Shadowing Practice: Any Australians In? | Jimmy Carr - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Are there Australians in?
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What am I talking about?
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Saturday night, they're working behind a bar.
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Have you all seen that incredibly powerful commercial on television where the child morphs back to life, having been run over?
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Incidentally, that's why you're not allowed to leave the scene of an accident, you miss the best bit.
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LAUGHTER That advert clearly states if you're doing 40 miles an hour and you hit a child,
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there's an 80 % chance that child will die.
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If you're doing 30 miles an hour, there's an 80 % chance that child will live.
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Here's my question.
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Where's the ad for swerving?
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That advert's basically the government going, Hey, watch out, there's a kid in the road.
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Slow down, take the edge off.
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But it must learn its lesson!
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How old did you say you were, sir?
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14. You're 14 years old.
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Right, and what's your name?
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Sam.
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Sam.
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Right.
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Let's say I'm driving to you, Sam.
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At, I don't know, 40 miles an hour.
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And you run away at 10 miles an hour.
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It's an aggregate of 30, isn't it?
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Not only have you given yourself a chance of survival, you've also learned a little something about maths.
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Yes.
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It's a win -win.
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You all right?
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Do you like girls yet?
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You probably don't even know you're gay.
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Do you know you're gay?
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You're fully aware?
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Yeah, yeah, no. Definitely not.
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We haven't got a camera point to get you or anything.
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Enjoy school.
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Let's do some improv, ladies and gentlemen.
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All I need is suggestions from you.
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Right, I need a historical figure.
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Nelson.
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Nelson.
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Oliver Cromwell.
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Noddy.
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Oliver Cromwell.
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Noddy.
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Yeah, very much a mixed ability group this evening.
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Oliver Cromwell, Noddy.
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Mother Teresa.
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God bless her, Mother Teresa.
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Amazing woman, wasn't she?
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Very generous with her time and all the ho...
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You do look at her and think, yeah, a little bit of moisturiser wouldn't have fucking killed you.
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So, I'm all for helping the poor, but just oil of you, Lea, take the edge off that.
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Fuck me, it's like a saddlebag.
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She looks like my balls.
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I'm joking, my balls are in significantly better kit than Mother Teresa's face.
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Henry VIII!
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All right, let's go Henry VIII.
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He's a classic.
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Let's go Henry VIII, OK?
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All we know about him was he was a bit...
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Shall we say he was aggressive towards women?
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He did what, sorry?
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Shag loads of women.
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He shag loads of women?
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Yes.
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He was the king.
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It's not going to be tricky to get a date, is it?
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Hey, how you doing?
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I'm the king.
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Do you want to see me cock? And the crown jewels.
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Easy.
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OK, so let's go Henry VIII.
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I need an accent.
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Peruvian!
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Peruvian?
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How optimistic are you?
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We agree!
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We agree!
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Australian!
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Australian?
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I can do Australian.
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Next, accurate! Are you?
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Are you get fucked? Are there Australians in?
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What am I talking about Saturday night?
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They're working behind a bar.
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Hello, I'm Jimmy Carr and I'm announcing a new tour.
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It's called Jimmy Carr Laughs Funny.
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And if you like me, it's the kind of thing you like.
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And if you don't like me, then why are you watching this?
About This Lesson
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.