Shadowing Practice: A Deep Lesson on FORGIVENESS. - Learn English Speaking with Video
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He told the children that for every person who heard you write their name on a tomato.
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So the children brought tomatoes to class that day.
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The number of tomatoes is equivalent to the number of people that have heard them.
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Some had three tomatoes, others have 30 tomatoes.
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And the teacher said, fine, after writing the name, put it into your school bag and you're going to carry this tomato everywhere you go, even at home for the next two weeks.
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So the kids brought the tomato everywhere, they went happily.
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In the beginning, it was fun.
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But then into the fifth day, the sixth day, it became so inconvenient.
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So they could not stand it before the two weeks ended.
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They went to the class and asked the teacher, this is so unreasonable.
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Are you sure you want us to do this because it is so heavy and it's rotting?
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We want to get rid of it.
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And teacher said, exactly that's the point.
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You see, unforgiveness is like carrying this rotten tomato in your heart.
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Every time when you choose to be unforgiving towards someone, you're carrying it wherever you go.
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You see, the only way to lighten your burden and to remove all this smell is to let go, forgive.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “A Deep Lesson on FORGIVENESS”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: tomato, tomatoes, teacher. This video has 16 sentences and 213 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:59. The speaker talks fast, about 216 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 90% 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 12 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| tomato noun | /təˈmeɪ.toʊ/ | A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit. |
| inconvenient adjective | /ˌɪn.kənˈviːni.ənt/ | not convenient |
| lighten verb | /ˈlaɪ.tn̩/ | To alleviate; to reduce the burden of. |
| unforgiveness noun | Lack of forgiveness. | |
| unforgiving adjective | Unwilling or unable to forgive or show mercy. | |
| rot verb | /ɹɑt/ | To suffer decomposition due to biological action, especially by fungi or bacteria. |
| unreasonable adjective | /ʌnˈɹiːz.(ə)nə.bl̩/ | Without the ability to reason; unreasoning. |
| rotten adjective | /ˈɹɑtn̩/ | Of perishable items, overridden with bacteria and other infectious agents. |
| happily adverb | /ˈhæp.ə.li/ | In a happy or cheerful manner; with happiness. |
| burden noun | /ˈbɝdn̩/ | A heavy load. |
| forgive verb | /fɚˈɡɪv/ | To pardon (someone); to waive any negative feeling towards or desire for punishment or retribution against. |
| wherever | /(h)wɛɹˈɛvɚ/ | Regardless of the place in, at or to which. |
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 heard |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | person who heard |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | you're carrying |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | you're going to carry |
Pronunciation to watch
- Long words — get the stress right: inconvenient /ˌɪn.kənˈviːni.ənt/, unreasonable /ʌnˈɹiːz.(ə)nə.bl̩/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like tomato, inconvenient, lighten.
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.