Shadowing Practice: || MMV MANHWA || UNITY || - Learn English Speaking with Video

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In the dark of night,
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the stars light up the sky We see them flying free,
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that's just like you and me Everyone is lonely sometimes,
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but I would walk a thousand miles to see you rise You and our love, we're your family Hold me,
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let's escape all this reality You are my symphony By your side,
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we are unity You are my energy My guiding light, we are unity
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We are unity We are unity Over the rain,
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my power A thunder starts to roar The light that wakes the wave But through it we are brave
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Everyone is lonely sometimes But I would walk a thousand miles to see you rise You and our love,
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we are family Hold me,
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let's escape all this reality You are my symphony By your side we are unity You are my energy,
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my guiding light We are unity We are unity
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We are unity
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We are unity You are my sin and me,
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I'm by your side You are my energy My guiding light Unity
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We are unity We are unity
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

The speaker keeps coming back to these words: unity, guiding, energy. This video has 16 sentences and 181 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:02. The speaker talks slowly, about 60 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 83% 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:

WordPronunciationMeaning
unity noun/ˈjunɪti/Oneness: the state or fact of being one undivided entity.
lonely adjective/ˈloʊnli/Unhappy due to feeling isolated from contact with other people.
symphony noun/ˈsɪm.fə.ni/An extended piece of music of sophisticated structure, usually for orchestra.
brave adjective/bɹeɪv/Strong in the face of fear; courageous.
thunder noun/ˈθʌndɚ/The loud rumbling, cracking, or crashing sound caused by expansion of rapidly heated air around a lightning bolt.
roar verb/ˈɹoɹ/To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion.
escape verb/ɪˈskeɪp/To get free; to free oneself.
wave verb/weɪv/To move back and forth repeatedly and somewhat loosely.
guide noun/ɡaɪd/Someone who guides, especially someone hired to show people around a place or an institution and offer information and explanation, or to lead them through…
miles noun/maɪlz/A great distance in space or time.
reality noun/ɹiˈæləti/The state of being actual or real; realness.
rise verb/ɹaɪz/To move upwards.
wake verb/ˈweɪ̯k/(often followed by up) To stop sleeping.
fly noun/ˈflaɪ̯/Any insect of the order Diptera; characterized by having two wings (except for some wingless species), also called true flies.
rain noun/ˈɹeɪn/Condensed water falling from a cloud.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
light up verbTo illuminate, to bring light to something, to brighten.

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like unity, lonely, symphony.

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.

Shadowing technique: read the full step-by-step guide →