Shadowing Practice: Vampire Training Doesn’t Go as Planned | Hotel Transylvania 2 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Gonna miss all you guys.
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You're all my family.
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Love you, Drac.
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Yes, I love you too.
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Now remember the plan.
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Just keep her distracted and happy, but not too happy.
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Capiche?
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Got it.
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Operation Just Keep Her Distracted and Happy, but not too happy.
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Capiche?
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Starts now.
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Cool?
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Smiling on the outside.
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Will you hug my backpack?
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No. Back to bed.
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Ah yes, we'll get to the bed.
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We all love the bed.
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But we're just gonna do one thing first.
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Is it shorts weather where we're going?
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Geez, I hope not.
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My body isn't swimsuit ready yet.
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Whatever.
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Where's Griffin?
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Hey, can I have a second?
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I'm just saying goodbye to Emily.
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Oh, brother.
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I'm gonna miss you so much.
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You know, you have to be strong, honey because what we have is unbreakable.
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Babe, don't cry.
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Everyone's looking.
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Okay, I gotta call him on this.
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Just let them play it out.
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Get it over with.
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Okay, you two lovebirds.
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Drink your champagne and let's get going.
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Oh, yeah.
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No, sure, okay.
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Cheers, babe.
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Oh, you klutz.
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We can't say nothing about this?
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No, we don't have time for zingers.
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How do you click in the stupid car seat?
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You gotta cut those nails, man.
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We just strap our kids down with duct tape.
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What's he doing here?
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I told him he could come.
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He's never been outside the hotel.
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Blah, there's no room.
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Sorry, man.
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Yeah, that ain't happening.
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Fine, put him on the rascal.
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Let's just get going.
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Huh?
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Where are we going, Papa Jack?
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Oh, Denisovich, we're going to have an adventure.
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A monstery adventure.
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Yay, monsters!
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We're gonna eat cake!
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What did he say?
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No, no cake on this monster trip.
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No cake, Kiba's cake, he says.
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Too much cake makes tummy ache.
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Yay!
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A monster always shares.
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Wow.
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We may need more than a week.
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Hey, you know who could fix the kid in a snap?
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Vlad.
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What?
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We don't need to call Vlad.
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We got this.
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Eh, you see, Denisovich, Monsters are nice just like you, but when the moon comes out,
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the real monster fun begins. Be scary.
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Even though I am worth it.
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Even though I am worth it.
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Guys?
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Guys!
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What is wrong with you?
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Come on, everybody likes that song.
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We're not everybody.
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We're scary monsters, remember?
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Hey, what are you putting in?
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It's an audiobook.
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Bigfoot's life story.
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He reads it himself.
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Chapter One.
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I turned here.
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Denise Avic, rise and shine.
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Boys, is this bringing back any memories?
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We used to prowl around here when we were in our 100s, the dark forest of Slabosia.
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Nice, how they built it up.
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Okay, out of the car.
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Denisovich, you're going to see every monster do his specialty.
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First, Frank's gonna show us how he scares people.
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Yay!
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He's gonna say boo.
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Yeah, I don't think boos ever work.
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But that's why we're here, to learn from the master.
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Hey, I'll give it a shot.
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Grrrr, grrrr.
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Yeah, I think it's fun, so...
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Yeah, I guess it just depends on...
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Frankenstein!
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Oh, hey, how you doing?
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You're awesome!
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Can we take a picture?
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Is that okay?
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Sure, okay.
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A little selfie action. For real.
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Awesome!
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Thank you so much!
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Thank you so much.
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Hey, have a great day.
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Boo!
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Oh, he's adorable.
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Adorable, yes.
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Not scary, but boo is a star.
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Boo!
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Ah!
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My birthday cake's gonna have the coolest sky on it.
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Let me guess, cakey.
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No, he's so cool.
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He climbs walls and wears a cape.
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Oh, really?
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And who is this very cool guy?
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Batman.
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Batman.
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Great.
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You don't know anyone else with a cape.
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That's cool.
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This is good.
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Stop here.
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Okay, Wayne, it's your turn.
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Go kill something.
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Denisovich, watch this.
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What?
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I told you, come on.
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If we don't inspire Denisovich, How's he going to find his inner monster?
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Who's in the monster?
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Nobody.
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Just here.
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Have an avocado.
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Yay!
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Your mommy says it's a good fat, whatever the heaven that means.
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Listen, I'm not gonna set monsters back again just to make your grandkid like vampires.
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Anyway, there's nothing to kill here.
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It's all been...
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Aw, what a cutie. But kill him.
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Ah, great.
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You know, I haven't done this in years.
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We don't need to kill anymore.
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We have pop-tarts.
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Denisovich, you're going to love this.
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Wayne's going to eat that whole deer, and the next one's yours.
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Wayne, go.
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Oh, man.
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I'm too old for this.
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Okay, how's it go again?
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Ow!
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Oh, no, no, wait.
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That's for the moon.
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Oh, I growl.
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Right, here goes.
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Growl!
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Get it, boy!
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Get it, Uncle Wayne.
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Some werewolf, did you actually say the word growl?
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You're a werewussy.
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I said I was rusty.
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Give me that!
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No!
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It's my frisbee!
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Give me that!
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Give me that!
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Give me that!
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Give me that!
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I'm back!
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He's fine.
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He's blobby.
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Okay, Murray, your turn.
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Uh, excuse us?
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Do you know where someone can get a bite around here?
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Did you seriously just ask a vampire where to get a bite?
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Oh, gosh, I mean, we're not from around here.
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This is so embarrassing.
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Just keep going.
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Sorry to bother you.
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Love your chocolate cereal.
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So what do you want me to do now?
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Denisovich, you won't believe it.
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The mummy can crash through walls and turn into a swarm of beetles and put a curse on anyone.
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That sounds mean.
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It's fun mean.
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Okay, so check it out.
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Murray's going to conjure up the biggest sandstorm you've ever seen.
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Hidden.
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Sandstorm?
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It's been a while.
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Not my problem. Do it.
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Say your little spell.
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Okay...
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I got this.
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Frank, Wayne, Griffin, just try not to fail.
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Ow!
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My back.
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Boom!
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Oh, wait!
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How cute!
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Ha ha ha!
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Ah!
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Ow!
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Ow!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Vampire Training Doesn’t Go as Planned”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: monster, Denisovich, boo, cake, Wayne. This video has 212 sentences and 968 words to shadow. The speech runs for 9:24. The speaker talks slowly, about 103 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 81% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 35 of its 212 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| scary adjective | /ˈskɛə.ɹi/ | Causing fear or anxiety |
| adventure noun | /ədˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/ | A feeling of desire for new and exciting things. |
| bite verb | /baɪt/ | To cut into something by clamping the teeth. |
| cape noun | /keɪp/ | A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake; a promontory; a headland. |
| batman noun | /ˈbæt.mən/ | A servant or valet to a military officer. |
| babe noun | /beɪb/ | A baby or infant; a very young human or animal. |
| adorable adjective | /əˈdoɹ.əˌbəl/ | Befitting of being adored; cute or loveable. |
| distract verb | /dɪˈstɹækt/ | To divert the attention of. |
| tape noun | /teɪ̯p/ | Flexible material in a roll with a sticky surface on one or both sides; adhesive tape. |
| bother verb | /ˈbɑðɚ/ | To annoy, to disturb, to irritate; to be troublesome to, to make trouble for. |
| honey noun | /ˈhʌni/ | A sweet, viscous, gold-colored fluid produced from plant nectar by bees, and often consumed by humans. |
| spell noun | /spɛl/ | Words or a formula supposed to have magical powers. |
| boom verb | /bum/ | To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound. |
| goodbye | /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ | Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing. |
| climb verb | /ˈklaɪ̯m/ | To traverse a slope or contour, either upwards (ascending) or downwards (descending). |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| bring back verb | /ˈbɹɪŋ bæk/ | To fetch something. |
| come out verb | /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ | To be discovered; to be revealed. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Will you hug my backpack?
- Is it shorts weather where we're going?
- Hey, can I have a second?
- We can't say nothing about this?
- How do you click in the stupid car seat?
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 | haven't done · you've ever seen |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the coolest · the biggest |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | Gonna miss · gonna do · we're going to have |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | Will you · we'll get · I'll give |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 43 contractions and reduced forms, such as gonna, we're, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shine /ʃaɪn/, champagne /ʃæmˈpeɪn/, gosh /ɡɑːʃ/, specialty /ˈspɛʃ.əl.ti/
- Long words — get the stress right: adorable /əˈdoɹ.əˌbəl/, audiobook /ˈɔdi.oʊbʊk/, avocado /ˌɑvəˈkɑdoʊ/
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 scary, adventure, bite.
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.