Shadowing Practice: Sherlock - Best 4 Scenes - What a Genius !! - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Music I don't know.

Would you mind showing yourself and your friends out?

The painting is a fake.

It's a fake.

That's why Woodbridge and Cairns were killed.

Oh, come on.

Proving it's just a detail.

The painting is a fake.

I've solved it.

I've figured it out.

OK, I'll prove it.

Give me time.

Will you give me time?

Ten.

It's a kid.

Oh, God, it's a kid.

What did he say?

Ten.

Nine.

Jesus.

It's a fake, but how can I prove it?

How?

Eight.

This kid will die.

Tell me why the painting is a fake.

Tell me!

Seven.

No, shut up.

Don't say anything.

Only works if I figure it out. Must be possible.

I must be staring at the face.

Oh!

What did you do about how?

Five.

Speed it up.

Four.

You heard it too.

Oh, that is brilliant.

That is gorgeous.

What's brilliant?

What is?

It's beautiful.

Shut up!

The Van Buren supernova.

Please.

There's somebody there.

Somebody help me.

There you go.

Don't find out where he is.

Pick him up.

Van Buren supernova. So -called.

Exploding star only appeared in the sky in 1858.

So how could it have been painted in the 1640s?

So what do we do now?

Sit here and wait for him to come back?

Just moved in.

What?

For our new label.

Could have just replaced it.

No one ever does that.

Hello?

Hi.

I live in the flat just below you.

I don't think we've met.

No, well, I've just moved in.

Actually, I've just locked my keys in my flat.

You want me to buzz you in?

Yeah, and can I use your balcony?

What?

I don't know.

Sherlock?

Sherlock, you OK?

Yeah, any time you feel like letting me in.

Do you think he'd lost a lot of money?

I mean, suicide is pretty common among city boys.

We don't know that it was suicide.

Come on.

The door was locked from the inside.

You had to climb down the balcony.

Been away three days, judging by the laundry.

Look at the case.

There was something tightly packed inside it.

Thanks, I'll take your word for it.

Problem?

Yeah, I'm not desperate to root around some bloke's dirty underwear.

Those symbols at the bank, the graffiti, why were they put there?

Some sort of code?

Obviously.

Why were they painted?

If you want to communicate, why not use e -mail?

Well, maybe you wasn't answering.

Oh, good you follow.

Nope.

What kind of a message would everyone try to avoid?

What about this morning?

Those letters you were looking at?

Bills?

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Yes.

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He was being threatened.

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Not by the gas board.

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prints off this glass.

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Ah, Sergeant, we haven't met.

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Yeah, I know who you are, and I'd prefer it if you didn't tamper with any of the evidence.

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I phoned a Stroud.

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Is he on his way?

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He's busy.

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I'm in charge.

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And it's not

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Sergeant, it's Detective Inspector, Dimock.

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We're obviously looking at a suicide.

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That does seem the only explanation of all the facts.

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Wrong.

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It's one possible explanation of some of the facts.

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You've got a solution that you like, but you're choosing to ignore anything you see that doesn't comply with it.

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Like?

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The wound's on the right side of his head. And?

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Van Coombe is left -handed.

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It requires quite a bit of contortion.

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Left -handed?

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I'm amazed you didn't notice.

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All you have to do is look around this flat.

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Coffee table on the left -hand side.

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Coffee mug handle pointing to the left.

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Power sockets.

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Habitually use the ones on the left.

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Pen and paper on the left -hand side of the phone

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because he picked it up with his right and took down messages with his left.

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You want me to go on?

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No, I think you've covered it.

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I might as well.

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I'm almost at the bottom of the list

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there's a knife on the breadboard with butter on the right side of the blade because He used it with his left

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It's highly unlikely that the left -handed man would shoot himself in the right side of his head conclusion

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Someone broke in here and murdered him only explanation of all of the facts,

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but the gun he was waiting for the killer he'd been threatened I Said no

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Very very close, but now you got carried away

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The game was too elaborate.

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You're enjoying yourself too much.

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No such thing as too much.

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No enjoying the thrill of the chase

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It's fine, craving the distraction of the game.

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I sympathize entirely, but sentiment?

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Sentiment is a chemical defect found in the losing side.

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Sentiment?

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What are you talking about?

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You.

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Oh, dear God.

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Look at the poor man.

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You don't actually think I was interested in you.

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Why?

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Because you're the great

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Sherlock Holmes, the clever detective in the funny hat?

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No. Because I took your pulse.

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Elevated.

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Your pupils dilated.

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I imagine John Watson thinks love's a mystery to me but the chemistry is incredibly simple and very destructive.

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When we first met you told me the disguise is always a self -portrait.

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How true of you.

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The combination to your safe, your measurements.

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But this, this is far more intimate.

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This is your heart and you should never let it rule your head.

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You could have chosen any random number and walked out of here today with everything you've worked for.

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But you just

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You just couldn't resist it, could you?

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I've always assumed that love is a dangerous disadvantage.

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Thank you for the final proof.

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Everything I said...

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It's not real.

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I was just playing the game.

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I know.

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And this is just losing.

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They are, brother.

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Hope the contents make up for any inconvenience I may have caused you tonight.

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I'm certain they will.

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If you're feeling kind, lock her up.

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Otherwise, let her go.

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I doubt she'll survive long without her protection.

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Are you expecting me to beg?

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Yes.

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Please.

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You're right.

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I won't even last six months.

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sorry about dinner you can have me arrested you can torture me you can do anything you like with me

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but nothing's going to prevent them from pulling the trigger

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your only three friends in the world will die unless i kill myself and complete your story

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you gotta admit that's sexier

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but the one thing i didn't anticipate was just how far moriarty was prepared to go i suppose

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that was obvious given our first meeting at the swimming pool his death wish

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i knew i didn't have long i contacted my brother set the wheels in motion

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and then everyone got to work I don't know.

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It's a trap.

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It's just a magic trick.

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All right, stop it now.

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Stay exactly where you are.

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Don't move.

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You're all right.

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Keep your eyes fixed on me.

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Please, would you do this for me?

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It was vital that John stayed just where I put him, and that way his view was blocked by the ambulance station.

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Sherlock!

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I needed to hit the airbag, which I did.

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speed was paramount the airbag needed to be got out of the way just as john cleared the station

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but we needed him to see a body that's

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when molly came in like figures on a weather clock

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we went one way john went the other then our well -timed cyclist put john briefly out of action

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giving me time to switch places with the corpse on the pavement Ah.

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The rest was just window dressing.

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And one final touch, squash ball under the armpit.

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Apply enough pressure that it momentarily cuts off the pulse.

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Let me come to the police.

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No, he's my friend.

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No, he's my friend.

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It's my friend, please.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “Sherlock - Best 4 Scenes - What a Genius !!”. This video has 215 sentences and 1302 words to shadow. The speech runs for 12:13. The speaker talks slowly, about 107 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 83% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 42 of its 215 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
explanation noun	/ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən/	The act or process of explaining.
sentiment noun	/ˈsɛn.tɪ.mənt/	A general thought, feeling, or sense.
detective noun	/dɪˈtɛktɪv/	A police officer tasked with collecting evidence and information in order to solve a crime; an investigator.
pulse noun	/pʌls/	A normally regular beat felt when arteries near the skin (for example, at the neck or wrist) are depressed, caused by the heart pumping blood through them; the…
threaten verb	/ˈθɹɛt.n̩/	To make a threat against someone; to use threats.
balcony noun	/ˈbælkəni/	An accessible structure extending from a building, especially outside a window.
ignore verb	/ɪɡˈnɔː/	To deliberately not listen or pay attention to.
trick noun	/ˈtɹɪk/	Something designed to fool, dupe, outsmart, mislead or swindle.
killer noun	/ˈkɪlɚ/	One who or that which kills.
mystery noun	/ˈmɪs.t(ə.)ɹi/	Something secret or unexplainable; an unknown.
chase verb	/t͡ʃeɪs/	To follow at speed.
clock noun	/klɑk/	A chronometer, an instrument that measures time, particularly the time of day.
label noun	/ˈleɪ.bəl/	A small ticket or sign giving information about something to which it is attached or intended to be attached.
sexy adjective	/ˈsɛksi/	Having sex appeal; attractive.
solve verb	/sɒlv/	To find an answer or solution to a problem or question; to work out.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
shut up	/ʃʌt ʌp/	Stop talking (usually in the form of making annoying, irrelevant, or false comments, during a period of peace and quiet, or when one is not allowed to talk)…
carried away adjective		Made excessively emotional or excited, so that one goes too far.
come back verb		To return to a place.
cut off verb	/ˌkʌt ˈɔf/ [ˌkɐɾ ˈɔf]	To remove by cutting.
find out verb		To discover, as by asking or investigating.
get out of verb		To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of.
look around verb		To inspect a building or area.
print off verb		Synonym of print out.

Sentences worth repeating

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

Would you mind showing yourself and your friends out?
Will you give me time?
It's a fake, but how can I prove it?
Do you think he'd lost a lot of money?
You just couldn't resist it, could you?

Grammar in this video

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

Structure	In the video
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	I've solved · I've figured · have been painted
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	were killed · have been painted · was locked

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 46 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, you're, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “th” sounds: threaten /ˈθɹɛt.n̩/, thrill /θɹɪl/
The “sh” and “zh” sounds: explanation /ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən/, conclusion /kənˈkluːʒən/, measurement /ˈmɛʒ.ə.mənt/, distraction /dɪsˈtɹæk.ʃən/, squash /skwɔʃ/
Long words — get the stress right: explanation /ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən/, incredibly /ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbli/, communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/, elaborate /ɪˈlæb.ə.ɹeɪt/, anticipate /ænˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/

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 explanation, sentiment, detective.

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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