Shadowing Practice: Kingdom of Heaven - king & balian - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Do you play?
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The whole world is in chess.
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Any move can be the death of you.
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Do anything except remain where you started, and you cannot be sure of your end.
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Were you sure of your end once?
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I was.
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What was it?
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To be buried a hundred yards from where I was born. And now?
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Now I sit in Jerusalem and look upon a king.
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When I was sixteen, I won a great victory.
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I felt in that moment I would lift me a hundred.
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Now I know I shall not see thirty.
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None of us know our end, really, or what hand will guide us there.
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A king may move a man, a father may claim a son, that man can also move himself,
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and only then does that man truly begin his own game.
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Remember that howsoever you are played or by whom, your soul is in your keeping alone.
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Even though those who presume to play you be kings or men of power, when you stand before God,
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you cannot say, but I was told by others to do thus, or that virtue was not convenient at the time.
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This will not suffice.
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Remember that.
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I will.
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You know what this is?
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A fortification.
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What do you think of it?
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You disapprove.
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How would you improve it?
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A cross.
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Or better, a star.
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Like this, that we know part of the fortress may be approached without being exposed to fire from another part.
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Yes, I like this.
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Your wall is more difficult to address.
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Very good.
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You will go to your father's house at Ibalan people in your house now.
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And from there you will protect the Pilgrim Road.
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Safeguard in particular the Jews and the Muslims.
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All are welcome in Jerusalem.
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Not only because it's expedient but because it is right.
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Protect the helpless.
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And maybe one day when I am helpless you will come and protect me.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 39 sentences and 324 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:33. The speaker talks at a steady 127 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 85% 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 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| helpless adjective | /ˈhɛlplɪs/ | Unable to defend oneself. |
| thirty noun | /ˈθɝti/ | A commercial lasting 30 seconds. |
| convenient adjective | /kənˈviː.niənt/ | Serving to reduce a difficulty, or accessible with minimum difficulty; expedient. |
| expose verb | /ɪkˈspoʊz/ | To reveal; to uncover; to make visible; to bring to light. |
| chess noun | /t͡ʃɛs/ | A board game for two players, each beginning with sixteen chess pieces moving according to fixed rules across a chessboard with the objective to checkmate the… |
| virtue noun | /ˈvɝt͡ʃu/ | The idea of all that is good or excellent (in every sense of those terms) in a human being, collectively instantiated by a varying number of human traits known… |
| bury verb | /ˈbɛɹi/ | To outlive. |
| fortress noun | /ˈfoɹ.tɹɪs/ | A fortified place; a large and permanent fortification, sometimes including a town; for example a fort, a castle; a stronghold; a place of defense or security. |
| presume verb | /pɹɪˈz(j)um/ | To be so presumptuous as (to do something) without proper authority or permission [with to (+ infinitive)]. |
| safeguard verb | /ˈseɪfɡɑːd/ | To protect, to keep safe. |
| disapprove verb | /dɪsəˈpɹuːv/ | To condemn; to consider wrong or inappropriate; used with of. |
| expedient adjective | /ɪkˈspiːdi.ənt/ | Suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended. |
| fortification noun | /ˌfɔː(ɹ)tɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ | The act of fortifying; the art or science of fortifying places to strengthen defence against an enemy. |
| howsoever adverb | /ˌhaʊsoʊˈɛvəɹ/ | Regardless of the way in which. |
| suffice verb | /səˈfaɪs/ | To be enough or sufficient; to meet the need (of anything); to be adequate; to be good enough. |
Pronunciation to watch
- Long words — get the stress right: expedient /ɪkˈspiːdi.ənt/, fortification /ˌfɔː(ɹ)tɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/, howsoever /ˌhaʊsoʊˈɛvəɹ/
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 helpless, thirty, convenient.
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.