Shadowing Practice: The Grand Canyon - Learn English Speaking with Video
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The Grand Canyon, found in Arizona, USA, is a large and deep canyon that was created by the Colorado River over millions of years.
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This amazing place shows us how water can change the landscape over time.
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This canyon is really long, more than 445 kilometres, which is like driving from one end of the state to another.
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It's also incredibly deep, about 1800 metres at its deepest.
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That's so deep, it's like stacking 12 of the tallest skyscrapers on top of each other.
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Plus, it's really wide, reaching up to 28 kilometers across at its widest points.
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The Colorado River, still at the bottom of the Grand Canyon, continues to slowly wear away the rock.
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The changes may be too slow for us to see day by day, but over millions of years, it's created this massive canyon.
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The Grand Canyon is a fantastic example of this process in action.
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Who knows, in another million years, the Grand Canyon might be even wider and deeper than it is today.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 10 sentences and 166 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:18. The speaker talks at a steady 128 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
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| canyon noun | /ˈkænjən/ | A valley, especially a long, narrow, steep valley, cut in rock by a river. |
| incredibly adverb | /ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbli/ | In an incredible manner; not to be believed. |
| landscape noun | /ˈlan(d)skeɪp/ | A portion of land or territory as defined by its landform, its geographical (and architectural) features. |
| stack noun | /stæk/ | A large pile of hay, grain, straw, or the like, larger at the bottom than the top, sometimes covered with thatch. |
| metre noun | /ˈmiːtəɹ/ | The basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI: Système International d'Unités), equal to the distance travelled by light in a vacuum in… |
| kilometre noun | /kɪˈlɑmɪtəɹ/ | An SI unit of length equal to 10³ metres. Symbol: km |
| skyscraper noun | /ˈskaɪˌskɹeɪpɚ/ | A very tall building with a large number of floors. |
| slowly adverb | /ˈsloʊli/ | At a slow pace. |
| tall adjective | /tɔl/ | Having great vertical extent (usually reckoned from the bottom of the feet to the very top of the head) when standing. (For instance, somebody with a height of… |
| plus | /ˈplʌs/ | And; sum of the previous one and the following one. |
| reach verb | /ɹiːt͡ʃ/ | To extend, stretch, or thrust out (for example a limb or object held in the hand). |
| wear verb | /wɛ(ə)ɹ/ | To carry or have equipped on or about one's body, as an item of clothing, equipment, decoration, perfume, etc. |
| bottom noun | /ˈbɑ.təm/ | The lowest part of anything. |
| massive adjective | /ˈmæs.ɪv/ | Very large in size or extent. |
| fantastic adjective | /fænˈtæs.tɪk/ | Wonderful; marvelous; excellent; extraordinarily good or great (used especially as an intensifier). |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wear away verb | To erode gradually and progressively. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | was created |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | kilometres, which is |
| Possibility with “might / may” might/may + verb — something that is possible but not certain | may be · might be |
| Comparatives -er than / more … than — comparing two things | deeper than |
Pronunciation to watch
- Long words — get the stress right: incredibly /ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbli/, kilometre /kɪˈlɑmɪtəɹ/
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 canyon, incredibly, landscape.
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.