Shadowing Practice: Zootopia - Young Judy (Intro) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Fear, treachery, bloodlust.
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Thousands of years ago, these were the forces that ruled our world.
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A world where prey were scared of predators.
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And predators had an uncontrollable biological urge to maim and maul and- and...
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Blood!
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Blood!
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Blood! And.. death.
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Back then, the world was divided in two.
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Vicious predator...
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...or meek prey.
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But over time, we evolved.
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A move beyond our primitive savage ways.
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Now, predator and prey live in harmony.
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And every young mammal has multitudinous opportunities.
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Yeah, I don't have to cower in a herd anymore.
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Instead, I can be an astronaut.
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I don't have to be a lonely hunter anymore.
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Today I can hunt for tax exemptions.
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I'm gonna be an actuary.
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And I can make the world a better place.
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I am going to be...
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A police officer!
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Funny cop!
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That is the most stupidest thing I ever heard.
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It may seem impossible to small minds.
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I'm looking at you, Gideon Grey.
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But just 211 miles away stands the great city of Zootopia,
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where our ancestors first joined together in peace and declared that anyone can be anything!
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Thank you and good night!
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Judy, you ever wonder how your mom and me got to be so darn happy?
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Nope.
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Well, we gave up on our dreams and we settled.
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Right, Bon?
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Oh, yes, that's right, Stu.
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We settled hard.
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See, that's the beauty of complacency, Jude.
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If you don't try anything new, you'll never fail.
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I like trying, actually.
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What your father means, hon, is it's gonna be difficult.
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Impossible even for you to become a police officer.
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Right.
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There's never been a bunny comp.
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No. Bunnies don't do that.
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Never.
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Never.
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Oh, then I guess I'll have to be the first one.
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Because I am gonna make the world a better place.
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Or, uh, heck, you know, you want to talk about making the world a better place.
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No better way to do it than becoming a carrot farmer.
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Yes!
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Your dad, me, your 275 brothers and sisters, we're changing the world.
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Yeah.
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One carrot at a time.
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Amen to that.
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Carrot farming is a noble profession.
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Mm-hmm.
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Just putting the seeds on the ground.
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And one with the soil.
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Just getting covered in dirt.
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You get it, honey.
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I mean, it's great to have dreams.
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Yeah, just as long as you don't believe in them too much.
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Where'd the heck she go?
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Give me your tickets right now.
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I'm gonna kick your meek little sheep butt.
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Ow!
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Cut it out, Gideon.
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Baa, baa.
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What are you gonna do, cry?
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Hey!
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You hurt her.
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Cut it out.
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Nice costume, loser.
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What crazy world are you living in where you think a bunny could be a cop?
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Kindly return my friends tickets.
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Come and get them.
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But watch out, cause I'm a fox.
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And like you said in your dumb little stage play, us predators used to eat prey, and that killer instinct's still in our dinner.
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Uh, I'm pretty much sure it's pronounced DNA.
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Don't tell me what I know, Travis.
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You don't scare me, Gideon.
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Scared now?
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Look at her nose twitch.
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She is scared.
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Cry, little baby bunny cry cry You don't know when to quit do you?
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I want you to remember this moment the next time you
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think you will ever be anything more than just a stupid carrot farming dumb bunny That looks bad.
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Are you okay, Judy?
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Yeah.
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Yeah, I'm okay.
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Here you go.
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Wow!
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You got our tickets!
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You're awesome, Judy.
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Yeah!
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That Gideon Gray doesn't know what he's talking about.
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Well, he was right about one thing.
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I don't know when to quit.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 98 sentences and 607 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:48. The speaker talks at a steady 127 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
15 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
- predator /ˈpɹɛd.ə.tɚ/ (noun) — Any animal or other organism that hunts and kills other nonplant organisms (their prey), primarily for food.
- scare /skɛɚ/ (verb) — To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way.
- prey /pɹeɪ/ (noun) — That which is or may be seized by animals to be devoured.
- bunny /ˈbʌni/ (noun) — A rabbit, especially a juvenile one.
- carrot /ˈkæɹət/ (noun) — A vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, sweet root that is often orange in colour, Daucus carota, family Apiaceae, especially the subspecies sativus.
- settle /ˈsɛtəl/ (verb) — To determine (something which was exposed to doubt or question); to resolve conclusively; to set or fix (a time, an order of succession, etc).
- heck /hɛk/ — Hell.
- killer /ˈkɪlɚ/ (noun) — One who or that which kills.
- soil /sɔɪl/ (noun) — A mixture of mineral particles and organic material, used to support plant growth.
- honey /ˈhʌni/ (noun) — A sweet, viscous, gold-colored fluid produced from plant nectar by bees, and often consumed by humans.
- hunter /ˈhʌntɚ/ (noun) — One who hunts game for sport or for food; a huntsman or huntswoman.
- seed /siːd/ (noun) — Any propagative portion of a plant which may be sown, such as true seeds, seed-like fruits, tubers, or bulbs.
- biological /ˌbaɪ.əˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪ.kəl/ (adjective) — Of or relating to biology.
- butt /bʌt/ (noun) — The buttocks or anus (used as a minced oath in idiomatic expressions; less objectionable than arse/ass).
- nope /noʊp/ — No.
Phrasal verbs you will hear
- live in (verb) — To reside on the premises of one's employer (used especially of domestic staff such as nannies, cooks, maids, etc.)
- look at (verb) — To observe or watch.
- talk about (verb) — Used to draw attention to the speaker's characterization of someone or something.
- watch out — Used to warn someone of an imminent danger.
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 26 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, gonna. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: sheep /ˈʃiːp/, profession /pɹəˈfɛʃ.ən/, vicious /ˈvɪʃəs/, exemption /ɪɡˈzɛm(p).ʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: biological /ˌbaɪ.əˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪ.kəl/, comparative /kəmˈpæɹətɪv/, actuary /ˈæktʃuˌɛɹi/, complacency /kəmˈpleɪsənˌsiː/, multitudinous /ˌməltəˈt(j)ud(ɪ)n̩əs/
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 predator, scare, prey.
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 be · am going to be · gonna make |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | you'll never fail · I'll have · will ever be |
| Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessary | have to cower · have to be |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | I'm looking · we're changing |
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.