Shadowing Practice: Shadowing English with Suits | Speak like a Native Ep.46 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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English shadowing Listen once at normal speed, then shadow the sentence twice at a slower speed.
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We said we would.
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I got to hand it to him.
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We played them perfectly.
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I got to hand it to him.
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We played them perfectly.
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I got to hand it to him.
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We played them perfectly.
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Did he now?
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What? Did he now?
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What?
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Did he now?
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What?
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Nothing.
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Look, I take it back about Becky.
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Nothing.
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Look, I take it back about Becky.
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Nothing.
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Look, I take it back about Becky.
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The only one with a crush around here is you.
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The only one with a crush around here is you.
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The only one with a crush around here is you.
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Sounds like someone's worried that Robert Zane might be better than him.
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Sounds like someone's worried that robert zane might be better than him sounds like someone's worried
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that robert zane might be better than him nice try tiger
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but magic ever worry about bird nice try tiger magic ever worry about bird
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nice try tiger magic ever worry about bird first of all
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yes he did second of all you realize you're the white
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guy in the scenario right first of all yes he did
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second of all you realize you're the white guy in this
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scenario right first of all yes he did second of all
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you realize you're the white guy in this scenario right i
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think we both know i'm jordan i think we both know i'm jordan I think we both know I'm Jordan.
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Hey, why don't you go meet your boyfriend, Robert Zane?
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I think I just left something in security.
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Hey, why don't you go meet your boyfriend, Robert Zane?
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I think I just left something in security.
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Hey, why don't you go meet your boyfriend, Robert Zane?
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I think I just left something in security.
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Oh, look who like like someone now Look who like like someone now
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Look who like like someone now Ma 'am the last time I let someone up that he wasn't expecting
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Ma 'am the last time I let someone up that he wasn't expecting Ma 'am,
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the last time I let someone up that he wasn't expecting...
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But I'm telling you that...
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Gretchen obviously forgot to phone down, Carl.
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But I'm telling you that...
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Gretchen obviously forgot to phone down, Carl.
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But I'm telling you that...
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Gretchen obviously forgot to phone down, Carl.
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Because we have a meeting scheduled for right now.
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Because we have a meeting scheduled for right now.
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Because we have a meeting scheduled for right now.
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That isn't what she says, Carl.
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That isn't what she says, Carl.
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That isn't what she says, Carl.
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A meeting with you, really.
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a meeting with you really a meeting with you really i
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promise i'm much better looking than whoever you're supposed to meet
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i promise i'm much better looking than whoever you're supposed to
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meet i promise i'm much better looking than whoever you're supposed to meet You have no idea how right you are.
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You have no idea how right you are.
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You have no idea how right you are.
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But I could have sworn you were just on your way out.
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But I could have sworn you were just on your way out, but I could have sworn you were just on your way out.
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Well that's not a problem, the mayor can wait.
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Well that's not a problem, the mayor can wait.
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Well that's not a problem, the mayor can wait.
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But I'm not sure the governor can.
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But I'm not sure the governor can.
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But I'm not sure the governor can.
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Are you trying to out -name -drop me?
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Are you trying to out -name -drop me?
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Are you trying to out -name -drop me?
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If I were, I think I just did.
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If I were, I think I just did.
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If I were, I think I just did.
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But I'll let you in on a little secret.
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But I'll let you in on a little secret.
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But I'll let you in on a little secret.
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I don't really care about names that much.
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I don't really care about names that much I don't really care about names that much Well, if you don't care about names,
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why don't we skip the introductions?
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Well, if you don't care about names, why don't we skip the introductions?
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Well, if you don't care about names, why don't we skip the introductions?
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Just get down to breakfast What if I already had breakfast?
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just get down and breakfast what if Verity had breakfast just get down
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and breakfast what if Verity had breakfast I'm talking about tomorrow morning in my kitchen
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I'm talking about tomorrow morning in my kitchen I'm talking about tomorrow morning in my kitchen or yours,
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you look like you have a nice place
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or yours and you look like you have a nice place
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or yours and you look like you have a nice place as tempting as that is maybe another time
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as tempting as that is maybe another time as tempting as that is maybe another time.
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Okay, Esther, what are you doing here?
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Okay, Esther, what are you doing here?
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Okay, Esther, what are you doing here?
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A woman can't stop by to see her brother who she loves?
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A woman can't stop by to see her brother who she loves?
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A woman can't stop by to see her brother who she
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loves please you know damn well we don't love each other
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please you know damn well we don't love each other please
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you know damn well we don't love each other in
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that case I need a lawyer in that case I need a lawyer in that In that case,
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I need a lawyer. For what?
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Did you give someone salmonella with your stupid muffins? For what?
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Did you give someone salmonella with your stupid muffins? For what?
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Did you give someone salmonella with your stupid muffins?
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I'm getting a divorce.
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I'm getting a divorce.
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I'm getting a divorce.
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I knew that guy was dead weight the second I met him.
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I knew that guy was dead weight the second I met him.
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I knew that guy was dead weight the second I met him.
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I know, I think that was your speech at our wedding.
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I know, I think that was your speech at our wedding.
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I know, I think that was your speech at our wedding.
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and your sympathy is touching but
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and your sympathy is touching but and your sympathy is touching but I didn't come here to vindicate you
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I didn't come here to vindicate you I didn't come here
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to vindicate you I know you didn't you came to get me to slaughter Jeffrey for you
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oh i know you did you came to get me to
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slaughter jeffrey for you oh i know you did you came to get me to slaughter jeffrey for you
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and i will when i'm done with him he won't have a pot to in
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and i will when i'm done with him he won't have a pot to in
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and i will
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when i'm done with him he won't have a pot to in i don't want you to slaughter jeffrey
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I don't want you to slaughter Jeffrey.
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I don't want you to slaughter Jeffrey.
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Why the hell not?
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Because I want Harvey Specter to.
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Why the hell not?
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Because I want Harvey Specter to.
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Why the hell not?
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Because I want Harvey Specter to.
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Come again?
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You said he was the best attorney in the city.
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Come again? you said he was the best attorney in the
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city come again you said he was the best attorney in
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the city no esther i told you he was my best
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friend no esther i told you he was my best friend
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no esther i told you he was my best friend which is exactly what you said about jeremy Henschel in 10th grade,
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which really meant, which is exactly what you said about Jeremy Henschel in 10th grade, which really meant you worshipped him from afar,
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you wrote your diary about him.
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You worshipped him from afar, you wrote your diary about him.
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You worshipped him from afar, you wrote your diary about him and you never actually hung out
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and you never actually hung out
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and you never actually hung out okay you swore you never
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read my diary okay you swore you never read my diary okay you swore you never read my diary
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and you swore you didn't spy on me and jeremy
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and you swore you didn't spy on me and jeremy oh please
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that was one time i was on my way to get a glass of milk oh please
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that was one time i was on my way to get a glass of milk oh please
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that was one time i was on my way to get a glass of milk
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and for your information i've been lactose intolerant ever since
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and for your information i've been lactose intolerant ever since
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and for your information i've been lactose intolerant ever since
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so is are you going to get me harvey or do i have to get him myself
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so is are you going to get me harvey or do i have to get him myself
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so is are you going to get me harvey or do i have to get him myself harvey
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is not taking on any new clients right now
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harvey is not taking on any new clients right now harvey is not taking on any new clients right now
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and he's out of town for the next few years
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and he's out of town for the next few years and he's out of town for the next few years Lois, I know what you're doing.
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Lois, I know what you're doing.
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Lois, I know what you're doing.
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You think I want Harvey because I don't think you're good enough.
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You think I want Harvey because I don't think you're good enough.
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You think I want Harvey because I don't think you're good enough.
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You're wrong.
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I know how good you are.
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You're wrong.
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I know how good you are.
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You're wrong.
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I know how good you are.
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But this is personal for me, which means it will be personal for you.
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But this is personal for me, which means it will be personal for you.
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But this is personal for me, which means it will be personal for you.
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And I can't have that.
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And I can't have that.
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And I can't have that.
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So please, will you get me, Harvey?
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So please, will you get me, Harvey?
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So please, will you get me, Harvey?
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I'll make it happen.
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I'll make it happen I'll make it happen Thank you, Lewis

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Shadowing English with Suits”. This video has 184 sentences and 1816 words to shadow. The speech runs for 15:13. The speaker talks at a steady 119 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 82% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 35 of its 184 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 12 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
slaughter noun/ˈslɔːtə/The killing of animals, generally for food.
diary noun/ˈdaɪ.ə.ɹi/A daily log of experiences, especially those of the writer.
afar adverb/əˈfɑɹ/At, to, or from a great distance; far away.
intolerant adjective/ɪnˈtɑləɹənt/Unable or indisposed to tolerate, endure or bear.
lactose noun/ˈlæk.toʊs/The disaccharide sugar of milk and dairy products, C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁, a product of glucose and galactose used as a food and in medicinal compounds.
muffin noun/ˈmʌf.ɪn/A type of flattish bun, usually cut in two horizontally, toasted and spread with butter, etc., before being eaten.
salmonella noun/ˌsæl.məˈnɛ.lə/Any of the serotypes of the two species of rod-shaped bacteria, of the genus Salmonella, especially Salmonella enterica, that cause typhoid fever and…
tempt verb/tɛmpt/To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice.
vindicate verb/ˈvɪndɪˌkeɪ̯t/To clear of an accusation, suspicion or criticism.
sympathy noun/ˈsɪm.pəθ.i/A feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another.
crush verb/kɹʌʃ/To press between two hard objects; to squeeze so as to alter the natural shape or integrity, or to force together into a mass.
scenario noun/sɪˈnɛəɹioʊ/An outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordPronunciationMeaning
get down verb/ɡɛt ˈdaʊn/To bring or come down; to descend; to cause to bring or come down.
get down to verbTo start focusing on doing something serious

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

  • Are you trying to out -name -drop me?
  • I don't really care about names that much.
  • Did you give someone salmonella with your stupid muffins?
  • Lois, I know what you're doing.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

StructureIn the video
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters nowi've been
Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thingfriend which is · meant, which is

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 87 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • Long words — get the stress right: intolerant /ɪnˈtɑləɹənt/, salmonella /ˌsæl.məˈnɛ.lə/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like slaughter, diary, afar.

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.

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