Shadowing Practice: Steven Sacrifices Himself for Everyone | Steven Universe | Cartoon Network - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Urgh!
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Urgh!
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Oh!
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Let's get back to Homeworld already?
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But I'm already on my Homeworld!
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I haven't even delivered all the mail today!
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Don't worry!
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I can do this!
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Oh!
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You might want to hurry, Stephen!
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The threat of us perishing in this quagmire of yellow feels very real!
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A real encompassing kind of real!
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A neon death trap which has imprisoned us so tightly!
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Like a witch -a -hung too big in the sleeve!
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Borg!
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Stop!
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I need to concentrate!
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Oh, if I never get sent on another mission to Earth, it'll be too soon.
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What an ordeal.
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But the diamonds needed me.
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That's the burden of being the best.
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What justice is there?
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It's such a gross tangling of symbols!
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Will you stop?
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You're ruining my moment!
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Steven...
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I almost got it!
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What?
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Topaz!
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Get this mess cleaned up!
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And Topaz, help her out!
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I'm setting a course.
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The door!
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Lars!
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Lars!
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Steven!
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Let's use!
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We're parting in the air.
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How are we going to get back?
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Watch out!
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I'd really appreciate you wrapping it up down there before we exit the atmosphere.
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Come on, Lars!
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You gotta get up!
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We gotta move!
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Lars!
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Come on!
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Help me!
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Lars!
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Lars...
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Hey, thanks!
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Get to the door!
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Hopers!
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Pull it together and finish this!
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Steven?
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Connie!
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Sorry! what are you talking about it's my fault you were abducted why everyone was taken
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if it weren't for me the diamonds wouldn't have come for my friends
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if it weren't for my mom they wouldn't even be trying to destroy the earth Stephen focus what now the door right
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alexandrite take us close to the water we're gonna jump what okay
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go go steven i seem to be paralyzed with fear
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nice try but it's hopeless my dad I can't go back to the home world without getting what the diamonds want
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I'm not my dad What I'm not my dad How much longer is this mission going to take well?
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I can end it for you right now.
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Oh Really?
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I'm someone the diamonds will want more than any of these
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humans the leader of the crystal gem rebellion The gem that shattered Pink Diamond.
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I'm not my dad.
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I'm my mom.
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I'm Rose Quartz.
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Huh?
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Wait.
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Steven?
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No, don't.
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Steven!
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What are you doing?
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I get it now.
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I'm the only one who can stop what she started.
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I can stop all of it.
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You're wrong.
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Steven, get down here.
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She wouldn't have wanted this.
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But I do.
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I'm gonna kick your butt if you don't come down here right now!
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Steal.
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No!
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Don't you dare!
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I love you.
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No!
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Stop!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Steven Sacrifices Himself for Everyone”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: steven, Lars, Diamond, dad, door. This video has 89 sentences and 442 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:26. The speaker talks slowly, about 100 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 78% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| steven noun | /ˈstiːvən/ | Voice, especially when loud or strong. |
| diamond noun | /ˈdaɪ.ə.mənd/ | A glimmering glass-like mineral that is an allotrope of carbon in which each atom is surrounded by four others in the form of a tetrahedron. |
| atmosphere noun | /ˈætməsˌfɪɹ/ | The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body. |
| gross adjective | /ɡɹoʊs/ | remarkably great, big, vast in an often unpleasant way; (of behaviour) Highly or conspicuously offensive. |
| steal verb | /stiːl/ | To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it. |
| 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. |
| exit noun | /ˈɛɡzət/ | An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure. |
| trap noun | /tɹæp/ | A machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body. |
| dare verb | /dɛ(ə)ɹ/ | To have enough courage (to do something). |
| ruin noun | /ˈɹuː.ɪn/ | The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle. |
| symbol noun | /ˈsɪmbəl/ | A character or glyph representing an idea, concept or object. |
| butt noun | /bʌt/ | Body; self. |
| burden noun | /ˈbɝdn̩/ | A heavy load. |
| wrap verb | /ɹæp/ | To enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper. |
| hurry verb | /ˈhʌ.ɹi/ | To do things quickly. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| clean up verb | To make an area or a thing clean; to pick up a mess; to tidy. | |
| come down verb | To descend, fall down, collapse. | |
| get back verb | Return to where one came from. | |
| get back to verb | Return to (an activity) | |
| get down verb | /ɡɛt ˈdaʊn/ | To bring or come down; to descend; to cause to bring or come down. |
| get up verb | To move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb. | |
| go back to verb | To stem from; to originate in. | |
| watch out | Used to warn someone of an imminent danger. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- I haven't even delivered all the mail today!
- We're parting in the air.
- How are we going to get back?
- What are you doing?
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 even delivered · has imprisoned |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | were abducted · be paralyzed |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | trap which has · one who can |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | You're ruining · I'm setting · We're parting |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 31 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, wouldn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: perish /ˈpɛɹɪʃ/, shatter /ˈʃætɚ/
- Long words — get the stress right: rebellion /ɹɪˈbɛl.i.ən/, alexandrite /ˌæl.ɪɡˈzæn.dɹaɪt/
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 steven, diamond, atmosphere.
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.