Shadowing Practice: Cinderella (Part 2) - Story Time with Ms. Booksy (Cool School) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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It was the most fun party ever, snacks galore, they had a chocolate fountain, an eight foot meatball sub,
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awesome music, a conga line, a Wii, karaoke, foosball, it was magical.
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I met the coolest guy in the world.
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We played bowling on Wii, we ate nachos, and we realized we had the same taste in like everything.
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We like the same color, red, the same food, cheese doodles, the same movies, but the best one is Toy Story 3.
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Jinx, you owe me a Coke.
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Even the same taste in shoes.
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Sneakers to a ball?
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It's midnight, y 'all.
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Eek!
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I didn't have time for goodbyes.
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I made a run for it.
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Bye!
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I forgot to ask her name.
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I always get something wrong.
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By the time I got back to my limo, it had turned back into a jack -o -lantern and Fryball back into a regular cat.
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I was back into my regular clothes and somehow I ran right out of one of my sneakers.
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With one shoe and Fryball by my side, I walked home.
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The next day, there was a breaking news announcement from the prince
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that he had met a great girl at the ball who would make a great princess, but he didn't know who she was.
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I must find her all i have is this this shoe
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and i will canvas the land and find the foot
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that fits this sneaker i really think she might be the coolest girl in the whole world
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say what i was hanging out with the prince whoa this was an interesting turn my stepsisters argued over
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which one of them.
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It was me.
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It was great.
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Little did they know, it was me.
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But when the prince and his prince people came round to do the test fitting, my stepmom sent me out back to wash the windows.
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I watched as my stepsisters both tried to squeeze their big feet into my shoe.
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Then he saw me.
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Hey, what about her?
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Please, will you try on this shoe.
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Yay!
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It's you.
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And that's when my stepmother and stepsisters screamed and passed out.
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They Hi, I'm Cindy.
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You owe me a Coke!
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Jinx!
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Now you owe me another Coke!
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Jinx!
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Now you owe me another Coke!
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That went on for quite a while.
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And then we lived pretty darn happily ever after from that day on.
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It was a real Cinderella story. And that's the end.
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Thanks so much for visiting.
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Don't forget to come back and watch more stories, like that one!
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See ya!
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Bye!
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See ya!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 50 sentences and 431 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:40. The speaker talks at a steady 118 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 77% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| shoe noun | /ˈʃu/ | A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often a thicker heel, and a softer upper part made of… |
| argue verb | /ˈɑɹ.ɡju/ | To show grounds for concluding (that); to indicate, imply. |
| announcement noun | /əˈnaʊns.mənt/ | An act of announcing, or giving notice. |
| midnight noun | /ˈmɪd(ˌ)naɪt/ | The middle of the night: the sixth temporal hour, equidistant between sunset and sunrise. |
| goodbye | /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ | Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing. |
| magical adjective | /ˈmæd͡ʒ.ɪ.kəl/ | Of, relating to, or by means of magic. |
| scream verb | /skɹiːm/ | To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to screech, to shriek. |
| happily adverb | /ˈhæp.ə.li/ | In a happy or cheerful manner; with happiness. |
| cloth noun | /klɒθ/ | A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. Sometimes… |
| canvas noun | /ˈkæn.vəs/ | A type of coarse cloth, woven from hemp (traditionally) or from cotton and polyesters, useful for making sails, tents, and overcoats or as a surface for… |
| squeeze verb | /skwiːz/ | To apply pressure (to something) from two or more sides at once. |
| fountain noun | /ˈfaʊn.tɪn/ | A natural source of water; a spring. |
| snack noun | /snæk/ | A light meal. |
| whoa | /woʊ/ | Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down. |
| darn verb | /dɑɹn/ | To repair by stitching with thread or yarn, particularly by using a needle to construct a weave across a damaged area of fabric. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| come back verb | To return to a place. |
| get back to verb | Return to (an activity) |
| pass out verb | To faint; to become unconscious. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the most fun · the coolest · the best |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | will canvas · will you try |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 4 contractions and reduced forms, such as didn't, don't, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: cloth /klɒθ/, stepmother /ˈstɛpmʌðə/
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 shoe, argue, announcement.
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.