Shadowing Practice: Tom Holland Undergoes Intense Military Training - Cherry Movie Scene - Learn English Speaking with Video
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First, we got the haircut.
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Welcome to the Army.
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For the next 10 weeks, the next thing that comes out of your mouth is just drill sergeant and no drill sergeant.
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Do I make myself clear?
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Just drill sergeant!
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That goes to you that did your hair cut too.
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You're not special.
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You're not special.
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Do I make myself clear?
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Yes, Joe Sargent!
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It needs to be louder than that.
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First name Krill, last name Sargent.
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Do I make myself clear?
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Yes, Joe Sargent!
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What are you doing?
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You think you're still pretty?
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No, Joe Sargent!
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You think you're still pretty?
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No, Joe Sargent!
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Get your up and get out of my chair!
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Go away!
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Go away!
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Bye -bye!
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Next, we got about a hundred fucking shots.
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Next.
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And I found out that I was actually...
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Colorblind. That explains a lot.
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Can I still be a medic?
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You know what color blood is, right?
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Next.
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We are your mommy and we are your daddy.
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At no point do you get to do what you want when you...
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That was a lot of standing in line, and our legs ached because we weren't used to it.
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Do I make myself clear?
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Do I make myself clear?
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Do I make myself clear?
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Look at this!
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Oh my god!
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What are you doing with your arms?
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Put them down!
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Put them down!
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You are a bastard!
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Your laces are going to be inside of your shoes.
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And your shoes are going to be touching.
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Execute.
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Come on!
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What the fuck is the matter with you?
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3, 2, 1, execute.
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Let's go!
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Move!
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Get your fucking attitude right!
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Get it done, boy!
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What are you doing?
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What are you doing right?
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They had us stripped down to our underwear and duck -walked the circuit of a big room.
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The room smelled of balls, unwashed, and feet, ditto.
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All good?
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Next!
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And there was a man whose job it was to take everybody's ass off.
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Drop your pants.
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Yo, I really like this jacket, man.
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Hey, I'm gonna take my girl out for dinner in this when I get home.
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Oh, yeah?
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Imagine all the patches and medals on in this shit.
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Oh, you think you're gonna get a medal, huh?
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That's Jimenez.
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I know I am.
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We had become friends on account of the fact that we both wanted to be medics.
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He joined the army because he'd gotten his girl pregnant i love you
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so much okay and i want this i'm gonna get a job
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and i'm gonna take care of both of you help we'll figure it out okay look at you you fucking weak FLAP!
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YOU AIN'T SHIT!
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There was a lot of yelling.
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MOVE!
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MOVE!
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LET'S GO!
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Do you wanna die, you big curtain?
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There are hodges breathing down your pissholes!
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They call us names like...
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I'M GOING TO ASS!
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GET UP, YOU! WITH EARS!
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Our hands were...
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USE YOUR GODDAMN SKINNERS!
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Our mouths were...
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COSTER!
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YOU SHUT THAT UGLY COSTER!
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Drill sergeants pretended to be real angry all the time.
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What the fuck?
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Next time back the fuck off Or I might wig out
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and snap your fucking neck PTSD they said Hey what are you looking at?
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High forward Like this one time Control Sergeant Cole punched me in the p* for no reason Attention Chief
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Control Sergeant Deco He even choked the kid Control Sergeant Deco Fucking Haji Drill sergeant, that's Levine.
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It wasn't because of PTSD, though.
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That guy had never been anywhere.
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He was full of shit.
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Some of the drill sergeants had actually seen Iraq, but they were full of shit, too.
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In Iraq, there are grenade children who try to sneak up on American soldiers so as to blow them the fuck up.
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I had to run over the hand grenade children with my truck.
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That's why I'm sick in the head.
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Now, let's go.
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You need to be through the clock.
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You need to be through the clock.
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Holy crap.
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Wake up, son.
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Wake up, son.
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Wake up.
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Big, big.
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Big, big.
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Haji left.
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Big, big.
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Haji on the right.
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Haji in the trees.
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Look up.
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I started to get this weird feeling like it was all just make believe.
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That we were just pretending to be soldiers.
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The drill sergeants were just pretending to be drill sergeants.
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And the army was pretending to be the army.
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the only way not to graduate basic training was to try and kill yourself
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one kid tried to hang himself from a water pipe in another training he didn't die but he didn't graduate either Hey,
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can you hear me?
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Yeah, hi. Are you alright?
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I, uh, I just snuck out of the barracks.
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Yeah, but are you okay?
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I'm good now.
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Heads down, asses down!
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When they finally taught us how to be medics, there was a lot of fucking around with mannequins.
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His life is in your hands.
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Come on, let's go.
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There were mannequins that were just trunks with heads.
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There were mannequins with rubber bones sticking out of their legs.
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There were mannequins that could squirt fake blood.
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There were even little baby mannequins with cherubim faces.
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Dramatic amputation.
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you're a go cardiopulmonary resuscitation one and two and three
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and four and five three you're a go amenez
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and i saved the lives of 47 dummies and
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so we passed the class warrior minutes you were told to
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come up with a company cheer you had a week to do this this is what is called a dead line.
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As of now, you have missed the dead line.
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Now, since you have failed to come up with a company chair,
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I have taken what is called the initiative and come up with one you'll have to learn.
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And this is what he came up with.
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Warrior medics in the fight warrior medics in the fight on the double day
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and night on the double day
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and night we will beat out all the rest we will
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beat out all the rest charlie company is the best charlie
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company is the best don't stop get it get it don't stop get it soldier on warrior medic soldier on warrior
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And from that day on, whenever the company was called to attention, something would happen no less than a million times on any given day, the company cheer was to be recited in its entirety.
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No exceptions.
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And to make matters worse, after a while it got to be expected that the guidon bearer, which was me, would do the robot throughout the refrain.
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So don't ever join the f*ing army.
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We'll be right back.
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you were wide awake
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when you got on the ground outside the wire for the
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first time you expected to get shot at any moment even
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if you were in a spot where you couldn't see anyone for miles you were nevertheless sure
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that there was a haji out there who'd been waiting all day just to shoot you
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I'll see you next time.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Tom Holland Undergoes Intense Military Training - Cherry Movie Scene”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: sergeant, drill, medic, clear, haji. This video has 158 sentences and 1173 words to shadow. The speech runs for 10:10. The speaker talks at a steady 115 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 82% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 24 of its 158 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 |
|---|---|---|
| sergeant noun | /ˈsɑɹ.d͡ʒənt/ | A UK army rank with NATO code OR-6, senior to corporal and junior to warrant officer ranks. |
| drill noun | /dɹɪl/ | A tool or machine used to remove material so as to create a hole, typically by plunging a rotating cutting bit into a stationary workpiece. |
| mannequin noun | /ˈman.ɪ.kɪn/ | A dummy, or life-size model of the human body, used for martial arts training or the fitting or displaying of clothes. |
| warrior noun | /ˈwɔɹi.ɚ/ | A person who is actively engaged in battle, conflict or warfare; a soldier or combatant. |
| medic noun | /ˈmɛdɪk/ | A physician. |
| pretend verb | /pɹəˈtɛnd/ | To speak or behave so as to give a false or simulated appearance. |
| coster noun | Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Acraea. | |
| medick noun | Any of various European and North African herbs, of the genus Medicago, several of which are grown for fodder etc. | |
| grenade noun | /ɡɹəˈneɪd/ | A small explosive device, designed to be thrown by hand or launched using a rifle, grenade launcher, or rocket. |
| execute verb | /ˈɛksɪˌkjuːt/ | To kill, especially as punishment for a capital crime. |
| sneak verb | /sniːk/ | To creep or go stealthily; to come or go while trying to avoid detection, as a person who does not wish to be seen. |
| 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… |
| amputation noun | /ˌæmpjʊˈteɪʃən/ | surgical removal of all or part of a limb, etc. |
| barrack noun | /ˈbæɹ.ək/ | A building for soldiers, especially within a garrison; originally referred to temporary huts, now usually to a permanent structure or set of buildings. |
| bearer noun | /ˈbeɹɚ/ | One who, or that which, bears, sustains, or carries. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| come up with verb | To manage to produce, deliver, or present (something) by inventing, creating, thinking of, or obtaining it. | |
| wake up verb | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | To stop sleeping; to awake. |
| beat out verb | To sound a rhythm on a percussion instrument such as a drum. | |
| go away verb | To depart or leave a place. | |
| find out verb | To discover, as by asking or investigating. | |
| get out of verb | To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of. | |
| get up verb | To move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb. | |
| look up verb | /ˌlʊk ˈʌp/ | To have better prospects. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Do I make myself clear?
- You think you're still pretty?
- Can I still be a medic?
- What are you doing with your arms?
- What are you doing right?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | were told · is called · was called |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | have missed · have failed · have taken |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | children who try · bearer, which was |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past | were just pretending · was pretending |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 33 contractions and reduced forms, such as you're, I'm, gonna. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: nevertheless /ˌnɛvɚðəˈlɛs/, breathe /bɹiːð/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shoe /ˈʃu/, amputation /ˌæmpjʊˈteɪʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: amputation /ˌæmpjʊˈteɪʃən/, entirety /ɪnˈtaɪ.əɹ(ə)ti/, nevertheless /ˌnɛvɚðəˈlɛs/
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 sergeant, drill, mannequin.
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.