Shadowing Practice: Why Forgiving Others Helps You Heal | B1 English Shadowing - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Have you ever felt so angry that you could not sleep at night?
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Have you ever repeated the same painful memory again and again until your head and heart became heavy?
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Maybe a close friend broke your trust.
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Maybe a family member spoke cruel words.
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Maybe a colleague treated you unfairly.
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In those moments, The pain feels strong.
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It is like carrying a heavy stone inside your chest.
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You try to smile during the day, but deep inside you are tired and sad.
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Many people think that keeping anger will protect them.
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They say to themselves, "If I forgive, They will think it is okay.
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If I forgive, I will look weak.
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But the truth is different.
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Holding on to anger does not protect you.
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It hurts you more.
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each time you remember the situation you feel the pain again Each time you refuse to forgive,
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you give more space to anger inside your heart.
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Forgiveness is not about saying that what happened was right.
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It is not about forgetting.
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Forgiveness means you decide not to let the past control your life anymore.
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Think about life as a long walk with a backpack.
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Each time you hold on to anger, it is like putting a stone in the bag.
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At first, it feels light.
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You can walk with it.
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But with time, the bag becomes heavier.
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your back hurts your steps become slow and you lose joy on your journey
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Forgiveness is like taking out the stones one by one.
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It does not change the fact that you carried them before, but it makes your walk lighter.
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Forgiveness is not a gift to another person.
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It is a gift you give to yourself.
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Many people do not really understand forgiveness.
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They believe that forgiving means saying the bad action was acceptable.
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But that is not true.
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They think forgiving means forgetting the pain but that is not possible.
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Forgiveness means something different.
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It means you accept that the past cannot change, but you also decide that the past will not control your future.
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You cannot stop people from hurting you, but you can stop the hurt from destroying your peace.
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Doctors and scientists also show us that anger hurts the body.
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When people hold on to anger, they often feel more stress and anxiety.
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their blood pressure becomes higher.
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They sleep badly.
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They may even get sick more easily.
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Anger is like poison in the body.
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But when people forgive, they often feel more calm and healthy.
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Their minds are clear.
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Their hearts are lighter.
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Forgiveness helps both the body and the soul.
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forgiving helps you heal because it allows you to release the past Imagine chains around your hands.
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Each time you remember the pain, the chains become tighter.
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Forgiveness is the key that opens those chains.
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It does not change what happened, but it says, this pain will not control me anymore.
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In that moment, you are free again.
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forgiveness also helps you build better relationships you When you carry anger from the past,
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it is easy to bring that anger into new relationships.
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You may feel suspicious.
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you may be afraid to trust.
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But when you forgive, you open the door to love and trust again.
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Not everyone will hurt you.
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When you forgive, you allow yourself to see people not only for their mistakes, but also for their humanity.
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Everyone makes mistakes, including you.
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Forgiveness helps us remember this truth.
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Forgiveness is not weakness.
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Many people believe that staying angry makes them strong.
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But real strength is the ability to forgive.
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Anyone can stay angry.
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but it takes courage to release anger.
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To forgive means you face the pain honestly, but you choose not to let it control you.
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You choose peace instead of revenge.
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You choose love instead of hate.
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Forgiveness is strength.
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A mother forgives her child for rude words.
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Two friends forgive after a fight.
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a couple forgives to keep their love alive Even strangers forgive small mistakes, like someone cutting in front of them in traffic.
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Each time we forgive, we protect our peace and build a bridge instead of a wall.
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Sometimes the hardest person to forgive is yourself.
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Many of us carry guilt from the past.
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We think about mistakes we made, words we regret, or chances we lost.
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We punish ourselves again and again.
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But this does not help.
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We cannot grow if we do not forgive ourselves.
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To forgive yourself does not mean to ignore your mistakes.
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It means you admit them, you learn from them, and then you move forward.
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You cannot change yesterday, but you can change tomorrow.
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Self -forgiveness is the beginning of growth.
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Of course, forgiveness is not easy.
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It is a process, and it takes time.
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First, you must admit the pain.
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Do not pretend you are fine when you are not.
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Healing starts with truth.
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Second, you must make the choice to forgive.
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Forgiveness is not only a feeling.
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It is a decision.
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Even if your emotions are not ready, you can decide to forgive.
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Third, try to understand the other person.
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This does not mean you excuse them.
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But you remember that people are human with weakness and pain of their own.
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Fourth, let go of revenge.
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Wanting to hurt them back will not heal you.
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It will only keep you connected to the pain.
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And finally, practice forgiveness again and again.
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Sometimes the anger comes back.
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When it does, remind yourself of your choice.
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Forgiveness is a daily practice.
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When you forgive, you give yourself freedom.
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You do not carry the heavy stones anymore.
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You walk lighter.
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You breathe easier.
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You have space for joy.
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Forgiveness opens your heart for new experiences, new relationships, and new peace.
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But forgiving does not mean you must stay close to people who continue to hurt you.
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You can forgive them in your heart and at the same time protect yourself with distance.
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Forgiveness is for your peace, not for letting harm continue.
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Now imagine a world where more people forgive.
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Families would heal old conflicts.
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Friends would rebuild trust.
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Communities would be stronger.
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Even countries could avoid wars.
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Forgiveness has the power to change not only one life, but the whole world.
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And it starts with one choice, your choice.
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At the end of the day, forgiveness does not mean erasing the past.
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It means choosing a better future.
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Forgiveness does not mean you say the wrong action was right.
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It means you say, I will not let this hurt control me anymore.
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when you forgive others and when you forgive yourself.
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you begin to heal.
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You may still have scars, but scars are not open wounds.
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Scars show that you have survived, that you are healing, and that you are stronger now.
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So the next time you feel the heavy weight of anger, Ask yourself.
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Do I want to keep carrying this pain?
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Or do I want to set myself free?
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Remember this truth.
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Forgiveness is not weakness.
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Forgiveness is freedom.
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Forgiveness is healing.
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And healing is what your heart has been waiting for.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Why Forgiving Others Helps You Heal”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: forgiveness, forgive, anger, pain, hurt. This video has 134 sentences and 1182 words to shadow. The speech runs for 9:05. The speaker talks at a steady 130 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 86% 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
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| forgive verb | /fɚˈɡɪv/ | To pardon (someone); to waive any negative feeling towards or desire for punishment or retribution against. |
| forgiveness noun | /fɚˈɡɪvnəs/ | The action of forgiving. |
| heal verb | /ˈhiːl/ | To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure. |
| scar noun | /skɑɹ/ | A permanent mark on the skin, sometimes caused by the healing of a wound. |
| weakness noun | /ˈwik.nɪs/ | The condition of being weak. |
| revenge noun | /ɹəˈvɛnd͡ʒ/ | Any form of personal, retaliatory action against an individual, institution, or group for some alleged or perceived harm or injustice. |
| unfairly adverb | In a manner that is unfair. | |
| erase verb | /ɪˈɹeɪs/ | To remove (markings or information). |
| backpack noun | /ˈbæk.pæk/ | A knapsack, sometimes mounted on a light frame, but always supported by straps, worn on a person’s back for the purpose of carrying things, especially when… |
| rebuild verb | /ɹiːˈbɪld/ | To build again or anew. |
| punish verb | /ˈpʌnɪʃ/ | To cause (a child, student, or someone else being looked after, or a suspect or criminal) to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action… |
| distress noun | /dɪˈstɹɛs/ | Physical or emotional discomfort, suffering, or alarm, particularly of a more acute nature. |
| colleague noun | /ˈkɒliːɡ/ | A fellow member of a profession, staff, academic faculty or other organization; an associate, a workmate. |
| poison noun | /ˈpɔɪ.zən/ | A substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism when ingested. |
| suspicious adjective | /səˈspɪʃ.əs/ | Arousing suspicion. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| come back verb | To return to a place. |
| move forward verb | To cause to make progress. |
| take out verb | To remove. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its result | If I forgive, They will think · If I forgive, I will look |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | Have you ever felt · Have you ever repeated · have survived |
| Possibility with “might / may” might/may + verb — something that is possible but not certain | may even get · may feel · may be |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | will protect · will think · will look |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: punish /ˈpʌnɪʃ/, suspicious /səˈspɪʃ.əs/, emotion /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: acceptable /əkˈsɛp.tə.bəl/, humanity /hjuˈmænɪti/
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 forgive, forgiveness, heal.
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.