Shadowing Practice: المشهد الافضل و الاجمل في مسلسل The Mentalist - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Hey, do you mind?

Sure thing.

Don't make a mess.

Cobb humor.

Not funny.

I'm supposed to be finding out who put you up to this.

You see, my friends think you're an idiot.

Everybody says that.

Sometimes they're not nice.

Yes.

Being a fool gives you a sort of power, doesn't it?

You're there, and you're not there.

It's like having a wizard's cloak of invisibility.

I don't understand what you're saying, sir, but I like wizards.

The other man said that he'd get me a root beer, but he never did.

Revenge is a hard road, isn't it?

It's like when Captain Ahab was chasing Moby Dick.

The whale died all right, but the peapod went down too.

Pequod.

Ahab's ship is the Pequod.

Exactly.

The Pequod.

Silly of me.

Here's your copy.

Here.

I must say I'm impressed.

I know English literature professors that haven't read Moby Dick.

I like whales.

They eat squids.

Looking back, I should have known it was you the first time I saw you.

Only an idiot would wear a t -shirt like that to a house in mourning.

An idiot or a daring killer with a warm sense of humor.

You're going down for this one.

You might as well go down as your real self.

You have pulled off something amazing.

You should be proud, in a way. That root beer coming?

Why don't you just talk to me, Thomas?

There's no point in hiding anymore.

I can see you.

What do you want to know?

Hello.

Good to meet you.

I am curious.

Are there two of you?

Or is Tommy just an act that you put on?

Please.

I'm not a mental case.

Tommy's an act.

A performance.

That you never turn off.

He amuses me.

He protects me.

When I was 18, I jacked a car and got caught.

But when I pulled the Tommy act, the cops let me go.

I've gotten much better since then, of course.

Good enough to avenge Dave Martin's death.

Three months ago, the company finally got a permit to exploit the aquifer.

All that money.

I put things together.

Realized what they'd done to Dave.

Thanks.

I confess, I never really did get to the end of it.

Ahab does die, doesn't he?

Yes.

But so does the whale.

That's my point.

Revenge doesn't come cheap.

Oh, spare me your moralizing.

I know what revenge costs.

It's worth the price.

David Martin had many flaws, no doubt.

But he was my friend.

My friend!

Those animals, they deserve what they got.

It was justice.

You admit to killing

Rich Garcia and trying to kill Trey Pillar?

I watched them scream and writhe in agony.

And it was beautiful.

It was redemptive.

You wouldn't understand.

Agent Joe does the formal police charging stuff.

We're done.

Good luck, Dolan.

Would you do one thing for me?

You can ask.

Would you tell Maddie Garcia I'm sorry for hurting her?

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “المشهد الافضل و الاجمل في مسلسل The Mentalist”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Pequod, whale, revenge, idiot. This video has 87 sentences and 496 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:31. The speaker talks at a steady 110 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 77% 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:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
revenge noun	/ɹəˈvɛnd͡ʒ/	Any form of personal, retaliatory action against an individual, institution, or group for some alleged or perceived harm or injustice.
whale noun	/ˈweɪl/	Any large cetacean, usually with the exclusion of dolphins and porpoises.
humour noun	/ˈhjuːmɚ/	The quality of being amusing, comical, funny.
killer noun	/ˈkɪlɚ/	One who or that which kills.
curious adjective	/ˈkjʊɹ.i.əs/	Tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate; inquisitive; (with a negative connotation) nosy, prying.
formal adjective	/ˈfɔɹməl/	In accordance with established forms.
chase verb	/t͡ʃeɪs/	To follow at speed.
silly adjective	/ˈsɪl.i/	Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance.
cop noun	/kɑp/	A police officer or prison guard.
dare verb	/dɛ(ə)ɹ/	To have enough courage (to do something).
spare adjective	/spɛɚ/	Being more than what is necessary, or what must be used or reserved; not wanted, or not used; superfluous.
permit verb	/pɚˈmɪt/	To allow (something) to happen, to give permission for.
scream verb	/skɹiːm/	To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to screech, to shriek.
impress verb	/ɪmˈpɹɛs/	To affect (someone) strongly and often favourably.
wizard noun	/ˈwɪzɚd/	Someone, usually male, who uses (or has skill with) magic, mystic items, and magical and mystical practices.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Meaning
go down verb	To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.
find out verb	To discover, as by asking or investigating.
look back verb	To think of (past events) in retrospect (in hindsight).
pull off verb	To remove by pulling.
turn off verb	To 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:

Hey, do you mind?
Being a fool gives you a sort of power, doesn't it?
What do you want to know?
Are there two of you?
Would you do one thing for me?

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 23 contractions and reduced forms, such as you're, I'm, doesn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

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 revenge, whale, humour.

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 →

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