Shadowing Practice: B2 DAY 2 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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What does it really mean to feel rich?
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Most people would answer this question by talking about money.
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They imagine a large house, a successful career, financial freedom, or the ability to buy anything they want without checking the price.
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It seems like a reasonable definition.
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After all, money solves many practical problems.
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It pays the bills, creates opportunities, and provides a sense of security.
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Yet if wealth alone could make people feel rich, why do so many successful individuals still struggle with stress,
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anxiety, and sleepless nights?
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Perhaps the richest feeling has never been about how much we own.
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Perhaps it is about how little we have to worry about.
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There is an interesting contradiction in the way we think about success.
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We often assume that earning more money will gradually remove every source of stress from our lives.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 12 sentences and 140 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:04. The speaker talks at a steady 132 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 2 of its 12 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 13 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| distress noun | /dɪˈstɹɛs/ | Physical or emotional discomfort, suffering, or alarm, particularly of a more acute nature. |
| earn verb | /ɝn/ | To gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work. |
| practical adjective | /ˈpɹæk.tɪ.kəl/ | Relating to, or based on, practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis. |
| anxiety noun | /æŋˈzaɪ.əti/ | An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event. |
| solve verb | /sɒlv/ | To find an answer or solution to a problem or question; to work out. |
| gradually adverb | /ˈɡɹæd͡ʒuəli/ | In a gradual manner; making slow progress; slowly. |
| contradiction noun | /ˌkɑːntɹəˈdɪkʃən/ | The act of contradicting. |
| sleepless adjective | /ˈsliːpləs/ | Characterized by an absence of sleep: wakeful. |
| struggle noun | /ˈstɹʌɡəl/ | A contortion of the body in an attempt to escape or to perform a difficult task. |
| reasonable adjective | /ˈɹiː.zə.nə.bəl/ | Just; fair; agreeable to reason. |
| definition noun | /ˌdɛf.ɪˈnɪʃ.ən/ | A statement of the meaning of a word, word group, sign, or symbol; especially, a dictionary definition. |
| assume verb | /əˈsjuːm/ | To authenticate by means of belief; to surmise; to suppose to be true, especially without proof. |
| wealth noun | /wɛlθ/ | Riches; a great amount of valuable assets or material possessions. |
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 | has never been |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: contradiction /ˌkɑːntɹəˈdɪkʃən/, definition /ˌdɛf.ɪˈnɪʃ.ən/
- Long words — get the stress right: anxiety /æŋˈzaɪ.əti/, contradiction /ˌkɑːntɹəˈdɪkʃən/, reasonable /ˈɹiː.zə.nə.bəl/, definition /ˌdɛf.ɪˈnɪʃ.ən/
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 distress, earn, practical.
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.