Shadowing Practice: The Zoo Crew Join the Circus (Full Scene) | Madagascar 3 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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New York, New York, it's a heck of a town.
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The Bronx is off, but the battery's down.
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New York, New York.
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Kowalski, status report.
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The good news is, this song is almost over.
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Well, that's music to my ears.
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And the bad news?
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The gear assembly is badly damaged, sir.
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It's only a matter of time before...
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No!
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Why can't we ever just make a normal landing?
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Oh, man.
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Hold on, Melman, okay?
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I'll get you down, sweetie.
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Oh, where do you think must find the King Julian?
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King Julian!
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Everything I've been here, so take off all your fur.
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I am getting fur hot, I want to take my fur off.
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Skipper, what about the plane?
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Well, the chimps will work through the night.
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No brakes, no safety restrictions.
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Hey, where are you going?
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Get back here, we have a contract.
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Yes, well, I'm afraid labor laws are slightly more lenient in France.
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You see, they only have to work two weeks a year.
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Well, someone else has the Canadian work ethic.
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But you penguins, you can still fix it, right?
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Right?
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Yeah, yeah.
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You're a little crackerjack can-do team.
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You want me to give it to you straight?
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Yes, yes.
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No. Bend it a little?
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Well, the plane's total.
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Kaput, flammo, busted!
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Never to fly again.
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So that's it?
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That's it then?
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We're never gonna get home?
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No, we gotta get home.
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We can fix it.
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We'll fix it!
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Yeah, guys!
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Come on, we'll fix it!
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You just start from the outside pieces, and you work your way in.
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And yeah, perfect.
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Come on, don't just stand there, guys.
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Marty, drag that thingy over here, and we'll just attach it to this little dilly bob over here, and...
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We're not going home.
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We're never going home.
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Mr. Fuzz!
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What are we gonna do?
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We can't hide, brother!
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We can't just blend.
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You know to Saint Africa.
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Oh, what's the point?
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Tell me one conceivable way
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that extra large animals like us are going to be able to move through Europe without attracting unwanted attention.
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Hey.
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Where are you coming from?
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Please, you gotta hide us just until the heat dies down.
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Absolute, no outsiders.
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So wipe that smear off your face and pop off.
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Oh, come on man, you gotta do one cat a solid.
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Cat to cat, do a solid here, buddy.
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Come on. Yet!
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His train is for circus animals only.
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We do not invite trouble into our circus.
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I don't trust lion.
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Hair too big and glossy.
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Oh, come on, Vitaly.
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You being a mean.
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He's not lion.
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He's a lioness with a beehive.
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This is awkward.
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I hear everything this day.
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This is not our problem.
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No, no, no, no, no, wait, wait, wait.
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This is awkward.
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I hear everything this day.
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This is not our problem.
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No, no, no, no, wait, wait, wait.
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Wait, wait!
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Just give us a minute.
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He's on the phone and I can't get him off.
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We cannot leave them there.
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Only circus animals on this train.
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Wait, listen!
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We are circus animals.
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You gotta let us in.
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You are really circus?
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Take your shoes!
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Yes!
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Old circus!
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Mom, mama was circus.
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Totally circus.
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My daddy was circus.
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Yeah, shut the door.
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Please.
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Hold up there, hold up there.
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There, Serkis.
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Serkis, stick together.
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Ugh.
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Oh, no!
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Oh, no!
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Oh, no!
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Oh, no!
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Oh, no!
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Oh, no!
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Oh, no!
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Oh, no!
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Oh, no!
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Oh, no!
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Oh, no!
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Hey.
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The The The The The
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The The The The The The The The The The Wow,
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Circus Americano, you must all be very famous.
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Yeah, we Absolutely.
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We're relatively well-known.
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But Alex is really the star.
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Well, I wouldn't say star.
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More like, well, star.
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What is your act, Alex?
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Well, I basically jump up on my rock.
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Rock?
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Yeah.
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It's a very high rock.
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A really high rock. And then?
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And then I roar, like a serious, like, roar. And then?
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And then I jump off the rock. And then?
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And then what?
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And then what?
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That is all into a pool!
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Full of water!
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Full of cobras!
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Actually, it appears like I'm jumping into a pool. With cobras?
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Aquatic cobras.
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For effect, but I actually pull up at the last second.
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Pull up?
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Yeah.
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How do you do that?
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Wire harness!
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Balloons!
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Jetpack!
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Well...
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I flip off the wire harness, ignite my jetpack, and then toss balloons to the children.
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The world.
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Kids love it.
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Kids always love that.
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Is this like the trapeze?
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Yes, trapeze.
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Exactly.
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Wow!
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Trapeze Americano!
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Hey, I have a great idea.
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Maybe you come with a strobe.
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Hey, Vitaliy, it's just playing around.
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Is it good, no?
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Yeah, thanks.
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Thanks, but you know what?
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We're gonna get off the next stop so we can get back to America.
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That is such a coincidence.
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Because we're going.. going to a...
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Let me finish!
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We're going to America as well.
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What?
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What?
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America?
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Going to America?
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Wow, when?
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After Roma, we go to London, and then a big-time promoter would see us, and then send us to New York.
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Ooh, we're going to New York.
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Well, only if he likes what he sees.
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New York?
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Seriously?
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That's our home.
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That's where we live.
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Isn't that fun?
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Will we go with you?
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Sure!
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You can bunt with Vitaly!
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Whoa! Or not.
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Yep.
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Oh no, I don't think Vitaly likes that idea!
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What's he gonna do?
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Which one of you is leader?
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Tell your comrades there is one rule we do not break.
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Thou shalt say it and not spray it?
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Net!
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Circus owner no allows.
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Oh, stowaways.
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I hear you, Rooski.
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Although the circus owner may allow stowaways, if the stowaways just happen to be the owners.
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Riddle me that.
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What is sharply dressed little birdie talking about?
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Show him, boys.
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You have a deal, mi amigo.
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I am sure this circus will bring you great success.
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I guess this is goodbye and good luck!
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What do we know about owning a circus?
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Nothing, but it's our only shot of getting home.
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Well, you better know what you're doing.
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You're risking private's community college fund.
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I'll never be president.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “The Zoo Crew Join the Circus”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: circus, rock, fix, animals, America. This video has 205 sentences and 1036 words to shadow. The speech runs for 7:59. The speaker talks at a steady 130 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 83% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 44 of its 205 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 |
|---|---|---|
| circus noun | /ˈsɜːkəs/ | A traveling company of performers that may include acrobats, clowns, trained animals, and other novelty acts, that gives shows usually in a circular tent. |
| cobra noun | /ˈkoʊbɹə/ | Any of the genus Naja of venomous snakes that can spread their neck ribs into a broad hood when threatened; a true cobra. |
| wire noun | /ˈwaɪɚ/ | Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die. |
| awkward adjective | /ˈɔk.wɚd/ | Lacking dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments. |
| lion noun | /ˈlaɪən/ | A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe. |
| balloon noun | /bəˈlun/ | An inflatable buoyant object, often (but not necessarily) round and flexible. |
| roar verb | /ˈɹoɹ/ | To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion. |
| harness verb | /ˈhɑɹ.nəs/ | To place a harness on something; to tie up or restrain. |
| gear noun | /ɡɪɚ/ | Equipment or paraphernalia, especially that used for an athletic endeavor. |
| badly adverb | /ˈbæd.li/ | In a bad manner. |
| ear noun | /ˈɪə̯/ | The organ of hearing, consisting of the pinna or auricle, auditory canal, eardrum, malleus, incus, stapes and cochlea. |
| dragon noun | /ˈdɹæɡən/ | In European mythologies, a gigantic beast, typically reptilian with leathery bat-like wings, lion-like claws, scaly skin and a lizard-like body, often a… |
| buddy | /ˈbʌdi/ | A person far removed from the conversation. |
| daddy noun | /ˈdædi/ | Also used as a term of address: a father; one's father. |
| goodbye | /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ | Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hold up verb | To wait or delay. |
| die down verb | To become less virulent or strong; to subside. |
| flip off verb | To make a rude or obscene gesture at someone. |
| get back verb | Return to where one came from. |
| get back to verb | Return to (an activity) |
| get off verb | To move from being on top of (something) to not being on top of it. |
| jump off verb | To move from an elevated place by one jump. |
| play around verb | To behave in a silly, childish, or irresponsible way. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Why can't we ever just make a normal landing?
- Hey, where are you going?
- You want me to give it to you straight?
- We're never gonna get home?
- What are we gonna do?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | am getting · are you going · We're not going |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | I'll get · will work · We'll fix |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | gonna get · gonna do · are going to be |
| Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessary | must find · have to work · must all |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 36 contractions and reduced forms, such as we're, can't, gonna. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: ethic /ˈɛθ.ɪk/, thingy /ˈθɪŋi/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shoe /ˈʃu/, sharply /ˈʃɑɹpli/, restriction /ɹɪˈstɹɪkʃən/
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 circus, cobra, wire.
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.