Shadowing Practice: The genius of Mozard - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Unit 15.
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The Genius of Mozart.
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Track 29.
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Reading.
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The Genius of Mozart.
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The year 2006 marks the 250th year after the birth of Mozart.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg,
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Austria in 1756, and later became one of the greatest musicians not only in his time, but in history as well.
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People called him a genius because he could memorize an entire song just by hearing it once.
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As a little boy, he could even play the piano with his eyes covered.
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Later, he wrote many songs for the royal family, the church, operas, and so on.
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He even had great influence on musicians like Beethoven or Rossini.
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Unfortunately, he did not live very long and died at the age of 35.
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Mozart went on to compose a total of 625 songs.
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Most of his music is still played and loved today.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “The genius of Mozard”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Mozart, genius, song. This video has 15 sentences and 138 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:23. The speaker talks slowly, about 100 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 11 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| genius noun | /ˈd͡ʒin.jəs/ | Someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill; especially somebody who has demonstrated this by a creative or original work in science, music, art… |
| musician noun | /mjuˈzɪʃən/ | A composer, conductor, or performer of music; specifically, a person who sings and/or plays a musical instrument as a hobby, occupation, or profession. |
| piano noun | /piˈænɪː/ | A percussive keyboard musical instrument, usually ranging over seven octaves, with white and black colored keys, played by pressing these keys, causing hammers… |
| opera noun | /ˈɒp.ə.ɹə/ | A theatrical work, combining drama, music, song and sometimes dance. |
| compose verb | /kəmˈpəʊz/ | To make something by merging parts. |
| memorize verb | /ˈmɛm.əˌɹaɪ̯z/ | To fully learn so as to have entirely available to the memory; to learn by heart, commit to memory. |
| unfortunately adverb | /ʌnˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃə.nɪt.li/ | Happening through bad luck, or because of some unfortunate event. |
| unit noun | /ˈjuː.nɪt/ | Oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a whole number; a magnitude of one. |
| royal adjective | /ˈɹɔɪ̯.əl/ | Of or relating to a monarch or his (or her) family. |
| influence noun | /ɪnˈflu.əns/ | The power to affect, control or manipulate something or someone; the ability to change the development of fluctuating things such as conduct, thoughts or… |
| birth noun | /bɜɹθ/ | The process of childbearing; the beginning of life; the emergence of a human baby or other viviparous animal offspring from the mother's body into the… |
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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| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | was born · is still played |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the greatest |
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 genius, musician, piano.
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.