Shadowing Practice: Can You Understand Investing? - Learn English Speaking with Video
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When do you stop understanding me?
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I had no money, so I got a job and started saving.
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After a few months, I opened an investing account and bought my first shares, but I didn't stop there and started putting money into index funds and real estate,
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spreading my portfolio so no single investment could wipe me out.
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I kept reinvesting and diversifying until compound interest took over and the income from my portfolio made me financially free.
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Then I moved on to trading options by selling covered calls on my positions to generate extra income
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and using puts to hedge my downside in case the market dropped.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 7 sentences and 108 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:35. The speaker talks fast, about 186 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| portfolio noun | /pɔːtˈfəʊ.liˌəʊ/ | A case for carrying papers, drawings, photographs, maps and other flat documents. |
| invest verb | /ɪnˈvɛst/ | To spend money, time, or energy on something, especially for some benefit or purpose; used with in. |
| generate verb | /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ə.ɹeɪt/ | To bring into being; give rise to. |
| compound noun | /ˈkɑmpaʊnd/ | Anything made by combining several things. |
| wipe verb | /waɪp/ | To move an object over, maintaining contact, with the intention of removing some substance from the surface. (Compare rub.) |
| financially adverb | In terms of finance or money. | |
| hedge noun | /ˈhɛd͡ʒ/ | A thicket of bushes or other shrubbery, especially one planted as a fence between two portions of land, or to separate the parts of a garden. |
| downside noun | /ˈdaʊnˌsaɪd/ | A disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous. |
| diversify verb | /daɪˈvɝ.sə.faɪ/ | To make (something) diverse or varied in form or quality; to give variety to (something) to distinguish by numerous aspects or differences. |
| reinvest verb | To invest again, give another investment. | |
| index noun | /ˈɪndɛks/ | An alphabetical listing of items and their location. |
| income noun | /ˈɪnˌkʌm/ | Money one earns by working or by capitalising on the work of others. |
| drop noun | /dɹɑp/ | A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own rounded shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid. |
| extra adjective | /ˈɛkstɹə/ | Beyond what is due, usual, expected, or necessary; extraneous; additional; supernumerary. |
| sell verb | /sɛl/ | To transfer goods or provide services in exchange for money. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| take over verb | To assume control of something, such as a business or enterprise, and sometimes by force. |
Pronunciation to watch
- Long words — get the stress right: portfolio /pɔːtˈfəʊ.liˌəʊ/, diversify /daɪˈvɝ.sə.faɪ/
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 portfolio, invest, generate.
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.