Shadowing Practice: قصص القرآن - قصة ذو القرنين الذى هزم يأجوج ومأجوج ورحلته الى نهاية الأرض ! - ملوك الأرض الأربعة 2 - Learn English Speaking with Video
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “قصص القرآن - قصة ذو القرنين الذى هزم يأجوج ومأجوج ورحلته الى نهاية الأرض ! - ملوك الأرض الأربعة 2”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Lord, hill, earth, Allah, prophet. This video has 65 sentences and 821 words to shadow. The speech runs for 11:42. The speaker talks slowly, about 70 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 93% 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 13 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| prophet noun | /ˈpɹɑ.fɪt/ | Someone who speaks by divine inspiration. |
| wilderness noun | /ˈwɪldɚnəs/ | Uncultivated and unsettled land in its natural state inhabited by wild animals and with vegetation growing wild; (countable) a tract of such land; a waste or… |
| obtain verb | /əbˈteɪn/ | To get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way. |
| wisdom noun | /ˈwɪzdəm/ | An element of personal character that enables one to distinguish the wise from the unwise. |
| mercy noun | /ˈmɝsi/ | Relenting; forbearance to cause or allow harm to another. |
| blessing noun | /ˈblɛs.ɪŋ/ | Some kind of divine or supernatural aid, or reward. |
| hardy adjective | /ˈhɑɹdi/ | Having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships. |
| nautical adjective | /ˈnɔːtɪ.kəl/ | Of, relating to, or characteristic of sailing, sailors, or the sea. |
| express verb | /ɪkˈspɹɛs/ | To convey or communicate; to make known or explicit. |
| snow noun | /snoʊ̯/ | The partly frozen, crystalline state of water that falls from the atmosphere as precipitation in flakes; also, the falling of such flakes; and the accumulation… |
| phase noun | /feɪz/ | A distinguishable part of a sequence or cycle occurring over time. |
| desire noun | /dɪˈzaɪɹ/ | The feeling of desiring; an eager longing for something. |
| cycle noun | /ˈsaɪ.kəl/ | An interval of space or time in which one set of events or phenomena is completed. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| get up verb | To move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb. |
| come up with verb | To manage to produce, deliver, or present (something) by inventing, creating, thinking of, or obtaining it. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | was given · was brought · was drawn |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | wilderness, which was · person who was |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past | was going · was living · were living |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the most important · the best |
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 prophet, wilderness, obtain.
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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