Shadowing Practice: The Dolphin Show l Jeff Arcuri - Learn English Speaking with Video
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This is so cool.
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Hi, guys.
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I appreciate you guys coming here so much.
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It's so cool.
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I'm going to be...
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I'm running my hour.
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I've been running my hour for a long time, but I'm going to be really running it this year on the road a lot for people that want to hear it.
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What?
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Okay.
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Someone was hissing at me.
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I'll get to the funny.
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Let me just say hi.
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What the fuck?
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Isn't the lady that's laughing like a dolphin?
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God damn.
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I'll be honest.
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She's been laughing.
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There it is.
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Okay.
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I heard it in the green room, and I'm like, what the fuck?
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Yeah, yeah.
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Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
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Ha, ha, ha.
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Oh my god, I'm so relieved she's laughing.
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There's a part of me that was like, what if she didn't the whole set?
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Just for them, and I'm just like praying for SeaWorld over here.
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God.
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Holy shit, you just never worked on that, huh?
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He just never had a good friend to be like,
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you know, you know, yeah, no, it's good.
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It's fucked up.
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It's too early.
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That's what it sounds like, right?
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just like i'm fucking a rescue dog or something holy shit i don't know why it's a rescue dog but
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made it a little bit money here what's your name miss hi connie thank you
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so much for coming i appreciate you i'll be honest with
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you it's gonna happen a few more times where i say some shit about you
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and your laugh but i want you to know
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that i love your laugh we all love your laugh let's
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clap for connie i love you who are you here with
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your people oh my god white like what do you mean
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because i've looked around yeah there are four black people i should have counted them but I appreciate
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you guys tightened up Connie let loose
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I saw this I saw this some guy clapped nobody recognized it
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but it's your birthday on the end over here right brother in the glasses hell yeah man happy birthday brother
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when was your birthday is it today?
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Monday? oh my god it's your birthday weekend that's great man who are you here with? my family oh your family?
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Yes, and a friend.
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Okay.
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I help him move!
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Alright.
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What family are you here with?
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My siblings, and they're significant.
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Your siblings, and then they're significant others.
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Okay, so no parents?
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No. Hell yeah, dude.
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Let loose.
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How old did you turn, brother?
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I'll be 25.
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You're gonna be 25.
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Oh my god.
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Go wild.
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Go rent a car.
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your frontal lobe finishes on Monday
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it's mushy right now but on Monday it's like and then Hertz gives you keys to a Camry congrats man,
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what did you do for your birthday? is this it?
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that's great man, we'll hang out, I'll get you a drink next door for sure for real, and you know what, I'll tell you what if we can't, I will swear to god pay for it if you can get him another drink to his table,
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just him actually him and his family not his friend no just him
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happy birthday to you man what'd you get so far anything fun
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you got a shirt that says sports
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what are you living in an unlicensed movie what is that oh i can't wait to catch the sports game
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and then I have to get back to the books at college university she's back
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I love you Connie are you here with a husband? is that your husband?
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oh really how how long you've been married really and let me ask you sir
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has it been 35 years of that what yeah okay you okay man you know what give his drinks to him
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bet you he used to be funny and then he's like I can't do
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that he used to be a fun -loving guy
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and now he's just like thinking of the most evil things
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all the time what's my comedy central no CBS we're watching Fox News I really need
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that laugh though i really love it you know leather jacket
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you know what i mean give me give me a cool
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give me a cool guy yeah yeah it's good what are you drinking oh yeah it's a lucy juice
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gets me right where i need to be i'm sorry i asked you to participate then i'm like
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You don't mind making money?
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Who are you guys?
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Are you guys here together?
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Brothers.
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Brothers.
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Nice, man.
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You got like a silver tooth?
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I don't want to point it out, but that's fucking...
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It's hard because the light's hitting it.
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You know?
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Right up front, you got a silver tooth, dude.
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Your girlfriend or your wench?
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You know?
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I'm sorry, but every now and then I get like a hit in the eye with a shimmer
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and I had to address it.
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that's cool that's a good that's a cool choice to go with
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because you got the tattoos
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and shit to go with it too it's a what it
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was a joke wait you ripped your tooth out to get
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the gold tooth on purpose you didn't just let like a
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you didn't play hockey once like wow where do you work you were a firefighter that's
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so great and then your job was like cut your hair
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and you're like i'll do that
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and they're like we need this guy in every building are you serious the guy rips his own to
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that I want you carrying me through the fucking walkways I'm gonna light a fire in my hotel
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and be like get gold tooth that sounds like a villain in James Bond that's
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so cool man and then you're a firefighter I go to
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that you look like you don't do that like what do you do brother you're a firefighter too are you serious
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you make porn straight you make straight porn on only fans
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no where are you doing this patreon oh wow that's okay
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you make you just like throwing butthole out there what are
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you doing i'm sorry this doesn't happen a lot this is for me I mean, the fact that I was like, what are you?
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He's like, I'm a firefighter.
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He's like, porn is what you want to hear.
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You're goddamn right, dude.
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It's my favorite show.
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I write erotica.
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You write erotica.
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Oh, you don't pose nude?
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No. Okay, all right.
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No, that's okay.
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It's fine.
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Fuck on camera.
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we got three cameras set up here get up here let's turn
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that book into a live action that's great man what's the most like what's one of your favorite themes
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that you've done like what's one of your favorite plots you
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don't want to get into it well here's the reason I want to
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and I'm sorry to say you brought it up
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give me like the plot of one of your favorites like that you've written
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babysitter porn wow i don't know if you know him or you're just a guy who yelled out his kink
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who the fuck is the pedophile in the third row over here jesus
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it's probably babysitter porn right like i think we all look for
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right this club isn't near a school right i'm kidding man i'm kidding
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but also you you yelled out free game yeah okay you've
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had time to think now what's your favorite like what's the plot what's
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that it did oh yeah you think i'm gonna let this go
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i see gold when i see it i didn't know you'd have as much gold as he does though
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um well i make a video game actually it's like a
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choose your adventure type of thing you make a video game
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and then it doesn't turn into porn it does turn into porn wow okay
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so far i like this i like video games and porn
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so much if you could combine those two worlds i will get off the road
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and stay at home i will give up you guys will
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see me 45 pounds heavier coming out of room like what year is it i won
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but i also lost so much
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holy i'm sorry but i think we all just heard cottie have her big o
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even her husband was like what the fuck was that
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I'm sorry sir I can't tell if he's smiling I can't look over there that was a deflation I love that
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but that's really cool man that's really interesting shit good for you from your dreams
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because that's I I didn't know I could do that
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I just do this
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so what's the video what was the plot did you find
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it are you serious okay Jesus I was gonna say I got your perfect voice actor
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if she dies tonight I feel like we're gonna be like
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you know she died doing what you love I love
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that a couple in front of her is like oh these
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are pretty good seats little did you know you have no
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idea god thank god plane rides aren't funny you know what I mean
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well that's cool man I I can get a good sense
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that yeah that's really that's awesome I appreciate what you're doing
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appreciate what you're doing dude fighting fires for us you quit oh all that for nothing
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i'll be honest though it's a very cool look it is
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it's for the bit i appreciate the commitment dude what are
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you gonna what are you gonna do now you own an
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arcade bar you guys are the coolest dudes i've ever been
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you what you drove six hours to see me oh thanks
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so much man thank you that's really sweet um all right well you know yeah i'll get you a drink next okay
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fine yeah i'll start a fire i don't know it feels
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dumb having you come all the way out here you know
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i'll get hard for you start a fire for you i'll
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be like write me like one of your dolphin ladies you
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you probably you got cut right yeah anybody here got
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their whole dick their whole thing yeah all the boys let's get you out of here
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we need more rope It does kind of look like a firehose.
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How did that happen?
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You guys are awesome.
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I love you so much.
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Thank you.
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We can go for Connie one more time, too.
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Jeff R.
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Curry, everybody.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 184 sentences and 1767 words to shadow. The speech runs for 13:37. The speaker talks at a steady 130 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 85% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| tooth noun | /tuθ/ | A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for biting and chewing food. |
| rescue verb | /ˈɹɛs.kjuː/ | To save from any violence, danger or evil. |
| 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. |
| yell verb | /jɛl/ | To shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice, especially to express intense emotions such as anger or excitement. |
| dolphin noun | /ˈdɑlf.ɪn/ | A carnivorous cetacean, typically with a beak-like snout, famed for their intelligence and occasional willingness to approach humans. |
| sibling noun | /ˈsɪb.lɪŋ/ | A person who shares a parent; one's brother or sister who one shares a parent with. |
| clap verb | /klæp/ | To strike the palms of the hands together, creating a sharp sound. |
| adventure noun | /ədˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/ | A feeling of desire for new and exciting things. |
| commitment noun | /kəˈmɪtmənt/ | The act of sending a legislative bill to committee for review. |
| hockey noun | /ˈhɑ.ki/ | Any of a family of sports in which hockey sticks are used to move a ball or puck into a goal. |
| participate verb | /pɑːˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/ | To join in, to take part, to involve oneself (in something). |
| congratulations | /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/ | Expressing praise and approval, expressing approbation. |
| pray verb | /pɹeɪ/ | To direct words, thoughts, or one's attention to a deity or any higher being, for the sake of adoration, thanks, petition for help, etc. |
| juice noun | /d͡ʒuːs/ | A liquid made from plant, especially fruit. |
| leather noun | /ˈlɛðɚ/ | A tough material produced from the skin of animals, by tanning or similar process, used e.g. for clothing; often denotes leather from cattle when no qualifier… |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| get back to verb | Return to (an activity) | |
| get off verb | To move from being on top of (something) to not being on top of it. | |
| get up verb | To move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb. | |
| give up verb | To surrender (someone or something); to inform on (someone). | |
| look around verb | To inspect a building or area. | |
| look over verb | To check quickly; to make a brief or cursory visual inspection of. | |
| set up verb | /ˌsɛt ˈʌp/ | To make ready for use. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its result | if we can't, I will swear |
| “Used to” used to + verb — a past habit or state that is no longer true | used to be |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | i've looked · you've been married · you've done |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | man who are · guy who yelled |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 85 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, I'll, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: tooth /tuθ/, leather /ˈlɛðɚ/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, deflation /dɪˈfleɪʃən/, mushy /ˈmʌ.ʃi/, shimmer /ˈʃɪm.ɚ/
- Long words — get the stress right: participate /pɑːˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/, congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, firefighter /ˈfaɪ.ɚˌfaɪ.tɚ/, erotica /ɪˈɹɒt.ɪkə/
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 tooth, rescue, rip.
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.