Shadowing Practice: kung fu panda 3 2016 [2019] part 3 - Learn English Speaking with Video

Creating lesson...
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The dramatic exit.
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What's that?
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Whoa!
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Are you kidding me?
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That.. where'd he go?
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Master.
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He's gone, guys.
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It's cool.
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We await your instruction, Master.
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All you have to lose is our respect.
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Seriously, how bad can it be?
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Very bad!
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Very, very bad!
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Okay, okay.
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Let's switch it out.
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Monkey, immovable mountain stance.
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Yes, Master!
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I mean, uh...
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Tigress, tornado backflip!
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Yes, Master.
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Oh, no!
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Fire!
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Fire!
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Sorry, my fault.
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Crane, go high.
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I mean low!
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Oh, my claw thingy!
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Uh, Viper and Tigress, too, uh, like a totem?
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No noises, technique!
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Uh, you two do a swarming insect bite with a yellowtail yellow jacket.
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Uh, spicy tuna.
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Good job, Poe.
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Did you at least learn a little something?
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Yes.
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That you can't teach.
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And Tigress is flammable, turns out.
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I didn't hear anything.
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I'm sorry, Ugui.
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Would you stop doing that?
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How was your first day teaching?
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Humiliating.
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I heard.
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Who told you?
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Did Tigris tell you?
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I heard from Monkey and Crane and Mantis and your dad
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and Mrs. Chow from the gift shop and those ducks you just passed and...
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Tigris told me.
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Yeah, well, did she also tell you that it'll never happen again?
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Because I'm done.
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Teaching or being humiliated?
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Both!
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I don't know why you ever thought I could teach that class!
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Oh, I knew you couldn't.
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What?
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You set me up to fail?
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Why?
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If you only do what you can do, you will never be more than you are now.
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I don't want to be more!
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I like who I am!
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You don't even know who you are.
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What do you...
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Of course I do!
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I'm the Dragon Warrior!
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And what exactly does that mean, Dragon Warrior?
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It means, you know, just going around and punching and kicking, defending the valley, and stuff.
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Punching and kicking?
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You think...

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 67 sentences and 307 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:04. The speaker talks slowly, about 100 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 76% 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:

WordPronunciationMeaning
punch noun/pʌnt͡ʃ/A hit or strike with one's fist.
defend verb/dɪˈfɪnd/To ward off attacks against (something or someone).
technique noun/tɛkˈniːk/The practical aspects of a given art, occupation etc.; formal requirements.
dramatic adjective/dɹəˈmætɪk/Of or relating to the drama.
exit noun/ˈɛɡzət/An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure.
jacket noun/ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length.
bite verb/baɪt/To cut into something by clamping the teeth.
duck noun/dʌk/Any of certain aquatic birds of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet, distinguished from swans and geese by generally being smaller and…
instruction noun/ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/The act of instructing, teaching, or providing with information or knowledge.
stance noun/stæns/The manner, pose, or posture in which one stands.
tornado noun/tɔɹˈneɪ.doʊ/A violent wind in the form of a mobile, rapidly rotating, funnel cloud that has contacted the ground.
whoa/woʊ/Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down.
spicy adjective/ˈspaɪsi/Of, pertaining to, or containing spice.
insect noun/ˈɪn.sɛkt/An arthropod (in the Insecta class) characterized by six legs, up to four wings, and a chitinous exoskeleton.
tuna noun/ˈtjuː.nə/Any of several species of fish of the genus Thunnus in the family Scombridae.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
go around verbTo move or spread from person to person.
turn out verbTo end up; to result.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 11 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • Long words — get the stress right: humiliate /hjuːˈmɪliˌeɪt/, immovable /ɪˈmuːvəb(ə)l/

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 punch, defend, technique.

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.

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