Shadowing Practice: Shadowing English with TED Talk | Improve Your Speaking - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hey guys, let's do shadowing with a TED talk and learn some useful vocabulary.
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This is part three and there are two more parts.
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Let's begin.
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Repeat three times.
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Her story shows us that we can't be fully healthy.
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Her story shows us that we can't be fully healthy.
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her story shows us that we can't be fully healthy we can't thrive
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if we take care of our bodies and our minds but not our relationships
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We can't thrive if we take care of our bodies and our minds, but not our relationships.
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We can't thrive if we take care of our bodies and our minds, but not our relationships.
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to the most possible view of the world?
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Similar to Maya, hundreds of millions of people around the world.
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Similar to Maya, hundreds of millions of people around the world.
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Similar to Maya, hundreds of millions of people around the world.
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Go weeks at a time without talking to a single friend or family member.
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Go weeks at a time without talking to a single friend or family member.
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Go weeks at a time without talking to a single friend or family member.
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Rebekah Kelley Reviewer And 20% of adults worldwide Rebekah Kelley Reviewer Rebekah Kelley Rebekah Kelley
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Rebekah Kelley Globally, one in four people feel lonely.
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And 20% of adults worldwide Globally,
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one in four people feel lonely,
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and 20% of adults worldwide don't feel like they have anyone they can reach out to for support.
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Think about that.
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One in five people you encounter may feel like they have no one.
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Think about that.
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One in five people you encounter may feel like they have no one.
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Think about that.
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One in five people you encounter may feel like they have no one.
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This is more than heartbreaking.
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It's also a public health crisis.
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This is more than heartbreaking.
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It's also a public health crisis.
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This is more than heartbreaking, it's also a public health crisis.
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Disconnection triggers stress in the body.
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It weakens people's immune system.
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Disconnection triggers stress in the body.
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It weakens people's immune system.
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Disconnection triggers stress in the body.
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It weakens people's immune system.
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It puts them at a greater risk of stroke,
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heart disease, diabetes, It puts them at a greater risk of stroke,
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heart disease, diabetes, dementia, depression, and early death.
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Social health is essential for longevity.
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Dementia, depression, and early death.
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Social health is essential for longevity.
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Dementia, depression, and early death.
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Social health is essential for longevity.
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Dementia, depression, and early death.
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Social health is essential for longevity.
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So you might be wondering, what does it look like to be socially healthy?
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What does that even mean?
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So you might be wondering, what does it look like to be socially healthy?
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What does that even mean?
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So you might be wondering, what does it look like to be socially healthy?
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What does that even mean?
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Well, it's about developing close relationships with your family, your friends.
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Well, it's about developing close relationships with your family, your friends.
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It's about developing close relationships with your family,
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your friends, your partner, yourself.
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It's about having regular interaction with your co-workers,
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your neighbors, your partner, yourself.
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It's about having regular interaction with your co-workers, your neighbors.
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You're a partner, yourself.
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It's about having regular interaction with your coworkers, your neighbors.
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It's about feeling like you belong to a community.
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It's about feeling like you belong to a community.
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It's about feeling like you belong to a community.
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Being socially healthy is about having the right quantity and quality of connection for you.
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Being socially healthy is about having the right quantity and quality of connection for you.
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Being socially healthy is about having the right quantity and quality of connection for you.
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Quick vocab time.
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Encounter.
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Encounter means to meet someone or something, usually by chance.
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Feels unexpected, like you were not planning it.
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The difference between meet and encounter is that meet can be planned, but encounter is usually unplanned and surprising.
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You usually meet your friends.
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But you might encounter a stranger in the street or even encounter a problem.
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Because encounter can be used for things too, not just people.
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For example, I encountered a problem means I faced a problem unexpectedly.
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Think about that.
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One in five people you encounter may feel like they have no one.
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Think about that.
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One in five people you encounter may feel like they have no one.
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thrive thrive means to grow
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and do very well in life it means you are improving feeling stronger
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and becoming more successful over time when someone thrives they are doing great
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and making real progress a simple synonym for thrive is develop
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it means you are growing in a positive way we can't thrive
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if we take care of our bodies and our minds but not our relationships we can't thrive
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if we take care of our bodies and our minds, but not our relationships.
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Now, shadow without pausing.
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Her story shows us that we can't be fully healthy.
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We can't thrive if we take care of our bodies and our minds, but not our relationships.
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Similar to Maya, hundreds of millions of people around the world go weeks at a time without talking to a single friend or family member.
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Globally, one in four people feel lonely.
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And 20 percent of adults worldwide don't feel like they have anyone they can reach out to for support.
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Think about that.
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One in five people you encounter may feel like they have no one.
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This is more than heartbreaking.
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It's also a public health crisis.
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Disconnection triggers stress in the body.
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It weakens people's immune systems.
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It puts them at a greater risk of stroke, heart disease, diabetes, dementia, depression and early death.
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Social health is essential for longevity.
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So you might be wondering, what does it look like to be socially healthy?
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What does that even mean?
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Well, it's about developing close relationships with your family, your friends, your partner, yourself.
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It's about having regular interaction with your coworkers, your neighbors.
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It's about feeling like you belong to a community.
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Being socially healthy is about having the right quantity and quality of connection for you.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 110 sentences and 1038 words to shadow. The speech runs for 12:04. The speaker talks slowly, about 86 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 |
|---|---|---|
| encounter verb | /ɪnˈkaʊntɚ/ | To meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly. |
| thrive verb | /θɹajv/ | To grow or increase stature; to grow vigorously or luxuriantly; to enjoy a state of excellent health and well-being; to flourish. |
| socially adverb | /ˈsoʊʃəli/ | In a social manner; sociably. |
| dementia noun | /dɪˈmɛnʃə/ | A progressive decline in cognitive function due to damage or disease in the brain beyond what might be expected from normal aging. Areas particularly affected… |
| longevity noun | /lɒnˈd͡ʒɛv.ɪ.ti/ | The quality of being long-lasting, especially of life. |
| belong verb | /bɪˈlɒŋ/ | To have its proper place. |
| interaction noun | /ˌɪn.təˈɹæk.ʃən/ | The situation or occurrence in which two or more things act upon one another to produce an effect; the effect resulting from such a situation or occurrence. |
| trigger noun | /ˈtɹɪɡɚ/ | A finger-operated lever used to fire a gun. |
| immune adjective | /ɪˈmjuːn/ | Exempt; not subject to. |
| quantity noun | /ˈkwɑn(t)ɪti/ | A fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement (count, amount) of a scalar, vector, number of items or to some other way of denominating… |
| distress noun | /dɪˈstɹɛs/ | Physical or emotional discomfort, suffering, or alarm, particularly of a more acute nature. |
| heartbreaking adjective | That causes great grief, anguish or distress. | |
| lonely adjective | /ˈloʊnli/ | Unhappy due to feeling isolated from contact with other people. |
| diabetes noun | /ˌdaɪəˈbiːtiːz/ | Diabetes mellitus; any of a group of metabolic diseases whereby a person (or other animal) has high blood sugar due to an inability to produce, or inability to… |
| shadow noun | /ˈʃædəʊ̯/ | A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 13 contractions and reduced forms, such as can't, don't, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: socially /ˈsoʊʃəli/, dementia /dɪˈmɛnʃə/, interaction /ˌɪn.təˈɹæk.ʃən/, shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, disconnection /ˌdɪs.kəˈnɛk.ʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: longevity /lɒnˈd͡ʒɛv.ɪ.ti/, interaction /ˌɪn.təˈɹæk.ʃən/, unexpected /ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪd/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, unexpectedly /ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪdli/
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 encounter, thrive, socially.
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.