Shadowing Practice: Steal, or no steal? | Kim's Convenience - Learn English Speaking with Video
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You see?
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See what?
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The guy. Who?
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Guy in the back.
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The black guy?
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Janet, don't be racist.
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What?
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You see guy in back?
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Yeah.
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What you think?
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Steal or no steal?
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You saw him take something?
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No. Because he's a no steal.
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He's a no steal because he's a black guy.
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Brown shoes.
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He's not gonna steal because he's a black guy with brown shoes on?
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Black guy, brown shoes, that's a no steal.
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That's a cancel out combo.
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Cancel out combo.
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Got it.
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One day you take over store, you have to no steal or no steal.
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I'm not taking over the store ever.
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White guy, white shoes, that's a steal.
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Brown woman, blue jacket, that's a no steal.
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But the lesbian, that's a girl who is the gay.
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If she's whistling, she's a steal.
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But two lesbian?
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Surprise!
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No steal.
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Even if whistling.
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Cancel our combo.
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What about a fat Asian gay man with long straight hair and a black lesbian with a ponytail and cowboy boots?
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Together.
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Steal or no steal?
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That's impossible.
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What's impossible?
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The fat Asian gay.
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Abba, there are Asians who are gay, you know.
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I know.
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But the gay Asian is never fat.
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Only skinny Asian is gay.
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That's a rule.
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That's how they're doing like that.
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What?
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Yeah.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 45 sentences and 217 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:24. The speaker talks at a natural 154 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 77% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
13 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| steal verb | /stiːl/ | To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it. |
| shoe noun | /ˈʃu/ | A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often a thicker heel, and a softer upper part made of… |
| cancel verb | /ˈkæn.sl̩/ | To cross out something with lines etc. |
| lesbian noun | /ˈlɛz.bi.ən/ | A female animal that performs courtship, pairing or mating behavior with other female animals. |
| combo noun | /ˈkɒmbəʊ/ | A small musical group. |
| whistle noun | /ˈwɪs(ə)l/ | A device designed to be placed in the mouth and blown, or driven by steam or some other mechanism, to make a whistling sound. |
| racist noun | /ˈɹeɪ.sɪst/ | A person who believes in or supports racism; a person who believes that a particular race is superior to others, or who discriminates against other races. |
| jacket noun | /ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/ | A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length. |
| boot noun | /but/ | A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg. |
| skinny adjective | /ˈskɪni/ | Thin, generally in a negative sense (as opposed to slim, which is thin in a positive sense). |
| cowboy noun | /ˈkaʊˌbɔɪ/ | A man who tends free-range cattle, especially in the American West. |
| aba noun | /əˈbɑ/ | A coarse, often striped, felted fabric from the Middle East, woven from goat or camel hair. |
| ponytail noun | /ˈpoʊniˌteɪl/ | A hairstyle where the hair is pulled back and tied into a single "tail" which hangs down behind the head. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| take over verb | To assume control of something, such as a business or enterprise, and sometimes by force. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 4 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, gonna, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like steal, shoe, cancel.
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.