Shadowing Practice: The Equalizer (2014) - Brick by Brick Scene (8/10) | Movieclips - Learn English Speaking with Video
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He's not coming back.
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- I'm sorry. Had enough?
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You certainly have my attention.
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'Cause I can keep going, brick by brick.
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Dollar by dollar?
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Body by body. or Yes.
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You can call your boss and tell him to shut down his operation.
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tonight.
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That's not much of an offer.
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That's the only one you're gonna get.
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When you pray for rain, you gotta deal with the mud, too.
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I'm sorry.
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- When you look at me, What do you see?
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- Okay.
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No. Hmm?
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The answer's nothing.
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I have no feelings about you one way or the other.
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You're like...
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Like lint or...
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Or a bottle cap, just a thing to remove.
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I'm sorry.
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I knew a Russian.
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Police captain, back on the.. day.
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He told me about a case he worked on.
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I can't remember the guy's name.
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famous scholar lived in Moscow.
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He was a humanitarian.
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Then I'll.. anyway.
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he decided to share his abundance with someone less fortunate.
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Even though he had five beautiful children, he opened his home to a sixth.
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An often 12 -year -old boy.
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Kid had been pounded by the system from an early age.
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trouble.
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Thank you.
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prone to violence.
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A lost cause.
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Stop me if you know this one.
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No, no, carry on.
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Yeah.
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So this good man Open his home to this boy.
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And when the boy stole from him, This good man loved him anyway.
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When the boy failed in school, this good man showed understanding and patience.
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When the boy lied, and cheated and clawed and fought this good man Short compassion.
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and love until the boy who had never felt anything like Being wanted or loved, he finally did.
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The man had broken through.
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By all accounts, it was a miracle.
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One week later, intruders broke into the man's house.
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Kill the man.
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and his wife. In bed.
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They said some small things were stolen.
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Things a child might steal.
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No one knows for sure.
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The man's children were sent off to live with relatives, the offensive actor.
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Hell.
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Just...
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When he finally had a chance at life, it was snatched away by two bullets.
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It's a well -known story.
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Do you ever catch who did it? Did that?
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Maybe they didn't look in the right place.
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Sometimes the answer's right in front of you.
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I don't know you're mild, chick.
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I believe you.
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Yeah, I think the boy did it.
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I think the boy was scared.
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that his foster parents would wake up one day and realize that he wasn't worth it.
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like all the others had.
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And he couldn't bear the thought that this man, this good man, would do that to him.
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throw him away.
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Like a piece of lint or...
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A bottle cap. So...
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He decided not to find out.
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What do you think, Nikolai?
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Thank you.
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Hey.
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You think you know me.
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- Yeah.
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Okay.
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You strike me as a sentimental man, Mr. McCaw.
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That's a surprise.
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I...
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I don't possess that chip.
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I never could understand.
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What comes from feeling that way except Weakness.
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Thank you.
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The man I killed your men.
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I gave them a chance.
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They made that decision.
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- Thank you.
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I'm giving you the opportunity to make yours.
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Thank you.
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You're welcome.
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You let me know. when you decide. Of course.
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Okay.
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Thank you.
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Amen.
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I've done some bad things in my life.
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- Make a lie.
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Thank you.
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Things I'm not proud of.
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I promised someone that I love very much that I would never go back to being that person.
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But for you I'm gonna make an exception.
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- You asked me what I saw when I looked at you.
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you What do you see when you look at me?
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “The Equalizer (2014) - Brick by Brick Scene”. This video has 103 sentences and 618 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:43. 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
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| lint noun | /lɪnt/ | Clinging fuzzy fluff that clings to fabric or accumulates in one's pockets or navel etc. |
| intruder noun | /ənˈtɹudɚ/ | Someone who intrudes. |
| snatch verb | /snæt͡ʃ/ | To grasp and remove quickly. |
| sentimental adjective | /ˌsɛntiˈmɛntl̩/ | Characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion; appealing to the emotions (especially tender emotions) rather than reason, morality, aesthetic… |
| claw noun | /klɔ/ | A curved, pointed, horny projection on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile, or bird. |
| abundance noun | /əˈbʌn.dn̩s/ | A large quantity; many. |
| humanitarian adjective | /hjuˌmæ.nəˈtɛ.ɹi.ən/ | Relating to people's welfare. |
| prone adjective | /pɹəʊn/ | Lying face-down. |
| amen | /(ˌ)ɑːˈmɛn/ | At the end of a religious prayer: so be it. |
| compassion noun | /kəmˈpæʃ.ən/ | Deep awareness of the suffering of others that people have to the point of them being motivated to relieve such states. |
| scholar noun | /ˈskɑlɚ/ | A student; one who studies at school or college, typically having a scholarship. |
| fortunate adjective | /ˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃə.nɪt/ | Auspicious. |
| possess verb | /pəˈzɛs/ | To have (something) as, or as if as, an owner; to have, to own. |
| cheat verb | /ˈt͡ʃiːt/ | To violate rules in order to gain, or attempt to gain, advantage from a situation. |
| scare verb | /skɛɚ/ | To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| break through verb | To gain popularity. | |
| come back verb | To return to a place. | |
| find out verb | To discover, as by asking or investigating. | |
| go back to verb | To stem from; to originate in. | |
| shut down verb | To close, terminate, or end; to stop operating, either permanently or temporarily. | |
| wake up verb | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | To stop sleeping; to awake. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- That's the only one you're gonna get.
- I can't remember the guy's name.
- Do you ever catch who did it?
- Sometimes the answer's right in front of you.
- I don't know you're mild, chick.
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 21 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, you're, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: compassion /kəmˈpæʃ.ən/, patience /ˈpeɪ̯.ʃəns/
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 lint, intruder, snatch.
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.