Shadowing Practice: The Good Dinosaur - Best Scenes - Learn English Speaking with Video
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The End Oh
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You little snake Hello Libby Hello buck
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Get out of there, you little prickly bush.
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Hello, Arlo.
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Come on out.
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Buck!
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What?
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Gotcha!
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Libby!
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Gotcha back!
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Mama, I'm done watering.
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Good job, Libby.
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You're all set.
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Can I do something else, Mama?
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Get going.
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Okay.
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Let me get this to you.
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You're free!
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Hello.
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Move.
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Go find your papa. And your...
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Mama.
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You've got it, Libby.
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Just a little bit more.
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You earned your marks sweetheart.
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Arlo?
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Alright you cluckers, you're about to get fed.
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I'll go get help!
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Always gotta mess me up.
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You mess up your chores and everyone else's Arlo
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Arlo No, breathe.
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I got a new job for you tomorrow.
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The dang wilderness critters coming over the fence, eating our food, and I've had it up to my snout.
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Along comes a critter.
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And this is how you're gonna finish the job.
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I'm going to go to the next video.
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You're dead, Gritter.
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Go!
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Arlo!
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Come on.
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We're gonna finish your job right now.
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No. It's okay, Arlo.
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I'm s - I'm sorry.
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I just wanted you to...
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Okay.
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If storms get worse, let's get you home.
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Grand Arlo!
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Mama!
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Mama!
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Mama!
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Mama!
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Mama!
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Mama!
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Don't worry, Mama.
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I won't let us starve.
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You've got some nerve coming here.
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It's fire!
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The End Mama?
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Mama!
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Ugh!
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Ugh!
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Ugh!
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Ugh!
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Ugh!
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Ugh!
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Ugh!
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This is all your fault!
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Ugh!
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Ugh!
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Ugh!
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Ugh!
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I'm sorry.
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You again?
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Oh, my God.
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Oh, God.
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I told you to stay away from me.
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You know, I'm...
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No, no, stop!
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What are you doing?
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Hey, wait!
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Did you take me to the berries?
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Oh Oh,
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where are you going?
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I need to get home.
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Oh No!
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Ah!
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Oh!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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I'm not
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going to die.
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I'm not going to die.
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I'm never getting home.
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Slut!
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Get him!
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Help!
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Hey, you okay, kid?
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Yes, I hate those cats.
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Well, ain't you just the cutest thing.
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He's got something.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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I got you!
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Nobody steals our longhorns!
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And there's keepers!
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I'm not going to die.
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No!
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Thank you.
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Wow.
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I can't.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm not sure what you're doing.
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I can't find it.
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Go get it!
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AHHHHH!
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AHH!
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AHH!
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AHH!
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AHH!
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AHH!
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AHH!
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AHH!
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AHH!
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AHH!
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AHH!
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AHH!
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AHH!
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Oh, no!
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No!
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Oh, my God.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
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oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Henry?
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “The Good Dinosaur - Best Scenes”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: ahh, Mama, Arlo, Libby, die. This video has 146 sentences and 528 words to shadow. The speech runs for 23:43. 77% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| buck noun | /ˈbʌk/ | A male deer, antelope, sheep, goat, rabbit, hare, and sometimes the male of other animals such as the hamster, ferret, salmonid, shad, skunk and kangaroo. |
| earn verb | /ɝn/ | To gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work. |
| steal verb | /stiːl/ | To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it. |
| breathe verb | /bɹiːð/ | To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases. |
| snake noun | /sneɪk/ | Any of the suborder Serpentes of legless reptiles with long, thin bodies and fork-shaped tongues. |
| fence noun | /fɛns/ | A thin artificial barrier that separates two pieces of land or forms a perimeter enclosing the lands of a house, building, etc. |
| nerve noun | /nɝv/ | A bundle of neurons with their connective tissue sheaths, blood vessels and lymphatics. |
| keeper noun | /ˈkiː.pɚ/ | One who keeps (retains) something. |
| berry noun | /ˈbɛɹi/ | A small succulent fruit, of any one of many varieties. |
| wilderness noun | /ˈwɪldɚnəs/ | Uncultivated and unsettled land in its natural state inhabited by wild animals and with vegetation growing wild; (countable) a tract of such land; a waste or… |
| papa noun | /ˈpɑːpə/ | Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father. |
| sweetheart noun | /ˈswiːtˌhɑːt/ | A person who is always very kind. |
| starve verb | /stɑɹv/ | To die because of lack of food or of not eating. |
| critter noun | /ˈkɹɪtɚ/ | A creature, and specifically, an animal or something animal-like. |
| gotcha | /ˈɡɑ.tʃə/ | I have got you covered, I've got your back (said by a speaker who has an advantage or responsibility over someone). |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| come over verb | To affect in a sudden, unprecedented or surprising manner; to overwhelm a person's ordinarily contrary impulse. |
| get out of verb | To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of. |
| mess up verb | To make a mess of; to untidy, disorder, soil, or muss. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Alright you cluckers, you're about to get fed.
- I'm going to go to the next video.
- We're gonna finish your job right now.
- If storms get worse, let's get you home.
- Did you take me to the berries?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | gonna finish · I'm going to go · I'm not going to die |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | I'm never getting · you're doing |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | I'll go · won't let |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 47 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, you're, can't. 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 buck, earn, steal.
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.