Shadowing Practice: Zootopia - Nick Hustle to Judy HD - Learn English Speaking with Video
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39 40 there you go way to work that diaper big guy hey no kiss bye -bye for daddy
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You kiss me tomorrow, I bite your face off I stood up for you and you lied to me you liar.
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It's called a hustle sweetheart, and I'm not the liar he is Hey,
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all right slick Nick you're under arrest really for what gee
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I don't know How about selling food without a permit transporting
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undeclared commerce cross -row lines false advertising permit Receipt of declared commerce, and I didn't falsely advertise anything.
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Take care You told that mouse the popsicle sticks were redwood.
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That's right red wood with a space in the middle wood that is red You can't touch me carrots.
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I've been doing this since I was born You're gonna want to refrain from calling me carrots.
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My bad.
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I just naturally assumed you came from some little carrot -choked Podunk, no?
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Uh, no. Podunk is in Dear Book County, and I grew up in Bunnyboro.
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Okay.
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Tell me if this story sounds familiar.
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Naive little hick with good grades and big ideas decides, hey, look at me, I'm gonna move to Zootopia, where predators and prey live in harmony and sing Kumbaya.
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Only to find, whoopsie, we don't all get along.
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And that dream of becoming a big city cop?
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Double whoopsie.
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She's a meter mate and whoopsie number three Z.
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No one cares about her or her dreams
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and soon enough those dreams die and our bunny Sinks into emotional
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and literal squalor living in a box under a bridge till finally She has no choice
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but to go back home with that cute fuzzy wuzzy little tail between her legs to become You're from bunny burrows out.
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You said so how about a carrot farmer?
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That's not about right Be careful now, it won't just be your dreams getting crushed.
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Hey, hey, no one tells me what I can or can't be,
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especially not some jerk who never had the guts to try to be anything more than a popsicle hustler.
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All right, look, everyone comes to Zootopia thinking they can be anything they want.
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Well, you can't.
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You can only be what you are.
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Sly fox, dumb bunny.
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I am not a dumb bunny.
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Right.
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And that's not wet cement.
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You'll never be a real cop.
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You're a cute meter maid, though.
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Maybe a supervisor one day.
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Hang in there.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 38 sentences and 405 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:33. The speaker talks at a natural 159 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 75% 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:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| bunny noun | /ˈbʌni/ | A rabbit, especially a juvenile one. |
| 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. |
| commerce noun | /ˈkɑ.mɚs/ | The exchange or buying and selling of commodities; especially the exchange of merchandise, on a large scale, between different places or communities; extended… |
| permit verb | /pɚˈmɪt/ | To allow (something) to happen, to give permission for. |
| liar noun | /ˈlaɪ.ɚ/ | Someone who tells a lie; especially, a person who frequently lies. |
| metre noun | /ˈmiːtəɹ/ | The basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI: Système International d'Unités), equal to the distance travelled by light in a vacuum in… |
| naturally adverb | /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/ | In a natural manner. |
| daddy noun | /ˈdædi/ | Also used as a term of address: a father; one's father. |
| tail noun | /ˈteɪ̯l/ | An object or part of an object resembling a tail in shape, such as the thongs on a cat-o'-nine-tails; a strand of material hanging from something. |
| bite verb | /baɪt/ | To cut into something by clamping the teeth. |
| mouse noun | /maʊs/ | Any mammal of the many rodent families (especially Muridae) that have a small body and a long tail. |
| crush verb | /kɹʌʃ/ | To press between two hard objects; to squeeze so as to alter the natural shape or integrity, or to force together into a mass. |
| farmer noun | /ˈfɑɹ.mɚ/ | A person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock; anyone engaged in agriculture on a farm. |
| harmony noun | /ˈhɑ̟ɹ.mə.ni/ | Agreement or accord. |
| declare verb | /dɪˈklɛɚ/ | To assert or announce formally, officially, explicitly, or emphatically. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| get along verb | To interact or coexist well, without argument or trouble. |
| go back verb | To return to a place or state after having been there at a previous time. |
| stand up for verb | To speak or act in support or defense of (a person, a cause, a belief, or the like). |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 17 contractions and reduced forms, such as you're, can't, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words — get the stress right: naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, supervisor /ˈsupɚˌvaɪzɚ/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like bunny, carrot, commerce.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | gonna want · gonna move |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | won't just be · You'll never be |
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.