Shadowing Practice: "So, You Got Detention" SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING Scene (2017) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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This past weekend, Midtown's academic decathlon team defeated the country's best to win the national championship.
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Later that day, they also defeated death.
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Flossing, silent scream, fly scream, everybody screaming.
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There were purple ladies and smoke everywhere.
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It was hell.
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It's like a Bon Jovi concert.
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As you know, we made it out alive, and that's the important thing.
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Couldn't bear to lose a student on a school trip.
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Not again.
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Thankfully, no one was seriously injured, Thanks to the Spider-Man.
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Thank you, Spider-Man.
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Up next, the Spider-Man mania is sweeping the school.
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How can you show your spider spirit?
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Dude, dude, dude, dude.
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What is it like being famous when nobody knows to?
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Crazy.
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It's crazy.
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Should we tell everyone?
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No. Should I tell everyone?
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No. No, that's not a good idea.
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Okay, well, I'm ready to go to class.
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I'm not going to class.
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You're already in so much trouble for ditching them to capital.
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Dude, listen, I figured it out, right?
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The wingsuit guy is stealing from damage control, and what he takes from damage control, that's how we build the weapons.
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All I gotta do is catch him.
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We have a Spanish quiz.
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Ned, I'm probably never gonna come back here.
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Mr. Stark is moving the Avengers upstate, so.. when I bring this guy in...
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Dude, you wanna be a high school dropout?
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I am so far beyond high school right now.
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Parker!
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My office. So.. you got detention.
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You screwed up.
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You know what you did was wrong.
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The question is, how are you gonna make things right?
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Maybe you were trying to be cool.
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But take it from a guy who's been frozen for 65 years, five years the only way to really be cool is to
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follow the rules we all know what's right we all know
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what's wrong next time those turkeys try to convince you something
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that you know is wrong where you going get back here
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what would captain america do why are you here you don't
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even have detention oh i i know i just like coming here to sketch people in crisis Heh heh.
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Phew.
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So your body's changing.
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Believe me, I know how that feels.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 46 sentences and 370 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:07. The speaker talks at a natural 175 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 84% 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
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| spider noun | /ˈspaɪ̯dɚ/ | Any of various eight-legged, predatory arthropods, of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs to catch prey. |
| scream verb | /skɹiːm/ | To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to screech, to shriek. |
| detention noun | /dɪˈtɛnʃn̩/ | The act of detaining or the state of being detained; hindrance. |
| silent adjective | /ˈsaɪ̯lənt/ | Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet. |
| steal verb | /stiːl/ | To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it. |
| purple noun | /ˈpɝ.pl̩/ | A colour between red and blue; violet, though often closer to magenta. |
| convince verb | /kənˈvɪns/ | To make someone believe, or feel sure about something, especially by using logic, argument or evidence. |
| parker noun | /ˈpɑɹkɚ/ | A parkkeeper. |
| freeze verb | /ˈfɹiːz/ | Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature. |
| sketch noun | /ˈskɛt͡ʃ/ | A rapidly executed freehand drawing that is not intended as a finished work, often consisting of a multitude of overlapping lines. |
| sweep verb | /swiːp/ | To clean (a surface) by means of a stroking motion of a broom or brush. |
| ditch noun | /dɪt͡ʃ/ | A trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage. |
| quiz noun | /kwɪz/ | A competition in the answering of questions. |
| thankfully adverb | In a thankful manner; giving thanks. | |
| decathlon noun | /diːˈkæθlɒn/ | An athletic contest consisting of ten events which includes sprinting, hurdling, jumping, and throwing over a span of two days. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| come back verb | To return to a place. |
| get back verb | Return to where one came from. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good idea | Should we tell · Should I tell |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | is sweeping · is stealing · is moving |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | gonna come · gonna make |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 10 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, gonna, couldn't. 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.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like spider, scream, detention.
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.