Shadowing Practice: RE2 Unit 6B - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Track 12.
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Reading 6B.
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The Truth About Great Whites.
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In sunny California, Craig Rogers was sitting on his surfboard scanning the distance for his next wave.
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Suddenly, his board stopped moving.
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He looked down and was terrified to see a great white shark biting the front of his board.
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I could have touched its eye with my elbow, says Rogers.
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The shark had surfaced so quietly that he didn't hear a thing.
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In his horror and confusion, he waved his arms and accidentally cut two of his fingers on the shark's teeth.
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He got off the opposite side of his surfboard into the water.
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Then, despite Rogers being in the water with blood flowing from his fingers, the five -meter -long shark simply swam away.
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Over a hundred shark attacks happen worldwide each year.
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Of these, one -third are said to be great white attacks.
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Great whites are often described as man -eaters, creatures that hunt and kill humans.
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But this is factually inaccurate.
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Great whites rarely kill their human victims.
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In fact, a person has a greater chance of being killed by lightning than by a great white.
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With frightening jaws that hold around 300 teeth in several rows, a great white can kill very easily.
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Surprisingly, though, most great white victims live to tell the tale.
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Shark researchers are trying to understand the reasons great whites attack people
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and why most of those people manage to escape a horrible death.
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One of the most common explanations for great white attacks is that great whites don't see well.
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It is thought that they often mistake a person for a seal or a sea lion, a very tempting snack.
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However, there is reason to doubt this.
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Some research now shows that great whites can actually see and identify seals very well.
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When attacking seals, great whites shoot up to the surface and bite with great force.
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However, when they approach humans, they often move in slowly and bite with less force.
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They take a bite, feel them over, then move on, says Peter Kimley, author of The Secret Lives of Sharks.
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Shark experts like Kimley believe that great whites attack because they are actually curious animals that like to investigate things.
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They believe that it's possible great whites use their bite not just to kill and eat, but also to gather information.
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According to this idea, once a great white identifies what it is biting, it simply lets go.
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Even though such experiences are unlucky for people like Craig Rogers, perhaps when sharks bite surfboards,
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other objects, or even people, they are just trying to learn what they are.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
The speaker keeps coming back to these words: shark, bite, attack, Rogers, kill. This video has 33 sentences and 437 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:25. The speaker talks at a steady 128 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 79% 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 |
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| surfboard noun | /ˈsɝfˌbɔɹd/ | A shaped waterproof plank, usually made of wood or foam and reinforced plastic, used to surf on waves. |
| factually adverb | In a factual manner. | |
| frighten verb | /ˈfɹaɪ.tən/ | To cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright. |
| terrify verb | /ˈtɛɹɪfaɪ/ | To frighten greatly; to fill with terror. |
| unlucky adjective | /ʌnˈlʌki/ | Unfortunate, marked by misfortune. |
| inaccurate adjective | /ɪnˈæk.jə.ɹɪt/ | Mistaken or incorrect; not accurate. |
| metre noun | /ˈmiːtəɹ/ | The basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI: Système International d'Unités), equal to the distance travelled by light in a vacuum in… |
| elbow noun | /ˈɛlboʊ̯/ | The joint between the upper arm and the forearm. |
| snack noun | /snæk/ | A light meal. |
| researcher noun | /ˈɹiˌsɝ.t͡ʃɚ/ | One who researches. |
| jaw noun | /d͡ʒɔː/ | One of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form the framework of the mouth. |
| sunny adjective | /ˈsʌni/ | Featuring a lot of sunshine. |
| scan verb | /skæn/ | To examine sequentially, carefully, or critically; to scrutinize; to behold closely. |
| surprisingly adverb | /səˈpɹaɪzɪŋli/ | In a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual. |
| quietly adverb | /ˈkwaɪ.ɪt.li/ | Producing little or no noise. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
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| get off verb | To move from being on top of (something) to not being on top of it. |
| look down verb | To lower one's eyes; to direct one's look downwards. |
Pronunciation to watch
- Long words — get the stress right: inaccurate /ɪnˈæk.jə.ɹɪt/, surprisingly /səˈpɹaɪzɪŋli/
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 surfboard, factually, frighten.
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.