Shadowing Practice: Shadow VS Tokyo City | Sonic 3 | CLIP - Learn English Speaking with Video
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2024? I've been trapped for 50 years?
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- Move, move! - Take positions!
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Get on the ground now!
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We've got you surrounded!
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Why won't you leave me alone?
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Take him down!
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I have dishonored my marshmallow.
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It's really just a question of temperature and distance.
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It's not a competition.
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This is so nice.
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- Peace. - Quiet.
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Finally. Finally!
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Hey! We're trying to have a family moment down here!
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- What did we do? - Or what did they do?
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What did you do?
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I don't know. I do a lot of stuff.
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Mr. and Mrs. Wachowski.
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Aliens. "Aliens"? Excuse me?
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It's not like we're from different planet-- Oh, yeah, we are. I guess we are aliens.
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Please continue.
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I'm Director Rockwell.
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There is a very dangerous situation unfolding right now in Tokyo.
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Commander Walters is requesting Team Sonic's immediate assistance.
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"Team Sonic"? Who picked that name?
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Love it! Ten out of ten, no notes.
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Tom and Maddie, put the s'mores on ice because Team Sonic is off to save the day!
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Remember, make good choices!
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Good evening and welcome to Tails Air flight 1012.
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We're looking at an on-time arrival into Tokyo.
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Okay, Captain, we got a rogue alien on the loose.
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How do we find him?
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Uh, start with the giant fireball?
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I love it! Let's start with the giant fireball.
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Finally, some action!
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Okay, time to gear up.
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Titanium handcuffs, completely indestructible.
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I don't need your silly gizmos, fox.
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And you know why? Because I am...
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...one million percent muscle.
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Yes, good. You've been listening.
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We're over the drop zone.
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All right, here we go. Showtime!
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Now, look, we don't know if it's Godzilla or Hello Kitty down there, but as long as we stick together, there is nothing we can't handle.
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"Team Sonic" on three.
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One, two, three.
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Team... - Sonic! - Knuckles!
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Talk about low-budget flights. No food or movies?
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We're out of here!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Shadow VS Tokyo City”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Sonic, alien, Finally. This video has 48 sentences and 310 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:26. The speaker talks slowly, about 90 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 82% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 14 of its 48 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 14 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| gear noun | /ɡɪɚ/ | Equipment or paraphernalia, especially that used for an athletic endeavor. |
| arrival noun | /əˈɹaɪ.vl̩/ | The act of arriving (reaching a certain place). |
| muscle noun | /ˈmʌs.əl/ | A contractile form of tissue which animals use to effect movement. |
| silly adjective | /ˈsɪl.i/ | Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance. |
| trap noun | /tɹæp/ | A machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body. |
| rogue noun | /ˈɹoʊɡ/ | A scoundrel, rascal or unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person. |
| surround verb | /səˈɹaʊnd/ | To encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions. |
| titanium noun | /taɪˈteɪni.əm/ | A chemical element (symbol Ti), atomic number 22; it is a strong, corrosion-resistant transition metal, used to make light alloys for aircraft etc. |
| fireball noun | /ˈfaɪəɹˌbɔl/ | A ball of fire, especially one associated with an explosion, or (fiction, mythology) thrown as a weapon. |
| dishonored adjective | /dɪsˈɒnəd/ | Disgraced, defiled, treated with dishonor. |
| handcuffs noun | /ˈhændˌkʌfs/ | A fastening consisting of two metal rings, designed to go around a person's wrists, and connected by a chain or hinge. |
| indestructible adjective | /ɪndɪˈstɹʌktɪbəl/ | Not destructible; incapable of decomposition or of being destroyed; invincible. |
| marshmallow noun | /ˈmɑɹʃˌmɛl.oʊ/ | Marsh mallow, a species of mallow, Althaea officinalis, that grows in marshy terrain. |
| unfold verb | /ʌnˈfoʊld/ | To undo a folding. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stick together verb | To physically combine or join together by adhesion. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Why won't you leave me alone?
- We're trying to have a family moment down here!
- What did you do?
- How do we find him?
- Let's start with the giant fireball.
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 been trapped · have dishonored |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | We're trying · is requesting · We're looking |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 14 contractions and reduced forms, such as we're, don't, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words — get the stress right: titanium /taɪˈteɪni.əm/, indestructible /ɪndɪˈstɹʌktɪbəl/
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 gear, arrival, muscle.
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.