Shadowing Practice: How To Go From Average To Fortune - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “How To Go From Average To Fortune”. This video has 19 sentences and 179 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:54. The speaker talks fast, about 199 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 90% 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 10 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| fortune noun | /ˈfɔːtjuːn/ | Destiny, especially favorable. |
| wealthy adjective | /ˈwɛl.θi/ | Possessing financial wealth; rich. |
| joker noun | /ˈd͡ʒoʊkɚ/ | A person who makes jokes. |
| strive verb | /ˈstɹaɪv/ | To try to achieve a result; to make strenuous effort; to try earnestly and persistently. |
| grim adjective | /ɡɹɪm/ | Dismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding. |
| vitally adverb | /ˈvaɪ.tə.li/ | In a manner that imparts vitality |
| joke noun | /ˈd͡ʒoʊ̯k/ | An amusing story. |
| surely adverb | /ˈʃʊɹli/ | Without fail. |
| subject noun | /ˈsʌb.d͡ʒɛkt/ | The noun, pronoun or noun phrase about whom the statement is made. In active clauses with verbs denoting an action, the subject is the actor. In clauses in the… |
| rich adjective | /ˈɹɪt͡ʃ/ | Wealthy: having a lot of money and possessions. |
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 | is called |
| Possibility with “might / may” might/may + verb — something that is possible but not certain | might like |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the best |
| Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessary | have to be · must get · have to get |
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 fortune, wealthy, joker.
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.