Shadowing Practice: Flash Sloth Scene | Zootopia (2016) | Movie Clip - Learn English Speaking with Video

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ah
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ah ah ah yes very funny very funny can we please just focus on the text hey wait wait wait priscilla
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oh no yes flash what do no you called a three -humped camel prigant okay great we got it three Please, just...
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Pumped.
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ARR!
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Here.
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Yes, yeah, yeah.
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You.
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Thank you.
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Two 90 HDs are three.
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Go.
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It's registered to...
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Tundratown Limo Service.
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A limo took Otterton, and the limo's in Tundratown.
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It's in Tundratown!
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Way to hustle, bud.
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I love ya.
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I owe ya.
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Hurry!
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We've gotta beat the rush hour in.
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It's night!
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Closed.
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Great.
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And I will bet you, you don't have a warrant to get in.
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Darn it.
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It's a bummer.
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You wasted the day on purpose.
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Madam, I have a fake badge.
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I would never impede your pretend investigation.
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It's not a pretend investigation.
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Look, see?
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See him?
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This otter is missing.
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Well, then they should have gotten a real cop to find him.
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What is your problem?
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Does seeing me fail somehow make you feel better about your own sad, miserable life?
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It does, 100%.
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Now, since you're sans warrant, I guess we're done?
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Fine.
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We are done.
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Here's your pen.
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Hey.
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First off, you throw like a bunny.
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Second, you're a very sore loser.
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See you later, Officer Flop.
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So sad this is over.
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I wish I could have helped more.
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The thing is, you don't need a warrant if you have probable cause, and I'm pretty sure I saw a shifty lowlife climbing the fence.
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So you're hoping plenty.
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Come on.
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219 HD03, this is it.
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Polar bear fur.
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Oh my god.
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What?
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What?
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The velvety pipes of Jerry Voll. But on CD.
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Who still uses CDs?
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Carrots.
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If your honor was here, he had a very bad day.
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Those are claw marks.
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Have you ever seen anything like this?
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No. Oh, wait.
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Look.
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This is him.
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Emmett Otterton.
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He was definitely here.
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What do you think happened?
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Well, now, wait a minute.
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Polar bear fur, rap pack music, fancy cup.
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I know whose car this is.
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We gotta go.
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Why?
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Whose car is it?
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The most feared crime boss in Tundra Town.
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They call him Mr. Big, and he does not like me, so we gotta go.
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I'm not leaving.
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This is a crime scene.
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Well, it's gonna be an even bigger crime scene if Mr. Big finds me here, so we're leaving right now.
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Oh, God!
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Raymond!
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And is that Kevin?
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Long time no see.
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And speaking of no see, how about you forget you saw me?
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Huh?
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For old time's sake?
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That's a no.
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What did you do that made Mr. Big so mad at you?
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I, um, I may have sold him a very expensive wool rug that was made from the fur of a skunk. But.
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How sweet cheese and crackers. Is that Mr. Pig?
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No. What about him?
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Is that him?
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No!
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That's gotta be him.
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Stop talking, stop talking, stop talking!

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “Flash Sloth Scene”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Tundratown, fur, warrant, crime. This video has 94 sentences and 495 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:27. The speaker talks at a steady 111 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 79% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 20 of its 94 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:

WordPronunciationMeaning
warrant noun/ˈwɔɹənt/Authorization or certification; a sanction, as given by a superior.
pretend verb/pɹəˈtɛnd/To speak or behave so as to give a false or simulated appearance.
polar adjective/ˈpoʊlɚ/Of, relating to, measured from, or referred to a geographic pole (the North Pole or South Pole); within the Arctic or Antarctic circles.
rush verb/ɹʌʃ/To hurry; to perform a task with great haste, often not properly or without thinking carefully.
flash verb/flæʃ/To cause to shine briefly or intermittently.
sake noun/ˈseɪ̯k/Cause, interest or account.
fancy noun/ˈfæn.si/The imagination.
pump noun/pʌmp/A device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas.
pipe noun/ˈpaɪp/A wind instrument consisting of a tube, often lined with holes to allow for adjustment in pitch, sounded by blowing into the tube.
climb verb/ˈklaɪ̯m/To traverse a slope or contour, either upwards (ascending) or downwards (descending).
fence noun/fɛns/A thin artificial barrier that separates two pieces of land or forms a perimeter enclosing the lands of a house, building, etc.
hurry verb/ˈhʌ.ɹi/To do things quickly.
miserable adjective/ˈmɪz(ə)ɹəbəl/In a state of misery: very sad, ill, or poor.
badge noun/bæd͡ʒ/A distinctive mark, token, sign, emblem or cognizance, worn on one’s clothing, as an insignia of some rank, or of the membership of an organization.
loser noun/luzɚ/A person who loses; one who fails to win or thrive.

Sentences worth repeating

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

  • We've gotta beat the rush hour in.
  • What is your problem?
  • Have you ever seen anything like this?
  • What do you think happened?
  • Big so mad at you?

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 15 contractions and reduced forms, such as gotta, you're, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: rush /ɹʌʃ/, flash /flæʃ/, shifty /ˈʃɪfti/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like warrant, pretend, polar.

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.

Shadowing technique: read the full step-by-step guide →