Shadowing Practice: How to Create a Frequency so Magnetic Your Desires Chase You - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “How to Create a Frequency so Magnetic Your Desires Chase You”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: energy, reality, consciousness, physical, frequency. This video has 705 sentences and 8927 words to shadow. The speech runs for 49:03. The speaker talks fast, about 182 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 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
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| consciousness noun | /ˈkɑnʃəsnəs/ | The state of being conscious or aware; awareness. |
| magnetic adjective | /mæɡˈnɛtɪk/ | Of, relating to, operating by, or caused by magnetism. |
| emotion noun | /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/ | A person's internal state of being and involuntary physiological response to an object or a situation, based on or tied to physical state and sensory data. |
| circumstance noun | /ˈsɝ.kəmˌstæns/ | Something which is related to, or in some way affects, a fact or event. |
| vibration noun | /vaɪˈbɹeɪʃən/ | The act of vibrating or the condition of being vibrated. |
| limitation noun | /lɪmɪˈteɪʃən/ | The act of limiting or the state of being limited. |
| regulate verb | /ˈɹɛɡ.jə.leɪt/ | To dictate policy. |
| miracle noun | /ˈmɪɹ.ə.kəl/ | An event that appears inexplicable by the laws of nature and so is held to be supernatural in origin. |
| manifestation noun | /ˌmænɪfɛˈsteɪʃən/ | The act or process of becoming manifest. |
| meditate verb | /ˈmɛ.dɪˌteɪt/ | To contemplate; to keep the mind fixed upon something; to study. |
| vibrate verb | /ˈvaɪ.bɹeɪt/ | To shake with small, rapid movements to and fro. |
| perceive verb | /pɚˈsiv/ | To become aware of, through the physical senses, to see; to understand. |
| resonate verb | /ˈɹɛz.əˌneɪt/ | To vibrate or sound, especially in response to another vibration. |
| subconscious adjective | /sʌbˈkɑn.ʃəs/ | Occuring in the part of our mind that we are not normally aware of. |
| yearn verb | /jɝn/ | To have a strong desire for something or to do something; to long for or to do something. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| slow down verb | To decelerate. |
| figure out verb | To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce. |
| sit down verb | To assume a sitting position from a standing position. |
| break down verb | To stop functioning. |
| come up verb | To emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly. |
| end up verb | To bring to a conclusion. |
| find out verb | To discover, as by asking or investigating. |
| get out of verb | To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- It didn't even feel like I was really trying.
- Things can't give you emotions.
- I don't know why I'm picking scientists today.
- Can you even see this?
- What do I mean by this?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on | you've been approaching · you've been getting · you've been suffering |
| Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its result | If I have, I'll leave |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | have subscribed · you've wanted · has been |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | is lifted · is contained · have been given |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 197 contractions and reduced forms, such as you're, I'm, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: consciousness /ˈkɑnʃəsnəs/, emotion /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/, vibration /vaɪˈbɹeɪʃən/, limitation /lɪmɪˈteɪʃən/, manifestation /ˌmænɪfɛˈsteɪʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: limitation /lɪmɪˈteɪʃən/, manifestation /ˌmænɪfɛˈsteɪʃən/, electromagnetic /ɪˌlɛk.tɹoʊ.mæɡˈnɛ.tɪk/, internally /ɪnˈtɜːnəli/, harmonious /hɑɹˈmoʊni.əs/
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 consciousness, magnetic, emotion.
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.













