Shadowing Practice: Monsters Inc Sully's morning - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Hey, good morning, Metropolis.
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It's now 5 after the hour of 6 a .m in the big monster city.
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Temperatures are balmy 65 degrees, which is good news for you reptiles, and it looks like it's gonna be a perfect day to maybe, hey, just lie in bed, sleep in, or simply...
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...work out that slab that's hanging over the bed!
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Get up, Sully!
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I don't believe I ordered a wake -up call, Mikey.
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Hey, let's talk.
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More pain, Marshmallow Boy.
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To your lipper.
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You call yourself a monster?
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Scary feet, scary feet, scary feet.
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The kids are waiting.
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Okay, scary feet, scary feet, scary feet, scary feet.
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Kids asleep.
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Twins in a bunk bed.
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Oh, I thought I had you there.
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Okay, Sully, here we go.
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You ready?
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Follow it.
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It's over here.
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Don't let the kid touch you.
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Don't let it touch you.
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And I don't know, but it's my chest.
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I love scaring kids in bed.
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Come on, fight that flack.
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Fight that flack.
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Scary monsters don't have flack.
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I want 18.
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Do you have her?
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I want 19.
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Do I see 120?
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Oh, I don't believe it.
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I'm not even breaking a sweat.
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Not you.
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Look, the new commercial's on.
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The future is bright at Monsters Incorporated.
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I'm in this one.
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I'm in this one.
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We power your car.
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We warm your home.
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We light your city.
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I'm Monsters Incorporated.
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Hey, look, Betty.
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Carefully matching every child to their ideal monster.
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To produce superior screen, refined into clean, dependable energy.
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Every time you turn something on, Monsters Incorporated is there.
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I'm Monsters Incorporated.
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We know the challenge.
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The window of innocence is shrinking.
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Human kids are harder to scare.
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Of course, MI is prepared for the future.
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With the top scarers, the best refineries, and research into new energy techniques.
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Okay, here I come.
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We're working for a better tomorrow.
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Today.
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We're Monsters Incorporated.
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Where am I?
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Monsters Incorporated.
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We scare because we care.
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I can't believe it.
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Oh, Mike.
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I was on TV.
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Did you see me?
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I'm a natural.
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Hello?
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I know.
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Wasn't I great?
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Did the whole family see it?
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It's your mom.
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What can I say?
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The camera loves me.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 71 sentences and 362 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:22. The speaker talks at a natural 153 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 76% 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

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
scary adjective/ˈskɛə.ɹi/Causing fear or anxiety
scare verb/skɛɚ/To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way.
technique noun/tɛkˈniːk/The practical aspects of a given art, occupation etc.; formal requirements.
carefully adverb/ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/With care; attentively, circumspectly.
superior adjective/sʊˈpɪɹ.i.ɚ/Higher in rank, status, or quality.
ideal adjective/aɪˈdi(ə)l/Pertaining to ideas, or to a given idea.
asleep adjective/əˈsliːp/In a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting.
twin noun/twɪn/Either of two people (or, less commonly, animals) who shared the same uterus at the same time; one who was born at the same birth as a sibling.
sweat verb/swɛt/To emit sweat.
innocence noun/ˈɪnəsn̩s/Absence of responsibility for a crime, tort, etc.
flak noun/flæk/Ground-based anti-aircraft guns firing explosive shells.
balmy adjective/ˈbɑmi/Producing balm.
bunk noun/bʌŋk/One of a series of berths or beds placed in tiers.
dependable adjective[dɪˈpɛndəbəɫ]Able, or easily able to be depended on.
refine verb/ɹɪˈfaɪn/To purify; reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordPronunciationMeaning
get up verbTo move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb.
hang over verbTo be threatening, to be imminent.
wake up verb/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/To stop sleeping; to awake.
work out verb/ˌwɝk ˈaʊt/To calculate.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 17 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, we're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • Long words — get the stress right: superior /sʊˈpɪɹ.i.ɚ/, dependable [dɪˈpɛndəbəɫ], refinery /rɪˈfaɪnərɪ/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like scary, scare, technique.

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.

Shadowing technique: read the full step-by-step guide →