Shadowing Practice: Senator Armstrong's Political Speech - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Nice knife!
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Oh Politician big promises What Jump start the economy And your approval rate you've got no principles oh yeah,
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yeah the rest If America's gone to shit,
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you're just another maggot crawling in the pile All right the truth then You're right about one thing I
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Do need capital and votes wanna know why I have a dream
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That one day every person in this nation will control their own destiny a
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Land of a truly free dammit a nation of action not
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words rule by Where the law changes to suit the individual not the other way around?
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Where power and justice are back where they belong.
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In the hands of the people!
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Where every man is free to think, to ask, for himself!
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Bureaucrats!
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Fuck this 24 /7 internet spew of trivia and celebrity bullst!
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Fuck American pride!
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Fuck the media!
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Fuck all of it!
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America is diseased, rotten to the core.
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We need to pull it out by the roots.
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Wipe the sleigh clean.
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Burn it down!
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And from the ashes a new America will be born!
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Evolved, but unjured!
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The weak will be purged.
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And the strongest will thrive.
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Free to live as they see fit.
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They'll make America great again!
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talking about You still don't get it.
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I'm using war as a business to get elected.
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Oh So I can end war as a business
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In my new America people will die and kill for what they believe
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Not for what they're told is right.
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Every man will be free to fight this bone wars!
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There.
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So.. what do you think?
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- How the hell did you get elected?
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Wow I don't write my own speeches.
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Oh, oh.
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You should try fighting for what you believe in sometime, Jack.
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Not for a company or a nation, nor for anyone else!
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Mom.
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Maybe I was wrong about you.
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Am I finally getting through?
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I'll rid this world of pointless wars, Jack.
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I was wrong.
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You're not greedy.
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You're batshit insane!
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Making the mother of all omelets here, Jack.
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Can't fret over every egg.
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Not when you're purging the weak, right?
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What do you know about the weak?
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You weren't born poor.
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You've never been hungry.
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You don't know what it's like to fight, and steal, and kill just to survive.
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following your own set of rules.
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With your own two hands, you took back your life.
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And now, I'll take yours.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 56 sentences and 404 words to shadow. The speech runs for 6:00. The speaker talks slowly, about 67 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 85% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| elect verb | /ɪˈlɛkt/ | To choose or make a decision (to do something). |
| purge verb | /pɜɹd͡ʒ/ | To clean thoroughly; to rid of impurities; to cleanse; to clear of (something unwanted). |
| bone noun | /boʊn/ | A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates. |
| hungry adjective | /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/ | Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food. |
| 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… |
| steal verb | /stiːl/ | To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it. |
| insane adjective | /ɪnˈseɪn/ | Exhibiting unsoundness or disorder of mind; not sane; utterly mad. |
| belong verb | /bɪˈlɒŋ/ | To have its proper place. |
| principle noun | /ˈpɹɪn.sɪ.pəl/ | A fundamental assumption, fundamental law or guiding belief. |
| celebrity noun | /səˈlɛb.ɹɪ.ɾi/ | Fame, renown; the state of being famous or talked-about. |
| destiny noun | /ˈdɛs.tɪ.ni/ | That to which any person or thing is destined; a predetermined state; a condition predestined by the Divine or by human will. |
| ash noun | /ˈæʃ/ | The solid remains of a fire. |
| sometime adverb | /ˈsʌmˌtaɪm/ | At an indefinite but stated time in the past or future. |
| pile noun | /paɪl/ | A mass of things heaped together; a heap. |
| wipe verb | /waɪp/ | To move an object over, maintaining contact, with the intention of removing some substance from the surface. (Compare rub.) |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| get through verb | /ɡɛt ˈθɹu/ | To overcome; to endure. |
| take back verb | To retract or withdraw (an earlier statement). |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 18 contractions and reduced forms, such as you're, don't, I'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
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 elect, purge, bone.
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.