Shadowing Practice: Chuck Billy of Testament Interview about Native Blood - Learn English Speaking with Video
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I actually did it on our reservation, on our property, and I invited the whole community.
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It's Northern California tribe, the Pomo.
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So we had the tribal elders in it, and the tribal police, and everybody really pitched in.
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And it's funny, it really brought the community closer together.
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We've all known each other families on the reservation, but nobody really was together.
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And it was funny once we shot that everybody came and supported us.
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Everybody came down and we had the dancers there and it was almost like a It was really spiritual.
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It was more than shooting a video.
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And then the video won the Native American Music Awards.
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You know, again, it was like, wow, you know, just heavy metal.
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Look what I did in our Native culture.
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It was like, wow.
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There was a display called Up Where We Belong, and it was Native Americans in Pop Culture.
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But it was just kind of something they just contacted, reached out and said if I wanted to be a part of it.
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I said, of course.
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I'll turn that down.
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To be recognized in pop culture, you know, for heavy metal, you know, this type of music, because it wasn't just that we represented our style of music, but.
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It was just natives in pop culture.
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But I was really honored because if you're thinking, okay, heavy metal, the Native American, who's the first one to pop the mind?
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Okay, me, maybe.
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So I was like, Okay, I'll carry the flag and represent, you know.
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It's the enjoyment that I had when I started it.
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You know, I still hear my mom said, "Don't be a singer!
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Don't be a musician!
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Go to school !" But this is what I love, you know, and she was proud of what I've done and accomplished, sticking with what I do, because I put all my all into it.
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Anything you do in life, the more you do it, you get better at it.
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You know, especially like a band like us, we started and went this whole scene and back to where we are today from like the early 80s.
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through the 90s where metal kind of wasn't happening.
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reviving back 2000, coming back strong again.
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I think we were kind of at our peak right now.
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For me, to speak for myself, singing, I feel, you know, I'm singing better, you know, ever.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 31 sentences and 404 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:59. The speaker talks fast, about 204 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 88% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
12 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
- tribal /ˈtɹaɪbəl/ (adjective) — Of or relating to tribes.
- reservation /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/ (noun) — The act of reserving, withholding or keeping back.
- pitch /pɪt͡ʃ/ (noun) — A throw; a toss; a cast, as of something from the hand.
- spiritual /ˈspɪɹɪt͡ʃuəl/ (adjective) — Of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul.
- invite /ɪnˈvaɪt/ (verb) — To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something.
- elder /ˈɛldɚ/ (noun) — A small tree, Sambucus nigra, having white flowers in a cluster, and edible purple berries.
- accomplish /əˈkɑm.plɪʃ/ (verb) — To finish successfully.
- musician /mjuˈzɪʃən/ (noun) — A composer, conductor, or performer of music; specifically, a person who sings and/or plays a musical instrument as a hobby, occupation, or profession.
- dancer /ˈdænsəɹ/ (noun) — A person who dances, usually as a hobby, an occupation, or a profession.
- enjoyment /ɪnˈd͡ʒɔɪ.mənt/ (noun) — The condition of enjoying anything.
- bind /ˈbaɪ̯nd/ (verb) — To tie; to confine by any ligature.
- revive /ɹɪˈvaɪ̯v/ (verb) — To cause (a person or animal) to recover from a faint; to cause (a person or animal) to return to a state of consciousness.
Phrasal verbs you will hear
- do in (verb) — To kill or end; to defeat.
- call up (verb) — To retrieve from personal or computer memory.
- come back (verb) — To return to a place.
- come down (verb) — To descend, fall down, collapse.
- reach out (verb) — To extend one's hand(s) forward; to reach for something.
- speak for (verb) — To speak on somebody's behalf.
- stick with (verb) — To remain close to.
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 10 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'll, wasn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: reservation /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/, accomplish /əˈkɑm.plɪʃ/, musician /mjuˈzɪʃən/
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 tribal, reservation, pitch.
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.