Shadowing Practice: Learn English with Zootopia | A2-B1 English Shadowing Practice | Improve Your Speaking - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hello everyone!
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Welcome back to our channel.
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Today we have something very exciting.
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We are going to learn English and practice speaking with a famous movie scene from Zootopia.
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The The rule is simple.
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First, we will watch a short clip.
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Then, I will explain the hard words.
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And finally, you will practice speaking with me.
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Are you ready?
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Let's watch the first clip.
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Get your popsicle.
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Yeah.
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What does that mean?
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It means I have a lead.
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Wait.
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Judy said, I have a lead.
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What does a lead mean here?
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Is she talking about a medal?
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Ah, in police work, a lead means a clue, or a piece of information that helps solve the crime.
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So she means, I have a clue.
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Now it's your turn.
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Repeat after Judy.
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It means I have a lead.
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It means I have a lead.
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Great job.
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Let's watch the next part.
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Hey, carrots.
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You're going to wake the baby.
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I got to get to work.
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Did you hear that?
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Nick said, I gotta get to work.
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Native speakers use gotta a lot in daily life.
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Gotta is short for got to or have to.
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It means you must do something.
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I gotta go means I have to go.
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Now shadow this sentence.
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Speak out loud.
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Hey, carrots.
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You're gonna wake the baby.
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I gotta get to work.
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Hey, carrots.
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You're gonna wake the baby.
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I gotta get to work.
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Awesome pronunciation.
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It's 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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Wow!
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Nick is very confident.
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He used a very common word.
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Bucks.
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He said 200 bucks.
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Box is informal English for dollars, so he makes $200 a day.
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He also said time is money.
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This is a famous idiom.
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It means your time is very valuable.
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Don't waste it.
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Let's practice this confident dialogue.
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Repeat after him.
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It's important, sir.
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I think your $10 worth of popsicles can wait.
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It's 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 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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Ha!
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I make $200 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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Excellent work!
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You are sounding like a native speaker.
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Please just look at the picture.
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You sold Mr. Otter to Nut Popsicle, right?
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Please just look at the picture.
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You sold Mr. Otter to Nut Popsicle, right?
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Please just look at the picture.
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You sold Mr. Otter to Nut Popsicle, right? 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 a stuffed animal.
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So why don't you get back to your box? 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 animal, so why don't you get back to your box?
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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 animal, 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.
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For what? hurting your feelings?
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Felony tax evasion.
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Things are getting serious.
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Judy said, you are under arrest.
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The police use this phrase when they catch a criminal.
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But look at Nick's reply.
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He asks, for what?
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Hurting your feelings?
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He is being very sarcastic because he thinks Judy is just angry.
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Let's practice this fun interaction.
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Shadow the clip.
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Fine.
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Then we'll have to do this the hard way.
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Fine, then we'll have to do this the hard way.
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Fine, then we'll have to do this the hard way.
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Did you just boot my stroll?
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Did you just boot my stroll?
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Did you just boot my stroll?
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Nickels Wilde, you are under arrest.
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Nickels Wilde, you are under arrest.
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Nickels Wilde, you are under arrest.
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Huh, for what?
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Hurting your feelings?
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Huh, for what? hurting your feelings? For what?
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Hurting your feelings?
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You did a fantastic job today!
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Shadowing is the best way to train your brain to think in English and improve your speaking speed.
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If you enjoyed this movie lesson, please like the video and subscribe to our channel for more practice.
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See you in the next video!
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Keep learning, keep speaking.
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Bye!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Learn English with Zootopia”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: popsicle, lead, hurting, arrest, feelings. This video has 129 sentences and 742 words to shadow. The speech runs for 5:48. The speaker talks at a steady 128 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 81% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 28 of its 129 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 |
|---|---|---|
| popsicle noun | /ˈpɑp.sɪ.kəl/ | Frozen fruit juice, flavored sugar water, or the like on a stick. |
| boot noun | /but/ | A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg. |
| stroll verb | /stɹoʊl/ | To wander on foot; to ramble idly or leisurely; to rove. |
| carrot noun | /ˈkæɹət/ | A vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, sweet root that is often orange in colour, Daucus carota, family Apiaceae, especially the subspecies sativus. |
| nickel noun | /ˈnɪk.əl/ | A silvery elemental metal with an atomic number of 28 and symbol Ni. |
| 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. |
| clip noun | /klɪp/ | Something which clips or grasps; a device for attaching one object to another. |
| nickname noun | /ˈnɪkneɪm/ | A familiar, invented name for a person or thing used instead of the actual name of the person or thing, often based on some noteworthy characteristic. |
| clue noun | /kluː/ | Information which may lead one to a certain point or conclusion. |
| 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. |
| excite verb | /ɪkˈsaɪt/ | To stir the emotions of; to cause to feel excitement. |
| stroller noun | /ˈstɹoʊlɚ/ | A seat or chair on wheels, pushed by somebody walking behind it, typically used for transporting babies and young children. |
| pronunciation noun | /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ | The formal or informal way in which a word is made to sound when spoken. |
| sarcastic adjective | /sɑɹˈkæs.tɪk/ | Containing sarcasm. |
| informal adjective | /ɪnˈfɔɹ.m(ə)l/ | Not formal or ceremonious. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
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| get back to verb | Return to (an activity) |
| speak out verb | To assert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Let's watch the first clip.
- Let's watch the next part.
- You're going to wake the baby.
- Did you just boot my stroller?
- Did you just boot my stroll?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
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| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | practice speaking · Keep learning |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | will watch · will explain · will practice |
| Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessary | must do · have to go · have to do |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | Is she talking · are sounding · are getting |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 19 contractions and reduced forms, such as gotta, don't, we'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: evasion /ɪˈveɪʒən/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, interaction /ˌɪn.təˈɹæk.ʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, interaction /ˌɪn.təˈɹæk.ʃən/
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 popsicle, boot, stroll.
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.