Shadowing Practice: SONIC THE HEDGEHOG - First 8 Minutes Opening Scene (2020) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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The End
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So I know what you're thinking Why is
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that incredibly handsome hedgehog being chased by a madman with a mustache from the Civil War?
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Well, to be honest, it feels like I've been running my whole life.
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Is this too much?
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Am I going too fast?
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It's kind of what I do.
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You know what?
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Let's back up.
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This is the island where I'm from.
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It had everything.
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Sandy beaches, cascading waterfalls, public access to loop-de-loops.
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And I never had to catch a school bus
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because I could run across the entire island in less than two seconds Also, there was no school.
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I know pretty sweet island, right?
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I Was born with extraordinary powers and was told to keep them secret and like any kid I did the exact opposite
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That's long cloth she took care of me she was basically Obi-Wan Kenobi if Obi-Wan Kenobi had a beacon eight mice Sonic, someone could have seen you.
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No one saw me.
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I'm too fast.
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And I wanted to bring you this.
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Get down!
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Turns out with great power comes great power hungry bad guys.
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And I led them right to us.
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No!
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No!
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Listen carefully, Sonic.
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You have a power unlike anything I have ever seen.
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And that means someone will always want it.
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The only way to stay safe is to stay hidden.
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This world is on the far side of the universe.
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You should be safe there.
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I don't want to go without you.
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You must.
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These rings will be your most important possession.
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If you're ever discovered, use one.
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Never stop running.
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Now go!
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Lugla!
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Goodbye, Sonic.
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No!
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No!
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Come on,
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one car.
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I'm bored.
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Tom, do you read me?
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Are you there?
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No, Wade, I'm actually on a yacht in Barbados. With Rihanna.
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OMG.
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That's amazing.
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Please send pics.
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No, Wade, I'm at the speed trap.
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Already?
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How did you get back so fast?
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Barbados is in the ocean.
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Hang on, I think I got something.
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Hey, buddy!
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Where's the fire?
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Got kids living around here.
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I thought it was kind of funny.
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Sorry.
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What?
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Tom, we need you down on Main Street.
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There's been a violent gang shootout.
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Just kidding, a duck stole a bagel.
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But they do need it back.
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Oh, buddy!
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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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Woohoo!
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Have you ever felt so alive?
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This is great, 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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Don't stop me, don't stop me, don't stop me.
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Hey, hey, hey!
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Don't stop me, don't stop me, ooh, ooh, ooh.
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Don't stop me, don't stop me.
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Don't stop me, don't stop me.
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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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To find me please, this one will call me Mr. Byron's mind
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Try to make your feet all right What a little super-sonic body Oh no!
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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?
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My favorite person is the Donut Lord, Protector of this town, and defender of all creatures big and small.
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Morning.
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Donald, Daisy, Daffy.
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Donut Lord lives with Pretzely.
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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 onto 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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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 110 sentences and 707 words to shadow. The speech runs for 7:36. The speaker talks slowly, about 93 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 |
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| sonic adjective | /ˈsɑnɪk/ | Of or relating to sound. |
| 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. |
| buddy | /ˈbʌdi/ | A person far removed from the conversation. |
| discover verb | /dɪˈskʌvə/ | To find or learn something for the first time. |
| loop noun | /luːp/ | A length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening. |
| bone noun | /boʊn/ | A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates. |
| carefully adverb | /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/ | With care; attentively, circumspectly. |
| violent adjective | /ˈvaɪ.ə.lənt/ | Involving extreme force or motion. |
| gross adjective | /ɡɹoʊs/ | remarkably great, big, vast in an often unpleasant way; (of behaviour) Highly or conspicuously offensive. |
| hungry adjective | /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/ | Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food. |
| chase verb | /t͡ʃeɪs/ | To follow at speed. |
| steal verb | /stiːl/ | To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it. |
| incredibly adverb | /ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbli/ | In an incredible manner; not to be believed. |
| possession noun | /pəˈzɛʃn̩/ | A control or occupancy of something for which one does not necessarily have private property rights. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| back up verb | To move backwards, especially for a vehicle to do so. | |
| get back verb | Return to where one came from. | |
| get down verb | /ɡɛt ˈdaʊn/ | To bring or come down; to descend; to cause to bring or come down. |
| run across verb | To cross by running. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 26 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: mushroom /ˈmʌʃˌɹuːm/, possession /pəˈzɛʃn̩/, instruction /ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/, shootout /ˈʃuːtaʊt/, moustache /ˈmʌstæʃ/
- Long words — get the stress right: incredibly /ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbli/, extraordinary /ɪksˈtɹɔːrdɪn(ə)ɹi/, 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 sonic, mushroom, ouch.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
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| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | have ever seen · There's been · Have you ever felt |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | being chased · Was born |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | your most important · my best · the greatest |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | you're thinking · Am I going · you're doing |
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.