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You're incredible!
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Hey!
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Hey!
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We know each other!
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He's a friend from work!
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You're okay?
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Notice who's copied my beard?
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By the way, this is a friend of mine, Shree.
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I am...
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I am Steve Rogers.
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Director Fury, the council has made a decision.
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I recognize the council has made a decision, but given that it's a stupid ass decision, I've elected to ignore it.
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Come and get some, space dogs!
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ARRG!
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Come on!
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Get some!
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Get some!
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Get some!
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Come on!
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Get some!
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How much for the gun?
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Not for sale.
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Okay, how much for the arm?
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Oh, I'll get that arm.
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Truth is...
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I am Iron Man.
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You just don't know when to give up, do you?
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I've been on this all day.
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Stay down.
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Final warning.
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Ah.
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I could do this all day.
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Oh, you got me shitting me.
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I have eyes on Loki.
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Fourteenth floor.
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I'm not Loki.
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And I don't want to hurt you.
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I can do this all day.
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Yeah, I know.
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I know.
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I have an army.
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We have a Hulk.
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Your optimism is misplaced, Asgardian.
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Well, for one thing, I'm not Asgardian.
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And for another, we have the Hulk.
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This will be the end of Wakanda.
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Then it will be the noblest ending in history.
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Do you want to kill Nazis?
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I don't want to kill anyone.
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I don't like bullies.
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I don't care where they're from.
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I've come to bargain.
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Fula!
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Wakanda, boy!
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Come on, buddy.
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Wake up.
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That's my man.
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You lose this again.
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I'm not a man.
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I'm not a man.
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I'm not a man.
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I'm not a man.
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I'm not a man.
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I'm not a man.
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I'm not a man.
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You lose this again, I'm keeping it.
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What happened?
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If you mess with time, it tends to mess back.
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You'll see.
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I'm nothing without this suit.
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If you're nothing without this suit, then you shouldn't have it, okay?
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This is the fight of our lives. And we're gonna win.
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Whatever it takes.
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I don't know how you're gonna get her through all that.
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Don't worry.
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She's got help.
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You should have...
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You should have...
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You should have...
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You should have gone for the head.
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Your army comes, and maybe it's too much for us, but it's all on you you.
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Because if we can't protect the Earth, you can be damn well sure we'll avenge it.
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There was an idea Stark knows this.
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Called the Avengers Initiative.
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The idea was to bring together a group of remarkable people, see if they could become something more.
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See if they could work together when we needed them to, to fight the battles that we never could.
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Mr. Banner, now might be a really good time for you to get angry.
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That's my secret, Captain.
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I'm always angry.
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The end of the day, the end of the day, the end of the day,
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the end of the day, I ask you, to what end?
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Dread it, run from it, destiny arrives all the same. And now it's here.
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Or should I say, I am.
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Avengers!
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Assemble.
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No! And I... am...
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Iron Man.
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That'd be tons.
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I want you three thousand.
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I love you 3000.
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Everybody wants a happy ending, right?
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But it doesn't always roll that way.
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Maybe this time.
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I'm hoping if you play this back, it's in celebration.
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I hope families are reunited.
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I hope he get it back and something like a normal version of the planet has been restored.
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If there ever was such a thing.
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God, what a world.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 108 sentences and 592 words to shadow. The speech runs for 7:06. The speaker talks slowly, about 83 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 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

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
ignore verb/ɪɡˈnɔː/To deliberately not listen or pay attention to.
buddy/ˈbʌdi/A person far removed from the conversation.
arrive verb/əˈɹaɪv/To reach; to get to a certain place.
celebration noun/ˌsɛl.ɪˈbɹeɪ.ʃən/The formal performance of a solemn rite, such as Christian sacrament.
remarkable adjective/ɹɪˈmɑɹ.kə.bl̩/Worthy of remark; notable; interesting.
ton noun/tʌn/The short ton of 2000 pounds (about 907 kg), 20 hundredweights of 100 pounds avoirdupois each.
noble adjective/ˈnoʊbəl/Having honorable qualities; having moral eminence and freedom from anything petty, mean or dubious in conduct and character.
destiny noun/ˈdɛs.tɪ.ni/That to which any person or thing is destined; a predetermined state; a condition predestined by the Divine or by human will.
restore verb/ɹɪˈstoɹ/To reestablish, or bring back into existence.
beard noun/bɪɹd/Facial hair on the chin, cheeks, jaw and neck.
elect verb/ɪˈlɛkt/To choose or make a decision (to do something).
bargain noun/ˈbɑːɹɡən/An agreement between parties concerning the sale of property; or a contract by which one party binds themself to transfer the right to some property for a…
bully noun/ˈbʊli/A person who is intentionally physically or emotionally cruel to others, especially to those whom they perceive as being vulnerable or of less power or…
optimism noun/ˈɑptɪmɪzəm/a tendency to expect the best, or at least, a favourable outcome
assemble verb/əˈsɛm.bəl/To put together.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordPronunciationMeaning
bring together verbTo cause people to do something together; to bring about togetherness.
give up verbTo surrender (someone or something); to inform on (someone).
wake up verb/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/To stop sleeping; to awake.
work together verbTo be coworkers with someone; to share a workspace with someone.

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 nowhas made · I've been · I've come
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does itis misplaced · are reunited · has been restored
Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good ideashouldn't have · should have · should I say
Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or predictionI'll get · will be · You'll see

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 38 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • Long words — get the stress right: celebration /ˌsɛl.ɪˈbɹeɪ.ʃən/, optimism /ˈɑptɪmɪzəm/

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 ignore, buddy, arrive.

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.

Shadowing technique: read the full step-by-step guide →