Shadowing Practice: Using AI Hacks Until This Server Bans Me - Learn English Speaking with Video

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This is Cave PvP, the most toxic pay to win server in Minecraft.
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Today, we're putting their advanced cheat detection to the ultimate test by seeing if AI coded hacks can bypass it.
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And since this is a hardcore faction server, if I die once, I lose all my rare loot.
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Die twice and I lose my entire base.
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The only question is, how long will it take until we get banned?
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As you'll see, the hacks actually made me play worse.
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First things first, we need a good prompt so AI actually makes the client and doesn't refuse it.
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I tricked ChadGPT into writing a working prompt, dropped it into anti-gravity and it actually worked.
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The client's not ready and everything seems to be good.
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But there is one issue, phasing isn't working.
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I tried fixing it a few times but it didn't work.
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So I'm gonna save that for later because I know I'm definitely gonna need to try this.
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Tomorrow.
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The server is now open.
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Now PvP is off for a few hours, but that doesn't mean I can't hack.
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I decided to use Fastplace to speed up building my base, and an hour later, my base was finished and somehow I didn't get banned.
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But PvP was about to turn on.
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It's now time to test the reach.
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I set it a little over 4 blocks because I really want to see how good this advantage cheat detection really is, and rage hacking will get me banned instantly.
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On that note, if I died 2 times, I would not only risk getting a ban, but I'd also lose my base and everything.
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It didn't take very long until I found my first opponent.
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My first PvP encounter was rather interesting to say the least.
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It seems embarrassing that a hacker died but trust me this is actually good.
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Everyone probably now thinks I'm trash
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so ahead of my next encounter I decided to increase the reach
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and hopefully this is not where I get banned or even go rateable.
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Okay, he's using the ability.
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He used the same thing.
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Okay, this is good.
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This is good.
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I could probably kill this guy.
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Oh, I killed that guy.
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I did not expect that.
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So we got our first kill.
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Now with that being said, let's get back to it.
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If I had it increased the reach before this, this fight probably would would have ended the same way this next one did.
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It's a good chance he could win.
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No, I almost died there.
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He turned away.
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But something was already wrong.
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Watch what happens when I try to heal.
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He ate a god apple, no way.
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Unfortunately, I was not rateable.
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Anyone can take my stuff.
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But if you replay back the footage, you can see I tried healing, but it didn't register.
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And this is something that becomes a reoccurring issue throughout the rest of the video
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and it happens for a very strange reason that won't make sense until the end of the video.
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But surprisingly the guy wanted to give me my stuff back, but I actually decided to try another game mode since I seem to be on the safe side for this one.
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And the guy decided to follow and we decided to team up.
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But this was secretly a problem that he didn't even know about, because since I'm hacking, he could get banned just for playing with me.
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But as you probably expected, neither of us got banned yet.
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But my base was already gone, I was down to only 2 sets of armor
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and I still hadn't figured out why I kept losing fights I should've won.
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The first client was actively making me worse and I still had no idea why.
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So I did the only thing that makes sense.
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I handed the whole client to a completely different AI and told it to surprise me.
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Actually turned out to be a really good idea.
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So I have the new updated client and we have a lot of new features.
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I enabled everything and I'm also pleased to say that phasing does actually work.
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We can go through this block so I'm not going to waste any time
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and we're going to opt straight into the server.
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So at this point I was trying to leave the end
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because a lot of people were here
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and I knew this was not going to end well
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But then this guy ran up to me
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So I decided to try fighting him and that's
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when I realized the hacks were not on my side Just look at how much knockback I'm taking
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and the fact that I'm aiming at the ground I changed the settings up to prevent all of
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that and went back to fighting But then as you'll see I faced another issue Use any potions, hello?
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It's been 4 hours and still no ban in sight.
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I'm the only person on the server dealing with this healing issue, so it probably has to be the hacks.
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But to be 100% certain, I need to try the last and most riskiest hack on our list, phasing.
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I don't think there's a guy up here, okay we're gonna try it.
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I don't know what this guns do.
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So we're gonna try and phase through.
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I'm probably gonna get banned.
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The heck?
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Oh, it didn't work.
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Maybe it's because I have speed.
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Okay, let's try it.
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Wait, it's not working.
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Phasing worked in single player.
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The moment I tried it on the server, it shut down completely.
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But did the anti-cheat already know?
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Although the phasing wasn't working, there was a bigger problem at hand.
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Because this guy saw exactly what I was trying to do, and there's a very high chance he could've reported me before I could've done any more testing.
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Now this guy, he just kept chasing me and since I was out of gear, there was no way I could fight him and win.
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I lost him, but the damage was probably already done because something was already in motion that I had no idea about.
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I got banned I think.
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I just got banned.
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But what I found out next changed everything about what actually happened in this video.
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But something's off.
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I wasn't even hacking when I got banned.
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And if you remember earlier, of my actions without registering correctly.
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More specifically, I was unable to heal properly, while none of my opponents ever faced this issue.
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In fact, none of them ever tried healing while fighting me, which meant there's something wrong with my game.
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The only explanation has to be the hacks, but I'm not 100% certain, so we need to do a full investigation, and I decided to continue this on Cave.
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Oh, they're sister server since I got banned.
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The hacks were not making me play better, They were actually making me worse and here's how I figured
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that out Remember the healing issue earlier the main culprit was
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to reach despite it showing I could increase it all the way to six blocks It doesn't actually work
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that way blocks don't place that far hits don't register that far Which meant the splash potions became ghost items, but this is all speculation
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So to really confirm it it comes down to phasing the way phasing was implemented It also lets me fly
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so I tried it in the lobby and didn't get banned
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So I did some testing by toggling every single hack individually to figure out what caused the ban.
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I was able to fly.
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Phasing still didn't work.
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Surfer let me do this for around 10 minutes with no ban.
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And it was the same for aim assist.
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I tried making it a little bit more obvious, but I was out of luck.
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Which only leaves velocity.
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My knockback is definitely different, but once again, no ban.
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So at this point, I'm not even sure that advanced cheat detection actually bans me, because I tried rejoining and I was already already unbanned,
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which means the server's legendary anti-cheat probably didn't detect a single thing, someone just recorded me.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 124 sentences and 1547 words to shadow. The speech runs for 8:16. The speaker talks fast, about 187 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 82% 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 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

  • server /ˈsɝvɚ/ (noun) — A program that provides services to other programs or devices, either in the same computer or over a computer network.
  • heal /ˈhiːl/ (verb) — To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure.
  • cheat /ˈt͡ʃiːt/ (verb) — To violate rules in order to gain, or attempt to gain, advantage from a situation.
  • detection /dɪˈtɛk.ʃən/ (noun) — The act or process of detecting, uncovering, or finding out, the discovery of something new, hidden, or disguised.
  • encounter /ɪnˈkaʊntɚ/ (verb) — To meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly.
  • opponent /əˈpəʊ.nənt/ (noun) — One who opposes another; one who works or takes a position against someone or something; one who attempts to stop the progress of someone or something.
  • sponsor /ˈspɒn.səː/ (noun) — A person or organization with some sort of responsibility for another person or organization, especially where the responsibility has a religious, legal, or…
  • prompt /pɹɑmpt/ (verb) — To lead (someone) toward what they should say or do.
  • trick /ˈtɹɪk/ (noun) — Something designed to fool, dupe, outsmart, mislead or swindle.
  • complicated /ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/ (adjective) — Difficult or convoluted.
  • gear /ɡɪɚ/ (noun) — Equipment or paraphernalia, especially that used for an athletic endeavor.
  • chase /t͡ʃeɪs/ (verb) — To follow at speed.
  • explanation /ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən/ (noun) — The act or process of explaining.
  • lieutenant /l(j)uˈtɛn.ənt/ (noun) — In the US Army, Air Force and Marines, holding the rank above second lieutenant and below captain. Both ranks may be referred to as "lieutenant" or as the…
  • assist /əˈsɪst/ (verb) — To help.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

  • figure out (verb) — To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce.
  • come down to (verb) — To reach by moving down or reducing.
  • deal with (verb) — To handle verbally or in some form of artistic expression; to address or discuss as a subject.
  • find out (verb) — To discover, as by asking or investigating.
  • get back to (verb) — Return to (an activity)
  • go back to (verb) — To stem from; to originate in.
  • go through (verb) — To travel from one end of something to the other.
  • look at (verb) — To observe or watch.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 55 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, didn't, gonna. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: detection /dɪˈtɛk.ʃən/, explanation /ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən/, trash /tɹæʃ/, speculation /ˌspɛk.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/, splash /splæʃ/
  • Long words — get the stress right: complicated /ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/, explanation /ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən/, legendary /ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ənˌdɛɹ.i/, surprisingly /səˈpɹaɪzɪŋli/, speculation /ˌspɛk.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like server, heal, cheat.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

StructureIn the video
Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its resultif I died 2 times, I would not · If you'd like to learn more, I'll leave
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does itwas finished · is sponsored · being said
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters nowshould've won · have speed · could've reported
Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the pastwas trying · wasn't working · wasn't even hacking

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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