Shadowing Practice: تعلم الانجليزية من الافلام/ SpongeBob SquarePants - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Patrick, I can't believe all I do is grow half a monocle overnight, now I'm 36 clams tall and you don't even recognize your best friend!
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You didn't understand everything from the previous scene?
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I've got you.
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All you have to do is watch this full lesson and you'll be able to understand not only this scene, but also the longer scene from the Spongebob cartoon,
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the day he wakes up and realizes he got taller.
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I honestly love this scene so much, and I'm pretty sure you're going to love it too.
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But most importantly, you're going to learn a lot.
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We're talking grammar rules, vocabulary, pronunciation, all of it.
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I'd say this lesson is around A2 to B1 level.
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But no matter what your level is, I challenge you to watch the lesson and tell me you didn't learn something new.
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If you're seeing this video, that means I've already reposted the previous lesson on my second channel with English subtitles only.
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Trust me, when you watch it a second time, you'll notice a big difference in your listening skills.
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So after this one, go check it out.
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I really recommend it.
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Alright then.
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And as always, without wasting any more of your precious time, let's get started.
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Things feel different!
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My whole life is about to change.
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I know I said that yesterday, Gary.
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And the day before.
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And a bunch of days before that.
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But today is different.
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The first expression we have, whole.
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It means entire or complete, all of something.
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For example, you can say, I watched the whole video.
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This means you watched every part of it, which I hope you did.
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And be careful not to confuse it with the word hole, which means an empty space or opening, like there's a hole in my sock.
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Because these two words sound exactly the same, but they have different meanings and spellings.
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Words like this that sound the same but are spelled differently are called homophones.
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Some common homophones are Sea, which means the ocean, and sea, which means to look.
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Flower and flower, which is used in baking.
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Always pay attention to the context.
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That's how you know which word is meant when you hear it.
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Meow.
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I know I said that yesterday, Gary.
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Meow.
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And the day before.
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Meow.
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And a bunch of days before that.
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But today is different.
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A bunch of something means a lot of it, and there are many words that mean the same thing.
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There's tons of, or several, and others.
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I picked one flower from the garden.
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I picked several flowers, then a bunch of flowers, then a lot of flowers, and finally, tons of flowers.
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So yeah, they are used.
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To describe different quantities, tons of is the biggest, and several is the smallest.
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Pay attention to that.
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And with fast speech, a bunch of sounds like a buncha, a buncha days before that.
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And a buncha days before that.
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And a buncha days, a buncha days.
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And a buncha days before that.
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But today is different.
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Big things in store!
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Big things in store means something exciting or important is coming in the future.
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We use it to talk about what's ahead and to create excitement.
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For example, I can say, we have big things in store for this channel.
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This means great plans or surprises are coming soon.
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You can also use it to talk about something bad that might happen in the future, but it's mostly used for positive events or good news.
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Well, what's it say, Gary?
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What?
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That can't be!
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Gary, what's it really say?
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The verb say in this sentence actually means show.
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So when Sponge asks Gary what's the stadiometer say, he's asking him to tell him what it shows.
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By the way, the Stadiometer is that tool used for measuring sponge's height.
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Say is super flexible.
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It can be used for speaking, writing, or showing information.
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For example, the weather forecast says it will rain today.
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Or, the sign says no parking.
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That's the difference between say and speak.
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Speak is used only for humans when someone talks.
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We also had a quick connected speech example here.
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We drop the T in it and connect it with what's, so it sounds like what's a say.
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What's it say, Gary well what's it say Gary well what did they Gary
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what's it say Gary well what's it say Gary ow what
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that can't be that can't be used when you're surprised shocked
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or don't believe something well that can't be I missed oh no no no I that can't be I
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And an important thing here, you probably noticed, Sponge said can't, which is the short form of cannot.
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But he pronounced it more like can.
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What?
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That can't be!
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What?
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That can't be!
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This happens because of a silent T in can't.
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And if you think SpongeBob is the only one who does that, check out these examples.
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No, I can't, can't.
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I can't, I can't, I can't, I can't, I can't, I can't, I can't!
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So in fast, natural English, can't and can sound very similar.
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So you have to rely on context to know the meaning.
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Do you know what this means?
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For the last time, we are not rehoming you.
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No, this means I'm exactly 36 clams high.
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For the last time is an expression we use when we're frustrated or impatient.
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It's used to emphasis that you have already said this before.
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Rehoming comes from the verb to rehome, which means finding a new home for someone, usually a pet like in this scene.
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SpongeBob was talking to his pet Gary.
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And the pet is an animal you take care of, love, and spend time with.
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When SpongeBob says, I'm 35 clams high, No, this means I'm exactly 36 clams high!
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he's jokingly measuring his height, using clams instead of normal units, since he lives in the ocean.
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It's a funny, playful way to talk about how tall he is, something cartoons do all the time.
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It's like if I said, I'm $35 high in our world.
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Half means
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50% of something.
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One part out of two equal parts.
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Now here's the important grammar part.
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We say half a clam.
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Why do we use a after half?
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Because we're talking about one countable thing.
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Thing that we can count.
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Like the clam in this scene.
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We use this structure.
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Half plus a or an plus singular noun.
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Cake, dollar, sandwich, clam.
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Otherwise we say half of.
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Half of those.
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Half.
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Half of it now.
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The other half when we get there.
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I know it doesn't seem like much, Gary, but that half a clam I grew changes everything.
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That's right, Garylicious.
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Everyone's going to look at me in a brand new way.
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Grew is the past tense of the verb grow, which means to become bigger, taller, or increase in size, number, or amount.
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Again, we have a playful, creative word that cartoons love to use.
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That's right, Garylicious.
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It's a made-up word created by mixing Gary, the name of the pet, with licious, which comes from the word delicious,
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something that tastes really, really good.
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SpongeBob uses it to show affection for Gary and to sound cute and funny.
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Everyone's gonna look at me in a brand new way.
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Gunna is the informal, spoken form of going to, used to talk about the future or plans or intentions.
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To understand better, guys, I'm going to give, I mean, I'm going to give you some other common spoken reductions.
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All of them have been used in the first five minutes of the movie.
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Wanna, which stands for want to.
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Morning, Squidward.
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Wanna hear my big news?
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Wanna hear my big news?
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Lemmy for let me.
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Lemmy go mark some time on my calendar.
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Lemmy go mark some time on my calendar.
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Gimme stands for give me.
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Give me a big.
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Big.
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Give me a guy.
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Five.
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Give me a big.
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Big.
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Give me a binge!
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No!
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Give me a guy!
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No!
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And also, ain't and kinda, which I won't tell you what they stand for because I already did in the previous video,
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which you still didn't watch because you're so rude and want me to kill you.
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Everyone's gonna look at me in a brand new way.
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Brand new means completely new, never used before.
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SpongeBob used it perfectly when he said it
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because he wanted everyone to look at him in a way they never had seen him before since he had grown taller.
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That's why he said, Everyone's gonna look at me in a brand new way.
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Check out this example.
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In a place, a brand new place.
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Well, catch you later, Gar-Bear.
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I'm off to do some important stuff that only big guys like me are allowed to do.
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Catch you later is an informal way to say goodbye or see you later.
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I have to go now.
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Well, catch you later.
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Catch you later.
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Well, catch you later, Gar-Bear.
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I'm off to do some important stuff that only big guys like me are allowed to do.
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Gare, bear, is the same as Garylicious, we already saw.
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Gare is the name of the pet, and bear is used as a cute nickname or term of affection.
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It's like calling someone honey or sweetie.
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I'm off is a casual way of saying I'm leaving.
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I'm leaving to do some important stuff.
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Right, I'm off.
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You'll notice that SpongeBob uses a lot of informal expressions.
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And that's normal, since he's talking to a friend, pet, snail, Gary, anyways.
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The verb to allow means to let someone do something or give permission.
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So when you are allowed to do something, it means you have permission to do it.
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The important stuff SpongeBob is talking about, the things that only big guys can do, is riding the roller coaster.
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So if you are short, you are not allowed to do that.
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That's why SpongeBob is so excited about being taller.
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Now he finally gets to ride the roller coaster.
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We're going to need a bigger doorway.
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The doorway is the space you walk through to go in or out.
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It's the opening or entrance where a door is located.
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Looks like a door.
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A doorway.
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So this is the door, and this is the doorway.
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We're gonna need a bigger doorway.
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Morning Squidward!
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Wanna hear my big news?
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Oh sure!
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Let me go mark some time on my calendar.
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In real English, we often drop good in casual conversation.
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Morning sounds more natural, more relaxed, more friendly.
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Native speakers do this all the time.
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Morning, Mr. Ellis.
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Morning.
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Morning, George.
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Morning, Mr. Willough.
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Now listen to this part carefully.
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What does mark mean here?
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Oh, sure.
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Let me go mark some time on my calendar.
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First of all, to mark means to draw a line.
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To mark some time on my calendar means to schedule it or reserve time for it.
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And the calendar?
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It is a tool we use to organize days and time.
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It can be a paper calendar or it can be on your phone.
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Great!
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Let me know when!
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When is a wh word.
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It is used to ask about time.
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For example, when is the meeting?
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There are a lot of WH words, but today we will focus only on when.
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Good morning, Patrick.
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Good morning. Who are you?
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Patrick, it's me.
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Grandma, you're upside down.
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No, Patrick, it's me, SpongeBob.
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Something is upside down, means its top is at the bottom and its bottom is at the top.
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Everything is flipped over.
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But the only thing upside down here is Patrick.
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Grandma?
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You're upside down!
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No, Patrick, it's me, SpongeBob.
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You can't be SpongeBob.
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He's far more diminutive.
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He's what?
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Of reduced stature.
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Come again?
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Vertically challenged.
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Say what now?
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He's shorter.
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Alright guys, I need you to focus with me for a second, because we have a lot to say about this.
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First, we have diminutive, and it means too small or short.
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It's a very advanced vocabulary word, but Patrick used it for a comedy purpose.
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You will know later.
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Then we have far more, an expression used to make the comparison stronger.
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So when Patrick said that Spongebob was far more diminutive, he means
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that he was not just short he was far more diminutive got it great now the thing here is
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that sometimes we say far more plus adjective like in the scene we just saw
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but you're in danger of losing something far more important something
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far more important he's far more diminutive he's what other times we just say far plus adjective plus er.
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So, how do we choose?
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Far more plus adjective, used for adjectives with more than one syllable.
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Like complicated.
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Com-pli-cated, four syllables.
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Far more complicated.
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Or beautiful, three syllables.
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Far more beautiful.
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Far plus adjective plus er, used for adjectives with one syllable.
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Tall, far taller.
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Smart, far smarter.
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Small, far smaller.
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Now you know why Patrick used far more before diminutive, because it has four syllables.
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If you don't get it yet, just repeat this part and I promise you'll understand it better.
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You can't be SpongeBob!
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He's far more diminutive.
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He's what?
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Of reduced stature.
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Come again?
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Vertically challenged.
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Say what now?
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He's shorter.
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All of these expressions, diminutive, of reduced stature, and vertically challenged, mean the same thing.
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Short and small.
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And Patrick confirm it at the end of the sentence.
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He's shorter.
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They're not commonly used in everyday English, and as I said, Patrick used them for a comedy purpose.
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Now let's break down the scene you saw at the beginning.
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Let me slow it down a little bit for you.
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Patrick, I can't believe.
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I can't believe shows surprise or shock.
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All I do is grow half a barnacle overnight.
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The structure, all I do is, means the only thing I did, all I do is, grow half a barnacle.
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And the barnacle is a small sea animal.
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It's a funny underwater way to say he only grew a very small amount.
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Overnight means very quickly during the night.
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Now I'm 36 clams tall and you don't even recognize your best friend!
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I'm 36 clams tall.
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We already explained that he's humorously measuring his height in clams instead of normal units because they live in the ocean.
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Finally, recognize means to know someone because you've seen them before.
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So SpongeBob is basically saying, I just grew a tiny bit and you don't recognize me?
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Patrick, I can't believe all I do is grow half a barnacle overnight now at 36 grams tall
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and you don't even recognize your best friend!
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Now let's try to shadow it together and pronounce it as close as we can to SpongeBob.
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Patrick, I can't believe all I do is grow half a monocle overnight,
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now I'm 36 clams tall and you don't even recognize your best friend!
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Patrick, I can't believe all I do is grow half a monocle overnight,
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now I'm 36 clams tall and you don't even recognize your best friend!
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Now, I'm leaving you with the final part of the lesson.
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I've prepared a six-question quiz, and as always, let me know in the comments how many you got correct.
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Vertically challenged and of reduced stature mean tall and strong,
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short and small, fast and smart. Which words are homophone?
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Speak slash talk.
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Whole slash whole.
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Grow slash grew.
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That can't be is used when you are confident, surprised or shocked, bored.
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We say half clam, half of clam, half a clam.
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The past tense of grow is grew, growed, growing.
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Complete the sentence using far.
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This problem is complicated than I expected.
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Complete the sentence using tall.
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He is far than his brother.
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Why Practice Speaking with This SpongeBob Video?
Learning English with YouTube videos like this SpongeBob clip is a fun way to boost your speaking skills—especially if you use the shadowing technique. Shadowing, where you repeat lines right after the speaker, helps you mimic natural rhythm and intonation, which is key for IELTS speaking practice. The casual, conversational dialogue here mirrors real-life interactions, making it easier to apply what you learn. Plus, the relatable humor keeps you engaged, so practice feels less like work and more like watching a show. Whether you’re using a shadowing site or just repeating lines aloud, this video is a goldmine for building fluency.
Grammar & Expressions in Context
The video is packed with practical phrases and grammar. Let’s break down a few:
- "Whole": Means "entire" or "complete." For example, "my whole life" emphasizes the full scope of SpongeBob’s feelings. Don’t mix it up with "hole" (a gap)—they’re homophones, so context is key!
- "A bunch of": Describes a large quantity, like "a bunch of days." It’s more casual than "many" and fits everyday speech. Other synonyms: "tons of" (bigger) and "several" (smaller).
- Repetition for emphasis: SpongeBob says, "I said that yesterday, and the day before, and a bunch of days before that." Repeating phrases builds rhythm and stress, a trick you can use to sound more natural.
Common Pronunciation Traps
Fast speech in the video creates tricky sounds. For example, "a bunch of" becomes "a buncha" in casual talk—listen closely to how the "of" softens. Homophones like "whole" and "hole" also trip up learners; focus on context to tell them apart. Practicing with shadowspeak (repeating quickly after the speaker) helps you master these nuances. Even if you’re new to shadowing, this video’s slow, clear dialogue makes it easy to follow. By the end, you’ll notice your pronunciation sounding more like a native!
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.