Shadowing Practice: تقویت زبان با داستان کوتاه انگلیسی/ داستان انگلیسی / english short stories/ تقویت لغات انگلیسی - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Hello, dear.
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Welcome to a new one.
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This is a new one.
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This is a new one.
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Do you know who I am?
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Do you know who I am?
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Do you know who I am?
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Do you know who I am?
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Do you know who I am?
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Do you know who I am?
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Do you know who I am?
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A student was taking a very difficult essay exam
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At the end of the test, the professor asked all the students At the end,
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یعنی آخر، آخر امتحان The professor, professor یعنی استاد دانشگاه از همه دانش آموزا خاص Asked اینجا
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به معنی خواستن میشه درخواست کردن To put their pencils down
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and immediately hand in their test The young man kept writing
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furiously ازشون خواست که put down بذارن زمین مدادهاشون رو بذارن زمین
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and immediately و فورا سریع hand in یعنی تحویل دادن their
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taste امتحاناتشون رو تحویل بدن The young man kept writing furiously
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مرد جوون با حالت دیوانوار یا با حالت عصب و نیتی داشت می نوشت
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Although he was warned that if he did not stop immediately he would be disqualified
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He
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ignored the warning.
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Finished the test.
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Minutes later, he went to hand the test to his instructor.
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He ignored, warning, warning, warning, warning, warning, warning, warning, warning, warning, warning, warning, warning, warning, warning, warning, warning, warning, warning, warning, warning, warning, warning, warning, warning, warning, warning, warning, warning,
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warning, warning, warning, warning, warning,
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warning, warning, warning, warning, warning, warning, warning, warning, warning, warning,
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warning, warning, warning, warning, Instructor means معلم, مرابی.
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The instructor told him he would not take the test.
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The student asked, do you know who I am?
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مرابی بهش گفت, told him, هش گفت, اون امتحانش رو نمی گیره.
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Would not take, take به معنی گرفتن.
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Test, تستش یا امتحانش رو نخواهد گرفتن, تازش تحبیل نمی گیره.
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The student asked, شانک چاگرد یا دانش آموز پرسید.
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Do you know who I am?
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The professor said, no, and I don't care.
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The student asked again, are you sure you don't know who I am?
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Professor or Ustad Darneshka gulfed, no, I don't care.
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Darneshama was, do you know who I am?
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Darneshama was, do you know who I am?
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Do you know who I am?
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Do you know who I am?
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You don't know who I am?
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Can I not see?
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The professors again said no. Therefore, the student walked over to the pile of tests,
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placed his in the middle, then threw the papers in the air.
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Ustad, do -barae gof, nah.
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I mean, I don't know.
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I don't know.
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به خاطر همین therefore به خاطر همین the student دانش آموز
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رفت به طرف برقه های امتحان پایل به بنای تله و
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انباشته چیزی میشه اینجا ها به منظور اینه که برقه های
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امتحان روح هم روح هم گذاشته بودن و دانش آموز رفت
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به طرف برگه ها placed his in the middle جاسازی کرد
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گذاشت placed مال خودش رو برگه خودش رو گذاشت وسط برگه
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ها in the middle then through the papers in the air
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برگه ها همه رو پرت کرد تو هوا یعنی همه رو قاطی کرد برگه ها رو
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Good the student said
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and walked out he passed دانش آموز گفت آلیه خوبه یا
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به قول خودمون ایوال که من رو نمیشنستی walked out رفت
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بیرون he passed ازش رد شد از معلمش رد شد و
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رفت بیرون این بود از داستان امروز ما امیدوارم همگی استفاده
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کنید کلمات جدیدش براتون مفید بوده باشه شما رو توی داستان بعدی میبینم خدا نگهدار

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 57 sentences and 377 words to shadow. The speech runs for 5:04. The speaker talks slowly, about 75 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 87% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
instructor noun/ɪnˈstɹʌktɚ/One who instructs; a teacher.
ignore verb/ɪɡˈnɔː/To deliberately not listen or pay attention to.
gulf noun/ɡʌlf/A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin.
examination noun/ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/The act of examining.
essay noun/ˈɛs.eɪ/A written composition of moderate length, exploring a particular issue or subject.
pile noun/paɪl/A mass of things heaped together; a heap.
warn verb/woɹn/To make (someone) aware of impending danger, evil, etc.
pencil noun/ˈpɛnsəl/A writing utensil with a graphite (commonly referred to as lead) shaft, usually blended with clay, clad in wood, and sharpened to a taper.
furiously adverb/ˈfjʊə̯ɹi.ə̯sli/In a furious manner; angrily.
disqualify verb/dɪsˈkwɔləfaɪ/To make ineligible for something.
warning noun/ˈwoɹnɪŋ/An instance of warning someone.
professor noun/pɹəˈfɛs.ə/The most senior rank for an academic at a university or similar institution.
immediately adverb/ɪˈmiː.di.ət.li/In an immediate manner; instantly or without delay.
therefore adverb/ˈðɛɹ.fɔɹ/Consequently, by or in consequence of that or this cause; referring to something previously stated.
welcome/ˈwɛl.kəm/Greeting given upon someone's arrival.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
walk out verbTo stage a walkout or strike.
put down verbTo insult, belittle, or demean.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 6 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “th” sounds: therefore /ˈðɛɹ.fɔɹ/, throw /θɹoʊ/
  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, finish /ˈfɪnɪʃ/
  • Long words — get the stress right: examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, furiously /ˈfjʊə̯ɹi.ə̯sli/, disqualify /dɪsˈkwɔləfaɪ/, immediately /ɪˈmiː.di.ət.li/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like instructor, ignore, gulf.

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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