Shadowing Practice: August 27, 2026 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Fire Under the Earth Volcanoes can be quiet for hundreds of years.
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Then suddenly, boom!
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They can erupt with great force.
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Lava gushes out like a giant fountain.
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A cloud of gray and black smoke forms over the top.
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How does all this happen?
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Deep inside the Earth, it is so hot that rock melts.
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We call this melted rock magma.
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Think of it as liquid fire.
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Sometimes magma is pushed up to the surface.
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A volcano erupts when magma pushes out from deep inside the Earth.
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Once magma is forced out to the surface, we call it lava.
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Lava can run down the sides of a volcano.
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Sometimes it will reach a nearby town.
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When this happens, the people in the town have to leave.
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Lava is very hot and dangerous.
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It can easily start a fire.
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When lava cools, it turns back into rock.
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Some volcanoes are active.
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This means they have erupted recently and will again soon.
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Kilauea in Hawaii is the most active volcano in the world.
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It has erupted 61 times.
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Do you know when the last time it erupted was?
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It's erupting right now.
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Kilauea erupted on January 3, 1983, and has not stopped.
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Will the volcano ever be dormant again?
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Scientists don't know.
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Maybe it will erupt forever.
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Ancient people didn't know why volcanoes erupted.
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One German astronomer thought the Earth was crying.
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Even now, there is still much to learn about them.
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Some of the volcanoes we thought would never erupt again have become active once more.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “August 27, 2026”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: erupted, lava, erupt, magma, volcanoes. This video has 32 sentences and 252 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:26. The speaker talks at a natural 175 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 80% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 14 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| volcano noun | /vɑlˈkeɪ.noʊ/ | A vent or fissure on the surface of a planet (usually in a mountainous form) with a magma chamber attached to the mantle of a planet or moon, periodically… |
| lava noun | /ˈlɑvə/ | The molten rock ejected by a volcano from a vent such as a crater or fissure; magma that has breached the surface of the earth. |
| melt verb | /mɛlt/ | To change (or to be changed) from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat. |
| cloud noun | /ˈklaʊ̯d/ | A visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air. |
| gray adjective | /ɡɹeɪ/ | Of a color between black and white, having neutral hue and intermediate brightness. |
| liquid noun | /ˈlɪk.wɪd/ | A substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another like those… |
| boom verb | /bum/ | To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound. |
| scientist noun | /ˈsaɪəntəst/ | One whose activities make use of the scientific method to answer questions regarding the measurable universe. A scientist may be involved in original research… |
| fountain noun | /ˈfaʊn.tɪn/ | A natural source of water; a spring. |
| erupt verb | /ɪˈɹʌpt/ | To eject something violently (such as lava or water, as from a volcano or geyser). |
| magma noun | /ˈmæɡ.mə/ | A mixture of molten silicate rock, crystals, and gas within the earth, which may be erupted as lava or cool in place to form igneous intrusions. |
| astronomer noun | /əˈstɹɒn.ə.mə/ | One who studies astronomy, the stars or the physical universe; a scientist whose area of research is astronomy or astrophysics. |
| dormant adjective | /ˈdɔːmənt/ | Inactive, sleeping, asleep, suspended. |
| gush verb | /ˈɡʌʃ/ | To flow forth suddenly, in great volume. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| run down verb | To hit someone with a car or other vehicle and injure or kill them. |
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 erupted · has erupted · has not stopped |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | is pushed · is forced |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | will reach · will again · Will the volcano ever be |
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 volcano, lava, melt.
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.