Shadowing Practice: RE1 UNIT 12B - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Unit 12, Vanished, Reading B, The Missing Pilot On July 2,
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1937, Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan left New Guinea for Howland Island in the Pacific.
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This was the longest and most dangerous part of their trip around the world.
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Earhart had trouble shortly after takeoff.
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The weather was stormy, so she had to fly at 3,000 meters, 10,000 feet.
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Going this high, the plane used up gas quickly.
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After about 20 hours, Earhart and Noonan approached Howland Island.
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The island was only about 105 kilometers, 65 miles away, but the bright sun was shining in their faces, so they couldn't see it.
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Near Howland, a ship, the Itasca, was waiting.
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Earhart contacted the ship.
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Gas is low, she said.
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The Itasca tried to maintain contact with her, but it got no response.
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Finally, the Itasca called for help.
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People searched for Earhart and Noonan for days.
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Despite great efforts, they found nothing.
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Answers to a mystery?
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What happened to Amelia Earhart?
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No one knows for sure.
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During the flight she probably headed in the wrong direction because the sun was bright and it was hard to sea.
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Perhaps she got lost.
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Soon after, her plane ran out of gas and she died at sea.
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Another idea is that she survived the plane crash, swam to an uninhabited island, and later died there.
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A more extreme theory is that she survived the crash and secretly returned to the US with a new identity.
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The first theory seems most likely.
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However, none of these ideas has been proven.
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Today, people are still investigating Earhart's and Noonan's disappearance.
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Noonan's body has also never been found.
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Whatever happened, Earhart probably died as she wished.
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When I go, she said, I'd like best to go in my plane.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 29 sentences and 286 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:22. The speaker talks at a steady 121 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 82% 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
15 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
- shortly /ˈʃɔɹtli/ (adverb) — In a short or brief time or manner; quickly.
- mystery /ˈmɪs.t(ə.)ɹi/ (noun) — Something secret or unexplainable; an unknown.
- investigate /ɪnˈvɛs.tə.ɡeɪt/ (verb) — To inquire into or study in order to ascertain facts or information.
- swim /swɪm/ (verb) — To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means.
- shine /ʃaɪn/ (verb) — To emit or reflect light so as to glow.
- meter /ˈmitəɹ/ (noun) — A device that measures things.
- secretly /ˈsiː.kɹɪt.li/ (adverb) — In secret, covertly.
- disappearance /dɪsəˈpɪəɹəns/ (noun) — The action of disappearing or vanishing.
- stormy /ˈstɔɹmi/ (adjective) — Of or pertaining to storms.
- takeoff (noun) — A launch or ascent into the air or into flight, such as of an aircraft, rocket, bird, high-jumper etc.
- uninhabited /ˌʌn.ɪnˈhæb.ɪ.tɪd/ (adjective) — Not inhabited; having no inhabitants.
- bright /ˈbɹaɪ̯t/ (adjective) — Emitting much light; visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, radiant.
- crash /ˈkɹæʃ/ (noun) — A sudden, intense, loud sound, as made for example by cymbals.
- survive /sɚˈvaɪv/ (verb) — Of a person, to continue to live; to remain alive.
- identity /aɪˈdɛn(t)ɪti/ (noun) — Sameness, identicalness; the quality or fact of (several specified things) being the same.
Phrasal verbs you will hear
- call for (verb) — To shout out in order to summon (a person).
- go in (verb) — To become obscured by clouds.
- search for (verb) — Synonym of look for.
- use up (verb) — To consume, deplete, expend, or exhaust.
Pronunciation to watch
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shortly /ˈʃɔɹtli/, shine /ʃaɪn/, crash /ˈkɹæʃ/
- Long words — get the stress right: investigate /ɪnˈvɛs.tə.ɡeɪt/, disappearance /dɪsəˈpɪəɹəns/, uninhabited /ˌʌn.ɪnˈhæb.ɪ.tɪd/, identity /aɪˈdɛn(t)ɪti/
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 shortly, mystery, investigate.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
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| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | has been proven · has also never been found |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | has been proven · been found |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past | was shining · was waiting |
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.