Shadowing Practice: Cinderella 2015 (Well that is a mistake) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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are you looking for this there must be quite a story to go with it won't you tell me no
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All right, then.
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I shall tell you a story.
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Once upon a time, there was a beautiful young girl who married for love, and she had two loving daughters.
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All was well, but one day, her husband, the light of her life, died.
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The next time, she married for the sake of her daughters.
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But that man, too, was taken from her.
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And she was doomed to look every day upon his beloved child.
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She had hoped to marry off one of her beautiful, stupid daughters to the prince.
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But his head was turned by a girl with glass slippers and
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so I lived unhappily ever after my story would appear
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to be ended now tell me yours did you steal it
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it was given to me given to you given to you
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nothing is ever given for everything you must pay pay that's
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not true kindness is free love is free love is not free now here is how you will pay me
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if you were to have what you desire
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no one will believe you a dirty servant girl without a family
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if you lay claim to the prince's heart
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but with a respectable gentlewoman to put you forward you will not be ignored
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when you are married you will make me the head of the royal household
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anastasia and rosella we will pair off with wealthy lords and i shall manage that boy
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he's not a boy
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and who are you how would you rule the kingdom best to leave it to me
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That way we all get what we want.
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No. No?
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I was not able to protect my father from you, but I will protect the prince and the kingdom.
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No matter what becomes of me.
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Well, that is a mistake.
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No!
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Mom, why?
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Why are you so cruel?
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I don't understand it.
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I've tried to be kind to you.
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You?
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Kind to me?
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Yes.
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And though no one deserves to be treated as you have treated me, why do you do it?
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Why?
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Why?
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Because you are young, and innocent, and good, and I...
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 40 sentences and 370 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:10. The speaker talks at a steady 117 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 88% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ignore verb | /ɪɡˈnɔː/ | To deliberately not listen or pay attention to. |
| household adjective | /ˈhaʊshoʊld/ | Belonging to the same house and family. |
| innocent adjective | /ˈɪnəsənt/ | Free from guilt, sin, or immorality. |
| steal verb | /stiːl/ | To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it. |
| marry verb | /ˈmæɹi/ | To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife. |
| sake noun | /ˈseɪ̯k/ | Cause, interest or account. |
| wealthy adjective | /ˈwɛl.θi/ | Possessing financial wealth; rich. |
| beloved adjective | /bɪˈlʌvd/ | Much loved, dearly loved. |
| cruel adjective | /ˈkɹuːəl/ | Intentionally causing or reveling in pain and suffering; merciless, heartless. |
| servant noun | /ˈsɝvənt/ | One who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation. As opposed to a slave. |
| kindness noun | /ˈkaɪnd.nəs/ | The state of being kind. |
| doom noun | /duːm/ | Destiny, especially terrible. |
| respectable adjective | [ɹɪˈspɛk.tə.bl̩] | Deserving respect. |
| gentlewoman noun | /ˈd͡ʒɛn.təlˌwʊm.ən/ | A female member of a legislature, especially a female member of a House of Representatives. |
| roselle noun | /ɹoʊˈzɛl/ | Hibiscus sabdariffa, an edible flower in the hibiscus family used to make hibiscus tea. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 3 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I've, won't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words — get the stress right: gentlewoman /ˈd͡ʒɛn.təlˌwʊm.ən/, unhappily /ʌnˈhæpɪli/
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 ignore, household, innocent.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | was taken · was doomed · was turned |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | I've tried · have treated |
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.