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Unit 11.
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Gold.
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Gold has been a part of many cultures for hundreds of years.
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People made coins and jewelry with gold.
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Gold is a soft metal.
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It is easy to shape into sheets, long wires, or rings.
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People sometimes mix gold with other metals.
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This makes the gold harder.
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Then it can be made into beautiful jewelry.
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Why do we value gold so much?
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It has a special color.
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No other metal is a bright yellow.
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We also value gold because it is rare.
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A rare thing is hard to find.
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Even after hundreds of years, gold is still a precious metal now.
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It is still valued for its beauty.
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It is still rare.
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Today, banks store gold in the form of bars.
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Its value is more than $600 per ounce.
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Gold is more useful now than ever before.
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Unit 11.
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Gold.
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Gold has been a part of many cultures for hundreds of years.
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People made coins and jewelry with gold.
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Gold is a soft metal.
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It is easy to shape into sheets, long wires, or rings.
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People sometimes mix gold with other metals.
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This makes the gold harder.
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Then it can be made into beautiful jewelry.
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Why do we value gold so much?
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It has a special color.
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No other metal is a bright yellow.
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We also value gold because it is rare.
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A rare thing is hard to find.
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Even after hundreds of years, gold is still a precious metal now.
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It is still valued for its beauty.
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It is still rare.
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today banks store gold in the form of bars its value is more than 600 per ounce
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gold is more useful now than ever before
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 39 sentences and 276 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:09. The speaker talks at a steady 128 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 87% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| jewellery noun | /ˈd͡ʒʊ-/ | Collectively, personal ornamentation such as rings, necklaces, brooches and bracelets, made of precious metals and sometimes set with gemstones. |
| wire noun | /ˈwaɪɚ/ | Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die. |
| sheet noun | /ʃit/ | A thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper. |
| coin noun | /ˈkoɪ̯n/ | A piece of currency, usually metallic and in the shape of a disc, but sometimes polygonal, or with a hole in the middle. |
| ounce noun | /aʊns/ | An avoirdupois ounce, weighing ¹⁄₁₆ of an avoirdupois pound, or 28.349523125 grams. |
| yellow adjective | /ˈjɛloʊ/ | Of a yellow hue. |
| soft adjective | /sɔft/ | Easily giving way under pressure. |
| bright adjective | /ˈbɹaɪ̯t/ | Emitting much light; visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, radiant. |
| metal noun | /ˈmɛ.təl/ | Any of a number of chemical elements in the periodic table that form a metallic bond with other metal atoms; generally shiny, somewhat malleable and hard… |
| rare adjective | /ɹɛə/ | Very uncommon; scarce. |
| hundred noun | /ˈhʌn.dɹəd/ | A hundred-dollar bill, or any other note denominated 100 (e.g. a hundred euros). |
| unit noun | /ˈjuː.nɪt/ | Oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a whole number; a magnitude of one. |
| bar noun | /bɑɹ/ | A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length. |
| color noun | /ˈkʌl.ə/ | The spectral composition of visible light. |
| ring noun | /ɹɪŋ/ | A circumscribing object, (roughly) circular and hollow, looking like an annual ring, earring, finger ring etc. |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: sheet /ʃit/, shape /ˈʃeɪ̯p/
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 jewellery, wire, sheet.
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 | can be made · is still valued |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | has been |
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.