Shadowing Practice: How to Manifest Wealth FAST | Manifestation Technique - 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 Manifest Wealth FAST”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: thousand, dollars, unreal, outer, meditation. This video has 76 sentences and 1070 words to shadow. The speech runs for 10:32. The speaker talks slowly, about 102 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 86% 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
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| unreal adjective | /ʌnˈɹi.əl/ | Not real or substantial; having no actual presence in reality; lacking the characteristics of reality. |
| meditation noun | /mɛdɪˈteɪʃn̩/ | A devotional exercise of, or leading to, contemplation. |
| gossip noun | /ˈɡɑsɪp/ | Someone who likes to talk about other people's private or personal business. |
| civilise verb | /ˈsɪvɪlaɪz/ | To educate or enlighten a person or people to a perceived higher standard of behaviour. |
| hypnotic adjective | /hɪpˈnɑ.tɪk/ | Of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism. |
| dedicate verb | /ˈdɛdɪˌkeɪt/ | To set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate. |
| miracle noun | /ˈmɪɹ.ə.kəl/ | An event that appears inexplicable by the laws of nature and so is held to be supernatural in origin. |
| depend verb | /dɪˈpɛnd/ | To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition |
| causal adjective | /ˈkɔːzəl/ | Of, relating to, or being a cause of something; causing. |
| innumerable adjective | /ɪˈnuːməɹ.əbəl/ | Not capable of being counted, enumerated, or numbered. |
| purposeless adjective | Without purpose. | |
| empower verb | /ɪmˈpaʊ.ə/ | To give permission, power, or the legal right to do something. |
| enlightenment noun | /ɪnˈlaɪtənmənt/ | An act of enlightening, or the state of being enlightened or instructed. |
| dent noun | /dɛnt/ | A shallow deformation in the surface of an object, produced by an impact. |
| reinforce verb | /ˌɹiː.ɪnˈfɔːs/ | To strengthen, especially by addition or augmentation. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| open up verb | To open. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 16 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, doesn't, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: meditation /mɛdɪˈteɪʃn̩/, unconscious /ˌʌnˈkɑnʃəs/, emotion /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: innumerable /ɪˈnuːməɹ.əbəl/, enlightenment /ɪnˈlaɪtənmənt/, millionaire /ˌmɪl.i.əˈnɛə(ɹ)/, prosperity /pɹɑˈspɛɹ.ɪ.ti/
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 unreal, meditation, gossip.
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.












