Shadowing Practice: Are you responsible? - Learn English Speaking with Video
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I was watching the news last night and all the problems in a lot of the French cities.
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In France, a lot of people, a lot of demonstrators are on the street.
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Demonstrators and rioters, two interesting words, right?
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A demonstrator is a person who goes onto the street to demand better education, better salary, better housing.
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A rioter is a person who goes onto the street to steal, to break into shops.
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It was so bad in France that
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President Macron went onto national TV to make a statement to say that things are really bad,
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but the rioters were going to pay for their crimes.
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Les casseurs, I think it was in France.
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And it got me thinking about responsibility, being responsible.
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And I think when we're learning English, we have to be responsible, right?
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Responsible to ourselves, but responsible to others.
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You're responsible to yourself because you have to have a goal, get a plan and follow it if you want to make progress.
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But you're also, you have a responsibility to others because you're going to share your ideas, your thoughts with others.
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You're going to make a contribution with your English.
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So you have a responsibility to do that as best as possible to other people.
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Now, don't get me wrong, this is not a huge responsibility,
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but I think if you want to make good progress in English, be responsible.
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Don't be like the casseurs, don't be like the rioters, trying to steal things, a quick fix and steal little bits and pieces there.
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Be in it for the long haul.
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Be responsible learning English.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Are you responsible?”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: responsible, rioter, responsibility, English, demonstrator. This video has 21 sentences and 271 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:49. The speaker talks at a steady 149 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 86% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| steal verb | /stiːl/ | To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it. |
| salary noun | /ˈsæləɹi/ | A fixed amount of money paid to a worker, usually calculated on a monthly or annual basis, not hourly, as wages. Implies a degree of professionalism and/or… |
| contribution noun | /ˌkɑntɹɪˈbjuʃən/ | Something given or offered that adds to a larger whole. |
| haul verb | /hɔl/ | To transport by drawing or pulling, as with horses or oxen, or a motor vehicle. |
| rioter noun | /ˈɹaɪətɚ/ | One who riots; part of the unruly violent crowd causing a riot. |
| demonstrator noun | /ˈdɛmənstɹeɪtə(ɹ)/ | One who demonstrates anything, or proves beyond doubt. |
| ourselves | /aʊɚˈsɛlvz/ | Us; the group including the speaker as the object of a verb or preposition when that group also is the subject. |
| responsible adjective | /ɹɪˈspɑn.sə.bəl/ | Having the duty of taking care of something; answerable for an act performed or for its consequences; accountable; amenable, especially legally or politically. |
| responsibility noun | /ɹɪˌspɑn.səˈbɪl.ə.ti/ | The state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable. |
| onto | /ˈɒn.tuː/ | Arriving upon or on top of (speaking of a physical or metaphorical movement). |
| progress noun | /ˈpɹɑ.ɡɹɛs/ | Movement or advancement through a series of events, or points in time; development through time. |
| quick adjective | /kwɪk/ | Moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast. |
| statement noun | /ˈsteɪtmənt/ | A declaration or remark. |
| crime noun | /kɹaɪm/ | A specific act committed in violation of the law, especially criminal law. |
| shop noun | /ʃɑp/ | An establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | person who goes |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | you're going to share · You're going to make |
| Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessary | have to be · have to have |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 8 contractions and reduced forms, such as you're, don't, we're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: contribution /ˌkɑntɹɪˈbjuʃən/, shop /ʃɑp/
- Long words — get the stress right: contribution /ˌkɑntɹɪˈbjuʃən/, demonstrator /ˈdɛmənstɹeɪtə(ɹ)/, responsible /ɹɪˈspɑn.sə.bəl/, responsibility /ɹɪˌspɑn.səˈbɪl.ə.ti/
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 steal, salary, contribution.
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.