Shadowing Practice: Tom Holland: The Puppy Interview (Part Two) - Learn English Speaking with Video

I'm going to go in levels of cuteness, this one.

Tickle, tickle, tickle, tickle.

Get in there, guys.

Hello, beautiful.

Guys, guys, guys, guys, guys.

I'm so sorry, I forgot your question again.

Hello, puppy.

You can go to sleep and live with us in my apartment because you are going to be our puppy.

What's up, guys?

Very exciting day today.

I am back with BuzzFeed and I am going to get to sit down with some puppies and answer some wonderful questions.

I'm sure I won't answer any of the questions because I will be so infatuated by these wonderful little puppies.

So I'm very excited to be back.

The first person to be back.

Let's do this.

Please bring me puppies.

Are they going to bring them all at once?

Oh!

Oh, hello.

Hello, little puppy.

Oh, no!

It's OK.

Oh.

They smell so good.

Hello.

Oh.

Oh, hello, mwah.

It was amazing, it was incredible.

It's a film about exploration, so it made sense to us that we needed to be on practical locations, you know, in Barcelona.

Look at that puppy.

I wonder what they think is going on.

This one is double cute.

Oh, do you wanna go play?

Go play, go play.

What was your question?

My favorite stunt in Uncharted.

Look at these dogs.

Stop it, guys.

This is beautiful, this little one.

You, so you're like me, you're the little one.

Hello.

I think this one's my favourite.

No, no, no. It's OK, I'll protect you.

Come up here.

Oh.

Little belly scratch.

What was your question again?

What are we talking about?

Favourite stunts?

There's a stunt in the movie.

Hello, this is a big one.

He's going to be a big dog.

My favourite stunt to film in Uncharted.

Oh, no. Careful, careful, careful.

I like the stunt where I fall out the back of the plane and I get hit by the car.

That was a lot of fun.

It was very nerve -wracking.

My mum came to see me that day.

Tickle, tickle, tickle, tickle.

And that was a lot of fun.

Oh, wow, look, this one is now loving my shoes.

These aren't my shoes.

I'm borrowing them.

So you can do whatever you want to them, mate.

Come on, get in there.

Get in there.

Do you ever get anything done in these interviews?

The first scene we filmed was us in the crypt.

And it was very fun.

I was very excited to meet him.

I've been a big fan of his for a long time.

Come here, coffee.

And we were good friends we had a good time

and you know it was one of those things where we didn't have to force the chemistry

which was really nice i love the fact that this dog is chewing on these shoes

louboutins are they tasty the shoes hello beautiful

my favorite scene to shoot with sophia is the scene where she knocks me out with the gun

because it's one of those things where it really annoys me in films

when people play unconscious

but you can see them like oh you can see them like catch themselves as they hit the floor wow Wow, these dogs are ripping these shoes, man.

I can't wait to send these back to Christian LeBoutin and be like, I'm so sorry.

It's quite cute as well.

Their little teeth can't quite get into it.

What would I like to see?

I'd like to travel the world some more, you know?

Obviously with this film, because of COVID, we weren't able to travel everywhere we wanted to go.

So it'd be nice to make another movie and just travel some more, you know?

And get to see the world and make a movie

and hello puppy oh hello puppy yeah

that would be fun this one just wants to go to bed you can go to sleep

and live with us in my apartment because you are gonna be our puppy

if i could do a lip sync bout i would choose i would do a song from tick tick boom

and impersonate him hello oh i'm gonna lie down with you oh

not so much a funny story but um this dog loves my shoes not

so much a funny story

but i do remember um guys guys guys guys guys just

being really felt feeling really bad about lying to everyone all the time

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because everyone really wanted to know and i just was constantly lying about the fact

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that they weren't in the film where are you going mate this one has stopped nibbling my shoes

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and started nibbling my ankle this is a very cute one he or she she I mean,

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Downie always answers when I call him.

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Downie probably would answer.

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Hello, mate.

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I'm going to go in levels of cuteness.

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This one is pretty cute.

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Maybe that's what we need, guys, is a team dog.

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We're about to shoot a TV show here in New York for the next seven months.

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And maybe what we need is a team dog.

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Are you okay, mate?

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Relax, bro.

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No, but I am about to take a puppy home from this interview.

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Now I've taken loads of props home, I steal props all the time, with permission sometimes.

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I love that they add nibbling on these shoes.

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How much are these shoes?

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1800 bucks?

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Get in there guys!

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My stylist's law is probably having a fit right now.

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I would be in Euphoria.

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I think I'd be a really good Maddie.

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I'm a big Euphoria fan.

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I love the show and I love season two.

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I visited a lot while they were shooting it and I really, really enjoyed it.

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Oh, he's up again.

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I would love to guest star.

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Or just be an extra in it.

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Or maybe I am, you just don't know.

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Careful, careful, your mate is trying to sleep there.

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I haven't actually.

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I have a background in tap dancing.

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I've been tap dancing for years so a lot of that is going to be sort of relearning stuff I already know.

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But I'm very excited.

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We're very early stages of development, so I still haven't read a script yet, but it's very exciting, but not as exciting as the fact that this dog chose me to come home with me.

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I would probably just go and walk around town and go

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and visit all the favorite spots I used to go as a kid and enjoy, which I can't go to anymore.

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Someone made a bad smell and it wasn't me.

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I can't believe how soft they are.

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You're a little terror, you are.

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He's like, you're all trying to sleep, get up.

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I think Arvin Russell would probably be the trickiest one to get along with.

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Please get in there and get comfy, that would be so cute.

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No, you're just gonna walk all over him.

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I think Nathan Drake and Peter Parker would really get along.

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They're both very adventurous, they like doing the right thing.

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Hey.

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Oh, there's a shoe there, mate.

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I think for me was when BuzzFeed invited me back.

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Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, careful.

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Was when they invited me back to do Puppies 2 .0.

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We are not going to be able to give any of these clothes back.

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There is a hole in my trousers and these are actually my socks.

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I've got some amazing...

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That is so cute.

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How is that comfortable for him on the bottom?

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No, guys, guys, I'm so sorry.

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I'll protect you guys, you can go back to sleep.

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I've had some pretty cool fan art, like loads of really great fan art, which has been a lot of fun.

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Some of the fans are so talented and they do the amazing stuff

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and it's really expressionistic and really different and so that's the stuff I really like.

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Ow, got sharp little teeth, man.

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Come and join the cuddle, come and join this cuddle.

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any book I'd probably have to say the Harry Potter books like to go back

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and read those again was pretty magical I'd love to go

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and re -watch

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or relive the time I saw Spider -Man 1 for the

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first time I was very excited obviously it was a big thing for me to be in

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that movie and it was life -changing so the day

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that I got to go and see

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that was incredibly exciting hello hello what's what are you going through what are you going through what's happening here mate.

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This is the one for me.

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And that is definitely, look at this guy.

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Yeah, get it, get it, get it.

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Oh, I know.

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We're going to put you up here.

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So you're out of the way.

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There we go.

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Look, they've all left and there's one final candidate.

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He likes the taste of my makeup.

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Oh, I know.

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Hey guys, Uncharted is out.

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Guys, I'm trying to record my lines.

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Uncharted is out.

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Please go to the cinema and enjoy it.

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I hope you have a wonderful ride and enjoy the escapism.

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So Chris Evans, he hasn't got to do it once.

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Evans, I don't even think you need to promote anything.

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I think you could just come here and do this.

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He has a beautiful dog as well.

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You should bring your dog and then you can have another little dog.

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All of these beautiful puppies that you've seen here are adoptable.

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They are from the North Shore Animal League America.

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So please find these little guys a wonderful home.

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They all deserve it.

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They're all very cute.

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And this one's my favorite.

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And I'd like to apologize to Christian Laboutin because I will not be paying for these shoes.

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Thank you.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 198 sentences and 1646 words to shadow. The speech runs for 8:56. The speaker talks fast, about 184 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 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:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
puppy noun	/ˈpʌpi/	A young rat.
shoe noun	/ˈʃu/	A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often a thicker heel, and a softer upper part made of…
stunt noun	/stʌnt/	A daring or dangerous feat, often involving the display of gymnastic skills.
invite verb	/ɪnˈvaɪt/	To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something.
tick noun	/tɪk/	A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida.
prop noun	/pɹɑp/	An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports.
practical adjective	/ˈpɹæk.tɪ.kəl/	Relating to, or based on, practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis.
sharp adjective	/ʃɑɹp/	Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut or pierce easily; not dull, obtuse, or rounded.
steal verb	/stiːl/	To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it.
incredibly adverb	/ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbli/	In an incredible manner; not to be believed.
script noun	/skɹɪpt/	A writing; a written document.
chemistry noun	/ˈkɛm.ɪ.stɹi/	The branch of natural science that deals with the composition and constitution of substances and the changes that they undergo as a consequence of alterations…
knock verb	/nɑk/	To rap one's knuckles against something, especially wood.
boom verb	/bum/	To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound.
talented adjective	/ˈtæləntɪd/	Endowed with one or more talents.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Meaning
go through verb	To travel from one end of something to the other.
come up verb	To emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly.
fall out verb	To come out of something by falling.
get along verb	To interact or coexist well, without argument or trouble.
get up verb	To move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb.
go back verb	To return to a place or state after having been there at a previous time.
go back to verb	To stem from; to originate in.
walk around verb	To walk with no planned destination; to meander.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 57 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, you're, I'd. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shoe /ˈʃu/, sharp /ʃɑɹp/, exploration /ˌɛkspləˈɹeɪʃən/, unconscious /ˌʌnˈkɑnʃəs/
Long words — get the stress right: incredibly /ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbli/, exploration /ˌɛkspləˈɹeɪʃən/, apologize /əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz/, adventurous /ædˈvɛn.t͡ʃɚ.əs/, escapism /ɪˈskeɪpɪzəm/

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 puppy, shoe, stunt.

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	I've been · has stopped · I've taken
Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form	stopped nibbling · started nibbling
Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming	I'm going to go · are going to be · am going to get
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now	is going · is now loving · I'm borrowing

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.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

Key vocabulary in this video

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Pronunciation to watch

How to practise with this video

Grammar in this video

What is the Shadowing Technique?