Shadowing Practice: Morphle’s Magic Match Mission! 🐻🫧 Cartoons for Kids | Mila and Morphle - Learn English Speaking with Video
Choose a practice mode
Each mode opens a full-screen practice room.
684 sentences
If sentences are too short or too long, click Edit to adjust them.
1
Hi, I'm Mila, and my magic pet, Morphle, can morph into anything! Of course!
2
Morphle, catch!
3
Wow!
4
Oh, here!
5
Oops!
6
Hello!
7
Would you like to play with us?
8
Hi, I'm Jordy, and this is Mila.
9
And this is Morphle, my magic pet!
10
Hello!
11
I'm Miguel.
12
Did you say magic pet?
13
Yes!
14
Show him, Morphle!
15
Morphle!
16
Let's go!
17
Wow!
18
That was amazing!
19
Morphle's my magic match, which means he's my bestest best friend.
20
Oh, I wish I had a magic match.
21
You might have one.
22
Let's check.
23
Let's see what the magic matchmaker says.
24
Oh, you've got a magic match, Miguel!
25
With Bubble Bear!
26
Bubble Bear?
27
Let's go find him!
28
I'm so excited for you!
29
Look!
30
Bubbles!
31
Bubble Bear!
32
I hope it's him.
33
Miguel, meet your magic match.
34
Hi, Pa.
35
You're not a bubble bear.
36
There he is.
37
Bubble bear!
38
Miguel!
39
Help!
40
Get me out of here!
41
We gotta do something!
42
Maffa rescue!
43
Here to them!
44
Let's go!
45
Whoa!
46
Help!
47
I'm getting dizzy!
48
Yeah!
49
Maffa got you!
50
Thanks for rescuing us, you three.
51
We have to get Miguel!
52
But there are too many bubbles!
53
Bubbles, this is a job for a pterodactyl.
54
Good job, Morphle.
55
Um, hi, Bubble Bear.
56
I think I'm your magic match.
57
Bubble Bear, meet Miguel.
58
Oh, ba-ba-ba.
59
Uh, hello.
60
Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba.
61
Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba.
62
Hello.
63
Congratulations, you two.
64
Thank you for being my friends and finding my magic match.
65
Yeah!
66
Yeah!
67
Woo, butterfly.
68
Did you hear Daddy's got a surprise for us?
69
Woo, lovely nice surprises.
70
Here I am.
71
Huh?
72
Wow!
73
It's a train!
74
Who wants a ride?
75
Me!
76
Me!
77
Me!
78
Awful on train!
79
Whoa!
80
Oh, no!
81
Awful's taking the train on a joyride!
82
And he doesn't know how to drive it!
83
We'll get the train back, Daddy! Be careful!
84
Here's your cake, Officer Freeze!
85
Tee-too!
86
Watch out!
87
Whoa!
88
Sorry, Officer Freeze!
89
Slow down!
90
You kids be careful!
91
Oh Oh
92
man, are we going to catch up to orphone now?
93
Help!
94
Help!
95
There he is!
96
Wait, does Orville know you can't drive in sand? And.. now he's stuck.
97
Now go!
98
Oh, what are you thinking of the Orphal train?
99
No train for anybody, Orphal.
100
If you don't get it to the park.
101
Orphal, sorry.
102
We forgive you, Orphal.
103
Come on, buddy.
104
Thank you.
105
I have an idea.
106
Let's fly it there, Orphal.
107
Come on, come on, come on.
108
Whoa.
109
He's doing it.
110
Yahoo!
111
Yeah!
112
Woohoo!
113
Woohoo!
114
Woohoo!
115
Thanks for getting the train back.
116
Yay!
117
Orphus train!
118
Orphus.
119
Okay.
120
Everybody's train.
121
This is so hard.
122
Yeah!
123
I have an awful heart.
124
Hey everyone, this is Slushy Seal.
125
He'll cool you all down.
126
Watch this!
127
According to the magic pet primer, he can turn things into juice pops.
128
Morpho loves juice pops!
129
I know you do, Morpho.
130
But Eloisa can have this one, because she's the youngest.
131
Strawberry?
132
My favorite!
133
Thanks, Lushy Seal!
134
They're a magic match!
135
Wow!
136
Can you make that a Juicy Pop?
137
Hey!
138
And can you make that a Juicy Pop?
139
Ooh, that's cold!
140
Yee-haw!
141
Ah!
142
Jussey Pops for everyone!
143
They're gonna turn everything into juice pops!
144
Don't worry, we'll get her back!
145
Yee-choo-ba-doo!
146
Let's go! Be careful!
147
Whoa!
148
This is not cool!
149
Actually, it's very cool!
150
Let's find Eloisa and Splashy Steel!
151
Ah-ha-ha!
152
Jussie Pops everywhere!
153
Ah-ha-ha!
154
I've found no juss-pum!
155
Juicy pop everywhere!
156
Help!
157
Orpho, no juice pop!
158
Orpho?
159
Don't worry, Orpho.
160
We'll get you out of there. But how?
161
What's Eloisa's favorite juice pop flavor?
162
Ummm.. strawberry.
163
Well, that's what you need to morph into, Orpho.
164
Have a tasty strawberry!
165
Let's make a huge strawberry juicy pop!
166
Choo-tree!
167
We gotta save them!
168
Choo-tree!
169
Almost!
170
Yes!
171
Thank you!
172
You're welcome!
173
But you can't fill up Petport with huge juice pops.
174
And look what you've done to Orville!
175
Sorry, we didn't see him.
176
Oh, awesome, not Juice Pop!
177
Hi, Daddy.
178
We're here!
179
Oh, that's better.
180
Okay, let's try this again.
181
Yeah!
182
Thank you, Slushy Seal.
183
Mmm, tasty Juice Pops.
184
I'm so glad to have my magic match.
185
Awful.
186
Would you like a Juice Pop?
187
All for nachos, Bob?
188
Mmm, all for your broccoli!
189
Some for you, Dordie?
190
I don't like broccoli.
191
You always say that, honey, but you've never even tasted it.
192
You'll never know until you try, buddy.
193
They're like little trees, see?
194
Oh, delicious trees!
195
But I don't want to eat trees.
196
Well, um, how about if they were a dinosaur?
197
Why would I want to eat a dinosaur?
198
Don't worry, Doubler can make some more broccoli for everyone.
199
Doubler, that's enough!
200
There's broccoli everywhere!
201
Don't worry, Ingra.
202
Everything's gonna be okay.
203
Whoa!
204
Ingra's power made all the vegetables bigger.
205
A lot bigger.
206
Guys.
207
Oh, no. It's...
208
It's...
209
A broccoli source!
210
Whoa, that's not something you see every day.
211
Unless you're us.
212
We need to stop it.
213
Bah, bah, bah, bah.
214
Oh, no!
215
The broccoli sauce is going to smush the ice cream truck.
216
We need to lure it away.
217
And I know how.
218
The Broccolisaurus is a herbivore.
219
Herb-a-what-a?
220
It eats vegetables, so let's feed it!
221
Heee-boggle-boggle!
222
Chigga-ba-doo-chigga-boo-chigga!
223
Come on, you Veggisaurus!
224
Try a nice, yummy potato!
225
Now try some carrots!
226
Animi, do you think?
227
Oh no!
228
Well that's enough broccoli for one day, huh?
229
After all that, you're not even curious what it tastes like?
230
Well...
231
Ha ha ha!
232
Jody, love broccoli?
233
No. Aw.
234
I love broccoli!
235
Yay!
236
Hey, is there any more?
237
Ooh, wow!
238
It's petware clean-up day!
239
Let's make our beautiful town even more beautiful!
240
Waffle clean clean!
241
Bubble bear!
242
Your bubbles are making pet port even prettier!
243
Huh?
244
Huh?
245
Huh?
246
Ah!
247
Rainbow Bubbles!
248
What's happened?
249
His tail went in my paint!
250
Ah!
251
Bubble Bear, stop!
252
We're supposed to be cleaning up Pepcorp!
253
Not making a mess here!
254
We need to clean the paint off your tail!
255
We have to stop him before Pepcorp becomes paint-pork!
256
What do you think for?
257
Do something, Morphle!
258
Yee-do-ba-da!
259
Let's go!
260
The whole town is getting messed up!
261
Watch out!
262
Morphle, spin your blades as fast as you can and blow the bubbles away!
263
What?
264
Huh?
265
Huh?
266
Ah!
267
Ah!
268
Ah!
269
Ah!
270
Ah!
271
Ah!
272
We need to wash that paint off! But how?
273
Oh!
274
My fucking water!
275
Shoo-oo!
276
Chow!
277
Oh!
278
He-he-he-he-he!
279
Help me!
280
Spade!
281
Huh?
282
Put me down!
283
Please!
284
That's better.
285
Phew!
286
Guys, we have to find Bubble Bear.
287
There he is!
288
Let's get him!
289
Woo-hoo!
290
Yeah!
291
Woo-hoo!
292
Wee!
293
Wee!
294
Wee!
295
Wee!
296
Wee!
297
Wee!
298
Wee!
299
Wee!
300
Wee!
301
Wee!
302
Wee!
303
Wee!
304
Wee!
305
Wee!
306
Wee!
307
Wee!
308
Wee!
309
Wee!
310
Let's make the town cleaner than ever!
311
Bye-bye, Poopy-stack-stack!
312
Ha-ha-ha-ha!
313
Ha-ha-ha-ha!
314
Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!
315
Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!
316
Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba!
317
Wow!
318
Yeah!
319
Woo-hoo!
320
Wow!
321
Great job cleaning up the town.
322
Thanks, Daddy.
323
Actually, I prefer the fence with the paint splats.
324
Huh?
325
Oh, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba.
326
Hey, hey.
327
Oh, beautiful.
328
Bye!
329
Hooray!
330
Yay!
331
Oh, number one, see?
332
Number one thing!
333
It's a surprise, Morphool.
334
I wait.
335
Happy match-a-versary, Marple!
336
Marple cake?
337
Match-a-versary?
338
Yeah, to celebrate the day we became a magic match and best friends.
339
Marple love me now.
340
I love you too, Marple.
341
Happy match-a-versary, you guys.
342
Thanks, Jordy.
343
Now, how about some cake?
344
Oh, I want cake!
345
Yum, yum, yum!
346
Oh, thank you!
347
Here, muscle cake!
348
No, awful!
349
Hey, guys!
350
Why don't we...
351
Oh!
352
No!
353
No!
354
Phew!
355
I got you, cake!
356
Oh!
357
Oh!
358
Oh!
359
Take mine!
360
Here, it's done!
361
Huh?
362
Muscle cake!
363
No, awful!
364
Oh!
365
We'll get your cake back!
366
A magic match promise.
367
Muffle cake, here we come!
368
Orphal cake!
369
Orphal, wait!
370
We can all show!
371
No!
372
No cake!
373
No!
374
Catch you, Jordy! That was close.
375
No fear!
376
Heey, chikapadoo!
377
Hey!
378
Hmm.
379
I can't see Orful.
380
Maybe he's given up?
381
I don't know, Mila.
382
When has Orful ever given up?
383
Oh!
384
Orful, okay!
385
No, not with it.
386
Guys, there must be another way to settle this.
387
I know!
388
Orful to a speedboat!
389
Heey, chikapadoo!
390
Oh, wee!
391
Oh!
392
Slow down, Morphle!
393
The cake's getting wet!
394
I'm...getting wet too!
395
Watch out!
396
My cake!
397
Morphle, save the cake!
398
Yes!
399
Got it!
400
This is fun!
401
Awful, sorry!
402
Orphel, next time you want some cake, you just have to ask nicely.
403
Ah, cake ruined!
404
The cake's not ruined.
405
We have exactly four pieces.
406
One for each of us.
407
Awful too?
408
Awful too!
409
Finally!
410
Happy match-a-versary Morphle!
411
Morphle loves me, ma!
412
And Morphle cake!
413
Who's that?
414
Wow!
415
A new magic cat?
416
Hello, pet cat!
417
Oh, bandit!
418
Stop making all that noise!
419
Ha!
420
That distraction worked!
421
Now I can have my very own magic pet!
422
Ha!
423
Huh?
424
Whoa!
425
Huh?
426
What just happened?
427
Oh, no!
428
We swapped bodies!
429
You're me and I'm you!
430
It's time for you to leave, bandits!
431
Let's get out of here!
432
Wait!
433
I'm not Winston!
434
I'm April!
435
Are you two okay?
436
Never felt better.
437
Ha ha ha!
438
Oh!
439
Ha ha ha ha!
440
See ya!
441
What's up with April?
442
Let's find out what's going on!
443
Eee!
444
Digga-ba-doo!
445
After them!
446
Do you want to go back and grab that magic pad?
447
Mmm, nope!
448
Let's do some painting!
449
Huh?
450
Jordy, what are that new pet's magic powers?
451
According to my pet primer, his name is Swap Sloth, and he can make people swap bodies.
452
April and Winston must have body swapped!
453
Huh?
454
We need to get Swap Sloth back from Winston.
455
I mean April.
456
I mean Winston.
457
There they are!
458
Winston, stop!
459
No way!
460
I love painting!
461
Wings was being so nice today!
462
Hey!
463
Give that swap swap!
464
No way!
465
Don't forget him!
466
Let's go!
467
Swap Sloth!
468
Swap April and Winston back again!
469
I'm me again!
470
And you're you again, Winston!
471
Can we do some more painting?
472
No we can't!
473
Come on, let's go!
474
I preferred him when he was April.
475
Ha ha ha!
476
Higher, Morphle!
477
Higher!
478
Morphle?
479
I think it's...
480
Little New Magic Pet!
481
This rainbow slot is my favorite thing in the whole world!
482
After you, of course, Morphle!
483
Hoo hoo!
484
Hoo hoo!
485
Morphles!
486
There's the new magic pet!
487
Hoo hoo!
488
Huh?
489
A hooting elephant? And penguin?
490
I think the new magic pet hypnotizes everyone he looks at!
491
We gotta stop him!
492
Morphle, don't look into his eyes!
493
Morphle, they're running away!
494
Quick!
495
Morph into a horse!
496
A flying horse?
497
Even better!
498
Cake, prepare to be arrested inside my mouth.
499
Animals on the loose!
500
Not in my...
501
Hoo!
502
Hoo!
503
Hoo!
504
Hoo!
505
Don't worry, Officer Freeze.
506
We'll fix this.
507
Hoo!
508
Hoo!
509
He he he he he!
510
Whoa!
511
Hoo!
512
Hoo!
513
Hoo!
514
We need to stop the wild animals!
515
There's a hand!
516
Yeah, that's a cat!
517
You're a genius, Morphle!
518
We'll build a wall to block your way!
519
Let's do it!
520
Ooh!
521
April, we'll come back for these animals after we save that monkey.
522
Love your sunglasses, by the way.
523
Thanks!
524
We need a sung-got cheeky monkey!
525
Wait for it!
526
Gotcha!
527
Oh, no!
528
April's hypnotized!
529
No, I'm not.
530
I was talking to a new friend.
531
Woo!
532
Your sunglasses!
533
They protected you from getting hypnotized.
534
Can I borrow them, please?
535
Look!
536
The animals are back to normal!
537
I think you're just trying to make friends, not hypnotize anyone.
538
You know, as your new look is a hoot, I think you should keep the sunglasses.
539
Welcome to Petport's annual Super Soccer Match between the Morphle Reds,
540
Morphle, Vila, and Jordy, and Magic Pets United.
541
Anemi, Incrop, and Telebomb!
542
This is a super soccer match, so you can't use your hands, but you can use magic power!
543
And the winning team will get this gold trophy.
544
Let's score some goals!
545
And remember not to use your hands!
546
Yeah!
547
Go, Morphle!
548
Ha ha ha!
549
Huh?
550
Where did the ball go?
551
Aw, man!
552
Woohoo!
553
Come to the ball!
554
Yahoo!
555
Woohoo!
556
That's one point for Magic Pets United!
557
Ready, Morphle?
558
Uh-huh!
559
Ready, Gita!
560
Yee-poo-la-ga-boo!
561
Yee-pah!
562
Ah!
563
Animi, you used your hands!
564
Fawu for Magic Pets United!
565
Uh-oh!
566
Free kick for Morphal Reds!
567
Yeah!
568
Yeah!
569
Woo-ah!
570
Hee-hee-hee-hee!
571
Hee-hee-hee-hee!
572
Hee-hee-hee-hee!
573
Half-time!
574
Marvin, let's go, girl!
575
Yeah!
576
Waffle, Waffle, let's go, girl!
577
There's no way we can win!
578
Listen, guys, we may be down, but we're not out.
579
It's not over till it's over.
580
We just have to work as a team.
581
Now, let's go win that trophy!
582
Yeah!
583
Purple Reds!
584
Purple Reds!
585
The ball is alive!
586
A little help here, Purple.
587
Whoa!
588
Thanks, Anini!
589
No gold!
590
Play on!
591
Go, Morpho!
592
You can do it!
593
Go, Morpho!
594
You can do it!
595
Go, Morpho!
596
You can do it!
597
Go, Morpho!
598
Get me out!
599
Hehehehe!
600
Whoa!
601
Whoa!
602
Woo!
603
It's Coco!
604
Whoa!
605
One all!
606
All time!
607
The game's over? Who won?
608
It's a tie.
609
What tie, Mina?
610
Both teams win!
611
Yay!
612
Where is the other team?
613
Yay!
614
I hope Daddy and Gianna are enjoying their picnic on the beach.
615
I love beach!
616
Huh?
617
Mila, I forgot to bring the present I got for Gianna.
618
We'll get it to you, Daddy.
619
We have to get the special surprise for Gianna to the beach.
620
Mom loves special surprises.
621
Special surprise?
622
Got it!
623
Great!
624
Let's get it to the beach.
625
I love the special surprise!
626
We do that!
627
Good job, Marple!
628
I'm sure mum is going to love her present.
629
It's got to be a new magic pet.
630
It's you Bawful.
631
Well, don't you stand there go after him Dawful
632
Look Winston and Wurful Give me the present!
633
Your after mom's special surprise!
634
Oh, buffalo idea!
635
He-choo-choo-choo!
636
He-he-he-he-he!
637
My mouth will go wrong!
638
He-he-he-he!
639
He-he-he!
640
Good going, Morphle!
641
Thanks, Meera!
642
Now, let's get to the beach! And chicka-pica!
643
After that present, Slawful!
644
Ah, Urful!
645
Yeah!
646
You!
647
Go faster!
648
Huh?
649
Daddy!
650
You're here!
651
Here, present!
652
What present?
653
Urful's present!
654
Winston's present!
655
Ha!
656
Oh no!
657
He did that!
658
Hr-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h!
659
Shh!
660
Huh?
661
Hr!
662
Ha!
663
Gotcha!
664
Morfl, I'm open!
665
Tickle-tock!
666
Ugh!
667
Heads up, Jordy!
668
Ahh!
669
Catch!
670
Ahh!
671
Ahh!
672
Oh! For me?
673
I love special surprises!
674
Oh, that's great, Mom!
675
A present hat!
676
Is that at least a magic hat?
677
I love it!
678
Thank you!
679
I'm so glad you like it!
680
That's great, Mom!
681
I guess we'll have to try again next time, Awfuls!
682
Hey, I got it right.
683
Okay, spinston.
684
Winston!
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
A11
97 sentences
Blue Finds A Clue... IN OUTER SPACE! 🚀 w/ Josh | Blue's Clues & You!
KidsDaily Conversation
A12
545 sentences
The Missing Flour Train | Safety Rules for Preschoolers | Kids Cartoon | Sheriff Labrador
KidsDaily Conversation
A11
304 sentences
School Holidays with JoJo & Gran Gran ☀️😎
KidsDaily Conversation
A1141 sentences
Lucas the Spider's New Jumping Friend - Cartoon for Kids
KidsDaily Conversation
A11
746 sentences
Bus Ride, Boo and MORE | 30-mins | Full Episodes Compilation | Bing English
KidsDaily Conversation
A21
284 sentences
*~Mummies Alive!~* | Episode #01 | Ra, Ra, Ra, Ra | (Re-Upload in HD)
KidsDaily Conversation
A21
456 sentences
Doraemon Movie Full Episode in English | Doraemon English Movie | Kids Cartoon Adventure
KidsDaily Conversation
A22
28 sentences
kid's box 2 unit 9 story page 69
KidsDaily Conversation
A12
114 sentences
Dress Up with Timmy! 🧑🚒 Timmy Time Costume Adventures
KidsDaily Conversation
A11
194 sentences
Boo! Made You Jump! 👻🕷️ | FULL EPISODE | Charlie and Lola | CBeebies
KidsDaily Conversation
A1137 sentences
🥳 Dennis and Winnie Are Best Friend GOALS 💕 | Hotel Transylvania | @Kidzuko
KidsDaily Conversation
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Morphle’s Magic Match Mission! 🐻🫧 Cartoons for Kids”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: magic, Morphle, wee, cake, bubble. This video has 684 sentences and 2435 words to shadow. The speech runs for 31:01. The speaker talks slowly, about 78 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 72% 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:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| bubble noun | /ˈbʌbəl/ | A spherically contained volume of air or other gas in a liquid, commonly a soapy liquid. |
| whoa | /woʊ/ | Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down. |
| juice noun | /d͡ʒuːs/ | A liquid made from plant, especially fruit. |
| swap verb | /ˈswɑp/ | To exchange or give (something) in an non-normal exchange (for something else). |
| broccoli noun | /ˈbɹɑ.kə.li/ | A plant, Brassica oleracea var. italica, of the cabbage family, Brassicaceae; especially, the tree-shaped flower and stalk that are eaten as a vegetable. |
| awful adjective | /ˈɔːfʊl/ | Very bad. |
| strawberry noun | /ˈstɹɔˌbɛɹi/ | The sweet, usually red, edible accessory fruit of certain plants of the genus Fragaria. |
| juicy adjective | /ˈd͡ʒuːsi/ | Having lots of juice. |
| sunglasses noun | Tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun or other bright light, and may also be worn as a fashion accessory. | |
| rescue verb | /ˈɹɛs.kjuː/ | To save from any violence, danger or evil. |
| soccer noun | /ˈsɑk.ɚ/ | Association football. |
| muscle noun | /ˈmʌs.əl/ | A contractile form of tissue which animals use to effect movement. |
| buddy | /ˈbʌdi/ | A person far removed from the conversation. |
| 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. |
| ruin noun | /ˈɹuː.ɪn/ | The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| clean up verb | To make an area or a thing clean; to pick up a mess; to tidy. |
| watch out | Used to warn someone of an imminent danger. |
| give up verb | To surrender (someone or something); to inform on (someone). |
| slow down verb | To decelerate. |
| fill up verb | To make (something) completely full. |
| find out verb | To discover, as by asking or investigating. |
| get out of verb | To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of. |
| go back verb | To return to a place or state after having been there at a previous time. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Would you like to play with us?
- Did you say magic pet?
- Why would I want to eat a dinosaur?
- After all that, you're not even curious what it tastes like?
- What do you think for?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | I've found · you've done · you've never even tasted |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past | was being · was talking |
| Possibility with “might / may” might/may + verb — something that is possible but not certain | might have · may be |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | my bestest · the youngest |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 72 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, we'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, distraction /dɪsˈtɹæk.ʃən/, smush /smʌʃ/
- Long words — get the stress right: congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, pterodactyl /ˌtɛɹ.əˈdæk.təl/
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 bubble, whoa, juice.
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.