Shadowing Practice: Get to Know Faith Driven Entrepreneur - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Welcome to Faith Driven Entrepreneur.
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If you're watching this, chances are you might be interested in knowing about who we are and what we're all about.
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Faith Driven Entrepreneur is a movement dedicated to partnering with the
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church to equip one million Christ -following entrepreneurs to step into their purpose, fulfill their God -given call to create, and transform the world around them.
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It's an audacious goal, but we think it's possible by focusing on two core elements, content, and community.
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To encourage and challenge Christ -following entrepreneurs, we produce a weekly podcast and monthly newsletter and have also published the Faith Driven Entrepreneur book.
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We also create video studies
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that tell us stories of entrepreneurs who have wrestled with what it means to follow God with their whole hearts
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and whole businesses.
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Through these stories from around the world, we want entrepreneurs to imagine a different way of doing business than what the world prescribes.
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We also create collections of video studies that are viewed by thousands of like -minded entrepreneurs across the globe.
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And if you haven't seen it yet, our foundation series is the place where we encourage you to start.
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It provides a good overview of what it means to be a faith -driven entrepreneur.
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And while you come for the content, content alone is not enough.
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We hope you stay for the community.
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That's because being in relationship with fellow Christ -following entrepreneurs is where God changes and reforms our hearts and our behavior.
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And together, we affirm, we challenge, and we encourage one another and our call to create.
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So faith -driven entrepreneur groups are formed with that in mind.
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Meeting in person or online, in churches, in co -working spaces, in coffee shops,
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entrepreneurs in more than 100 countries are gathering in small groups to watch videos
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that spark profound conversations while establishing friendships with trusted allies needed to make a difference in the marketplace.
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You can join this community of like -minded entrepreneurs.
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There's no cost, no catch, just the chance to connect with peers.
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We know the journey of an entrepreneur can be lonely, but it doesn't have to be.
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Connecting with like -minded entrepreneurs changes everything.
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So however you found us, we're glad you're here.
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Visit us online at faithdrivenentrepreneur .org.
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Follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram, or you can also follow along with us on YouTube.
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Thanks for joining us on this journey.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Get to Know Faith Driven Entrepreneur”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: entrepreneur, driven, faith, create, minded. This video has 29 sentences and 404 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:30. The speaker talks at a natural 162 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 83% 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
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| entrepreneur noun | /ˌɑn.tɹə.pɹəˈnɝ/ | A person who sets up a business; generally, a person who owns and manages a business and assumes its financial risks. |
| encourage verb | /ɪnˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/ | To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit. |
| connect verb | /kəˈnɛkt/ | To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object. |
| element noun | /ˈɛləmənt/ | One of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based. |
| establish verb | /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ/ | To make stable or firm; to confirm. |
| friendship noun | /ˈfɹɛn(d)ʃɪp/ | The condition of being friends. |
| globe noun | /ɡloʊb/ | The eyeball. |
| lonely adjective | /ˈloʊnli/ | Unhappy due to feeling isolated from contact with other people. |
| gather verb | /ˈɡæðɚ/ | To collect normally separate things. |
| collections noun | /kəˈlɛkʃənz/ | A state being beyond merely past due. |
| podcast noun | /ˈpɑdˌkæst/ | A program, especially an audio program, produced on a regular basis, delivered over the Internet in a compressed digital format and designed for playback on… |
| peer noun | /pɪɹ/ | Somebody who is, or something that is, at a level or of a value equal (to that of something else). |
| overview noun | /ˈoʊ.vɚˌvjuː/ | A brief summary, as of a book or a presentation. |
| ally noun | /ˈæl.aɪ/ | A person who co-operates with or helps another; an associate; a friend. |
| transform verb | /tɹænsˈfɔɹm/ | To change greatly the appearance or form of. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
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| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | have also published · have wrestled · haven't seen |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | are viewed · are formed |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 6 contractions and reduced forms, such as we're, you're, doesn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: establish /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ/, friendship /ˈfɹɛn(d)ʃɪp/, collections /kəˈlɛkʃənz/, audacious /ɔˈdeɪ.ʃəs/
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 entrepreneur, encourage, connect.
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.