Shadowing Practice: Steven Learns About Love | Steven Universe | Cartoon Network - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Something pretty serious must be going on if it made Garnet split up.
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But hey, we can still have a good time.
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Square pizza?
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What's wrong with this crazy state?
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Son, there will come a time in your life when you learn to accept all pizza.
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Why can't Rumi and Sapphire just make up?
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Sometimes people that love each other can hurt each other's feelings without meaning to.
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We should just give them some space.
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But I think they'd work it out if they just talked to each other.
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Everything will be better in the morning.
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We'll all go to the best diner in the world where they'll eat the best breakfast in the world.
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You think that'll help?
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Nothing like a little breakfast to bring people together.
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You really are my favorite dad.
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I knew this pizza would put me over the top.
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Hey!
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Thank you.
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Thanks!
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What's the matter?
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Not hungry?
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Jams don't need to eat, Dad.
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Eh, Garnet likes to eat sometimes.
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Well, Garnet's not here!
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Mmm.
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Oh, boy.
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This really is the best diner in the world.
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You're shaking the table.
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Oh!
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I'm kind of surprised you feel anything at all, to be honest.
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I didn't need to feel.
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I saw.
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Everything is just so crystal clear!
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You're in the air!
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This will pass.
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She'll eventually just burn herself out.
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That's what you think!
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I am an eternal flame, baby!
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You don't know me!
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Look at you!
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Hey, it's okay, pal.
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We can still save this.
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Why don't we just bag these up to go and...
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Oh, geez.
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Stephen!
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I was so happy when Garnet said she was gonna come on this trip with me and Dad.
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Home's been awful, here's been awful.
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I thought you wanted to have a fun time, but everyone's been acting awful too.
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It just came with us.
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I don't understand.
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Is it.. is it me?
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No!
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Stephen, it's all us!
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But we made him feel like it was his fault.
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I keep looking into the future when all of this has already been solved.
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As if it doesn't matter how you feel in the present.
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No wonder you think I don't care.
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Sapphire.
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No, no, no, no, no, no. This is all my fault.
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I didn't want to look for a solution.
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I just wanted to be mad.
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You're right.
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You're always right.
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I was being stupid.
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I don't think you're stupid.
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I'm sorry.
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Sorry!
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You honestly think I'm not upset about what happened?
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I was just.. trying to do the right thing.
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I know!
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You know what's nice about being split up?
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What?
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I get to look at you? Be serious!
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There's my Laffy Saffy.
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You're embarrassing me in front of Steven!
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Well, I paid for breakfast.
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And the damage to the booth.
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Anywho, I think I'm all vacationed out.
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Ready to call it a day?
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Not before we get our free ice.
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Garnet!
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We're home!
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Oh!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Steven Learns About Love”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Garnet, pizza, awful, breakfast, dad. This video has 82 sentences and 488 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:37. The speaker talks at a steady 135 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 86% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
14 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| awful adjective | /ˈɔːfʊl/ | Very bad. |
| pizza noun | /ˈpi.tsə/ | A baked Italian dish of a thinly rolled bread crust typically topped before baking with tomato sauce, cheese, and other ingredients such as meat or vegetables. |
| hungry adjective | /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/ | Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food. |
| solve verb | /sɒlv/ | To find an answer or solution to a problem or question; to work out. |
| crystal noun | /ˈkɹɪstəl/ | A solid composed of an array of atoms or molecules possessing long-range order and arranged in a pattern which is periodic in three dimensions. |
| vacation noun | /veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ | An extended trip or journey away from home for rest or pleasure. |
| shake verb | /ˈʃeɪk/ | To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly. |
| jam noun | /ˈd͡ʒæm/ | A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts |
| eternal adjective | /ɪˈtɝ.nl̩/ | Lasting forever; unending. |
| booth noun | /buθ/ | A small stall for the display and sale of goods. |
| flame noun | /fleɪm/ | The visible part of fire; a stream of burning vapour or gas, emitting light and heat. |
| diner noun | /ˈdaɪ̯nɚ/ | Someone who dines. |
| embarrass verb | /ɪmˈbæɹəs/ | To disrupt someone's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely. |
| geez | /d͡ʒiːz/ | An exclamation denoting surprise or frustration. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| split up verb | Cease to be together, break apart from the group. | |
| make up verb | /ˌmeɪk ˈʌp/ | To constitute, to compose. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- What's wrong with this crazy state?
- You think that'll help?
- You honestly think I'm not upset about what happened?
- You know what's nice about being split up?
- I get to look at you?
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 | Home's been · has already been solved |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | been solved · being split |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the best |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | will come · will be · We'll all |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 27 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, you're, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: vacation /veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/, shake /ˈʃeɪk/
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 awful, pizza, hungry.
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.