Shadowing Practice: Wonder Woman Interview - Gal Gadot & Chris Pine - Learn English Speaking with Video
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So tell us a little bit about your character in the background.
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We first meet Diana when she's five or six years old.
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And she's this young, sassy, you know, naughty little girl who just wants to learn how to fight.
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But her mother, she's being sheltered by her mother.
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but her aunt who's played by Robin Wright starts to secretly teach her how to fight
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and she she educates her about some of her powers
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and then Katsu when she grows
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when she grows up all of the sudden this man appears on the island of Themyscira
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and he tells her about some you know bad things
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that are happening in the man's world and she decides she has to go with him in order to help men's mankind.
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Great and Chris tell us about your character.
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I play Steve Trevor who's an American pilot spying for the British on the Germans
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and I come across this journal filled with equations for this awful gas
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that's intended to be used to kill the Allies in a
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last -ditch effort by the Germans to win the war
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and I'm hunted by the Germans as I have this notebook crash land on the island
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I meet this beautiful woman who I'm intrigued by
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but I have to get back to the war to you know try to do something about it
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and she wants to come with me
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so I take her back to the to the land of men
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and have to teach her what it's like to be alive in the world with bad people
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and she teaches me something about hopefulness the chemistry
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that you two have on screen is is great and
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and you really get caught up in their story
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but it's it's part of the love story and
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and part of this this worldly story
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so what is it about each of your characters
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that you feel attracts them to each other coming from such different backgrounds um i think
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that both of them you know in their core are very good
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so they have a lot of a lot in common
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but on the other on the other hand i think
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that you know when i start my journey i'm this young idealist who believes
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that the world is is good and mankind are good
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and you know it's very black and white good is good evil is evil
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and i don't understand and the complexities of life.
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And he's the one to educate me and to teach me about the complexities of mankind.
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And I think that she's the one to remind him, you know, about, she reminds him about love and hope.
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And eventually they have this mutual journey in which they learn from each other.
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That's about right.
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That was good.
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There's a lot of, this takes place during
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World War I, and also there's a lot of physicality to these roles.
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How did you prepare emotionally and physically for these roles?
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Well, I mean, Gal had to do the lion's share of the action and stuff,
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so she had to get in shape and learn the choreography and stuff like that.
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And my role physically was a little bit more, I would figure stuff out on the day for my little mini fights that I had.
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I kind of always liked characters that learn their fighting in bars, so it's a little bit rough and messy, you know.
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But emotionally it was a very interesting journey to, you know, to fall in love with a woman
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and then to have to teach someone about things that we think about but often don't have to explain,
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like why war and why do we go to war
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and why do people kill each other and these great questions
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that seem simplistic but are are good questions to ask
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and uh and then really just with a great director
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that was pushing for authenticity
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and speaking speaking of the director what did patty what did
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patty bring to the table on this wow her heart yeah i was gonna say it um no
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but patty I feel like I'm the luckiest actress that I got to work with such an amazing person as Betty.
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She really knows how to create intimacy with the actors that she's working with on any level.
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It felt like her vision was very clear to both of us from the very beginning.
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And I always felt like I can speak to her creatively, emotionally about the character.
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She was there with me the entire time.
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A true partner.
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And she's just a very unique, special human.
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She's amazing.
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I have another question here.
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So can you tell us about your experiences at the different locations that you shot at?
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The majority of the movie was shot in England during the winter.
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It was a really clever idea to shoot
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Wonder Woman during the winter wearing the Wonder Woman costume.
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It was a lot of fun.
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So we shot there, and the Themyscirian part was shot in Italy, which was amazing and beautiful and tasty.
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I'm telling about the experience.
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It's a great adjective.
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It's tasty.
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It was saltier.
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London, however, was a little bit sweeter.
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No. And we shot in Paris just a little bit.
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It was great.
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Such a bummer of a shoot.
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Hmm?
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Such a bummer of a shoot.
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Why?
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I didn't get the job?
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Shoot!
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Okay, yeah, that's it.
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So what should audiences expect out of this film?
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Or what do you hope that they get out of this film?
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First of all, I hope they enjoy the movie.
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That's like, you know, the simplest thing.
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and I hope that it's an action superhero movie but at the end of the day we dealt with some serious questions
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like take it from here.
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I think this is a superhero film we've all seen a bunch of superhero films and they tend to be complicated
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damaged people that are dealing with difficult questions.
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This is a movie that deals with difficult questions
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but through the prism of a woman who comes from a place of love
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and compassion and this earnest curiosity about the world.
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It just reminds us the simple things in life that we had forgotten and it's good to go back to them.
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You know what I mean?
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Not be, eh, never mind. But yeah.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Wonder Woman Interview - Gal Gadot & Chris Pine”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: character, shot, teach, shoot, movie. This video has 99 sentences and 1072 words to shadow. The speech runs for 7:02. The speaker talks at a natural 152 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| remind verb | /ɹəˈmaɪnd/ | To cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something); to bring to the notice or consideration (of a person). |
| emotionally adverb | /ɪˈməʊʃənəli/ | In an emotional manner; displaying emotion. |
| mankind noun | /mænˈkaɪnd/ | The human race in its entirety. |
| superhero noun | /ˈs(j)upɚhɪɹoʊ/ | Any fictional crime-fighting character, often with supernatural powers or equipment, in popular children's and fantasy literature; a fictional hero who does… |
| patty noun | /ˈpæti/ | A flattened portion of ground meat or a vegetarian equivalent, usually round but sometimes square in shape. |
| physically adverb | /ˈfɪz.ɪ.kli/ | In a physical manner. |
| complexity noun | /kəmˈplɛk.sɪ.ti/ | The state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement. |
| educate verb | /ˈɛd͡ʒ.əˌkeɪt/ | To instruct or train. |
| tasty adjective | /ˈteɪsti/ | Having a pleasant or satisfying flavor. |
| earn verb | /ɝn/ | To gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work. |
| complicated adjective | /ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/ | Difficult or convoluted. |
| awful adjective | /ˈɔːfʊl/ | Very bad. |
| actress noun | /ˈæk.tɹɪs/ | A female who performs on the stage or in films. |
| mini adjective | /ˈmɪn.i/ | Miniature, tiny, small. |
| sudden adjective | /ˈsʌd.ən/ | Occurring quickly with little or no warning or expectation; instantly. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| come across verb | To change sides; to cross over to work for the opposition. |
| get back to verb | Return to (an activity) |
| get out of verb | To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of. |
| go back to verb | To stem from; to originate in. |
| grow up verb | To mature and become an adult. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- How did you prepare emotionally and physically for these roles?
- I'm telling about the experience.
- I didn't get the job?
- That's like, you know, the simplest thing.
- You know what I mean?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | being sheltered · was shot |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | woman who I · woman who comes |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 10 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, didn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: emotionally /ɪˈməʊʃənəli/, shelter /ˈʃɛltə/, equation /ɪˈkweɪ.ʒən/, compassion /kəmˈpæʃ.ən/
- Long words — get the stress right: emotionally /ɪˈməʊʃənəli/, superhero /ˈs(j)upɚhɪɹoʊ/, complexity /kəmˈplɛk.sɪ.ti/, complicated /ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/, curiosity /ˌkjʊɹ.iˈɑ.sə.ti/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like remind, emotionally, mankind.
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.