Shadowing Practice: What if We Went on a Date? 😳 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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uh hello it it me hello i'm small

it's small bow hi chat how do i look apparently

this is what you guys see maybe i need to get closer where's it where's it oh like

that how do i look i don't know for some reason my mouth is not moving

i can't figure it out well

that's okay probably muted in game unmute the game your mouth move oh oh hey

you're right oh thanks rose oh thank you so much I'm very stupid you see your head is so fast.

What?

My head looks fine.

I don't know what you're talking about This is just how I look in general.

I can jump look I'm jumping in real life, but I'm also jumping in the game.

Wait, wait, let me show you guys my expressions.

How do I do this?

Actually, I don't know

Do a flip i'm so sore from ring fit but like i just love how my tv moves and it's so cute

oh i think someone invited me who's there who goes there where is that voice coming from

there's a ghost in my house help i'm afraid of quadrilaterals all right anyways let's go do some stuff

i think i'm still a little low even

when i'm close to your models you should try

and turn my volume up okay i can do

that okay i did it testing testing testing jesus okay now take me somewhere cool out of the way

so i could drop a portal oh yeah okay bye

it's uh i'm gonna grab it can i grab

it it's too high i can't reach it i think

this is an ice cream bar like a pops i caught

it i have ice cream chat look do you guys want

this ice cream oh my god it's it's jiggling it's chat look

I caught a chat I squeeze

it I've made a little accident oh goodness gracious me what the am I in heaven should I think

I died I don't want to follow the program just take me to hell already okay yeah sure drop a portal.

It's in this map.

Don't follow me.

Okay.

I suppose I'll follow the palalogram.

Palalala.

Wow.

Look at this site.

So much life ahead of us.

I wonder where the world goes.

What do you mean just for me?

I don't know how to tell you this but I'm old.

You're dying?

Yeah.

I had like one.

I didn't want you to find out this way but.

No. You lied to me specifically in the month of April.

How could you have done this to me?

You can't leave me.

How am I going to perform my sick guitar solo without you, Parallelogram Chan.

I'm sorry, but I have to go now.

The Ligma is calling.

No, no, no, no, Parallelogram Chan.

How could this have happened?

This can't be the end.

We have to keep living on for Parallelogram Chan.

We must overcome the sad part of this season in order

for the season two to keep going hey yo is

that morty yo chat y 'all see this bro ain't

that morty from rick and morty chat you seen this hey hey aren't you from rick

and morty what are you doing here morty i heard someone ordered a pizza oh hey

that might have been me well i mean i was gonna share it with my friend

but he just kind of yeeted himself you want to eat

it with me morty that'll be that'll be 18 .95 parallel gram took his took his wallet

when he jumped off of the you want to just eat it with me like is there like a coupon or something

if you just eat it with me

you know like give me like a 50 % those kinds of services at pizza hut oh

this is a tough one all right well uh in that case

good thing i don't have to pay for that pizza anymore right chat

Oh my god, are we ERP -ing?

Please, god, don't ever say that to me.

Snowden Town?

What?

I think we are in under - I mean, we're in Deltarune!

This is Sans and Papyrus' house right now.

It's Sans and Papyrus' house!

Stop, okay.

Oh, sheesh!

Chat, spaghet?

Any spaghet?

Say, ah, chat.

Say, ah.

Ah.

Where am I?

Whoa!

I'm in the furry world.

Oh my god.

We're in a cute city pop mall.

Whoa.

An escalator.

Chat, there's an escalator.

Oh god, it looks really steep.

Oh my god, I got vertigo from jumping.

I actually have a really big fear of heights, but I felt the vertigo when I jumped.

It's a liminal space mall.

It's too cute to be liminal space.

What is that?

And why is he naked? chat

you see this i think he's naked he's pee pee there i see his pee pee pee pee

i love milfs i love furry milfs Shox, what you doing?

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Yeah, yeah Oh, there's so many of you What's happening?

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Ah, there's too many

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Ah, I don't want another way I'm fine being lost Parallelogram has entered the lock Parallelogram has entered the lock

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No, I don't want the parallelogram

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Make it go away

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Stop I hide here in the bushes

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You guys can't find me.

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No, they don't know.

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How can they know?

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It's a scary, scary parallel trail with the bushes.

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He's waiting for me.

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Kyora!

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You're a skinny mecha whale.

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Kyora, take me on a date.

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I about doesn't see the avatar.

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Go.

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Bye.

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I ditched everyone.

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Now I'm in cute comfy.

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Where's my wife?

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How did I get here?

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I just accepted something and now I'm in this I'm in her house, but she's not home

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At least I have this umbrella.

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Come here chat

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Wait, that's my umbrella.

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Oh, okay.

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I'll just take this instead.

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Well, wait, what can we take?

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How are you?

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You look um

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Like a skinny legend

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Join me in veg and then we can roleplay I become the pillow ERP begins now

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Do you want to go to the bathroom?

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Or do you want to go to the bathroom?

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She left.

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Can you grab a pencil for you?

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Oh yeah, I can't reach it.

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Pencil, huh?

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Pencil.

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Parallelogram has entered the lobby.

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No!

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It's a parallelogram, no!

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I thought I was staying.

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Why do I hold this?

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I guess I hold it like this, huh?

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Is it just me or is he like a cardboard thing?

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I'm a parallelogram.

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Parallelogram has entered the lobby I can't draw very well

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Guys, look, I drew something

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Now we can, like, ERP Okay, you be Aw, it's my hat

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Look at me, chat

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Would you like for dinner this evening?

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Uh Can I get a A scuchos le la bro Brujas de las A scuchos

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Oh, cheeseburger Come eat it now

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Oh, Cheap Burger I want

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Cheap Burger It looks great

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It's very, uh, rectangular

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This looks like a parallelogram I would really enjoy this

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The trick is it's actually a hat

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Oh, it's a hat

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It's a burger

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Why can I not eat?

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Uh, because it's a hat

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Okay, but I'm going to eat it anyway Okay

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “What if We Went on a Date? 😳”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: chat, parallelogram, morty, pee, eat. This video has 163 sentences and 1212 words to shadow. The speech runs for 8:16. The speaker talks at a steady 147 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 77% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 30 of its 163 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
pizza noun	/ˈpi.tsə/	A baked Italian dish of a thinly rolled bread crust typically topped before baking with tomato sauce, cheese, and other ingredients such as meat or vegetables.
burger noun	/ˈbɝ.ɡɚ/	A hamburger.
pencil noun	/ˈpɛnsəl/	A writing utensil with a graphite (commonly referred to as lead) shaft, usually blended with clay, clad in wood, and sharpened to a taper.
naked adjective	/ˈneɪkɪd/	Bare, not covered by clothing.
scary adjective	/ˈskɛə.ɹi/	Causing fear or anxiety
rick noun	/ɹɪk/	Straw, hay etc. stored in a stack for winter fodder, commonly protected with thatch.
mall noun	/mɔːl/	A pedestrianised street, especially a shopping precinct.
parallel adjective	/ˈpæ.ɹəˌlɛl/	Equally distant from one another at all points.
lobby noun	/ˈlɑ.bi/	An entryway or reception area; vestibule; passageway; corridor.
portal noun	/ˈpɔːɹtl̩/	An entrance, entry point, or means of entry.
skinny adjective	/ˈskɪni/	Thin, generally in a negative sense (as opposed to slim, which is thin in a positive sense).
umbrella noun	/ʌmˈbɹɛl.ə/	A cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun.
whoa	/woʊ/	Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down.
furry noun	/ˈfɜɹ.i/	Someone who identifies with or as an animal character with human-like characteristics (an anthropomorphic animal character).
guitar noun	/ɡɪˈtɑɹ/	A stringed musical instrument, of European origin, usually with a fretted fingerboard and six strings, played with the fingers or a plectrum (guitar pick).

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Meaning
find out verb	To discover, as by asking or investigating.
go away verb	To depart or leave a place.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

How do I do this?
What do you mean just for me?
How could you have done this to me?
How did I get here?
Do you want to go to the bathroom?

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	I've made · have done · have happened
Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good idea	should try · should I think
Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form	keep living · keep going
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now	is not moving · you're talking · I'm jumping

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 53 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “sh” and “zh” sounds: gracious /ˈɡɹeɪʃəs/, sheesh /ʃiːʃ/
Long words — get the stress right: rectangular /ɹɛkˈtæŋɡjəlɚ/, parallelogram /ˌpæ.ɹəˈlɛl.əˌɡɹæm/, escalator /ˈɛs.kə.leɪ.tɚ/, quadrilateral /ˌkwɒdɹɪˈlætəɹəl/

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 pizza, burger, pencil.

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.

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