Shadowing Practice: The Scenes Where They Break Character | Friends - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hey, you guys.
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Check it out.
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Check it out.
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Guess what job I just got?
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I don't know, but Donald Trump wants his blue blazer black.
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What?
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Blue blazer back.
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He wants it back. But you said black.
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Why would he want his blue blazer black?
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Well, you know what I meant.
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I meant.
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No, you messed it up.
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You're stupid.
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You be cool.
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Okay, which one of you guys is Gunther Central Park?
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Hey, Joey.
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Where's my ring?
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My dead grandmother's wedding ring.
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Where is it?
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Where is it?
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Way to be cool, man.
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What's he talking about?
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Oh, there was a ring in a box on my nightstand.
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After you left, it was gone.
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Wait a minute, you guys think I stole some ring?
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No. We know you took it, so just save yourself the time and confess.
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Okay, who are you, the Hardy Boys?
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Look what I found in the drain.
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What?
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Oh, God!
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It's some of Richard's hair.
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What do I do with this?
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Getting it away from me would be job one.
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It's weird, but you know what?
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I don't want to throw this away.
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I mean, this is, like, all I have left of him.
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Gross...
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drain hair.
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Ooh!
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Cool.
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Oh, it looks like, like, You're a tiny little person drowning in your cereal.
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What is wrong with me?
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You need to get some sleep.
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I need to get some Richard.
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It's a good one.
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Oh, boy,
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that was, uh...
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Terrific.
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really bitchin wow it was so wow really I mean really
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yeah I mean you should play in public Monica can I
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talk to you for a second listen I appreciate you getting me the costume oh you did this too
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What?
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I thought he'd love it.
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His favorite kid's book was The Velveteen Rabbit.
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The Velveteen Rabbit was brown and white.
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Well, it was either a pink bunny or no bunny at all.
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No bunny at all.
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Always no bunny at all.
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Tried to reach you at work.
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There's been a fire.
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What?
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Oh, my...
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Oh, my God!
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What happened?
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Well, we believe it originated here. In the aroma room.
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All right, did everyone get out okay?
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Well, the draft's okay, and so is the pirate.
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Oh.
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What is this?
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No, Phoebe, don't look.
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You don't want to see what's under there.
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Oh, the foster puppets.
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Ah.
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Does it hurt?
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No, I just always see guys doing this when they get handcuffs taken off.
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Hello, sweet pigs.
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Wait a minute.
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What are you gonna tell Joanna? About what?
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When she sees that you're gone, she's gonna know that I let you out and that I was in here, and I'm gonna get fired.
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I'll make something up.
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I'm good at lying.
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I actually did borrow your Walkman.
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No, there's nothing to make up.
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She's gonna know that I have a key to her office.
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I've got to get you locked back the way you were.
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Oh, I don't think so.
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Now, now, now, now, no. No,
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no, no, no. Well, this is much better.
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Serums, give them a run.
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No, Gumbis, just calm down.
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I'm gonna say this for the last time. Would you please just...
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Um, Monica and I aren't supposed to play football.
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Says who, your mom?
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Yes.
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Well, every Thanksgiving, we used to have a touch football game called the Geller Bowl.
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No, no, no. You say that proudly.
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Anyway, Ross and I were always captains, and, um, it got kind of competitive, and one year, Geller Bowl 6,
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I accidentally broke Ross' nose.
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It was so not an accident.
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She saw I was about to tag her, so she threw her big, fat grandma arm elbow in my face.
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Just kept running.
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To score the winning touchdown, by the way.
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Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
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You did not win the game.
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The touchdown didn't count because of the spectacularly illegal...
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Oh, and by the way, Savage, nose-breaking.
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I won the game.
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Oh, yeah?
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Then how come you didn't get the Geller Cup?
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There was a Geller Cup?
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Yes, it was the trophy you got if you won the game.
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But our dad said nobody won that game, and he was sick of our fighting, so we took the trophy...
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Threw it in the lake.
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And was the curse lifted?
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Chandler, I want this part so much.
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Just one kiss.
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I won't tell him.
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Joey, no means no. Hey!
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I'm sorry.
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We don't have your sheep.
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What is that?
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I think it's the dying cat parade.
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Sounds like it's coming from across the street.
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Oh, my God.
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What?
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You know that thing that Ross was going to do at our wedding?
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He was hanging out with me yesterday, and he turned to me and he said, You're half Scottish, right?
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No. It's in the way, but not Ross.
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One, two, three, four!
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You know the song.
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Say hello! So?
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No!
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Do you guys have to go to the new house right away or do you have some time?
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We got some time.
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Okay, should we get some coffee?
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Sure.
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Okay. Where?
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “The Scenes Where They Break Character”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Geller, bunny, Ross, ring, blazer. This video has 137 sentences and 852 words to shadow. The speech runs for 8:36. The speaker talks slowly, about 99 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 84% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 35 of its 137 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| whoa | /woʊ/ | Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down. |
| bunny noun | /ˈbʌni/ | A rabbit, especially a juvenile one. |
| blazer noun | /ˈbleɪzəɹ/ | A very bright or hot day. |
| touchdown noun | /ˈtʌt͡ʃ.daʊn/ | A six-point score occurring when the ball enters possession of a team's player in the opponent's end zone. |
| drain noun | /dɹiːn/ | A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK) |
| trophy noun | /ˈtɹoʊfi/ | An object, usually in the form of a statuette, cup, or shield, awarded for success in a competition or to mark a special achievement. |
| handcuffs noun | /ˈhændˌkʌfs/ | A fastening consisting of two metal rings, designed to go around a person's wrists, and connected by a chain or hinge. |
| nightstand noun | A small table or cabinet, often with one or more drawers or shelves, placed beside the head of a bed. | |
| originate verb | /əˈɹɪd͡ʒɪneɪt/ | To cause (someone or something) to be; to bring (someone or something) into existence; to produce or initiate a person or thing. |
| spectacularly adverb | In a spectacular manner, extraordinarily, amazingly. | |
| drown verb | /dɹaʊn/ | To die from suffocation while immersed in water or other fluid. |
| proudly adverb | /ˈpɹaʊdli/ | In a proud manner. |
| serum noun | /ˈsɪɹəm/ | Blood serum used as a blood product, in the practice of medicine: blood serum from the tissues of immunized animals (human or nonhuman), containing antibodies… |
| cereal noun | /ˈsɪə.ɹɪ.əl/ | A type of grass (such as wheat, rice or oats) cultivated for its edible grains. |
| chandler noun | /ˈt͡ʃændlɚ/ | A person who makes or sells candles. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| calm down verb | To become less excited, intense, or angry. | |
| get out verb | To leave or escape. | |
| make up verb | /ˌmeɪk ˈʌp/ | To constitute, to compose. |
| take off verb | To remove. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Guess what job I just got?
- Wait a minute, you guys think I stole some ring?
- What do I do with this?
- It's weird, but you know what?
- What is wrong with me?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good idea | should play · should we get |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | gonna tell · gonna know · gonna say |
| Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessary | need to get · have to go |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | I'll make · won't tell |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 26 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, gonna, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words — get the stress right: originate /əˈɹɪd͡ʒɪneɪt/, accidentally /ˌæk.sɪˈdɛnt(ə)li/
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 whoa, bunny, blazer.
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.