Shadowing Practice: Top Soccer Shootout Ever With Scott Sterling - Studio C - Learn English Speaking with Video
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WELCOME BACK TO OUR COVERAGE OF THE GAME OF THE YEAR BETWEEN YALE AND NORTH CAROLINA.
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IF YOU'RE JUST JOINING US, WE HAVE WITNESSED AN UNBELIEVABLY WELL FOUGHT MATCH TONIGHT, AND IT'S COME DOWN TO PENALTY KICKS.
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FOR YALE, TAKING THE FIRST APPROACH.
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OH THERE IT IS!
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SPECTACULAR!
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NORTH CAROLINA'S GOAL KICK RICHONDS JUST LEFT ONE NOW, SO THE NOW THE BURDEN RESTS ON YALE'S SCOTT STERLING.
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HERE COMES NERVES OF STEEL THAT MAN, DEALING WITH MORE PRESSURE NOW THAN A SUBMARINE.
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INDEED. HOME CROWD SHOWING SOME APPRECIATION JOHNSON PLACES THE BALL ON THE SPOT, GETTING READY.
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THAT MAN LITERALLY HAS A CANNON FOR A LEG, YES HE DOES.
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HERE HE GOES WINDING UP FOR THE SHOT AND, OH!
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THE CANNON HAS FIRED AND HIT STIRLING DIRECTLY TO THE FACE.
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WE CLOCKED THAT AT A STUNNING 116 KILOMETERS PER HOUR.
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NOW THAT'S A LOT OF MILES PER HOUR.
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LITTLE CHANCE THAT MAN'S NOSE IS NOT BROKEN RIGHT NOW.
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OH INDEED.
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NOW STERLING GETTING CHECKED OUT FOR THAT ONE.
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SPECTACULAR SAVE THOUGH, BUT SADLY HE'S NOT OUT OF THE WOODS YET.
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ON HIS FEET NOW, A BIT SHAKEN.
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BUT NOT STIRRED.
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THIS CROWD ABSOLUTELY LOVES THIS MAN.
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AND STERLING'S TEAMMATES WELCOME HIM BACK A HERO FOR NOW.
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YALE'S UP AGAIN FOR THE SECOND ATTEMPT, LOOKING TO MAKE IT 2-NIL.
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HE APPROACHES THE BALL WITH SOME DETERMINATION, HERE HE GOES.
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OH IT'S HIGH AND WIDE, WAY OFF TARGET.
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YES, APPARENTLY HE THOUGHT HE WAS KICKING A FIELD GOAL.
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HA HA HA!
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WRONG KIND OF FOOTBALL, I'D SAY.
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HA HA! GOOD SHOW.
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BACK NOW TO SCOTT STERLING, HE LOOKS A BIT WORSE FOR WEAR, BUT READY FOR ROUND TWO.
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AND SHAW TAKES A MOMENT, HERE HE GOES WITH THE APPROACH.
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OH! STERLING WITH A FANTASTIC DIVE.
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THE BALL FLIES STRAIGHT THROUGH HIS HANDS AND STRIKES HIM, STRAIGHT IN THE SCHNOZ.
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AND LET'S SEE IT AGAIN ON THE OLD INSTANT REPLAY.
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OH, EVERY EXCRUCIATING DETAIL CAPTURED IN HD PERFECTION!
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CLOCKED AT 129 KILOMETERS PER HOUR.
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STERLING DOES NOT LOOK WELL.
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TWO WONDERFUL SAVES AND TWO DEFINITE CONCUSSIONS.
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THEY MAY REPLACE HIM AT THIS POINT, HE'S DONE ALL HE CAN.
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YES, AS HIS TRAINER TAKES HIM OFF THE FIELD LIKE A MUSTACHE LION DRAGGING A GAZELLE THROUGH THE SERENGETI.
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ADIEU SCOTT STERLING. ADIEU.
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YALE NOW WITH THEIR THIRD PK, RICHONDS IS IN THE GOAL BOUNCING LIKE AN INFANT GIRL.
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THE CROWD HOLDS THEIR BREATH AS HE GOES IN, HERE IT COMES.
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OH, VERY ANTI CLIMATIC.
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LET'S SEE WHO THEY GOT TO REPLACE SCOTT, SCOTT STERLING IS BACK!
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HE'S STILL IN THE GAME!
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OH MY! AND HE'S TAKING A VERY ODD TACTIC NOW.
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SEEMS TO BE CURLING UP TO PROTECT HIS FACE.
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NOT EXACTLY A RECOMMENDED TECHNIQUE, BUT HERE IT COMES.
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NO, NO, LAMBERT NEEDS TO TIE HIS SHOE.
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AND THAT'S WHY YOU DO A DOUBLE KNOT KIDS.
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STERLING STILL WAITING FOR THE KICK TO HAPPEN.
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HE'S PROBABLY WONDERING WHEN- OH!
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SWEET BUTTER CRUMPETS!
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HE GOT STERLING RIGHT IN THE FACE!
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THAT MAN'S NOSE MUST BE ABSOLUTELY DEVASTATED!
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HE'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE A WITCH THAT FLEW HER BROOM INTO HER NOSE AND THEN CRASHED INTO A HAMMER!
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I HARDLY EVEN CARE ABOUT THIS ATTEMPT.
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LET'S GO BACK TO SCOTT STERLING!
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THE MAN, THE MYTH, THE LEGEND!
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THREE PERFECT BLOCKS BY STERLING AND HIS CATLIKE FACE REFLEXES.
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ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE, THOUGH I MUST SAY STIRLING DOES NOT LOOK WELL AT ALL.
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WELL YOU KNOW FOOTBALL PLAYERS LIKE TO HAVE A BIT OF DRAMA, DON'T THEY.
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THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE HIM OUT, NO WAIT, THEY'VE BROUGHT HIM A CHAIR.
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OH, A BOLD MOVE BY THE MANAGER.
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BAIN SETS UP FOR THE FOURTH ATTEMPT.
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AND THIS, FRANKLY, IS A GIMME.
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HE LITERALLY JUST HAS TO KICK IT ANYWHERE EXCEPT WHERE STERLING IS SITTING.
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THERE IS NO POSSIBLE WAY THAT NORTH CAROLINA CAN MESS UP THIS SHOT.
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OH! 150 KILOMETERS PER HOUR!
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THIS MAN CAN DO NO WRONG!
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LOOK AT HIM BEG FOR MERCY WHEN IT'S MERCY THAT SHOULD BE BEGGING FOR HIM!
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HE HAS LOOKED DEATH IN THE EYE AND SAID TAKE YOUR BEST SHOT, TO WHICH DEATH REPLIES BY PUNCHING HIM IN THE FACE OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
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IF YALE MAKES THIS FINAL SHOT, IT'S ALL OVER, BUT NO!
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HE MISSES WHICH MEANS WE'RE GOING TO SCOTT STERLING!
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HIS FACE IS LIKE A BRICK WALL.
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A BRICK WALL THAT CAN FEEL PAIN AND CRIES A LOT.
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BUT, WHERE STERLING?
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HE SEEMS TO BE CRAWLING AWAY FROM THE GOAL.
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WHAT IS HE DOING?
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HE'S THROWING AWAY THE MATCH!
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OW! STIRLING HAS DONE THE IMPOSSIBLE!
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I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!
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LOOK AT THAT!
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HE PLAYED IT JUST RIGHT!
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WHAT INCREDIBLE INSTINCTS TO CRAWL AWAY FROM THE GOAL LIKE THAT.
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AND HIS TEAMMATES RUSH THE FIELD.
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HAPPY AS A LARK AS THEY SLIDE IN.
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A BERNINI SCULPTURE OF A FINISH.
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AS HIS TEAMMATES CARRY HIM OFF ON THE STRETCHER OF GLORY WE THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS ABSOLUTELY HEART STOPPING FINISH.
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SCOTT STIRLING AND HIS FACE OF STEEL HAVE WON IT ALL.
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I BET TIM HOWARD COULD HAVE SAVED THAT ONE DON'T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE AND SEND THIS TO ALL YOUR FAVORITE SOCCER PLAYERS ON TWITTER AND ALSO, REMEMBER TO POST THIS ON INSTAGRAM PICTURES.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Top Soccer Shootout Ever With Scott Sterling - Studio C”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: sterling, scott, goal, stirling, yale. This video has 91 sentences and 862 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:59. The speaker talks at a natural 173 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 80% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| starling noun | /ˈstɑɹlɪŋ/ | A family, Sturnidae, of passerine birds. |
| yale noun | A mythical beast in European mythology and heraldry, usually portrayed as an antelope- or goatlike four-legged creature with large horns that it can swivel in… | |
| teammate noun | /ˈtiːmˌmeɪt/ | One who is on the same team. |
| adieu noun | /əˈdju/ | A farewell, a goodbye; especially a fond farewell, or a lasting or permanent farewell. |
| crawl verb | /kɹɔːl/ | To move by dragging one's body along or close to a surface, like a worm or insect, or on one's hands and knees, like a human baby. |
| cannon noun | /ˈkæn.ən/ | A complete assembly, consisting of an artillery tube and a breech mechanism, firing mechanism or base cap, which is a component of a gun, howitzer or mortar… |
| spectacular adjective | /spɛkˈtæk.jə.lɚ/ | Amazing or worthy of special notice. |
| catlike adjective | /ˈkætlaɪk/ | Resembling a cat; feline. |
| climatic adjective | /klaɪˈmæt.ɪk/ | Of, relating to, or influenced by climate. |
| crumpet noun | /ˈkɹʌmpɪt/ | A type of savoury cake, typically flat and round, made from batter and yeast, containing many small holes and served toasted, usually with butter. |
| excruciating adjective | /ɪkˈskɹuʃi.eɪtɪŋ/ | Causing great pain or anguish, agonizing |
| gazelle noun | /ɡəˈzɛl/ | An antelope of either of the genera Gazella (mostly native to Africa), Procapra (native to Asia), Eudorcas, or Nanger, capable of running at high speeds for… |
| moustache noun | /ˈmʌstæʃ/ | A growth of facial hair between the nose and the upper lip. |
| reflex noun | /ˈɹiːflɛks/ | An automatic response to a simple stimulus which does not require mental processing. |
| stretcher noun | /ˈstɹɛt͡ʃə/ | Someone or something that stretches. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| come down to verb | To reach by moving down or reducing. |
| go back to verb | To stem from; to originate in. |
| mess up verb | To make a mess of; to untidy, disorder, soil, or muss. |
| throw away verb | To discard (trash, garbage, or the like), to toss out, to put in the trash. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 9 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, can't, gimme. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: excruciating /ɪkˈskɹuʃi.eɪtɪŋ/, moustache /ˈmʌstæʃ/, concussion /kəŋkˈəʃɪn/, perfection /pɚˈfɛk.ʃən/, shaw /ʃɔ/
- Long words — get the stress right: spectacular /spɛkˈtæk.jə.lɚ/, excruciating /ɪkˈskɹuʃi.eɪtɪŋ/, devastated /ˈdɛv.əˌsteɪ.təd/, appreciation /əˌpɹiː.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/, determination /dɪˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃən/
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 starling, yale, teammate.
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.