Shadowing Practice: V For Vendetta Speech - Seeds of Revolution! HD - Learn English Speaking with Video

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The For God's sake don't touch it.

Dad what's wrong with the telly?

Good evening, London Allow me first to apologize.

This is the emergency channel!

I do, like many of you, appreciate the comforts of the everyday routine, the security of the familiar, the tranquility, repetition.

Bloody hell.

I enjoy them as much as any bloke.

But in the spirit of commemoration, Who's that, Mom?

Whereby those important events of the past, usually associated with someone's death or the end of some awful bloody struggle, are celebrated with a nice holiday.

I thought we could mark this November the 5th, A day that is sadly no longer remembered.

By taking some time out of our daily lives to sit down and have a little chat.

There are of course those who do not want us to speak.

We think.

Just let me think.

I suspect even now orders are being shouted into telephones and men with guns will soon be on their way.

It's Chancellor Settler.

Damn it!

Why?

Because while the truncheon may be used in lieu of conversation, words will always retain their power.

Words are for the means to meaning and for those who will listen, the enunciation of truth.

And the truth is, there is something terribly wrong with this country, isn't there?

You designed it, sir.

You wanted it foolproof.

You taught me every television in London.

Cruelty and injustice, intolerance and oppression.

And where once you had the freedom to object, to think and speak as you saw fit,

you now have sensors and systems of surveillance coercing your conformity and selecting your submission.

Cameras.

We need cameras.

How did this happen?

Who's to blame?

Well, certainly there are those who are more responsible than others.

They will be held accountable.

But again, truth be told, if you're looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror.

I know why you did it.

I know you were afraid.

Who wouldn't be?

War, terror, disease.

There were a myriad of problems which conspired to corrupt your reason and rob you of your common sense.

Fear got the best of you, and in your panic you turned to the now

High Chancellor Adam Sutler.

He promised you order, he promised you peace, and all he demanded in return was your silent, obedient consent.

Inspector, you're almost through.

Last night I sought to end that silence.

Last night I destroyed the old

Bailey to remind this country of what it has forgotten.

More than 400 years ago, a great citizen wished to embed the 5th of November forever in our memory.

His hope was to remind the world that fairness, justice and freedom are more than words.

They are perspectives.

So if you've seen nothing, if the crimes of this government remain unknown to you,

then I would suggest that you allow the 5th of November to pass unmarked.

But if you see what I see, if you feel as I feel, and if you would seek as I seek,

then I ask you to stand beside me one year from tonight outside the gates of Parliament,

and together we shall give them a 5th of November that shall never, ever be forgotten.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “V For Vendetta Speech - Seeds of Revolution! HD”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: November, truth, words. This video has 54 sentences and 538 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:23. The speaker talks at a natural 159 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 82% 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
remind verb	/ɹəˈmaɪnd/	To cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something); to bring to the notice or consideration (of a person).
everyday adjective	/ˈɛvɹiˌdeɪ/	Appropriate for ordinary use, rather than for special occasions.
gate noun	/ˈɡeɪ̯t/	A doorlike structure outside a house.
mirror noun	/ˈmiɹɚ/	A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it.
awful adjective	/ˈɔːfʊl/	Very bad.
silence noun	/ˈsaɪ̯ləns/	The absence of any sound.
select verb	/sɪˈlɛkt/	To choose one or more elements of a set, especially a set of options.
silent adjective	/ˈsaɪ̯lənt/	Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet.
comfort noun	/ˈkʌm.fət/	Contentment, ease.
telephone noun	/ˈtɛləˌfoʊn/	A telecommunication device which converts data or sounds (usually speech) into electrical signals which are then transmitted to enable two or more people to…
sake noun	/ˈseɪ̯k/	Cause, interest or account.
associate noun	/əˈsoʊʃi.ət/	A person united with another or others in an act, enterprise, or business; a partner or employee.
citizen noun	/ˈsɪtɪzən/	A resident of a city or town, especially one with legally recognized rights or duties.
routine noun	/ɹuˈtin/	A course of action to be followed regularly; a standard procedure.
consent verb	/kənˈsɛnt/	To express willingness, to give permission.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Meaning
sit down verb	To assume a sitting position from a standing position.

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	are celebrated · being shouted · will be held
Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing	those who do · those who will · those who are
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	has forgotten · you've seen

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 6 contractions and reduced forms, such as you're, don't, isn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “sh” and “zh” sounds: associate /əˈsoʊʃi.ət/, submission /səbˈmɪʃən/, shout /ʃaʊt/, oppression /əˈpɹɛʃən/, commemoration /kəˌmɛməˈɹeɪʃən/
Long words — get the stress right: associate /əˈsoʊʃi.ət/, apologize /əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz/, commemoration /kəˌmɛməˈɹeɪʃən/, conformity /kənˈfɔːmɪti/, enunciation /ɪˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/

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 remind, everyday, gate.

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