Shadowing Practice: Walking on the Most Beautiful Planet | Thich Nhat Hanh | #shorts #mindfulness - Learn English Speaking with Video
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And when you walk, you may pay attention to the contact between your feet and the ground.
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The object of your mindfulness is the contact between the foot and the ground.
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Also, stopping the feeling, the thinking, you feel.
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You feel the ground beneath your feet.
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It's a very nice feeling.
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Mother Earth is there, alive, ready for you.
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And you are a child of Mother Earth.
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You are alive also.
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So that kind of getting in touch can bring you happiness.
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You are aware that you are alive, and you are walking on the most beautiful planet.
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of the solar system.
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That's good enough for you to be happy.
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And you touch reality and not a dream.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 13 sentences and 118 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:10. The speaker talks slowly, about 102 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 94% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
13 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
- happiness /ˈhæpinɪs/ (noun) — The emotion of being happy; joy; elation.
- beneath /bɪˈniːθ/ — Below.
- mindfulness /ˈmaɪn(d)fʊlnəs/ (noun) — Awareness.
- planet /ˈplænɪt/ (noun) — A body which is massive enough to be in hydrostatic equilibrium (generally resulting in being an ellipsoid) but not enough to attain nuclear fusion and, in IAU…
- object /ˈɑb.d͡ʒɛkt/ (noun) — A thing that has physical existence but is not alive.
- solar /ˈsoʊ.ləɹ/ (adjective) — Of or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from the sun.
- foot /fʊt/ (noun) — A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg.
- alive /əˈlaɪv/ (adjective) — Having life; living; not dead.
- contact /ˈkɑntækt/ (noun) — The act of touching physically; being in close association.
- touch /tʌt͡ʃ/ (verb) — To make physical contact with; to bring the hand, finger or other part of the body into contact with.
- dream /ˈdɹim/ (verb) — To see imaginary events in one's mind while sleeping.
- reality /ɹiˈæləti/ (noun) — The state of being actual or real; realness.
- aware /əˈwɛə/ (adjective) — Vigilant or on one's guard against danger or difficulty.
Phrasal verbs you will hear
- get in (verb) — To get into or inside something, literally or figuratively.
- walk on (verb) — To come onstage.
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 happiness, beneath, mindfulness.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Possibility with “might / may” might/may + verb — something that is possible but not certain | may pay |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the most beautiful |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | are walking |
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.