Shadowing Practice: Ring the Chrismast bell - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Welcome to Ring the Christmas Bell.

On behalf of our committee we send warm festive greetings, peace, and joy to all our teachers, distinguished delegates, and our dear students here today.

Celebrating the magical season where mathematics glows like the bright star atop our Christmas tree.

Today our students assert their intellect and prepare to conquer new exciting educational heights together.

We solemnly declare the opening of the 2026

Ring the Christmas Bell competition.

This event illuminates knowledge and provides wings for the future success of all 10th grade students here today.

Why do we learn math?

It is everywhere, in our smartphone apps, AI tools, and the paths we walk daily.

Math is essential, yet often transparent to our everyday eyes.

Learning math should be as joyful as opening Christmas presents.

Our department created this arena to ignite a true love for learning, challenging students in both logic and daily skill.

This is an open educational model centered around students.

We foster active learning, challenging every participant with comprehensive knowledge to develop fully in their logical and situational thinking skills today.

To kick off this incredible program, we invite all our teachers and students to sit back,

relax, and enjoy these special musical performances prepared just for this beautiful day together.

We respectfully introduce our school board, the visionary captains who fuel our fire and create the best conditions for today.

Please give the warmest applause to our leadership team now.

Our floor is heating up.

Please welcome 100 contestants representing the 18 classes of the 10th grade.

Hold your weapons of intellect high and prepare for your glorious victory.

Santa brought a giant sack of gifts today.

In math terms, this reward function is strictly increasing.

The deeper you go into the rounds, the bigger the Christmas presents will be.

For the audience prize, answer the extra questions correctly to receive gifts on the spot.

Winners receive a certificate of merit and an exciting, well -deserved scholarship award for their efforts.

The competition format is a direct knockout.

Each question has 15 to 30 seconds for thinking.

Contestants with wrong answers must quickly leave the floor.

Stay very focused and sharp.

When the number of contestants gets low, we activate our rescue from teachers through physical games.

When only one person remains, we rescue them by throwing paper airplanes to continue.

This journey is coming to an end, but the echoes will resonate forever.

We saw a generation of students full of bravery, intellect, and extreme creativity on this stage today.

There is only one Christmas bell, but victory is shared by everyone.

Daring to face these challenges was already a glorious victory.

Happy New Year to everyone here with us today.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “Ring the Chrismast bell”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: students, Christmas, math, intellect, contestants. This video has 37 sentences and 449 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:12. The speaker talks at a steady 140 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

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
math noun	/mæθ/	Arithmetic calculations; (see do the math).
rescue verb	/ˈɹɛs.kjuː/	To save from any violence, danger or evil.
skill noun	/skɪl/	A capacity to do something well; a technique, an ability, usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities that are regarded as innate.
glorious adjective	/ˈɡlɔː.ɹi.əs/	Exhibiting attributes, qualities, or acts that are worthy of or receive glory.
sharp adjective	/ʃɑɹp/	Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut or pierce easily; not dull, obtuse, or rounded.
everyday adjective	/ˈɛvɹiˌdeɪ/	Appropriate for ordinary use, rather than for special occasions.
format noun	/ˈfɔːɹ.mæt/	The layout of a publication or document.
behalf noun	/bɪˈhæf/	The interest, benefit, or wellbeing of someone or something.
introduce verb	/ˌɪntɹəˈdus/	To cause (someone) to be acquainted (with someone else).
comprehensive adjective	/ˌkɑm.pɹəˈhɛn.sɪv/	Broadly or completely covering; including a large proportion of something.
arena noun	/əˈɹiːnə/	An enclosed area, often outdoor, for the presentation of sporting events (sports arena) or other spectacular events; earthen area, often oval, specifically for…
foster verb	/ˈfɒstə/	To nurture or bring up offspring, or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child.
reward noun	/ɹɪˈwɔɹd/	Something of value given in return for an act.
dare verb	/dɛ(ə)ɹ/	To have enough courage (to do something).
invite verb	/ɪnˈvaɪt/	To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Meaning
heat up verb	To heat, to cause to become hotter.
kick off verb	To make the first kick in a game or part of a game.
sit back verb	To recline while still in a seated position, with one's back on the frame of the seat.

Pronunciation to watch

The “th” sounds: math /mæθ/, mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/
The “sh” and “zh” sounds: sharp /ʃɑɹp/, scholarship /ˈskɑːləɹʃɪp/, distinguish /dɪˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/, situational /sɪtjuːˈeɪʃənəl/, visionary /ˈvɪʒəˌnɛɹi/
Long words — get the stress right: comprehensive /ˌkɑm.pɹəˈhɛn.sɪv/, certificate /səˈtɪf.ɪ.kɪt/, mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/, creativity /kri.eɪˈtɪv.ᵻ.ti/, participant /pɑːɹˈtɪsəpənt/

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 math, rescue, skill.

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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