Shadowing Practice: 1 John 2 - English Standard Version (ESV) - Learn English Speaking with Video

The First Letter of John, Chapter 2.

My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin.

But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.

He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.

And by this we know that we have come to know Him, if we keep His commandments.

Whoever says, I know Him, but does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

But whoever keeps His word, in him truly the love of God is perfected.

By this we may know that we are in him.

Whoever says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked.

Beloved, I am writing you no new commandment, but an old commandment that you had from the beginning.

The old commandment is the word that you have heard.

At the same time, it is a new commandment that I am writing to you, which is true in him and in you,

because the darkness is passing away and the true light is already shining.

Whoever says he is in the light and hates his brother is still in darkness.

Whoever loves his brother abides in the light, and in him there is no cause for stumbling.

But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness

and walks in the darkness and does not know where he is going because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

I am writing to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven for his name's sake.

I am writing to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning.

I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one.

I write to you children because you know the Father I write to you fathers

because you know him who is from the beginning I write to you young men

because you are strong and the word of God abides in you and you have overcome the evil one

do not love the world or the things in the world.

If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

For all that is in the world, the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life,

is not from the Father but is from the world.

And the world is passing away along with its desires.

but whoever does the will of God abides forever.

Children, it is the last hour, and as you have heard that Antichrist is coming, so now many Antichrists have come.

Therefore we know that it is the last hour.

They went out from us, but they were not of us, For if they had been of us, they would have continued with us.

But they went out, that it might become plain that they all are not of us.

But you have been anointed by the Holy One, and you all have knowledge.

I write to you, not because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and because no lie is of the truth.

Who is the liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ?

This is the Antichrist, he who denies the Father and the Son.

No one who denies the Son has the Father.

Whoever confesses the Son has the Father also.

Let what you heard from the beginning abide in you.

If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, then you too will abide in the Son and in the Father.

And this is the promise that he made to us, eternal life.

I write these things to you about those who are trying to deceive you, but the anointing that you receive from him abides in you,

and you have no need that anyone should teach you.

But as his anointing teaches you about everything and is true and is no lie,

just as it has taught you abide in him

and now little children abide in him so that

when he appears we may have confidence

and not shrink from him in shame at his coming

if you know that he is righteous you may be sure that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of him

Thank you.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “1 John 2 - English Standard Version”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: abide, Father, whoever, commandment, writing. This video has 51 sentences and 736 words to shadow. The speech runs for 5:08. The speaker talks at a steady 143 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 88% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 14 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
abide verb	/əˈbaɪd/	To endure without yielding; to withstand.
commandment noun	/kəˈmændmənt/	A divinely ordained command, especially one of the Ten Commandments.
anoint verb	/əˈnɔɪnt/	To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil.
righteous adjective	/ˈɹaɪt͡ʃəs/	Free from sin or guilt.
liar noun	/ˈlaɪ.ɚ/	Someone who tells a lie; especially, a person who frequently lies.
deceive verb	/dɪˈsiːv/	To trick or mislead.
propitiation noun		The act of propitiating; placation, atonement, similar to expiation but also involving the appeasement of anger.
righteousness noun	/ˈɹaɪt͡ʃəsnəs/	The quality or state of being righteous.
stumble verb	/ˈstʌmbəl/	To trip or fall; to walk clumsily.
confess verb	/kənˈfɛs/	To admit to the truth, particularly in the context of sins or crimes committed.
eternal adjective	/ɪˈtɝ.nl̩/	Lasting forever; unending.
shine verb	/ʃaɪn/	To emit or reflect light so as to glow.
beloved adjective	/bɪˈlʌvd/	Much loved, dearly loved.
flesh noun	/flɛʃ/	The soft tissue of the body, especially muscle and fat.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Meaning
pass away verb	To die.
go out verb	To leave, especially a building.

Grammar in this video

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

Structure	In the video
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	have come · have heard · has blinded
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	is perfected · are forgiven · have been anointed
Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing	one who denies · those who are · everyone who practices

Pronunciation to watch

The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shine /ʃaɪn/, flesh /flɛʃ/

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 abide, commandment, anoint.

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.

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