Shadowing Practice: Zootopia 2 Trailer #1 (2025) - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Welcome to Partners in Crisis.
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I'm your therapy animal, Dr. Fusby.
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Greg?
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Hmm?
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We talked about that.
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What are we making, Merlin?
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Uncomfortable.
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Yes. And Francine.
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Clark may be a mouse, but he is your partner first.
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And we have two new partners.
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Can you tell us about your journey to Dysfunction Junction?
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Well, we've been official partners for one week.
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the anniversary and we are functioning fine better than fine and we did sort of save the city so
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us being here kind of seems like a huge misunderstanding notice
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how she answered first did not allow her partner to speak and taps her foot when she's suppressing discomfort
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and observe the source of her discomfort represented by the disconnected affectation of her emotionally insecure partner
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but for now we begin by greeting our teammate Okay,
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unfortunately, Karen has chosen to see Joel's smile as a sign of aggression.
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Hackles down, Karen.
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Karen, hackles down.
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Someone get the hose?
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No!
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Bunny, Fox.
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This is a make or break assignment.
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Fail and I will split you up.
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No snake has set foot in Zootopia in forever.
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Hops and wild?
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Wild and hops.
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The dream team.
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Whoop!
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Sorry, Paul.
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One, two, three, four!
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Kiss my ring!
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Kiss the second ring right now!
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There's a snake!
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Stop in the name of the law!
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I'm really sorry!
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No, no, no!
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Stop pulling my ears!
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Never pull a bunny's ears!
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I have to help my family!
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Cannonball!
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You know, this is not your worst idea.
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Wow, that was almost a compliment.
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Your worst idea is what you did with your ears.

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Zootopia 2 Trailer”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: partner, Karen, ears. This video has 45 sentences and 267 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:13. The speaker talks at a steady 121 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 78% 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:

WordPronunciationMeaning
hackle noun/ˈhækəl/An instrument with steel pins used to comb out flax or hemp.
discomfort noun/dɪsˈkʌmfɚt/Mental or bodily distress.
snake noun/sneɪk/Any of the suborder Serpentes of legless reptiles with long, thin bodies and fork-shaped tongues.
affectation noun/ˌæf.ɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show.
cannonball noun/ˈkænənˌbɔːl/A spherical projectile fired from a smoothbore cannon.
disconnect verb/dɪskəˈnɛkt/To sever or interrupt a connection.
misunderstand verb/mɪs.ʌn.də(ɹ)ˈstænd/To understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly.
suppress verb/səˈpɹɛs/To put an end to, especially with force, to crush, do away with; to prohibit, subdue.
insecure adjective/ɪnsəˈkjʊɹ/Not secure.
hose noun/hoʊz/A flexible tube conveying water or other fluid.
greet verb/ɡɹiːt/To welcome in a friendly manner, either in person or through another means such as writing.
teammate noun/ˈtiːmˌmeɪt/One who is on the same team.
bunny noun/ˈbʌni/A rabbit, especially a juvenile one.
aggression noun/əˈɡɹɛʃən/The act of initiating hostilities or invasion.
compliment noun/ˈkɑmpləmənt/An expression of praise, congratulation, or respect.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 3 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, we've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: affectation /ˌæf.ɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/, aggression /əˈɡɹɛʃən/, emotionally /ɪˈməʊʃənəli/
  • Long words — get the stress right: affectation /ˌæf.ɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/, misunderstand /mɪs.ʌn.də(ɹ)ˈstænd/, emotionally /ɪˈməʊʃənəli/, uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/

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 hackle, discomfort, snake.

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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