Shadowing Practice: Ice Age | 2002 film | Best Moments - Learn English Speaking with Video
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I'm not going to die.
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Oh Why not call it the big two?
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Sal, where's that it?
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Oh go ahead, follow the crowd Huh?
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Hey, hey, I'm up, I'm up!
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They left without me.
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All right, I'll just go by myself.
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Where did you ever...
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Go ahead, dig in.
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A dandelion.
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Must be the last one of the season.
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Pine cones.
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Oh my goodness, they're my favorite.
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Now?
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Now.
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Come on, you're making a scene.
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Okay, look.
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If either of you make it across that sinkhole in front of you,
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you get the slo - A - A - A dandelion?
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Hey, you overgrown weasel!
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Wait till we get down there!
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Stop following me.
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And Diego, bring me that baby.
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That's your shelter?
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Hey, you're a big guy.
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You got a lot of wood.
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I'm a little guy.
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Oh, come on, nobody falls asleep that fast!
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There's Diego!
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Fall back!
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I want that baby, Diego!
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I'll get it!
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Let's go!
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Nanny!
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She's gone But you just saved him
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Yeah, well, I'm still trying to get rid of the last thing I said
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Just up the hill
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Listen very carefully uh us
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I don't like this cat, he reads my
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name's DA alright I'll help you bring it to its herd but promise me that you'll leave me alone after that
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what are you doing, just drop it on the ledge
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Hey, still green.
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They headed north two hours ago.
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Everybody knows they have a settlement on the other side.
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There's your little bundle of joy.
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Uh, uh, Manny, can I talk to you for a second?
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No. Hey, Uber tracker up front where I can see you Help me.
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Its nose is dry.
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That means something's wrong with it.
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Someone should lick it.
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Uh -huh.
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Yeah!
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Ow.
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There he is!
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Food!
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Prepare for the ice age!
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I think.
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I've heard of these crackpots.
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Hey, can we have our melon back?
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Junior's hungry and, uh...
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No way!
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Do not you.
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Get away from me.
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Oh, no, no, no, no,
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no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
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no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
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no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
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no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
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no, no, no, no, no, no, no Shh.
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All right.
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Good night.
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Hi.
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Tracking down helpless infants too difficult for you.
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What are you two doing here?
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A mammoth?
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Mammoths never travel alone.
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Now.
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Where'd you find it?
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Ah, the poor kid all alone in the wild.
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I find that attractive in a male.
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Oh, hey.
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Hi, Manny.
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It's not much to look at, but it's so hard to find a family god. So, lady.
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What are you looking at, bone bag?
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Oh, you think that's funny?
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How about this?
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Oh, thank goodness.
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Thank goodness.
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Oh, no!
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He's dead, all right.
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No. M -Manny!
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Guys, I thought we were in a hurry.
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Come on, wait up.
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Sure is faithful.
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Don't make me reach back there.
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Well, he started it.
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I don't care who started it.
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I'll finish it.
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I love this game.
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I love this game.
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Okay, okay.
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Sid, the tiger found a shortcut.
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Way to go, tiger.
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I'm not going to die.
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Oh, my God.
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Yeah!
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Who's up for round two?
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with their teeth come on Sid find a she -myth have little baby mammoths
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I'm sorry.
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Well, would you look at that?
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Tell me that was your stomach.
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I wondered if you were moving!
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You could have died trying to save me.
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That's what you do in a herd.
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There's only one way to do it.
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First you have to force it into a cord
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Guys, we gotta get this kid out of the wind
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What are you doing?
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I'm putting sloths on the map
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I don't believe it
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Come here you little biped
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Come here you little wormy worm
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um okay all right come on sleep time lumpy yeah man he's he's a good guy
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maybe we shouldn't do this why not
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Hey, Diego, you frozen back there?
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What do you mean, ambush?
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You set us up.
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Because I'm your only chance.
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Hey, look who decided to show up.
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Diego.
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No, I said wait for the mammoth!
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Oh, oh, oh!
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Hup!
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Woo -hoo!
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Okay, follow me.
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We'll pick up Sid and get out of here while we can. That he is?
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Yeah!
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Fine.
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No!
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Hey, knock it off, Squirt.
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Oh, come on, Diego, come on!
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Tell him he's gonna be okay, Manny.
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That's what you're doing, I heard.
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Oh, my God.
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We won't forget about you.
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That's right, where's the baby?
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You're okay.
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I can kiss you.
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This is gonna be the best migration ever.
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I'm sorry.
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Thank you.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Diego, mammoth, Manny, baby, Sid. This video has 151 sentences and 847 words to shadow. The speech runs for 16:04. 84% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| goodness noun | /ˈɡʊdnəs/ | The state or characteristic of being good. |
| tiger noun | /ˈtaɪɡə/ | Panthera tigris, a large predatory mammal of the cat family, indigenous to Asia. |
| bone noun | /boʊn/ | A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates. |
| carefully adverb | /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/ | With care; attentively, circumspectly. |
| hungry adjective | /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/ | Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food. |
| stomach noun | /ˈstʌmək/ | An organ in animals that stores food in the process of digestion. |
| asleep adjective | /əˈsliːp/ | In a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting. |
| knock verb | /nɑk/ | To rap one's knuckles against something, especially wood. |
| shelter noun | /ˈʃɛltə/ | A place where a person or animal may find protection from the elements (especially rain, storms, or cold) sometimes as a place to sleep (such as a cave). |
| hurry verb | /ˈhʌ.ɹi/ | To do things quickly. |
| migration noun | /maɪˈɡɹeɪʃ(ə)n/ | An instance of moving to live in another place for a while. |
| freeze verb | /ˈfɹiːz/ | Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature. |
| faithful adjective | /ˈfeɪθ.fl̩/ | Loyal; adhering firmly to person or cause. |
| pine noun | /paɪn/ | Any coniferous tree of the genus Pinus. |
| myth noun | /mɪθ/ | A traditional story which embodies a belief regarding some fact or phenomenon of experience, and in which often the forces of nature and of the soul are… |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| go ahead verb | /ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/ | To proceed with; to begin. |
| fall back verb | To retreat. | |
| get down verb | /ɡɛt ˈdaʊn/ | To bring or come down; to descend; to cause to bring or come down. |
| get out of verb | To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of. | |
| pick up verb | To lift; to grasp and raise. | |
| show up verb | To appear, arrive, or attend, especially suddenly or erratically. | |
| track down verb | To hunt for or locate; to search for; to find. | |
| wait up verb | To stay awake waiting for somebody to return. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Hey, can we have our melon back?
- What are you two doing here?
- Where'd you find it?
- What are you looking at, bone bag?
- What do you mean, ambush?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good idea | should lick · shouldn't do |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | you're making · I'm still trying · are you doing |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | I'll just go · I'll get · I'll help |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | I'm not going to die · gonna be |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 32 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, I'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: faithful /ˈfeɪθ.fl̩/, myth /mɪθ/, mammoth /ˈmæməθ/, sloth /slɔθ/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shelter /ˈʃɛltə/, migration /maɪˈɡɹeɪʃ(ə)n/, ambush /ˈæm.bʊʃ/, shortcut /ˈʃɔːtkʌt/
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 goodness, tiger, bone.
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.