Shadowing Practice: Seinfeld: Marry Me (Clip) | TBS - Learn English Speaking with Video
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What happened to your pal?
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Joey Sanfino and some of the neighborhood kids, they ambushed me with a box of grade A's.
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Are you all right?
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Oh, no, I'm fine, fine.
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Serenity now.
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Serenity now.
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Serenity now.
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So you're using Frank's relaxation method?
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Jerry, the anger, it just melts right off.
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Serenity now.
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Serenity now.
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Hey, what happened to you?
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Serenity.
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Well, you are not going to believe this.
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Now Lippman is renounced.
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What is with you people?
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What are you looking at?
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Sit down, Elaine.
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Oh, no, Jerry, I can't take any more gentle sobbing.
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I've been thinking about what it means to be complete.
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Do you have an apple or anything?
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Look at us hurtling through space on this big blue marble.
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Nectarine.
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I would absolutely love a nectarine.
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Looking everywhere for some kind of meaning.
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Such a fruit moon.
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Ah, banana.
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When all the while, the real secret to happiness has been right here in front of us.
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What?
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Elaine.
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Jerry, I found a way to beat Lord Braun.
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I buy the computers myself, I store them in your apartment.
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Then after I win the contest, I bring them all back, and I get my money back.
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It's brilliant.
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What's wrong with your leg?
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I'm asking Elaine to marry me.
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I'll store these over at Kramer's apartment.
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It's all right.
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Elaine I got a lot going on with um Whitman right now Whitman yeah and him too
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I think George is calling me so I'm gonna give him a hand
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 40 sentences and 253 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:05. The speaker talks at a steady 122 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 77% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
14 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| happiness noun | /ˈhæpinɪs/ | The emotion of being happy; joy; elation. |
| anger noun | /ˈæŋɡə/ | A strong and unpleasant feeling of displeasure, hostility, or antagonism, usually combined with an urge to yell, curse, damage or destroy things, or harm… |
| marry verb | /ˈmæɹi/ | To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife. |
| gentle adjective | /ˈd͡ʒɛntl̩/ | Tender and amiable; of a considerate or kindly disposition. |
| banana noun | /bəˈnænə/ | An elongated curved tropical fruit of a banana plant, which grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin. |
| marble noun | /ˈmɑɹ.bəl/ | A metamorphic rock of crystalline limestone. |
| melt verb | /mɛlt/ | To change (or to be changed) from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat. |
| relaxation noun | /rᵻˌlækˈseɪ.ʃən/ | The act of relaxing or the state of being relaxed; the opposite of stress or tension; the aim of recreation and leisure activities. |
| ambush noun | /ˈæm.bʊʃ/ | The act of concealing oneself and lying in wait to attack or kill by surprise. |
| serenity noun | /səˈɹɛnɪti/ | The state of being serene; calmness; peacefulness. |
| nectarine noun | /ˌnɛktəˈɹiːn/ | A cultivar of the peach with smooth rather than fuzzy skin. |
| hurtle noun | /ˈhɜɹt(ə)l/ | An act of colliding with or hitting; a collision. |
| renounce verb | /ɹɪˈnaʊns/ | To give up, resign, surrender. |
| sob verb | /sɑb/ | To weep with convulsive gasps. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sit down verb | To assume a sitting position from a standing position. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | you're using · I'm asking · is calling |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | are not going to believe · gonna give |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 8 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, can't, gonna. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: relaxation /rᵻˌlækˈseɪ.ʃən/, ambush /ˈæm.bʊʃ/
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 happiness, anger, marry.
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.