Shadowing Practice: Topic 8: Climate Change - Shadowing English-Speaking - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Welcome to Shadowing English Speaking Channel, your key to fluent English.
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Hello everyone.
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In today's video, let's practice talking about climate change.
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This video will provide you with the following.
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Part 1.
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Try to shadow me and match my tempo and pace.
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Climate change is primarily driven by the accumulation of greenhouse gases, like carbon dioxide and methane, in our atmosphere.
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These gases trap heat, causing a gradual rise in global temperatures.
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This, in turn, leads to a myriad of problems, from more frequent and severe heat waves and storms to rising sea levels and disruptions in ecosystems.
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We can't afford to underestimate the consequences of climate change.
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Coastal communities face increased risks from sea level rise, and extreme weather events threaten lives and livelihoods.
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The agricultural sector is under strain as changing weather patterns challenge crop yields, and access to clean water is becoming more uncertain.
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The good news is that there is a path forward.
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Many countries and organizations worldwide are taking action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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They are transitioning to renewable energy sources, implementing energy -efficient technologies, and investing in sustainable practices.
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But individual action is equally important.
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As individuals, we can make choices that collectively have a significant impact.
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Reducing energy consumption at home,
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using public transportation, and supporting environmentally friendly products and practices all contribute to mitigating climate change.
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We must also use our voices and influence to advocate for change.
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Holding governments and businesses accountable for their environmental policies is essential.
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By working together, we can address climate change and ensure a better future for ourselves and generations to come.
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In conclusion, climate change is a global challenge that demands immediate attention and action.
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It affects our environment, economies, and societies.
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But by collectively committing to change and taking large and small steps, we can combat climate change and create a more sustainable and resilient world.
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Great!
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You have done very well.
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Let's practice it daily so you can speak fluently and smoothly.
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Part 2.
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Some Memorable Vocabulary 1.
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Impact our world profoundly 2.
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Accumulation of greenhouse gases 3.
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Trap heat 4.
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Gradual rise in global temperatures 5.
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Myriad of problems 6.
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Extreme weather events 7.
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Mitigating climate change 8.
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Sustainable practices 9.
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Immediate attention and action 10.
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Collectively committing to change 11.
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Sustainable and resilient world
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Profoundly Climate change profoundly impacts our planet and its inhabitants.
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Complex Addressing climate change is a complex issue that requires a multidimensional approach.
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Mitigate Mitigating climate change is crucial to safeguard our future.
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Resilient Building resilient infrastructure is essential to withstand the effects of climate change.
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Pressing Concern Climate change is a pressing concern that affects us all.
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Greenhouse gases Carbon dioxide is one of the most common greenhouse gases.
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Disruption Climate change can cause disruptions in ecosystems.
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Ecosystems Climate change can disrupt ecosystems and harm biodiversity.
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Sustainable We must advocate for sustainable practices to protect our environment.
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With just 10 minutes a day, practice them so you can communicate in English with confidence and fluency.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Topic 8: Climate Change - Shadowing English-Speaking”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: climate, practice, sustainable, gases, greenhouse. This video has 53 sentences and 495 words to shadow. The speech runs for 6:27. The speaker talks slowly, about 77 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 74% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| sustainable adjective | /səˈsteɪnəbəl/ | Able to be sustained. |
| greenhouse noun | /ˈɡɹːnˌ(h)aʊs/ | A building used to grow plants, particularly one with large glass windows or plastic sheeting to trap heat from sunlight even in intemperate seasons or… |
| ecosystem noun | /ˈikoʊˌsɪstəm/ | A system formed by an ecological community and its environment that functions as a unit. |
| mitigate verb | /ˈmɪt.ɪ.ɡeɪt/ | To reduce, lessen, or decrease and thereby to make less severe or easier to bear. |
| collectively adverb | In a collective manner; viewed together as a whole; to be treated as a single unit, rather than the items that make up the collection separately. | |
| disruption noun | /dɪsˈɹʌpʃən/ | An interruption to the regular flow or sequence of something. |
| profoundly adverb | /pɹəˈfaʊndli/ | With depth, meaningfully. |
| commit verb | /kəˈmɪt/ | To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust; to consign; used with to or formerly unto. |
| trap noun | /tɹæp/ | A machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body. |
| advocate noun | /ˈæd.və.kət/ | Someone whose job is to speak for someone's case in a court of law; a counsel. |
| dioxide noun | /daɪˈɑksaɪd/ | Any oxide containing two oxygen atoms in each molecule. |
| gradual adjective | /ˈɡɹæd͡ʒuəl/ | Proceeding or advancing by small, slow, regular steps or degrees |
| accumulation noun | /əˌkjuːm.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/ | The act of amassing or gathering, as into a pile. |
| primarily adverb | /ˈpɹaɪ.mə.ɹə.li/ | Of a primary or central nature, first and foremost. |
| harm noun | /hɑːm/ | Physical injury; hurt; damage. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
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| work together verb | To be coworkers with someone; to share a workspace with someone. |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “th” sounds: threaten /ˈθɹɛt.n̩/, smoothly /ˈsmuːðli/, withstand /wɪðˈstænd/, methane /ˈmiːθeɪn/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: disruption /dɪsˈɹʌpʃən/, accumulation /əˌkjuːm.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/, transition /tɹænˈzɪʃ.ən/, shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, efficient /ɪˈfɪʃənt/
- Long words — get the stress right: sustainable /səˈsteɪnəbəl/, ecosystem /ˈikoʊˌsɪstəm/, accumulation /əˌkjuːm.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/, primarily /ˈpɹaɪ.mə.ɹə.li/, infrastructure /ˈɪnfɹəˌstɹʌkt͡ʃə/
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 sustainable, greenhouse, ecosystem.
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.