Shadowing Practice: RE2 Unit 3B - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Track 6.
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Reading 3B.
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Who Killed the Iceman?
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In 1991, high in the mountains of Europe, hikers made a shocking discovery.
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A dead man partly frozen in the ice.
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The police investigation soon became a scientific one.
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Carbon dating indicated that the man died over 5,300 years ago.
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Today, he is known as the Iceman and nicknamed Utsi for the Uttal Alps where he was found.
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Kept in perfect condition by the ice,
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he is the oldest complete human body found on Earth. Who was the Iceman?
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Scientists believe Utsi was an important person in his village.
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Examinations of his teeth and skull tell us he was in his mid-forties when he died.
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The things he carried also tell us about who he was.
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His knife was made of stone, but he carried a copper axe.
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This was a valuable tool in Utsi's time, and suggests that he may have been a local leader.
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A fire-starting kit was discovered with him, so we know he could make fire.
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And the food he ate and carried enabled scientists to know exactly where in Italy he lived, a village down in the valley.
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Clues to an ancient murder.
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But why did Utsi die in such a high and icy place?
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Some said he was a lost farmer or shepherd.
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Others thought he was killed in a religious ceremony.
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No one knows for sure.
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Over the years, tiny scientific discoveries have led to great changes in our understanding of Utsi's story.
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Once the story was that he fled up there and walked around in the snow and probably died of exposure, said scientist Klaus Ogle.
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Now it's all changed.
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It's more like a crime scene.
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A bloody discovery.
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In fact, the newest scientific information indicates Utsi was cruelly murdered.
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In June 2001, an x-ray of the body showed a small dark shape beneath Utsi's left shoulder.
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It was the stone head of an arrow that had hit him from behind.
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CT scans showed that this caused an injury that killed him very quickly.
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Then, in 2003, an Australian scientist discovered the blood of four other people on Utsi's clothes.
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Was Utsi killed in a fight?
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It isn't likely, as Utsi's other injuries on his hand and head had already started to close.
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This means there probably was a fight, but it happened much earlier.
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Perhaps Utsi was being chased when he died.
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In 2010, scientists took the mummy out of the cold and examined him again.
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They discovered that just before his death, he had a big meal of bread
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and goat meat in 2018 further analysis of his stomach showed utzi had also eaten deer meat
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would someone being chased stop to eat a large meal the scientists don't think
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so more likely he was attacked while resting he may have thought he had escaped and was safe today the research continues,
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proving some of these ideas as false while opening the door to others.
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Utsi, it seems, has more to tell us about his life and the time in which he lived.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 43 sentences and 507 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:16. The speaker talks at a steady 119 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 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| scientist noun | /ˈsaɪəntəst/ | One whose activities make use of the scientific method to answer questions regarding the measurable universe. A scientist may be involved in original research… |
| discovery noun | /dɪˈskʌv.ɹi/ | Something discovered. |
| discover verb | /dɪˈskʌvə/ | To find or learn something for the first time. |
| meal noun | /ˈmiːl/ | Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity. |
| chase verb | /t͡ʃeɪs/ | To follow at speed. |
| indicate verb | /ˈɪndɪˌkeɪt/ | To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known. |
| shock noun | /ʃɔk/ | A sudden, heavy impact. |
| exposure noun | /ɪkˈspəʊ.ʒə(ɹ)/ | The condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected. |
| ceremony noun | /ˈsɛɹ.əˌmoʊ.ni/ | A ritual, with religious or cultural significance. |
| stomach noun | /ˈstʌmək/ | An organ in animals that stores food in the process of digestion. |
| knife noun | /ˈnaɪ̯f/ | A utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually steel or other metal (the blade), usually sharpened on one edge… |
| enable verb | /ɪˈneɪ.bəl/ | To make somebody able (to do, or to be, something); to give sufficient ability or power to do or to be; to give strength or ability to. |
| partly adverb | /ˈpɑɹtli/ | In part, or to some degree, but not completely. |
| copper noun | /ˈkɒpə/ | A reddish-brown metallic chemical element (symbol Cu) with the atomic number 29; also, the metal made up of this element. |
| examination noun | /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ | The act of examining. |
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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| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | is known · was made · was discovered |
| Possibility with “might / may” might/may + verb — something that is possible but not certain | may have |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the oldest · the newest |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “th” sounds: beneath /bɪˈniːθ/, cloth /klɒθ/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shock /ʃɔk/, exposure /ɪkˈspəʊ.ʒə(ɹ)/, examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, shepherd /ˈʃɛpəɹd/
- Long words — get the stress right: ceremony /ˈsɛɹ.əˌmoʊ.ni/, examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
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 scientist, discovery, discover.
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.