Shadowing Practice: Tom Holland Spoiling Spider-Man for 8 Minutes Straight - Learn English Speaking with Video
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I think no one remembers that I'm Spider-Man apart from one.
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Nobody remembers that you're Peter Parker.
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Tom Holland has spent years accidentally spoiling Marvel movies, but somehow he may have outdone himself with Spider-Man Brand New Day.
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And this time, the biggest spoilers didn't come from old interviews.
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They came from Tom himself in 2026.
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Just keep your mouth shut.
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It's not that hard.
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That's good advice.
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I've heard that many times.
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One of the things we do know that we're up to is the fact that we get the Hulk and the Punisher.
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Yes!
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In this movie.
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You pulled that off, sir.
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That's good.
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Or is my friend having a nervous breakdown?
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I definitely cannot take credit for either of those things.
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But yes, we do have the Hulk.
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In what context?
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Just weeks before the movie's release, Holland was asked about the film's biggest secret, and he insisted that the main villain had still not leaked.
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But then, during another interview, Tom came dangerously close to revealing the ending.
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He started talking about how emotional the movie gets, before suddenly realizing he was saying too much and stopping himself.
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Crazy.
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And the villain that we have in this new movie, which is still very much a secret,
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is, I think, unlike anything we've seen in one of these movies before.
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Okay, it's gonna go get crazier.
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I mean, it was really fun.
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It was a creative challenge that presented some logistical...
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Don't say it!
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Don't say it!
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Don't say it!
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Issues.
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Issues, where it was like, what does she remember, you know?
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And I think we landed on the idea that they remember Spider-Man.
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Yeah.
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They remember their interactions with him, they just don't remember who he is.
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And good, good, good, good, good.
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So, one of my favorite details is
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that Ned is trying to figure out who he is because he wants to thank him.
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And I think that's just so cute and so nerd and Jacob does it so well.
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And the closer the release got, the harder it became for Holland to keep his mouth shut.
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Just keep your mouth shut.
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It's not that hard.
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In another 2026 interview, he was literally challenged to avoid spoiling the movie, which, considering his history, was probably a terrible idea.
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How hard has it been keeping the spoilers locked down for this film?
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I think really difficult because they're really exciting, and it's something that is a type of danger that Spider-Man has never faced before,
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and I think having that in our back pocket and, you know, working with that idea every day just filled everyone with so much excitement to see what people think.
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The Hulk is green.
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No, the- Wait a damn minute.
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I say the Hulk?
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I don't know.
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I don't know.
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I don't know.
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I don't know.
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There's other colors.
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There are.
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Yeah, there's other colors of them.
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I didn't say that, by the way.
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They said that.
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Now, after years
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of accidentally spoiling Marvel movies, there's only one question left.
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Has Tom Holland finally gotten better at keeping secrets?
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Well, let's take a look at his evolution.
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But no, I'm actually very afraid of her in this film.
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Stop telling me.
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That's not a spoiler.
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That's not a spoiler.
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Who among you is least trustworthy when it comes to the secrets?
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Even the audience.
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Even they know.
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I heard that.
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I heard that rumor too.
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If you get him and Ruffalo together, it's like the perfect storm.
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Yeah.
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Come on.
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They put us two in an interview together the other day in China, and I think the only reason was so they could control the source.
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And that's why Ruffalo and I are in the same place, so if there was one leak, they just had to wipe one in.
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No, it's true.
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There's a few things that I couldn't do.
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There's one...
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There was, like, some time where they dangled...
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my poor Stun Devil under a helicopter and dunked him in a lake.
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Back in
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the early days, Tom wasn't exactly known for keeping Marvel's secrets.
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In fact, Marvel reportedly had to take some pretty serious precautions, but apparently that still wasn't enough, because Tom would find a way,
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and then came Avengers Infinity War.
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This time, he didn't just accidentally spoil a movie, he spoiled one of the biggest moments in the entire MCU.
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Okay, I don't even know how to react to what Tom just said there.
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I mean, I really don't What did I just say?
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You said spider-man's in space.
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Oh that thing right?
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Yeah Every 20 seconds we just wipe it Feeling that I was never gonna win.
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Yeah, I'm very stressed right now cuz this is live so I'm really And it was whenever Chris Pratt and Dave Bautista
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They know that they hang out together whenever they were together just being very I'm pre-hunting I What's my son together?
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Well, it does have spoilers bitch
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you better be
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joking Tom's
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spoiler problem didn't stop there.
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Over the years his methods may have changed, but one thing has remained surprisingly consistent.
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Tom Holland just can't seem to keep a Marvel secret to himself.
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Homecoming 2 and 3?
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Yeah, there'll be Spider-Man 2 and 3.
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It won't be Homecoming 2 and 3.
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That's almost a scoop, because we knew about the second one, but not the third one.
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Yeah, well now you know.
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Now you know.
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Sorry, Marvel.
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Whoops.
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That's out.
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We went to the screening and someone told me before that they already seen the film.
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They've already seen the film.
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So they give me a microphone and I woke up and say, Don't worry, I'm still alive.
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The whole morning looked at me like, What the hell was happening?
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You know, you're still alive.
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I'm trying to mad at myself.
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Oh my god!
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What?!
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What?!
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What?!
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What?!
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Oh my god!
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This is so fucking cute!
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And just when you thought Tom had finally learned to be careful, he managed to spoil something without even saying a word.
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Yo!
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That's dope!
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I thought you'd like to be the first to see the poster for the movie.
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Enjoy.
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Mark Ruffalo.
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Sometimes, all it takes is one innocent mistake and a poster facing the wrong direction.
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I've had them on Spider-Man 1.
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Not that I've done more than one.
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So after all these years, has Tom Holland actually improved at keeping Marvel secrets?
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I'll let you be the judge.
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Because whether he's accidentally revealing a plot twist, saying something he shouldn't, or simply turning a poster around at exactly the wrong moment,
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Tom Holland will always be Tom Holland.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Tom Holland Spoiling Spider-Man for 8 Minutes Straight”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Tom, movie, Holland, secret, spider. This video has 136 sentences and 1132 words to shadow. The speech runs for 8:16. The speaker talks at a steady 137 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| spider noun | /ˈspaɪ̯dɚ/ | Any of various eight-legged, predatory arthropods, of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs to catch prey. |
| spoiler noun | /ˈspɔɪ.lɚ/ | One who spoils; a plunderer; a pillager; a robber; a despoiler. |
| spoil noun | /spɔɪl/ | Plunder taken from an enemy or victim. |
| accidentally adverb | /ˌæk.sɪˈdɛnt(ə)li/ | In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly. |
| poster noun | /ˈpoʊstɚ/ | A picture of a celebrity, an event etc., intended to be attached to a wall. |
| villain noun | /ˈvɪl.ən/ | A vile, wicked person. |
| wipe verb | /waɪp/ | To move an object over, maintaining contact, with the intention of removing some substance from the surface. (Compare rub.) |
| leak noun | /liːk/ | A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape. |
| celebrity noun | /səˈlɛb.ɹɪ.ɾi/ | Fame, renown; the state of being famous or talked-about. |
| dangerously adverb | In a dangerous manner; so as to cause danger. | |
| dangle verb | /ˈdæŋ.ɡəl/ | To hang loosely with the ability to swing. |
| excite verb | /ɪkˈsaɪt/ | To stir the emotions of; to cause to feel excitement. |
| logistical adjective | /ləˈdʒɪ.stɪ.k(ə)l/ | Relating to logistics. |
| precaution noun | /pɹiːˈkɔ.ʃən/ | Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent misfortune or to secure good. |
| trustworthy adjective | /ˈtɹʌst.wɜː.ði/ | Deserving of trust, reliable. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| figure out verb | To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce. | |
| wake up verb | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | To stop sleeping; to awake. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- I've heard that many times.
- I didn't say that, by the way.
- Who among you is least trustworthy when it comes to the secrets?
- There's a few things that I couldn't do.
- You said spider-man's in space.
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 spent · I've heard · we've seen |
| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | started talking · avoid spoiling · Stop telling |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past | was saying · was happening |
| Possibility with “might / may” might/may + verb — something that is possible but not certain | may have |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 42 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, didn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: precaution /pɹiːˈkɔ.ʃən/, interaction /ˌɪn.təˈɹæk.ʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: accidentally /ˌæk.sɪˈdɛnt(ə)li/, celebrity /səˈlɛb.ɹɪ.ɾi/, logistical /ləˈdʒɪ.stɪ.k(ə)l/, surprisingly /səˈpɹaɪzɪŋli/, reportedly /ɹɪˈpɔːtɪdli/
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 spider, spoiler, spoil.
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.