Shadowing Practice: Fiona Became a Total B*dass Without Shrek | Shrek Forever After - Learn English Speaking with Video
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TREGON?
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TRAGON!
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TRAGON!
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No, wait!
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Wait, TRAGON!
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What are you, crazy?
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That's the dragon's keep!
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They keep dragons in there!
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Okay, yeah, fine, go ahead!
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I'mma just hang back here and find us some breakfast!
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Fiona!
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Thank you.
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If I didn't save Fiona, then who did?
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This is the favor Fiona was supposed to give me on the day we met.
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It's a symbol of our love.
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Now smell it.
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Hey, man, get that dirty old favor out of my face.
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Your nose is the only chance I have of tracking down my wife.
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So stop complaining and start smelling.
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Smell it.
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Get it.
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There you go, girl.
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Do I look like a bloodhound to you?
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In case you haven't noticed, I'm a Duncan, not a dog.
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If I was a dog, they'd call me Dog, not Donkey!
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And another thing!
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Wait a minute.
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I think I got something.
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Whatever it is, it's sweet.
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Fiona.
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Luscious and tasty.
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Hey, that's my wife you're talking about.
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Donkey!
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Yeah!
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Waffle!
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And I thought the Waffle Fairy was just a bedtime story.
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Sticky stacks of golden therapy deliciousness donkey don't eat
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that There's a stack of freshly made waffles in the middle of the forest.
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Don't you find that a wee bit suspicious?
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So you're gonna I'm just what I bad donkey I said don't don't no get away
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Look out!
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Donkey!
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Are you okay?
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I'm fine.
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Donkey!
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Help!
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Help me!
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I'm trapped!
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Help!
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It's a new guy.
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Look at him.
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All dressed up in a Sunday vest.
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He's really tiny, isn't he?
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Yeah.
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Fate has delivered us a comrade in arms, and for that, we are thankful.
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Suit him up.
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Let's go, Grady.
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Wait a minute.
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Oh, hey!
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Here you go.
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Welcome to the Resistance.
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Resistance?
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We fight for freedom.
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And ogres everywhere!
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I didn't know we could do that.
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Help!
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Help me!
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You can't eat me!
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I got the mange!
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I'm poisonous!
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I'm all part!
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I'll take him.
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This order's to go.
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Hey!
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I haven't even removed his giblets yet.
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Trust me.
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You don't want to eat this one.
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I go down smooth when I come out fighting.
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Go!
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Your dinner is my friend!
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I gotta get the giblets out!
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She's back.
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Fiona!
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Oh!
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I'm so happy I found you!
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Maybe you missed orientation, but for future reference, personal space is very important to me.
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You don't know who I am, do you?
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No. Brogan, I have news from far, far away.
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Gather the others and meet me in the war room.
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Fiona!
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Gretchen, make sure everyone is prepared to move out tonight.
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I need to talk to you.
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What is it?
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Okay, I know you don't remember me, but we're married.
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Hear me out.
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And at the birthday party with some pigs and a puppet, the villagers wanted me to sign their pitchforks.
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And this boy kept saying, do the roar, do the roar.
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Then I punched the cakes that the pigs ate, and the next thing I knew, my donkey fell in your waffle hole.
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Right?
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Who's with me?
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Whoa.
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I guess I must have kicked him harder than I thought.
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Fiona, I need to...
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Witches!
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All right, everyone, you know the drill.
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Fiona!
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Witches!
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Oh, no!
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Witches!
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Witches!
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Come on now.
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Fiona, that's the third patrol today.
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We can't hide forever.
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Trust me, Brogan.
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After tonight, we won't have to.
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That's your wife?
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That's my wife.
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Well, I see who wears the chain mail in your family.
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We'll be right back.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 119 sentences and 583 words to shadow. The speech runs for 7:06. The speaker talks slowly, about 82 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 77% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| donkey noun | /ˈdɑŋ.ki/ | A domestic animal, Equus asinus asinus, similar to a horse. |
| pig noun | /ˈpɪɡ/ | Any of several mammalian species of the family Suidae, having cloven hooves, bristles and a snout adapted for digging; especially the domesticated animal Sus… |
| stack noun | /stæk/ | A large pile of hay, grain, straw, or the like, larger at the bottom than the top, sometimes covered with thatch. |
| roar verb | /ˈɹoɹ/ | To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion. |
| dragon noun | /ˈdɹæɡən/ | In European mythologies, a gigantic beast, typically reptilian with leathery bat-like wings, lion-like claws, scaly skin and a lizard-like body, often a… |
| smooth adjective | /smuːð/ | Having a texture that lacks friction. Not rough. |
| fate noun | /feɪt/ | The presumed cause, force, principle, or divine will that predetermines events. |
| 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. |
| punch noun | /pʌnt͡ʃ/ | A hit or strike with one's fist. |
| symbol noun | /ˈsɪmbəl/ | A character or glyph representing an idea, concept or object. |
| gather verb | /ˈɡæðɚ/ | To collect normally separate things. |
| complain verb | /kəmˈpleɪn/ | To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment. |
| patrol noun | /pəˈtɹoʊl/ | A going of the rounds along the chain of sentinels and between the posts, by a guard, usually consisting of three or four men, to insure greater security from… |
| drill noun | /dɹɪl/ | A tool or machine used to remove material so as to create a hole, typically by plunging a rotating cutting bit into a stationary workpiece. |
| suspicious adjective | /səˈspɪʃ.əs/ | Arousing suspicion. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| come out verb | /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ | To be discovered; to be revealed. |
| get away verb | To move away (from). | |
| go ahead verb | /ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/ | To proceed with; to begin. |
| go down verb | To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one. | |
| hang back verb | To wait; to falter; to avoid proceeding through reluctance. | |
| look out verb | To be vigilant and aware often as an imperative to alert a person to danger. | |
| move out verb | To leave one's present location; to leave somewhere for another place. | |
| track down verb | To hunt for or locate; to search for; to find. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 30 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: smooth /smuːð/, gather /ˈɡæðɚ/, thankful /ˈθæŋkfəl/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: suspicious /səˈspɪʃ.əs/, orientation /ˌɔː.ɹi.ənˈteɪ.ʃən/, freshly /ˈfɹɛʃli/, luscious /ˈlʌʃəs/
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 donkey, pig, stack.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | haven't noticed · has delivered · haven't even removed |
| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | stop complaining · kept saying |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | I'll take · won't have · We'll be |
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.