Shadowing Practice: MEMBERS ONLY VIDEO! Learn English with Instagram (Speaking Challenge) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Welcome back channel members.
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Hey guys, how are you doing?
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Today I have a special treat just for you.
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I have a members only video and it's a really good video.
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We are going to learn English with Instagram.
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Recently, this has been my favorite way to teach English.
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I think you're probably familiar if you are a channel member.
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So let's go ahead and dive in with video number one.
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Ooh.
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All right, so how can we use English to describe what we just saw?
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Go ahead, try it out yourself first.
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At the beginning of this video, we see a man.
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The man is standing next to a body of water, right?
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Maybe it's a lake, or maybe it's a little bit smaller, like a pond.
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What does the man do?
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He is winding up, swinging his arm behind his back.
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Yeah, that's a word and expression we use in English.
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Winding up, it means you are collecting power, you are getting ready to throw something.
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A lot like a baseball pitcher, right?
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A pitcher in a baseball game, they wind up and then they throw the ball.
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So first he winds up, he gets ready to throw,
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then he swiftly, quickly throws a rock.
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What kind of rock?
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A big, bulky rock?
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No, this is a small, flat rock.
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Perfect for what?
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Skipping on the surface of water.
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It keeps going.
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It keeps skipping, skipping along for a long time, doesn't it?
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This is a really impressive video.
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I don't know about you guys, but when I was a little kid, I would try to do this all the time.
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My family has a ranch out in the countryside on that ranch is a little pond.
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And I would take small flat rocks and try to skip them, skip them along the water.
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Now, I was not as successful as this guy.
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At most, I could skip a rock maybe three or four times.
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But in the video, this guy skips the rock, looks like about 30 times, right?
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It's really impressive.
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Every time the rock hits the surface of the water, it causes what?
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To spread out.
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It creates small ripples.
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Ripples, right?
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We can say ripples.
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These circles that spread out from the point where the rock hit the surface of the water.
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It's a little bit complicated, isn't it?
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Small ripples spread out from the point where the rock hit or struck the surface of the water.
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All right, let's try another one here.
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Describe this in English.
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Here we go.
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Oh my god.
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All right, once again, try it yourself first.
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What did we see in this video?
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There's a guy standing on a boat, right?
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What does this guy do?
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He takes his shirt, the bottom of his shirt, and he stretches it open wide.
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Stretches it open wide.
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Then the man jumps off of the boat and into the water.
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Looks like he's at sea, right?
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Looks like the boat is out at sea.
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he jumps directly into a school of fish.
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Yeah, in English, a group of fish, we can say a school of fish, right?
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So this guy jumps directly into the middle of a school of fish with his shirt stretched open wide.
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Now, when he hits the water, he scoops up a bunch of the fish into his shirt, right?
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And then he holds the shirt tightly shut.
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He holds the shirt shut so that the fish won't escape, so they won't go swimming out of his shirt, right?
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Then, only using his legs, he kicks himself back to the boat,
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climbs back up onto the boat, and does what with the fish?
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Dumps them out of his shirt and into a bucket, where we can see dozens and dozens of small silver fish.
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All right, guys, this was just a quick bonus video for you all today.
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Once again, thank you so much for your support.
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I know the channel has been going through some crazy changes recently.
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It really warmed my heart to see how many of my channel members stuck with me through this change.
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Thank you guys for your ongoing support, and I will have more members only content for you guys soon.
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So until next time, stay well, guys.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 73 sentences and 716 words to shadow. The speech runs for 5:42. The speaker talks at a steady 126 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 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
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| skip verb | /skɪp/ | To move by hopping on alternate feet. |
| stretch verb | /stɹɛt͡ʃ/ | To lengthen by pulling. |
| impressive adjective | /ɪmˈpɹɛsɪv/ | Making, or tending to make, a positive impression; having power to impress. |
| ranch noun | /ˈɹænt͡ʃ/ | A large plot of land used for raising cattle, sheep or other livestock. |
| pond noun | /pɑnd/ | An inland body of standing water, either natural or man-made, that is smaller than a lake. |
| complicated adjective | /ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/ | Difficult or convoluted. |
| bonus noun | /ˈbəʊ.nəs/ | Something extra that is good; an added benefit. |
| collect verb | /ˈkɑlɪkt/ | To gather together; amass. |
| swing verb | /ˈswɪŋ/ | To rotate about an off-centre fixed point. |
| ongoing adjective | /ɒnˈɡəʊ.ɪŋ/ | Continuing, permanent, lasting. |
| climb verb | /ˈklaɪ̯m/ | To traverse a slope or contour, either upwards (ascending) or downwards (descending). |
| swim verb | /swɪm/ | To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means. |
| dive verb | /daɪv/ | To swim under water. |
| dump verb | /dʌmp/ | To release, especially in large quantities and chaotic manner. |
| bucket noun | /ˈbʌkɪt/ | A container made of rigid material, often with a handle, used to carry liquids or small items. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| wind up verb | /waɪnd ˈʌp/ | To wind (rope, string, mainsprings, etc.) completely. |
| go ahead verb | /ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/ | To proceed with; to begin. |
| go through verb | To travel from one end of something to the other. | |
| spread out verb | Become further apart. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | are you doing · is standing · is winding |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | won't escape · will have |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 6 contractions and reduced forms, such as won't, doesn't, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
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 skip, stretch, impressive.
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.