Shadowing Practice: How To Leave Your Village - Learn English Speaking with Video
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I studied six religions in six months and I discovered something weird.
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Every prophet from every religion had to do the same thing.
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They had to leave their village behind.
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They had to leave the village to start the religion.
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Dreams, potential, new ideas and new religions die in a village.
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This was true thousands of years ago and it is true now.
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The village is our comfort zone and uncomfortable ideas don't thrive there.
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I didn't thrive in my village either.
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I couldn't reach my potential.
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In this video, I want to give you, the person watching this, The step-by-step guide on how to leave your village,
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reach your potential and change your life legally just like I did I'm not gonna do this alone.
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I asked my friend Akshay for help.
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He is the founder of Leverage EDU Hi, my name is Akshay and I'm happy to help.
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He helped more than more than 50,000 people leave their village
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and get a better life somewhere else and all it takes is 4 easy steps Step 1.
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Find your passion
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You have to know what you're good at because that becomes your passion And your passion decides your next village.
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If you're passionate about cars, go to Munich.
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If you're passionate about law, go to London.
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If you're passionate about tech, go to San Francisco.
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Choose the village that is best for your passion.
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Step two, become a student.
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Become a student.
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Becoming a student is the easiest way in the world to immigrate legally.
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I moved from my village in the Middle East to the United States by applying to a university.
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Don't cross the border illegally.
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Don't marry for the visa.
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Just become a student.
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It's a win-win.
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There are more than 10,000 universities outside your village.
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Each one can give you a visa, an education, a community, and a degree legally.
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Universities are the perfect stepping stone for anybody that wants to move locations from one place to another.
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Doesn't matter what you study as long as you get your first step, your first foot in the door.
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Step 3.
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Get a Visa.
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Once you graduate, don't go back to the village.
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Get a Warped Visa instead.
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There are more than 20 types of work visas in the United States and the UK.
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First, I got the F1 student visa.
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Then I got the H1B work visa.
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And now I have the O1 entrepreneur visa.
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This is how I stayed in the United States for more than 10 years legally.
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Almost every country on this planet has a visa for bright international students like you.
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By now you are passionate about something.
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You have a university degree and a work visa in a village that wants you.
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Now you're ready for the last step.
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Step 4.
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Start your life.
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This is where life truly starts.
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In this stage, your ideas matter.
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Your opinion matters.
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You can do so much.
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You can finally reach your potential.
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And when you touch your potential, You'll grow an amazing career.
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You'll find a soulmate.
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You'll start a family.
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You'll start a movement and maybe even a religion.
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You will feel God's gift of life on your own skin.
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And it all starts with leaving your village behind.
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You know, I don't hate the village.
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I'm not saying that the village is bad or that the people are bad.
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I actually like think the people are good in every village.
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It's just my ideas were not received in this village.
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And I think a lot of people will resonate with this.
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You just got to decide which village matches with your mindset.
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And just do whatever it takes to get there.
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I know it's not easy, but this is how I built my life.
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This is how Akshay built his life.
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This is how they are building their life now.
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Vaibhav and Rutaja grew up in a poor village in India.
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And with the help of Akshay's company, they're now on step two, studying at a university in the UK.
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They got a partial NAS scholarship to study there.
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That NAS scholarship, that was really cool.
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But now, instead of two students, I want to give it to 20 students.
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Yeah, Akshay and his company, Leverage EDU, decided to help.
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They will help you find a university, find a city, get a visa,
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and leave your village entirely for free for 20 of you.
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You could even come here to Japan.
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If you're interested in this, just click on this link and apply.
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And hopefully you're one of the lucky ones.
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This is the most life-changing project I can do.
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Okay, good luck and back to the video.
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To the village kid watching this, remember that your potential is sky high.
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Your ideas are good, your opinion is right, even if the village says it's not.
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But above all, remember, if the prophets had to pack their bags and leave their village behind,
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then maybe you should too.
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Religions are revolutionary and revolutionary ideas cannot thrive in a village.
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It's as simple as that.
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You're not trying to start a religion, but what you are trying to do is live a revolutionary life and for that,
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you have to leave the village.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 90 sentences and 876 words to shadow. The speech runs for 7:06. The speaker talks at a steady 123 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 85% 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 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
- visa /ˈviːzə/ (noun) — A permit to enter and leave a country, normally issued by the authorities of the country to be visited.
- passion /ˈpæʃən/ (noun) — A true desire sustained or prolonged.
- legally /ˈliːɡəli/ (adverb) — As permitted by law; not contrary to law.
- passionate /ˈpæʃənɪt/ (adjective) — Given to strong feeling, sometimes romantic, sexual, or both.
- revolutionary /ˌɹɛvəˈluʃənɛɹi/ (noun) — A revolutionist; a person who revolts.
- thrive /θɹajv/ (verb) — To grow or increase stature; to grow vigorously or luxuriantly; to enjoy a state of excellent health and well-being; to flourish.
- scholarship /ˈskɑːləɹʃɪp/ (noun) — A grant-in-aid to a student.
- prophet /ˈpɹɑ.fɪt/ (noun) — Someone who speaks by divine inspiration.
- founder /ˈfaʊ̯n.dəː/ (noun) — One who founds or establishes (a company, project, organisation, state, etc.).
- comfort /ˈkʌm.fət/ (noun) — Contentment, ease.
- marry /ˈmæɹi/ (verb) — To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife.
- discover /dɪˈskʌvə/ (verb) — To find or learn something for the first time.
- uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/ (adjective) — Not comfortable; causing discomfort.
- partial /ˈpɑɹʃəl/ (adjective) — Existing as a part or portion; incomplete.
- entrepreneur /ˌɑn.tɹə.pɹəˈnɝ/ (noun) — A person who sets up a business; generally, a person who owns and manages a business and assumes its financial risks.
Phrasal verbs you will hear
- go back to (verb) — To stem from; to originate in.
- stay in (verb) — To remain at home.
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 25 contractions and reduced forms, such as you're, don't, you'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: passion /ˈpæʃən/, passionate /ˈpæʃənɪt/, revolutionary /ˌɹɛvəˈluʃənɛɹi/, scholarship /ˈskɑːləɹʃɪp/, partial /ˈpɑɹʃəl/
- Long words — get the stress right: revolutionary /ˌɹɛvəˈluʃənɛɹi/, uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/, entrepreneur /ˌɑn.tɹə.pɹəˈnɝ/, illegally /ɪˈliːɡəli/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like visa, passion, legally.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the easiest · the most life |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | You'll grow · You'll find · You'll start |
| Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessary | had to do · had to leave · have to know |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | I'm not saying · You're not trying |
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.