Shadowing Practice: They Call Me Disabled, I Call It Power 💥 #Shorts - Learn English Speaking with Video
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I believe in the power of words.
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Many people speak before they think.
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But I know the value of words.
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Words can make you, break you, they can heal your soul, they can damage you forever.
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So I always try to use the positive words in my life, wherever I go.
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They call it adversity, I call it opportunity.
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They call it weakness, I call it strength.
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They call me disabled, I call myself differently-abled.
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They see my disability.
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They see my disability, I see my ability.
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There are some incidents that happen in your life and those incidents are so strong that they change your DNA.
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Those incidents or accidents are so strong that they break you physically.
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They deform your body but they transform your soul.
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Those incidents break you, deform you, but they mold you into the best version of your
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 14 sentences and 145 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:10. The speaker talks at a steady 124 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing.
Key vocabulary in this video
12 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| disability noun | /dɪsəˈbɪlɪti/ | A condition characterised by a significant limitation in a person's physical or intellectual powers or ability. |
| physically adverb | /ˈfɪz.ɪ.kli/ | In a physical manner. |
| wherever | /(h)wɛɹˈɛvɚ/ | Regardless of the place in, at or to which. |
| differently adverb | /ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt.li/ | In a different way. |
| weakness noun | /ˈwik.nɪs/ | The condition of being weak. |
| heal verb | /ˈhiːl/ | To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure. |
| transform verb | /tɹænsˈfɔɹm/ | To change greatly the appearance or form of. |
| mold noun | /moʊld/ | A natural substance in the form of a furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi that appears when organic material lies for a long time exposed to (usually warm and… |
| disable verb | /dɪsˈeɪbəl/ | To render unable; to take away an ability of, as by crippling. |
| deform verb | /dəˈfɔɹm/ | To change the form of (something), usually thus making it disordered or irregular; to give (something) an abnormal or unusual shape. |
| adversity noun | /ædˈvɜː.sɪ.ti/ | The state of adverse conditions; state of misfortune or calamity. |
| incident noun | /ˈɪnsɪdənt/ | An event or occurrence. |
Pronunciation to watch
- Long words — get the stress right: disability /dɪsəˈbɪlɪti/, differently /ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt.li/, adversity /ædˈvɜː.sɪ.ti/
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 disability, physically, wherever.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the best |
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.