Shadowing Practice: Walter White Kills Mike Ehrmantraut | Say My Name | Breaking Bad - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hello, Walter.
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Before I hand this over, I need something from you.
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And what's that?
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The names of your nine men.
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Why?
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You're never gonna pay them off.
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What's the point?
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The point is, Mike, it affects me.
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It affects Jesse, too, and we.. we deserve to know.
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The only thing left to do now is leave town is leave town, you understand?
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Leave town, wow.
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Yeah, I just can't up and leave like you, Mike.
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I've got a family.
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I've got people who depend on me.
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Yeah.
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Goodbye, Walter.
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You're welcome.
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I'm sorry.
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What?
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What?
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I want those names, Mike.
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You owe me that much.
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I don't owe you a damn thing.
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All of this, falling apart like this, is on you.
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Wow.
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Wow!
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Oh, that's some kind of logic right there, Mike.
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You screw up, get yourself followed by the DEA, and now suddenly this is all my fault.
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Why don't you walk me through this, Mike?
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We had a good thing, you stupid son of a bitch.
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We had Fring.
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We had a lab.
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We had everything we needed.
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It all ran like clockwork.
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You could have shut your mouth, cooked, cooked and made as much money as you ever needed.
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It was perfect, but no, you just had to blow it up.
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You and your pride and your ego.
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You just had to be the man.
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If you'd done your job, known your place, we'd all be fine right now.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm
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going to go.
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I just...
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I just realized that Lydia has the names I can get them from her.
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I'm sorry, Mike.
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This...
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This whole thing could have been avoided.
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Shut the fuck up.
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And let me die in peace.
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Thank you.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Walter White Kills Mike Ehrmantraut”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Mike, names, town. This video has 51 sentences and 291 words to shadow. The speech runs for 5:22. 86% 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
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| goodbye | /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ | Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing. |
| depend verb | /dɪˈpɛnd/ | To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition |
| clockwork noun | /ˈklɑkwɝk/ | A mechanism powered by a coiled spring and regulated by some form of escapement; the power is transmitted through toothed gearwheels and used to drive a… |
| cook verb | /kʊk/ | To prepare food for eating, typically by heating it, combining it with other ingredients, seasoning it, preparing it for serving, etc. |
| affect verb | /əˈfɛkt/ | To influence or alter. |
| suddenly adverb | /ˈsʌd.ən.li/ | Happening quickly and with little or no warning; in a sudden manner. |
| fault noun | /fɔlt/ | Culpability; the responsibility for a blameworthy event. |
| blow verb | /bloʊ/ | To produce an air current. |
| deserve verb | /dɪˈzɝv/ | To be entitled to, as a result of past actions; to be worthy to have. |
| pride noun | /pɹaɪd/ | A sense of one's own worth; reasonable self-esteem and satisfaction (in oneself, in one's work, one's family, etc). |
| shut verb | /ʃʌt/ | To remove or block an opening, gap or passage through. |
| welcome | /ˈwɛl.kəm/ | Greeting given upon someone's arrival. |
| stupid adjective | /ˈstjuːpɪd/ | Lacking in intelligence. |
| avoid verb | /əˈvɔɪd/ | To try not to meet or communicate with (a person); to shun. |
| nine noun | /naɪn/ | The digit or figure 9. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fall apart verb | To disintegrate, to break into pieces. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 15 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, I've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
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 goodbye, depend, clockwork.
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.