Shadowing Practice: Anthroposophic Medical Training Part 1 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Something that I get to do, which I really enjoy and I'm excited about, is organizing the training programs for physicians to learn about anthroposophic medicine.
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There are a variety of programs that are offered right now.
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The cornerstone of them is the intensive training week
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that we offer usually in late spring when we get physicians to come from all over the country, sometimes from other countries as well.
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And this is actually a program which is taught internationally on five continents.
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And we spend six intensive days really practicing new ways of thinking,
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new ways of observing, building a therapeutic community.
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And I would say also talking about what it means to be a healer.
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And what is the path of being a physician who's trying to look at health and illness in a broader way.
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And it's a joyful experience.
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It's something I've participated in for about a decade.
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And it's very exciting to see how physicians come into the trainings.
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Many of them are already in clinical practice, so they have an established practice.
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Good experience, a lot of expertise, but they are trying to find deeper meaning.
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Sometimes people are frustrated that although they're practicing clinically correct medicine,
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they're losing some of the humanity of their practice, of their interaction with patients.
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Physician burnout is a huge issue right now.
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And I can say that while many colleagues
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that I know are thinking about early retirement plans and how quickly they can exit from clinical medicine, I'm very excited and I know many
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other people who are very excited about continuing to find and evolve ways to be helping people.
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It's a path of personal discovery which is also benefiting many other people in the process.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 21 sentences and 291 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:13. The speaker talks at a steady 131 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 81% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| physician noun | /fəˈzɪʃən/ | A practitioner of physic, i.e. a specialist in internal medicine, especially as opposed to a surgeon; a practitioner who treats with medication rather than… |
| intensive adjective | /ɪnˈtɛnsɪv/ | Done with intensity or to a great degree; thorough. |
| establish verb | /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ/ | To make stable or firm; to confirm. |
| discovery noun | /dɪˈskʌv.ɹi/ | Something discovered. |
| participate verb | /pɑːˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/ | To join in, to take part, to involve oneself (in something). |
| illness noun | /ˈɪl.nəs/ | An instance (episode) of a disease or poor health. |
| exit noun | /ˈɛɡzət/ | An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure. |
| humanity noun | /hjuˈmænɪti/ | Humankind; human beings as a group. |
| interaction noun | /ˌɪn.təˈɹæk.ʃən/ | The situation or occurrence in which two or more things act upon one another to produce an effect; the effect resulting from such a situation or occurrence. |
| continent noun | /ˈkɑntɪnənt/ | One of the main contiguous landmasses, separated by water or geological features, on the surface of a planet, sometimes including its continental shelves and… |
| expertise noun | /ˌɛkspɜːˈtiːz/ | Great skill or knowledge in a particular field or hobby. |
| observe verb | /əbˈzɜːv/ | To notice or view, especially carefully or with attention to detail. |
| colleague noun | /ˈkɒliːɡ/ | A fellow member of a profession, staff, academic faculty or other organization; an associate, a workmate. |
| organize verb | /ˈɔɹɡənaɪz/ | To arrange in working order. |
| internationally adverb | In an international manner. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 5 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, they're, I've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: therapeutic /ˌθɛɹ.əˈpjuː.tɪk/, anthroposophic /ˌænθɹəpəˈsɑfɪk/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: physician /fəˈzɪʃən/, establish /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ/, interaction /ˌɪn.təˈɹæk.ʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: participate /pɑːˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/, humanity /hjuˈmænɪti/, interaction /ˌɪn.təˈɹæk.ʃən/, therapeutic /ˌθɛɹ.əˈpjuː.tɪk/, anthroposophic /ˌænθɹəpəˈsɑfɪk/
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 physician, intensive, establish.
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 | are offered · is taught · are frustrated |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | program which is · people who are · discovery which is |
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.