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Hi, I'm SpongeBob.
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Hi, SpongeBob.
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I'm gonna kick your butt.
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That joke was almost funnier the second time.
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No. I mean it.
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That time it almost seemed like...
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You did mean it.
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Mrs. Puff?
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Yes, SpongeBob?
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Can I be excused for the rest of my life?
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Why no, SpongeBob.
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I'm in the middle of a coffee-fueled sermon right now.
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You can't afford to miss this information.
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Yes, Mrs. Puff.
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Sorry, Mrs. Puff.
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Now, can I please have a volunteer to come up to the board?
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How about you, Flats?
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Please draw for us a diagram of a basic four-way intersection, Flats.
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Please turn and show the class what you drew, honey.
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My!
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How very creative!
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We have an artist in the class.
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I just don't understand.
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Why would Flats want to kick my butt?
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I haven't said two words to the guy.
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Hi, I'm SpongeBob.
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One, two...
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Oh, no!
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That's three!
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What am I gonna do?
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What's that?
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Someone's coming!
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You're getting closer.
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I just gotta act natural.
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Oh, that's real nice.
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Whoo!
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I thought for sure that was gonna be...
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What?!
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Uh, hello, sir.
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Kicked any good butts lately?
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Yeah, I remember last week, I was kicking this guy's butt real good.
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And he leans over and says, hey, you know, life's like a bucket of wood shavings.
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Except for when the shavings are in a pail, and it's like a pail of wood shavings.
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Hey, that story really speaks to me.
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Really?
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What's it say?
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It says, now, I'm gonna kick your butt twice as hard.
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And I'll leave Gary's water bowl to Gary.
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And my curtains to...
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Oh, left dude, I just can't do this!
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Death Row, next in line speaking.
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Hi, I'd like to place an order for delivery.
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Patrick?
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Is that you?
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Yeah, hey Mario.
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Let me get a large double olive.. double...?
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Patrick, listen!
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It's me, SpongeBob.
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I need your help.
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You're working at Pizza Castle now?
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What?
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No, listen, I'm in big trouble.
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There's a new guy at school here and he wants to kick my butt!
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Listen, you're big and strong, but you think you can come down here, maybe rough him up a bit?
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Just to get him off my back?
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Please, Patrick!
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I'm so scared, it feels like I'm gonna throw up!
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No, they're not closed.
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I know, you want olives.
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Patrick, you there?
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Oh, I'm sorry, SpongeBob.
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I was just talking to my old community college buddy, Flats.
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I bumped into him at the soda store.
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Isn't that funny?
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Must have been years since we've seen each other.
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Well, let me get going.
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He's gonna go back to school soon He says he's gonna kick somebody's butt Is this Pizza castle Come in Spongebob
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Mrs..
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Puff can I be in a different class, but why I can't tell you why ever not I just can't, Mrs. Puff.
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My physical being is at stake.
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Let's just leave it at that.
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SpongeBob, you can tell me anything.
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You've got to believe that.
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Well, okay.
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But only if you promise to keep it between us. Of course.
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Flat says he's gonna kick my butt.
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What?
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There shall be no butt-kicking in any class of mine.
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This is an adult program.
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SpongeBob, just leave it to me.
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Aw, thanks, Mrs. Puff.
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I knew I could count on you.
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Have a nice lunch, SpongeBob?
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Yes, Mrs. Pop.
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Psst.
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SpongeBob, I talked to Flats for you.
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I used your name.
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It was all a misunderstanding.
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You what?
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He was never going to kick your butt at all.
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You see, SpongeBob, Flats is from a town where kicking someone's butt means that he wants to be your friend.
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And maybe play some sports with you on weekends.
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I got diarrhea!
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Huh? Are you Flats' dad?
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Why, yes I am.
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Okay, see?
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I didn't know where else to turn.
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Patrick couldn't help me, and Mrs. Puff only made it worse.
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I sit next to your son, Flats, in school, and he is a fine boy and all.
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And I don't want you to take this the wrong way, but he wants to kick my butt.
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Dad, what are you doing?
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Uh, nothing, son.
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What did I tell you about talking to strangers?
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No, he's gonna kick my butt Outta my way!
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Outta my way!
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Can't you see he's gonna kick my butt?
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Hi there young people, nice day today So you like kicking butts do ya?
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Well, we'll show you old man
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A1 speaking lesson is built on the video “SpongeBob Meets a Scary Bully 😳”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: butt, Spongebob, kick, flat, Mrs. This video has 118 sentences and 748 words to shadow. The speech runs for 5:38. The speaker talks at a steady 133 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 79% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 30 of its 118 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 |
|---|---|---|
| butt noun | /bʌt/ | Body; self. |
| castle noun | /ˈkɑːsəl/ | A large residential building or compound that is fortified and contains many defences; in previous ages often inhabited by a nobleman or king. Also, a house or… |
| olive noun | /ˈɑ.lɪv/ | A tree of species Olea europaea cultivated since ancient times in the Mediterranean for its fruit and the oil obtained from it. |
| lately adverb | /ˈleɪt.li/ | Recently; not long ago; of late; not long since. |
| buddy | /ˈbʌdi/ | A person far removed from the conversation. |
| honey noun | /ˈhʌni/ | A sweet, viscous, gold-colored fluid produced from plant nectar by bees, and often consumed by humans. |
| stranger noun | /ˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒɚ/ | A person whom one does not know; a person who is neither a friend nor an acquaintance. |
| volunteer noun | /ˌvɑlənˈtɪɹ/ | One who enters into, or offers themselves for, any service of their own free will, especially when done without pay. |
| stake noun | /steɪk/ | A piece of wood or other material, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a marker or a support or stay. |
| lean verb | /ˈliːn/ | To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating. |
| bucket noun | /ˈbʌkɪt/ | A container made of rigid material, often with a handle, used to carry liquids or small items. |
| scare verb | /skɛɚ/ | To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way. |
| soda noun | /ˈsoʊdə/ | Sodium bicarbonate. |
| bump noun | /bʌmp/ | A light blow or jolting collision. |
| intersection noun | /ˈɪntəɹˌsɛkʃən/ | The junction of two (or more) paths, streets, highways, or other thoroughfares. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| come down verb | To descend, fall down, collapse. |
| come up to verb | To approach. |
| go back to verb | To stem from; to originate in. |
| throw up verb | To vomit. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- What am I gonna do?
- Just to get him off my back?
- Dad, what are you doing?
- What did I tell you about talking to strangers?
- Can't you see he's gonna kick my butt?
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 | haven't said · we've seen |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past | was kicking · was just talking |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | gonna kick · gonna do · gonna be |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | You're getting · You're working · are you doing |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 42 contractions and reduced forms, such as gonna, I'm, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words — get the stress right: intersection /ˈɪntəɹˌsɛkʃən/, diarrhea /ˌdaɪ.əˈɹiː.ə/, misunderstand /mɪs.ʌn.də(ɹ)ˈstænd/
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 butt, castle, olive.
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.