Shadowing Practice: Chapter 10 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Chapter 10 Madame Giry visits the Persian. for weeks.
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All Paris talked about that night at the opera.
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Everybody asked questions.
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But nobody knew the answers. Where was Christine Daae?
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Where was the Vicomte de Chani?
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Were they alive?' or dead.
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And the Phantom of the Opera?
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Some weeks after that famous night, Madame Giry went out one afternoon.
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to a small house near the Riverley Gardens.
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She went in and up the stairs to some rooms at the top of the house.
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The Persian opened the door.
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Madame Giry looked at him.
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"'My friend.' You know the answers.
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Please tell me. Are they alive? or dead.
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coming.
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The Persian said quietly.
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They sat down on some chairs by the window.
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and looked out across the riverly gardens.
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Yes.
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The Persian said slowly.
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The Phantom is dead now.
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He did not want to live any longer.
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I saw his body three days ago.
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And because of that, I can talk to you about him.
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He cannot kill me now.
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So, The Phantom was really a man.
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"'Madame Giry asked.
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Yes.
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His name was Eric.
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That was not his real name, of course.
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He was born in France.
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But I knew him in Persia.
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He was a famous builder.
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and I worked with him there. For a time.
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I was his friend. But not for long.
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when he came to Paris.
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I came after him.
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I wanted to watch him.
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He was a very clever, very dangerous man.
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He could be in two.
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or three places at the same time.
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He could be in one place?
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And his voice could come from another place.
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He could do many clever things with ropes and mirrors.
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and secret doors.
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You see?
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He helped to build the Opera House.
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He built secret passages underground.
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and his secret house on the lake.
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He could not live in the outside world because of his terrible, ugly face.
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Unhappy, Eric.
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We can feel sorry for him, Madame Giry.
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He was so clever. And so ugly.
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People screamed when they saw his face.
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And so he lived this strange life.
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Huffman.
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"'Her Phantom.' But he was a man in the end.
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He wanted a woman's love.
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He stopped.
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And Madame Giry asked quietly, and Christine Diye?
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and become Draoul.
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What happened to them?
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The Persian smiled.
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Ah yes.
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"What happened to young Raoul and the beautiful Christine?" Who knows?
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Nobody in Paris ever saw Raoul and Christine again.
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Perhaps they took a train to the north.
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and lived a quiet, happy life together there.
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Perhaps Christine's wonderful voice.. is still singing.
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somewhere in the cold and beautiful mountains of Norway. Who knows?

About This Lesson

You're practicing English with "Chapter 10" using the Shadowing technique — a method originally developed for professional interpreter training.

Focus on sounding like the speaker — not just repeating words. With 15–30 minutes of daily practice, you'll build real-world speaking confidence.

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.

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