Shadowing Practice: Shootout with the Neighborhood Watch | Hot Fuzz - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Oh Sergeant Angel?
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Someone from London called for you.
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I'll tell him you'll ring her back.
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Well, that's funny.
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What's that?
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I didn't know we had a mounted division.
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Nobody tells me nothing.
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Sure.
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- Oh, my God.
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Thank you.
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- Bye.
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Wanna do something useful?
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No. Annette, that Sergeant Angel's back.
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Check out his horse.
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Roger that.
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It's...
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Angel.
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Morning
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Oh, my God.
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That's what I'm talking about.
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Still feel like you're missing out?
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FASHIST!
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Hag.
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- Bloody hero!
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- Stop!
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Stop this, please!
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Let us stop this mindless violence!
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Okay.
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Nicholas, my son.
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You may not be a man of God, but surely you're a man of peace.
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I may not be a man of God, Reverend, but I know right.
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And I know wrong.
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And I have the good grace to know which is which.
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Oh.
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Tough grasshopper.
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No!
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Oh!
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Jesus Christ!
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Nicholas!
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Nicholas!
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I thought you was a goner.
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Top your weapons!
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Dr. Atcher, no!
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Shut up, Danny.
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I brought you into this world.
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I think it's rather fitting I should be the one to take you out of it.
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You and your...
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interfering little friend.
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No. Drop him.
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It's all.
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Danny, let's roll.
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What you thinking?
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Pub?
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I'm sorry.
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I love you.
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Freeze!
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Officers, arrest that man.
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Danny, step away from the sergeant.
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No, Dad.
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Danny, you lose your toll.
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I'm not taking orders from you anymore.
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What officers?
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Arrest these men!
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Wait!
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Wait!
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You can arrest us if you like, you can throw us in prison and go back to being blind, submissive slaves, or you can be real police officers and help us bring an end to this absurd story!
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What the f* is he on about?
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What the f* are you on about?
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Have you ever wondered, wait, why the crime rate in Sanford is so low, and yet the accident rate, it's so high!
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No, yeah, what?
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You've been brainwashed, Tony.
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Brainwashed into naivety by an old man with a murderous obsession.
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This is ridiculous!
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No, it's not, Dad.
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It's very unridiculous.
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It's only now that I'm starting to realize how unridiculous it all is.
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Stop that, Stammy!
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Think of your mother.
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Mom is dead, Dad!
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- first time in my life.
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You know, I'm glad if she could see what you've become.
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I think she's probably...
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kill herself all over again!
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I'm sorry, I am completely lost.
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Samford is a lie, Doris.
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For the last twenty years, the village has been controlled by Frank and the N .W .A.
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They've lulled everyone into thinking this is a perfect village and killed anyone who's threatened to change that.
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- He's awesome, yeah.
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He says, he reckons you got someone there.
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I know.
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You're not seriously gonna believe this man, are you? Are you?
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He isn't even from around here!
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Maybe...
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It's time to give it up, sir.
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You incompetent Blackfoot!
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Officer Walker, stay here with Saxon and hold everything down.
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- Fair enough.
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- Officers, Let's go.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Shootout with the Neighborhood Watch”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: officer, Danny, nicholas, sergeant, arrest. This video has 99 sentences and 493 words to shadow. The speech runs for 9:58. 82% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| sergeant noun | /ˈsɑɹ.d͡ʒənt/ | A UK army rank with NATO code OR-6, senior to corporal and junior to warrant officer ranks. |
| brainwash noun | /ˈbɹeɪnwɒʃ/ | A distorting effect upon one's memory, belief, or ideas, as by propaganda. |
| unridiculous adjective | Not ridiculous. | |
| grasshopper noun | /ˈɡɹæsˌhɑpəɹ/ | A mostly herbivorous insect of the order Orthoptera, noted for its ability to jump long distances and for the habit of some species communicating by… |
| mindless adjective | /maɪnd.ləs/ | Showing a lack of forethought or sense. |
| murderous adjective | /ˈmɝdəɹəs/ | Of, characterized by, or pertaining to murder or murderers. |
| naivety noun | /nɑːˈiːvti/ | naïveté |
| submissive adjective | /səbˈmɪsɪv/ | Meekly obedient or passive; obsequious. |
| incompetent adjective | /ɪnˈkɒmpətənt/ | Lacking the degree of ability and responsibility necessary to do a task successfully. |
| reckon verb | /ˈɹɛkən/ | To count; to enumerate; to number; also, to compute; to calculate. |
| interfere verb | /ˌɪn.tɚˈfɪɚ/ | To get involved or involve oneself, causing disturbance. |
| obsession noun | /əbˈsɛʃən/ | The quality of being obsessed; an unshakeable feeling that one topic or activity must be pursued above other interests. |
| threaten verb | /ˈθɹɛt.n̩/ | To make a threat against someone; to use threats. |
| absurd adjective | /əbˈsɜːd/ | Contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and flatly opposed to manifest truth; inconsistent with the plain dictates of common sense; logically contradictory… |
| freeze verb | /ˈfɹiːz/ | Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| check out verb | To record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.). | |
| go back to verb | To stem from; to originate in. | |
| miss out verb | To miss an experience or lose an opportunity, etc. that should not be missed. | |
| 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)… |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- I'll tell him you'll ring her back.
- I didn't know we had a mounted division.
- That's what I'm talking about.
- Still feel like you're missing out?
- You're not seriously gonna believe this man, are 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 | Have you ever wondered · You've been brainwashed · you've become |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | You've been brainwashed · has been controlled |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 18 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, you're, you've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: brainwash /ˈbɹeɪnwɒʃ/, obsession /əbˈsɛʃən/
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 sergeant, brainwash, unridiculous.
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.