Shadowing Practice: Prime Minister Carney's message on Thanksgiving - Learn English Speaking with Video

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This weekend, Canadians are gathering with family and friends for Thanksgiving.
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It's a chance to slow down, reflect, and give thanks.
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Give thanks for who and what you value most in your life.
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And it's a chance to give thanks for Canada.
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For the rights, freedoms, and opportunities that we all enjoy.
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For the education, the health care, the security that we have because we are Canadian.
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This year, Thanksgiving is a bit different.
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A week from today, Albertans will have the opportunity to make an important decision about their future,
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whether to remain part of Canada or begin a long and uncertain process through which Alberta could separate from Canada.
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Now, I have some perspectives on this choice.
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I grew up in Alberta.
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I went to school right here in St. Francis Xavier High School in Edmonton.
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I'm back home a lot these days because we are building big things again in Alberta.
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Thousands of new homes, high -speed rail, a new pipeline to the West Coast that will create lasting opportunity
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and prosperity for hundreds of thousands of people in this province and across the country.
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In fact, we're building across Canada at a speed and scale not seen in generations.
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Canada is working.
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Truth is, we can't achieve any of this if we're divided.
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You can't build big things on fault lines.
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And we should recognize that the world has changed.
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Canada is facing real threats to our economy, to our security, to our way of life.
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We have to be strong.
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And we are stronger together.
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Generations of Albertans helped build this country.
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It's yours, it's ours, and it's worth fighting for.
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Happy Thanksgiving, Canada.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Prime Minister Carney's message on Thanksgiving”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Canada, Alberta, Thanksgiving. This video has 26 sentences and 279 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:54. The speaker talks at a steady 147 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 86% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 14 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
province noun/ˈpɹɔv.ɪns/A region of the earth or of a continent; a district or country.
rail noun/ɹeɪ(ə)l/A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing.
reflect verb/ɹɪˈflɛkt/To bend back (light, etc.) from a surface.
gather verb/ˈɡæðɚ/To collect normally separate things.
divide verb/dɪˈvaɪd/To split or separate (something) into two or more parts.
pipeline noun/ˈpaɪpˌlaɪn/A conduit made of pipes used to convey water, gas or petroleum, etc.
uncertain adjective/ʌnˈsɜɹ.tən/Not certain; unsure.
prosperity noun/pɹɑˈspɛɹ.ɪ.ti/The condition of being prosperous: having good fortune and a fortune.
fault noun/fɔlt/Culpability; the responsibility for a blameworthy event.
threat noun/θɹɛt/An expression of intent to injure or punish another.
achieve verb/əˈt͡ʃiv/To carry out or conclude (something, as a task) successfully; to accomplish.
perspective noun/pɚˈspɛk.tɪv/A view, vista or outlook.
stronger adjective/stɹɔŋɡɚ/Said of one proposition with respect to another one: that the former entails the latter, but the latter does not entail the former.
recognize verb/ˈɹɛk.əɡ.naɪz/To match (something or someone which one currently perceives) to a memory of some previous encounter with the same person or thing.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
slow down verbTo decelerate.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 5 contractions and reduced forms, such as can't, we're, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “th” sounds: gather /ˈɡæðɚ/, threat /θɹɛt/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like province, rail, reflect.

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.

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