Shadowing Practice: Holding On and Letting Go (feat. Sarah Masen) - Learn English Speaking with YouTube

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It was not what I had planned Not what I had coming Of the sins of the Father or my own for that matter It was a common trip and fall With a bloody knee and tearing Of the dress that I was wearing Nothing more and nothing less So don't mistake my face As I'm gone quiet I'm smiling inside And I'm thinking you should try I see the wings of history in flight The paradoxical morning light When darkness is the wake-up call And our city laughs through the pain All we want is ordinary games We don't…
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It was not what I had planned Not what I had coming Of the sins of the Father or my own for that matter It was a common trip and fall With a bloody knee and tearing Of the dress that I was wearing Nothing more and nothing less So don't mistake my face As I'm gone quiet I'm smiling inside And I'm thinking you should try I see the wings of history in flight The paradoxical morning light When darkness is the wake-up call And our city laughs through the pain All we want is ordinary games We don't need a windfall To invest our all It is land and sickness seeps into Everything conceivable yet all Is well with my soul I'm holding on and letting go I'm holding on and letting go I'm holding on and letting go I raise the child, I read the book I'm less concerned with how I look I kiss the man, I shape the clay I'm the story of a woman at play On any given best case kind of day There will not be time enough to love everything And every one more word about conviction Might be noble, beautiful Or a mess of contradictions and fistfuls of rules You can care through despair Care through shiny victories Care through communion And care through unbelief But you gotta care Always care I'm holding on and letting go dietPoint

About This Lesson

You're practicing English with "Holding On and Letting Go (feat. Sarah Masen)" using the Shadowing technique — a method originally developed for professional interpreter training.

Focus on sounding like the speaker — not just repeating words. With 15–30 minutes of daily practice, you'll build real-world speaking confidence.

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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