Shadowing Practice: Books of the Bible Rap - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Genesis, God creates the world, humans wreck it.
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Exodus, the exit of the Israelites is epic.
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Leviticus and Numbers, God's people get wobbly.
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Moses whips them into shape in Deuteronomy.
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Joshua's pursuit of the promised land is legendary.
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Judges hold grudges, but Ruth is extraordinary.
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First and second Samuel, David has heart.
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First and second Kings, the king's kingdom falls apart.
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Chronicles, the Israelites are inching into exile.
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Ezra, Nehemiah, bring them back from the Gentiles.
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Esther is the queen saving Jews from catastrophe Job finds hope
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in the middle of his tragedy Psalms are the bomb David drops
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when he's worshiping Proverbs are the words of the wise kings journaling Here's Ecclesiastes, life is a vapor Here's Song of Solomon,
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skip it till later Isaiah says King Jesus will be born Jeremiah blasts God's plan on the horn Limitations,
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God's nations in pieces They need a new heart which Ezekiel teaches Daniel, can you handle it?
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Furnaces
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and lions The way of Hosea is salvation through reliance Job
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plays a role of announcing God's day Amos is famous for the narrow and the straight.
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Overdye, he applied to Messiah's underway.
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So does Jonah all alone inside of his for three days.
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Micah like an earthquake, speaks God's power.
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Nahum name's God a trustworthy strong tower.
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Habakkuk with the backup of a vision on a tablet.
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Seven-eyed writing, God's love is elaborate.
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Haggai, good guy's passion is contagious.
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Zachariah, Malachi, God's gonna save us.
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Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John all about Jesus.
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Acts are the facts how he'll never leave us.
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Romans is the to a spirit-filled life.
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Corinthians, faith, hope, love, never die.
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Galatians, fruit of the spirit, gonna grow.
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Ephesians, God's masterpiece, good to know.
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Philippians, running that race with Christ.
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Colossians, washed clean, doing things right.
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First and second Thessalonians, giving God gratitude.
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First and second Timothy, leading with your attitude.
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Titus gonna tell us about grace from above.
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Philemon, leaning on brotherly love.
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Hebrews, brewing on faith like a child.
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The name of the James game, join every child.
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First and second Peter, cast cares on Jesus.
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First, second, third John, his love frees us.
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Jude is a dude speaking truth that burns.
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Revelations celebrating Jesus' return
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Books of the Bible Rap”. This video has 44 sentences and 373 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:57. The speaker talks fast, about 192 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 71% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| wash verb | /wɑʃ/ | To clean with water. |
| passion noun | /ˈpæʃən/ | A true desire sustained or prolonged. |
| narrow adjective | /ˈnæɹəʊ/ | Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth. |
| extraordinary adjective | /ɪksˈtɹɔːrdɪn(ə)ɹi/ | Out of the ordinary; exceptional; unusual. |
| epic noun | /ˈɛp.ɪk/ | An extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a deity, demigod (heroic epic), other legend or traditional hero. |
| exit noun | /ˈɛɡzət/ | An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure. |
| blast noun | /blæst/ | A violent gust of wind (in windy weather) or apparent wind (around a moving vehicle). |
| worship noun | /ˈwɝ.ʃɪp/ | The devotion accorded to a deity or to a sacred object. |
| announce verb | /əˈnaʊn(t)s/ | To give public notice of, especially for the first time; to make known. |
| lion noun | /ˈlaɪən/ | A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe. |
| legendary adjective | /ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ənˌdɛɹ.i/ | Of or pertaining to a legend or to legends. |
| backup noun | /ˈbækˌʌp/ | A reserve or substitute. |
| skip verb | /skɪp/ | To move by hopping on alternate feet. |
| earthquake noun | /ˈɝθkweɪk/ | A shaking of the ground, caused by volcanic activity or movement around geologic faults. |
| horn noun | /hɔɹn/ | A hard growth of keratin that protrudes from the top of the head of certain animals, usually paired. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fall apart verb | To disintegrate, to break into pieces. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 4 contractions and reduced forms, such as gonna, he'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: earthquake /ˈɝθkweɪk/, trustworthy /ˈtɹʌst.wɜː.ði/, brotherly /ˈbɹʌð.ɚ.li/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: wash /wɑʃ/, passion /ˈpæʃən/, worship /ˈwɝ.ʃɪp/, revelation /ˌɹɛv.əˈleɪ.ʃən/, salvation /sælˈveɪ.ʃn̩/
- Long words — get the stress right: extraordinary /ɪksˈtɹɔːrdɪn(ə)ɹi/, legendary /ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ənˌdɛɹ.i/, elaborate /ɪˈlæb.ə.ɹeɪt/, revelation /ˌɹɛv.əˈleɪ.ʃən/, catastrophe /kəˈtæstɹəfi/
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 wash, passion, narrow.
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.