Shadowing Practice: Stranger Things 5 | Dustin Explains Everything | Netflix - Learn English Speaking with Video
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So, this is Hawkins, and this is the Upside Down.
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And we've always assumed the Upside Down was another dimension opened by Brenner, but it turns out it's actually a bridge.
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More specifically, an interdimensional bridge that rips through space -time.
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It is wildly unstable, but held together by exotic matter, which we found dead center right above the lab.
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In theoretical physics, they call this type of bridge a...
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Wormhole.
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And this wormhole connects Hawkins to here.
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Another world that I've coined the Abyss.
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Any particular reason?
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A realm of pure chaos and evil.
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I'm sorry?
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D &D.
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Jesus Christ.
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Wow.
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I believe this Abyss is the true home of the Demogorgons, the Vines, the Mind Flayer, all the nasty shit we found in the Upside Down.
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And it's where all those years ago you banished Henry.
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He was lost for years, and he would have stayed lost if it wasn't for Brenner.
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He had me find Henry.
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And when you made remote contact with the Abyss, the bridge formed.
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And ever since, Henry and his army of monsters have been using it to cross right back into Hawkins.
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We kicked Vecna's ass last year.
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But I think he just fled across this bridge back to the abyss to lick his wounds.
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What a pussy.
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So all this time, Vecna's been hiding in the sky?
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That explains why every crawl led through dead ends.
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And why I can't find him in the bath.
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My holly fell from the damn sky.
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Yeah, but why is he taking kids up there?
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For the same reason he took me.
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The minds of children are weaker, right?
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More easily molded and controlled so he channeled his thoughts and powers through me to amplify his abilities,
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and he's gonna do the same with those kids.
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Amplify his abilities?
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To do what?
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Move worlds.
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Holly, she said
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Henry told the kids that they would help him draw the worlds together.
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And I didn't understand what that meant at the time, but I...
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He wants to move the abyss.
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Crash it in the Hawkins.
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No, not crash.
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Merge.
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Henry wasn't licking his wounds in the abyss.
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He was making rifts, weakening the abyss, just like he weakened Hawkins.
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So when the abyss and Hawkins collide...
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They become one.
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He's remaking the world.
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How long do he think this takes to move worlds?
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Like, are we talking like...
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Or is this gonna take some time?
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We better hope we have some time.
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Because if this is all correct, we have to get 2 ,000 feet in the air, find our way into the abyss,
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free Holly and the kids, and kill Vecna all before our worlds merge.
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And if my theory's right, He's gonna move worlds tonight.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Stranger Things 5”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: abyss, Hawkins, Henry, bridge, holly. This video has 54 sentences and 458 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:24. The speaker talks fast, about 191 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. Only 79% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 9 of its 54 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| holly noun | /ˈhɑli/ | Any of various shrubs or (mostly) small trees, of the genus Ilex, either evergreen or deciduous, used as decoration especially at Christmas. |
| wound noun | /ˈwund/ | An injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body. |
| lick verb | /lɪk/ | To stroke with the tongue. |
| merge verb | /mɝd͡ʒ/ | To combine into a whole. |
| bath noun | /bɑːθ/ | A tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub. |
| remote adjective | /ɹəˈməʊt̞/ | At a distance; disconnected. |
| physics noun | /ˈfɪz.ɪks/ | The branch of science concerned with the study of the properties and interactions of space, time, matter and energy. |
| connect verb | /kəˈnɛkt/ | To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object. |
| chaos noun | /ˈkeɪˌɑs/ | The unordered state of matter in classical accounts of cosmogony. |
| rip verb | /ɹɪp/ | To divide or separate the parts of (especially something flimsy, such as paper or fabric), by cutting or tearing; to tear off or out by violence. |
| nasty adjective | /ˈnæs.ti/ | Dirty, filthy. |
| coin noun | /ˈkoɪ̯n/ | A piece of currency, usually metallic and in the shape of a disc, but sometimes polygonal, or with a hole in the middle. |
| dimension noun | /daɪˈmɛn.ʃən/ | A single aspect of a given thing. |
| theoretical adjective | /ˌθi.əˈɹɛt.ɪ.kəl/ | Of or relating to theory; abstract; not empirical. |
| exotic adjective | /ɪɡˈzɑtɪk/ | Foreign, especially in an exciting way. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hold together verb | To cause to stay together. |
| turn out verb | To end up; to result. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on | have been using · Vecna's been hiding |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | we've always assumed · I've coined |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 10 contractions and reduced forms, such as gonna, wasn't, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: bath /bɑːθ/, theoretical /ˌθi.əˈɹɛt.ɪ.kəl/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: dimension /daɪˈmɛn.ʃən/, banish /ˈbænɪʃ/
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 holly, wound, lick.
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.