Shadowing Practice: Zootopia (2016) - Judy and Nick Memorable Moments - Learn English Speaking with Video

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your tickets right now i'm gonna kick your meek little sheep
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butt kindly return my friend's tickets you don't scare me giddy stupid carrot farming dumb bunny
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here you go wow you got our tickets you're awesome jute i don't know when to quit
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oh guess what you'll be dead frigid ice wall
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you're dead farm girl one thousand foot falls you're dead carrot face scorching sandstorm you're dead bunny bucket enormous criminal
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you're dead dead dead just quit and go home fuzzy bunny There's never been a money con.
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Never.
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Never.
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ZPD's very first rabbit officer, Judy Hopps.
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Mr. Mayor Bellwether, her badge.
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Yes, yes.
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Thank you.
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Bye, everybody.
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Bye, everybody.
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Bye, Jerry.
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I love you.
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oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
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Try everything Greasy walls Crickety bed
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excuse me down here hi oh that poor little buddy's gonna get eaten alive
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all right everybody sit i've got we have 14 missing mammal
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cases all predators then writing 100 tickets a day should be easy i'm gonna write 200 tickets before noon BOOM!
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200 tickets before noon.
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Where'd he go?
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You want the red or the blue, pal?
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I want to buy a jumbo pop for my little boy.
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We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone, so be...
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All right, give her a little bye -bye toot -toot.
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29, 40, there you go.
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Fly Fox, dumb bunny.
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I am not a dumb bunny.
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Tomorrow's another day.
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I am a real cop.
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I am a real cop.
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It was just Ra.
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Look, he's getting away.
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Catch me if you can, Cottontail!
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Oh, this is Officer McCorn.
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We got a 1031.
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I got tips!
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Officer Hops, I am in!
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Sorry, coming through.
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Excuse me.
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Excuse me.
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Hi.
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Hey, me to me!
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Wait for the real cops!
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Hey!
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Stop right there!
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Have a donut, Coppa!
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Oh!
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Come to Poppa!
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I popped the weasel! you did stop a master criminal from
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stealing two dozen moldy onions my husband has been missing for
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10 days his name is emmett otterton i will find him
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oh thank you here you go one missing otter means i
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have a lead please just look at the picture you sold mr otterton
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that popsicle right i don't know where he is i only saw where he went great let's go
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looking for a missing mammal emmett otterton right here you may
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have frequented this established oh you are naked oh for sure
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we're a naturalist club clothes on animals here we go the
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plate i can't run a plate oh i'm not in the system yet wait they're all slots
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see you two was hoping you could run a play for us we are in a really big three
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zero three marcilla oh no yes Closed.
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Great.
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See you later, Officer Fluff.
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So sad this is over.
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So you're helping plenty.
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Come on.
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Polar bear fur.
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Claw marks.
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Have you ever seen anything like this?
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I know whose car this is.
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We gotta go.
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Why?
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Whose car is it?
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The most feared crime boss in Tundra Town.
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So we're leaving right now.
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That's a no.
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is that mr pig no told you never to show your face here again
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but here you are snow i am a cop
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and i'm on the emmet otterton case
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and i some pool i i i i i didn't see
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nothing i'm not saying i've got more rugs it's time for our dance please she's the buddy
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that saved my My life yesterday!
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From that giant donut!
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Find Auditon, talk to the driver of the car.
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His name is Manchus.
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You should be asking, what happened to me?
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He was a savage!
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He just kept yelling about the night howlers.
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Run.
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Run!
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Jump!
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Head down!
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We have a 1091.
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Jaguar gone savage.
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Vine into Janja.
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Oh, no. Rabbit, whatever you do, do not let go.
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Carrots, you saved my life.
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What?
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He was right here.
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The savage jaguar.
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You think I'm going to believe a fox?
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Well, he was a key witness, and I am...
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Badge.
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I said was no. She will not be giving you that badge.
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You gave her the 48 hours, so technically we still have...
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10 left to find our Mr. Otterton.
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Good day.
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Thank you.
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Never let them see that they get to you.
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What ever happened to that jaguar?
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The traffic cams would have caught it.
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Bingo.
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Assistant Mayor Bellwether, we need your help.
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Traffic cams for the whole city.
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All we got to do is find out where they went.
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You know after you.
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You're the cop.
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Hurts.
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Claw marks.
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Chief Bogo handed out 14 missing mammophiles.
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They're all here.
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Gonna get you out of here now.
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Dozen and a half animals here who've gone off the rails crazy and you can't tell me why.
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Someone's here.
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Sweep the area.
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can you swim what can i swim yes i can swim why
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hops judy we got it topogo officer hops just called she found all of them He's trying to protect the city!
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You were just trying to protect your job.
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It would be nice to have a partner.
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May have something to do with biology.
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What do you mean by that?
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Probably best if you don't have a predator as a partner.
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You're a hero to them.
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They trust you.
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I don't deserve this badge.
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A bunny can go savage So flowers are making the predators go savage That's it!
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That's what I've been missing!
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I need to find Nick Please Night howlers aren't wolves They're toxic flowers I have to fix this
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But I can't do it without you Get in here
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what's the mark cheetah and sahara square I'll miss time.
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Mission accomplished.
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Would it be premature for me to do a little victory toot -toot?
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Incoming!
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There's another train coming Trust me,
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speed up I think this is our stop Food, Nick, yes!
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Come on, we gotta get to the ZPD We found out what's happening
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Someone's darting predators with a serum That's what's making them go savage How did you know where to find us?
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I'll go ahead and I'll take that case now.
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Run.
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Get them.
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Judy.
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Take the case.
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Get it to Pogo.
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Think of it.
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Huh?
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Over there.
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He is.
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No. Oh, Nick.
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of the headline hero cop killed by savage fox well it's
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right here what you've gotten the weapon there those are blueberries from my family's farm
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and i'll dart every predator in zootopia to keep it that way it's starts with you

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “Zootopia (2016) - Judy and Nick Memorable Moments”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: savage, dead, bunny, cop, tickets. This video has 166 sentences and 1189 words to shadow. The speech runs for 13:16. The speaker talks slowly, about 90 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 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 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
bunny noun/ˈbʌni/A rabbit, especially a juvenile one.
predator noun/ˈpɹɛd.ə.tɚ/Any animal or other organism that hunts and kills other nonplant organisms (their prey), primarily for food.
badge noun/bæd͡ʒ/A distinctive mark, token, sign, emblem or cognizance, worn on one’s clothing, as an insignia of some rank, or of the membership of an organization.
hop noun/hɒp/A plant of species Humulus lupulus, native to northern Europe, female flowers of which are used to flavour many types of beer during brewing.
swim verb/swɪm/To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means.
carrot noun/ˈkæɹət/A vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, sweet root that is often orange in colour, Daucus carota, family Apiaceae, especially the subspecies sativus.
jaguar noun/ˈd͡ʒæɡ.wɑɹ/A carnivorous spotted large cat native to South and Central America, Panthera onca.
flower noun/ˈfloʊɚ/A reproductive structure in angiosperms (flowering plants), often conspicuously colourful and typically including sepals, petals, and either or both stamens…
noon noun/nun/The time of day when the Sun seems to reach its highest point in the sky; solar noon.
cam noun/ˈkæm/A turning or sliding piece which imparts motion to a rod, lever or block brought into sliding or rolling contact with it.
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)
claw noun/klɔ/A curved, pointed, horny projection on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile, or bird.
dart noun/dɑɹt/A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; for example, a short lance or javelin.
establish verb/ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ/To make stable or firm; to confirm.
naked adjective/ˈneɪkɪd/Bare, not covered by clothing.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordPronunciationMeaning
find out verbTo discover, as by asking or investigating.
come through verbTo come into a room or other space through a door or passageway.
get away verbTo move away (from).
go ahead verb/ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/To proceed with; to begin.
go off verbTo explode.
hand out verbTo distribute; to give out, either by hand or as if so (figuratively).
speed up verb/spiːdˈʌp/To accelerate; to increase speed.

Sentences worth repeating

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

  • You want the red or the blue, pal?
  • Have you ever seen anything like this?
  • You should be asking, what happened to me?
  • You think I'm going to believe a fox?
  • What do you mean by that?

Grammar in this video

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

StructureIn the video
Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going onhas been missing · I've been missing
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters nowThere's never been · have frequented · Have you ever seen

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 46 contractions and reduced forms, such as you're, I'm, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: establish /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ/, sheep /ˈʃiːp/, accomplish /əˈkɑm.plɪʃ/
  • Long words — get the stress right: biology /baɪˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/, technically /ˈtɛk.nɪˌkəl.i/, naturalist /ˈnæ.tʃə.ɹə.lɪst/

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 bunny, predator, badge.

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