Shadowing Practice: Justin Bieber's Powerful Testimony: How Jesus Saved Me - Learn English Speaking with Video

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I was such a hurting, broken person who was doing a lot of bad things.

Learning to love people the way God loves.

She faces so much ridicule and judgment and all these sort of things just for being in the position she's in.

And it wasn't maybe that I was intentionally being a d*.

That's the kind of dad and brother and person I want to be.

I've learned through my relationship with Jesus and I think,

you know, learning about the fact that no matter how much I,

you know, work hard at all the stuff that I've been given, it's my life is a gift, you know, and I've been given all these things,

you know, I work hard at my craft and I put in effort.

And a lot of people would say, well, you did it.

It was you.

But I know that I didn't plan my birth.

I didn't plan to be here.

It was a gift from the beginning.

And so with that being said, I think that's humility on its own, knowing that I didn't ask to be here.

this life is a gift.

And every day when I go to my creator and I'm like, yo, you created me.

Thank you for, you know, life.

Thank you for the trees.

Thank you for the sun.

Thank you for the sky.

Thank you for the lake.

Thank you for my home.

Thank you.

I think out of that, you start to really learn what humility really is.

I think that I've, uh, I've experienced so much in my short life.

I've seen so much.

I've experienced a lot of, you know, things that a lot of people would look and think that would bring such fulfillment,

whether it's things and cars and clothes and money and stuff and girls.

And I've just I've had a lot of stuff that really left me empty.

And so I really started looking to find fulfillment.

And, you know, I realized that,

you know, the things that I thought were going to continue to give me that fulfillment that still to this day, you know, I feel these lies that say,

hey, well, if you just get this, you'll be happy.

And if you get this, you'll be happy.

I really, I think I really took a deep dive at the condition of my soul

and I was just hurting and broken.

And so I, I asked God, I said, if you're real, um, I, I need you to, to kind of show me.

And, and, um, I think it says in the Bible, if you seek me, you will find me.

And rather than seeking after these other things, I just kind of started looking to God and, um, he, uh, showed me,

uh, you know, that I was worth saving, that I was worth dying on the cross for,

that I was worth, that my life was worth, that I was worthy.

And it had nothing to do with what I did, because at that time, I was such a hurting,

broken person who was doing a lot of bad things, you know?

And so to me, I felt like, what did I do to deserve, you know, the creator's love.

And so I, he just, you know, showed me you are, you're worth it.

You know, you are, I died for you.

I love you.

I forgive you.

You're redeemed.

You're mine.

I love you.

I'm obsessed with you.

And that is what changed my heart to know that, well, if this guy loves me through all of my stuff,

it started to show me that through all the people in humanity,

everyone has stuff everyone's has a sinful nature everybody has it allowed me to start looking you know

and um really seeing the best in people

and learning to love people the way God loves

because you know we start making up what we feel love is according to our standards

but God has his own standard and um

so I just started you know as I continue to seek

him he just keeps showing me his standard of love

and what love is and that's patience and kindness

and you know all these things that are his character and

that never change so that's something

that has really changed my outlook on humility how I see the world how I love people how I lead

and yeah And I'm just,

it's given me such a cool perspective to be able to really look

and know that the best is still yet to come.

And that's something I'm working on every day with my wife, especially because she's the most important person in my life.

just being aware of her needs and her her pains

and her hurts and her desires and her you know insecurities

because you know I'm just you know I'm learning every day what it means to be a husband and to,

you know, really have empathy with her and for her because,

first of all, I don't know what it's like to be a woman.

She is such a strong, incredible woman.

She faces so much ridicule and judgment and all these sort of things just for being in the position she's in.

And there's oftentimes where I, you know, I've been dealing with what I've been dealing with for years,

for, you know, over 10 years.

And a lot of it I've come accustomed to and just kind of learned how to deal with it.

And it's a lot, you know, it's just a lot on our plate right now.

So one thing I'm kind of struggling with is, you know, having that empathy and understanding that,

you know, I don't know what that scene looks like.

I don't know what that feels like.

And just try to, because in doing that and feeling

that empathy towards her and feeling her pain

and we actually become closer that's actually a really good bridge builder

and a good way for us to connect a fixer you want to fix the problem why are you

so frustrated right now why are you feeling like this you're ruining my day

because you're in a bad mood you know what i mean

and it's like that doesn't that makes her you know doesn't make her feel good

that makes her feel like she's not seen, that she's not understood.

And everybody wants to feel seen and understood.

So it's so easy to be like, why are you feeling like this?

Like, just be grateful for what we have, you know what I mean?

And so I think for me as a husband, I'm just, I'm just want to, I don't want to distract myself.

I want to feel that pain with her and for her

so that we can be closer and I can understand where she's at.

I think when I was young, I would look up to people who, because I was immature and I didn't really,

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I was just immature and I didn't realize what it meant to be a good leader.

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And I didn't know those qualities really.

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And so I would look up to these people who I just thought were cool,

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you know, and I would see these cool aspects of them

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because they really are cool people like they're just like they have this edge

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and this coolness about them but then you know you look at their lifestyle

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and it's like you know they might be disrespectful or

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have this lifestyle where you know their their family their friends don't really respect them

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and yada yada yada but you respect their either the craft you know or their ability to you know

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use their gift in a way that's like whoa this person is

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so talented and you look up to this person

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but then there's these areas in their life where you're like man for a kid you don't you're you're

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so in awe of the thing that they're so good of and the gift that you kind of like

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put that other stuff second like well this is cool

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but like oh who cares about his ability to be a husband who cares about you know

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and that probably will set you can say

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that about a lot of things i mean go even going

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to this like michael jordan documentary you know what i mean

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and it's like this guy's a killer basketball player

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and like people love the fact that he's an incredible basketball player

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and he's this like dominant force on the court but like you know um

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i just want to be someone who cares about you know what what legacy is this person leaving with

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you know their family and their friends

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because i think that's as i get older i realize the importance of

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that i realize the importance of you know um

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the impact and the the impact in the relationships

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that i leave behind that that really is the most special you know um that because um

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you got a lot of young people

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or the people who might look up to the gifts that you have as a leader, you know, the, the, the,

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the, the, the mantle the the level of success that you have or whatever,

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like you got these people who so badly want to be in their position and they don't.

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And so when you do that, I think and to be honest,

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like I've been in a place, especially when I was really young of just not understanding,

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going back to like understanding the value of leaving,

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you know, what is the mark I'm leaving as a leader and as a friend and as a boss and as a, because that stuff matters, you know,

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it matters more than the actual thing you're doing because we're doing it for people at the end of the day.

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People is the mission, people is the goal.

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And so like there was a time where I was so,

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just consumed in getting and achieving and next thing that, you know, wasn't maybe that I was intentionally being a, but I just, you know,

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people were just not the main priority.

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It was about me getting to the next step, showing people how successful I can be, how cool I can be, you know?

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And so I can just say firsthand that that's not the way to go.

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And, you know, you're gonna feel you get to this place where just no

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one respects you no one is really wants to be around you

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and they can't wait to get out of your presence

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and they can't wait to you know that's i don't want to be

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that kind of person i want to be a person who

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can't wait to be around justin he just gives me

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so much life he enables me to be the best version of me

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when i'm around justin i feel encouraged empowered loved respected honored that's the type of leader i I want to be.

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And I think that's the kind of dad and brother and person I want to be.

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Do we have to go?

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Yeah, in the Bible, it talks about loving your neighbor as yourself.

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And so I think as a person who appreciates when people honor me,

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I want to do my best to make people feel honored as well.

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can you uh say a quick prayer before we bounce love to god thank you

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so much for the privilege

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and honor is to to have influence in anyone's life thank you for the platform of leadership

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and god it's such a sacred thing to justin and i

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and we just thank you we're so privileged and

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so honored to get to encourage people

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and just i just think of people right now god you

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know people who are watching this who are in really really difficult situations who are going through

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so much pain and loss and confusion.

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God, we pray you'd be near to them.

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They'd sense your love, your grace, and your goodness.

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Lord, your reality in their room, in their space, wherever they are right now in the world.

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Bless the rest of our minutes and our days together.

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Thank you for your favor and protection over Justin and Haley.

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Thank you for their leadership in life.

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In Jesus' name, amen.

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Thank you.

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Love you.

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I love you so much.

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Okay, talk to you.

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Love you, Hales.

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Peace.

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Thank you.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Justin Bieber's Powerful Testimony: How Jesus Saved Me”. This video has 177 sentences and 2105 words to shadow. The speech runs for 13:02. The speaker talks at a natural 161 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 86% 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

The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
fulfilment noun	/fʊlˈfɪl.mənt/	The act of fulfilling or the state or quality of being fulfilled; consummation; completion; realization.
yada		Only used in yada yada yada
humility noun	/hjuːˈmɪlɪti/	The characteristic of being humble; humbleness in character and behavior.
empathy noun	/ˈɛmpəθi/	Identification with or understanding of the thoughts, feelings, or emotional state of another person.
ridicule verb	/ˈɹɪdɪkjuːl/	To criticize or disapprove of someone or something through scornful jocularity; to make fun of.
immature adjective	/ɪməˈtjʊə(ɹ)/	Not fully formed or developed; not grown.
intentionally adverb	/ɪnˈtɛn(t)ʃənəli/	In an intentional manner; on purpose.
privilege noun	/ˈpɹɪv.(ɪ.)lɪd͡ʒ/	A particular benefit, advantage, or favor; a right or immunity enjoyed by some but not others; a prerogative, preferential treatment.
coolness noun	/ˈkuːlnəs/	Moderate chilliness.
firsthand adjective	/ˈfɜːstˌhænd/	Direct, without intermediate stages.
frustrate verb	/ˈfɹʌsˌtɹeɪt/	To disappoint or defeat; to vex by depriving of something expected or desired.
obsess verb	/əbˈsɛs/	To be preoccupied with a single topic or emotion.
oftentimes adverb	/ˈɔf.ənˌtaɪmz/	Frequently; often.
sinful adjective	/ˈsɪnfl̩/	Having sinned; guilty of sin.
empower verb	/ɪmˈpaʊ.ə/	To give permission, power, or the legal right to do something.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
look up to verb		To show respect or admiration for (someone); to see (someone) as a role model.
get out of verb		To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of.
go back to verb		To stem from; to originate in.
go through verb		To travel from one end of something to the other.
leave behind verb		To abandon.
make up verb	/ˌmeɪk ˈʌp/	To constitute, to compose.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

I didn't plan to be here.
I don't know what that feels like.
Do we have to go?
God, we pray you'd be near to them.
They'd sense your love, your grace, and your goodness.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

Structure	In the video
Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its result	if you just get this, you'll be · if you get this, you'll be · if you seek me, you will find
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	I've learned · I've been given · I've experienced
Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing	person who was · people who I · someone who cares
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	I've been given · being said

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 65 contractions and reduced forms, such as I've, I'm, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “th” sounds: empathy /ˈɛmpəθi/, cloth /klɒθ/
The “sh” and “zh” sounds: intentionally /ɪnˈtɛn(t)ʃənəli/, confusion /kənˈfjuːʒən/, patience /ˈpeɪ̯.ʃəns/
Long words — get the stress right: humility /hjuːˈmɪlɪti/, intentionally /ɪnˈtɛn(t)ʃənəli/, disrespectful /dɪs.ɹɪˈspɛkt.fəl/

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 fulfilment, yada, humility.

What is the Shadowing Technique?

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Key vocabulary in this video

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Sentences worth repeating

Grammar in this video

Pronunciation to watch

How to practise with this video

What is the Shadowing Technique?