Shadowing Practice: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Dinner Scene | Peter and Miles - Learn English Speaking with Video
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If I don't turn off the Collider after you leave everyone in the city, my parents, my uncle, and millions of others will die.
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And you're just gonna go home and leave me here to figure this out for myself?
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You good with that, Spider -Man?
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Yeah.
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What are you doing?
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Making you feel guilty. Is it working?
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How can I.. no.
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Look at me, does it look like it's working?
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You have money, right?
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I'm not very liquid right now.
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Can we focus?
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Sure.
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The other Peter, he was...
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You gonna eat that?
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I'm listening.
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The other Peter said he was gonna be showing me the ropes.
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Wow.
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You got any
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Spider -Man tips you can tell me now?
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Yeah, I got plenty.
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Disinfect the mask.
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You're gonna want to use baby powder in the suit, heavier on the joints.
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You don't want any chafing, right?
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Anything else?
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Nope, that was everything.
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I think you're gonna be a bad teacher.
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Look up where Alchemex is.
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A private technological campus in Hudson Valley, New York.
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You can teach me to swing on the way there.
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I'm not swinging to the Hudson Valley, pal.
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It's not after a hearty burger breakfast.
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Keep your legs fresh.
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I'm gonna thank you later.
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And it's a no on the Cape.
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I think it's cool.
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Take that off.
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It's disrespectful.
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Spider -Man doesn't wear a cape.
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So how do we retrace Peter's steps?
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That's a good question.
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What would I do if I were me?
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Got it.
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Step one, I infiltrate the lab.
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Two, find the head scientist's computer.
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That lady with the bike is the head scientist.
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I saw her in his documentary at school.
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Cool.
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Step three, I re -examine my personal biases.
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Step four, I hack the computer.
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It's not technically hacking.
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Now, hold on.
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I just lost my train of thought.
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Step five, download the important stuff.
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I'll know it when I see it.
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Step six, I grab a bagel from the cafeteria and run.
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So what am I doing?
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Step seven, you stay here.
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You're a lookout.
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Very important.
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Look, man, you got to teach me how to do
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Spider -Man stuff, or I'm not going to be able to help.
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All right.
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Watch and learn, kid.
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I'll quiz you later.
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Why did I get stuck with a janky old broke popo Spider -Man?
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That's new.
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What are you doing here?
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King Ben's here.
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Just move over.
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Come on, you're stepping out my foot.
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No, back outside.
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No, I can't sit there and just let
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Spider -Man die without doing anything about it.
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I'm not doing that again.
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What?
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Most people I meet in the workplace try to kill me, so...
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You're a nice change of pace.
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Officer Hicks, look at this data.
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I know you can't really understand it, but these are really good numbers.
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And I got the password.
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Um, Mr. Fisk, if we fire again this week, there could be a black hole under Brooklyn.
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You see this? And this?
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This is multiple dimensions beginning to crash into each other.
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This is pretty standard
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Spider -Man stakes.
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You get used to it.
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Watch this.
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He's gonna say, you've got 24 hours hours
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you've got 24 hours what this means is there could be a rupture in the space -time container oh
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that's bad actually everything she said was bad
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i was lying before oh yeah i got one of these too
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there's a little shad where i keep my spider gear
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i mean this place is pretty I don't touch this.
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Mine was like this, but take away the jeep.
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Imagine a way smaller, imagine a futon.
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I feel so sad for this guy.
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Peter, I think this is a cape.
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Peter knew how dangerous the job was but he figured the only one who could stop this guy was spider -man
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Kingpin knows we're coming we're going to be outnumbered don't be so sure you might need these
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you think you're the only people who thought to come here
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hey fellas is he in black and white where's
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that wind coming from we're in a basement wherever i go the wind follows and the wind it smells like rain
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this could literally not get any weirder it can get weirder i just washed my hands that's why
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Now they're wet.
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No other reason.
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You're like me.
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My name is Peter Parker.
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My name is Penny Parker.
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My name is Peter Parker.
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I was bitten by a radioactive pig.
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In my universe, it's 1933 when I'm a private animal.
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I like to drink egg creams, and I like to fight Nazis.
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A lot.
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I'm from New York in the year 3145.
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I have a psychic link with a spider who lives inside my father's robot.
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And we're best friends.
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Forever.
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Sometimes I let matches burn down to my fingertips just to feel something, anything.
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I'm a photographer for the Daily Beagle.
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When I'm not pushing around, I'm working like a dog trying to sniff out the latest story.
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I frolic and I dance and I do this with my pants and my - So, uh, how did you get here?
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Well, it's kind of a long story.
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Maybe not that long.
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Now, we're just trying to find a way home.
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The only way home is back through that Collider Gizmo.
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The only trouble is...
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One of us has to stay behind and destroy it.
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I'll do it.
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No, no, no, no. You guys don't get it.
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Don't get what?
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None of you can stay here.
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If you stay here, you'll die.
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I'm the guy who's gonna turn it off, and I'm gonna get you all home before I do.
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Look, I made a promise, so I have to keep it. Who are you again?
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This is Miles, and he's gonna save the multiverse.
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Yeah, man.
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This kid can turn himself invisible.
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Watch this.
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He can do it now.
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I can't do it on command.
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He can't do it on command, but it is cool.
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Show him the zappy thing, Miles.
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Can't do it on command.
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He can't do it on command, but he can do so much more.
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Like, what else do you do?
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Just those two things.
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Just those two things.
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Oh, man.
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Look, I've seen him in action.
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He's got potential.
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I think he's going to get us home.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Dinner Scene”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: spider, step, Peter, command. This video has 151 sentences and 1059 words to shadow. The speech runs for 9:08. The speaker talks at a steady 116 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. 23 of its 151 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 |
|---|---|---|
| spider noun | /ˈspaɪ̯dɚ/ | Any of various eight-legged, predatory arthropods, of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs to catch prey. |
| cape noun | /keɪp/ | A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake; a promontory; a headland. |
| swing verb | /ˈswɪŋ/ | To rotate about an off-centre fixed point. |
| pants noun | /pænts/ | An outer garment that covers the body from the waist downwards, covering each leg separately, usually as far as the ankles; trousers. |
| gear noun | /ɡɪɚ/ | Equipment or paraphernalia, especially that used for an athletic endeavor. |
| wash verb | /wɑʃ/ | To clean with water. |
| uncle noun | /ˈʌŋ.kl̩/ | The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent. |
| liquid noun | /ˈlɪk.wɪd/ | A substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another like those… |
| pace noun | /peɪs/ | A step taken with the foot. |
| bite verb | /baɪt/ | To cut into something by clamping the teeth. |
| documentary noun | /ˌdɒk.jʊˈmɛn.tɹi/ | A film, TV program, publication etc. which presents a social, political, scientific or historical subject in a factual or informative manner. |
| mask noun | /mæsk/ | A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection. |
| photographer noun | /fəˈtɑ.ɡɹə.fɚ/ | One who takes photographs, typically as an occupation. |
| wherever | /(h)wɛɹˈɛvɚ/ | Regardless of the place in, at or to which. |
| nope | /noʊp/ | No. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| look up verb | /ˌlʊk ˈʌp/ | To have better prospects. |
| move over verb | To move (oneself, or someone/something else) so as to free up space. | |
| push around verb | To treat contemptuously and unfairly; to bully | |
| stay behind verb | To remain where one is, whilst others leave. | |
| step out verb | To exit a place on foot, often for a short time. | |
| take away verb | /ˌteɪk əˈweɪ/ | To remove something and put it in a different place. |
| turn off verb | To power down, to switch off, to put out of operation, to deactivate (an appliance, light, mechanism, functionality etc.). |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- What are you doing?
- Look at me, does it look like it's working?
- I'm not very liquid right now.
- What would I do if I were me?
- What are you doing here?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | be outnumbered · was bitten |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | one who could · people who thought |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | are you doing · I'm listening · I'm not swinging |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | gonna go · gonna eat · gonna be |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 57 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, gonna, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: wash /wɑʃ/, dimension /daɪˈmɛn.ʃən/, shad /ʃæd/
- Long words — get the stress right: documentary /ˌdɒk.jʊˈmɛn.tɹi/, photographer /fəˈtɑ.ɡɹə.fɚ/, technically /ˈtɛk.nɪˌkəl.i/, invisible /ɪnˈvɪzəb(ə)l/, technological /ˌtɛk.nəˈlɑ.dʒɪ.kəl/
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 spider, cape, swing.
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.