Shadowing Practice: One Year After the Annunciation Shooting, Remembering Harper Moyski | Story of the Week - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Did everything that happened at an enunciation give you a lot of questions?
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Yeah.
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Yeah, I bet.
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Like, the person that shot our church, what made him do that?
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I just don't get it.
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A lot of adults should have protected you guys from this, and they didn't.
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And I'm really sorry for that.
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Yeah, I know.
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What's your first memory of Harper?
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Like, when do you remember becoming friends with her?
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I think I was in second grade.
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I was never in the same class as her ever, but we just became best friends.
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And you guys would always be so nice to me when I was over.
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You know, people mentioned that she comes to them in their dreams.
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And so I wonder if you had any dreams about Harper.
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I do, yeah.
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Sometimes I dream that we're having like a sleepover and I can talk to her.
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Be like, so what are you doing up there?
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Like, are you having fun?
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Are you talking to Fletcher or something?
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Are you talking to God?
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I just want to know.
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You know, I have been thinking about my friend Beth.
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We were friends all through school and she died when we were 17 from cancer.
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And the way I would laugh with her was how you and Harper laugh.
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But when I'm really lonely, I can feel her with me.
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And in the first few days after Harper died, I remember feeling so certainly that they were together.
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And I thought that was really beautiful that Harper's on the other side with Beth and I'm here with you.
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Yeah.
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Your best friend died and my best friend died.
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So we can talk to each other whenever we're sad and stuff.
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Of course, yeah.
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I'm here for however you want to keep Harper alive.
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Thank you.
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When I see your curly hair, it reminds me of Harper.
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And I also have little things like Harper loved turtles, just loved them.
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So I'm wearing a necklace of a turtle.
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It has a little bit of Harper's ashes inside of it.
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It felt so important to give you a little piece of Harper's ashes.
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I love it so much.
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Thank you for being Harper's friend.
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She was her most best self with you, and thank you for that.
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Yeah.
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I know she's up there looking down at me and you.

About This Lesson

You're practicing English with "One Year After the Annunciation Shooting, Remembering Harper Moyski | Story of the Week" using the Shadowing technique — a method originally developed for professional interpreter training.

Focus on sounding like the speaker — not just repeating words. With 15–30 minutes of daily practice, you'll build real-world speaking confidence.

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.