Shadowing Practice: Was Jesus really the Messiah foretold in prophecy? - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Over the course of this entire series of Drive Through History,
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we've mentioned ancient prophecies about a future Messiah that the Gospels say were fulfilled in the life,
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ministry, death, and resurrection of Jesus.
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Remarkably, scholars count hundreds of these prophecies in the Hebrew Scriptures, over 300 in fact.
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Even more remarkable, these predictions were made by multiple authors over the course of about a thousand year time period.
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When the resurrected Jesus was eating fish with his disciples on the Sea of Galilee, he reminded them of the things that had happened during his ministry.
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For the first time, Jesus opened their eyes to all the prophecies that had been fulfilled by him.
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He said, This is what I told you while I was still with you.
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Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms.
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Luke 24, 44.
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Again, we're talking about Jesus being the fulfillment of over 300 prophecies without missing a single note.
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The odds of that happening by chance are zero.
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And so for any person to fulfill them all, it would take their circumstances being divinely orchestrated.
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In fact, that is the claim of the Gospels.
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Now, while many of the prophecies of the future Messiah were general in nature, some were very specific, like where the Messiah would be born and how he would die.
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The Messiah will be a descendant of Abraham, of the tribe of Judah, of the house of David.
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He will be conceived by a virgin, born in Bethlehem, and taken to Egypt as a child.
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The Messiah will be heralded by the messenger of the Lord and anointed by the Holy Spirit to minister in Galilee,
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perform miracles, and preach good news.
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He will cleanse the temple, enter Jerusalem as a king riding on a donkey, be rejected by the Jewish people,
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and betrayed by a friend for 30 pieces of silver.
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The Messiah will die a humiliating death involving rejection, mocking, beating, the piercing of his hands and feet
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and the piercing of his side he will be crucified with thieves
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and his executioners will cast lots for his clothing they will give him gall
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and vinegar to drink but unlike the other victims none of his bones will be broken
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in the end he will be buried in a rich man's tomb but will rise from the dead and ascend into heaven.
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We'll be right back.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Was Jesus really the Messiah foretold in prophecy?”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Messiah, prophecies, Jesus, fulfilled. This video has 27 sentences and 405 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:43. The speaker talks slowly, about 109 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 79% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| prophecy noun | /ˈpɹɑfɪsi/ | A prediction, especially one made by a prophet or under divine inspiration. |
| fulfill verb | /fʊlˈfɪl/ | To satisfy, carry out, bring to completion (an obligation, a requirement, etc.). |
| pierce verb | /pɪɹs/ | To puncture; to break through. |
| anoint verb | /əˈnɔɪnt/ | To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil. |
| ascend verb | /əˈsɛnd/ | To move upward, to fly, to soar. |
| betray verb | /bɪˈtɹeɪ/ | To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; to give up treacherously or faithlessly. |
| cleanse verb | /klɛnz/ | To free from dirt; to clean, to purify. |
| conceive verb | /kənˈsiːv/ | To have a child; to become pregnant (with). |
| crucify verb | /ˈkɹuːsɪfaɪ/ | To execute (a person) by nailing to a cross. |
| descendant noun | /dɪˈsɛndənt/ | One of the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations. |
| disciple noun | /dɪˈsaɪ.pəl/ | A person who learns from another, especially one who then teaches others. |
| divinely adverb | In a divine manner. | |
| executioner noun | /ˌɛksəˈkjuʃənɚ/ | An official person who carries out the capital punishment of a criminal. |
| fulfilment noun | /fʊlˈfɪl.mənt/ | The act of fulfilling or the state or quality of being fulfilled; consummation; completion; realization. |
| humiliate verb | /hjuːˈmɪliˌeɪt/ | To cause to be ashamed; to injure the dignity and self-respect of. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 3 contractions and reduced forms, such as we'll, we're, we've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: executioner /ˌɛksəˈkjuʃənɚ/, resurrection /ɹɛzəˈɹɛkʃən/, rejection /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛkʃən/, prediction /pɹɪˈdɪkʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: executioner /ˌɛksəˈkjuʃənɚ/, humiliate /hjuːˈmɪliˌeɪt/, resurrection /ɹɛzəˈɹɛkʃən/, remarkably /ɹɪˈmɑɹkəbli/
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 prophecy, fulfill, pierce.
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.