Shadowing Practice: Supernatural Season 1 - Funniest Sam & Dean Moments - Learn English Speaking with Video

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I swear man, you gotta update your cassette tape collection.

Why?

Well for one, they're cassette tapes.

And two, Black Sabbath, Motorhead, Metallica.

It's the greatest hits of mullet rock.

Well, house rules Sammy.

Driver picks the music, shotgun shuts his cake hole.

You know Sammy is a chubby 12 year old.

It's Sam, okay?

Sorry, I can't hear you.

The music's too loud.

Let's go.

Did you guys find anything?

No!

Not me!

What's the theory?

Honestly, we don't know.

Serial murder?

Kidnapping ring?

Well, that is exactly the kind of crack police work I'd expect out of you guys.

Thank you for your time.

Gentlemen.

What was that?

I had a step on my foot.

Why do you have to talk to police like that?

Come on.

They don't really know what's going on.

Damn it. So close.

All right.

It's time for plan B.

We're getting on that plane.

Well, just hold on a second.

Dean, that plane is leaving with over 100 passengers on board.

And if we're right, that plane is going to crash.

I know.

Well, okay.

Then we're getting on the plane.

We need to find that demon and exercise it.

Look, I'll get the tickets.

You just go.

Get whatever you can out of the trunk.

Whatever will make it through security.

Meet me back here in five minutes. Are you okay?

No, not really.

What?

What's wrong?

Well, I kind of have this problem with, uh...

Flying?

This has never really been an issue until now.

You're joking, right?

Do I look like I'm joking?

Why do you think I drive everywhere, Sam?

All right.

I'll go.

What?

I'll do this one on my own.

What are you nuts?

You said it yourself.

The plane's gonna crash.

Look, Dean, we can do it together.

I can do this one by myself.

I'm not seeing a third option here.

Come on.

Really?

I'm gonna watch back.

Yeah, you know.

I just want to see what's what.

Better safe than sorry.

All right, you're a little pervert.

Here.

I'm going, I'm going.

Let me guess.

You're lurking outside that poor girl's apartment, aren't you?

No. Yes.

You got a funny way of showing your affection.

Bite me.

Bite her.

Don't leave teeth marks, though.

It's just not to work.

Sam?

Hey, Sam.

Next time you want to get laid, find a girl that's not so bucked so crazy, huh?

Ha ha, very funny.

Sorry.

Not a lot of scenery here in East Texas.

You kind of got to make your own.

What's the matter, Sammy?

Afraid you're going to get a little nair in your shampoo again?

Alright.

Just remember you started it.

Oh, bring it on, Baldy.

I'm kinda hot.

Well, you know, in a dead sort of way.

Okay.

The sigil of sulfur didn't show up in San Francisco until the 60s.

That's exactly why you never get laid.

What the?

That's all you got?

It's weak.

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It's bush weak.

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They say I dare you to take a swig of this.

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The hell would I do that for?

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I double dare you.

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I hate rats.

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You'd rather know it was a ghost?

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Yes.

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I thought the legend said that Mordecai only goes after chicks.

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It does.

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Alright.

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Well, I mean that explains why he went after you, but why me?

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Hilarious.

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You didn't.

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Oh, I did.

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So this morning we got a phone call from a very important Hollywood producer.

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Oh yeah, wrong number?

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No, smartass.

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He read all about the Hell House on our website and wants to option the motion picture rights.

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I have a confession to make.

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It's that I was the one who called them and told them I was a producer.

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Well, I'm the one who put the dead fish in their backseat.

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Ugh.

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Truce?

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Yeah, truce.

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It's for the next hundred miles.

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Because I'm the oldest, which means I'm always right.

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Oh, it doesn't.

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Yeah, it totally does.

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Dude, dude, I'm not using this ID.

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Why not?

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Because it says bikini inspector on it.

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Don't worry, she won't look that close, all right?

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Hell, she won't even ask to see it.

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It's all about confidence, Sammy.

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Can I see some ID?

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Yeah, of course.

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King of two queens.

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Two quains.

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Yeah, I bet.

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What'd you say?

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Last car.

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An old person, huh?

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Yeah.

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In the hospital?

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Whew.

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But I called the Coast Guard.

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No, uh, ma 'am, we're maintenance.

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We're sorry, uh, we thought you were sleeping.

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Ah, nonsense.

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I was sleeping with my papers open.

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I was sleeping with my papers open?

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I almost smoked that old gal, I swear.

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It's not funny.

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Oh, man, you should've seen your face, Dean.

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Oh, yeah, I laugh at all.

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I'm not gonna open fire in a freaking pediatrics ward.

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Good call.

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What are we today, Dean?

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Are we rock stars?

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Are we army rangers?

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Reality TV scouts looking for people with special skills.

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Man, that's so not cool.

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Oh my god!

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What?

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That painting looks so good.

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I don't understand, Dean.

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We burned the damn thing.

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Yeah, thank you, Captain Obvious.

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No, I don't get it.

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What do you care if I hook up?

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So maybe you wouldn't be so cranky all the time.

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Mind rubbing something?

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You guys seem to be uncomfortably comfortable with this.

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Well, this isn't exactly the first grave we dug I still think I'm gonna catch

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Well, then break it down

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Okay, genius, let me grab my battering ram

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Hey, there's salt over here, right inside the door

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You mean like protection against demon salt or, uh, oops, I spilled the popcorn salt

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It's clearly a ring

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Whatever happened to that college fund?

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Spending on ammo

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Let me give you a lift

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Take you back to my place I'll pass.

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I usually draw the line in necrophilia.

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Hi, is there anything I can do for you?

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Oh, God, yes.

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Hunting's our day job, and the pay is crap.

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Yeah, but hustling cool?

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Credit card scares?

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It's not the most honest thing in the world, Dean.

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Well, let's see.

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Honest, fun, and easy.

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It's no contest.

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All right, I'll go if you're scared.

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Scared?

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Flip the damn coin.

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All right, call it in the air, chicken.

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I'm gone.

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Let me just say, we accept homeowners of any race, religion, color, or sexual orientation.

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We're brothers.

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Let me just say that we accept homeowners of any race, religion, color, or sexual orientation.

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Right.

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I'm going to go talk to Larry.

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Okay, honey?

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We're gonna squat in an empty house?

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I wanna try the steam shower.

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Come on.

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This shower is awesome.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “Supernatural Season 1 - Funniest Sam & Dean Moments”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Dean, Sammy, Sam, plane. This video has 207 sentences and 1106 words to shadow. The speech runs for 9:12. The speaker talks at a steady 120 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 82% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 50 of its 207 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
scare verb	/skɛɚ/	To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way.
producer noun	/pɹəˈdjuːsə/	An individual or organization that creates goods and services.
tape noun	/teɪ̯p/	Flexible material in a roll with a sticky surface on one or both sides; adhesive tape.
bite verb	/baɪt/	To cut into something by clamping the teeth.
dare verb	/dɛ(ə)ɹ/	To have enough courage (to do something).
demon noun	/ˈdiː.mən/	An evil being resident in or working for Hell; a devil.
orientation noun	/ˌɔː.ɹi.ənˈteɪ.ʃən/	The determination of the relative position of something or someone.
joking verb	/ˈd͡ʒoʊkɪŋ/	Kidding, trying to fool.
truce noun	/tɹus/	A period of time in which no fighting takes place due to an agreement between the opposed parties.
legend noun	/ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ənd/	The life story of a saint (such stories are often embellished, but any kind is called a legend).
ghost noun	/ɡoʊst/	A disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.
skill noun	/skɪl/	A capacity to do something well; a technique, an ability, usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities that are regarded as innate.
crack noun	/kɹæk/	A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material.
passenger noun	/ˈpæs.ɪn.d͡ʒɚ/	One who rides or travels in a vehicle, but who does not operate it and is not a member of the crew.
honey noun	/ˈhʌni/	A sweet, viscous, gold-colored fluid produced from plant nectar by bees, and often consumed by humans.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
hook up verb		To assemble the parts of a mechanism, especially by connecting wires.
watch back verb	/ˌwɑt͡ʃˈbæk/	To watch (an audiovisual presentation) in its recorded form (as a recording), as contrasted with watching it live.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

Did you guys find anything?
Do I look like I'm joking?
You're lurking outside that poor girl's apartment, aren't you?
You'd rather know it was a ghost?
We're gonna squat in an empty house?

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

Structure	In the video
Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing	one who called · one who put · oldest, which means
Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past	were sleeping · was sleeping
Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group	the greatest · the oldest · the most honest
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now	We're getting · is leaving · You're joking

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 59 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, we're, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “sh” and “zh” sounds: orientation /ˌɔː.ɹi.ənˈteɪ.ʃən/, affection /əˈfɛk.ʃən/, confession /kənˈfɛʃən/, shotgun /ˈʃɑtɡʌn/, shampoo /ʃæmˈpuː/
Long words — get the stress right: orientation /ˌɔː.ɹi.ənˈteɪ.ʃən/, hilarious /hɪˈlɛə.ɹi.əs/, necrophilia /nɛkɹoʊˈfɪli.ə/, pediatrics /ˌpidiˈætɹɪks/

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 scare, producer, tape.

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.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

Key vocabulary in this video

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Sentences worth repeating

Grammar in this video

Pronunciation to watch

How to practise with this video

What is the Shadowing Technique?