Shadowing Practice: Why Police Arrest Tom? | Slow English Listening Practice for Beginners (A2 Level) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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I didn't do it!
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Please, you have to believe me.
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This is like a real spy movie right now.
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Nobody move everyone must stay exactly where you are Hey watch out sorry kid oh
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This museum is now under a full security lockdown.
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We must search every single bag in this room.
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Young man, I need to check your backpack too.
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Wait, there's something else down at the very bottom.
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This is the missing diamond.
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That's definitely not ours.
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We've never seen it before.
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That's not mine!
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I promise I never took it!
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I didn't do it!
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Please, you have to believe me.
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There has been a serious mistake.
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My son is innocent.
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Sir, the evidence was found inside his own bag.
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Look how big this museum is!
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I'm filming everything!
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Look at all these amazing statues!
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This place is incredible!
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Keep your bag closed, Tom.
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It's really crowded today.
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I'll close it later, Dad.
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I promise I will.
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Oops, sorry, I wasn't looking where I was going.
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Look at all the people around this diamond. That diamond is absolutely...
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look at it shine.
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I need a closer shot for my video today.
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Tom!
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Your backpack is open.
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Thank you.
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Stay close to me please, sweetheart.
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It's very crowded.
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- - - Excuse me, sir.
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I need to clean through here.
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That's strange.
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The lights just flickered twice already.
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E -C -O!
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Thank you.
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Mom.
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Why did all the lights go out?
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Whoa!
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Do you hear that alarm?
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This is intense!
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- Everyone stay calm.
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The emergency lights are on now.
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Stay close to me right now.
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Something is wrong.
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Nobody move!
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Everyone must stay exactly where you are.
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I need everyone to remain calm and stay seated.
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This museum is now under a full security lockdown.
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This is frightening.
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I hope they find who did this.
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Thank you.
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This is like a real spy movie right now.
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- Bye.
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- Hey, watch out!
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Sorry, kid.
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- - Whoa, that guy bumped into me really hard.
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Thank you.
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Sorry about that, kid.
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I wasn't watching closely.
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Mom.
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That cleaner is walking really fast away.
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Wait.
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His hand was right by Tom's bag.
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We must search every single bag in this room.
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Please open your bags.
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for a quick inspection now.
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. Of course officer.
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We have nothing to hide here.
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We have we didn't do anything wrong Go ahead and check young man I need to check your backpack too.
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Open your backpack, son.
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This will only take moments.
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That's just my comic book.
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and my old jacket.
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- Wait.
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There's something else down at the very bottom.
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What is that?
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I've never seen that pouch before.
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That's definitely not ours.
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We've never seen it before.
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Let's see exactly what is hiding inside this pouch.
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This is the missing diamond!
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It was in his bag.
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That's not mine!
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I promise I never took it!
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I didn't do it!
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Please, you have to believe me!
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- There has been a serious mistake.
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My son is innocent.
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you Sir, the evidence was found inside his own bag.
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Where exactly are you taking my son right now?
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This room feels so cold and.. completely, completely frightening.
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We are not leaving our son alone in here.
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Mom, I'm really scared.
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What's gonna happen now?
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Please.
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Somebody has to believe that I'm innocent.
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This diamond is now official evidence against you, Tom.
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- Why did you steal it?
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Just tell me the truth.
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I was only making videos!
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I never touched that diamond!
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My son is innocent.
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I know him better than anyone.
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I'm not.
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The evidence was found inside his bag, sir.
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Thank you.
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Call the main police station.
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We need them here now.
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Thank you.
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Wait!
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I remember that cleaner bumping into Tom earlier.
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Excuse me, officer.
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I saw something really important happen.
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Not now, little one.
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I'm speaking with your father.
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Dad, please listen.
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It was the cleaner, not Tom.
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Not now, Lily.
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I need to focus on your brother.
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Bye.
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you I am the museum director.
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What exactly happened here?
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Sir, please.
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I need to tell you something important.
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The cleaner put it in his bag.
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I saw it.
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That's a very serious claim for a young child.
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Quiet, little girl.
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The adults are talking right now.
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- Why won't anyone listen to what I'm saying?
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That siren means the transport car has finally arrived.
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The transport car is here.
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you It's time to go.
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You cannot take my son!
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He has done nothing!
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you Please don't take me away.
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I didn't do this!
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Tom was filming everything the whole entire time.
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You cannot take an innocent child away like this!
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Tom, I need to borrow your phone right now.
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Bye.
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I can't stop crying.
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Everything feels completely hopeless right now.
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Bye.
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Come on, phone.
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Please show me what happened.
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Thank you.
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This is the last video Tom recorded today.
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The camera is spinning everywhere.
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I need to pause it.
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I can see something moving in that reflection clearly.
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Bye.
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I'm Look, you can see his hand right there clearly.
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That's the cleaner's hand near Tom's open backpack.
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He's dropping something small right into Tom's bag.
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- My heart is beating so hard so fast right now.
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I need everyone in this room to hear this.
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Thank you you Look at this video!
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Everyone needs to see this now!
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Lily, what on earth are you doing right now?
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What is it, young lady?
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What do you have?
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Watch this video.
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it shows exactly what really happened.
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Watch the mirror in the background very closely, please.
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Huh?
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I can see him dropping something into that backpack.
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He framed the boy.
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This poor child is innocent.
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Bye.
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Everyone listen carefully.
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We have a serious situation now.
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Stop the cleaner at the back exit immediately, please!
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Oh my God!
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We caught him trying to escape to escape through the back door.
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I can't believe he really tried to frame my son.
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I am so sorry I didn't believe your story, Tom.
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It's okay.
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I'm just glad the truth finally came out.
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I sincerely apologize for how we treated your family today.
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- I am so proud of you, my brave boy.
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you Amen.
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You are the bravest little girl I have ever known.
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You saved me, Lily.
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I will never forget this.
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I just paid close attention.
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That's all I did.
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That's all I did.
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Thank you.
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Let's go home now.
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We are all safe together.
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Your voice might feel small, But truth is powerful.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Why Police Arrest Tom?”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: bag, Tom, backpack, diamond, innocent. This video has 200 sentences and 1091 words to shadow. The speech runs for 10:19. The speaker talks slowly, about 106 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.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| innocent adjective | /ˈɪnəsənt/ | Free from guilt, sin, or immorality. |
| diamond noun | /ˈdaɪ.ə.mənd/ | A glimmering glass-like mineral that is an allotrope of carbon in which each atom is surrounded by four others in the form of a tetrahedron. |
| backpack noun | /ˈbæk.pæk/ | A knapsack, sometimes mounted on a light frame, but always supported by straps, worn on a person’s back for the purpose of carrying things, especially when… |
| brave adjective | /bɹeɪv/ | Strong in the face of fear; courageous. |
| bump noun | /bʌmp/ | A light blow or jolting collision. |
| whoa | /woʊ/ | Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down. |
| lockdown noun | /ˈlɑkˌdaʊn/ | The confinement of people in their own rooms (e.g., in a school) or cells (in a prison), or to their own homes or areas (e.g., in the case of a city- or… |
| mirror noun | /ˈmiɹɚ/ | A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it. |
| carefully adverb | /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/ | With care; attentively, circumspectly. |
| comic noun | /ˈkɑmɪk/ | A comedian. |
| steal verb | /stiːl/ | To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it. |
| intense adjective | /ɪnˈtɛns/ | Of a characteristic: extreme or very high or strong in degree; severe; also, excessive, towering. |
| arrive verb | /əˈɹaɪv/ | To reach; to get to a certain place. |
| spin verb | /spɪn/ | To rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction. |
| exit noun | /ˈɛɡzət/ | An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| watch out | Used to warn someone of an imminent danger. | |
| come out verb | /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ | To be discovered; to be revealed. |
| go ahead verb | /ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/ | To proceed with; to begin. |
| go out verb | To leave, especially a building. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- We've never seen it before.
- Oops, sorry, I wasn't looking where I was going.
- Do you hear that alarm?
- Where exactly are you taking my son right now?
- Lily, what on earth are you doing right now?
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 | We've never seen · has been · I've never seen |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | was found |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past | wasn't looking · wasn't watching · was only making |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | I'm filming · is frightening · is walking |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 25 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, didn't, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: reflection /ɹɪˈflɛkʃən/, shine /ʃaɪn/, inspection /ɪnˈspɛkʃən/
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 innocent, diamond, backpack.
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.