Shadowing Practice: Ace Frehley: “Tommy Thayer Copied EVERYTHING I Created” - Learn English Speaking with Video

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I heard you say in an interview the other day that a lot of people say they want you back in KISS.
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And I'm just wondering from your perspective, a lot of people sort of speak for you.
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Do you feel closure with KISS?
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Well, you know, KISS.
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I was one of the founding members of KISS and made KISS what it is today, you know?
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Yeah.
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You know, Tommy Thayer was just trying to copy everything I created.
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He hasn't come up with one inch of anything original.
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Right.
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And, you know, I think from what I read on the Internet, I think the fans really want me back in the band.
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You know, I'm doing fine without Kiss, but if it was offered to me in the right way,
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I'd seriously consider returning for the last tour.
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Yeah.
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Yeah, you know, I think it'd be special.
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I haven't been asked yet, so it's kind of up in the air.

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 15 sentences and 161 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:00. The speaker talks at a natural 160 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 88% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.

Key vocabulary in this video

11 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
closure noun/ˈkloʊ.ʒɚ/An event or occurrence that signifies an ending.
bind verb/ˈbaɪ̯nd/To tie; to confine by any ligature.
perspective noun/pɚˈspɛk.tɪv/A view, vista or outlook.
inch noun/ɪnt͡ʃ/An English unit of length equal to 1/12 of a foot or 2.54 cm.
sort noun/soɹt/A general type.
consider verb/kənˈsɪd.ə/To think about seriously.
tour noun/tɔː(ɹ)/A journey through a particular building, estate, country, etc.
seriously adverb/ˈsɪɹ.i.əs.li/In a serious or literal manner.
wonder noun/ˈwʌndɚ/A sense of awe, astonishment and curiosity, inspired by unexpected events, novel experiences and inexplicable circumstances, sometimes accompanied by surprise…
interview noun/ˈɪn.tə.vjuː/Any face-to-face meeting, especially of an official or adversarial nature.
copy noun/ˈkɑpi/The result of copying; an identical or nearly identical duplicate of an original.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
come up with verbTo manage to produce, deliver, or present (something) by inventing, creating, thinking of, or obtaining it.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 6 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, hasn't, haven't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like closure, bind, perspective.

Bu videodaki dil bilgisi

Konuşmacının en çok kullandığı yapılar, videodaki sözcüklerin aynısıyla:

YapıVideoda
Present perfect have/has + fiilin üçüncü hâli — geçmişte olan ama şimdi de önemli olan bir eylemhasn't come · haven't been asked
Edilgen yapı be + fiilin üçüncü hâli — kimin yaptığı değil, ne olduğu önemliwas offered · been asked
Past continuous was/were + -ing — geçmişte bir anda sürmekte olan bir eylemwas just trying
Fiil + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — ardından -ing biçimi gelen fiillerconsider returning

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