Shadowing Practice: Madagascar 3 (2012) - Is There a Problem, Officer? Scene (2/10) | Movieclips - Learn English Speaking with Video
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What's the name of the ship?
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Signal the chimps to meet us at the rendezvous point with the superplane.
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Hotel ambassador, let's move it!
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Woohoo!
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Yes!
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Oh!
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Huh?
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Voilà, giraffe at 12 o'clock.
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Guys, we've got a tail.
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Paparazzi!
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Head over to the metal, private!
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Don't take any photos, please!
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Hi!
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Here I am!
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One thing!
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You're so confused.
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You're all...
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No more pictures!
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Medic!
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ETA to rendezvous point.
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Two minutes, 37 seconds.
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Search.
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Man your battle station.
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Hey, wait!
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Nobody's in the wheel!
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Get back there!
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Whoa, whoa, whoa!
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You're making him on the driver!
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There's no driver!
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Ahhhhhhh!
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Nobody's driving!
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Don't you sit there, fancy pants.
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Grab the wheel.
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Are you kidding?
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I don't drive, I'm a New Yorker.
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Move over this, Daisy!
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What are you doing?
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Zebras can't drive.
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Only penguins and people can drive.
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What do all these buttons do?
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Open!
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Nice one, Scratch!
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Crazy woman gating!
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Our Omega-3 slick will take him down.
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Private, activate!
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He's good.
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Walski, enter.
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Sir, we have a serious problem.
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Capitan Chantal Dubois, Monaco Animal Control.
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Perfect case record.
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Oh!
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You're going the wrong way, Marty!
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Just call me Marty or Andretti!
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No, you're Succio Andretti!
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Stop backseat driving!
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I'm passenger seat driving and I want the wheel!
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Give me the wheel!
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It's not a wheel, it's my baby!
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The pumps aren't meant to be on the wheel!
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Hey, hey, hey!
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Too late for you to drive!
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Don't look at me!
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Don't look at me when we argue!
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Look at the road! Be cool! Be cool!
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Hi, officer!
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Is there a problem?
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Hi.
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Ah!
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Watch out!
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Ah!
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Oh!
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Watch out!
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We need more power!
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Time to fire up Kowalski's nuclear reactor.
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That's a nuclear reactor?
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Nuclear.
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She's on the roof!
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Sir, it's not great.
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The control rods will have to be calibrated.
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And don't even ask me about the uranium-238 blanket.
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Okay!
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Okay, Marty, you lost her!
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Maybe you can slow down now!
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I can't!
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There's no brakes!
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No brakes?
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Good way to commit, soldier.
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Let's get out of here!
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I'm not going to go!
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Hey, where's everybody going?
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I'm flying!
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I'm flying!
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I'm the first flying monkey!
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Monkey!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 94 sentences and 357 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:50. The speaker talks slowly, about 93 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 78% 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:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| whoa | /woʊ/ | Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down. |
| monkey noun | /ˈmʌŋki/ | A member of the clade Simiiformes other than those in the clade Hominoidea containing apes, generally (but not universally) distinguished by small size, tails… |
| brake noun | /bɹeɪk/ | A device used to slow or stop the motion of a wheel, or of a vehicle, usually by friction (although other resistive forces, such as electromagnetic fields or… |
| reactor noun | /ɹiˈæktɚ/ | A person who responds to a suggestion, stimulation or other influence. |
| pants noun | /pænts/ | An outer garment that covers the body from the waist downwards, covering each leg separately, usually as far as the ankles; trousers. |
| confused adjective | /kənˈfjuːzd/ | unable to think clearly or understand |
| gate noun | /ˈɡeɪ̯t/ | A doorlike structure outside a house. |
| argue verb | /ˈɑɹ.ɡju/ | To show grounds for concluding (that); to indicate, imply. |
| soldier noun | /ˈsoʊld͡ʒɚ/ | A member of a ground-based army, of any rank, but especially an enlisted member. |
| passenger noun | /ˈpæs.ɪn.d͡ʒɚ/ | One who rides or travels in a vehicle, but who does not operate it and is not a member of the crew. |
| ambassador noun | /æmˈbæs.ə.dɚ/ | A diplomat of the highest rank sent to a foreign court to represent there their sovereign or country. (Sometimes called ambassador-in-residence) |
| fancy noun | /ˈfæn.si/ | The imagination. |
| tail noun | /ˈteɪ̯l/ | An object or part of an object resembling a tail in shape, such as the thongs on a cat-o'-nine-tails; a strand of material hanging from something. |
| commit verb | /kəˈmɪt/ | To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust; to consign; used with to or formerly unto. |
| pump noun | /pʌmp/ | A device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| watch out | Used to warn someone of an imminent danger. |
| get back verb | Return to where one came from. |
| get out of verb | To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of. |
| move over verb | To move (oneself, or someone/something else) so as to free up space. |
| slow down verb | To decelerate. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 21 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words — get the stress right: ambassador /æmˈbæs.ə.dɚ/, uranium /ˌjuː.ˈɹeɪ.ni.əm/, paparazzo /ˌpɑ.pəˈɹɑt.soʊ/
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 whoa, monkey, brake.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | aren't meant · be calibrated |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | You're making · Are you kidding · are you doing |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | will take · will have |
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.