Shadowing Practice: Natalie Dormer - World Humanitarian Day 2016 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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What a wonderful performance, huh?
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Stunning.
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Excellencies, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, good evening.
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My name is Natalie Dormer.
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It is a privilege to be here with you tonight to
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talk about what needs to be done to achieve gender equality to empower women
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and girls in crises and to prevent and respond to sexual and gender -based violence.
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Women and children form the vast majority of the world's 130 million crisis -affected people,
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yet are still strikingly underrepresented in decision -making processes
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that shape humanitarian action crises hit everyone hard but they hit women
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and girls differently and often disproportionately to men largely
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because they heighten the pre -existing discrimination marginalization and exclusion
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that pervade already in societies this means that
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when a crisis hits girls are far more likely to be denied access to schooling
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and to their schooling and be put instead into exploitation, be it child labour or forced early marriage.
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It means that women and girls who live in fragile countries and already have poor access to reproductive and sexual health care,
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they face even worse odds in accessing the services that they need.
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It means also that women and girls face a heightened risk of sexual and gender -based violence,
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with devastating impacts on their and their families' physical, mental and socioeconomic status.
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When violence and natural disasters displace communities, every move that a woman or a girl makes can bring the risk of assault.
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at a border crossing, at a checkpoint, simply collecting water or firewood,
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or even in the very camps or settlements where they seek refuge.
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Now, of course, we must acknowledge that young men and boys can fall victim to sexual violence and horrific exploitation too.
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But in most of the conflicts around the world, rape has become a weapon of war,
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with women and girls directly targeted by fighting parties.
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Take the case of South Sudan today, where rape and gang rape is being used on a mass scale as a war tactic,
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an instrument of terror, in what can only amount to crimes against humanity.
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It is our duty as an international community to protect women and girls from such abuses.
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Now, of course, in rare instances,
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UN peacekeepers have been implicated in abuses.
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Now, the UN has a zero -tolerance policy against sexual exploitation and abuse,
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and the peacekeeping department is working with troop -contributing states to do better in vetting
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and the training of troops investigations and disciplinary action
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but each of these cases is an important reminder
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that we must all remain vigilant to spot
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and stamp out abuse wherever we see it for we cannot
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allow the acts of a few to undermine the dedicated work of the vast majority
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now vulnerable though they may be even in the midst of these challenges i am proud to say
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that women and girls continue to play a vital leadership role in their communities
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and in shaping humanitarian response they are first responders in yemen
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they shelter the displaced in Niger they set up communication networks in the Philippines
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and they coordinate a deliveries in Nepal
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and all over the world they protect each other
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and care for their elderly the children and the sick I am here tonight
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because I want a world where women
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and girls are free to live their lives without the threat of sexual
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and gender -based violence and where perpetrators of sexual violence do not get away with their crimes.
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I am here because I want to see a world where crisis -affected girls and women can access the schooling,
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the reproductive health, the counselling services that they need to live healthy, productive lives.
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I am here because I want a world where women
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and girls can take on leadership roles to shape change on the issues that affect them most.
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We have learned through years of practice that programs are most effective when women and girls have access to medical,
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legal and psychosocial services.
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When we work with the judicial authorities to investigate and punish perpetrators,
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when we make reporting of assaults simple and efficient to reduce the stigma, and when we raise awareness of the problem across communities,
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in schools, places of worship, the workplace and in the media.
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But importantly, very importantly, when we engage men and boys in the conversation, we are, after all, male and female together,
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a team, one species, one humanity.
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At the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul,
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global leaders committed to build on those collective efforts I'm talking about by strengthening prevention
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and response to sexual and gender -based violence.
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leaders committed to step up access to sexual and reproductive health and health care and ensure humanitarian programming is gender sensitive.
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The commitments were made.
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I am calling on world leaders meeting here at the UN General Assembly in September to fully implement those commitments
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that were made in Istanbul and to make the participation and the protection of women the norm in all humanitarian action.
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As we pursue these goals,
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women must join their male counterparts standing at the helm only by empowering women to take on the leadership roles at national,
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regional and international levels where we achieve the change that we so desperately need.
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Pledges are one thing.
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Action is another.
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Leaders, it is time for action.
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Women and girls around the world are watching you.
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They deserve your help.
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They need your help.
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And you can do something about this.
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There is no time to lose.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 76 sentences and 917 words to shadow. The speech runs for 7:47. The speaker talks at a steady 118 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 81% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| humanitarian adjective | /hjuˌmæ.nəˈtɛ.ɹi.ən/ | Relating to people's welfare. |
| exploitation noun | /ˌɛksplɔɪˈteɪʃn̩/ | The act of utilizing something; industry. |
| reproductive adjective | /ˌɹiːpɹəˈdʌktɪv/ | Of or relating to reproduction. |
| vast adjective | /væst/ | Very large or wide (literally or figuratively). |
| assault noun | /əˈsɔlt/ | A violent onset or attack with physical means, for example blows, weapons, etc. |
| commitment noun | /kəˈmɪtmənt/ | The act of sending a legislative bill to committee for review. |
| commit verb | /kəˈmɪt/ | To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust; to consign; used with to or formerly unto. |
| humanity noun | /hjuˈmænɪti/ | Humankind; human beings as a group. |
| importantly adverb | /ɪmˈpɔɹ.tənt.li/ | Used to mark a statement as having importance. |
| troop noun | /tɹup/ | A collection of people; a number; a multitude (in general). |
| empower verb | /ɪmˈpaʊ.ə/ | To give permission, power, or the legal right to do something. |
| sensitive adjective | /ˈsɛn.sɪt.ɪv/ | Having the faculty of sensation; pertaining to the senses. |
| awareness noun | /əˈwɛɹ.nəs/ | The state or level of consciousness where sense data can be confirmed by an observer. |
| efficient adjective | /ɪˈfɪʃənt/ | Making good, thorough, or careful use of resources; not consuming extra. Especially, making good use of time or energy. |
| odd adjective | /ɑd/ | Differing from what is usual, ordinary or expected. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| get away with verb | To get away, or escape, taking (something) with one. | |
| set up verb | /ˌsɛt ˈʌp/ | To make ready for use. |
| step up verb | To increase, augment, or advance, especially by one or more steps. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | be done · be denied · be put |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | has become · have been implicated · have learned |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: exploitation /ˌɛksplɔɪˈteɪʃn̩/, efficient /ɪˈfɪʃənt/, participation /pɑːˌtɪs.ɪˈpeɪ.ʃən/, discrimination /dɪskɹɪmɪˈneɪʃən/, worship /ˈwɝ.ʃɪp/
- Long words — get the stress right: humanitarian /hjuˌmæ.nəˈtɛ.ɹi.ən/, reproductive /ˌɹiːpɹəˈdʌktɪv/, humanity /hjuˈmænɪti/, importantly /ɪmˈpɔɹ.tənt.li/, participation /pɑːˌtɪs.ɪˈpeɪ.ʃən/
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 humanitarian, exploitation, reproductive.
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.