Shadowing Practice: The Encounter Rejecting Jesus Clip - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Nick, you're here for one reason.
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Because it's not my will that anyone should perish, but that everyone would turn around and come to me.
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The word you remember from your Bible is repent.
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I don't have anything to repent of.
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As I said, Nick, I'm here honoring the prayers of your grandmother.
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I wish I had known her.
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You still have that chance.
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But only on your terms.
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Sounds like blackmail to me.
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It's not blackmail, Nick.
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I want you to be where your grandmother is.
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It's a place of everlasting love.
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And suppose I don't want that.
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I'm a gentleman, Nick.
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I'll never force myself on you or anyone.
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Ha!
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That's the worst kind of blackmail.
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Do things my way or face fire and brimstone forever.
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Nick, you don't want to follow me, do you?
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Not particularly.
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And you certainly don't want to obey me.
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Correct again.
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Nick, what would be more unjust
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and unfair for me to steal you at the moment of your death
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and force you to live in my presence and in my will for all eternity
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hell on the other hand is a place nick where you'll
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be completely free from all of my thou shalt nots forever hell never sounded so appealing to me you know You know,
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every day I get millions of complaints about this world, all the greed and selfishness, the poverty and the starvation,
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the wars, the murders, the abuse of children.
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I hardly recognize this place anymore.
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It bears so little resemblance to the garden that I created for you.
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But it's not hell, Nick.
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Even now, there's...
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There's sunshine on a spring day.
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There's starry night and desert sky.
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There's a gentle breeze and a summer afternoon and the smell of flowers and the song of birds.
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Not to mention mention the horrible storms and floods
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there's even people who are willing to lend a helping hand to the helpless
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there's love Nick there's still love how could we forget love Nick,
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there's one thing for sure.
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There's no love in hell.
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There's no beauty.
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No hope.
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There's just torment.
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A kind of torment comes from within.
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But surely no one would choose that if they really believed you existed.
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Not so.
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Nobody goes into hell blindfolded.
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In one way or another, I've revealed myself to everyone.
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But if they could just see you...
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Not even that would be enough.
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Look at Satan.
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He stood before me in the very throne room of God.
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He thought the beauty and the power bestowed was somehow earned.
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Gave himself over to pride.
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Scratch any sin and just below the surface you'll find pride.
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People steal because they think they deserve what other people have worked hard for.
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Or they hop from bed to bed because they feel entitled to just satisfy themselves, no matter who it hurts,
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no matter what pain that it costs.
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Thank you.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “The Encounter Rejecting Jesus Clip”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: nick, hell, blackmail. This video has 60 sentences and 488 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:25. The speaker talks at a steady 111 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 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
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| nickname noun | /ˈnɪkneɪm/ | A familiar, invented name for a person or thing used instead of the actual name of the person or thing, often based on some noteworthy characteristic. |
| blackmail noun | /ˈblækˌmeɪl/ | The extortion of money or favors by threats of public accusation, critique, or exposure. |
| repent verb | /ɹɪˈpɛnt/ | To feel pain, sorrow, or regret for what one has done or omitted to do; the cause for repenting may be indicated with "of". |
| torment noun | /ˈtɔː(ɹ)mɛnt/ | Torture, originally as inflicted by an instrument of torture. |
| grandmother noun | /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/ | A mother of someone's parent. |
| bestow verb | /bɪˈstoʊ/ | To apply or make use of (someone or something); to employ, to use. |
| blindfold noun | /ˈblaɪ̯ndfɔʊ̯ld/ | A covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes, blocking light to the eyes. |
| brimstone noun | /ˈbɹɪmstoʊn/ | The sulfur of hell; hell, damnation. |
| everlasting adjective | /ˌɛvəɹˈlæstɪŋ/ | Lasting or enduring forever; endless, eternal. |
| perish verb | /ˈpɛɹɪʃ/ | To decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing. |
| selfishness noun | /ˈsɛl.fɪʃ.nəs/ | The quality of being selfish, the condition of putting one's own interests before those of others. |
| starry adjective | /ˈstɑɹ.i/ | Having stars visible. |
| unjust adjective | /ʌnˈd͡ʒʌst/ | Not fair, just or right. |
| starvation noun | /stɑɹˈveɪʃən/ | A condition of severe suffering due to a lack of nutrition. |
| resemblance noun | /ɹəˈzɛmbləns/ | The quality or state of resembling. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| turn around verb | To physically rotate (usually around a vertical axis) for a half turn (180 degrees), a whole turn (360 degrees), or an indefinite amount. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Nick, you're here for one reason.
- I don't have anything to repent of.
- I'll never force myself on you or anyone.
- Nick, you don't want to follow me, do you?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | I've revealed · have worked |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | I'll never force · you'll find |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 11 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, you'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: grandmother /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/, throne /θɹəʊ̯n/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: perish /ˈpɛɹɪʃ/, selfishness /ˈsɛl.fɪʃ.nəs/, starvation /stɑɹˈveɪʃən/, sunshine /ˈsʌnʃaɪn/
- Long words — get the stress right: everlasting /ˌɛvəɹˈlæstɪŋ/, eternity /əˈtɜɹnəti/
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 nickname, blackmail, repent.
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.