Shadowing Practice: What surprises me most 🥀🖤#poetry #quotes #deepthoughts - Learn English Speaking with Video
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What surprises me most about humankind is that we get bored of our childhood, rush to grow up and long to be children again.
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That we lose our health to make money and then lose our money to restore our health.
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That by thinking anxiously about the future we forget the present, such that we live in neither the present nor the future.
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That we live as if we'll never die, and die as though we've never lived.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “What surprises me most 🥀🖤”. This video has 4 sentences and 78 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:29.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 9 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| rush verb | /ɹʌʃ/ | To hurry; to perform a task with great haste, often not properly or without thinking carefully. |
| restore verb | /ɹɪˈstoɹ/ | To reestablish, or bring back into existence. |
| bore verb | /boɹ/ | To inspire boredom in somebody. |
| anxiously adverb | /ˈæŋ(k).ʃəs.li/ | In an anxious manner; with painful uncertainty; solicitously. |
| humankind noun | /ˌhjuːmənˈkaɪnd/ | The human race; mankind, humanity; Homo sapiens. |
| childhood noun | /ˈtʃaɪld.hʊd/ | The state of being a child. |
| grow verb | /ˈɡɹəʊ/ | To become larger, to increase in magnitude. |
| neither | /ˈnaɪ.ðɚ/ | Not either (used with nor). |
| surprise noun | /sə(ː)ˈpɹaɪ̯z/ | Something unexpected. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| grow up verb | To mature and become an adult. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | we've never lived |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: rush /ɹʌʃ/, anxiously /ˈæŋ(k).ʃəs.li/
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 rush, restore, bore.
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.