Shadowing Practice: Toy Story 5 Extended Preview (2026) - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 237 sentences and 1151 words to shadow. The speech runs for 9:14. The speaker talks at a steady 125 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 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 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

• toy /tɔɪ/ (noun) — Something to play with, especially as intended for use by a child.
• pond /pɑnd/ (noun) — An inland body of standing water, either natural or man-made, that is smaller than a lake.
• duke /dʒuːk/ (noun) — The male ruler of a duchy (female equivalent: duchess).
• twin /twɪn/ (noun) — Either of two people (or, less commonly, animals) who shared the same uterus at the same time; one who was born at the same birth as a sibling.
• invite /ɪnˈvaɪt/ (verb) — To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something.
• backup /ˈbækˌʌp/ (noun) — A reserve or substitute.
• buzz /bʌz/ (noun) — A continuous humming noise, as of bees; a confused murmur, as of general conversation in low tones.
• squirrel /ˈskwɪ.ɹ(ə)l/ (noun) — Any of the rodents of the family Sciuridae.
• rescue /ˈɹɛs.kjuː/ (verb) — To save from any violence, danger or evil.
• suck /sʌk/ (verb) — To use the mouth and lips to pull in (a liquid, especially milk from the breast).
• promotion /pɹəˈmoʊʃn̩/ (noun) — An advancement in rank or position.
• hop /hɒp/ (noun) — A plant of species Humulus lupulus, native to northern Europe, female flowers of which are used to flavour many types of beer during brewing.
• honey /ˈhʌni/ (noun) — A sweet, viscous, gold-colored fluid produced from plant nectar by bees, and often consumed by humans.
• settle /ˈsɛtəl/ (verb) — To determine (something which was exposed to doubt or question); to resolve conclusively; to set or fix (a time, an order of succession, etc).
• asleep /əˈsliːp/ (adjective) — In a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• come on /ˌkʌm ˈɒn/ — Come along with me; join me in going.
• come back (verb) — To return to a place.
• drop into (verb) — To visit.
• figure out (verb) — To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce.
• get back (verb) — Return to where one came from.
• go on /ˈɡoʊˌɒn/ (verb) — To continue in extent.
• put up (verb) — To place in a high location.
• run around (verb) — To be very busy doing many different things.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 45 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, you're, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

• The “sh” and “zh” sounds: promotion /pɹəˈmoʊʃn̩/, extinction /ɪkˈstɪŋkʃən/, refresh /ɹɪˈfɹɛʃ/, socialize /ˈsoʊʃəlaɪz/
• Long words — get the stress right: developmental /dɪˌvɛləpˈmɛntəl/, calculator /kæl.kjə.leɪ.tɚ/, ethically /ˈɛθɪkəli/

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 toy, pond, duke.

Grammar in this video

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