Shadowing Practice: Emma Watson - One Young World 2016 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Reza Zaini Reviewer Thank you.
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Two years ago, I launched a campaign called HeForShe at the UN in New York.
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I was very nervous before that speech.
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The nerves were followed by a tremendous high immediately afterwards and a crashing low a few days after that.
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My best hopes and my worst fears were confirmed all at once.
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I had opened Pandora's box to a standing ovation
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and almost simultaneously a level of critique I had never experienced in my life
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and the beginning of what would become a series of threats.
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The last two years have been a baptism of fire,
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to say the least, where I learnt just how little I know and also how much.
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It was my scary first step as an activist, a word I never imagined that I would use to describe myself.
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So, reading the applications of activists who applied here for One Young World Scholarships was surprising to me.
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Here I was reading the stories of people from nearly 200 different countries from around the world with experiences
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that I couldn't even imagine.
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I mean, I really just, they were so out of this world to me.
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And yet, their notes looked like my notes.
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The same themes emerged over and over and over again.
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There was so much overlap with the things that I had been thinking about and that I had been struggling with.
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Because the truth is, it had never been about being an activist.
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It was about the choice to make myself visible.
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and the choices that you made to do that too.
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Apart from the significant progress the world has made in the cause for equality, the best thing about the last two years has been this.
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Finding people from such disparate experiences and communities that I found that I have something in common with.
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This is a community of artists, spiritual teachers, dreamers, thinkers, doers,
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who work together and support each other.
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For the first time in my life, I found my sisterhood, a brotherhood, however you want to describe it.
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I found my tribe.
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My hope for you while you're here is that you will find some of your tribe too.
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I really needed mine.
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Bobby Kennedy, when he was senator for New York,
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said, Each time a man or woman stands up for an ideal Or acts to improve the lots of others
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Or strikes out against injustice
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He sends forth a tiny ripple of hope
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And crossing each other from a million different centres of energy
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Those ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest wall of oppression and resistance.
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That's what we are doing.
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We, the entire spectrum of the feminist movement,
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are building an unstoppable current for which we need ripples of hope from every age,
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race, ability, walk of life from every human experience.
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I feel gender equality is as important as any of the other goals that we are here to discuss.
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And actually, if anything, it is even more important because it intersects with every single other issue that we face.
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We all have feminine and masculine energies within us.
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And both forces need to be lifted up, respected.
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They need to work together in order to make the world go round.
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Each of you are here at One Young World because you do something important.
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And it is so exciting to see you all come together in one room, because One Young World isn't about saying what I,
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each of us individually, can do, but what we can do.
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Working together, supporting, and listening to each other.
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It's in that spirit
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that I am delighted to introduce nine activists who were the first recipients of a One Young World scholarship
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that I am very honoured to have in my name.
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They are working to secure real progress towards a gender equal world
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and I hope that their stories will inspire you as much as they have inspired me.
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In a moment, I'm going to ask them to come onto the stage, but before I do, I want to offer a few statements of my own
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that I have struggled with and continue to struggle with on a daily basis, but that I have found inspiring.
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I want to ask you to take a moment, you can keep your eyes closed or keep them open,
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and ask yourself if these have any truth for you in them.
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I am willing to be seen.
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I am willing to speak up.
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I am I am willing to keep going.
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I am willing to listen to what others have to say.
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I am willing to go forward even when I feel alone.
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I am willing to go to bed each night at peace with myself.
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I am willing to be my biggest, bestest, most powerful self.
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These seven statements scare the absolute shit out of me.
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But I know that they are at the crux of it all.
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At the end of the day, and when all is said and done,
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I know that these are the ways that I want to have lived my life.
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I know each one of you probably will have encountered one of these statements in the last 48 hours, and if you have, thank you for being here.
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I appreciate it.
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It's truly an honor to be here with you all.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Speaking Goals for This Clip

This video is perfect for english speaking practice, especially if you’re working on fluency, emotional expression, and connecting with an audience. It targets the ability to share personal stories with authenticity—key for IELTS speaking practice and real-world communication. You’ll learn to balance vulnerability and confidence, a skill that makes your speech memorable.

Phrase Bank: Reusable Expressions

  • A baptism of fire (a tough, immersive learning experience)
  • Opened Pandora's box (unintentionally started a complex problem)
  • Crushing low (a deep feeling of disappointment)
  • Disparate experiences (very different life stories)
  • Ripples of hope (small, impactful actions that inspire change)
  • At the crux of it all (the most important part)

Fix Your Weak Spots: Rhythm & Intonation

The video’s natural flow—with pauses, emphasis, and shifts in tone—makes it ideal for practicing the shadowing technique (or shadowspeak). Notice how Emma Watson stresses words like “visible” and “tribe” to highlight emotion. Focus on copying her rhythm: short, punchy phrases when sharing intensity (“scare the absolute shit out of me”) and slower, softer delivery for reflection (“I found my tribe”). This helps you avoid flat speech and makes your English sound more natural. Try shadow speak by repeating her lines immediately after, matching her pace and feeling—you’ll quickly improve your ability to convey meaning through tone.

Whether you’re prepping for an exam or just want to speak more confidently, this clip is a goldmine. Use the phrases in daily conversations, and practice shadowing to master the art of impactful communication. You’ve got this!

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

StructureIn the video
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters nowhave been · has made · have inspired
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does itwere followed · were confirmed · be lifted

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.

Shadowing technique: read the full step-by-step guide →