Shadowing Practice: Shadowing TEDTALK Speaking Practice. #shadowingenglish #english #tedtalk - Learn English Speaking with Video
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One characteristic emerged as a significant predictor of success.
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It was grit.
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Grit is passion and perseverance for very long-term goals.
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Grit is having stamina.
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Grit is sticking with your future, day in, day out, not just for the week, not just for the month,
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but for years, and working really hard to make that future a reality.
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Grit is living life like it's a marathon, not a sprint.
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One characteristic emerged as a significant predator of success.
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It was grit.
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Grit is passion and perseverance for very long term goals.
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Grit is heavy stamina.
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Grit is sticking with your future.
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Day in, day out, not just for the week, not just for the month, but for years.
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working really hard to make that future reality.
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Reed is living life like it's a mason, not a sprint.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Shadowing TEDTALK Speaking Practice”. This video has 15 sentences and 138 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:00. The speaker talks at a steady 138 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 12 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| passion noun | /ˈpæʃən/ | A true desire sustained or prolonged. |
| characteristic noun | /ˌkæɹ(ə)ktəˈɹɪstɪk/ | A distinguishing feature of a person or thing, a part of mental or physical behavior. |
| sprint noun | /spɹɪnt/ | A short race at top speed. |
| emerge verb | /ɪˈmɝd͡ʒ/ | To come into view. |
| marathon noun | /ˈmæɹəθən/ | A 42.195-kilometre (26-mile-385-yard) road race. |
| mason noun | /ˈmeɪsən/ | A bricklayer, one whose occupation is to build with stone or brick. |
| reed noun | /ɹiːd/ | Any of various types of tall stiff perennial grass-like plants growing together in groups near water. |
| predator noun | /ˈpɹɛd.ə.tɚ/ | Any animal or other organism that hunts and kills other nonplant organisms (their prey), primarily for food. |
| grit noun | /ɡɹɪt/ | A collection of hard small materials, such as dirt, ground stone, debris from sandblasting or other such grinding, or swarf from metalworking. |
| perseverance noun | /ˌpɝsəˈvɪɹəns/ | Continuing in a course of action without regard to discouragement, opposition or previous failure. |
| stamina noun | /ˈstæmənə/ | The energy and strength for continuing to do something over a long period of time; power of sustained exertion, or resistance to hardship, illness etc. |
| predictor noun | /pɹɪˈdɪk.tɚ/ | Something that anticipates, predicts, or foretells. |
Pronunciation to watch
- Long words — get the stress right: characteristic /ˌkæɹ(ə)ktəˈɹɪstɪk/, perseverance /ˌpɝsəˈvɪɹəns/
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 passion, characteristic, sprint.
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.