Shadowing Practice: Improve Your English Speaking with Zootopia | Shadowing Exercise - Learn English Speaking with Video
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There are some new recruits with us I should introduce, but I'm not going to because I don't care.
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Finally, we have 14 missing mammal cases.
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All predators from a giant polar bear to a teensy little otter.
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And City Hall is right up my tail to find them.
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This is priority number one.
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Assignments.
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Officers Grisoli, Fangmire, Delgado, your teams take missing mammals from the Rainforest District.
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Officers McHorn, Ritevitz, Wolford, your teams take Sahara Square.
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Officers Higgins, Snarlow, Trunkabee, Tundra Town.
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And finally, our first bunny, Officer Hopps.
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Parking duty.
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Dismissed.
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There are some new recruits with us I should introduce, but I'm not going to because I don't care.
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Finally, we have 14 missing mammal cases.
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All predators, from a giant polar bear to a teensy little otter.
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And City Hall is right up my tail to find them.
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This is priority number one.
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Assignments.
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Officers Grisoli, Fangmai, Delgado, your teams take missing mammals from the Rainforest District.
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Officers McHorn, Rinovitz, Walford, your teams take Sahara Square.
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Officers Higgins, Snarlop, Trunkabee, Tundra Town.
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And finally, our first bunny, Officer Hopps.
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Parking duty.
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Dismissed.
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Hey, no one tells me what I can or can't be.
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Especially not some jerk who never had the guts to try to be anything more than a popsicle hustler All right,
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look Everyone comes to Zootopia thinking they can be anything they want Well, you can't You can only be what you are
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Sly Fox Dumb bunny I am not a dumb bunny Right
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And that's not wet cement You'll never be a real cop You're a cute meter maid,
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though Maybe a supervisor one day.
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Hang in there.
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Hey!
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No one tells me what I can or can't be.
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Especially not some jerk who never had the guts to try to be anything more than a popsicle hustler.
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All right, look.
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Everyone comes to Zootopia thinking they can be anything they want.
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Well, you can't.
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You can only be what you are.
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Sly fox.
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Dumb bunny.
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I am not a dumb bunny.
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Right.
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And that's not wet cement.
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You'll never be a real cop.
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You're a cute meter maid, though.
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Maybe a supervisor one day.
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Hang in there.
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This is important, sir.
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I think your $10 worth of popsicles can wait.
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Ha!
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I make 200 bucks a day, Fluff.
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365 days a year since I was 12.
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And time is money.
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Hop along.
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Please, just look at the picture.
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You sold Mr. Otterton that popsicle, right?
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Do you know him?
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I know everybody.
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And I also know that somewhere, there's a toy store missing its stuffed animals.
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So why don't you get back to your box?
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Fine.
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Then we'll have to do this the hard way.
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Did you just boot my stroller?
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Nichols Wilde, you are under arrest.
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Huh, for what?
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Hurting your feelings?
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Felony tax evasion.
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Yeah, $200 a day, 365 days a year.
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Since you were 12, that's two decades times 20, which is 1,460,000, I think.
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I mean, I am just a dumb bunny, but we are good at multiplying.
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Anyway, according to your tax forms, you reported, let me see here, zero.
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Unfortunately, lying on a federal form is a punishable offense.
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Five years jail time.
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Well, it's my word against yours.
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$200 bucks a day, fluff.
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365 days a year since I was 12.
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Actually, it's your word against yours.
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And if you want this pen, you're going to help me find this poor missing otter, or the only place you'll be selling popsicles is the prison cafeteria.
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It's called a hustle, sweetheart.
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This is important, sir.
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This is important, sir.
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I think your $10 worth of popsicles can wait.
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Ha!
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I make 200 bucks a day, Fluff.
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365 days a year since I was 12.
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And time is money.
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Hop along.
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Please, just look at the picture.
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You sold Mr. Otterton that popsicle, right?
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Do you know him?
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I know everybody.
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And I also know that somewhere, there's a toy store missing and stuffed animals.
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So why don't you get back to your box?
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Fine, then we'll have to do this the hard way.
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Did you just boot my stroller?
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Nicholas Wilde, you are under arrest.
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Huh. For what?
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Hurting your feelings?
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Felony tax evasion.
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Yeah, $200 a day, 365 days a year.
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Since you were 12, that's two decades times 20, which is 1,460,000, I think.
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I mean, I am just a dumb bunny, but we are good at multiplying.
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Anyway, according to your tax forms, you reported, let me see here, zero.
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Unfortunately, lying on a federal form is a punishable offense.
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Five years jail time.
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Well, it's my word against yours.
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200 bucks a day, Fluff.
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365 days a year since I was 12.
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Actually, it's your word against yours.
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And if you want this pen, you're going to help me find this poor missing otter, or the only place you'll be selling popsicles is the prison cafeteria.
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It's called a hustle, sweetheart.
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Here we go.
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As you can see, Nongi's an elephant, so she'll totally remember everything.
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Hey Nongi, these dudes have some questions about Emmet the Otter. Who?
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Uh, Emmet Otterton, been coming to your yoga class for like six years.
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I have no memory of this Bebo.
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He's an otter actually?
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He was here a couple of Wednesdays ago, remember?
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Nope.
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Yeah, he was wearing a green cable knit sweater vest and a new pair of corduroy slacks.
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Oh, and a paisley tie.
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Sweet Windsor knot.
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Real tight.
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Remember that Nange?
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No. Yeah, and we both walked him out, and he got into this big old white car with a silver trim.
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Needed a tune-up.
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The third cylinder wasn't firing.
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Remember that Nange?
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Nope.
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Uh, but, uh, you didn't happen to catch the license plate number. Did you?
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Oh, for sure.
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It was 29THD03.
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Zero three.
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Wow.
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This is a lot of great info.
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Thank you.
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Told you Nangi has the mind like a steel trap.
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Oh, I wish I had a memory like an elephant.
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Here we go.
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As you can see, Nangi's an elephant, so she'll totally remember everything.
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Hey, Nangi, these dudes have some questions about Emmet the Otter. Who?
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Uh, Emmett Otterton.
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Been coming to your yoga class for like six years.
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I have no memory of this Bebo.
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He's an otter, actually?
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He was here a couple of Wednesdays ago, remember?
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Nope.
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Yeah, he was wearing a green cable knit sweater vest and a new pair of corduroy slacks.
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Oh, and a paisley tie.
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Sweet Windsor knot.
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Real tight.
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Remember that Nange?
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No. Yeah, we both walked him out and he got into this big old white car with a silver trim.
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The silver trim needed a tune-up.
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The third cylinder wasn't firing.
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Remember that, Nongi?
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Nope.
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Uh, you didn't happen to catch the license plate number. Did you?
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Oh, for sure.
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It was 29THD03.
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03, wow.
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This is a lot of great info.
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Thank you.
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Told you Nanki has a mind like a steel trap.
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I wish I had a memory like an elephant.
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Nick, stop it.
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You're not like them.
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Oh, there's a them now.
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You know what I mean?
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You're not that kind of predator.
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The kind that needs to be muscled?
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The kind that makes you think you need to carry around fox repellent?
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Yeah, I don't think I didn't notice that little item the first time we met.
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So let me ask you a question.
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Are you afraid of me?
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Do you think I might go nuts?
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Do you think I might go savage?
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Do you think I might try to eat you?
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I knew it.
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Just when I thought somebody actually believed in me, huh?
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Probably best if you don't have a predator as a partner.
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Nick, stop it.
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You're not like them.
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Oh, there's a them now.
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You know what I mean.
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You're not that kind of predator.
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The kind that needs to be muscled?
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The kind that makes you think you need to carry around fox repellent?
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Yeah, don't think I didn't notice that little item the first time we met.
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So, let me ask you a question.
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Are you afraid of me?
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Do you think I might go nuts?
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Think I might go savage?
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You think I might try to...
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Eat you?
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I knew it.
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Just when I thought somebody actually believed in me, huh?
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Probably best if you don't have a predator as a partner.
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Thank you.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Improve Your English Speaking with Zootopia”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: otter, popsicle, bunny, Officer, missing. This video has 199 sentences and 1387 words to shadow. The speech runs for 11:30. The speaker talks at a steady 121 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 76% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 39 of its 199 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| otter noun | /ˈɑtɚ/ | An aquatic or marine carnivorous mammal in the subfamily Lutrinae. |
| popsicle noun | /ˈpɑp.sɪ.kəl/ | Frozen fruit juice, flavored sugar water, or the like on a stick. |
| bunny noun | /ˈbʌni/ | A rabbit, especially a juvenile one. |
| predator noun | /ˈpɹɛd.ə.tɚ/ | Any animal or other organism that hunts and kills other nonplant organisms (their prey), primarily for food. |
| fluff noun | /flʌf/ | Anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers. |
| mammal noun | /ˈmæməl/ | A vertebrate animal of the class Mammalia, characterized by being warm-blooded, having fur or hair and producing milk with which to feed their young. |
| buck noun | /ˈbʌk/ | A male deer, antelope, sheep, goat, rabbit, hare, and sometimes the male of other animals such as the hamster, ferret, salmonid, shad, skunk and kangaroo. |
| elephant noun | /ˈɛlɪfənt/ | A large mammal of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and native to Africa and Asia. |
| nope | /noʊp/ | No. |
| trim verb | /ˈtɹɪm/ | To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess. |
| cafeteria noun | /ˌkæ.fə.ˈtɪ(ə).ɹi.ə/ | A restaurant in which customers select their food at a counter then carry it on a tray to a table to eat. |
| corduroy noun | /ˈkɔɹdəɹɔɪ/ | A heavy fabric, usually made of cotton, with vertical ribs. |
| evasion noun | /ɪˈveɪʒən/ | The act of eluding or evading or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation; artful means of eluding. |
| hustler noun | /ˈhʌsləɹ/ | One who rushes or hurries; an energetic person. |
| multiply verb | /ˈmʌltɪplaɪ/ | To increase the amount, degree or number of (something). |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| get back to verb | Return to (an activity) |
| tune up verb | To make adjustments (to an engine or bicycle drivetrain) in order to improve its performance. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Did you just boot my stroller?
- You know what I mean?
- Are you afraid of me?
- Do you think I might go nuts?
- Do you think I might go savage?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | be muscled |
| Possibility with “might / may” might/may + verb — something that is possible but not certain | might go · might try |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past | was wearing · wasn't firing |
| Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good idea | should introduce |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 36 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, you're, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: evasion /ɪˈveɪʒən/, punishable /ˈpʌnɪʃəbəl/
- Long words — get the stress right: cafeteria /ˌkæ.fə.ˈtɪ(ə).ɹi.ə/, punishable /ˈpʌnɪʃəbəl/, supervisor /ˈsupɚˌvaɪzɚ/
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 otter, popsicle, bunny.
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.