Shadowing Practice: The Princess Prince | Stories for Teenagers | @EnglishFairyTales - Learn English Speaking with Video
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The Princess Prince A long time ago, there lived a king with two daughters.
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He used to be strong and powerful, but now he had lost the battle with the Emperor.
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Father, setbacks happen.
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We will fight back.
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We cannot.
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Why not, father?
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Because the Emperor makes every king he defeats sign a pact
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that the king or his son will become the Emperor's servant for ten years.
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Now that I do not have a son, I shall have to become his servant.
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Father, let me go!
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But you are not my son.
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I can't let you go.
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But the princesses entreated with their father so much, that finally the king let his first daughter go.
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Get the grandest deed from the stables for my travels.
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Nobody knows the battlefield better than a war horse horse
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if I were you I would take father's faithful horse oh
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that old fellow who lost the battle no the first daughter had barely reached the bridge to the forest
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that the princess was so terrified as you turn her horse around and rode for dear life.
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The king was thoroughly disappointed.
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Father, please let me go.
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See what happened to your sister?
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I will never let you down.
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Father, trust me.
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So, thinking that she too will come back like her older sister, the king allowed his second daughter to go.
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She sought out her father's old, old horse.
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Oh dear horse, you have been with father throughout his great winds and this great loss.
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I have, your highness.
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There are not many warriors as brave as your father.
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Will you come with me and help me with your wisdom?
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Ah, nobody but your father recognized that horses too are warriors.
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You are just as wise.
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I shall be happy to ride you through any trouble or trial that may befall you.
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Thank you.
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The second princess rode off on the horse the next day.
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She had barely reached the first bridge that she saw the massive bear growling menacingly.
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Remember, Princess, your greatest weapons are your mind and your heart.
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Can you run faster than the bear?
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Much faster.
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Then here's what we'll do.
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Sorry, dear bear.
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I hope you're not hurt.
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Good start, princess.
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If this is the start, then the forest must be full of far deadlier creatures.
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Wait a second.
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Next, the princess was attacked by a group of ferocious lions. But she was ready.
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Right on!
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Any other warrior would have killed at least one or two of the lions.
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They are just trying to protect their homes from intruders and feed themselves.
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No king or queen is allowed to punish them for that.
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You are just like your father, noble and kind.
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Princess, now we are in the territory of the dragon with twelve heads, and there is fire coming from each of those heads, straight at you.
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Twelve heads?
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He won't know which head to turn where!
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Oh no!
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AHHHHH!
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AHHHHH!
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Now that he is burning himself over with his own fire, time to ride.
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Dear Princess, I have seen you have ridden so far without harming a single animal or tree of the forest.
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Take these trees and plant them with the flowers.
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Good will follow.
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Thank you.
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The horse took the princess to a cottage in the woods.
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This cottage belongs to a genius and his mother, who is a witch.
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Mind you, if the witch learns that you are a woman, she will make you her servant. Be careful.
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The princess went to the cottage.
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Yes?
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I am a soldier, and I have lost my way.
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Could you spare me a place for the night, please?
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The witch let her in, but in a while, she suspected that the soldier was a woman.
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She is definitely a woman.
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A woman in this forest?
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Impossible.
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I will prove it to you.
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These flowers were wither, if kept at the bedside of a woman.
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So the witch kept the flowers beside the princess's bed.
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But the princess was alert.
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The moment the witch left, the princess souled the seas.
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The spirit of the jungle had given her.
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Mother, I told you, this is a soldier.
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I don't believe that for a second.
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And I will imprison and make a servant out of her.
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Well, good luck.
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I have to tend to Eilina, beyond the Seven Islands.
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You have her captive!
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Just force her to marry you!
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If she doesn't agree by the end of the year, I will.
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She got away!
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Whatever you do, do not pursue her.
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For the moment you reach the lake, the spirit of the jungle will not spare you.
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The princess rode off and finally reached the emperor.
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Your Highness, my father, the King of Ferdimal, has, as per your treaty,
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sent me as your servant for ten years.
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Ah, join my other pages.
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The princess lived and worked like the other princes, who had been made servants by the emperor.
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How does a lazy man like him win wars?
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Especially against someone as brave as my father.
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He doesn't go to war.
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He simply sends his best commanders and us pages.
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My Eileena, the love of my life.
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Whosoever tells me the whereabouts of my Eileena, I shall set free.
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Eileena!
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She has been held captive beyond the Seven Islands by the Genius.
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Oh, how do you know that?
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My travels have taught me a lot, your highness.
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Very well.
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Then you go get her back.
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But she is the love of your life!
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Else I shall increase your sentence to twenty years of servitude.
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The princess went to consult with her wise horse.
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The genius goes home every night, and that is when we must reach, and this is how.
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Your Highness, I will go, but I need twenty ships of the finest merchandise of your kingdom.
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The princess sailed off in one of the ships, along with her horse.
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When she got to the island beyond the Seven Islands, she pretended to be a merchant,
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and took with her a bag of the most beautiful collection of things. Who are you?
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I am the merchant and I explore the different lands.
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They sell my goods.
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There is no customer here for you.
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Go away.
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Oops!
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Zyamzori, Zy-Zal Go inside the palace and meet Princess Eilina Buh
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Go!
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You saw his wares?
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Our master, the genius Has been trying to impress Princess Eilina for a long time now
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Maybe if he buys her these precious things, she might be pleased.
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Princess Eileena!
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Here are my wares for zoo!
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Go away!
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I am here to rescue you, Princess.
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The Princess, the who go to my sheep, the who see them rest.
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The moment Eileen got into the ship, the princess sailed off.
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When the genius and the soldiers came to know, they were furious.
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Princess, come on!
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Go near the lake of the spirit of the jungle!
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I will get you now!
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Welcome to my territory!
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How could you?
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Now you must fight me!
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They will take care of you!
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Your Highness Princess Eileena.
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What took you so long?
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Huh?
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Eileena.
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Oh, you are far more beautiful than I had heard.
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I want you to be my wife.
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But I don't wish to marry you.
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I am the one who rescued you from the genius.
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Not you.
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Your page rescued me from the genius.
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Woman, how dare you.
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You will marry me because I say so.
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Women do as men say.
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You have no right to force her to marry you, even if you had rescued her.
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She is not your slave just because you are a man.
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I will teach you some manners.
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Set all of these pages free.
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Princess Eilina will be sent back home respectfully.
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And finally, my father deserves to be the Emperor, not you.
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And thus the princess was reunited with her father and in this empire, No woman was ever treated as second to a man ever again.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
The speaker keeps coming back to these words: princes, father, horse, king, genius. This video has 158 sentences and 1336 words to shadow. The speech runs for 15:56. The speaker talks slowly, about 84 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 83% 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 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| genius noun | /ˈd͡ʒin.jəs/ | Someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill; especially somebody who has demonstrated this by a creative or original work in science, music, art… |
| servant noun | /ˈsɝvənt/ | One who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation. As opposed to a slave. |
| emperor noun | /ˈɛmp(ə)ɹə/ | The male monarch or ruler of an empire. |
| rescue verb | /ˈɹɛs.kjuː/ | To save from any violence, danger or evil. |
| soldier noun | /ˈsoʊld͡ʒɚ/ | A member of a ground-based army, of any rank, but especially an enlisted member. |
| marry verb | /ˈmæɹi/ | To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife. |
| flower noun | /ˈfloʊɚ/ | A reproductive structure in angiosperms (flowering plants), often conspicuously colourful and typically including sepals, petals, and either or both stamens… |
| warrior noun | /ˈwɔɹi.ɚ/ | A person who is actively engaged in battle, conflict or warfare; a soldier or combatant. |
| jungle noun | /ˈd͡ʒʌŋ.ɡ(ə)l/ | A large, lush, undeveloped, humid forest, especially in a tropical region, thick with vegetation and wildlife; a tropical rainforest. |
| cottage noun | /ˈkɒt.ɪd͡ʒ/ | A small house. |
| twelve noun | /twɛlv/ | A group of twelve items. |
| brave adjective | /bɹeɪv/ | Strong in the face of fear; courageous. |
| spare adjective | /spɛɚ/ | Being more than what is necessary, or what must be used or reserved; not wanted, or not used; superfluous. |
| lion noun | /ˈlaɪən/ | A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe. |
| merchant noun | /ˈmɝt͡ʃənt/ | A person who traffics in commodities for profit. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| go away verb | To depart or leave a place. | |
| come back verb | To return to a place. | |
| fight back verb | /faɪt bæk/ | To defend oneself by fighting. |
| get away verb | To move away (from). | |
| ride off verb | To ride defensively so as to deflect an opposing player. | |
| send back verb | To return (something) to its origin. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- I can't let you go.
- See what happened to your sister?
- Will you come with me and help me with your wisdom?
- Can you run faster than the bear?
- What took you so long?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | was attacked · is allowed · had been made |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | have been · have seen · have lost |
| Comparatives -er than / more … than — comparing two things | better than · faster than · more beautiful than |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the grandest · the finest · the most beautiful |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 8 contractions and reduced forms, such as doesn't, don't, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: faithful /ˈfeɪθ.fl̩/, thoroughly /ˈθʌɹ.ə.li/, wither /ˈwɪðɚ/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: sheep /ˈʃiːp/, punish /ˈpʌnɪʃ/, ferocious /fəˈɹoʊʃəs/
- Long words — get the stress right: disappointed /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd/, respectfully /ɹɪˈspɛkt.fə.li/, whosoever /huːsoʊˈɛvɚ/
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 genius, servant, emperor.
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.