Shadowing Practice: I Jumped From Space (World Record Supersonic Freefall) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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I'm the guy who jumped from space.
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I wanted to be the first human outside of an aircraft breaking the sound barrier.
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I always can see what I can see.
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I almost weigh twice the weight that I normally have, and it's very difficult to do a perfect exit, do not over-rotate.
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Because if I start over-rotating, there's no air that you can use to slow down.
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Okay, John, we're ready.
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Okay, here we go, Felix.
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I'm going over.
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Trucker away.
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The first 25 seconds, it looked like everything was under control.
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And after 34 seconds, I hit Mach 1 and I broke the speed of sound.
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Was that him breaking the...
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Yeah. That was our goal.
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I wanted to be the first human outside of an aircraft breaking the sound barrier the sound barrier.
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Because of the fact
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that a lot of those scientists said prior to the jump you're going to spin like crazy
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and the other half said we don't think anything is going to happen.
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I was mentally prepared to spin but I was hoping that I'm not going to spin.
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Now if you watch the next couple seconds you see at that moment it slowly starts to spin and it's getting faster.
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The problem is there's no protocol.
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There's in the world telling you, listen Felix, if this happens, you have to do this while the whole world is watching.
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Then I was trying to move my arms around a little bit, just maybe it does something, and then it stopped for a second, but now it starts getting the opposite direction, you know?
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And then it really ramps up.
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At that moment, it's not about breaking records anymore.
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At that moment, it's all about survival.
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There's only one way for the blood to leave your skull, and that's through all the eyeballs.
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If that happens, you're gonna die.
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I had a Chi Whisp attached to my hand.
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The Chi Whisp is a device that it fires a drogue shoot that pulls you out of that flat spin.
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That's why I put my hands in to trick that Chi Whisp.
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It's less Chi, and now the Chi Whisp senses, oh, less Chi, that means he's getting it under control.
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I turned around and I was stable as well.
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So when you look at my suit, you know, the more you fall, the more depressurized the suit gets.
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And here you can already see the suit flapping.
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You look at the sky, it's blue now.
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So we went from black sky back to blue sky.
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If you look at the right corner, Luke was dropping some flares and it gives me the perfect direction for the wind.
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Now this is a very important moment.
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Very first time after hours and hours inside that spacesuit that I'm breathing regular air.
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So now I'm really happy because even the landing worked just perfect.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 40 sentences and 484 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:19. The speaker talks at a steady 146 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 84% 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:
- spin /spɪn/ (verb) — To rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction.
- barrier /ˈbæɹi.ə/ (noun) — A structure that bars passage.
- rotate /ˈɹoʊ.teɪt/ (verb) — To spin, turn, or revolve.
- stable /ˈsteɪ.bəl/ (noun) — A building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for lodging and feeding (and training) ungulates, especially horses.
- trick /ˈtɹɪk/ (noun) — Something designed to fool, dupe, outsmart, mislead or swindle.
- survival /sɚˈvaɪ.vəl/ (noun) — The fact or act of surviving; continued existence or life.
- exit /ˈɛɡzət/ (noun) — An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure.
- breathe /bɹiːð/ (verb) — To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.
- scientist /ˈsaɪəntəst/ (noun) — One whose activities make use of the scientific method to answer questions regarding the measurable universe. A scientist may be involved in original research…
- mentally /ˈmɛntəli/ (adverb) — In a mental manner; an idea thought out in one's mind, as opposed to an idea spoken orally.
- protocol /ˈpɹoʊtəˌkɑl/ (noun) — An amendment to an official treaty.
- weigh /weɪ/ (verb) — To determine the weight of an object.
- attach /əˈtæt͡ʃ/ (verb) — To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively).
- flare /flɛɚ̯/ (noun) — A sudden bright light.
- depressurize /diːˈpɹɛʃəɹaɪz/ (verb) — To reduce the air pressure within a chamber.
Phrasal verbs you will hear
- look at (verb) — To observe or watch.
- going over (noun) — An inspection, examination, review, or investigation.
- slow down (verb) — To decelerate.
- start over (verb) — to begin again; to return to the beginning
- turn around (verb) — To physically rotate (usually around a vertical axis) for a half turn (180 degrees), a whole turn (360 degrees), or an indefinite amount.
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 10 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, you're, don't. 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.
- 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 spin, barrier, rotate.
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.