Shadowing Practice: Way To Eradicate All Debt | Mr Robot - Learn English Speaking with Video
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No mention of Mr. Robot anywhere.
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No mention of F Society.
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Not on any of the hacker boards, not on IRC, forums, blogs.
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No one's heard of them.
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Property was owned by Fun Society Amusement LLC for 13 years.
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Owner was shot and killed a year and a half ago.
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No owner since.
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And the ownership history before that sparse to nonexistent.
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This guy's good.
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Very good.
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Doesn't matter.
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Their Arcade Network's IP is in the DAP file.
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That'll be enough to turn them in.
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What's your ask, Mr. Robo?
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Hey, ma 'am.
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Where's your boss?
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Okay, cut the bullshit.
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When are you going to give us access to the root directory?
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What?
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Dude, come on.
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I wrote that rootkit.
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I still have to put Colby's IP in the .file.
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Dickhead.
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Elliot!
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Good news.
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Scored the last bag of Twinkies from Pristides.
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You want one?
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She just called me a dickhead.
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Yeah, that's darling.
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Hey, you like Ferris wheels?
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Oh, it's beautiful.
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It gets better the higher up you go, you know.
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I love it up here.
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You like it?
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I'm here to tell you I'm turning you in.
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Giving them all the information.
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Let me tell you why you're really here.
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You're here because you sense something wrong with the world.
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Something you can't explain.
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But you know it controls you and everyone you care about.
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What are you talking about?
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Money.
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Money hasn't been real since we got off the gold standards.
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It's become virtual.
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Software.
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The operating system of our world.
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And Elliot, we are on the verge of taking down this virtual reality.
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Think about it.
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What if he could take down one conglomerate?
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A conglomerate so deeply entrenched in the world's economy that too big to fail doesn't become close to describing it.
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You want to create another financial meltdown like the one we just had, but way worse.
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Yeah, why would I want that?
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Everyone would lose their money.
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What if I told you that this conglomerate just so happens to own 70 % of the global consumer credit industry, huh?
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If we hit their data center just right, we could systematically format all the servers, including backups.
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That would erase all...
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All the debt we owe them.
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Every record of every credit card, loan and mortgage would be wiped clean.
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It would be impossible to reinforce outdated paper records if it all be gone.
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The single biggest incident of wealth redistribution in history.
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Evil Corp.
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The conglomerate.
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That's why you picked me.
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Does that work at Allsafe?
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Tomorrow, Allsafe is gonna get a visit from the FBI and the U .S.
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Cyber Command.
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You are gonna modify the dat file, put Colby's terminal IP address in there.
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Terry Colby.
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You're gonna frame him?
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No one's gonna believe that.
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I met him.
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He's a moron. So will the FBI.
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Even if they don't believe he did it, they'll believe he gave someone access to it.
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Yeah, he'll just go to jail.
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What good will that do?
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You don't take down a conglomerate by shooting them in the heart.
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That's the thing about conglomerates.
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They don't have hearts.
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You take them down limb by limb.
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And as they unravel, their illusion of control unravels. Who are you?
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That'll come later.
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Right now, you have a lot to think about.
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You have to change the DAD file.
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You have to put Colby's IP in there.
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You do that, you'll have set in motion the largest revolution the world will ever see.
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All the birds that flew in a summer sky
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When our love was new and our hearts were high
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When the day was young and the night was long
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And the moon stood still for the nightbird song If you go away
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If you go away, if you go away
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But if you stay, I'll make you a day
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Like no day's been, we'll be again
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We'll sail on the sun, we'll ride on the rain
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We'll talk to the trees and worship the wind
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And if you go, I'll understand
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Leave me just enough love to fill up my hand
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If you go away, if you go away
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If you go away
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If you go away
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As I know you must
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There'll be nothing left in the world to trust
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Just an empty room full of empty space
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Like the empty look I see on your face
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Can I tell you now as you turn to go I'll be dying slowly
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Till you're next to low If you go away If you go away If you go away
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So, what do we got?
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So, if you'll take a look at the first page of your agenda
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You're the one who stopped the hack.
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You know, the gals in analysis said this was a tough one, all things being equal.
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Should have shut us down for days, so...
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You did good.
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Okay.
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We should start with our account executive, Angela.
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Okay, we first noticed the breach at 2 .07 a .m.
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Eastern Standard on Friday night.
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You mean Saturday?
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Sorry, yes.
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Technically, Saturday morning.
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Yeah, okay, Angela, that's what we're here for.
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The technicals.
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Right.
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Yes.
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Anyway, he arrived at the office at 2 .35, and I instructed...
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Okay, wait, wait, wait.
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So that's almost a half hour after the initial breach.
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Why didn't anyone pipe in from their laptops?
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It's not...
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It wouldn't have been secure if someone terminaled in on this.
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It was a smarter move to have someone come in so they can log in on a secure line.
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Exactly.
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Ben Lloyd was able to info why Lloyd...
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Actually, just one second.
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You know, I, uh, I always loved this view.
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Now that that's taken care of, let's pick it up where we left off.
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What happened to Angela?
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She knows more about what happened.
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She's not going to work out for us.
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Not on this level.
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We need to stick to the more tech savvy here.
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Now, let's get to the heart of this thing
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because I can't sit here and look through a packet for the next 20 minutes.
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All right?
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Just, who did this?
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Is it that hard? Who did this?
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I found the configuration file of the rootkit with a pattern of IP addresses.
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Once you decrypt it, you'll know where the hack came from.
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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 “Way To Eradicate All Debt”. This video has 147 sentences and 1051 words to shadow. The speech runs for 10:24. The speaker talks slowly, about 101 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 85% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 23 of its 147 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 |
|---|---|---|
| virtual adjective | /ˈvɜɹt͡ʃuəl/ | In effect or essence, rather than in fact or reality; also, imitated, simulated. |
| terminal noun | /ˈtɚmɪnəl/ | A building in an airport where passengers transfer from ground transportation to the facilities that allow them to board airplanes. |
| breach noun | /ˈbɹiːt͡ʃ/ | A gap or opening made by breaking or battering, as in a wall, fortification or levee / embankment; the space between the parts of a solid body rent by violence. |
| limb noun | /lɪm/ | A major appendage of human or animal, used for locomotion (such as an arm, leg or wing). |
| format noun | /ˈfɔːɹ.mæt/ | The layout of a publication or document. |
| server noun | /ˈsɝvɚ/ | A program that provides services to other programs or devices, either in the same computer or over a computer network. |
| deeply adverb | /ˈdi(ː)pli/ | To a deep extent or degree; very greatly. |
| ownership noun | /ˈoʊnɚʃɪp/ | The state of having complete legal control of something; possession; proprietorship. |
| mortgage noun | /ˈmoɹ.ɡɪd͡ʒ/ | A legal agreement in which a borrower pledges real property as collateral for a loan used to purchase or refinance that property. |
| arrive verb | /əˈɹaɪv/ | To reach; to get to a certain place. |
| forum noun | /ˈfɔːɹəm/ | A place for discussion. |
| agenda noun | /əˈd͡ʒɛn.də/ | A temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to. |
| worship noun | /ˈwɝ.ʃɪp/ | The devotion accorded to a deity or to a sacred object. |
| 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. |
| terry noun | /ˈtɛɹi/ | A type of coarse cotton fabric covered in many small raised loops that is used to make towels, bathrobes and some types of nappy/diaper. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| go away verb | To depart or leave a place. |
| take down verb | To remove something from a wall or similar vertical surface to which it is fixed. |
| fill up verb | To make (something) completely full. |
| get off verb | To move from being on top of (something) to not being on top of it. |
| leave off verb | To omit. |
| look through verb | To take a view of the contents of; search in, either with the eyes or by hand. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- When are you going to give us access to the root directory?
- I'm here to tell you I'm turning you in.
- Let me tell you why you're really here.
- What are you talking about?
- You're gonna frame him?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its result | if you stay, I'll make · if you go, I'll understand |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | was owned · was shot · would be wiped |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | hasn't been · day's been |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 37 contractions and reduced forms, such as you're, gonna, we'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: ownership /ˈoʊnɚʃɪp/, worship /ˈwɝ.ʃɪp/, configuration /kənˌfɪɡ.əˈɹeɪ̯.ʃən/, illusion /ɪˈl(j)uːʒ(ə)n/, redistribution /ˌɹiːdɪstɹəˈbjuːʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: technically /ˈtɛk.nɪˌkəl.i/, configuration /kənˌfɪɡ.əˈɹeɪ̯.ʃən/, directory /dɪˈɹɛktəɹi/, systematically /ˌsɪs.təˈmæt.ɪ.kli/, conglomerate /kənˈɡlɑ.mɚ.ət/
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 virtual, terminal, breach.
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.