Shadowing Practice: Learn English with Tangled Rapunzel | Shadowing Practice for Fluency Ep.1 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Who are you, and how did you find me?
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I Want to sound more natural when speaking English?
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The fastest way is shadowing, imitating a native speaker's pronunciation and intonation.
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Today we'll practice with sentences from Disney's Tangled Rapunzel.
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By the end, you'll feel more confident and start sounding closer to a native speaker.
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Here's how it works.
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You'll hear each line once.
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Then, you'll repeat it twice at a slower pace.
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Grab your notebook, get ready, and let's begin. Is this hair? Is this hair?
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Hair? Is this...
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Hair?
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Struggling...
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Struggling is pointless.
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Huh?
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Struggling...
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Struggling is pointless.
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Huh?
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Struggling...
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Struggling is pointless.
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Huh?
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I know why you're here, and I'm not afraid of you.
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What?
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I know why you're here, and I'm not afraid of you.
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I know why you're here, and I'm not afraid of you.
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Who are you, and how did you find me?
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Aha.
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Who are you, and how did you find me?
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Who are you, and how did you find me?
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I know not who you are, nor how I came to find you.
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I know not who you are, nor how I came to find you.
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I know not who you are, nor how I came to find you.
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but may i just say i but may i just say i
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but may i just say i how you doing the name's flynn rider
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How you doing?
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The name's Flynn Rider How you doing?
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The name's Flynn Rider Who else knows my location, Flynn Rider?
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Who else knows my location, Flynn Rider?
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Who else knows my location, Flynn Rider?
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All right, Blondie.
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Rapunzel.
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All right, Blondie.
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Rapunzel.
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All right, Blondie.
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Rapunzel.
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Ho, ho no, where is my satchel?
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Ho, ho no, where is my satchel?
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Oh, oh no. Where is my satchel?
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I've hidden it.
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Somewhere you'll never find it.
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I've hidden it.
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Somewhere you'll never find it.
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I've hidden it.
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Somewhere you'll never find it.
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It's in that pot, isn't it?
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It's in my pipe, isn't it?
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It's in my pipe, isn't it? Would you stop that? Would you stop that? Would you stop that?
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Now it's hidden, where you'll never find it.
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Now it's hidden, where you'll never find it.
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Now it's hidden, where you'll never find it.
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So, what do you want with my hair?
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So, what do you want with my hair?
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So, what do you want with my hair? To cut it?
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What?
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Sell it?
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No! To cut it?
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What?
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Sell it?
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No! To cut it?
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What?
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Sell it?
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No!
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Listen, the only thing I want to do with your hair is to get out of it!
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Literally!
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Listen, the only thing I want to do with your hair is to get out of it, literally.
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Listen, the only thing I want to do with your hair is to get out of it, literally.
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You don't want my hair?
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You don't want my hair?
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You don't want my hair?
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Why on earth would I want your hair?
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Why on earth would I want your hair?
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Why on earth would I want your hair?
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Look, I was being chased.
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I saw a tower.
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I climbed it.
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End of story.
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Look, I was being chased.
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I saw a tower.
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I climbed it.
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End of story.
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Look, I was being chased.
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I saw a tower.
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I climbed it.
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End of story.
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You're telling the truth?
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Yes.
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you're telling the truth yes you're telling the truth yes
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okay I'm prepared to offer you a deal huh okay Lynn
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water I'm prepared to offer you a deal okay lynn water
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i'm prepared to offer you a deal do you know what these are
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you you know what these are you you know what these are you mean the lantern thing they do for the princess?
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You mean the lantern thing they do for the princess?
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You mean the lantern thing they do for the princess?
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Lanterns.
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I knew they weren't stars.
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Lanterns.
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I knew they weren't stars.
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Lanterns.
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I knew they weren't stars.
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Well, tomorrow evening.
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Well, tomorrow evening.
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Well, tomorrow evening.
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They will light the night sky with these lanterns.
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They will light the night sky with these lanterns.
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They will light the night sky with these lanterns You will act as my guide.
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Take me to these lanterns You will act as my guide.
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Take me to these lanterns
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You will act as my guide take me to these lanterns and
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return me home safely then and only then and And return me home safely, then, and only then.
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And return me home safely, then, and only then.
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Will I return your satchel to you?
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That is my deal.
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Will I return your satchel to you?
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That is my deal.
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Will I return your satchel to you?
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That is my deal yeah no can
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do yeah no can do yeah no can do unfortunately the kingdom
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and I aren't exactly simpatico at the moment unfortunately the kingdom and I aren't exactly simpatico at the moment Unfortunately,
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the kingdom and I aren't exactly simpatico at the moment.
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So I won't be taking you anywhere.
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So I won't be taking you anywhere.
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So I won't be taking you anywhere.
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Something brought you here, Flynnbiter.
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Something brought you here, Flynnbiter.
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Something brought you here, Flynnbiter.
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Call it what you will.
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Fate.
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Destiny.
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A horse.
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Call it what you will.
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Fate.
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Destiny.
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A horse.
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Call it what you will.
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Fate.
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Destiny.
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A horse so i have made the decision
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so i have made the decision so i have made the decision
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but trust me when i tell you this but trust me
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when i tell you this but trust me
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when i tell you this you can tear this tower apart
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brick by brick you can tear this tower apart brick by brick
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you can tear this tower apart brick by brick
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but without my help you will never find your precious satchel
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but without my help you will never find your precious satchel
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but without my help you will never find your precious satchel
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let me just get this straight i take you to see the lanterns
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let me just get this straight i take you to see the lanterns Let me just get this straight.
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I take you to see the lanterns.
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Bring you back home, and you'll give me back my satchel?
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I promise.
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Bring you back home, and you'll give me back my satchel?
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I promise.
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Bring you back home, and you'll give me back my satchel?
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I promise.
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and when i promise something i never ever break that promise
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and when i promise something i never ever break that promise
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and when i promise something i never ever break
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that promise all right listen i didn't want to have to do this but you leave me no choice
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all right listen i didn't want to have to do this but you leave me no choice
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all right listen i didn't want to have to do this but you leave me no choice here comes the smolder
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here comes the smolder here comes the smolder This is kind of an off day for me This doesn't normally happen
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This is kind of an off day for me This doesn't normally happen
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This is kind of an off day for me This doesn't normally happen Fine, I'll take you to see the lanterns Fine,
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I'll take you to see the lanterns Fine,
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I'll take you to see the lanterns You broke my smolder!

About This Lesson

You're practicing English with "Learn English with Tangled Rapunzel | Shadowing Practice for Fluency Ep.1" using the Shadowing technique — a method originally developed for professional interpreter training.

Focus on sounding like the speaker — not just repeating words. With 15–30 minutes of daily practice, you'll build real-world speaking confidence.

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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