Shadowing Practice: Thor and Hulk being ICONIC DUO for 11 Minutes - Learn English Speaking with Video

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hey hey we know each other he's a friend from work
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like what you what what yeah who hulk you know uh
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you know my friends me from korg right hey hey guys
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long time not see you going to love asgard it's it's
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big it's golden shiny oh no no my my people need
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me to get back to asgard no no no no no
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of course not oh where have you been everybody thought you were dead what there's
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so much has happened since i last saw you lost my hammer like yesterday
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so that's still pretty fresh man listen buddy
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if you don't log off this game immediately i'm gonna fly over your house come down to
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that basement you're hiding in rip off your arms and shove them up your butt
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that's right yes go cry to your father you little weasel
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what the hell are you talking about we must prevent ragnarok
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right prophesied death of my home world the end of days it's the end of
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loki lo loki's alive can you believe it he's like he's up there oh loki look who it is buddy
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you're all right yes i'm fine why why why why why
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why do you look all right you look like melted ice cream
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if you help me get back to asgard i can help you get back to earth earth hate hulk No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
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no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
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no, no, no, no, no,
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no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no There might be a chance we could fix everything.
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Well, like the cable?
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F*!
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Because it has been driving me bananas for weeks.
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Like Thanos.
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This is what friends do.
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They support each other.
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You're Banner's friend.
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I'm not Banner's friend.
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I prefer you.
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Banner's friend.
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I don't even like Banner.
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I'm into numbers and science and stuff.
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Banner.
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Hey, Banner!
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Stop!
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No Banner, only Hulk!
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I know I spell it!
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What are you doing?
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It's me!
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No!
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Don't...
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Just say that, mate.
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Okay.
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Please take your hand off me.
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Don't go, Hulkster!
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Fine, stay here.
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Stupid place, it's hideous.
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By the way, the red, the white, just pick a color.
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Ridiculous.
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What?
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Bro, what are you talking about, man?
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I know we're friends.
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This is crazy, I don't want to hurt you.
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Oopsie poopsie, I shouldn't have told you that.
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Now I know that guy might scare you.
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Why would I be scared of that guy?
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I'm the one who killed that guy, remember?
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He's not alive, but he's right.
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Smash you.
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I just didn't smash anything.
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I won that fight.
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I smashed you.
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Yeah, sure, sure.
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oh dreams that's great have fun anyone else here killed
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that guy nope didn't think
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so all righty then all righty to uh tell everybody who chopped that house's big head on baby arms What?
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Baby!
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Moron!
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Big child!
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Hey, big guy.
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The sun's getting real low.
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What?
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I get it.
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You're in a rough spot, okay?
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I've been there myself.
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You want to know who helped me out of it?
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Natasha.
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It was you.
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You helped me.
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Let's cheers to that.
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You're sad.
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Shut up.
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You're sad.
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You're not sad.
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Pissed off.
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I'm going to throw you out the goddamn window. So let's go down.
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I won't hurt you anymore.
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I mean...
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Why did you ask the Asgardians down there how much my help is worth?
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Kick stop!
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Angry!
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Lost my father!
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Lost my hammer!
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Why?
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You're not even listening!
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Why, my kid!
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Don't kick stop!
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I don't want peace, I WANT PROBLEMS, ALWAYS!
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The ones that are left anyway, I think we could bring them back.
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I said, wait a minute, wait, wait a minute!
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Stop.
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Stop, Dave.
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I know you think I'm down there wallowing in my own self -pity, waiting to be rescued and saved, but I'm fine, okay?
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I'm about to beat this bitch up.
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You're being a really bad friend!
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You bad friend!
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You know what we call you?
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We call you the stupid Avenger.
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You're a tiny Avenger!
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I'm gonna put some dirt in your eye.
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Alright, screw it.
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They should be worshipping me.
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The lightning.
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Yeah, I did.
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Lightning won't help you, pal.
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It's gotta be me.
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You saw those stones that did Thanos.
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They almost killed him.
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What, are you crazy?
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Yes!
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You know what?
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Earth does.
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I know you're in there, Vano.
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I'll get you out.
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You said no six.
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What?
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You're not the stupid Avenger.
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Nobody calls you the stupid Avenger.
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It's okay.
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Oh.
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Okay.
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You just gotta go around throwing shields at people.
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Could've killed me.
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No, I'm sorry.
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I just got so angry all the time.
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Wow.
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Okay.
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Always.
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Always angry.
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I know.
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We're the same.
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Just a couple of hot -headed fools.
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Yeah, same.
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You vainglorious buffoon It was at this moment that he knew he fucked up
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Hulk like fire, Thor like water.
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I don't think anybody would believe this story God, you both like fire.
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And Hulk like real fire.
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Hulk like raging fire.
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Thor like smoldering fire.
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Run, stay! Are we cool?
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It's Hulk in the hot tub.
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Because I never thought this would happen.
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Fred, stay!
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No, no, no, go!
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Stay!
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Stop, stop breaking anything!
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How long have you been like that?
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Like what?
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Like this, big, green, stupid.
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Hulk, are we Hulk?
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No. Don't stop, you moron!
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We need to talk.
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No, you won't talk to me.
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I need her to stay.
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Stay, please.
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Please.
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How'd you get here?
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We need it.
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You mean cheating, huh?
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Were they wearing one of these?
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Only one?
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How'd you arrive here?
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Wingjet.
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I can't stop just for once in your life.
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Don't smash.
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Big monster.
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Let's go.
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How selfish of me.
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let's do all the things
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that you want to do i put together a team it's me you
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and the big guy no no team only all they ask you how you are you just have to say
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that you're fine and you're not really fine you just can't get into it
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because they would never understand where where's the jet now.
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Oh, that's.. ah, naked.
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He's very naked.
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Don't go!
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I am going!
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Now I go again!
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Why are you the way that you are?

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “Thor and Hulk being ICONIC DUO for 11 Minutes”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: hulk, stupid, fine. This video has 192 sentences and 1156 words to shadow. The speech runs for 10:52. The speaker talks slowly, about 106 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 85% 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

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
hulk noun/hʌlk/A non-functional but floating ship, usually stripped of equipment and rigging, and often put to other uses such as accommodation or storage.
smash verb/smæʃ/To break (something brittle) violently.
confused adjective/kənˈfjuːzd/unable to think clearly or understand
naked adjective/ˈneɪkɪd/Bare, not covered by clothing.
buddy/ˈbʌdi/A person far removed from the conversation.
lightning noun/ˈlaɪt.nɪŋ/A flash of light produced by short-duration, high-voltage discharge of electricity within a cloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the earth.
hammer noun/ˈhæmɚ/A tool with a heavy head and a handle used for pounding.
scare verb/skɛɚ/To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way.
rescue verb/ˈɹɛs.kjuː/To save from any violence, danger or evil.
ridiculous adjective/ɹɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs/Deserving of ridicule; foolish, absurd.
arrive verb/əˈɹaɪv/To reach; to get to a certain place.
spell noun/spɛl/Words or a formula supposed to have magical powers.
shield noun/ˈʃild/A broad piece of defensive armor, held in hand, formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the body.
worship noun/ˈwɝ.ʃɪp/The devotion accorded to a deity or to a sacred object.
butt noun/bʌt/Body; self.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
get back to verbReturn to (an activity)
come down to verbTo reach by moving down or reducing.
go around verbTo move or spread from person to person.
go down verbTo descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.
hand off verbTo pass (the ball) to a teammate.
log off verbSynonym of log out.
put together verbTo assemble, construct, build, or formulate.
rip off verbTo pull off by ripping.

Sentences worth repeating

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

  • Bro, what are you talking about, man?
  • Why would I be scared of that guy?
  • You know what we call you?
  • How long have you been like that?
  • How'd you get here?

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 nowhave you been · has happened · I've been
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does itare left · be rescued
Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good ideashouldn't have · should be
Possibility with “might / may” might/may + verb — something that is possible but not certainmight be · might scare

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 57 contractions and reduced forms, such as you're, I'm, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: smash /smæʃ/, shield /ˈʃild/, worship /ˈwɝ.ʃɪp/, selfish /ˈsɛlf.ɪʃ/, shave /ˈʃeɪ̯v/
  • Long words — get the stress right: ridiculous /ɹɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs/, vainglorious /ˌveɪnˈɡlɔː.ɹi.əs/

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 hulk, smash, confused.

What is the Shadowing Technique?

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