Shadowing Practice: Two Single Dads Realize They Messed Up | Two and a Half Men - Learn English Speaking with Video
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I feel like I should be doing something dad-like, like drinking beers outside or grilling something.
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You know, something manly.
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Oh, perfect.
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I have a nice, thick portobello mushroom you can grill.
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Is that something manly?
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Well, if you close your eyes, you'll swear you have a piece of meat in your mouth.
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I'm never closing my eyes again.
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Give me a beer.
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So, how's it going with Ms. McMartin?
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She seemed a little standoffish at the courthouse.
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You know, I think she was just trying to keep things professional.
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There's nothing going on between us anymore.
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I guess it doesn't matter.
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We always knew it would end up like this.
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Just you and me.
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A couple of cool bros, a couple of chilled brews, and a couple of grilled bellows.
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Stop trying to shove your mushrooms down my throat.
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My point is we don't need anything else to be happy.
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Mm. Or anyone.
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Right, right.
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Let Lindsay move to San Francisco.
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There's no way I'm giving up all this for her.
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I mean, look at this house.
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Look at the ocean and the view.
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That's why you broke up?
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You had a choice between Lindsay and this house, and you chose this house?
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Yep.
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You give up a relationship with a woman who knows everything about you and still wants to be with you
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because you didn't want to leave this house yep okay as
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i'm saying this out loud you are realizing what a moron you are aren't you yep but
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but i'm not the only one ms mcmartin is perfect for
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you come on you're the one who said she was crazy yes yes
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but when you really look at it what has she I mean, she fell in love too quickly, like you.
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She only wants what's best for Lewis, like you.
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She's inexplicably drawn to me, like you.
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She didn't surprise me by cooking my favorite meal naked, sadly, like you.
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I mean, at least I traded Lindsay for a house.
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What did you trade Ms. McMartin for?
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Nothing.
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It's worse.
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I traded her for you.
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Oh, my God, we're idiots.
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I know.
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We're gonna die alone.
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Worse!
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We're gonna die with each other!
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Go to Ms. McMartin!
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I will!
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Go to Lindsay!
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I will!
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I love you!
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Oh, not the right time.
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Knew that.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Two Single Dads Realize They Messed Up”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: mcmartin, Lindsay, couple. This video has 53 sentences and 391 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:11. The speaker talks fast, about 180 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. Only 81% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 13 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| grill noun | /ɡɹɪl/ | A grating; a grid of wire or a sheet of material with a pattern of holes or slots, usually used to protect something while allowing the passage of air and… |
| mushroom noun | /ˈmʌʃˌɹuːm/ | Any of the fleshy fruiting bodies of fungi typically produced above ground on soil or on their food sources (such as decaying wood). |
| manly adjective | /ˈmænli/ | Having the characteristics of a man. |
| bellows noun | /ˈbɛl.oʊz/ | A device for delivering pressurized air in a controlled quantity to a controlled location. At its most simple terms a bellows is a container which is… |
| inexplicably adverb | In an inexplicable manner; for an unknown reason. | |
| portobello noun | The large, mature form of the crimini mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) | |
| standoffish adjective | /stænˈdɔ.fɪʃ/ | Aloof; reserved; unsociable and unfriendly. |
| courthouse noun | /ˈkɔɹt.haʊs/ | A public building housing courts of law. |
| brew verb | /bɹuː/ | To make tea or coffee by mixing tea leaves or coffee beans with hot water. |
| shave verb | /ˈʃeɪ̯v/ | To make (the head, skin etc.) bald or (the hair) shorter by using a tool such as a razor or electric clippers to cut the hair close to the skin. |
| sadly adverb | /ˈsædli/ | In a sad manner; sorrowfully. |
| chill verb | /tʃɪl/ | To lower the temperature of something; to cool. |
| throat noun | /ˈθɹoʊt/ | The front part of the neck. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| give up verb | To surrender (someone or something); to inform on (someone). |
| break up verb | To break or separate into pieces. |
| end up verb | To bring to a conclusion. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- I'm never closing my eyes again.
- There's nothing going on between us anymore.
- I guess it doesn't matter.
- That's why you broke up?
- She's inexplicably drawn to me, like you.
Bu videodaki dil bilgisi
Konuşmacının en çok kullandığı yapılar, videodaki sözcüklerin aynısıyla:
| Yapı | Videoda |
|---|---|
| İlgi cümlecikleri who / which + cümle — bir kişi ya da şey hakkında ek bilgi | woman who knows · one who said |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — şu anda ya da bu sıralar olan bir şey | I'm never closing · I'm giving · i'm saying |
| “going to” ile gelecek be going to + fiil — bir plan ya da olacağı belli olan bir şey | gonna die |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 16 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, we're, didn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: mushroom /ˈmʌʃˌɹuːm/, standoffish /stænˈdɔ.fɪʃ/, shave /ˈʃeɪ̯v/
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 grill, mushroom, manly.
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Gölgeleme, başlangıçta profesyonel tercüman eğitimi için geliştirilen ve çok dilli Dr. Alexander Arguelles tarafından popüler hale getirilen, bilim destekli bir dil öğrenme tekniğidir. Yöntem basit ama güçlüdür: ana dili İngilizce olan bir sesi dinler ve hemen yüksek sesle tekrar edersiniz — konuşmacıyı 1-2 saniye gecikmeyle takip eden bir gölge gibi. Pasif dinleme veya dilbilgisi alıştırmalarının aksine, gölgeleme beyninizi ve ağız kaslarınızı gerçek konuşma kalıplarını eşzamanlı olarak işlemeye ve yeniden üretmeye zorlar. Araştırmalar, telaffuz doğruluğu, tonlama, ritim, bağlı konuşma, dinleme anlama ve konuşma akıcılığını önemli ölçüde geliştirdiğini göstermektedir — bu da onu IELTS Konuşma hazırlığı ve gerçek dünya İngilizce iletişimi için en etkili yöntemlerden biri yapar.