Shadowing Practice: The Grossest Harry Potter Scenes | Compilation - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Brachium.
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Emendo!
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Ah, yes, well, that can sometimes happen.
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But the point is, you can no longer feel any pain.
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And very clearly, the bones are not broken.
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Broken?
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There's no bones left!
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Much more flexible, though.
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They will have but one hour to do so, and one hour only.
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After that, they'll be on their own.
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No magic will save us.
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You may begin at the start of the cannon.
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Oh, troll bogeys.
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Let me tell you.
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Oh, no. Vernon!
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Oh, no. Vernon!
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Vernon, do something!
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RIPPER!
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RIPPER!
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Get down, boy!
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RIPPER!
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Oh no!
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Little River, get down boy!
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Little River, search the river!
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Oh no!
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Oh no!
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Get down!
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Get down!
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Shots!
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I've got too much!
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I've got too much!
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Oh no!
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Oh no!
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Don't you dare!
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Sorry!
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Oh, Thanos!
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Oh, gosh!
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I'll find!
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Please!
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Find!
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Come, find!
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Ron!
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Ron!
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Professor, do something!
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I don't understand!
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Come on, Ron, breathe.
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I'm sorry.
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These girls, they're gonna kill me.
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The harp?
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It stopped playing.
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Ah!
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Yuck!
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John!
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Add the hairs.
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Urgh!
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Essence of crab.
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Cheers.
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I think I'm gonna be sick.
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Me too.
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Hello, Sir Nicholas.
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Have a nice summer.
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Dismal.
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Once again, my request to join the headless hunt has been denied.
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I know you.
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You're nearly headless Nick.
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I prefer Sir Nicholas, if you don't mind.
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Nearly headless?
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How can he be nearly headless?
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Like this.
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Eat slugs!
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You okay, Ron?
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Say something!
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Wow!
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Can you turn them around, Harry?
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No, Colin, get out of the way!
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Let's take them to Hagrid.
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Hell know what to do.
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Harry!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ahh!
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Ahh!
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Ahh!
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Ah!
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Ahh!
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Ahh!
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Ahh!
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Ahh!
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Ahh!
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Ahh!
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Ahh!
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Ahhh!
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Ahh!
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Ahh!
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Ahh!
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Ugh!
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Ahh!
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Ahh!
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Ahh!
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Thank you.

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 101 sentences and 285 words to shadow. The speech runs for 7:35. Only 76% 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:

WordPronunciationMeaning
bone noun/boʊn/A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates.
deny verb/dəˈnaɪ/To disallow or reject.
dare verb/dɛ(ə)ɹ/To have enough courage (to do something).
breathe verb/bɹiːð/To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.
cheers/t͡ʃɪəz/A common toast used when drinking in company.
flexible adjective/ˈflɛk.sɪ.bəl/Capable of being flexed or bent without breaking; able to be turned or twisted without breaking.
essence noun/ˈɛsəns/The inherent nature of a thing or idea.
cannon noun/ˈkæn.ən/A complete assembly, consisting of an artillery tube and a breech mechanism, firing mechanism or base cap, which is a component of a gun, howitzer or mortar…
gosh/ɡɑːʃ/A mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm.
crab noun/kɹæb/Any crustacean of the infraorder Brachyura, having five pairs of legs, the foremost of which are in the form of claws, and a carapace.
headless adjective/ˈhɛdləs/Synonym of decapitated.
ripper noun/ˈɹɪpɚ/Something that rips something else.
bogey noun/boʊɡi/A ghost, goblin, or other hostile supernatural creature.
brachium nounThe upper arm.
dismal adjective/ˈdɪzməl/Disastrous, calamitous.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordPronunciationMeaning
get down verb/ɡɛt ˈdaʊn/To bring or come down; to descend; to cause to bring or come down.
get out of verbTo leave, exit or escape from; to become free of.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 13 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, gonna, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like bone, deny, dare.

Grammar in this video

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

StructureIn the video
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does itare not broken · has been denied
Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or predictionwill have · they'll be · will save
Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see cominggonna kill · gonna be

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.

Shadowing technique: read the full step-by-step guide →