Shadowing Practice: Nobody Believed Me! - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Have you ever felt completely invisible to the world?
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Hi, I am Anna.
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I am a very quiet and shy girl.
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I do not have many friends.
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Today, I am looking at Lily.
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She was my best friend.
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But now, she only plays with Sophia.
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My life at home is also very difficult.
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When I was a little child, my real mom and my dad divorced.
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My real mom moved to another city.
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I miss her every day.
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Now, my dad has a new wife.
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She is my stepmother.
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She is not a bad person.
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But she does not love me.
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Of course, everything's fine.
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Last year, my stepmother had a baby boy.
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Look at our beautiful baby.
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My dad and my stepmother only care about the baby.
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They forgot my birthday last week.
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I always eat dinner alone in my bedroom.
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I am so lonely.
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Yesterday, a terrible thing happened at home.
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I went to the kitchen to get some water.
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Suddenly, I saw a broken milk bottle on the floor.
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The cat did it.
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But my stepmother ran into the kitchen.
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She looked at the broken glass.
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Then she looked at me with angry eyes.
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Anna, did you break the baby's bottle?
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You are so careless.
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You always make trouble in this house.
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No, it was the cat.
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I didn't do it.
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I looked at my dad.
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I wanted him to believe me.
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but he just sighed and shook his head.
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Anna, go to your room now.
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Say sorry to your mother tomorrow.
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My heart broke into a thousand pieces.
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My own father believed a stranger, not his daughter.
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I ran to my room and cried until morning.
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The next morning, school was the only place I wanted to go Because I had Lily.
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Lily was always kind and friendly to me.
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Anna, what is wrong with you?
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I am totally fine.
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But everything changed when Sophia came back to our school.
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Sophia is rich, beautiful, and very confident.
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Lily and Sophia started talking every day.
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They go to the park together.
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They study together.
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I tried to talk to Lily yesterday.
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What is it?
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But Sophia looked at me very coldly.
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She does not like me at all.
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Lily, let's go to the luxury cafe.
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The weather here is too boring.
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Okay, Sophia.
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Goodbye, Anna.
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See you later.
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See you later.
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Lily waved at me.
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But she walked away with Sophia.
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My hands were shaking.
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I wanted to cry right there.
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But Sophia did not stop there.
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She wanted to destroy my life completely.
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During gym class, I left my backpack near the locker.
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Sophia saw it.
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She opened her pocket and dropped her expensive diamond necklace into my bag.
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Ten minutes later, Sophia started crying and shouting in front of everyone.
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Teacher, my diamond necklace is missing.
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I saw Anna standing near my locker earlier.
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What?
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I didn't touch your locker.
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That is a lie.
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The teacher walked to my bag and opened it.
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She pulled out the shiny necklace.
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Everyone gasped.
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I looked at Lily.
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her eyes were full of shock
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and sadness I wanted Lily to say Anna is not a thief but Lily stayed quiet
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she didn't say a single word the teacher gave me a warning but my soul was already dead
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I ran to the restroom locked the door
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and cried quietly suddenly I heard voices outside It was Sophia and her friend Nora.
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They were laughing.
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Did you see Anna's face?
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It was so funny.
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Now Lily knows that Anna is a poor thief.
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Yeah!
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She is like a sad ghost.
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Lily will never talk to her again.
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You are so smart, Sophia.
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Their words were like knives in my heart.
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Sophia did everything to make Lily hate me.
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And it worked.
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i lost my family and now i lost my only friend after school it was raining heavily
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i saw lily standing near the gate she looked at me and ran to me with her yellow umbrella
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anna you are completely wet where is your umbrella please listen to me about today I looked at Lily's kind eyes.
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But then, I saw Sophia standing far away, looking at me with a triumphant smile.
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For the first time in my life, I felt a giant anger inside me.
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I pushed Lily's umbrella away.
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Stop it, Lily!
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Go back to Sophia!
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I do not need your fake pity!
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I do not need anyone anymore!
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Lily was very shocked.
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She froze under the rain.
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I turned around and ran away as fast as I could.
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I am running in the heavy rain right now.
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My clothes are wet, but my heart is completely on fire.
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The shy, quiet Anna died that day.
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From then on, I did not need Lily, Sophia, or anyone else to make me happy.
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Can a lonely girl stand up and find her own happiness?
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If you want to see my new journey, please like this video and subscribe to our channel.
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Hey, do you know why I really hate Anna?
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Leave your thoughts in the comments below.
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See you.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Nobody Believed Me!”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: lily, Sophia, anna, looked, ran. This video has 120 sentences and 867 words to shadow. The speech runs for 7:23. The speaker talks at a steady 117 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 80% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| stepmother noun | /ˈstɛpmʌðə/ | A person or thing likened to a stereotypical stepmother, having cold, cruel, or ungenerous qualities. |
| necklace noun | /ˈnɛkləs/ | An article of jewelry that is worn around the neck, most often made of a string of precious metal, pearls, gems, beads or shells, and sometimes having a… |
| umbrella noun | /ʌmˈbɹɛl.ə/ | A cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun. |
| locker noun | /ˈlɑ.kɚ/ | A type of storage compartment with a lock, usually used to store personal possessions for public use, such as in schools, railway stations, place of work… |
| thief noun | /ˈθiːf/ | One who carries out a theft. |
| lonely adjective | /ˈloʊnli/ | Unhappy due to feeling isolated from contact with other people. |
| shake verb | /ˈʃeɪk/ | To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly. |
| coldly adverb | /ˈkoʊldli/ | In a cold or uncaring manner; indifferently. |
| restroom noun | /ˈɹɛstˌɹum/ | A room containing a public toilet: a public lavatory. |
| triumphant adjective | /tɹaɪˈʌmfənt/ | Having achieved victory; victorious, conquering. |
| careless adjective | /kɛɹ.ləs/ | Not concerned or worried (about). |
| backpack noun | /ˈbæk.pæk/ | A knapsack, sometimes mounted on a light frame, but always supported by straps, worn on a person’s back for the purpose of carrying things, especially when… |
| sadness noun | /ˈsædnəs/ | The state or emotion of being sad. |
| bore verb | /boɹ/ | To inspire boredom in somebody. |
| sigh verb | /saɪ/ | To inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it; to make a deep single audible respiration, especially as the result or involuntary… |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| go back to verb | To stem from; to originate in. |
| pull out verb | To withdraw; especially of military forces; to retreat. |
| run away verb | To flee by running. |
| stand up verb | To rise from a lying or sitting position. |
| turn around verb | To physically rotate (usually around a vertical axis) for a half turn (180 degrees), a whole turn (360 degrees), or an indefinite amount. |
| walk away with verb | To win (a competition or contest) handily or by a large margin. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Have you ever felt completely invisible to the world?
- Anna, did you break the baby's bottle?
- Anna, what is wrong with you?
- Lily, let's go to the luxury cafe.
- I didn't touch your locker.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past | were shaking · were laughing · was raining |
| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | started talking · started crying |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | am looking · is missing · am running |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 4 contractions and reduced forms, such as didn't, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: stepmother /ˈstɛpmʌðə/, thief /ˈθiːf/, cloth /klɒθ/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shake /ˈʃeɪk/, shout /ʃaʊt/
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 stepmother, necklace, umbrella.
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.