Shadowing Practice: Wackiki Wabbit (1943) - Learn English Speaking with Video

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The Lone Ranger And hold the onions.
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Huh?
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What did you say?
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Oh.
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Oh.
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Nothing.
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Oh.
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Land!
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Uh, what's the good word, strangers?
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Food!
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Ah, white man, welcome to Hooma Hooma Nuka Nuka Apua Island.
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Well, thanks.
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Gee, did you say that?
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What?
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THE END
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oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
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oh, oh We're gonna have roast rabbit.
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We're gonna have roast...
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Ooh.
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Ouch!
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No, you don't.
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Pull a knife on me, would ya?
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Why, you.
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One false move out of you and I'll...
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A ship, a ship, we're saved,
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hooray, we're saved, more, more, we're saved, we're going.
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We're going on a boat, we're going on a boat, ta -la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la,
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la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la,
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la, la, la, la, la Bye -bye!
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Bye -bye!
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Farewell!
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Goodbye!
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Don't forget to ride!
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Farewell!

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This A1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Wackiki Wabbit”. This video has 35 sentences and 329 words to shadow. The speech runs for 5:55. 90% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow. 6 of its 35 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

14 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
farewell noun/fɛɹˈwɛl/A wish of happiness or safety at parting, especially a permanent departure.
roast verb/ɹoʊst/To cook food by heating in an oven or over a fire without covering, resulting in a crisp, possibly even slightly charred appearance.
knife noun/ˈnaɪ̯f/A utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually steel or other metal (the blade), usually sharpened on one edge…
goodbye/ɡʊdˈbaɪ/Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing.
stranger noun/ˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒɚ/A person whom one does not know; a person who is neither a friend nor an acquaintance.
rabbit noun/ˈɹæbɪt/A mammal of most genera of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail. (Those of the larger kind are instead called hares)
onion noun/ˈʌn.jən/A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.
ouch/ˈaʊt͡ʃ/An expression of one's own physical pain.
false adjective/fɔls/Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.
ship noun/ˈʃɪp/A water-borne vessel generally larger than a boat.
boat noun/bəʊ̯t/A small, usually open craft used for travelling over water, propelled by oars, motor or wind. Usually contrasted with "ship".
welcome/ˈwɛl.kəm/Greeting given upon someone's arrival.
ride verb/ɹaɪd/To transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, later also a bicycle etc.
pull verb/pʊl/To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.

Sentences worth repeating

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

  • What did you say?
  • Gee, did you say that?
  • Pull a knife on me, would ya?
  • One false move out of you and I'll...

Grammar in this video

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

StructureIn the video
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around nowwe're going
Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see cominggonna have

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 13 contractions and reduced forms, such as we're, don't, gonna. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

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 farewell, roast, knife.

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.

Shadowing technique: read the full step-by-step guide →