight.
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Yeah, well, the waitress should have taken it back.
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So then I got a call this morning.
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You know, I was chosen to go on the space shuttle.
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We're going to Mars.
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Uh -huh.
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Oh, good, son of a...
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I'm out.
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What?
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I'm out.
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I'm out of the contest.
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You're out?
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Yeah, yeah.
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Wow, that was fast.
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Well, it was that woman across the street.
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You know, you better be careful, buddy.
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She's gonna get you next.
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And then there were three.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Seinfeld: Kramer's Out”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: naked, nudist, across. This video has 42 sentences and 210 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:53. The speaker talks at a steady 112 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. 12 of its 42 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 14 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| naked adjective | /ˈneɪkɪd/ | Bare, not covered by clothing. |
| colony noun | /ˈkɔl.ə.ni/ | A geographical area under the remote control of a country; especially to extract resources or exploit labor from that area. |
| buddy | /ˈbʌdi/ | A person far removed from the conversation. |
| cave noun | /keɪv/ | A large, naturally-occurring cavity formed underground or in the face of a cliff or a hillside. |
| shuttle noun | /ˈʃʌtəl/ | A tool used to carry the woof back and forth between the warp threads on a loom. |
| waitress noun | /ˈweɪ.tɹɪs/ | A female attendant who serves customers in a restaurant, café, or similar. |
| nudist noun | /ˈnudɪst/ | A person who practices nudism. |
| aerobics noun | /əˈɹoʊbɪks/ | A form of exercise, designed to enhance one's cardiovascular fitness, normally performed to music. |
| bellhop noun | /ˈbɛlˌhɑp/ | An employee of a hotel who carries a guest's luggage and runs errands. |
| chambermaid noun | /ˈt͡ʃeɪm.bə(ɹ).meɪd/ | A maid who handles the chores in a hotel room or (chiefly historically) a bedroom in a wealthy household. |
| dine verb | /daɪn/ | To eat; to eat dinner or supper. |
| teach verb | /ˈtiːt͡ʃ/ | To pass on knowledge to. |
| careful adjective | /ˈkɛɹfəl/ | Taking care; attentive to potential danger, error or harm; cautious. |
| contest noun | /ˈkɑn.tɛst/ | Controversy; debate. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| walk around verb | To walk with no planned destination; to meander. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- You know those nudist colony people?
- I would imagine it's all naked.
- What are you looking at?
- I'm out of the contest.
- She's gonna get you next.
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 11 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, gonna, I've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
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 naked, colony, buddy.
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.