Shadowing Practice: IS THE AI BUBBLE GOING TO BURST? - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Are you seeing signs that we're in an AI bubble and therefore an economic collapse?
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The classic signs and that has implications for the economy and it's bad for the society and everybody loses money.
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But we also have some other things that are going on
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that happen around the same time and I can go through these if you want.
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Please.
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So what I'm saying is clear because I'm a global macro investor.
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And you were one of the few managers to foresee the great financial crisis.
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Yes, and so right now we're very excited about AI, and we should be very excited because it's going to be revolutionary changes.
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But it's creeping into almost everything.
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The way I look at it is I look at the human body, and I see, like, it's replacing the body and so on.
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And then it replaces some aspects of the mind, levels of thinking and reasoning.
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But at the same time, we have another problem that's existing, geopolitics.
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I mean, China is a larger trading partner with most countries than the United States is.
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And that's a changing of the world order.
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That is one of the ingredients, right?
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And then also, you've got large wealth gaps.
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The government don't have enough money.
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And so when you have the downturn, then you have people at each other's throats.
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So a lot of people, they're thinking about how to sort of secure their future.
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How do they all prepare?
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Let me say that history has shown that it's not the most intelligent people that are the most successful.
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But the key thing to keep in mind is...
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “IS THE AI BUBBLE GOING TO BURST?”. This video has 22 sentences and 275 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:28. The speaker talks fast, about 186 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 |
|---|---|---|
| gap noun | /ɡæp/ | An opening in anything, made by breaking or parting. |
| aspect noun | /ˈæspɛkt/ | Any specific feature, part, or element of something. |
| throat noun | /ˈθɹoʊt/ | The front part of the neck. |
| intelligent adjective | /ɪnˈtɛlɪd͡ʒənt/ | Of high or especially quick cognitive capacity, bright. |
| collapse verb | /kəˈlæps/ | To break apart and fall down suddenly; to cave in. |
| revolutionary noun | /ˌɹɛvəˈluʃənɛɹi/ | A revolutionist; a person who revolts. |
| bubble noun | /ˈbʌbəl/ | A spherically contained volume of air or other gas in a liquid, commonly a soapy liquid. |
| investor noun | /ɪnˈvɛs.tə(ɹ)/ | A person who invests money in order to make a profit. |
| creep verb | /kɹiːp/ | To move slowly with the abdomen close to the ground. |
| ingredient noun | /ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/ | One of the substances present in a mixture, especially food. |
| implication noun | /ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃən/ | The act of implicating. |
| downturn noun | /ˈdaʊntɜːn/ | A downward trend, or the beginnings of one. |
| foresee verb | /fɔɹˈsi/ | To perceive (a situation or event) in advance. |
| geopolitics noun | /ˌdʒioʊˈpɑlətɪks/ | The study of the effects of geography (especially economic geography) on politics and international relations, usually referring to countries and relations… |
| macroeconomics noun | /ˌmæk.ɹoʊˌiː.kəˈnɒ.mɪks/ | The study of the entire economy in terms of the total amount of goods and services produced, total income earned, the level of employment of productive… |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| go through verb | To travel from one end of something to the other. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 7 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, we're, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: revolutionary /ˌɹɛvəˈluʃənɛɹi/, implication /ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: intelligent /ɪnˈtɛlɪd͡ʒənt/, revolutionary /ˌɹɛvəˈluʃənɛɹi/, ingredient /ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/, implication /ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃən/, geopolitics /ˌdʒioʊˈpɑlətɪks/
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 gap, aspect, throat.
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.