Shadowing Practice: Sonic's Favorite Hobbies - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Oh, buddy!
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You almost got yourself killed out there.
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What are you, some kind of adrenaline junkie?
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Must be rough being slow all the time.
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Tell you what, today is your lucky day.
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Have you ever felt so alive?
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This is great!
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You're doing amazing!
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Oh, geez!
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Good recovery!
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Let's keep this our little secret, okay?
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You never saw me.
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I was never here.
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So what were you expecting?
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A dirty little hedgehog eating berries and struggling to survive?
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Think again, because I am living my best life on Earth.
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I've got a library, a home gym, and a state -of -the -art security system.
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Oh, no. And if I'm ever discovered, I'll follow Longclaw's instructions and use my rings to escape to a new planet.
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A nice, safe little world filled only with mushrooms.
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Gross, smelly mushrooms.
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I hate mushrooms.
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But let's not worry about all that.
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This is Green Hills, the greatest place on Earth.
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these are my people and dare i say i am their lovable space creature
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so what if they don't know i exist my favorite person is the donut lord protector of this town
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and defender of all creatures big and small morning donald daisy happy donut lord lives with pretzel lady
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She is super nice to animals and strangely was born without bones.
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Ouch, ouch, ouch.
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There is one person in town who's actually on to me.
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He calls me the Blue Devil.
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I almost caught him last night.
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Say hello to Crazy Carl.
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We have fun together.
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I know you're out there, and I know you're real!
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No, I'm not!
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Movie night is my favorite.
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Please, please, please, please, please.
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Yes!
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Keanu!
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You are a national treasure.
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When I find you...
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Pop quiz, hotshot.
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There's a bomb on a bus.
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Pop quiz, hotshot.
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Classic line.
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Basically, we're like a family.
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Even though we haven't met yet.
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You don't think your prolonged isolation is making you a bit crazy, perhaps?
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Crazy?
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Me?
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No way, Doc.
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You got me all wrong.
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And despite all these so -called friends of yours, deep down, you are still rather lonely?
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Perhaps afraid you'll be alone forever?
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I'll see you next time.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Sonic's Favorite Hobbies”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: ouch, mushrooms, crazy. This video has 55 sentences and 364 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:49. The speaker talks slowly, about 95 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. 10 of its 55 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 |
|---|---|---|
| mushroom noun | /ˈmʌʃˌɹuːm/ | Any of the fleshy fruiting bodies of fungi typically produced above ground on soil or on their food sources (such as decaying wood). |
| ouch | /ˈaʊt͡ʃ/ | An expression of one's own physical pain. |
| quiz noun | /kwɪz/ | A competition in the answering of questions. |
| bone noun | /boʊn/ | A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates. |
| gross adjective | /ɡɹoʊs/ | remarkably great, big, vast in an often unpleasant way; (of behaviour) Highly or conspicuously offensive. |
| buddy | /ˈbʌdi/ | A person far removed from the conversation. |
| discover verb | /dɪˈskʌvə/ | To find or learn something for the first time. |
| dare verb | /dɛ(ə)ɹ/ | To have enough courage (to do something). |
| lonely adjective | /ˈloʊnli/ | Unhappy due to feeling isolated from contact with other people. |
| treasure noun | /ˈtɹɛʒəɹ/ | A collection of valuable things; accumulated wealth; a stock of money, jewels, etc. |
| instruction noun | /ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/ | The act of instructing, teaching, or providing with information or knowledge. |
| defender noun | /dɪˈfɛndə(ɹ)/ | Someone who defends people or property. |
| isolation noun | /ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən/ | The state of being isolated, detached, or separated; the state of being away from other people. |
| berry noun | /ˈbɛɹi/ | A small succulent fruit, of any one of many varieties. |
| daisy noun | /ˈdeɪ.zi/ | A wild flowering plant of species Bellis perennis of the family Asteraceae, with a yellow head and white petals |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- What are you, some kind of adrenaline junkie?
- Have you ever felt so alive?
- Let's keep this our little secret, okay?
- Basically, we're like a family.
- Perhaps afraid you'll be alone forever?
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 | Have you ever felt · haven't met |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | my best · the greatest |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | You're doing · am living · is making |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | I'll follow · you'll be · I'll see |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 13 contractions and reduced forms, such as you're, don't, I'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: mushroom /ˈmʌʃˌɹuːm/, treasure /ˈtɹɛʒəɹ/, instruction /ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/, isolation /ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən/, hotshot /ˈhɒtˌʃɒt/
- Long words — get the stress right: isolation /ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən/, adrenaline /əˈdɹɛnəlɪn/
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 mushroom, ouch, quiz.
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.