Shadowing Practice: Shrek meets Rumpelstiltskins, signs contract - Learn English Speaking with Video
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She thinks I'm going to sling back there and apologize.
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She's got another thing coming.
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She's not the boss of me.
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I'm an ogre, and I'm not going to apologize for acting like one.
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Help me.
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Help me.
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Please.
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Come on.
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Anyone.
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Oh, help me.
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Please help.
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Please stop.
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I'm stuck.
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Oh, help.
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Oh, please help.
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Come on.
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Anyone.
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Oh, help me.
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The pain.
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I can see a bright light in the tunnel.
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Grandma, is that you?
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Yeah, it's me, Granny.
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An ogre!
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Oh, please, Mr. Ogre, please don't eat me.
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I'm not gonna eat you.
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But you are an ogre, aren't you?
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Yeah, I used to be.
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Look, move out or get crushed.
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So you're not gonna eat me?
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No, thanks.
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I already had a big bowl of curly -toed weirdo for breakfast.
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Hey, wait up!
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Why don't you rush?
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Where you going?
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Nowhere.
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What a coincidence.
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I was just heading that way myself.
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But seriously, let me give you a ride.
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I insist.
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Come on.
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There's the least I could do after all you've done for me.
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I got a hot rat cooking.
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All right.
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So can I interest you in a mudslide, smoking tonic, a liquid vibration to ease the frustration, huh?
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Highballtini?
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Well, maybe just one.
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To the center, son.
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That's not the half I'm talking about.
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I gotta say, Shrek, I envy you.
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Live the life of an ogre.
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No worries, no responsibilities.
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You are free to pillage and terrorize as you please.
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Free?
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Oh, that's a laugh.
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Yeah?
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Sometimes I wish I had just one day to feel like a real ogre again.
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Well, why didn't you say so?
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Magical transactions are my specialty.
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Come on.
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Oh, great.
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Next to mimes, magicians are my favorite people.
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Hold on.
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King for a month, knight for a week.
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Ogre for a day.
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Think about it, Shrek.
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To be feared and hated, you'll be like, rawr!
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And the village will be like, get away from me, Shrek, I'm so scared of him.
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It'll be just like the good old days, when you're swamped with your castle when the world made sense.
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All right, what's the catch?
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Catch?
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No. There's no catch.
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No catchings, really.
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I mean, there's something, small thing, nothing.
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All right, I knew it.
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So what do you want?
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A day.
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A day.
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Ooh, redstone!
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Well, to make the magic work, you gotta give something to get something.
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In this case, you gotta give a day to get a day.
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That's all.
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I can't just pick up and leave my family.
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Oh, but that's the best part, Shrek.
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It's a magical contract.
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No one will even know you're gone.
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And by the time this day is up, you are gonna feel like a changed ogre.
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Still, I don't know.
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Hey, no problem.
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Forget it.
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No big teeth.
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It doesn't matter.
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Hey, white meat or dark meat?
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So what day would I have to give up?
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Oh, I don't know.
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Any day, a day from your past.
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How about the day you had the flu?
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A day you lost a pet.
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A day some meddling old sucker's big nose where it didn't belong.
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Just throwing your heads, it's running your life.
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Just for an example.
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Well, how about the day I met Donkey?
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Now, there's a day I'd like to take back.
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I don't know who that is.
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I know.
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What about a day you wouldn't even remember?
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Like a day when you were a baby.
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An innocent, mindless, little baby.
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Take any of those days you want.
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Take them all for all I care.
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Oh, just one will do.
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Okay, good.
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A day from your childhood it is.
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I guess there's nothing wrong with wanting a little time for myself.
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It's just 24 tiny little hours.
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I'm still my own ogre.
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Yeah, you is.
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I never needed to ask for anyone's permission before.
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So why start now, huh?
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Go on, Jack.
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Sign it.
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Go on, Jack.
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Sign it, Jack.
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Sign it.
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You signed it.
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So, tell me, what happens now?
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Have a nice day.
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Oh, God!
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Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
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Whoa!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Shrek meets Rumpelstiltskins, signs contract”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: ogre, Shrek, Jack, catch, sign. This video has 129 sentences and 685 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:48. The speaker talks at a steady 143 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 79% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 20 of its 129 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| whoa | /woʊ/ | Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down. |
| magical adjective | /ˈmæd͡ʒ.ɪ.kəl/ | Of, relating to, or by means of magic. |
| apologize verb | /əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz/ | To make an apology or excuse; to acknowledge some fault or offense, with expression of regret for it, by way of amends |
| rush verb | /ɹʌʃ/ | To hurry; to perform a task with great haste, often not properly or without thinking carefully. |
| castle noun | /ˈkɑːsəl/ | A large residential building or compound that is fortified and contains many defences; in previous ages often inhabited by a nobleman or king. Also, a house or… |
| innocent adjective | /ˈɪnəsənt/ | Free from guilt, sin, or immorality. |
| nowhere adverb | /ˈnoʊ.(h)wɛɹ/ | In no place. |
| liquid noun | /ˈlɪk.wɪd/ | A substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another like those… |
| belong verb | /bɪˈlɒŋ/ | To have its proper place. |
| ease verb | /iz/ | To free (something) from pain, worry, agitation, etc. |
| knight noun | /ˈnaɪ̯t/ | An armored and mounted warrior of the Middle Ages. |
| tunnel noun | /ˈtʌn(ə)l/ | An underground or underwater passage. |
| transaction noun | /tɹænˈzækʃən/ | The act of conducting or carrying out (business, negotiations, plans). |
| catching adjective | /ˈkæt͡ʃɪŋ/ | Infectious, contagious. |
| crush verb | /kɹʌʃ/ | To press between two hard objects; to squeeze so as to alter the natural shape or integrity, or to force together into a mass. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| give up verb | To surrender (someone or something); to inform on (someone). |
| move out verb | To leave one's present location; to leave somewhere for another place. |
| pick up verb | To lift; to grasp and raise. |
| take back verb | To retract or withdraw (an earlier statement). |
| wait up verb | To stay awake waiting for somebody to return. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- She's not the boss of me.
- Grandma, is that you?
- Why don't you rush?
- How about the day you had the flu?
- What about a day you wouldn't even remember?
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 32 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, gonna. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: rush /ɹʌʃ/, transaction /tɹænˈzækʃən/, crush /kɹʌʃ/, frustration /fɹʌsˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/, specialty /ˈspɛʃ.əl.ti/
- Long words — get the stress right: apologize /əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz/, coincidence /kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns/
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 whoa, magical, apologize.
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.