Shadowing Practice: SpongeBob's Classic "Chocolate with Nuts" 🍫 | Full Scene | SpongeBob - Learn English Speaking with Video

Creating lesson...
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Flatter the customer.
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Make him feel good.
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Hello?
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I love you.
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I think you laid it on a teensy bit thick there, old pal.
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Let me try.
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Please, go away.
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Um, how you doing?
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How am I doing?
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Want to buy some chocolate?
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We got him now!
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Sorry, chocolate has sugar, and sugar turns to bubbling fat.
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Isn't that right, lover boy?
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It tickles.
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As you can see, me and chocolate no longer hang.
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You can keep that for five bucks.
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I'll take ten.
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We haven't sold one chocolate bar.
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I have a feeling we're too easily distracted.
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Huh?
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Let's make a pact right now that we will stay focused on selling at the next house.
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Huh?
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Let's shake on it.
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Did you say something?
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Remember, Patrick, focus.
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Yes?
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Good afternoon, sir.
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We're selling chocolate bars.
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Why is Chubby here staring at me?
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Focusing.
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Back up, Jack.
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Nice place you got here.
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I can't understand what we're doing wrong.
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I can't understand anything.
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There must be something to this selling game that we're just not getting.
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Other people do it, I mean, look at that!
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Eat barnacle chips, they're delicious!
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They are most certainly not delicious!
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Not the way I use them!
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Yet they sell millions of bags a day!
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Well maybe if they didn't stretch the truth they wouldn't sell as many.
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That's it Patrick, we've gotta stretch the truth!
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CHOCOLATE!
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We'll work as a team.
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Let me get this customer warmed up and then you coming for the kill.
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The kill.
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Yes?
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Hello, young lady.
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We're selling chocolate.
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Is your mother home?
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Mom!
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What?
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What?
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What's all they yelling?
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You just can't wait for me to die, can you?
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They're selling chocolate.
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Chocolate?
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Yeah!
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What?
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What are they selling?
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Chocolates!
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What?
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I can't hear you!
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They're selling chocolates!
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They're selling chocolates?
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Yeah!
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Chocolate.
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I remember when they first invented chocolate.
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Sweet, sweet chocolate.
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I always hated it!
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Oh, but this chocolate's not for eating.
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It's for...
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You rub it on your skin and it makes you live forever.
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No, no, no. Live forever, you say?
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I'll take one.
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Come on, you lazy Mary!
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Start rubbing me with that chocolate!
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I hate you.
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If we keep exaggerating the truth, we'll be fancy living in no time.
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Hooray for lying!
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It'll make your hair grow.
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Great!
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My wife's trying to grow a beard.
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They'll make you sound smart.
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I'll take 20!
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It'll keep your face from getting any uglier.
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Just in time.
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They make you fly!
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You'll fall in love.
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They'll bring world peace.
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You'll walk through walls.
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You'll rule the world!
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This'll be the best lie yet.
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Yeah, this guy will feel so sorry for us, he'll have to buy all of our chocolate.
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What can I do for you boys?
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Hello, sir.
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Would you like to buy a chocolate bar?
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We need an operation.
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Really?
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Small world.
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What's the matter with you guys?
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Uh, we've got some head trauma and eternal bleeding.
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Ah, some guys have all the luck.
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I was born with glass bones and paper skin.
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Every morning I break my legs, and every afternoon I break my arms.
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At night, I lie awake in agony until my heart attacks put me to sleep.
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Oh, no!
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No!
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No!
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Eugh!
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Eugh!
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Eugh!
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Ow!
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Quick, Patrick, let's help him!
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Put him down gently.
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Owww.
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Poor, poor man.
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If there's anything...
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ANYTHING we can do to help you?
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There is one thing, as you can well imagine.
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My medical bills are extremely high.
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But luckily I'm able to keep myself alive by selling...
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CHOCOLATE BARS!
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Such nice boys.
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It does my heart good to con a couple of class A suckaroonies like those two.
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Ha ha ha ha!
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Ugh.
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Don't get me wrong, Patrick.
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It's great that we helped that guy out, but there's no one left in town to sell chocolate bars to.
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Huh.
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Whoa!
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Let's face it, Patrick.
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We're failures.
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I can live with that.
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Let's change our names to Y and bother.
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CHOCOLATE!
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No, no, don't hurt us!
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No, please don't hurt me!
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Please don't hurt me!
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Finally!
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I've been trying to catch you boys all day!
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Now that I've got you right where I want you!
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I'd like to buy all your chocolate.

Why Practice Speaking with This SpongeBob Video?

Learning English with YouTube just got more fun! The "Chocolate with Nuts" scene is packed with casual, everyday dialogue—perfect for mastering real-world communication. SpongeBob and Patrick’s back-and-forth is full of natural pauses, slang, and emotional tone, making it ideal for practicing the shadowing technique (or "shadowspeak"). By mimicking their rhythm and intonation, you’ll quickly improve your fluency and sound more like a native. Plus, the silly scenario keeps you engaged—who said learning can’t be entertaining?

Grammar & Expressions to Steal for Your Conversations

This video is a goldmine for practical phrases. Let’s break down 3 must-know structures:

  • "We got him now!" – This casual phrase uses "got" to show confidence in a situation. Perfect for friendly debates or playful moments.
  • "There must be something to this selling game..." – "Must be" is a great way to express logical conclusions. Use it when you’re guessing the reason behind something: "There must be a better way to learn pronunciation!"
  • "Let me get this customer warmed up..." – "Warmed up" here means to make someone comfortable. Try it in social settings: "Let me warm up the group before we start the game."

Common Pronunciation Traps to Watch For

Improving English pronunciation means tackling tricky sounds. In this video, listen closely to:

  • "Chocolate" – Many learners rush the "choc" sound. Slow down: "CHAWK-lit" (not "chock-lit").
  • "Focusing" – The "s" and "ing" blend can trip you up. Say it as "FOH-kuh-sing," not "FOH-king."
  • "Barnacle" – The "ar" sound is short: "BAR-nuh-kuhl," not "BAHR-nuh-kuhl."

Use the shadow speak method: pause the video, repeat each line immediately, and match the speed and tone. You’ll notice progress in just a few days!

Ready to level up? Hit play, grab a notebook, and start shadowing—your English speaking skills will thank you!

Grammar in this video

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

StructureIn the video
Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its resultIf we keep exaggerating the truth, we'll be
Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing formStart rubbing · keep exaggerating
Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or predictionI'll take · will stay · We'll work
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around nowWe're selling · we're doing · we're just not getting

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.

Shadowing technique: read the full step-by-step guide →