Shadowing Practice: Baymax! S1, E2 Cass - Learn English Speaking with Video

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I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
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Looks like another busy day, eh, Mochi?
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Simon?
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Thank you.
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Refill, coming in hot.
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Thanks, Gus.
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How's the novel coming?
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Pretty good.
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Ish.
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I see a new haircut.
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You noticed.
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How's the muffin?
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Really good.
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Agnes?
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Jorge?
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Morning, Cass.
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Do you want anything fun this weekend?
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Sayaka, the cafe is all the fun I need.
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Yeah!
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Ow.
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My ankle.
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Are you all right?
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Shh, shh, shh.
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Oh, no. I don't have time for this. Be cool.
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Here he comes.
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What's happening?
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Hello.
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I am Baymax, your personal health care companion.
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Oh, Baymax.
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You good?
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We're all right down here.
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I was alerted to the need for medical attention when you said, Ow.
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My ankle.
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Who said ow?
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I didn't say ow.
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Did you say ow?
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This is nuts.
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I will scan you now.
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No, no, no, no. Scan complete.
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You have sprained your ankle.
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Yeah.
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My cryospray will help keep the swelling down.
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You don't understand.
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I have to run the cafe.
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Going back to work could cause further injury to the anterior talofibular ligament in your foot.
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I suggest closing the cafe for five to seven days to allow your ankle to heal properly.
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I'm not closing the lucky cat over a little sprained ankle.
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I have customers waiting as we speak.
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What are you downloading?
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I am downloading information on how to run a small business.
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And why would you do that?
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Your concern over the cafe is causing you stress, which can greatly hinder the healing process.
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To help you relax, I will manage the cafe.
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You can't just download what took me years to learn.
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Download complete.
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Baymax, are you sure you can run things down there?
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My customers are very important to me.
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Do not worry about the cafe, Cass.
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Everything will be fine.
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We're going to need eyes on this, Moochie.
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Okay, there we go.
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And it works!
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Hero's not the only one with techie skills.
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What is that?
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What am I looking at?
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Is that a...
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Mochi!
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That's it.
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That's it.
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Good boy, Mochi.
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What is he doing?
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Wait, wait!
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No, no, no!
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Go back!
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Go back!
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Uh -uh!
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Don't play with that!
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Mochi!
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No!
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Well, I guess I'm doing this myself.
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Oh, my
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God.
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steve oh boy this is a disaster
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shh your banana thanks cas is everything okay oh yeah never better
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We'll see you next time.
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Hi, there.
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Wait, I just have to get one more thing.
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Baymax, stop.
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This is not working.
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I agree.
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You keep coming downstairs Not me you you're not giving my customers the service they need.
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I'm sorry if you won't do it I will and nothing's gonna stop me.
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Oh No Yeah My objective of running the cafe to aid in your healing seems to have caused you further injury Oh,
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Baymax, this isn't your fault.
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I did this to myself.
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I should have just closed the cafe like you said.
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It's just, I made a promise to take care of this family, and there is no promise without those customers.
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I'm afraid if I don't stay open, they'll just find another place to go.
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They may find other cafes, but they will not find another CAS.
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Think you can give me a lift downstairs?
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Warning, storage almost full.
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Warning, storage almost full.
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Oh, my gosh.
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Has Mochi been recording this whole time?
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Hey, Mochi.
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Whoa, what you got there?
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Some kind of spy cam.
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That's Cass's.
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Cass, are you using Mochi to spy on Baymax?
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Yeah, she's totally spying on him.
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Hey, Cass, you don't need to worry.
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Baymax is slow, but he's getting the job done.
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Your job is to just get better.
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Is that Cass?
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We miss you.
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Feel better.
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We love you.
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You take the time to heal, Cass.
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We'll be here when you're ready.
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We love you, Cass.
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Hey, Baymax.
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Cass said you ran the cafe all day?
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Coffee.
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Sto.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “Baymax! S1, E2 Cass”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: cas, cafe, Baymax, Mochi, ankle. This video has 134 sentences and 771 words to shadow. The speech runs for 8:13. The speaker talks slowly, about 94 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 68% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 24 of its 134 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
ankle noun/ˈæŋ.kəl/The skeletal joint which connects the foot with the leg; the uppermost portion of the foot and lowermost portion of the leg, which contain this skeletal joint.
heal verb/ˈhiːl/To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure.
scan verb/skæn/To examine sequentially, carefully, or critically; to scrutinize; to behold closely.
downstairs adverb/daʊnˈstɛɹz/Down the stairs.
skill noun/skɪl/A capacity to do something well; a technique, an ability, usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities that are regarded as innate.
disaster noun/dɪˈzɑːs.təː/An unexpected natural or man-made catastrophe of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction, loss of life or sometimes permanent…
objective noun/ɒbˈd͡ʒɛk.tɪv/A material object that physically exists.
alert adjective/əˈlɝt/Attentive; awake; on guard.
greatly adverb/ˈɡɹeɪ̯t.li/To a great extent or degree.
relax verb/ɹɪˈlæks/To make something loose.
spy noun/spaɪ/A person who secretly watches and examines the actions of other individuals or organizations and gathers information on them (usually to gain an advantage).
companion noun/kəmˈpæn.jən/A friend, acquaintance or partner; someone with whom one spends time or accompanies
cafe noun/ˌkæˈfeɪ/A convenience store, originally one that sold coffee and similar basic items.
banana noun/bəˈnænə/An elongated curved tropical fruit of a banana plant, which grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin.
distress noun/dɪˈstɹɛs/Physical or emotional discomfort, suffering, or alarm, particularly of a more acute nature.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
go back verbTo return to a place or state after having been there at a previous time.
go back to verbTo stem from; to originate in.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

  • Do you want anything fun this weekend?
  • What am I looking at?
  • Think you can give me a lift downstairs?
  • Whoa, what you got there?
  • Cass said you ran the cafe all day?

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

StructureIn the video
Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its resultif you won't do it I will and · if I don't stay open, they'll just
Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing formsuggest closing · keep coming
Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or predictionwill scan · will help · will manage
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around nowI'm not closing · am downloading · is causing

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 23 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, we'll. 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. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like ankle, heal, scan.

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.

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