Shadowing Practice: ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ช๐ญ๐ฎ : ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ , ๐๐๐๐? ๐ชฝ - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 5 sentences and 61 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:22.
Key vocabulary in this video
9 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| angel noun | /หeษชฬฏn.dอกสษl/ | An incorporeal and holy or semidivine messenger from a deity or other divine entity, traditionally depicted as a youthful, winged figure in flowing robes. |
| fate noun | /feษชt/ | The presumed cause, force, principle, or divine will that predetermines events. |
| arrow noun | /หรฆษนษส/ | A projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot from a bow. |
| coincidence noun | /kษสหษชnsษชdษns/ | The property of being coincident, occurring at the same time or place. |
| disguise verb | /dษชsหษกaษชz/ | To change the appearance of (a person or thing) so as to hide, or to assume an identity. |
| hardship noun | /หhษษนdหสษชp/ | Difficulty or trouble; hard times. |
| monster noun | /หmษnstษ/ | A terrifying and dangerous creature, especially one of an imaginary or fictional kind. |
| direction noun | /dษชหษนษk.สษn/ | A theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination. May be relative (e.g. up, left, outbound, dorsal)โฆ |
| enemy noun | /หษnษmi/ | Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else. |
Pronunciation to watch
- The โshโ and โzhโ sounds: hardship /หhษษนdหสษชp/, direction /dษชหษนษk.สษn/
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 angel, fate, arrow.
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 โ like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1โ2 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 โ making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.