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When I saw
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Jerry's eyes roll back, and then he just kind of melted.
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Hold still.
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Hold still.
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Hold still.
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Let me see you.
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Let me see you.
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And laid on the floor.
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Breathe.
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Breathe for me.
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Can you open your eyes?
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Open your eyes for me.
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Breathe for me.
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Get out of the way.
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Breathe for me.
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Open your eyes.
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Good.
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Breathe.
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Open your eyes.
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It was very scary.
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to watch the coloring go out of his lips.
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Breathe for me.
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Can you open your eyes?
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Breathe.
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Open your eyes wide.
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Good.
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Good.
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Breathing.
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Good.
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Again.
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Okay.
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Set you up, okay?
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Oh, I'm on the ground.
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What's happening?
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You just kind of passed out.
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I got to tell you,
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seeing that man drop down to the ground was one of the scariest things I've ever seen at The Biggest Loser House.
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Good.
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Squeeze back.
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Squeeze.
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When Jerry fell, that was the moment I thought to myself, we're all sick.
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I mean, we really need help here.
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This makes everything so very real.
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It's not a question of maybe someday I could lose him.
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It's not a question of that now.
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It's a question of when.
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And if we don't do something now, it's not going to be an option.
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Yes, sir.
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The rescue people told me he was responding.
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He knew where he was.
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He knew what was going on, that he was getting better.
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Hey, darling.
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How you doing?
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It was hard not to be with him, but he got good help, got good care, and that's the important part.
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Okay, everyone.
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Jerry's going to go to the hospital.
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He's going to have some tests run.
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They're going to monitor him for a little bit.
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And once they feel confident, they're going to send him back to us.
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And Bob and Jillian's good care.
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I think we want you to understand right off the bat that it is about life and death.
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You guys are exactly where you need to be right now
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because you're looking at your future if you don't change what you're doing right now.
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That's going to be you.
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And with that said, this is going to be a house that all your dreams can come true.
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Everything that you've been wanting to do, everything that you've not been able to do at home, you're going to be able to do here.
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This is a house of hope.
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So, our next order of business to get the teams.
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organized.
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Jillian and Bob will each pick one team.
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And from there, that team will get to pick the next team.
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And the next team gets to pick the next team, and so forth.
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We hear we got to pick teams, and you start registering in your head, someone's gonna be last.
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We've all been there.
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We've all been the fat kid in gym class, and now we're a bunch of fat kids at a really fat gym glass
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and someone's gonna get picked last jillian
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you have the responsibility of picking the first team i think
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there is one obvious choice stella why are you here i came
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because jerry asked me
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and with him just having this problem
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it's only illustrated why i really need to be here can you change yes then please join me oh thank you Bob.
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There was just something in that silver team.
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Carla.
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So please come over.
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Joelle.
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Joelle and Bob.
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Okay.
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Stella.
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Blaine and Dane.
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All right.
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Silver team.
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Blue team.
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Dane.
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Blaine.
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I'm going to take green team.
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The red team.
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We're going to pick the art team.
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The pink team.
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The yellow team.
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Two teams left.
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It's too hard to decide.
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We're going to stick with our mission, people.
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Come on over here, Brown P.
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Good job.
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That moment is a moment you'll never forget.
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When you're heavy, you're used to being rejected.
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by certain groups of people, but then to be rejected by your own kind, it hurts.
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I'm here with my number one teammate, and we've been through a lot, and I think that with her by my side,
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I think we can do anything.
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It takes a lot of pride to stand there and say what you just said.
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So I think your reward is to pick who you want to train with.
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Yeah!
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Kristen, Kathy.
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Bob or Jillian?
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Here you go, Bob.
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I could not be more grateful.
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That has got to be the best decision my mother has ever made in her entire life.
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Ladies and gentlemen, you have picked your trainers.
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It is now time for your first weigh -in.
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Come on, follow me.
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Going into the weigh -in?
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Scary.
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I want to be showing all of America, and not only that, all of the Tongan community worldwide, how much I weigh.
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It's embarrassing.
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Right now, it's time for Bob and Jillian to find out what they're working with.
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Coming up...
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Go, Tara!
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The teams get their first taste of a real
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Biggest Loser workout.
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I want some air.
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I can't stop. And later...
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Tonight, there will be no elimination.
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The players get a weigh -in surprise that no one sees coming.
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What's the catch?
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What's the catch?
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Right now, it's time for Bob and Jillian to find out what they're working with.
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Stella, obviously Jerry is not with us right now, so we're going to have you weigh in by yourself.
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Having Jerry not beside me, something that I've shared everything for the last 42 years with, was very hard.
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Your starting weight is...
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Your starting weight is 242 pounds.
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Pink team has a combined total weight of 540 pounds.
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Never again.
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Kathy.
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Kristen, your starting weight is...
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Kristen, your starting weight is 360 pounds.
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You are officially the heaviest woman we have ever had on The Biggest Loser by 62 pounds.
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Oh my God.
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My weight is more than the guys on the defensive line for the Green Bay Packers.
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Your starting weight is...
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Yellow team, you are starting out with a combined total of 512 pounds.
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Mandy.
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What's going on?
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I don't even let my husband see me like this.
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I don't want to be like this anymore.
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I can't even stand it.
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Nicole, Damien, your starting weight is...
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Red Team has a combined total weight of 650 pounds.
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Nicole, what's going on?
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I think I've been faking it for so long, like everything's okay.
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That now that I met the man of my dreams, I don't want to fake my life anymore.
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The green team starts off with a combined total of 579 pounds.
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I'm gonna change because of all of you and because what's in here.
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Sione, Felipe, your starting weight is...
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The blue team starts out with a combined total 736 pounds.
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Jane, Blaine, your starting weight is...
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Black team, you start off with a total weight of 777 pounds.
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Mike, at 18, you are our youngest competitor ever.
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Your starting weight is...
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The brown team starts off at 818 pounds.
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We are going to weigh in the silver team.
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Carla, Joelle, get up here, ladies.
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And your starting weight is...
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Silver team, you are starting out.
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The combined total, 688 pounds.
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Carla, your starting weight is 379 pounds.
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379 pounds?
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These are the kind of numbers that I normally see on the men on this show.
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And that means that you are officially the heaviest woman we have ever had on The Biggest Loser.
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We have one team left to weigh in.
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Dan and Dave.
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As I'm walking up the steps to weigh in for the first time ever, I was scared because it finally hit me.
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Everything I've tried to hide for so long is just out there.
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Dave, Dan, your starting weight is...
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And I knew what I'd done.
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I knew what I've eaten.
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I mean, I knew it would be bad.
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Dave, Dan, your starting weight is...
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Dave, your starting weight is 393 pounds.
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Dan, your starting weight is 454 pounds.
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You are the heaviest contestant we have ever weighed in at The Biggest Loser.
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When she told me that I'd be the biggest ever, something clicked.
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I just knew that I have to make it to the end,
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that I've got to prove that I can do this and now I know where I'm coming from.
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Well, gentlemen, I'm sure you don't need me to tell you this, but you have your work cut out for you.
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Your starting combined total weight is 847 pounds,
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which makes you officially the heaviest team we have ever weighed in in Biggest Loser history.
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You got your work cut out for you.
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We're yours.
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Well, I have a little secret for you.
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Jillian loves challenges.
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Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
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Ha, ha, ha.
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Good luck, gentlemen.
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Well, ladies and gentlemen, I suggest you make the most of your time with Bob and Jillian.
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Then it is time to get to work.
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Get to it.
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Yeah!
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Season 7 is literally the biggest season of Biggest Loser history.
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This is your first workout at The Biggest Loser, my friends.
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I have never seen a cast so big.
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Good.
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Smiling, aren't you?
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Deep on the inside.
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That's right.
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You're looking real good, baby.
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I don't think I'm going to get to sleep this season.
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This is what we're going to do.
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I'm going to push every single one of you until you quit.
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And if you want to quit, that's fine.
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I'm not going to yell.
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I'm just going to show you the door.
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It's my way or the door.
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Seriously, I don't care.
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You have all the power.
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Now is the time to unlock it.
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It is in each and every one of you.
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It was crazy.
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I've never lifted a weight in my life.
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Unlock that power.
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There you go.
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Just you and me, Mike.
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Nobody else.
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There you are.
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One more.
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That's right.
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Move to the next station.
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Is that a hitter right now?
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That's good.
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Let me explain something to you.
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When your lips turn blue, then you're gonna pass out.
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Okay?
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But you're not gonna die.
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I've barely even begun the first workout, and Laura starts.. with the theatrics.
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I can't breathe, no. No good, is this it?
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Come on Laura.
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Come on Laura, come on.
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Step off, step off, step off.
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Come on, go.
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Laura?
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You quitting?
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I can't breathe.
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Then get on the treadmill.
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I can't breathe.
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Laura was having an extremely difficult time.
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Get some air.
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I can't stop.
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Come on Laura, I'll do it with you.
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At one point, I got off the treadmill and I was gonna go to Laura and just be like,
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toughen up Cupcake, you're not the only fat chick in the room.
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Go Laura, go!
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Go, go, go!
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Today's workout... was ridiculous.
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Please, please what?
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I mean, have you ever seen anyone else throw up as they're running on the treadmill?
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Let's go.
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Six, five, four, three, two...
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And just keep on going.
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It's gonna get easier.
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Jump!
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It only gets worse.
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It gets better.
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No, it gets worse!
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I hope.
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I really hope.
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I want to show you what is going to help keep you in this house.
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The body bug.
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Alright, let me go show you.
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Okay.
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This is the first week, so my job is to make sure that everyone pulls out the best numbers they can possibly pull out.
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The body bug keeps track of all the calories
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that you're bringing in and all the calories that you're burning in the day.
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How does it work?
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attach it onto your arm.
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At the end of the day, you take this thing off, you hook it up into your USB port,
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and then it downloads all the information onto this
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Body Bug website.
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Wow.
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All you have to do is type in all your food that you're eating.
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In my experience, the Body Bug calorie management system is one of the best pieces of equipment out there.
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It's going to show you what you're doing.
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Bob told us that the 24 -hour fitness
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Body Bug would read how many calories you were taking in versus how many were burning.
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To know where I'm at makes you feel more confident about the weighing.
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Once I got to the hospital, the doctor said when I was working out, my blood pressure dropped, and that's what caused me to pass out.
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I realized that I'm much worse shaped than I thought I was in,
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and I want to get going on this thing to get my life turned around.
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Oh, Jerry!
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When Jerry walked in, he looked really good.
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His coloring was great.
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It was really good to see him.
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I've got some bad news.
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What's that?
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I'm going to be your trainer.
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Oh, no. Yeah.
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It's OK, though.
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It's OK.
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Don't panic.
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Worst things I'm sure have happened to you in your life.
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You know, I'm excited about it, but I'm kind of scared about it.
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But I saw all my teammates.
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The whole house was cheering for me.
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It was wonderful.
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And, you know, I'm ready to get going.
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We are walking up this huge bridge in downtown Los Angeles
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and I have no idea what we are going to be in for.
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The anticipation is up here, the anxiety is up here, and I'm like, ah!
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I don't know what to do.
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Are you guys ready to face your first challenge?
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Yeah!
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You are in between two lives.
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The unhappy, unhealthy life that you used to lead and the happier, healthier life that awaits you.
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And there is a bridge that is going to get you there.
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And that bridge is filled with challenges.
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Oh, that's a hill.
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You see this big mound of dirt, you know, and this big tractor.
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This is not just a bridge.
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This is way worse.
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To cross this bridge, you are going to have to make it past 250 ,000 pounds of sand.
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All 11 teams are racing across that bridge, over the sand, to their team -colored flag.
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Both team members must reach your team colored flag and you have to race all the way back.
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The top five teams race again.
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The top two teams from that second race will race a third time.
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The team that wins tonight's challenge will get immunity at this week's win.
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You're playing for immunity and the stakes, they just skyrocket.
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The chance to be here another week, nothing's more important than that.
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On your mark!
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This is it, you know, like, Laura's got a whole butt, I got a whole butt, and we need to win.
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Get set!
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I have to be here.
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My sister has to be here longer than just one week.
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Go!
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The green team taking off to an early lead.
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The blue team's right behind them.
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Dane and Blaine making sure they're in the top three.
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Pink team on their hands and knees climbing over that sand.
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Remember, you have to wait for your partner at the team -colored flag before you head back.
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And the yellow team out in front, early lead.
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Come on, get my hand.
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Dan's struggling Jerry.
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Estella fighting to make it over.
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They're not giving up.
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Come on, Dan.
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Amanda, Aubrey on their way back.
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Come on, Jerry.
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Come on, Jerry.
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Come on.
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There you go.
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All right.
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Sandy, coming in first.
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You've got the blue team right behind him.
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Come on up.
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You got it, sweetie.
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You got it.
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Come on.
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Come on.
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Aubrey crosses the finish line, a yellow team.
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They have secured their place in the second heat.
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Blaine crosses the finish line.
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He's got Dan right behind him.
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Come on.
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Come on.
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Come on.
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Remember, only the top five teams will move on to the second heat.
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Black team has crossed the finish line.
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Mayor in the second heap.
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We're coming in fourth.
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Come on, right behind us.
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The blue team crosses the finish line.
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Tara crosses the finish line.
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Laura's right behind her.
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That's it.
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The green team.
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Look at you.
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Four teams.
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And a red team.
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Nicole's got to get across.
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Come on, her.
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Those are our five teams.
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I want to be here.
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So if I can win immunity, I want it.
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And I'm going to go for it.
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But the caveat, you have to wait for your teammate.
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And I'm just like, come on, Laura, let's do this.
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Let's do this.
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All right, we're going again.
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Yellow, green, blue, black, and red are all in this.
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The top two teams will compete one more time.
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Keep in mind the winner gets immunity at this week's weigh -in.
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We were beat down, but we knew we had to do it again because we need immunity.
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Everyone ready?
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I'm tired.
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I don't know how I'm going to do a second one.
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On your mark, get set, go!
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They're off!
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Yellow team, green team, everyone in this.
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Come on, guys!
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Tara's the first one to reach the sand.
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Sione's right with her.
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So is Blaine.
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Tara and Sione running over that sand.
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It is not a problem for them.
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Blaine's right behind them.
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He's got no trouble making it over the sand.
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Come on, Laura!
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Dane's getting over the sand.
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Red team catching up.
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They're making it over the sand.
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They're making it look easy.
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Come on, Laura!
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Laura's struggling with the sand.
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Come on, Laura!
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Get her.
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Black team strategy is each man for himself.
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Blaine's on his way back.
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You want to stay here?
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You want to stay here.
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Come on.
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Up.
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Up.
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Come on, up.
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Lean on me.
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Go.
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Come on, Damien.
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And Blaine is the first one back over the top of the sand.
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He walks over like it's nothing.
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Yellow team right behind him.
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Top two teams make it to the next seat.
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Both members of the team have to cross the finish line.
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It's like these ladies are fighting to win it.
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Danny makes it across the finish line.
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Aubrey's right behind her.
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The yellow team and the black team will run again.
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I truly believe
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Laura gave everything that she had.
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It just wasn't enough.
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And it sucks that it wasn't enough.
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Black team, yellow team, you are going again!
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My legs are like jello.
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I feel like Gumby.
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This is for everything!
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It is yellow versus black.
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And I'm not going to let those two girls beat us.
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Hey, Mandy.
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Try to keep up.
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Bring it home!
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Mandy kept telling me all you have to do is be Dane.
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I'll take care of Blaine, you be Dane.
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Everything's riding on this race.
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On your mark, get set, go!
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Our immunity!
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Yellow team, black team in the final heat!
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Come on, let's bring woman power!
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Blaine, the first one to the sand!
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Yeah, Blaine, yeah!
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Blaine off to an early lead.
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Dane right behind him.
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Aubrey making it look easy.
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She's getting over it.
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She figured it out this time.
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She is doing it!
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Woo!
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You can do it!
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We got this, dude.
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You ready?
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Let's do it.
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You got it!
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Laura, she got over.
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Oh, my God.
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Come on, Blaine!
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Blaine is jogging to the finish line.
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Yeah, Blaine, yeah!
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Here comes Mandy!
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Let's go, Mandy!
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Dave is up to hell!
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Where is Aubrey?
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Come on, Dave!
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Here comes Aubrey!
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This is the race between Aubrey and Dane, who's going to bring it home!
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Let's go, guys!
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Bring it home!
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Mandy!
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Push!
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Make it to the finish!
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Come on, Dane, go!
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And it looks like Aubrey is in an all -out creep!
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Audrey and Jane in an all -out sleep!
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Earlier tonight, 11 couples arrived at the Biggest Loser Ranch
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and realized that this journey was going to be harder than they ever imagined.
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Step off!
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Go, go!
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Take some air!
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Coming up, the heaviest group of contestants ever weigh in for the first time.
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And they're in for the biggest surprise.
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Nine of you are going home in Biggest Loser history.
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Are you kidding me?
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I'm not ready to go home.
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Come on, guys!
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More immunity!
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Yellow team, black team in the final heat!
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Come on, Dane!
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Let's go!
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Here comes Aubrey!
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Uh -oh.
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Let's go, Aubrey!
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Come on, Aubrey!
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Yeah, get around here!
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Come on, Aubrey!
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This is a race between Aubrey and Dane, who's gonna bring it home.
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I have to beat Dane.
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Orpah, you got this run!
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It just clicked and I was like, you gotta go.
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You just gotta push it right now, just go.
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Oh, she's catching.
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She's catching.
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And it looks like Audrey is in an all -out sprint.
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Come on!
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She's scared, you're not yet!
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Move your ass, move your ass, move your ass, move it!
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Andy, making it to the finish.
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Audrey and Dane in an all -out sprint.
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Woo!
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All I could think about was my little boy at home cheering for his dad.
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And I had to win it for him.
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Aubrey, move!
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Aubrey, move!
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You got it!
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Come on, Aubrey, go!
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Go, Dan, go!
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It is the black team with the victory.
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The black team has won immunity at the first win.
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Whoa!
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It sucks really bad to lose.
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I was just like, oh, I so thought we were going to win.
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We gave it everything.
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Damn proud of you, buddy.
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We are on The Biggest Loser, and we have freaking immunity.
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You got it.
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There's nothing better.
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You're the best teammate in the world, dude.
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Today we're going to Cedars -Sinai to meet with Dr. H to get the results of all the tests
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that he's given us.
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Okay, getting ready.
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closed tight seal
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and I gotta tell you I'm nervous as hell Ron
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Mike I want you guys to meet Dr. Soha Hi how are you?
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Nice to meet you
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Remember you came into the hospital and you got into that big giant tube
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Right We got all these three dimensional pictures
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that I want you to take a look at okay of
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your insides okay what we have here is a 3d reconstruction of your body this is our normal
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so that you can see what a normal patient looks like everything in white
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that you're seeing is fat
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and everything in the gray is your muscle your liver also
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has fat in it it's a lot brighter than normally
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we see you know it's just a huge huge amount of fat
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that your skin can't even take anymore in
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so now it's got to start depositing in your liver
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and inside your abdomen and around your heart and that's
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when some of the really dangerous things can start occurring you had your bypass surgery
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and so despite the fact
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that you have a very small stomach
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you still weren't able to lose the weight what did your doctor say the size of your stomach was after
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that gastric bypass surgery about the size of an egg the fact that you were able to gain
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “The biggest loser 2”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: weight, starting, pounds, Aubrey. This video has 573 sentences and 3816 words to shadow. The speech runs for 29:09. The speaker talks at a steady 131 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
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| pound noun | /ˈpaʊ̯nd/ | A unit of weight in various measurement systems. |
| weigh verb | /weɪ/ | To determine the weight of an object. |
| sand noun | /sænd/ | Rock that is ground more finely than gravel, but is not as fine as silt (more formally, see grain sizes chart), forming beaches and deserts and also used in… |
| breathe verb | /bɹiːð/ | To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases. |
| immunity noun | /ɪˈmjuːnəti/ | Protective resistance against disease. |
| combine verb | /kəmˈbaɪn/ | To bring (two or more things or activities) together; to unite. |
| gentleman noun | /ˈd͡ʒɛn.təl.mən/ | Any well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man. |
| workout noun | /ˈwɝk.aʊ̯t/ | An exercise session; a period of physical exercise. |
| teammate noun | /ˈtiːmˌmeɪt/ | One who is on the same team. |
| calorie noun | /ˈkæləɹi/ | A non-SI unit of energy, equivalent to 4.184 kilojoules, that can raise the temperature of a kilogram of water by one degree Celsius. This is the unit normally… |
| scary adjective | /ˈskɛə.ɹi/ | Causing fear or anxiety |
| scare verb | /skɛɚ/ | To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way. |
| stella noun | /ˈstɛl.ə/ | A star-shaped structure. |
| stomach noun | /ˈstʌmək/ | An organ in animals that stores food in the process of digestion. |
| suck verb | /sʌk/ | To use the mouth and lips to pull in (a liquid, especially milk from the breast). |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| step off verb | To measure by steps or paces; hence, to divide (a space), or to form a series of marks, by successive measurements, as with dividers. |
| get over verb | To overcome. |
| pass out verb | To faint; to become unconscious. |
| come up verb | To emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly. |
| find out verb | To discover, as by asking or investigating. |
| pull out verb | To withdraw; especially of military forces; to retreat. |
| beat down verb | To forcefully diminish the power or influence of; to quell; to squash. |
| catch up verb | To pick up suddenly. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Can you open your eyes?
- That's going to be you.
- I'm going to take green team.
- Are you guys ready to face your first challenge?
- You want to stay here?
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 | you've been wanting · I've been faking |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | I've ever seen · you've not been · we've been |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | being rejected · be rejected · is filled |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 117 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, you're, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: breathe /bɹiːð/, unhealthy /ʌnˈhɛl.θi/, theatrics /θiˈætɹɪks/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: dimensional /daɪˈmɛn.ʃə.nəl/, reconstruction /ˌɹiːkənˈstɹʌkʃən/, elimination /ɪlɪmɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n/, anticipation /ænˌtɪs.əˈpeɪ.ʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: immunity /ɪˈmjuːnəti/, ridiculous /ɹɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs/, anxiety /æŋˈzaɪ.əti/, dimensional /daɪˈmɛn.ʃə.nəl/, reconstruction /ˌɹiːkənˈstɹʌkʃən/
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 pound, weigh, sand.
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.