Shadowing Practice: I talk to God every day#padtor nick vujicic🙏 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “I talk to God every day nick vujicic🙏”. This video has 6 sentences and 91 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:34. The speaker talks at a natural 159 words per minute, close to everyday conversation.
Key vocabulary in this video
10 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| prayer noun | /pɹɛɚ/ | A practice of communicating with one's God, or with some spiritual entity. |
| comfort noun | /ˈkʌm.fət/ | Contentment, ease. |
| pray verb | /pɹeɪ/ | To direct words, thoughts, or one's attention to a deity or any higher being, for the sake of adoration, thanks, petition for help, etc. |
| sufficient | /səˈfɪʃənt/ | An adequate quantity of; enough. |
| leg noun | /ˈlɛɡ/ | A limb or appendage that an animal uses for support or locomotion on land. |
| grace noun | /ɡɹeɪs/ | Charming, pleasing qualities. |
| arm noun | /ɑɹm/ | The portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand. |
| directly adverb | /dɪˈɹɛk(t).li/ | In a direct manner; in a straight line or course. |
| faith noun | /feɪθ/ | A trust or confidence in the intentions or abilities of a person, object, or ideal from prior empirical evidence. |
| strength noun | /ˈstɹɛŋθ/ | The quality or degree of being strong. |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “th” sounds: faith /feɪθ/, strength /ˈstɹɛŋθ/
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 prayer, comfort, pray.
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.