Shadowing Practice: We Qualified for The World Cup | Erling Haaland Vlog - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hey guys, welcome back to my channel.
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Big week ahead.
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I know I can qualify for the World Cup.
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First time in 28 years.
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It's close, so it's about getting over the line now and make it happen.
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Full -time YouTuber, part -time footballer.
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interviews, press conferences, these kind of things.
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How do you think you became one of the most qualified and exciting teams in Europe at the moment?
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Because we have played together for many years now, we have good relationships inside the team, on and off the pitch.
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And that helps all of us.
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It's a big thing, you know, we've been working so many years now to try to qualify, we feel the pressure.
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It's a lot of pressure and it's about managing the pressure.
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There's no excuses because we are the best players representing Norway.
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We need to work as a team.
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We need to perform.
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That's what we need to do.
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Don't think too much.
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Stay in the moment because overthinking is not a good thing.
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So you need to find a balance in focusing but also enjoying football.
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This night means a lot to all the Norwegian people.
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I dreamed of my father taking me to a very important game, but he couldn't.
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So today I have my two kids with me to have this experience together.
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This is gonna be historical.
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I'm too nervous to talk to you.
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Always a little bit nervous before the games, but today a little bit extra because it means so much for Norway and for Erling.
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But I'm quite optimistic they played really well this qualification
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so I'm 99 % sure but you know stranger things can happen you know
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if it's sending off or whatever but hopefully we can we can do it.
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My nerves are killing me I am
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so nervous I feel like I have a stone in my stomach right now
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because it's such an important game every single one here in the stadium today is so ready so excited.
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He's quite good actually to distance himself from, in a way, reality.
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So he thinks not so much about it, but obviously, you know, with playing for the national team, it means so much for Norway.
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I think they are ready.
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They're good teammates.
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They're hyping up each other.
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I know that Erling has been focused.
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I think they have control.
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Cross fingers for that.
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I'm not creating too many chances but one third of the game gone.
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Let's see.
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Are you hiding in here because it's cold or because you're nervous?
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Which one is it?
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Nervous.
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Are you more nervous watching than you were when you were playing?
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Yeah, I'm a lot more.
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A lot more.
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I don't think so well.
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I don't know.
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I don't know what I'm feeling to be honest.
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I'm still nervous though.
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It's still the same.
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There's no chances now.
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I'm breathing up.
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So I think so.
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What a difference in 15 minutes going back.
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Absolutely awesome.
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4 -1, one step closer, World Cup.
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Incredible again.
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Two goals.
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4 -1 victory.
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It was incredible.
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So now we're just gathering a bit here.
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A lot of my family and friends which I haven't seen for a few weeks.
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So that's nice.
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We're not sure yet.
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If Italy wins 20 -0 and then beat us 1 -0, then they will go to the World Cup.
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But as it stands now, we have a much better goal difference.
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And we're going to Italy on Sunday to try to get a good result.
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No one, one step closer to getting to the World Cup.
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It's been a big goal for me to get nowhere to the World Cup and now we're this close.
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Italy won 2 -0 and we won 4 -1.
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If we don't lose 9 -0, that means we're going to go to the World Cup.
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Do you have the feeling you are the best partner in the world right now?
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The last World Cup game Norway has ever played was against Italy in 1998.
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25 years later being already the greatest Norwegian footballer ever.
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to bring Norway to the World Cup.
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It's a lot on my shoulders and that's what I've been working to do.
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Now we're this close, I don't know if you want to call it history or whatever you want to say, but Norway has never been qualified when I've been alive.
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And of course it's special that my father played in 1994 in the US, and that I can hopefully play in the US next year, almost 30 years later.
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I've been feeling the pressure ever since I came to the national team in 2019.
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Honestly, I felt more pressure then because I wasn't that good to handle the pressure.
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We have many young good players that's going to develop even better
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and we're building on something special and I want to experience many World Cups and many Euros.
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I do think we have players, all of them, who want to win this game.
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I think that has its own value to go through this campaign undefeated.
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They have made me believe that.
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You know, so that has been some generation where you didn't believe this.
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Now I think our team can beat anyone at any point.
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I do think since Erling has Alfie as a dad
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and a lot of players have you know also Alexander Serlotte they have dads
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that actually was the last generation that went to World Cups and Euros.
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They know they are making history and
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that they are now giving the experience of the children that they didn't really get when they grew up.
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I'm going to put a million in it.
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Freaking deep, you're down!
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I can't explain it like every star.
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Stamlautin.
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Oh!
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It's such a big relief finally qualifying Norway to the World Cup.
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It was an amazing feeling.
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I enjoyed it a lot.
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It was a great night, a great moment which I will have with me for the rest of my life.
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To go to Sancero and win 4 -1 is a really big thing
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and it also shows that we're capable of beating big nations like Italy
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and makes it also a bit unpredictable I would say.
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We are red, white, and blue.
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Here we are going to stand for Norge, our third land.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “We Qualified for The World Cup”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Cup, Norway, nervous, pressure, Italy. This video has 115 sentences and 1045 words to shadow. The speech runs for 8:30. The speaker talks at a steady 123 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 87% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 13 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| qualify verb | /ˈkwɑ.lɪ.faɪ/ | To describe or characterize something by listing its qualities. |
| footballer noun | /ˈfʊtbɔːlə/ | One who plays association football. |
| excite verb | /ɪkˈsaɪt/ | To stir the emotions of; to cause to feel excitement. |
| overthink verb | To think or analyze too much. | |
| undefeated adjective | Never defeated; always victorious. | |
| unpredictable adjective | Unable to be predicted. | |
| teammate noun | /ˈtiːmˌmeɪt/ | One who is on the same team. |
| optimistic adjective | /ˌɒptɪˈmɪstɪk/ | Expecting the best in all possible ways. |
| qualification noun | /ˌkwɑlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ | The act or process of qualifying for a position, achievement etc. |
| hype noun | /haɪp/ | Promotion or propaganda, especially exaggerated claims. |
| nerve noun | /nɝv/ | A bundle of neurons with their connective tissue sheaths, blood vessels and lymphatics. |
| gather verb | /ˈɡæðɚ/ | To collect normally separate things. |
| breathe verb | /bɹiːð/ | To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| get over verb | To overcome. | |
| go back verb | To return to a place or state after having been there at a previous time. | |
| go through verb | To travel from one end of something to the other. | |
| grow up verb | To mature and become an adult. | |
| send off verb | /sɛnˈdɒf/ | To send; to dispatch. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- That's what we need to do.
- I'm too nervous to talk to you.
- Are you hiding in here because it's cold or because you're nervous?
- Are you more nervous watching than you were when you were playing?
- I don't think so well.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on | we've been working · I've been working |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | have played · has been · haven't seen |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the most qualified · the best · the greatest |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | are killing · They're hyping · I'm not creating |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 38 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, we're, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: gather /ˈɡæðɚ/, breathe /bɹiːð/
- Long words — get the stress right: optimistic /ˌɒptɪˈmɪstɪk/, qualification /ˌkwɑlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
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 qualify, footballer, excite.
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.