Shadowing Practice: Who You Willing to Lose? - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Why are we here?
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You still don't understand What I don't understand Is how you
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can work with them We were here We saw what they did
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I grew up knowing I'm less than them
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That my place is down there I want Powder To have more than that And I'm willing to fight for it
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So was I I was angry Just like you I led us across this bridge, thinking things could change.
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If I hadn't, your parents would still be alive.
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I know you want to hurt the top-siders for what they've done to us.
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But who are you willing to lose?
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Milo?
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Flagger?
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Powder.
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Nobody wins in war, Vi.
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What are we gonna do?
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The Enforcers will come back.
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I...
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I don't know.
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I'll, uh...
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I'll figure it out.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Who You Willing to Lose?”. This video has 19 sentences and 134 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:21. The speaker talks slowly, about 99 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 5 of its 19 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 9 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
milo nounsorghum
flagger noun/ˈflæɡ.əɹ/One who uses a flag or signal, for example to direct traffic or to start a race.
sider nounOne who takes a side.
angry adjective/ˈæŋ.ɡɹi/Displaying or feeling anger.
nobody noun/ˈnoʊ.bə.di/A person dismissed as unimportant.
hurt verb/hɝt/To cause (a person or animal) physical pain and/or injury.
grow verb/ˈɡɹəʊ/To become larger, to increase in magnitude.
bridge noun/bɹɪd͡ʒ/A construction spanning a waterway, ravine, or valley from a height, allowing for the passage of vehicles, pedestrians, trains, etc.
alive adjective/əˈlaɪv/Having life; living; not dead.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
come back verbTo return to a place.
grow up verbTo mature and become an adult.

Sentences worth repeating

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

  • Why are we here?
  • If I hadn't, your parents would still be alive.
  • What are we gonna do?

Grammatica in deze video

De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:

StructuurIn de video
Voorwaardelijke zinnen if + zin, will/would + werkwoord — een voorwaarde en het gevolgIf I hadn't, your parents would still
Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog teltthey've done

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 10 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'll, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

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 milo, flagger, sider.

Wat is de Shadowing-techniek?

Shadowing is een wetenschappelijk onderbouwde taalleermethode die oorspronkelijk is ontwikkeld voor professionele tolkentraining en gepopulariseerd door polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. De methode is eenvoudig maar krachtig: je luistert naar native Engelse audio en herhaalt het onmiddellijk hardop — als een schaduw die de spreker volgt met slechts 1–2 seconden vertraging. In tegenstelling tot passief luisteren of grammaticadrills, dwingt shadowing je hersenen en mondspieren om echte spraakpatronen tegelijkertijd te verwerken en te reproduceren. Onderzoek toont aan dat het de uitspraaknauwkeurigheid, intonatie, ritme, verbonden spraak, luisterbegrip en spreekvaardigheid aanzienlijk verbetert — waardoor het een van de meest effectieve methoden is voor IELTS Speaking-voorbereiding en echte Engelse communicatie.

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