Shadowing Practice: The Matrix: Neo meets Morpheus (blue pill, red pill) - Learn English Speaking with Video

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This is it.

Let me give you one piece of advice. Be honest.

He knows more than you can imagine. At last.

Welcome, Neo.

As you no doubt have guessed, I am Morpheus.

It's an honor to meet you.

No. The honor is mine.

Please, come.

Sit.

I imagine that right now you're feeling a bit like Alice.

Tumbling down the rabbit hole, hmm?

You could say that.

I can see it in your eyes.

You have the look of a man who accepts what he sees because he is expecting to wake up.

Ironically, this is not far from the truth.

Do you believe in fate, Neil?

No. Why not?

Because I don't like the idea that I'm not in control of my life.

I know exactly what you mean.

Let me tell you why you're here.

You're here because you know something.

What you know you can't explain, but you feel it.

You felt it your entire life, that there's something wrong with the world.

You don't know what it is, but it's there, like a splinter in your mind, driving you mad.

It is this feeling that has brought you to me.

Do you know what I'm talking about?

The Matrix.

Do you want to know what it is?

The Matrix is everywhere.

It is all around us.

Even now, in this very room.

You can see it when you look out your window, or when you turn on your television.

You can feel it when you go to work, when you go to church, when you pay your taxes.

It is the world that has been pulled over your eyes to blind you from the truth.

What truth?

That you are a slave, Neo.

Like everyone else, you were born into bondage.

Born into a prison that you cannot smell or taste or touch.

A prison for your mind.

Unfortunately, no one can be told what the Matrix is.

You have to see it for yourself.

This is your last chance.

After this, there is no turning back.

You take the blue pill.

The story ends.

You wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe.

You take the red pill, you stay in Wonderland, and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes.

Remember, all I'm offering is the truth, nothing more.

Follow me.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “The Matrix: Neo meets Morpheus”. This video has 49 sentences and 393 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:12. The speaker talks slowly, about 94 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 90% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.

Key vocabulary in this video

13 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
rabbit noun	/ˈɹæbɪt/	A mammal of most genera of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail. (Those of the larger kind are instead called hares)
pill noun	/pɪl/	A small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication.
fate noun	/feɪt/	The presumed cause, force, principle, or divine will that predetermines events.
slave noun	/sleɪv/	A person who is held in servitude as the property of another person, and whose labor (and often also whose body and life) is subject to the owner's volition…
ironically adverb	/aɪˈɹɑnɪkli/	In an ironic manner; in a way displaying irony.
bondage noun	/ˈbɑn.dɪd͡ʒ/	The state of being enslaved or the practice of slavery.
splinter noun	/ˈsplɪn.tə/	A long, sharp fragment of material, often wood.
tumble verb	/ˈtʌmbl̩/	To fall end over end; to roll over and over.
hole noun	/hoʊl/	A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; a dent; a depression; a fissure.
everywhere adverb	/ˈɛv.ɹi.(h)wɛɹ/	In or to all locations under discussion.
unfortunately adverb	/ʌnˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃə.nɪt.li/	Happening through bad luck, or because of some unfortunate event.
blind adjective	/ˈblaɪ̯nd/	Unable to see, or only partially able to see.
smell verb	/smɛl/	To sense a smell or smells.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
look out verb		To be vigilant and aware often as an imperative to alert a person to danger.
pull over verb		To come to a stop, and turn off the road (i.e. onto the roadside or hard shoulder).
turn back verb		To reverse direction and retrace one's steps.
wake up verb	/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/	To stop sleeping; to awake.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

It's an honor to meet you.
Let me tell you why you're here.
You're here because you know something.
Do you know what I'm talking about?
Do you want to know what it is?

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	have guessed · has brought · has been pulled
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	has been pulled · were born · can be told

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 9 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, you're, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

Long words — get the stress right: ironically /aɪˈɹɑnɪkli/, unfortunately /ʌnˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃə.nɪt.li/

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 rabbit, pill, fate.

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.

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