Shadowing Practice: THE HOLLOW ALL GRAND FINALE ITEMS - Learn English Speaking with Video

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For the holo grand finale we have three new on sale items, one new limited unique, and a new free skull.
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Now first let's go through the on sale ones real quickly here.
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So first we got a sinister W here.
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He's 7 ,000 robux, a bit cheaper with plus, and it's a new sinister hat.
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I think in my original predictions video I predicted a sinister hat, so look at that, I got that right.
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What does the W stand for?
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Probably wow that's a sick looking pumpkin.
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It is pretty cool.
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I like how they didn't spam like PBR or the new emissive lighting all over it.
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I feel like they've been overdoing that.
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So this is definitely nice.
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A bit expensive though.
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Should have been cheaper.
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Next up we got the scorched antlers.
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These are pretty much just a blossoming antlers, but a lot more expensive and not much better looking.
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The ember never goes out.
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These are incredibly overpriced.
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These are super overpriced, aren't these?
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These are not worth it.
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Last item that's on sale is the scorched witch's hat, which actually does have some nice like burn.
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It's like all burnt and stuff it glows that's pretty cool it's only 500 robux
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so that's nice now for the limited you the ghostly pumpkin head was the limited you 310 in stock
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and well 310 is how much
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it cost all right even though it says otherwise here it costs 310 000 i think it's cool although
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when i show it in game you guys will see my problem with it i think it's interesting
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that was sold out in about three minutes four minutes five minutes
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i don't know it sold out pretty quickly though and last but definitely not least is the hollow skull.
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This is what you get if you played the last floor of the hollow event.
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I don't know if you can get it if you didn't play it live, but yeah, if you played it live,
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you get this sick looking skull.
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This is pretty badass, bro.
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A bunch of you guys thought a new skull was going to be the final item.
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I didn't think so because we've already gotten two other skulls, but I guess I was wrong. So yeah.
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Anyways, I guess I'm just going to go through and buy most of these.
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This one I really like.
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I'll get Sinister W.
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I'll skip off on this one for now.
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Scorched Witch Hat.
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Yeah, let's get that.
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Maybe I'll get it, but for now, I'm not gonna get it.
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All right, guys, I'm gonna start with the free item first
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because this is the one that most of you guys will probably be getting.
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This is the hollow skull, and oh my gosh, they really cooked with this.
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So it has like a very faint smoke emitter that actually will trail behind you when you walk.
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It has some little embers, so that is very cool.
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It has glowing all over the inside.
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It's like the Neuer skull, but better.
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I think that thing was from like 2013 or something.
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So We've gotten two awesome free skulls so far.
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All right, here are the ember antlers.
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Now, my main problem with this is that these embers do not trail behind you.
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I would maybe get these if these embers trailed behind you, but I guess the embers are able to trail behind you on a free skull,
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but on a paid item that's 25 ,000 Robux.
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Nope, that's no bueno.
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But yeah, I mean, they do glow.
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They look pretty cool.
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I mean, maybe I'll get them, but it's a letdown though.
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All right, guys, and here's that new witch hat.
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I already forgot what it's called, but yeah, you can see here.
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It has a very nice glowing.
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It's very cool.
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Very, very clean looking item.
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All right, guys, I didn't have an outfit saved that match with this, but I just took everything off just to show it off.
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But yeah, this is the Sinister W.
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So you can see it's just an all white pumpkin with a kind of light blue mouth.
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It's yeah, it's like all the other Sinister hats.
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So I think it's cool that they brought this back.
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It was always a tradition for them to bring these back every year for Halloween.
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And the last item is the limited unique ghostly pumpkin.
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And that's what it's called.
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But yeah, it looks very cool.
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But then you walk and you realize it doesn't trail behind you like this looks stupid I don't know.
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Maybe i'm overreacting, but I think it looks kind of stupid
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that it doesn't trail behind you I think
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it's a nice looking item though I think maybe they went too overboard with the glowing because I mean bro, this is insane
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They should have had a toggle to turn off like emissive lighting.
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Yeah, let me know what you guys think of these items I think they're interesting.
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I think they're interesting.
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Um, unfortunately, which is real did not go limited guys.
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I know devastating.
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I was wrong.
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Before I end the video, I want to give a quick shout out to my YouTube members, PunkDuck1, MidasFortunes, ArgentinianNoodle, LilCruz, CoinSeer,
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Shadow, Prom, Hido, Yoshi, and ProRobloxTraderman.
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Thank you all for supporting me.
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And yeah, let me know, do you guys like these new items?

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “THE HOLLOW ALL GRAND FINALE ITEMS”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: item, skull, cool, ember, sinister. This video has 85 sentences and 897 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:02. The speaker talks fast, about 222 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. Only 80% 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
trail noun/tɹeɪl/The track or indication marking the route followed by something that has passed, such as the footprints of animal on land or the contrail of an airplane in the…
sinister adjective/ˈsɪ.nɪ.stəɹ/Inauspicious, ominous, unlucky, illegitimate.
glow verb/ɡloʊ/To emit heat and light without a flame.
pumpkin noun/ˈpʌm(p).kɪn/A domesticated plant, in species Cucurbita pepo, similar in growth pattern, foliage, flower, and fruit to the squash or melon.
hollow adjective/ˈhɑloʊ/Having an empty space or cavity inside.
skull noun/ˈskʌl/The main bones of the head considered as a unit; including the cranium, facial bones, and mandible.
shadow noun/ˈʃædəʊ̯/A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object.
insane adjective/ɪnˈseɪn/Exhibiting unsoundness or disorder of mind; not sane; utterly mad.
incredibly adverb/ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbli/In an incredible manner; not to be believed.
nope/noʊp/No.
outfit noun/ˈaʊtfɪt/A set of clothing (with accessories).
skip verb/skɪp/To move by hopping on alternate feet.
predict verb/pɹɪˈdɪkt/To make a prediction: to forecast, foretell, or estimate a future event on the basis of knowledge and reasoning; to prophesy a future event on the basis of…
shout verb/ʃaʊt/To utter a sudden and loud cry, as in joy, triumph, exultation or anger, or to attract attention, to animate others, etc.
spam noun/spæm/Any undesired electronic content automatically generated for commercial purposes.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
go through verbTo travel from one end of something to the other.
go out verbTo leave, especially a building.
sold out adjectiveCompletely sold; of which no more is in stock.
turn off verbTo power down, to switch off, to put out of operation, to deactivate (an appliance, light, mechanism, functionality etc.).

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

  • I feel like they've been overdoing that.
  • These are super overpriced, aren't these?
  • I'll skip off on this one for now.

Grammar in this video

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

StructureIn the video
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters nowwe've already gotten · We've gotten
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does itare incredibly overpriced · was sold
Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or predictionwill see · I'll get · I'll skip
Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see comingI'm just going to go · gonna get · gonna start

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 25 contractions and reduced forms, such as didn't, I'll, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, shout /ʃaʊt/, prediction /pɹɪˈdɪkʃən/, gosh /ɡɑːʃ/
  • Long words — get the stress right: incredibly /ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbli/, overreact /ˌoʊ.vəɹ.ɹiˈækt/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like trail, sinister, glow.

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