Shadowing Practice: Message from Mark Tornillo (ACCEPT) + "Phantom Flight" Clip - Learn English Speaking with Video

Hi, this is Mark Tornello from Accept.

I'm just here to let you all know

that I'm going to be appearing on the new A Sound of Thunder album called It Was Metal.

I'm doing a little duet with my good friend Nina on a song called The Final Phantom Flight.

When they first played this song for me I thought to

myself this sounds a lot like a little like Black Sabbath meets Iron Maiden.

Really pings my interest.

Really cool tracks and really good lyrical content going on in there

and I think you're really gonna dig it a sound of

thunder has a Kickstarter for this album go to kickstart.com it was metal a sound of thunder

and it's gonna be a record store near you very soon you can get your copy first

if you do the Kickstarter alright rock on

A hidden nightmare Turned reality one day Falling from the sky The girls came out to play

Disguised by war machines We could not see their face A firestorm of death revealed Cadets by the human race

Turn back to fight The husband knows we tried

Turn back and through and cue The shatters near the dead When they rose and took place Hey,

this is Josh, guitarist from A Sound of Thunder.

You just heard a little bit of Phantom Flight.

We're so honored to have Mark Tarnillo on guest vocals on that song.

He totally nailed it.

I can't wait for you guys to hear the whole song.

The song's going to be on our album, It Was Metal, which is only available on Kickstarter right now.

So, what is Kickstarter?

Why should you do one of these Kickstarter things?

Well, I will tell you.

First of all, we're not just asking for handouts.

We're going to give you a ton of stuff with your pledge if you back the campaign.

but Kickstarter exists for us and many other bands to defeat the illegal downloading phenomenon.

So when we put our album out next year, within hours it will be on dozens of illegal download sites around the world.

That is not good for bands.

To combat that a little bit we'll put the album up on Spotify

and other streaming services where we'll get paid a fraction of a cent every time somebody plays a song.

Not great, but it's the way it is now.

There's a generation of fans that have been trained not to pay for music now.

So we're here, we're relying on the elite heavy metal soldiers, the people that believe music is worth something, is worth money, and that it's important.

And that's what we're doing on the Kickstarter.

We're going to raise the funds that we need to make this album

and get all the rewards out from a relatively small amount of people who believe in the band, who believe in heavy metal.

And we hope that you'll check out the campaign and choose to back it.

Please share it.

Spread the word.

Thank you very much.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Message from Mark Tornillo (ACCEPT) + "Phantom Flight" Clip”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Kickstarter, album, metal, sound, song. This video has 42 sentences and 513 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:16. The speaker talks at a natural 157 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 84% 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 14 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
thunder noun	/ˈθʌndɚ/	The loud rumbling, cracking, or crashing sound caused by expansion of rapidly heated air around a lightning bolt.
firestorm noun		A fire whose intensity is greatly increased by inrushing winds.
handout noun	/ˈhændˌaʊt/	An act of handing out something.
lyrical adjective	/ˈlɪɹɪkəl/	Appropriate for or suggestive of singing.
shatter verb	/ˈʃætɚ/	To violently break something into pieces.
guitarist noun	/ɡɪˈtɑɹɪst/	Someone who plays a guitar.
disguise verb	/dɪsˈɡaɪz/	To change the appearance of (a person or thing) so as to hide, or to assume an identity.
bind verb	/ˈbaɪ̯nd/	To tie; to confine by any ligature.
ping verb	/pɪŋ/	To make a high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound.
fraction noun	/ˈfɹæk.ʃən/	A part of a whole, especially a comparatively small part.
pledge noun	/plɛd͡ʒ/	A solemn promise to do something.
phenomenon noun	/fəˈnɒm.ɪ.nən/	A thing or being, event or process, perceptible through senses; or a fact or occurrence thereof.
vocal adjective	/ˈvoʊ̯.kəl/	Of, pertaining to, or resembling the human voice or speech.
nightmare noun	/ˈnaɪt.mɛɚ/	A very unpleasant or frightening dream.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Meaning
check out verb	To record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.).
turn back verb	To reverse direction and retrace one's steps.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 17 contractions and reduced forms, such as we're, I'm, gonna. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shatter /ˈʃætɚ/, fraction /ˈfɹæk.ʃən/

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 thunder, firestorm, handout.

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.

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