Shadowing Practice: Meeting Bing Bong - Inside Out (2015) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh you would know.
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We're trying to get back to headquarters.
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Headquarters?
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You guys are from headquarters?
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Well, yeah.
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I'm Joy.
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This is Sadness.
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You're Joy?
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The Joy?
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Well, what the heck you're doing out here?
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That's a good question.
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You want to answer that, Sadness?
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Oh, without you, Riley won't ever be happy.
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We can't have that.
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We got to get you back.
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I'll tell you what, follow me.
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Oh, thank you.
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It is so great to see you again.
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I got to tell you, I am such a huge fan of your work do you remember when you
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and riley were in a band i went to all of your concerts yeah
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i blow a mean nose watching you play tag was such a treat two -time world champ oh
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and remember your rocket of course it runs on song power
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that's right your theme song who's your friend who likes to play bing bong bing bong his rocket makes
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you yell hooray bing bong bing bong what exactly are you supposed to be you know what's unclear
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i'm mostly cotton candy
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but shape -wise i'm part cat part elephant part dolphin dolphin you gotta remember
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when Riley was three animals were all the rage the cow goes moo the horse goes neigh
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that's all people talked about
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that yeah yeah I guess that's true what are you doing out here well
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there's not much call for imaginary friends lately so you know
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hey hey don't be sad tell you what
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when I get back up to headquarters I'll make sure riley remembers you you will of course she'd love
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that this is the greatest day of my life what's going on i cried candy try the caramel it's delicious Ooh.
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Whoa.
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Ooh, here.
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Use this.
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Thanks.
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Oh, hold on.
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Wait a second.
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Oh, good.
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I always get stuck at the bottom.
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Here.
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What?
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It's imaginary.
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Thanks.
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This will make it a lot easier to walk back to headquarters.
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Walk?
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We're not walking.
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We're taking the train of thought.
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The train? Of course.
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That is so much faster.
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But how do we catch it?
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Well, it kind of goes all over the place, but there is a station in Imagination Land.
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I know, a shortcut.
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Come on, this way.
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Oh, I'm so glad we ran into you.
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The station is right from here.
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After you.
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Joy.
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What?
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Well, I read about this place in the Man U.
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We shouldn't go in there.
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Bing Bong says it's the quickest way to headquarters.
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No, but Joy, this is abstract thought.
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What are you talking about?
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I go in here all the time.
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It's a shortcut, you see?
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D -A -N -G -E -R.
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Shortcut.
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I'll prove it to you.
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Look at me!
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I'm closer to the station, cause I'm taking the shortcut!
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Let's go around.
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This way.
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Almost there!
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If you want to walk the long way, go for it.
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But Riley needs to be happy.
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I'm not missing that train.
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Bing Bong knows what he's doing.
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He's part dolphin.
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They're very smart.
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Well, I guess.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Meeting Bing Bong - Inside Out”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: bong, bing, headquarters, riley, Joy. This video has 86 sentences and 627 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:30. The speaker talks at a natural 179 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 66% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 13 of its 86 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| headquarters noun | /ˈhɛdˌk(w)ɔɹ.tɚz/ | The military installation from which troops are commanded and orders are issued; the military unit consisting of a commander and his support staff. |
| bing noun | /bɪŋ/ | A slag heap, i.e. a man-made mound or heap formed with the waste material (slag) as a by-product of coal mining or the shale oil industry. |
| dolphin noun | /ˈdɑlf.ɪn/ | A carnivorous cetacean, typically with a beak-like snout, famed for their intelligence and occasional willingness to approach humans. |
| rocket noun | /ˈɹɑk.ɪt/ | A cylindrical projectile that can be fired to a great height through combustion, (specifically) a type of firework of this form, typically exploding with light… |
| candy noun | /ˈkæn.di/ | Crystallized sugar formed by boiling down sugar syrup. |
| imaginary adjective | /ɪˈmæd͡ʒɪˌn(ɛ)ɹi/ | Existing only in the imagination. |
| lately adverb | /ˈleɪt.li/ | Recently; not long ago; of late; not long since. |
| cotton noun | /ˈkɑt.n̩/ | A soft, fibrous, usually white substance consisting of fine hairs, especially the substance around the seeds of a plant of genus Gossypium. |
| delicious adjective | /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/ | Pleasing to the sense of taste; tasty. |
| abstract noun | /ˈæbˌstɹækt/ | An abridgement or summary of a longer publication. |
| rage noun | /ɹeɪd͡ʒ/ | Violent uncontrolled anger. |
| elephant noun | /ˈɛlɪfənt/ | A large mammal of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and native to Africa and Asia. |
| heck | /hɛk/ | Hell. |
| unclear adjective | /ʌnˈklɪɚ/ | Ambiguous; liable to more than one interpretation. |
| champ verb | /t͡ʃæmp/ | To bite or chew, especially noisily or impatiently. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| do out verb | To decorate, tidy, or clean (a place). |
| get back to verb | Return to (an activity) |
| go around verb | To move or spread from person to person. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- We're trying to get back to headquarters.
- You guys are from headquarters?
- Well, what the heck you're doing out here?
- What are you talking about?
- It's a shortcut, you see?
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 greatest · the quickest |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | We're trying · you're doing · are you doing |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | won't ever be · I'll tell · I'll make |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 22 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, I'll, we're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, shortcut /ˈʃɔːtkʌt/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like headquarters, bing, dolphin.
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.