Shadowing Practice: Wonder's Best Scenes - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Wow, this reminds me of my guest spot on Law & Order.
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So, the science elective is supposedly really hard, so you probably won't be spending much time here.
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No offense, but if you've never been in a real school before.
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Dude, he's been homeschooled.
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Okay, I'm just saying.
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Science is supposedly really hard.
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But you're taking it too, right?
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Maybe you could fail together.
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Why don't you get out of the way so we can check it out?
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Okay.
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I mean, there's nothing much to see.
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Desks, chairs, the incubator, bunch of murders.
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Those are some really gross science posters.
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Oh.
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And this is an eraser.
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He knows what an eraser is.
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How am I supposed to know what he knows?
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He doesn't say anything.
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You know what an eraser is, right?
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Dude, you have to say something.
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Yeah, I know what an eraser is.
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It.. is your name Jack or Jack Will?
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Wait, you thought his name was Jack Will?
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Yeah, a lot of people call me by my first and last name.
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I don't know why.
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Got any other questions?
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Actually, I've got a question for Auggie.
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What's the deal with your face?
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Dude, I mean, were you in a car crash or something?
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Julian!
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What?
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Tushman said we could ask questions if we wanted to.
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Not rude questions.
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Besides, he was born like that, Mr. Tushman said.
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Yeah, I know.
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I just thought maybe he was, like, in a fire, too.
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Hey, Julian, shut up.
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You shut up!
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Why don't we all shut up?
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No, I wasn't in a fire. In the words, supposedly.
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What?
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You said that science is supposedly really hard.
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twice.
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The word supposedly with a D.
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Maybe my mom can homeschool you too.
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When I eat I think I chew like some prehistoric swamp turtle.
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No joke, me too.
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Now there's tuna in your face.
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Yeah, tuna man.
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No, no, no. Let me show you how it's done.
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Dude, that's even more gross.
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I'm going as Bolafet this year.
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I like Halloween, but Christmas is still the best holiday.
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No way, Halloween is the best.
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A pillowcase of candy versus two weeks off school.
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You're nuts.
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You see?
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You see?
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Even your dog agrees.
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Hey, Mom, is it okay if Jack comes over?
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Yes!
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Thanks, Mrs. B.
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I mean, you get snow on Christmas.
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But you can get snow on Halloween.
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It feels like if you live in Alaska or there's a birthday.
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I've got to be cool.
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Fall is here, here they are.
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Back to school, ring the bell,
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I've never thought about having plastic surgery.
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No, I've never thought about it.
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Why?
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Dude, this is after plastic surgery.
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It takes a lot of work to look this good.
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We don't notice any time, Val.
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One, two, three, four.
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I declare fun more.
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Bow, kiss, begin.
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Neat.
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Fire.
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The point is to create something you're excited about.
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Something you're proud to show.
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Mr. Will?
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Mr. Will.
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Something more important to think about?
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No. So, it'll be teams of two.
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Your partner will be your table mate.
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Uh, Ms. Pitosa?
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I know we're supposed to be in pairs, but Jack Amos and I had a science fair project idea that we wanted to work on together.
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Okay.
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Maybe we can switch.
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Uh, no. Sorry.
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What?
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No. Um, it's-it's okay.
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I'll stay with who I've got.
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I'll stick with Augie.
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Hey, what did you do that for?
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Dude, I don't want to switch.
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Why not?
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Do you really want to be partners with that freak?
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Come on.
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Ow.
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Ow.
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Ow.
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Ow.
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Ow.
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Ow.
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Dear Mr. Tushman, I am very sorry for punching Julian.
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It was wrong of me to do that.
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I know you may need to expel me, but I'd still rather not say why I did what I did.
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It might get Julian in trouble too, and that's not fair.
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Sincerely, Jack Will.
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Dear Mr. Will, One thing I've learned in 20 years in education is that there are two sides to every story.
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So I think I can imagine what started the fight.
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While nothing justifies striking another student, I know good friends are worth defending.
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So, after your two-day suspension, your scholarship will be waiting for you.
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Just keep up the good work, and keep being the fine boy we all know you to be.
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Sincerely, Mr. Tushman.
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What do we got here?
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Couple of losers thinking up the woods.
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Ha!
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Holy crap!
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Look at his face!
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He's a freak!
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Jesus, I've never seen anything that ugly in my life.
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Maybe it's an orc.
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Dear, let's go.
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Go where?
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Hey, talking to you, Gollum.
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Is this the one master rule them all?
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My precious.
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Hey, what's your problem?
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Your boyfriend's my problem.
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Hey!
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Leave him alone.
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What are you gonna do about it?
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Get out of my way.
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No. I said get out of my way!
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I said no!
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Yo, Jack, what's up, man?
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What's this, more little freaks?
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What, you call us hick?
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Come on, prep boy.
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Guys, stop.
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Guys, stop it.
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Guys, stop.
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Guys, stop.
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Please, stop.
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Just go.
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Oh, man!
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Dude, come on!
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Let's go!
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Just get out. Are you okay?
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Uh, dude, you're bleeding.
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What was that?
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Something's coming.
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Abus?
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Over here!
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Abus, come on!
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They follow you?
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I think we lost them.
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Whoa!
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How did you guys know we needed help?
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We saw them follow you after the lodge.
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I think they were seventh graders.
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They were huge.
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Thanks, guys.
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You totally saved our butts.
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Yeah, thanks, guys.
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You know, it was cool how you stood your ground, little dude.
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I'm sorry.
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We don't notice any time We don't notice anything We sit side by side in every class
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The teacher thinks that I sound funny but she likes the way you sit
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Thank you.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Wonder's Best Scenes”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: dude, Jack, supposedly, science, eraser. This video has 173 sentences and 971 words to shadow. The speech runs for 9:45. The speaker talks slowly, about 100 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 84% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 36 of its 173 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| supposedly adverb | /səˈpoʊ̯.zɪd.li/ | As a matter of supposition; in the beliefs or according to the claims of some people. |
| eraser noun | /ɪˈɹeɪsɚ/ | One who erases. |
| homeschool verb | To educate children at home, that is, at a private domestic place, in lieu of sending them to a public school or private educational institution. | |
| tuna noun | /ˈtjuː.nə/ | Any of several species of fish of the genus Thunnus in the family Scombridae. |
| sincerely adverb | /sɪnˈsɪɹli/ | In a sincere or earnest manner; honestly. |
| elective adjective | /ɪˈlɛktɪv/ | Of, or pertaining to voting or elections; involving a choice between options. |
| grader noun | /ˈɡɹeɪdɚ/ | A machine used in road maintenance, construction, and mining for leveling large surfaces. |
| incubator noun | /ˈɪn.kjuːˌbeɪ.tə(ɹ)/ | Any apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a reaction. |
| pillowcase noun | /ˈpɪloʊˌkeɪs/ | A washable, easily removable cloth cover for pillows. |
| prehistoric adjective | /ˌpɹiː.hɪsˈtoɹ.ɪk/ | Of or relating to the epoch before written record. |
| preposition noun | /ˌpɹɛpəˈzɪʃən/ | Any of a class of non-inflecting words and multiword terms typically employed to connect a following noun or a pronoun, in an adjectival or adverbial sense… |
| chew verb | /tʃuː/ | To crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws; done to food to soften it and break it down by the action of saliva before it is swallowed. |
| bleed verb | /ˈbliːd/ | To shed blood through an injured blood vessel. |
| whoa | /woʊ/ | Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down. |
| swamp noun | /ˈswɑmp/ | An area of wet (water-saturated), spongy (soft) land, often with trees, generally a rich ecosystem for certain plants and animals but ill-suited for many… |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| get out of verb | To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of. | |
| shut up | /ʃʌt ʌp/ | Stop talking (usually in the form of making annoying, irrelevant, or false comments, during a period of peace and quiet, or when one is not allowed to talk)… |
| come over verb | To affect in a sudden, unprecedented or surprising manner; to overwhelm a person's ordinarily contrary impulse. | |
| get out verb | To leave or escape. | |
| keep up verb | To maintain; to preserve; to prevent from deteriorating or falling. | |
| think up verb | To create in one’s mind; to invent. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- How am I supposed to know what he knows?
- What's the deal with your face?
- Why don't we all shut up?
- Hey, what did you do that for?
- What do we got here?
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 | you've never been · he's been homeschooled · I've never thought |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | been homeschooled · was born |
| Possibility with “might / may” might/may + verb — something that is possible but not certain | may need · might get |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the best |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 32 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I've, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: preposition /ˌpɹɛpəˈzɪʃən/, scholarship /ˈskɑːləɹʃɪp/, suspension /səˈspɛnʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: supposedly /səˈpoʊ̯.zɪd.li/, incubator /ˈɪn.kjuːˌbeɪ.tə(ɹ)/, prehistoric /ˌpɹiː.hɪsˈtoɹ.ɪk/, preposition /ˌpɹɛpəˈzɪʃən/
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 supposedly, eraser, homeschool.
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.