Shadowing Practice: Chowder | Heat wave | Cartoon Network - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Oh, we're making it hot today.
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Oh, so hot!
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Hi, Mom!
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Rawr!
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I got the gelato beans!
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What's up?
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Mom?
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Oh, my goodness!
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It's even hotter in here!
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Why doesn't someone turn on the air conditioner?
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Because we don't have air conditioner.
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We have air -co -conditioner!
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Caca, mammy, phone puns!
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Hey, that's really nice work, dude.
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What's up?
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Is that all you say?
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What's up, bull and...
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What's up?
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Whoa.
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Ah, that's better.
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Anyone for a Chalado smoothie?
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Ah, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
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no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
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no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
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no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
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no, no, no, no, no,
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no, no, no, no, no, no,
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no No!
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What's a brain?
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Hey, where am I?
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This doesn't look like the kitchen.
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I better have a look around.
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Boop, boop, boop, boop, boop, boop, boop.
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No one else is here.
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Brain freeze.
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Hey, it must be that brain freeze thing
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Mom was blabbering on about.
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Be careful of the brain freeze, Chowder!
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Yeah, yeah, yeah.
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Blah, blah, blah.
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Hmm.
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Old people.
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I wonder how Mong's gonna rescue me from this mess.
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How you doing in there, Chowder?
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Feeling good?
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Good.
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Well, we'll get you out in like...
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In like a little while.
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Hmm, got room for one more?
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I brought beach balls!
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Yes, Mom, surely you weren't going to hog this oasis all to yourself.
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Hey, handsome.
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He's my beautiful ice sculpture, Num Nums.
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Oh, no!
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They're not rescuing!
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They're reclining!
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Reclining!
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I'm gonna be trapped inside my brain forever!
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Alone, and it's frozen.
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It'll never cook.
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You can't cook and get frozen inside of a block of ice.
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Oh, wait.
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If I'm in my brain, all I've got to do is think of something warm.
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Think warm thoughts.
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Think warm thoughts.
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Think warm thoughts.
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Hey, what's up?
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Not now, gazpacho.
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I'm trying to think warm thoughts.
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Actually, it's gazpacho.
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I am your warm thought.
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Yeah, yeah, yeah, I love you too.
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But I'm trying to think of something warm.
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Gosh, this fur coat of mine sure is itchy.
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I said I need to think, Flash Spot Show.
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Oh, gosh.
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I'm so hot and sweaty in this big fur coat.
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You are really getting on my nerves, Flash Spot.
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Hey!
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You have a fur coat!
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Ow.
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Hey!
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Ah, warm jest.
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Give me that!
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Can I have your fur coat before I freeze?
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Oh, sugar!
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There you go!
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Kid?
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Kid?
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No, I'm telling you, Flitsel, this is a great place for our annual try -a -picnic.
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Look, we got snow, ice, sleet, snow.
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I mean, what more could a flanguin ask for?
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Okay, we'll have to picnic somewhere else.
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Whoa, I just had the weirdest dream.
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It was about this giant frozen snowberry.
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Tell us about it, son.
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You take the moon and you take the sun.
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You take everything that seems like fun.
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You stand and roll up and bang, you're done.
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So come on in, feel free to feel so looking.
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Say a while, cause something's always cooking.
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Come on in, feel free to do some looking Stay away
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
The speaker keeps coming back to these words: warm, boop, brain, fur, freeze. This video has 102 sentences and 593 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:55. The speaker talks at a steady 121 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 81% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 17 of its 102 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:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| freeze verb | /ˈfɹiːz/ | Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature. |
| coat noun | /ˈkoʊ̯t/ | An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms. |
| rescue verb | /ˈɹɛs.kjuː/ | To save from any violence, danger or evil. |
| gosh | /ɡɑːʃ/ | A mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm. |
| whoa | /woʊ/ | Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down. |
| picnic noun | /ˈpɪknɪk/ | An informal social gathering, usually in a natural outdoor setting, to which the participants bring their own food and drink. |
| bull noun | /bʊl/ | Specifically, one that is uncastrated. |
| trap noun | /tɹæp/ | A machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body. |
| bang noun | /ˈbæŋ/ | A sudden percussive noise. |
| handsome adjective | /ˈhæn.səm/ | Having a pleasing appearance, good-looking, attractive, particularly |
| nerve noun | /nɝv/ | A bundle of neurons with their connective tissue sheaths, blood vessels and lymphatics. |
| goodness noun | /ˈɡʊdnəs/ | The state or characteristic of being good. |
| bean noun | /ˈbi(ː)n/ | Any plant of several genera of the taxonomic family Fabaceae that produces large edible seeds or edible seedpods. |
| sculpture noun | /ˈskʌlpt͡ʃɚ/ | A three-dimensional work of art created by shaping malleable objects and letting them harden or by chipping away pieces from a rock (sculpting). |
| oasis noun | /oʊˈeɪsɪs/ | A spring of fresh water, surrounded by a fertile region of vegetation, in a desert. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| come on in verb | Synonym of come in (“to enter”). |
| look around verb | To inspect a building or area. |
| roll up verb | To dominate by accumulating; to become dominant by accumulating. |
| stay away verb | To avoid or not go anywhere near someone or something. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Why doesn't someone turn on the air conditioner?
- Because we don't have air conditioner.
- Is that all you say?
- Can I have your fur coat before I freeze?
- I mean, what more could a flanguin ask for?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | we're making · They're not rescuing · They're reclining |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | we'll get · It'll never cook · we'll have |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | gonna rescue · gonna be |
| Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessary | need to think · have to picnic |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 21 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, doesn't, gonna. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: gosh /ɡɑːʃ/, conditioner /kənˈdɪʃənə/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like freeze, coat, rescue.
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.