Shadowing Practice: Spider-Man: Far From Home - Best Action Scenes | Tom Holland - Learn English Speaking with Video

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The End The End The End The End It's not real,
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it's not real, it's not real!
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It's not real!
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Whoa!
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Whoa!
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That's awesome!
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That's awesome!
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William, I've got drones breaking formation.
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Well, maybe they had a flock of birds or something.
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You're fine.
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Well, I want to see what's happening there.
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I'm taking manual control.
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Do you see anything? Do you see anything?
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Yeah.
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And I'm gonna kill him.
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I hope this works!
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This works!
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You got me?
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I gotcha.
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Boss, the illusion is coming apart.
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I see you.
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Edith, give me some protection.
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Copy.
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Your lies are over, Beck.
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This certainly isn't ideal, but I have contingencies.
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Edith?
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Just give me the glasses.
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You want these?
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Come and get them.
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Come on, Peter Tingle.
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Why aren't these drones firing?
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You're in the strike zone.
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The chance of getting hit is...
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No!
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Fire all the drones now!
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I have to do that, they have to destroy them.
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We've got to heal them.
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I will have to shoot them.
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She should sit there, I'll be able to shoot them.
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Come on, wait for us.
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No, wait.
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No!
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Are you okay?
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Are you okay?
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Are you on the plan B?
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Yeah!
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We gotta hit him with something you can't absorb!
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I go left, you go right!
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Now!
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Okay, shoot him! That hurt him!
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Keep it coming!
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Spider-Man, keep your distance!
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I'm trying!
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We can't let him get near the ferris wheel!
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Okay, I'm on it!
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Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
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Oh, what is that?
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What is that?
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That's it!
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Nice!
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Nice!
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Got him!
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No, no, no!
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It's too late.
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Whatever happens, I'm glad we met.
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Beck, what are you doing?
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What I should have done last time.
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I'm not
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going to die.
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You okay?
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Go!
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I'm not
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going to die.
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I can help!
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Let me help!
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I'm really strong and I'm sticky!
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I need to lead it away from the canals!
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Ah!
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Oh!
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The Da Vinci Museum.
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This is why we're here in Venice.
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This is it.
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It's closed.
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Huh.
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What do you mean it's closed? When?
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November.
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You didn't check the website?
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Oh, that's a good idea.
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Oh, come on.
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Stay low, kids.
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I'll be safe here.
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Oh, my
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God. Who is that guy?
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I don't know, but he's kicking that water's ass.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Spider-Man: Far From Home - Best Action Scenes”. This video has 94 sentences and 383 words to shadow. The speech runs for 9:43. 84% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 17 of its 94 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
whoa/woʊ/Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down.
drone noun/dɹoʊn/A male hymenopteran (ant, bee, hornet, or wasp), whose sole primary function is to mate with the queen.
contingency noun/kənˈtɪnd͡ʒənsi/The quality of being contingent, of happening by chance.
gotcha/ˈɡɑ.tʃə/I have got you covered, I've got your back (said by a speaker who has an advantage or responsibility over someone).
flock noun/flɑk/A large number of animals associated together in a group; commonly used of sheep, but (dated) also used for goats or other livestock animals, or sometimes any…
sticky adjective/ˈstɪki/Tending to stick; able to adhere via the drying of a viscous substance.
absorb verb/æbˈsɔɹb/To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in…
illusion noun/ɪˈl(j)uːʒ(ə)n/A distortion of sensory perception where real stimuli lead to a false or misleading impression of reality.
heal verb/ˈhiːl/To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure.
canal noun/kəˈnæl/An artificial waterway or artificially improved river used for travel, shipping, or irrigation.
spider noun/ˈspaɪ̯dɚ/Any of various eight-legged, predatory arthropods, of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs to catch prey.
manual noun/ˈmæn.j(u)əl/Synonym of handbook.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
come apart verbTo break, separate.

Sentences worth repeating

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

  • William, I've got drones breaking formation.
  • Do you see anything?
  • Beck, what are you doing?
  • What do you mean it's closed?
  • You didn't check the website?

Grammar in this video

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

StructureIn the video
Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good ideashould sit · should have
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around nowI'm taking · is coming · I'm trying
Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or predictionwill have · I'll be
Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessaryhave to do · have to shoot · need to lead

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 24 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, can't, I'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

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 whoa, drone, contingency.

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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