Shadowing Practice: We Won 20 Million... Then Lost It ! Easy English Listening Practice (A2) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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I am so nervous.
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I'm...
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I'm scratching.
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What happened?
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Did we lose?
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We really won!
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We won, Master!
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I am old and poor.
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Lily, I can see your face clearly from here.
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I have a super profitable investment project.
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Do you want to join?
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I have a blueprint to upgrade our house, add a second floor, a fish pond, and a...
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Run, everyone!
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Master, I want to eat a mochi cake as big as my head.
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I want a new kite.
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My old kite is completely broken.
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No money.
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We don't even have enough rice to eat.
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How can we buy kites and mochi?
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Master is hiding money again.
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Everyone knows he is secretly super rich.
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That's right.
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He is just playing poor.
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If I were rich, I wouldn't eat plain porridge three times a day.
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Hey, should we rob a bank?
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Great idea, Buck.
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With money, we won't be poor anymore.
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You want to rob a bank and you shout so loud?
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Keep it a secret.
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Come closer and speak quietly.
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I thought you hit us because robbing is bad.
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I hit you because you are silly.
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You can't scream your secret plan to everyone.
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Wait, where is Kun this morning?
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Oh, right.
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Where is that pig?
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Master, the guards are here.
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Did they hear us talking about the money?
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Oh, no. I didn't even eat my mochi yet.
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He is Master Kai.
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Our job is done.
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I brought the payment for you.
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What?
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What payment?
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Ma 'am, just give it to Master.
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You are so good at acting.
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I am not acting.
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Done!
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Master, I sold our house for 20 million coins.
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You sold what?
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Our house!
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The old lady offered a high price, so I thought it was a great deal.
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This is the house we live in, you silly pig!
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Where are we going to sleep tonight?
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On the street?
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What a mess.
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So do you want to sell the house or not?
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Take your money back.
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Give me my money back right now.
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We are not selling our house.
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One, two, three.
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Wait!
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It's missing two notes.
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Where are the other two notes?
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Here.
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Take them.
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Master, give me a few coins.
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I will buy something special for us.
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What are you going to buy?
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It's a business secret.
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Trust me, master.
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Wow, look at you, Richie.
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Eating ice cream today?
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Did you suddenly become rich or something?
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This ice cream is nothing.
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I am going to be super rich very soon.
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Hey, mister!
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Yesterday you said this secret paper holds a big reward, right?
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Yes, absolutely.
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A huge reward, I promise.
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Where is the extra money?
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Why are you holding nothing?
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I bought an ice cream and a lottery ticket.
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We will win big!
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You are so naive.
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Every seller says that to trick silly kids like you.
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I am so nervous.
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I'm...
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I'm scratching.
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What happened?
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Did we lose?
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We really won!
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We won, Master!
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How much did we win?
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20...
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20 million coins!
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Shh!
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Quiet!
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Be quiet, everyone!
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Please drop some coins inside.
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Neighbor love is very important.
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Give me a share.
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I am old and poor.
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Why does your voice sound so familiar?
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Lily, I can see your face clearly from here.
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I have a super profitable investment project.
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Do you want to join?
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I have a blueprint to upgrade our house.
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Add a second floor, a fish pond, and a...
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Sophia, we almost lost our house earlier.
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No more upgrades.
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Okay, maybe next time.
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That is enough.
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Give us our money.
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Run, everyone!
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This is dangerous.
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Everyone knows we have this ticket.
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What if someone steals it?
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Give it to me, Master.
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I will keep it safe.
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Wait, what if someone takes it from me?
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Buck, hold this!
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Oh man, my hands are chubby and sweaty!
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The ticket will get wet!
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Kun, hold it!
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I don't have pockets.
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You look trustworthy.
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Hold this special paper for me, okay?
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Did that dog just eat our lucky paper?
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It swallowed our fortune!
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Kun, why did you hand it to a dog?
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I thought he was just going to hold it.
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Where is the lottery ticket?
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Tell it to spit it out.
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Oh, gross.
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It's over.
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It's completely destroyed.
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We can't claim the money anymore.
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Well, 20 million coins went down the dog's tummy.
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So what do we do with this dog now?
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Just let it go.
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We don't need it anymore.
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Why is it still following us?
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Does it think we are playing relay race?
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Go away!
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Stop annoying us!
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Richie, you threw that stick so far!
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It made us lose our fortune!
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I just wanted it to leave!
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What's this?
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Lost dog notice from a rich family
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Cute Shiba Inu Orange and white fur Pointy ears
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And a cute brown mark on its front paw
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Reward for finding 20 million coins
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White fur Floppy ears
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Brown spot on the left leg
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That was the dog I just chased away, Master Oh my goodness 20 million coins for the second time
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What are you waiting for?
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Run and find that dog now!
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Sophia, guess what?
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I'm going to be super lucky soon.
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Really?
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Are you going to buy all my ice cream?
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Even better!
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When I get my big reward, I will buy you the prettiest hairpin in the whole market.
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Wow, really?
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A hairpin for me.
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You promise?
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I promise, 100%.
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A real ninja always keeps his word.
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All right, Ninja Richie.
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Here is a special strawberry scoop for you.
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Whoa, really?
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You are the best, Sophia.
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Should we go over there and ask him for a hairpin too?
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No way.
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Let him enjoy his ice cream first.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “We Won 20 Million... Then Lost It ! Easy English Listening Practice”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: master, coins, dog, cream, rich. This video has 176 sentences and 940 words to shadow. The speech runs for 7:48. The speaker talks at a steady 120 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 81% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 45 of its 176 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 |
|---|---|---|
| coin noun | /ˈkoɪ̯n/ | A piece of currency, usually metallic and in the shape of a disc, but sometimes polygonal, or with a hole in the middle. |
| reward noun | /ɹɪˈwɔɹd/ | Something of value given in return for an act. |
| silly adjective | /ˈsɪl.i/ | Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance. |
| upgrade verb | /əpˈɡɹeɪd/ | To improve, usually applied to technology, generally by complete replacement of one or more components. |
| kite noun | /ˈkiːtɛ/ | A bird of prey of the family Accipitridae. |
| ear noun | /ˈɪə̯/ | The organ of hearing, consisting of the pinna or auricle, auditory canal, eardrum, malleus, incus, stapes and cochlea. |
| fortune noun | /ˈfɔːtjuːn/ | Destiny, especially favorable. |
| scratch verb | /skɹæt͡ʃ/ | To rub a surface with a sharp object, especially by a living creature to remove itching with nails, claws, etc. |
| profitable adjective | /ˈpɹɑ.fɪ.tə.bl̩/ | Producing a profit. |
| lottery noun | /ˈlɑtɚi/ | A scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance, especially a gaming scheme in which one or more tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes, the… |
| pond noun | /pɑnd/ | An inland body of standing water, either natural or man-made, that is smaller than a lake. |
| ninja noun | /ˈnɪnd͡ʒə/ | One who very skillful, considered similar to the historical ninja, especially in covert or stealthy operation. |
| pocket noun | /ˈpɑ.kɪt/ | A bag stitched to an item of clothing, used for carrying small items. |
| trick noun | /ˈtɹɪk/ | Something designed to fool, dupe, outsmart, mislead or swindle. |
| gross adjective | /ɡɹoʊs/ | remarkably great, big, vast in an often unpleasant way; (of behaviour) Highly or conspicuously offensive. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| go away verb | To depart or leave a place. |
| go down verb | To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one. |
| go over verb | To look at carefully; to scrutinize; to analyze. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Do you want to join?
- How can we buy kites and mochi?
- Hey, should we rob a bank?
- Did they hear us talking about the money?
- Where are we going to sleep tonight?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good idea | should we rob · Should we go |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the prettiest · the best |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | I'm scratching · is hiding · is just playing |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | won't be · will buy · will win |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 13 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, can't. 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 coin, reward, silly.
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.