Shadowing Practice: Before Morning Answers Come (Psalm 5:3) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Before Morning Answers Come”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: begins, mourning, answer, hear. This video has 17 sentences and 233 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:14. The speaker talks slowly, about 72 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 83% 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
14 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| mourning noun | /ˈmoɹnɪŋ/ | The act of expressing or feeling sorrow or regret; lamentation. |
| dawn noun | /dɔːn/ | The morning twilight period immediately before sunrise. |
| mercy noun | /ˈmɝsi/ | Relenting; forbearance to cause or allow harm to another. |
| burden noun | /ˈbɝdn̩/ | A heavy load. |
| awake verb | /əˈweɪk/ | To become conscious after having slept. |
| faithful adjective | /ˈfeɪθ.fl̩/ | Loyal; adhering firmly to person or cause. |
| glow verb | /ɡloʊ/ | To emit heat and light without a flame. |
| fragile adjective | /ˈfɹæd͡ʒəl/ | Easily broken, not sturdy; of delicate material. |
| sunlight noun | /ˈsʌnˌlaɪt/ | All the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun; especially, that in the visible spectrum and that bathes the Earth. |
| surround verb | /səˈɹaʊnd/ | To encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions. |
| softly adverb | /ˈsɔftli/ | In a soft manner; gently. |
| unseen adjective | /ʌnˈsiːn/ | Not seen or discovered; invisible. |
| expectantly adverb | In an expectant manner. | |
| faithfulness noun | The state or act of keeping faith; constancy of support. |
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 | is set |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | will wait · will answer · will believe |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | are already working |
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 mourning, dawn, mercy.
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.