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Quick Marvel trivia, what injury did Tom Holland sustain during the last day of filming The Lost City of Z?
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If you know the answer, type it in the comments down below or stick to the end of the video to find out for yourself.
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Agent Romanoff, you miss me?
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Oh yeah, Charles, we got ourselves an excellent fan.
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Captain, behind us.
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Captain, big fan, spy man.
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Over the years, Tom Holland has had some really hilarious
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and meme-type moments whenever he was doing things like interviews or maybe even telling stories along the way.
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And one of the things
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that have caused fans to really enjoy Tom Holland's tenure as Peter Parker or Spider-Man is the fact that as an actor, he's pretty down to earth and self-aware
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and in turn has made some really funny moments just kind of making fun of himself.
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So today we wanted to take a look at some of the best moments.
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Now there's been a ton of great moments of Tom Holland being very self-aware
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and kind of making fun of himself and also keeping things very light with himself and how he handles situations.
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Like for instance, during a promotional video where he was reacting to the film Cherry, he actually recognizes that he messed up during a scene
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and then kind of makes a mental note to himself to tell the editors
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that there needs to be a re-recording of the line because he kind of messed up in how he handled it.
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Yeah, a little.
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People can't tell.
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Oh my god, that was so English.
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The way I said that.
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Yeah, a little.
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I need to change that.
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I'm like, yeah, a little.
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Rather than a little.
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I'm just gonna make a note of that.
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And say to them we need to record one more line before they release the film.
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Hang on.
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There was this moment where we saw Tom Holland talking a little bit about working out with Jake Gyllenhaal
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and how he was a competitive person and tried to keep up with his workout routine.
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And just his whole interaction and friendly rivalry is really funny.
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There was another time where Tom Holland just kind of straight up acknowledged
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that he'd gotten really confused with where an interview was supposed to be, and he ends up praising his brother for getting him to the interview on time.
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If I did- if Harry wasn't in my life, I wouldn't have made it here tonight.
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Why do you say that?
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He's- well, because I'm just stupid, and he has to tell me where to go all the time.
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So he leads your- he's your shepherd in a way.
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Yeah, essentially.
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There's this time where Tom Holland talks a little bit about the situation he runs into whenever people take photos of him, it's actually pretty hilarious.
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And I thought it was hilarious, so I reposted the picture, which then went viral, and everyone found it hilarious.
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But then weeks go by, and I'd look at myself in the mirror and be like, what do I do look like I have a fucking eye?
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I think it's a problem.
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This is the...
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I think this is the original tweet.
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This is you.
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Oh!
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I can see that.
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You do look like he's got something in your mouth.
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There was this interview where Tom Holland was talking a little
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bit about how many times in a week he finds himself crying
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and then he kind of just acknowledges that he cries all the time.
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It seems to be getting easier and I cry...
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like watching films now, all the time.
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It's really embarrassing as well.
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I don't know what happened to me, like I went through a phase where I'd never cry about anything and now I reckon I cry four times a week.
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I don't cry four times a week, but I cry a lot.
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Starts crying now.
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No, I don't cry that much.
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I cry like all the time.
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There was also this interview where Tom Holland really struggled figuring out the pronunciation for the state Pennsylvania.
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I always used to think the Pennsylvania was spelt pencil-vania.
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Sorry.
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Not Pen-a-zee-lava-lia.
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Lava-nia.
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Then we can look to this other time where Tom Holland calls himself a walking meme.
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And the other fun thing I imagine for you is seeing the fans react to online like gifs
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and memes and all the rest of it I am a walking meme.
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I am.
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My fans love it and it's fun, you know The funniest one is I was on a diet when we did Heart of the Sea, right?
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And we were only allowed to eat 500 calories a day, which is awful I stole a croissant from the catering thing
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that the crew ate I ate it and then threw up immediately because I just wasn't used to the sugar
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There also was this huge thing
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that came out a few months ago where Tom Holland was doing all of these interviews
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while in lockdown and quarantine and was talking over webcam.
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And it became this big meme that Tom Holland does a lot of his interviews pantless when he's at home.
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But first, we wanted to give a quick reminder.
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We do have a really awesome Instagram page that updates you guys on everything happening Marvel immediately.
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So if you guys want to follow us on Instagram, check it out.
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Link in the description.
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There's also a ton of really awesome memes and other things that are posted on there.
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So make sure you guys are following that page.
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And let's go ahead and jump into this story.
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The Russo brothers who has directed you in The Avengers and your new film.
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Cherry decided to copy or look and we can take a look at that.
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The thing that kills me is Joe's actually got nicer legs than I did.
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He does!
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I looked at it too.
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Does he shave his legs you think?
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I don't know what he does.
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I don't have to shave my legs because I'm like a previous best-signed teenager.
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I haven't grown hair on my legs yet.
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There was this time Tom Holland was in an interview
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and there's a game that they're playing
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and it took him just a little bit longer than what you would expect to figure out the rules of the game.
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So we're just doing between us, obviously, because there's no one else here.
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I'm an idiot.
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Let's move on quickly.
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Ask the questions, bro.
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There was this time where Tom Holland wasn't able to understand Instagram and needed to get help from his fellow co-star Zendaya.
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Well, it's no secret I'm not very good at Instagram.
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Is that not a secret?
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No. Remember you posted a story like twice?
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And you're like, how do I delete my story?
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And I had to like send you a, literally I had to screen record a video of how you delete a story.
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But why would it give you the option to post it twice?
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That's my question.
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I was like, how did I do that?
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Then when he was talking about the movie he was in Cherry, he kind of reveals that he might be a little bit accident prone,
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or injury prone, and he ended up spraining his ankle while he was on set.
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I'm pretty injury prone.
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I'm nursing an injury at the moment.
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hurt my knee on set, so Marvel and Sony have sent me home for three days and I'm losing my mind not doing anything,
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knowing that Jacob and Zendaya are having so much on set without me.
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And I sort of looked down and my ankle was like, looking the wrong way, and I was like oh god, and then I stood on it and it kind of went...
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There's also this story Tom Holland shared when way back for Captain America Civil War,
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He actually thought that the Robert Downey Jr. stunt double was actually Robert Downey Jr. Making this really a unique scenario.
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I see Robert Downey Jr. I go up to him, I shake his hand, nice to meet you, and I'm starting to panic.
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I'm like, oh my god, Robert Downey Jr. And I'm looking at him in the face, and I'm going, there's something different about you in person.
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Do they do something to your face on camera like you don't look the same and then Robert then walked in
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And I realized I've been talking to his stunt double the whole time
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Then besides some of these iconic moments We've also seen Tom
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Holland on multiple different occasions kind of Accidentally spoil things
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or just in general
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when he's talking about how he's accidentally spoiled things in the past kind of made light of the situation
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or tries to defend himself but also acknowledges that he has kind of a reputation of slipping up from time to time.
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But it's also worked in his favor because they've kind of played off of
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that in later promotional material for future films he starred in, kind of joking with the fact that he accidentally spoils things
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and maybe they make Tom Holland intentionally spoil things just for the comedic effect.
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Is this what's going on?
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I wouldn't say baby.
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I'm going to give you a challenge.
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For the next time we do an interview the next time we do an interview
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if you could bring me everything I've ever spoiled
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If you could do the research
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because I don't actually like probably a family I don't actually think I've spoiled a lot of footage Well, I thought was a fake script because it was like spider-man's in space.
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So I didn't finish it
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And if you stuck around this far in the video
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and you still haven't figured out the answer to what injury Tom Holland sustained during filming of The Lost City of Z.
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Interestingly enough, on that last day of filming, Tom Holland actually managed to end up breaking his nose.
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Fortunately enough, he has now recovered, but what an injury to take on the last day of work.
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Okay, so what did you guys think of these moments of Tom Holland, and are you a fan of this actor?
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Also, are you excited for Spider-Man No Way Home?
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Let us know your thoughts in the comments down below.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Tom Holland Roasting Himself”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Tom, Holland, interview, moment, cry. This video has 144 sentences and 1768 words to shadow. The speech runs for 9:23. The speaker talks fast, about 188 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 83% 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
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| spoil noun | /spɔɪl/ | Plunder taken from an enemy or victim. |
| meme noun | /miːm/ | Any unit of (originally cultural) information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another in a… |
| hilarious adjective | /hɪˈlɛə.ɹi.əs/ | Very funny; causing great merriment and laughter. |
| prone adjective | /pɹəʊn/ | Lying face-down. |
| acknowledge verb | /əkˈnɑ.lɪd͡ʒ/ | To admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in. |
| accidentally adverb | /ˌæk.sɪˈdɛnt(ə)li/ | In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly. |
| spider noun | /ˈspaɪ̯dɚ/ | Any of various eight-legged, predatory arthropods, of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs to catch prey. |
| lava noun | /ˈlɑvə/ | The molten rock ejected by a volcano from a vent such as a crater or fissure; magma that has breached the surface of the earth. |
| shave verb | /ˈʃeɪ̯v/ | To make (the head, skin etc.) bald or (the hair) shorter by using a tool such as a razor or electric clippers to cut the hair close to the skin. |
| stunt noun | /stʌnt/ | A daring or dangerous feat, often involving the display of gymnastic skills. |
| promotional adjective | /pɹəˈmoʊʃənəl/ | Of or relating to an advertising promotion; serving to promote a service, institution, business, etc. |
| sustain verb | /səˈsteɪn/ | To maintain, or keep in existence. |
| ankle noun | /ˈæŋ.kəl/ | The skeletal joint which connects the foot with the leg; the uppermost portion of the foot and lowermost portion of the leg, which contain this skeletal joint. |
| react verb | /ɹiːˈækt/ | To act in response. |
| delete verb | /dɪˈliːt/ | To remove, get rid of or erase, especially written or printed material, or data on a computer or other device. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| end up verb | To bring to a conclusion. | |
| figure out verb | To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce. | |
| come out verb | /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ | To be discovered; to be revealed. |
| go ahead verb | /ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/ | To proceed with; to begin. |
| go through verb | To travel from one end of something to the other. | |
| keep up with verb | To manage to remain beside or just behind someone or something that is moving away from one. | |
| look down verb | To lower one's eyes; to direct one's look downwards. | |
| mess up verb | To make a mess of; to untidy, disorder, soil, or muss. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- I'm like, yeah, a little.
- Why do you say that?
- Does he shave his legs you think?
- Remember you posted a story like twice?
- I was like, how did I do that?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | has had · have caused · has made |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | were only allowed · are posted |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past | was doing · was reacting · was talking |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the best · The funniest |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 43 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, I've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shave /ˈʃeɪ̯v/, promotional /pɹəˈmoʊʃənəl/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, intentionally /ɪnˈtɛn(t)ʃənəli/, shepherd /ˈʃɛpəɹd/
- Long words — get the stress right: hilarious /hɪˈlɛə.ɹi.əs/, accidentally /ˌæk.sɪˈdɛnt(ə)li/, promotional /pɹəˈmoʊʃənəl/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, intentionally /ɪnˈtɛn(t)ʃənəli/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like spoil, meme, hilarious.
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.