Shadowing Practice: Finding Nemo Walk to School DVD RIP - Learn English Speaking with Video

We're excited.

First day of school, here we go.

We're ready to learn to get some knowledge.

Now, what's the one thing we have to remember about the ocean?

It's not safe.

That's my boy.

So, first, we check to see that the coast is clear.

We go out and back in.

And then we go out and back in.

And then one more time, out and back in.

And sometimes, if you want to do it four times...

Dad!

All right, come on, boy.

Dad, maybe while I'm at school, I'll see a shark!

I highly doubt that.

Have you ever met a shark?

No, and I don't plan to.

How old are sea turtles?

Sea turtles?

I don't know.

Cindy Plankton from next door, he said that sea turtles said that they live to be about a hundred years old.

Well, you know what?

If I ever meet a sea turtle, I'll ask her.

After I'm done talking to the shark, okay?

Whoa, whoa, whoa, hold on, hold on, wait to cross.

Hold my fin, hold my fin.

Dad, you're not gonna freak out like you did at the petting zoo, are you?

Hey, that snail was about to charge.

Hmm, I wonder where we're supposed to go.

Bye, Mom!

I'll pick you up after school!

Come on, you guys!

Stop it!

Give us back!

Come on, we'll try over there.

Excuse me, is this where we meet his teacher?

Well, look who's out of the anemone.

Yes, shocking, I know.

Marty, right?

Marlon.

Bob.

Ted.

Phil, hey, you're a cloud fish.

You're funny, right?

Hey, tell us a joke.

Yeah.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Give us some funny nonsense.

Well, actually, that's a common misconception.

Clownfish are no funnier than any other fish.

Oh, come on, Cloudy.

Yeah, do something funny.

Yeah.

All right, I know one joke.

Um, there's a mollusk, see, and he walks up to a sea.

Well, he doesn't walk up.

He swims up.

Well, actually, the mollusk isn't moving.

He's in one place, and then the sea cucumber?

Well, they...

I'm mixed up.

There was a mollusk and a sea cucumber.

None of them were walking, so forget that I...

SHELDON!

Get out of Mr. Johansson's yard now!

Whoa!

All right, you kids!

Ooh, where'd you go?

Where'd you go?

Dad, Dad, can I go play too? Can I?

I would feel better if you'd go play over on the sponge beds.

That's where I would play.

What's wrong with his fin?

He looks funny!

Ow!

Hey, what'd I do?

What'd I do? Be nice.

It's his first time at school.

He was born with it, kids.

We call it his lucky fin.

Dude, see this tentacle?

It's actually shorter than all my other tentacles.

But you can't really tell.

Especially when I twirl them like this.

I'm H2O intolerant.

I'm obnoxious.

Let's name the zones, the zones, the zones.

Let's name the zones of the open sea Sister Ray!

Come on Nemo!

Oh, you better stay with me.

Epilagic, mesopelagic, bathy-orbid, mesopelagic, all the rest are too deep for you and me to see!

Huh, I wonder where my class has gone?

We're on you!

Oh, there you are!

Come aboard, explorers!

Oh, knowledge exploring is oh so lyrical when you think thoughts that are empirical!

Dad, you can go now.

Oh, hello!

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Who is this?

101

I'm Nemo.

102

Well, Nemo, all new explorers must answer a science question.

103

Okay.

104

You live in what kind of home?

105

In a n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n.

106

Uh-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n...

107

Okay, okay.

108

Don't hurt yourself!

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Welcome aboard, explorer!

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Just so you know, he's got a little fin.

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I find if he's having trouble swimming, let him take a break 10-15 minutes.

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Dad, it's time for you to go now.

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Don't worry.

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We're going to stay together as a group.

115

Okay, class, optical orbits upfront and remember we keep our suprasophageal ganglion to ourselves.

116

That means you, Jimmy.

117

Aw, man!

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This A1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Finding Nemo Walk to School DVD RIP”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: sea, Dad, fin, turtle, zones. This video has 117 sentences and 678 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:43. The speaker talks fast, about 183 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 78% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 23 of its 117 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
turtle noun	/ˈtɝtl̩/	Any land, aquatic, or semi-aquatic reptile of the order Testudines, characterised by a protective shell enclosing its body. See also tortoise.
whoa	/woʊ/	Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down.
explorer noun	/ɛkˈsplɔːɹə(ɹ)/	One who explores something
swim verb	/swɪm/	To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means.
aboard adverb	/əˈbɔɹd/	On board; into or within a ship or boat; hence, into or within a railway car.
cloud noun	/ˈklaʊ̯d/	A visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air.
shock noun	/ʃɔk/	A sudden, heavy impact.
pet noun	/pɛt/	An animal kept as a companion or otherwise for pleasure, rather than for some practical benefit or use.
explore verb	/ɪkˈsploɹ/	To examine or investigate something systematically.
nonsense noun	/ˈnɒn.səns/	Letters or words, in writing or speech, that have no meaning or pattern or seem to have no meaning.
optical adjective	/ˈɑptɪkəl/	Of or relating to sight; visual.
orbit noun	/ˈɔɹ.bɪt/	An elliptical movement of an object about a celestial object or Lagrange point, especially a periodic elliptical revolution.
snail noun	/sneɪl/	Any of very many animals (either hermaphroditic or nonhermaphroditic), of the class Gastropoda, having a coiled shell.
empirical adjective	/ɪmˈpɪɹɪkəl/	Pertaining to or based on experience, as opposed to theory.
sponge noun	/spʌnd͡ʒ/	Any of various marine invertebrates of the phylum Porifera, that have a porous skeleton often of silica.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Meaning
go out verb	To leave, especially a building.
get out of verb	To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of.
mix up verb	To mix or blend thoroughly and completely.
stay together verb	To remain loyal in times of stress or difficulty; to avoid separation despite pressure to do so.
try over verb	To repeat or practise; to go through (a routine, performance, etc.) experimentally.

Sentences worth repeating

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

Have you ever met a shark?
Excuse me, is this where we meet his teacher?
Ooh, where'd you go?
Hey, what'd I do?
Huh, I wonder where my class has gone?

Grammar in this video

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

Structure	In the video
Comparatives -er than / more … than — comparing two things	funnier than · shorter than
Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction	I'll see · I'll ask · I'll pick
Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming	gonna freak · We're going to stay
Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessary	have to remember · must answer

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 32 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, we're, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shock /ʃɔk/, clownfish /ˈklaʊnˌfɪʃ/, misconception /ˌmɪs.kənˈsɛp.ʃən/, obnoxious /əbˈnɑkʃəs/
Long words — get the stress right: empirical /ɪmˈpɪɹɪkəl/, anemone /əˈnɛməni/, intolerant /ɪnˈtɑləɹənt/, misconception /ˌmɪs.kənˈsɛp.ʃən/

How to practise with this video

Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like turtle, whoa, explorer.

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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