Shadowing Practice: Muzzy in Gondoland 1 English with subtitles - Learn English Speaking with Video

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I don't
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know.
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How do you do?
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I'm the king.
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I'm the king of Gondoland.
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How do you do?
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I'm the queen.
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Hello.
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I'm Princess Sylvia.
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Oh, Sylvia.
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Sylvia.
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Hello.
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I'm Bob.
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I'm the gardener.
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How do you do?
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I'm Corvax.
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Thank you, Kovacs.
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Hi, I'm Muzzy.
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Big Muzzy.
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Good morning.
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Good morning.
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Good morning.
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I'm Norman.
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Good morning.
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Good morning.
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Good morning.
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Good morning.
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Good afternoon.
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Good afternoon.
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Good afternoon, good afternoon, good afternoon,
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good evening,
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good evening, good evening.
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Good night.
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Good night.
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Good night.
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Good night.
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I'm strong.
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I'm fat.
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I'm fat.
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I'm fat.
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I'm fat.
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I'm beautiful.
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I'm clever.
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I'm brave.
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Strong.
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Fat.
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Beautiful.
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Clever. And brave.
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You're strong.
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Yes, I am.
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And you're fat.
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Yes, I am.
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And she's beautiful.
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Yes, she is.
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He's brave.
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And he's clever.
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No, no. I'm clever.
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I am clever.
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Clever.
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Clever.
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Strong.
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Fat.
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Beautiful.
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Clever and brave.
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Big.
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I'm big.
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Big Muzzy.
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Big.
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Small.
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I'm Big Muzzy.
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Big.
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Small.
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Big.
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Small.
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Big.
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Small.
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Small, big, small, and I'm Big Muzzy.
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Shhh, I've got a bag, a big bag.
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I've got a map.
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I've got a hamburger.
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I've got a bike.
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A motorbike.
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I've got a computer.
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I've got a garden.
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Look.
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I've got plums, I've got peaches, I've got grapes.
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I like plums.
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I like peaches.
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I like grapes. And I like grapes.
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Hello, Mummy.
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Hello, Daddy.
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Can I have a peach, please?
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I like hamburgers.
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Can I have a hamburger, please?
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here you are thank you can I have a salad please here you are thank you can I have a drink please
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here you are thank you can i have an ice cream please here you are
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thank you can i have a wash please
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Can I have a peach, please, Daddy?
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Yes, a peach.
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A peach.
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Thank you.
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Can I have a plum and some grapes, please?
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Yes, a plum and some grapes.
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A plum and some grapes.
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Thank you.
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Meow.
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A plum, a peach, a grape.
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A plum, a peach, some grapes.
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A plum, a plum, a plum.
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Three plums.
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Jackpot!
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Meow!
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Plums, plums, plums.
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Bob!
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Bob?
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Yes?
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Trees.
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Trees?
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Yes.
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How many trees?
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Count.
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One, two, three, four, five,
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six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
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How many trees are there?
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1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
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6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
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Bushes.
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How many bushes are there?
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There are two, four, six, eight, ten.
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And how many flowers are there?
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Flowers?
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Yes, yes.
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How many flowers?
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A hundred?
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Two hundred?
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Three hundred?
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I don't know.
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I don't know.
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A hundred and seven.
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A hundred and eight.
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A hundred and nine.
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A hundred and ten.
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Bob!
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Can I have a rose?
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Please.
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Thank you.
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I like roses.
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And I like you.
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Oh, look!
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I've got a rose.
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I've got a plum and a peach and some grapes.
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A hamburger and a map.
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And I've got...
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a bike.
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I love you.
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And I love you.
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Off we go.
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No, no, no. I love the princess.
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I love Sylvia.
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A -E -I -O -U, I love you A -U -O -I -E,
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you love me A -E -I -U -O,
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off we go I -O -U -E -A Far,
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far away A -U -I -O -E You love me
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A -E -I -O -U I love you,
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A -E -I -O -U, I love you, A -E -I -O -U,
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I love you, A -E -I -O -U, A -E -I -O -U, A -E -I -O -U, A -E -I -O -U,
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A -E -I -O -U, A -E -I -O -U, A -E -I -O -U, A -E -I -O -U, A -E -I -O -U,
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A -E -I -O -U, A -E -I -O -U, A -E -I -O -U, A -E -I -O -U, A -E -I -O -U,
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A -E -I -O -U, A -E -I -O -U, A -E -I -O -U, A -E -I -O -U, A -E -I -O -U,
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A The princess loves the gardener?
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Yes, yes.
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No. No. Come on.
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Off we go.
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Follow me.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “Muzzy in Gondoland 1 English with subtitles”. This video has 172 sentences and 666 words to shadow. The speech runs for 13:59. Only 53% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
plum noun/plʌm/An edible, fleshy stone fruit of species Prunus domestica (European plum) and Prunus americana American plum, often of a dark red or purple colour.
peach noun/ˈpiːt͡ʃ/Any tree of species Prunus persica, native to China and now widely cultivated throughout temperate regions, having pink flowers and edible fruit.
grape noun/ɡɹeɪp/A small, round, smooth-skinned edible fruit, usually purple, red, or green, that grows in bunches on female vines of most species of genus Vitis and the…
clever adjective/ˈklɛv.ɚ/Nimble with hands or body; dexterous; skillful; adept.
brave adjective/bɹeɪv/Strong in the face of fear; courageous.
flower noun/ˈfloʊɚ/A reproductive structure in angiosperms (flowering plants), often conspicuously colourful and typically including sepals, petals, and either or both stamens…
wash verb/wɑʃ/To clean with water.
salad noun/ˈsæl.əd/A food consisting principally of raw vegetables (especially greens, e.g. lettuce), other savoury ingredients (typically cooked), fruit, or confectionary; often…
jackpot noun/ˈd͡ʒækpɒt/A money prize pool which accumulates until the conditions are met for it to be won.
hamburger noun/ˈhæmˌbɜɹ.ɡɚ/A hot sandwich consisting of a patty of cooked ground beef or a meat substitute, in a sliced bun, usually also containing salad vegetables, condiments, or both.
meow/miˈaʊ/Used to indicate the cry of a cat.
motorbike verb/ˈmoʊtɚˌbaɪk/To ride a motorbike; to travel by motorbike.
shhhElongated form of shh.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 38 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, I've, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like plum, peach, grape.

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