Shadowing Conan O’Brien
Dartmouth Commencement Address (2011) — Fast comedy that turns sincere at the end — for advanced learners who want humour and speed.
- Level: C1
- Accent: American
- Length: 24 min · 293 lines to practise
- Timing: Sada measures how far behind the speaker you are on every line
Conan O’Brien — Dartmouth Commencement Address (2011)Start from the beginning
The first lines: press any line to practise it
- 0:06 I've been living in Los Angeles for 2 years and I've never been this cold in my
- 0:11 life I will pay anyone here $300
- 0:14 for gortex gloves
- 0:16 anybody I'm serious I have the
- 0:20 cash before I begin
- 0:23 I must point out that behind me
- 0:25 sits a highly admired president of the United States and decorated war hero
- 0:31 while I a cable television talk show host has been chosen to stand here and impart
How to practise this talk
- Press a line from the list; it opens in Sada ready to go.
- Listen once, then press Record and say it with the speaker (Shadow) or after them (Repeat).
- Open Compare to see every word, and go again until they are all green.
- Finish one minute a day, and Sada shows your first try against your latest.