Shadowing Practice: (Vikings) Ragnar Lothbrok || The Choice - Learn English Speaking with Video
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You will die on the day that the blind man sees you.
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I can see you, Ragnar Lothbrok.
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I wanna know what's to the West.
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What cities and gods are over there.
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I'm not satisfied with this.
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I'm a very curious man.
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You and I have seen nothing yet.
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Our journeys have just begun.
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I'm very curious about England.
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Tell me about Paris.
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Why do we fight each other about this piece or that piece of land?!
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Why are we not looking outwards to the West?
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If we raided together we would not need to fight amongst ourselves.
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This land is rich but here here is a real treasure.
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That's why we should sail West.
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I've heard such tales, Rollo.
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Great towns and cities and treasures.
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Hordes of gold and silver and a new god.
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Hear my prayer.
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Lord Odin is here waiting to see which one of us he will take to his Great Hall.
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You can neither hide from your God nor ours.
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I suffer from that same dilemma.
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I hope that someday our gods can become friends.
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There can be no reconciliation between our gods, the true gods, and the god that they worship.
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God bless. Or have you, in your heart already renounced our gods and turned to the christ god?
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I don't believe in the gods' existence.
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Then they are both ridiculous.
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Man is the master of his own fate, not the gods.
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The gods desire you to have a great future but they can withdraw their good will at any time.
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I fashion the course of my life and my death.
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Me. Not you. Not the gods. Me.
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Shield wall!
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Ragnar! Ragnar!
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It is one thing to use a weapon but another to kill.
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Never hesitate.
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We fight. That is how we win and that is how we die.
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What do you see?
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Power. Power is always dangerous.
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It attracts our worst and corrupts the best.
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I never asked for power.
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Hail Earl Ragnar!
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I did not become king out of ambition, but once again I had no choice as a result of other people's actions.
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One must always think the worst, Ragnar even of your own kin.
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That way you avoid too much disappointment in life.
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You betrayed me.
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You killed Athelstan.
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You betrayed my trust and my love for you.
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I didn't betray you.
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When everyone wanted you dead I kept you alive!
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I'm constantly torn between killing myself or everyone around me.
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King Ragnar!
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You are the most dangerous man on this earth.
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He is still the greatest King Ragnar!
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disturbance to our world.
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I have to destroy something someone truly great.
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Don't be afraid.
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Why did you come back?
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I came back Father!
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I was not to come back here Father!
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Hello, son!
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because I wanted to see if it weren't for my children.
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what has become of my sons.
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You should've come back a long time ago.
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In my dreams we are always together.
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Earl Ingstad!
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Take care today.
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Are you sure you didn't want to go with him?
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Not wanting.
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My own, sweet Ragnar.
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Wanting. Who will bear me my son?
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But you've endured me.
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Yet you never turned our sons against me.
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For all of that with all my heart I am grateful to you.
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I want to go to England.
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I want to go there!
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I wanted step out of your shadow.
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You understand that, don't you?
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Oh, Father!
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My brother!
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You are not gone, because you are always in my heart Gyda.
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I thought your legs were a weakness.
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Hurry up! I was wrong.
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Come on, donkey!
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Your legs have given you a strength a strength that even your brothers don't have.
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And one day, the whole world will know and fear Ivar the Boneless.
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What is your name?
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His name is Floki.
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Athelstan. You're a good christian.
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You've done it again, my friend.
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All my future lies with Ragnar.
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I was always true to the gods He chose to be with me.
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and Ragnar.
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I love you.
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We will never meet again, my friend.
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I don't know if I'll see you in Valhalla.
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If anyone deserves to go to Valhalla, it's you.
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I feel so old.
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When I was young I had the passion to win.
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Now, with age and all that comes with it I have lost the desire and the strength.
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Who wants to be king?!
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How the little piggies will grunt when they hear how the old boar suffered.
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My death comes without apology and I welcome the Valkyries to summon me home!
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Our father is probably dead by now and we will have to avenge him.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 103 sentences and 776 words to shadow. The speech runs for 7:36. The speaker talks slowly, about 102 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 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 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| curious adjective | /ˈkjʊɹ.i.əs/ | Tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate; inquisitive; (with a negative connotation) nosy, prying. |
| suffer verb | /ˈsʌfɚ/ | To undergo hardship. |
| treasure noun | /ˈtɹɛʒəɹ/ | A collection of valuable things; accumulated wealth; a stock of money, jewels, etc. |
| ridiculous adjective | /ɹɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs/ | Deserving of ridicule; foolish, absurd. |
| passion noun | /ˈpæʃən/ | A true desire sustained or prolonged. |
| shadow noun | /ˈʃædəʊ̯/ | A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object. |
| prayer noun | /pɹɛɚ/ | A practice of communicating with one's God, or with some spiritual entity. |
| fate noun | /feɪt/ | The presumed cause, force, principle, or divine will that predetermines events. |
| grateful adjective | /ˈɡɹeɪtf(ə)l/ | Of a person or their actions, feelings, etc.: expressing gratitude or appreciation; appreciative, thankful. |
| tear verb | /tɛɹ/ | To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate. |
| amongst | /əˈmʌŋst/ | Denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. See usage note at amidst. |
| shield noun | /ˈʃild/ | A broad piece of defensive armor, held in hand, formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the body. |
| tale noun | /ˈteɪl/ | A rehearsal of what has occurred; narrative; discourse; statement; history; story. |
| worship noun | /ˈwɝ.ʃɪp/ | The devotion accorded to a deity or to a sacred object. |
| attract verb | /əˈtɹækt/ | To pull toward without touching. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| come back verb | To return to a place. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 19 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, didn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: treasure /ˈtɹɛʒəɹ/, passion /ˈpæʃən/, shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, shield /ˈʃild/, worship /ˈwɝ.ʃɪp/
- Long words — get the stress right: ridiculous /ɹɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs/, apology /əˈpɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/, disappointment /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt/, reconciliation /ˌɹɛkənˌsɪliˈeɪʃ(ə)n/
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 curious, suffer, treasure.
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.