Shadowing Practice: The Juice Leak | Detective Problem Solving | Preschool Cartoon | Sheriff Labrador - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Go, go, go, go!
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Let's go, Sheriff!
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Labrador! Who clogged the pipes?
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Oh, no. We have to stop the drones right now.
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I have a plan.
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Super Patrol call.
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Move out.
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I'll rewrite the drone program and stop them.
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Oh no!
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The drone signal is being jammed!
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There might be a jammer nearby I'll use the detector to find it Over there!
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Phew!
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Little Grizzle Check, I'm here!
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Officer Dobie!
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Don't be afraid, I'll protect you! So dizzy!
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Found it!
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The signal jammer!
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The signal's back!
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Everything's back to normal!
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Watch me! So many mangoes!
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There have already been two accidents!
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Can this festival really go on?
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Don't worry, everyone.
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Our mango festival will go smoothly.
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It's the suspicious guy!
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After him!
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I want that one!
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Sir, he's gone!
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He must be the suspect.
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I'm going to find him!
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Wait, we can't let him notice us.
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Where's Dobie?
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Right here.
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Now the suspect will never recognize me.
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Let's split up and search.
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Wow, it's the mango juice zone.
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Wow. That looks delicious.
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No, I'm here to find the suspect.
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Ah, there he is.
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Hey.
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Ta.
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Sorry, my mistake.
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Where on earth is he?
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Gotta keep looking.
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Mr. Mango, the juice, it won't come out.
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Uh... Is it broken?
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Huh?
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Oh, no!
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Phew.
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Wow!
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Thank you, sir.
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You're welcome. So yummy.
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Wow!
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A giant mango!
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The suspect!
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Sir!
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Papillon!
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I see the suspect!
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At the juice zone!
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We'll be right there!
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What's going on?
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Ah!
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The suspect is breaking the pipe!
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Stop!
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Everyone watch out!
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Hey!
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Officer Papillon!
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Sheriff Labrador!
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Mystery Man, why did you break the juice pipe?
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Break the pipe?
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Not me.
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I didn't.
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Achoo!
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Achoo!
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What is this?
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Sir, this is an expansion capsule.
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It grows bigger when it touches water.
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Looks like someone put a lot of them in the juice tower.
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They flowed into the pipes, expanded, and clogged everything up.
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It was you!
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I saw you at the juice tower doing this, that and that.
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You were putting them in, weren't you?
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No, no, no!
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I was just getting some juice!
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Achoo!
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Achoo!
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Sheriff Labrador!
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Mr. Pink Cat was just helping us get some juice.
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Mm -hmm!
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Looks like Mr. Pink Cat didn't do it.
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Then what about the itch -it flower and the drone jammer?
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Huh?
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What are those?
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I have no idea.
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But you were always at the scenes of the crime, hiding from everyone.
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That's very suspicious.
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Hiding from everyone?
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Oh, that's because I have a cold.
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Achoo!
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I didn't want anyone else to get sick.
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Achoo!
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Achoo!
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Hmm, it seems the real suspect might be someone else.
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Huh?
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Labrador was the mango juice fountain fun.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “The Juice Leak”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: juice, achoo, suspect, mango, pipe. This video has 105 sentences and 444 words to shadow. The speech runs for 7:10. The speaker talks slowly, about 62 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 77% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 16 of its 105 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:

WordPronunciationMeaning
juice noun/d͡ʒuːs/A liquid made from plant, especially fruit.
mango noun/ˈmæŋɡəʊ/Any of species Mangifera indica of tropical Asian fruit trees.
pipe noun/ˈpaɪp/A wind instrument consisting of a tube, often lined with holes to allow for adjustment in pitch, sounded by blowing into the tube.
drone noun/dɹoʊn/A male hymenopteran (ant, bee, hornet, or wasp), whose sole primary function is to mate with the queen.
suspicious adjective/səˈspɪʃ.əs/Arousing suspicion.
mystery noun/ˈmɪs.t(ə.)ɹi/Something secret or unexplainable; an unknown.
flower noun/ˈfloʊɚ/A reproductive structure in angiosperms (flowering plants), often conspicuously colourful and typically including sepals, petals, and either or both stamens…
expand verb/ɪkˈspænd/To change (something) from a smaller form or size to a larger one; to spread out or lay open.
delicious adjective/dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/Pleasing to the sense of taste; tasty.
jam noun/ˈd͡ʒæm/A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts
fountain noun/ˈfaʊn.tɪn/A natural source of water; a spring.
detector noun/dɪˈtɛktə(ɹ)/A device capable of registering a specific substance or physical phenomenon, and that optionally sounds an alarm or triggers a warning.
capsule noun/ˈkæps(ə)l/A membranous envelope.
smoothly adverb/ˈsmuːðli/in a smooth manner; smooth
yummy adjective/ˈjʌm.i/Delicious.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordPronunciationMeaning
come out verb/ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/To be discovered; to be revealed.
move out verbTo leave one's present location; to leave somewhere for another place.
split up verbCease to be together, break apart from the group.
watch outUsed to warn someone of an imminent danger.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

  • I'll rewrite the drone program and stop them.
  • Don't be afraid, I'll protect you!
  • I'm going to find him!
  • Wait, we can't let him notice us.
  • You were putting them in, weren't you?

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

StructureIn the video
Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the pastwere putting · was just getting · was just helping
Possibility with “might / may” might/may + verb — something that is possible but not certainmight be
Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or predictionI'll rewrite · I'll use · I'll protect
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around nowis being · is breaking

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 17 contractions and reduced forms, such as didn't, I'll, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: suspicious /səˈspɪʃ.əs/, delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like juice, mango, pipe.

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.

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