Shadowing Practice: Inside Out 2 Movie Clip - Where Can I Put My Stuff? (2024) - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 21 sentences and 142 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:40. The speaker talks fast, about 213 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 82% 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 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

• anxiety /æŋˈzaɪ.əti/ (noun) — An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.
• jazz /d͡ʒæz/ (noun) — A musical art form rooted in West African cultural and musical expression and in the African American blues tradition, with diverse influences over time…
• calendar /ˈkæl.ən.də/ (noun) — Any system by which time is divided into days, weeks, months, and years.
• emotion /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/ (noun) — A person's internal state of being and involuntary physiological response to an object or a situation, based on or tied to physical state and sensory data.
• console /ˈkɑn.soʊl/ (noun) — A stand-alone cabinet designed to stand on the floor; especially, one integrated with home entertainment equipment, such as a TV or stereo system.
• gosh /ɡɑːʃ/ — A mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm.
• orange /ˈɒɹɪnd͡ʒ/ (noun) — An evergreen tree of the genus Citrus such as Citrus sinensis which yields oranges (the fruit).
• manage /ˈmæn.ɪd͡ʒ/ (verb) — To direct or be in charge of.
• color /ˈkʌl.ə/ (noun) — The spectral composition of visible light.
• touch /tʌt͡ʃ/ (verb) — To make physical contact with; to bring the hand, finger or other part of the body into contact with.
• carry /ˈkæɹ.i/ (verb) — To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
• coffee /ˈkɑfi/ (noun) — A beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water.
• everybody /ˈɛvɹi(ˌ)bədi/ — All people.
• yours /jɔɹz/ — That or those belonging to you; the possessive second-person singular pronoun used without a following noun.
• hello /hɛˈloʊ/ — A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• get ahead of (verb) — To take preemptive action before a potential development becomes reality.
• stay in (verb) — To remain at home.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 5 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, didn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

• The “sh” and “zh” sounds: emotion /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/, gosh /ɡɑːʃ/
• Long words — get the stress right: anxiety /æŋˈzaɪ.əti/, everybody /ˈɛvɹi(ˌ)bədi/

How to practise with this video

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