Shadowing Practice: Slow English Podcast - Learn English Speaking with Video
Creating lesson...
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Comment every word you understand.
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Don't worry if you don't understand everything.
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Just keep listening.
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Your brain is learning.
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Welcome back to my slow English podcast.
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Today, I want to talk about making mistakes.
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Many English learners are afraid of making mistakes.
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But making mistakes is the opposite of failing.
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You are learning.
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When you're a child learning how to walk, you fail many times.
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But nobody says, you are failing.
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Maybe walking just isn't for you.
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No, they keep trying, just like learning English.
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Every mistake teaches you something.
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Maybe you forgot a word.
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Maybe you didn't use the correct tense.
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Maybe your pronunciation wasn't perfect.
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That's okay.
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Because every time you speak, your brain gets stronger.
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So today, I want you to make one mistake.
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So what's one sentence you can write today?
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I'll read you in the comments.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 22 sentences and 141 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:51. The speaker talks slowly, about 76 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 87% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
- podcast /ˈpɑdˌkæst/ (noun) — A program, especially an audio program, produced on a regular basis, delivered over the Internet in a compressed digital format and designed for playback on…
- tense /tɛns/ (noun) — The property of indicating the point in time at which an action or state of being occurs or exists.
- pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ (noun) — The formal or informal way in which a word is made to sound when spoken.
- learner /ˈlɜɹnəɹ/ (noun) — One who is learning; one receiving instruction.
- mistake /mɪˈsteɪk/ (noun) — An error.
- fail /feɪl/ (verb) — To be unsuccessful.
- teach /ˈtiːt͡ʃ/ (verb) — To pass on knowledge to.
- opposite /ˈɑ.pə.sɪt/ (adjective) — Located directly across from something else, or from each other.
- sentence /ˈsɛn.təns/ (noun) — The judicial order for a punishment to be imposed on a person convicted of a crime.
- stronger /stɹɔŋɡɚ/ (adjective) — Said of one proposition with respect to another one: that the former entails the latter, but the latter does not entail the former.
- brain /ˈbɹeɪ̯n/ (noun) — The control center of the central nervous system of an animal located in the skull, consisting of the cerebrum, cerebellum, and brainstem, which is responsible…
- comment /ˈkɑmɛnt/ (noun) — A spoken or written remark.
- welcome /ˈwɛl.kəm/ — Greeting given upon someone's arrival.
- nobody /ˈnoʊ.bə.di/ (noun) — A person dismissed as unimportant.
- worry /ˈwʌ.ɹi/ (verb) — To be troubled; to give way to mental anxiety or doubt.
Phrasal verbs you will hear
- talk about (verb) — Used to draw attention to the speaker's characterization of someone or something.
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 7 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, didn'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 podcast, tense, pronunciation.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
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| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | keep listening · keep trying |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | is learning · are learning · are failing |
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.