Shadowing Practice: English in a Minute: Still Waters Run Deep - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Welcome to English in a Minute.
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In nature, water can be violent and rough.
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Or it can be still and calm.
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So what could this mean?
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Still waters run deep.
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Anna, I'm throwing a party, and you and Ashley are invited.
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Oh, and Douglas, too.
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Douglas, you mean the guy in IT who never talks to anyone?
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He's so quiet.
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Maybe he's just busy thinking.
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You know what they say, still waters run deep.
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They also say be careful of the quiet ones.
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The expression, still waters run deep, is used when describing someone who seems shy and quiet.
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But they are often very intelligent and interesting.
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You just might not know it because they're so quiet.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “English in a Minute: Still Waters Run Deep”. This video has 15 sentences and 117 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:53. The speaker talks at a steady 131 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 12 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| violent adjective | /ˈvaɪ.ə.lənt/ | Involving extreme force or motion. |
| invite verb | /ɪnˈvaɪt/ | To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something. |
| intelligent adjective | /ɪnˈtɛlɪd͡ʒənt/ | Of high or especially quick cognitive capacity, bright. |
| quiet adjective | /ˈkwaɪ̯.ət/ | With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise. |
| careful adjective | /ˈkɛɹfəl/ | Taking care; attentive to potential danger, error or harm; cautious. |
| describe verb | /dɪˈskɹaɪb/ | To represent in words. |
| expression noun | /əkˈspɹɛʃ.n̩/ | The action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc. |
| calm adjective | /kɑm/ | Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety. |
| rough adjective | /ɹʌf/ | Not smooth; uneven. |
| welcome | /ˈwɛl.kəm/ | Greeting given upon someone's arrival. |
| nature noun | /ˈneɪ̯.t͡ʃəɹ/ | The way things are, the totality of all things in the physical universe and their order, especially the physical world in contrast to spiritual realms and… |
| throw verb | /θɹoʊ/ | To hurl; to release (an object) with some force from one’s hands, an apparatus, etc. so that it moves rapidly through the air. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | are invited |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | someone who seems |
| Possibility with “might / may” might/may + verb — something that is possible but not certain | might not know |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | I'm throwing |
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 violent, invite, intelligent.
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.