Shadowing Practice: Learn REAL ENGLISH with ZOOTOPIA | Shadowing American Accent - Learn English Speaking with Video
Choose a practice mode
Each mode opens a full-screen practice room.
52 sentences
If sentences are too short or too long, click Edit to adjust them.
1
Look inside yourself and recognize that change starts with you.
2
It starts with all of us.
3
Want to sound more natural when you speak English?
4
The fastest way is shadowing, copying a native speaker's pronunciation and intonation.
5
Today we are practicing with Judy's motivational speech from Zootopia.
6
Listen to each line, copy the intonation, and speak along to train your English fluency.
7
Let's get started.
8
When I was a kid, I thought Zootopia was this perfect place.
9
When I was a kid, I thought Zootopia was this perfect place.
10
When I was a kid, I thought Zootopia was this perfect place.
11
where everyone got along and anyone could be anything.
12
Where everyone got along and anyone could be anything.
13
Where everyone got along and anyone could be anything.
14
Turns out, real life's a little bit more complicated than a slogan on a bumper sticker.
15
Turns out, real life's a little bit more complicated than a slogan on a bumper sticker.
16
Turns out, real life's a little bit more complicated than a slogan on a bumper sticker.
17
Real life is messy.
18
We all have limitations.
19
We all make mistakes.
20
Real life is messy.
21
We all have limitations.
22
We all make mistakes.
23
Real life is messy.
24
We all have limitations.
25
We all make mistakes.
26
Which means, hey, glass half full, we all have a lot in common.
27
Which means, hey, glass half full, we all have a lot in common.
28
which means hey glass half full we all have a lot in common
29
and the more we try to understand one another the more exceptional each of us will be
30
and the more we try to understand one another the more exceptional each of us will be
31
and the more we try to understand one another the more exceptional each of us will be But we have to try
32
So no matter what type of animal you are But we have to try
33
So no matter what type of animal you are But we have to try
34
So no matter what type of animal you are From the biggest elephant
35
To our first fox
36
From the biggest elephant to our first fox.
37
From the biggest elephant to our first fox.
38
I implore you, try.
39
Try to make the world a better place.
40
I implore you, try.
41
Try to make the world a better place.
42
I implore you, try.
43
Try to make the world a better place.
44
Look inside yourself and recognize that change starts with you.
45
Look inside yourself and recognize that change starts with you.
46
Look inside yourself and recognize that change starts with you.
47
It starts with me.
48
It starts with all of us.
49
It starts with me.
50
It starts with all of us.
51
It starts with me.
52
It starts with all of us.
Download App
Everything you need to speak fluently
AI PronunciationScore every sentence
IPA PracticeMaster every sound
VocabularyBuild your word bank
Vocab GameLearn while playing
Same Channel
FOR YOU
Recommend Video
A23
205 sentences
Learn English with Pocahontas — Shadowing Practice Ep.23 🍃🪶🌊
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
B17,535
13 sentences
Zootopia (2016) - Hopp's Final Monologue
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
B172
6 sentences
Shadowing Practice: How to Speak English Without Fear 🌟 #Shorts #shadowingenglish
Daily ConversationHigh School StudentsUniversity Students
B11
424 sentences
Learn English with Podcast | Why You Shouldn't Quit English (Our Honest Story)
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
A21
446 sentences
Learn English from Movies🎬 |Speaking & Shadowing Practice💬| Improve Your Pronunciation Fast🔥E1P12
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
A22
80 sentences
Slow & Easy English SHADOWING for FLOW & PROUNCIATION
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
A21
48 sentences
Welcome to Rachel's English!
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
B262 sentences
Shadowing English with Jennifer Lawrence | American Accent | Shadowing Exercises
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
B12
95 sentences
Improve English with Snoop Dogg "Story from underdog | American Accent | Shadowing Exercises
Business EnglishDaily ConversationUniversity Students
B13
146 sentences
Shadowing English with Ratatouille Part 2 | Speak like a Native with a Cartoon Ep.30
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
A22
211 sentences
21 Days English Fluency Shadowing Challenge | English Listening & Speaking Practice
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
A21
211 sentences
The Secret to English Fluency: Emotional Slow English Shadowing Practice
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Learn REAL ENGLISH with ZOOTOPIA”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: starts, Zootopia, recognize, inside, implore. This video has 52 sentences and 464 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:34. The speaker talks slowly, about 102 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 84% 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
14 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| complicated adjective | /ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/ | Difficult or convoluted. |
| elephant noun | /ˈɛlɪfənt/ | A large mammal of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and native to Africa and Asia. |
| exceptional adjective | /ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl/ | Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare. |
| messy adjective | /ˈmɛsi/ | In a disorderly state; chaotic; disorderly. |
| slogan noun | /ˈsloʊɡən/ | A distinctive phrase of a person or group of people (such as a movement or political party); a motto. |
| limitation noun | /lɪmɪˈteɪʃən/ | The act of limiting or the state of being limited. |
| sticker noun | /ˈstɪkə/ | Something or someone that sticks (pierces, or adheres). |
| bumper noun | /ˈbʌmpəɹ/ | Someone or something that bumps. |
| shadow noun | /ˈʃædəʊ̯/ | A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object. |
| pronunciation noun | /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ | The formal or informal way in which a word is made to sound when spoken. |
| implore verb | /ɪmˈploɹ/ | To beg or plead for (something) earnestly or urgently; to beseech. |
| intonation noun | /ɪntəˈneɪʃən/ | The rise and fall of the voice in speaking. |
| fluency noun | /ˈfluːənsi/ | The quality of smoothness of flow. |
| motivational adjective | Tending or intended to motivate. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| get along verb | To interact or coexist well, without argument or trouble. |
| turn out verb | To end up; to result. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | The fastest · the biggest |
| Comparatives -er than / more … than — comparing two things | more complicated than |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | will be |
| Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessary | have to try |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: exceptional /ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl/, limitation /lɪmɪˈteɪʃən/, shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, intonation /ɪntəˈneɪʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: complicated /ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/, exceptional /ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl/, limitation /lɪmɪˈteɪʃən/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, intonation /ɪntəˈneɪʃən/
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 complicated, elephant, exceptional.
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.