Shadowing Practice: Other Mommy Featurette - A New Face of Fear (2026) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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I love playing characters that go against the grain.
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I love you more than light itself.
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Did you know that?
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It's fun to be creepy.
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You said you wouldn't leave my room.
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You seem lonely.
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Her eyes, her smile, the biggest secret weapon is Jessica Chastain.
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Through Jessica's performance, we get a kind of restlessness underneath the surface.
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Am I going to your heart?
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I was just thinking of the reality of her.
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What does it feel like if you're trying to hold, like, skin on you?
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And I made the face.
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And Rob said, that's other mommy.
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To watch that power struggle standing outside of it, it's astounding.
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For all of the iconic parts that Jess has played, she's never played a character like this.
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There's like a desperation to her, and I really wanted to play that.
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What kind of mother would I be?
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 17 sentences and 146 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:59. The speaker talks at a steady 148 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| lonely adjective | /ˈloʊnli/ | Unhappy due to feeling isolated from contact with other people. |
| grain noun | /ɡɹeɪn/ | The harvested seeds of various grass food crops, especially wheat, maize, rye, barley, and rice. |
| iconic adjective | /aɪˈkɑnɪk/ | Relating to, or having the characteristics of, an icon. |
| underneath adverb | /ˌʌndɚˈniθ/ | Below; in a place beneath. |
| creepy adjective | /ˈkɹipi/ | Moving by creeping along. |
| desperation noun | /ˌdɛspəˈɹeɪʃən/ | The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope. |
| astound verb | /əˈstaʊnd/ | To astonish, bewilder or dazzle. |
| restlessness noun | /ˈɹɛstləsnəs/ | The state or condition of being restless; an inability to be still, quiet, at peace or comfortable; a feeling of discomfort with stillness causes by anxiety… |
| smile verb | /ˈsmaɪl/ | To have (a smile) on one's face. |
| struggle noun | /ˈstɹʌɡəl/ | A contortion of the body in an attempt to escape or to perform a difficult task. |
| weapon noun | /ˈwɛp.ən/ | An instrument of attack or defense in combat or hunting, e.g. most guns, missiles, or swords. |
| secret noun | /ˈsiː.kɹɪt/ | A piece of knowledge that is hidden and intended to be kept hidden. |
| skin noun | /skɪn/ | The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human. |
| reality noun | /ɹiˈæləti/ | The state of being actual or real; realness. |
| surface noun | /ˈsɜː.fɪs/ | The external boundary of an object or body. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | has played |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past | was just thinking |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the biggest |
| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | love playing |
Pronunciation to watch
- Long words — get the stress right: desperation /ˌdɛspəˈɹeɪʃən/, reality /ɹiˈæləti/
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 lonely, grain, iconic.
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.