Shadowing Practice: How to Remember Everything You Read - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Let's say I've got this book right here.
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If I'm going through this and I'm learning about the neuroscience of learning, that information is going to enter in through our eyes and our ears.
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That is going to be sent to our brain.
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And usually in this part here, we do this thing that's called studying.
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But this is not really how learning works.
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Your brain is very, very efficient at forgetting information that's not connected.
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This is why you can read a page and by the time you get to the bottom of the page,
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you've already forgotten half of what you read.
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Learning happens in the brain.
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The purpose of studying is to trigger certain types of processes to happen inside the brain.
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A really poor reading technique is going to be just like cast my eyes on it
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and like just kind of randomly look around the page.
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Now, if I decide to cast my eyes from left to right while looking for bolded words, it might be a little bit better.
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Now, if I write those bolded words down, it might anchor the ideas a little bit more.
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And the idea here is that as I'm reading it in a certain way, it allows us to have better memory and apply the information.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “How to Remember Everything You Read”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: learning, brain, page, eyes. This video has 15 sentences and 217 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:59. The speaker talks fast, about 220 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 88% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| bold adjective | /ˈbəʊld/ | Courageous, daring. |
| technique noun | /tɛkˈniːk/ | The practical aspects of a given art, occupation etc.; formal requirements. |
| ear noun | /ˈɪə̯/ | The organ of hearing, consisting of the pinna or auricle, auditory canal, eardrum, malleus, incus, stapes and cochlea. |
| efficient adjective | /ɪˈfɪʃənt/ | Making good, thorough, or careful use of resources; not consuming extra. Especially, making good use of time or energy. |
| connect verb | /kəˈnɛkt/ | To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object. |
| trigger noun | /ˈtɹɪɡɚ/ | A finger-operated lever used to fire a gun. |
| anchor noun | /ˈæŋ.kəː/ | A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement. |
| randomly adverb | /ˈɹændm̩li/ | In a random manner. |
| neuroscience noun | The scientific study of the nervous system. | |
| brain noun | /ˈbɹeɪ̯n/ | The control center of the central nervous system of an animal located in the skull, consisting of the cerebrum, cerebellum, and brainstem, which is responsible… |
| cast verb | /kæst/ | To throw. |
| purpose noun | /ˈpɜːpəs/ | The end for which something is done, is made or exists. |
| bottom noun | /ˈbɑ.təm/ | The lowest part of anything. |
| apply verb | /əˈplaɪ/ | To lay or place; to put (one thing to another) |
| enter verb | /ˈɛntɚ/ | To go or come into an enclosed or partially enclosed space. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| go through verb | To travel from one end of something to the other. |
| look around verb | To inspect a building or area. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | you've already forgotten |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | be sent |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 5 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, I've, you've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
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 bold, technique, ear.
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.