Shadowing Practice: Teen Titans Go! | A Pinch Fight It Is! | @dckids - Learn English Speaking with Video
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This is a waste of time.
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Rainbows are not made from leprechaun kisses.
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Nice try, but you can't fool us, short stuff.
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I am not a leprechaun!
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You know, I don't even think we're cursed anymore.
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Still cursed.
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Carry on.
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Perfecto.
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Mmm, what smells like the giant butt?
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A romantic leprechaun evening wouldn't be complete without corned beef and cabbage, girl.
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Now we just need some tunes.
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All right, I'm feeling this.
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Let's get out the way now and let the romance happen.
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Look, there's one now.
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It's working.
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The leprechaun's making his move, y 'all.
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Oh, they made the kissing. So romantic.
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Okay, let's get up on that rainbow and follow those leprechauns to their pot of gold.
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One, two, woo -hoo!
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Oh, yeah.
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This is like the wonderful dream.
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Yeah, wait.
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Does our bad luck affect us up here?
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Nothing can hurt you on a rainbow.
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Ow!
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Ow!
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Ow!
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Ow!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ow!
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Come on, guys!
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We got to find that pot of gold!
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Look!
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It is the leprechaun! So magical!
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It's just me.
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Oh, wrong leprechaun.
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Cheer up!
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I see the pot of gold!
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Time to get paid!
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Now, each of you needs to take a coin to reverse your luck!
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Don't you be touching me, pot of gold!
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It's the leper gone!
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So where's the wife?
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To the sad, sad tale.
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She left me.
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Ouch.
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That was fast.
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Now all I've got is this pot of gold as a reminder of me failure as a husband.
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There, there.
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You will surely love again.
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Thank you, lass.
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Now, how did you find me?
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It was you, wasn't it?
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Tis a sad day indeed when one's own kin turns against him.
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I am not a leprechaun!
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Oh, I think I would know, Boyle.
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You must have grown bitter at your own kind over the years, being teased as the tiniest leprechaun in the Cobra patch.
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Tiniest?
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I am way taller than you.
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Yeah, man, you...
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He's always taller than you, bro.
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He's taller.
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Looks, we just need some of your gold to break the St. Patrick's Day curse.
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Oh, somebody been pinching when they shouldn't have, eh?
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So, can they have some of your gold or what?
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You can have all the gold you want.
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If the traitor can defeat me in a duel...
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Just name your weapon.
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Fingers and thumbs.
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A pinch fight it is.
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Now, just because you're smaller than me, don't expect me to be going easy on you.
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I'd expect nothing less, brother.
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We know it!
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The gold is mine.
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Bring it, wee one.
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Rainbow Team!
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Shabron Shabron!
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Cha -lay -lay!
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You want some more?
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No!
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I yield!
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Me pot of gold is yours!
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Yeah!
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I'm done!
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The curse is lifted!
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Now let's get out of here and celebrate
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St. Patrick's Day right!
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You guys go ahead.
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I think I'm gonna stay. But why?
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The pot of gold, the rainbow.
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For the first time in me life, I feel like I really belong.
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We wish you the best of luck, Robin.
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Sorry about your wife.
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It is all right.
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I'm just happy to have someone here to share me gold with.
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I hope friend
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Robin will be happy in his new life.
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My man's doing just fine.
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Actually, his wife came back.
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Okay.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Teen Titans Go!”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: gold, leprechaun, pot, rainbow, taller. This video has 104 sentences and 552 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:41. The speaker talks at a steady 118 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| curse noun | /kɝs/ | A supernatural detriment or hindrance; a bane. |
| romantic adjective | /ɹoʊˈmæn(t)ɪk/ | Fantastic, unrealistic (of an idea etc.); fanciful, sentimental, impractical (of a person). |
| pinch verb | /pɪnt͡ʃ/ | To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt. |
| finger noun | /ˈfɪŋɡɚ/ | A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb, and the corresponding part, irrespective of including a thumb, in many other… |
| belong verb | /bɪˈlɒŋ/ | To have its proper place. |
| reverse noun | /ɹɪˈvɝs/ | The opposite of something. |
| romance noun | /roʊˈmæn(t)s/ | An intimate relationship between two people; a love affair. |
| beef noun | /bif/ | The meat from cattle or other bovines; especially, that from adults. |
| tale noun | /ˈteɪl/ | A rehearsal of what has occurred; narrative; discourse; statement; history; story. |
| butt noun | /bʌt/ | Body; self. |
| tune noun | /tjuːn/ | A melody. |
| magical adjective | /ˈmæd͡ʒ.ɪ.kəl/ | Of, relating to, or by means of magic. |
| bitter adjective | /ˈbɪ.tɚ/ | Having an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance). |
| patch noun | /pæt͡ʃ/ | A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, especially upon an old garment to cover a… |
| 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. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| cheer up verb | To become happier or less downcast. | |
| come back verb | To return to a place. | |
| get out verb | To leave or escape. | |
| get out of verb | To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of. | |
| go ahead verb | /ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/ | To proceed with; to begin. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Nice try, but you can't fool us, short stuff.
- You know, I don't even think we're cursed anymore.
- All right, I'm feeling this.
- Does our bad luck affect us up here?
- It was you, wasn't it?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | are not made · being teased · is lifted |
| Comparatives -er than / more … than — comparing two things | taller than · smaller than |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the tiniest · the best |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | will surely · will be |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 16 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, can't. 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.
- 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 curse, romantic, pinch.
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.