Shadowing Practice: Peter Rabbit (2018) - Skirmish In The Studio Scene (5/10) | Movieclips - Learn English Speaking with Video
Choose a practice mode
Each mode opens a full-screen practice room.
Download App
Everything you need to speak fluently
Same Channel
Recommend Video
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 55 sentences and 211 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:21. The speaker talks slowly, about 63 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 80% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| rabbit noun | /ˈɹæbɪt/ | A mammal of most genera of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail. (Those of the larger kind are instead called hares) |
| foam noun | /ˈfɔʊ̯m/ | A substance composed of a large collection of bubbles or their solidified remains, especially |
| grey adjective | /ɡɹeɪ/ | Commonwealth standard spelling of gray. |
| wildlife noun | /ˈwaɪldlaɪf/ | undomesticated animals, especially mammals, birds, and fish, which live in the wild. |
| ruin noun | /ˈɹuː.ɪn/ | The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle. |
| hint noun | /hɪnt/ | A clue. |
| naughty adjective | /ˈnɔːti/ | Mischievous; tending to misbehave or act badly (especially of a child). |
| emerald noun | /ˈɛm.(ə.)ɹəld/ | Any of various green gemstones, especially a green transparent form of beryl, highly valued as a precious stone. |
| battleship noun | /ˈbætəlˌʃɪp/ | A large capital warship displacing thousands to tens of thousands of tons, heavily armoured and armed with large-caliber guns; now obsolescent and replaced by… |
| kiwi noun | /ˈkiːwi/ | A flightless bird of the order Apterygiformes native to New Zealand. |
| uncontrollable adjective | Not able to be controlled, contained or governed. | |
| perfectly adverb | /ˈpɝ.fɪk(t).li/ | With perfection. |
| assume verb | /əˈsjuːm/ | To authenticate by means of belief; to surmise; to suppose to be true, especially without proof. |
| paint verb | /peɪnt/ | To apply paint to. |
| exact adjective | /ɪɡˈzækt/ | Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| get out verb | To leave or escape. |
| get along verb | To interact or coexist well, without argument or trouble. |
| get out of verb | To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 5 contractions and reduced forms, such as you're, haven't, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
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 rabbit, foam, grey.
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.
































