Shadowing Practice: Do we know the location where Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead? - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Now back to the story of the death of Lazarus.
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After Jesus arrived here in Bethany, he learned that Lazarus had been dead and in the tomb for four days.
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Mourners had gathered at the house of Mary and Martha to comfort them.
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Now Martha was able to pull herself together enough to go out and greet Jesus.
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But Mary was so distraught that she stayed inside.
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Lord, Martha said to Jesus, if you had been here, my brother would not have died, but I know that even now God will give you whatever you ask.
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Jesus said to her, your brother will rise again.
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I am the resurrection and the life.
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The one who believes in me will live, even though they die, and whoever lives by believing in me will never die.
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Do you believe this?
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Yes, Lord, she said, I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who has come into the world.
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After she had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary.
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The teacher is here and is asking for you.
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John 11, 21 through 28.
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When Mary saw Jesus, she fell at his feet, and he had compassion on her.
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Now, it's here we get the shortest verse in the Gospels.
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In the entire Bible, in fact, John 11, 35, which says simply, Jesus wept.
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Then Jesus led his grieving friends over to an ancient tomb here in Bethany.
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This location has been recorded as the tomb of Lazarus, going all the way back to the historian Eusebius in 330 AD.
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A large stone blocked the tomb's entrance.
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People must have been shocked when Jesus told them to take away the stone.
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In fact, Martha objected.
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But Lord, said Martha, the sister of the dead man, by this time there is a bad odor, for he has been there four days.
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According to Jewish tradition, Lazarus' body would have been wrapped in linens and scented with oils, but the Jews did not embalm their dead.
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Thus the perfumes only lasted so long.
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Anyway, Jesus insisted and the people moved the stone.
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Jesus looked up and prayed to God.
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He prayed to God as his Father.
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Father, I thank you that you have heard me.
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I knew that you always hear me, but I said this for the benefit of the people standing here, that they may believe that you sent me.
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John 11, 41 and 42.
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When he had said this, Jesus called in a loud voice, Lazarus, come out.
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The dead man came out, his hands and feet wrapped with strips of linen and a cloth around his face.
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Jesus said to them, Take off the grave clothes and let him go.
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Therefore, many of the Jews who had come to visit Mary and had seen what Jesus did, believed in him.
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John 11, 45.
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Now picture the scene.
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Still wrapped in his grave clothes, Lazarus stumbled out of the tomb and into the light.
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It was the fulfillment of Jesus' earlier promise to Martha that if she believed, she would see the glory of God.
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But for the Jewish religious leaders, this miracle provoked a crisis.
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I don't think I'm going to be able to do that.
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We'll be right back.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Do we know the location where Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead?”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Jesus, Lazarus, Martha, Mary, tomb. This video has 42 sentences and 533 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:15. The speaker talks at a steady 125 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 85% 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
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| tomb noun | /tum/ | A small building, or a room within one, for the remains of the dead, with walls, a roof, and (if it is to be used for more than one corpse) a door. It may be… |
| cloth noun | /klɒθ/ | A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. Sometimes… |
| wrap verb | /ɹæp/ | To enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper. |
| linen noun | /ˈlɪnɪn/ | Thread or cloth made from flax fiber. |
| grave noun | /ɡɹeɪv/ | An excavation in the earth as a place of burial. |
| distraught adjective | /dɪsˈtɹɔːt/ | Deeply hurt, saddened, or worried; incapacitated by distress. |
| embalm verb | /ɪmˈbɑm/ | To treat a corpse with preservatives in order to prevent decomposition. |
| fulfilment noun | /fʊlˈfɪl.mənt/ | The act of fulfilling or the state or quality of being fulfilled; consummation; completion; realization. |
| grieve verb | /ɡɹiːv/ | To cause sorrow or distress to. |
| mourner noun | /ˈmɔɹnɚ/ | Someone filled with or expressing grief or sadness, especially over a death; someone who mourns. |
| provoke verb | /pɹəˈvəʊk/ | To cause someone to become annoyed or angry. |
| stumble verb | /ˈstʌmbəl/ | To trip or fall; to walk clumsily. |
| greet verb | /ɡɹiːt/ | To welcome in a friendly manner, either in person or through another means such as writing. |
| perfume noun | /ˈpɝfjuːm/ | A pleasant smell; the scent, odor, or odoriferous particles emitted from a sweet-smelling substance; a pleasant odor. |
| resurrection noun | /ɹɛzəˈɹɛkʃən/ | The act of arising from the dead and becoming alive again. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| come out verb | /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ | To be discovered; to be revealed. |
| go back verb | To return to a place or state after having been there at a previous time. | |
| go out verb | To leave, especially a building. | |
| look up verb | /ˌlʊk ˈʌp/ | To have better prospects. |
| take away verb | /ˌteɪk əˈweɪ/ | To remove something and put it in a different place. |
| take off verb | To remove. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | has come · has been recorded · has been |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | has been recorded · have been shocked · have been wrapped |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 3 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, we'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: cloth /klɒθ/, gather /ˈɡæðɚ/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: resurrection /ɹɛzəˈɹɛkʃən/, compassion /kəmˈpæʃ.ən/
- Long words — get the stress right: resurrection /ɹɛzəˈɹɛkʃən/, historian /hɪˈstɔɹi.ən/
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 tomb, cloth, wrap.
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.