Shadowing Practice: 10 Most Beautiful Places in the World That Look Unreal 🌍 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Number 10.
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Santorini, Greece.
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In the Aegean Sea, Santorini is famous for its white houses, dramatic cliffs, and endless blue waters.
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Its breathtaking sunsets make this island feel like a dream.
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Number 9.
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Bora Bora, French Polynesia.
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Turquoise waters, crystal -clear lagoons, and lush green mountains make Bora Bora look like paradise.
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It's a place where reality almost feels unreal.
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Number 8.
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Yosemite, USA.
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Yosemite is a masterpiece of nature.
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With towering granite cliffs, spectacular waterfalls, and vast forests, it's one of America's most breathtaking landscapes.
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Number 7.
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South coast of Iceland.
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Black sand beaches, powerful waterfalls, dramatic cliffs, and icy landscapes make Iceland's southern coast truly unique.
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Here, nature feels wild and untouched.
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Number 6.
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Machu Picchu, Peru Hidden high in the Andes, Machu Picchu rises above the clouds.
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This ancient Inca city combines incredible history with one of the world's most spectacular mountain views.
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Number 5.
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London, England London blends centuries of history with modern life.
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From Big Ben and the River Thames to its historic streets, every corner of the city has a story.
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Number 4.
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Venice, Italy Venice is a city built around water, where canals replace roads and boats replace cars.
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Its historic buildings, bridges, and waterways make it truly unforgettable.
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3. Serengeti, Tanzania The Serengeti is a world of endless grasslands and incredible wildlife.
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From lions to massive herds, it offers one of the most spectacular natural experiences on Earth.
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2. Jungfrau Region, Switzerland Snow -covered peaks, green valleys, and charming mountain villages make the Jungfrau region look like a postcard.
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It's the heart of the breathtaking Swiss Alps.
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Number 1.
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Maldives With white sand beaches, crystal -clear waters, and vibrant coral reefs, the Maldives is the definition of a tropical paradise.
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Thousands of shades of blue stretch endlessly across the ocean.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “10 Most Beautiful Places in the World That Look Unreal 🌍”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Bora, breathtaking, cliffs, spectacular, mountain. This video has 32 sentences and 288 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:11. The speaker talks at a steady 132 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 63% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| breathtaking adjective | /ˈbɹɛθˌteɪ.kɪŋ/ | stunningly beautiful; amazing |
| spectacular adjective | /spɛkˈtæk.jə.lɚ/ | Amazing or worthy of special notice. |
| cliff noun | /klɪf/ | A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face. |
| waterfall noun | /ˈwɔːtəfɔːl/ | A flow of water over the edge of a cliff. |
| paradise noun | /ˈpæɹədaɪs/ | The place where sanctified souls are believed to live after death. |
| endless adjective | /ˈɛndlɪs/ | Having no end. |
| endlessly adverb | /ˈɛndləsli/ | In an endless manner; continuously without limit. |
| grassland noun | An area dominated by grass or grasslike vegetation. | |
| lagoon noun | /ləˈɡuːn/ | A shallow body of water separated from deeper sea by a bar. |
| postcard noun | /ˈpoʊstˌkɑɹd/ | A rectangular piece of thick paper or thin cardboard, typically used for sending messages by mail without the need for an envelope. |
| turquoise noun | /ˈtɝ.k(w)ɔɪz/ | A sky-blue, greenish-blue, or greenish-gray semi-precious gemstone. |
| unforgettable adjective | /ˌʌnfə(ɹ)ˈɡɛtəbəl/ | Very difficult or impossible to forget. |
| untouched adjective | /ʌnˈtʌt͡ʃt/ | Remaining in its original, pristine state, undamaged; not altered. |
| waterway noun | /ˈwɔːtəweɪ/ | A body of water, such as a river, channel or canal, that is navigable. |
| unreal adjective | /ʌnˈɹi.əl/ | Not real or substantial; having no actual presence in reality; lacking the characteristics of reality. |
Pronunciation to watch
- Long words — get the stress right: spectacular /spɛkˈtæk.jə.lɚ/, unforgettable /ˌʌnfə(ɹ)ˈɡɛtəbəl/
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 breathtaking, spectacular, cliff.
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.