Shadowing Practice: NEW Inside Out 2 Movie Clip - Plan For the Future (2024) - Learn English Speaking with Video

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23 sentences
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We all have a job to do.
2
You make Riley happy.
3
Sadness makes her sad.
4
Fear protects her from the scary stuff she can see.
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And my job is to protect her from the scary stuff she can't see.
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I plan for the future.
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Oh, I can show you.
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You're gonna love this.
9
I was using that as a cup holder.
10
Okay, so my team has run all the data and we're looking at the following likely scenarios.
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First, we don't take this camp seriously and we goof off with Bree and Grace.
12
Riley looks really uncool in front of Val.
13
She fails to impress the coach, does not become a firehawk, and finally arrives at high school.
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She has no one.
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She eats alone, and only the teachers know her name.
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Okay, you and I are gonna be friends.
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Oh, this is a sad story.
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It's a ridiculous story.
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Look, again, love the energy, but you're being silly.
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None of this will actually happen.
21
Right.
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Whatever you say.
23
You're the boss.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “NEW Inside Out 2 Movie Clip - Plan For the Future”. This video has 23 sentences and 172 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:50. The speaker talks fast, about 206 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 84% 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
ridiculous adjective/ɹɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs/Deserving of ridicule; foolish, absurd.
silly adjective/ˈsɪl.i/Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance.
arrive verb/əˈɹaɪv/To reach; to get to a certain place.
holder noun/ˈhoʊɫdɚ/A thing that holds.
scenario noun/sɪˈnɛəɹioʊ/An outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events.
impress verb/ɪmˈpɹɛs/To affect (someone) strongly and often favourably.
sadness noun/ˈsædnəs/The state or emotion of being sad.
firehawk nounThe black kite, particularly in the context of its spreading of wildfires.
goof noun/ɡuːf/A mistake or error.
fail verb/feɪl/To be unsuccessful.
protect verb/pɹəˈtɛkt/To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to.
coach noun/koʊt͡ʃ/A wheeled vehicle, generally pulled by a horse.
fear verb/fɪə/To be afraid of (something or someone); to consider or expect (something or someone) with alarm.
seriously adverb/ˈsɪɹ.i.əs.li/In a serious or literal manner.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

StructureIn the video
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around nowwe're looking · you're being
Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see cominggonna love · gonna be

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 8 contractions and reduced forms, such as you're, gonna, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • Long words — get the stress right: ridiculous /ɹɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs/, seriously /ˈsɪɹ.i.əs.li/

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, ridiculous, silly.

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.

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