Shadowing Practice: Nature is Speaking - Jason Momoa is The Wave - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Wave.
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I am the wave.
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The love child of water and wind, sun and moon.
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I move energy, nutrients, life.
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I move you.
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I've captured your imagination since the beginning of time.
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You honor me, you chase me.
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I am a symbol of something wild that exists in you.
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It's I who feel...
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wild.
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Choked by your trash, overheated by your pollution, makes me sick, makes me lash out.
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Don't you know I can decimate you?
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What do you think I can do to your currents, your coastlines?
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Your climate.
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My requirements are simple.
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Stop stripping the forests that keep my water clean.
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Stop filling the atmosphere with dead carbon.
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And keep your plastic to yourself.
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Work with me now.
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Before it's too late.
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I'll keep coming.
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I am the wave.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Nature is Speaking - Jason Momoa is The Wave”. This video has 22 sentences and 131 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:46. The speaker talks slowly, about 74 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| atmosphere noun | /ˈætməsˌfɪɹ/ | The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body. |
| chase verb | /t͡ʃeɪs/ | To follow at speed. |
| capture verb | /ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/ | To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem. |
| trash noun | /tɹæʃ/ | Useless physical things to be discarded; rubbish; refuse. |
| strip verb | /ˈstɹɪp/ | To remove or take away, often in strips or stripes. |
| symbol noun | /ˈsɪmbəl/ | A character or glyph representing an idea, concept or object. |
| requirement noun | /ɹɪˈkwaɪɹmənt/ | A necessity or prerequisite; something required or obligatory. Its adpositions are generally of in relation to who or what has given it, on in relation to whom… |
| imagination noun | /ɪˌmæd͡ʒəˈneɪʃən/ | The image-making power of the mind; the act of mentally creating or reproducing an object not previously perceived; the ability to create such images. |
| pollution noun | /pəˈluʃən/ | Physical contamination, now especially the contamination of the environment by harmful substances, or by disruptive levels of noise, light etc. |
| choke verb | /t͡ʃoʊk/ | To be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe (for instance food or other objects that go down the wrong way, or fumes or particles in the air… |
| coastline noun | The shape, outline, or boundary of a coast. (The term coastline is generally used to describe the approximate boundaries at relatively large spatial scales.) | |
| nutrient noun | /ˈnuː.tɹi.ənt/ | A source of nourishment, such as food, that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue. |
| decimate verb | /ˈdɛsəmeɪt/ | To destroy or remove one-tenth of (something). |
| lash noun | /læʃ/ | The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given. |
| overheat verb | /ˌoʊvɚˈhit/ | To heat excessively. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- I've captured your imagination since the beginning of time.
- Don't you know I can decimate you?
- What do you think I can do to your currents, your coastlines?
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 3 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'll, I've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: capture /ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/, trash /tɹæʃ/, imagination /ɪˌmæd͡ʒəˈneɪʃən/, pollution /pəˈluʃən/, lash /læʃ/
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 atmosphere, chase, capture.
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.