Shadowing Practice: Walter White Meets Saul Goodman | Better Call Saul | Breaking Bad - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Mr. Mayhew, nice of you to come down.
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Please.
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Oh, look at you.
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Should I call the FBI and tell them I found D .B.
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Cooper?
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Joking.
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I...
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Please.
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Come on.
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Come on.
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Please.
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Hello.
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Saul Goodman.
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Please sit.
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So it's a shame that we have to meet under these circumstances.
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I believe you have something for me.
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Oh, yes.
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Mayhew, is that
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Irish or English?
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Irish.
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Faith in Begora, a fellow potato eater.
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My real name's McGill.
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Yeah, the Jew thing I just do for the homeboys.
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They all want a pipe -hitting member of the tribe, so to speak.
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I digress.
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Good things are happening.
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Fact is, your nephew is gonna get out in no time.
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That's wonderful.
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There's still a few details to be ironed out, but now that the DEA is involved, I think he's looking at time served and probation.
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So, leave your number with Francesca, and we'll be in touch.
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Excuse me, the DEA?
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Yeah, that's the Drug Enforcement Administration, the feds.
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I hope that I'm not the breaker of bad news, but your nephew got mixed up with some pretty nasty customers.
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I understand that, but what does that have to do with the DEA?
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They're after some mystery man, some heavy hitter that goes by the name Heisenberg.
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They want this guy like the axe wants the turkey.
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Seems young Brandon may have some information that could lead to his arrest.
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Jesus, cheer up.
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This is good news.
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I mean, Brandon fell headfirst into the doo -doo pile and came up smelling like Paco Rabar.
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Look, look, I just...
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I think...
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I just think that we should...
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review our options.
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Options?
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I'm gonna tell you what your options are, okay?
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And you got a grand total of two.
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Option A, Brandon takes the deal.
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Option B, Brandon goes up to the penitentiary and gets his rectum resized about yay big.
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Look, look, what about reprisals?
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I mean, if Badger, if Brandon informs on this Heisenberg, I mean, what if, God forbid,
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that they decide to take revenge?
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What have you been telling him?
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The kid keeps spouting off about, if I talk, they'll kill me, blah, blah, blah.
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You know, right now, he's the only thing holding up this deal.
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Good.
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No, that's not good.
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That's terrible.
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Trust me, sir, your nephew won't last in prison two weeks.
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You let him take his chances on the outside.
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Maybe I can work in some witness protection.
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No, look, look.
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These are vicious, desperate people.
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I've been told that one of them killed another man by crushing his head with an ATM machine.
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People love to take credit for the fun ones.
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The guy who got his head smushed used to be a client of mine.
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His wife killed him, all right?
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It was open and shut.
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Trust me, you folks have nothing to worry about, okay?
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I'm gonna set your nephew straight, yet I'm singing like a canary.
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All's right with the world.
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$10 ,000.
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10 ,000.
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Cash. To you.
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I'm not saying to throw the case.
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Just no talking to the DEA.
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Are you saying what I think you're saying?
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Yes.
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What's it going to be?
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Thank you.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Walter White Meets Saul Goodman”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Brandon, option, Dea, nephew, blah. This video has 78 sentences and 532 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:21. The speaker talks at a steady 122 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 80% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 13 of its 78 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 |
|---|---|---|
| nephew noun | /ˈnɛf.ju/ | A son of one's sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either a son of one's brother (fraternal nephew) or a son of one's sister (sororal nephew). |
| mystery noun | /ˈmɪs.t(ə.)ɹi/ | Something secret or unexplainable; an unknown. |
| desperate adjective | /ˈdɛs.p(ə.)ɹɪt/ | In dire need (of something); having a dire need or desire. |
| revenge noun | /ɹəˈvɛnd͡ʒ/ | Any form of personal, retaliatory action against an individual, institution, or group for some alleged or perceived harm or injustice. |
| cooper noun | /ˈkʊpɚ/ | A craftsman who makes and repairs barrels and similar wooden vessels such as casks, buckets and tubs. |
| pipe noun | /ˈpaɪp/ | A wind instrument consisting of a tube, often lined with holes to allow for adjustment in pitch, sounded by blowing into the tube. |
| folk noun | /foʊk/ | People, persons. |
| nasty adjective | /ˈnæs.ti/ | Dirty, filthy. |
| crush verb | /kɹʌʃ/ | To press between two hard objects; to squeeze so as to alter the natural shape or integrity, or to force together into a mass. |
| inform verb | /ɪnˈfɔɹm/ | To communicate knowledge to. |
| pile noun | /paɪl/ | A mass of things heaped together; a heap. |
| potato noun | /pəˈteɪ.təʊ/ | The edible starchy tuber of the plant species Solanum tuberosum. |
| joking verb | /ˈd͡ʒoʊkɪŋ/ | Kidding, trying to fool. |
| vicious adjective | /ˈvɪʃəs/ | Violent, destructive and cruel. |
| probation noun | /ˌpɹoʊˈbeɪʃən/ | A period of time when a person occupies a position only conditionally and may be removed if certain conditions are not met. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cheer up verb | To become happier or less downcast. |
| come down verb | To descend, fall down, collapse. |
| come up verb | To emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly. |
| hold up verb | To wait or delay. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- I'm gonna tell you what your options are, okay?
- What have you been telling him?
- I'm not saying to throw the case.
- Are you saying what I think you're saying?
- What's it going to be?
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 14 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, gonna, I've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: crush /kɹʌʃ/, vicious /ˈvɪʃəs/, probation /ˌpɹoʊˈbeɪʃən/, penitentiary /ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃəɹi/, smush /smʌʃ/
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 nephew, mystery, desperate.
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.