Shadowing Practice: Psalms 84 (NIV) The Audio Bible - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Psalms 84 (NIV) The Audio Bible”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Lord, Almighty, blessed, strength, whose. This video has 22 sentences and 235 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:36. The speaker talks at a steady 147 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 77% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| dwell verb | /dwɛl/ | To live; to reside. |
| bless verb | /blɛs/ | To make something holy by religious rite, sanctify. |
| shield noun | /ˈʃild/ | A broad piece of defensive armor, held in hand, formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the body. |
| bestow verb | /bɪˈstoʊ/ | To apply or make use of (someone or something); to employ, to use. |
| blameless adjective | Free from blame; without fault; innocent. | |
| doorkeeper noun | /ˈdôr-ˌkē-pər/ | The person in charge of an entryway, sometimes responsible for security in the immediate area around the entryway. |
| pilgrimage noun | /ˈpɪlɡɹɪmɪd͡ʒ/ | A journey made to a sacred place, or a religious journey. |
| sparrow noun | /ˈspæɹoʊ/ | The house sparrow, Passer domesticus; a small bird with a short bill, and brown, white and gray feathers. |
| withhold verb | /wɪθˈhoʊld/ | To keep (a physical object that one has obtained) to oneself rather than giving it back to its owner. |
| faint adjective | /feɪnt/ | Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness |
| altar noun | /ˈɔl.tɚ/ | A table or similar flat-topped structure used for religious rites. |
| swallow verb | /ˈswɑ.loʊ/ | To cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to take into the stomach through the throat. |
| tent noun | /tɛnt/ | A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather. |
| nest noun | /nɛst/ | A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young. |
| flesh noun | /flɛʃ/ | The soft tissue of the body, especially muscle and fat. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pass through verb | To go through, to travel through, to transit or lie across a place or from one place to another. |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shield /ˈʃild/, flesh /flɛʃ/
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 dwell, bless, shield.
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.