Shadowing Practice: ZOOTOPIA 2 All Movie Clips (2025) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “ZOOTOPIA 2 All Movie Clips”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: bub, Heya, partner, ears, kiss. This video has 261 sentences and 1181 words to shadow. The speech runs for 9:49. The speaker talks at a steady 120 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 77% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| snake noun | /sneɪk/ | Any of the suborder Serpentes of legless reptiles with long, thin bodies and fork-shaped tongues. |
| bunny noun | /ˈbʌni/ | A rabbit, especially a juvenile one. |
| reptile noun | /ˈɹɛp.taɪl/ | A (typically scaly and egg-laying) cold-blooded vertebrate tetrapod animal, of the class Reptilia (excluding birds), such as a lizard, turtle, snake… |
| hackle noun | /ˈhækəl/ | An instrument with steel pins used to comb out flax or hemp. |
| jiggly adjective | /ˈd͡ʒɪɡ.əˌli/ | That jiggles. |
| toot noun | /ˈtut/ | The noise of a horn or whistle. |
| zebro noun | A wild horse or horse-like animal that many medieval authors reported living in the Iberian Peninsula until the 16th century, described as an ashen-colored… | |
| discomfort noun | /dɪsˈkʌmfɚt/ | Mental or bodily distress. |
| nickname noun | /ˈnɪkneɪm/ | A familiar, invented name for a person or thing used instead of the actual name of the person or thing, often based on some noteworthy characteristic. |
| pursuit noun | /pɝˈsut/ | The act of pursuing. |
| breathe verb | /bɹiːð/ | To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases. |
| affectation noun | /ˌæf.ɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/ | An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show. |
| astonish verb | /əˈstɑnɪʃ/ | To surprise greatly. |
| catnip noun | /ˈkætnɪp/ | Any of the about 250 species of flowering plant of the genus Nepeta, family Lamiaceae, certain of which are said to have medicinal qualities. |
| converse verb | /kənˈvɝs/ | To talk; to engage in conversation. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| get on up verb | Get up. |
| get up to verb | To do something, especially something that is forbidden or improper. |
| grow up verb | To mature and become an adult. |
| order up verb | To summon for military duty. |
| slow down verb | To decelerate. |
| talk back verb | To reply impertinently or rudely; to answer in a cheeky or rude manner. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Did you try me starting it?
- Did you try not being an idiot?
- Sorry, could you show me that clip again?
- Do you think we're a good team?
- Do you know how many mayors they've already destroyed?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | You've slowed · we've been · has chosen |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | are stuck · can't be taken |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | your worst · the toughest |
| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | Stop pulling |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 26 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, can't, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: breathe /bɹiːð/, thumb /ˈθʌm/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: affectation /ˌæf.ɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/, astonish /əˈstɑnɪʃ/, aggression /əˈɡɹɛʃən/, emotionally /ɪˈməʊʃənəli/, shoe /ˈʃu/
- Long words — get the stress right: affectation /ˌæf.ɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/, misunderstand /mɪs.ʌn.də(ɹ)ˈstænd/, perimeter /pɪˈɹɪm.ɪ.tə/, emotionally /ɪˈməʊʃənəli/, uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/
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 snake, bunny, reptile.
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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