Shadowing Practice: Influencer Sascha 97 Oct25 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Influencer Sascha 97 Oct25”. This video has 7 sentences and 109 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:32. The speaker talks fast, about 207 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds.
Key vocabulary in this video
13 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| generate verb | /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ə.ɹeɪt/ | To bring into being; give rise to. |
| earn verb | /ɝn/ | To gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work. |
| entrepreneur noun | /ˌɑn.tɹə.pɹəˈnɝ/ | A person who sets up a business; generally, a person who owns and manages a business and assumes its financial risks. |
| accredit verb | /əˈkɹɛd.ɪt/ | To ascribe; attribute; credit with. |
| revenue noun | /ˈɹɛvənˌju/ | The income returned by an investment. |
| mistake noun | /mɪˈsteɪk/ | An error. |
| dollar noun | /ˈdɑ.lɚ/ | Official designation for currency in some parts of the world, including Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, and elsewhere… |
| multi noun | A multituberculate. | |
| graduate verb | /ˈɡɹæd͡ʒueɪt/ | To be recognized by a school or university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution. |
| fully adverb | /ˈfʊli/ | In a full manner; without lack or defect; completely, entirely. |
| avoid verb | /əˈvɔɪd/ | To try not to meet or communicate with (a person); to shun. |
| guide noun | /ɡaɪd/ | Someone who guides, especially someone hired to show people around a place or an institution and offer information and explanation, or to lead them through… |
| pair noun | /pɛə/ | Two alike or identical things taken together; often followed by of. |
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 generate, earn, entrepreneur.
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.