Shadowing Practice: الحلقة الاولى (تقديم النفس) - Learn English Speaking with Video

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The skills of language are related to the material of the same language.
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It doesn't mean that you have a number of words
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that you have in your brain and you understand everything in grammar and you will be able to fix it.
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It's a good thing in speaking and listening and in those things.
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The law says that the one you want to do is do it a lot.
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Another time, the third one.
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The one you want to do is do it a lot.
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So from the last one you want to do it to you to speak English.
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You want to speak English a lot.
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I'll say I'll say I'll say I'll say I'll say.
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Oh, I'll take it.
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I'll take it.
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I'll take it to the next 25 or 30 topics in the language.
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You can't think of it.
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You can use this word.
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The problems of your tongue and your tongue will be used to use this language.
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This is what I'll do with you in Ramadan.
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I'll take it to you 25 topics.
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You can't remember how to speak English.
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This is the material called Forma.
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I'll take it to you 25.
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You can speak in 25 of the most important topics in the network.
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There is no good thing for speaking.
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You can also use them immediately.
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Not a little shadowing to a topic.
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Something that doesn't work on point.
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And you will be able to help your life and your life.
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There is no time.
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You don't want to be able to get a lot of benzine.
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Let's start with the first form.
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The first form is the form of the form of the form.
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You can't help if you can learn any language.
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You can be able form is the form of the form of the form.
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You can't even learn any language that you can use the form of the form of the form.
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How to give yourself a form of the form?
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I'm gonna give you this one.
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I'm gonna give you a few years.
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I'm gonna do it.
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Just put it in a simple way.
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Maybe the form of the form of the form of the form.
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I will speak about myself.
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I will speak about myself.
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Maybe you can do it in a formal interview or something.
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Let me introduce myself, please.
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Let me move you to the limit, so let me introduce myself please.
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Let me introduce myself please.
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Let me introduce myself please.
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I'm Mohamed Jumaha and I work as an English instructor.
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I'm 30 and I'm here for giving you this English course.
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But I gave myself a formal and chic.
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Let me give you myself.
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I'm Mohamed, I have a few years.
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I'm here and that's why.
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If you don't see the video and you say it or you say it's going to come back to me later, no. You can use it with your time.
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You can use it with your time.
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So you can say it with your words.
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Or you can write it with your words.
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The form is very simple.
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Let me introduce myself please.
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I am.
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I am.
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I am.
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Thank you.
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Every day in Ramadan you will give you a word for a word.
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You can write it with your English.
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Or you can write it with me.
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But the word is the word for us.
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What are the best information for you?
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The information.
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I'll give you the link.
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I'll see you later.
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Peace.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “الحلقة الاولى”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: word, speak, language, English, introduce. This video has 72 sentences and 582 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:36. The speaker talks fast, about 223 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 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

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
introduce verb/ˌɪntɹəˈdus/To cause (someone) to be acquainted (with someone else).
topic noun/ˈtɑpɪk/A subject; a theme; a category or general area of interest.
formal adjective/ˈfɔɹməl/In accordance with established forms.
shadow noun/ˈʃædəʊ̯/A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object.
skill noun/skɪl/A capacity to do something well; a technique, an ability, usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities that are regarded as innate.
grammar noun/ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)/A system of rules and principles for the structure of a language, or of languages in general.
instructor noun/ɪnˈstɹʌktɚ/One who instructs; a teacher.
chic adjective/ʃik/Elegant, stylish.
benzine nounbenzene
material noun/məˈtɪə.ɹi.əl/A basic matter (as metal, wood, plastic, fiber, etc.) from which the whole or the greater part of something physical (as a machine, tool, building, fabric…
link noun/ˈlɪŋk/A connection between places, people, events, things, or ideas.
immediately adverb/ɪˈmiː.di.ət.li/In an immediate manner; instantly or without delay.
brain noun/ˈbɹeɪ̯n/The control center of the central nervous system of an animal located in the skull, consisting of the cerebrum, cerebellum, and brainstem, which is responsible…
interview noun/ˈɪn.tə.vjuː/Any face-to-face meeting, especially of an official or adversarial nature.
limit noun/ˈlɪm.ɪt/A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go or proceed.

Sentences worth repeating

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

  • You can't think of it.
  • Let's start with the first form.
  • You can't help if you can learn any language.
  • I'm gonna give you this one.
  • What are the best information for you?

Grammar in this video

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

StructureIn the video
Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a groupthe most important · the best
Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or predictionwill be · I'll say · I'll take
Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see cominggonna give · gonna do · it's going to come

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 32 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'll, I'm, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, chic /ʃik/
  • Long words — get the stress right: material /məˈtɪə.ɹi.əl/, immediately /ɪˈmiː.di.ət.li/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like introduce, topic, formal.

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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