Shadowing Practice: YOU Own the Moon. And Mars. And Venus. - Learn English Speaking with Video
Choose a practice mode
Each mode opens a full-screen practice room.
23 sentences
If sentences are too short or too long, click Edit to adjust them.
1
You own the Moon and Mars and everything else in space.
2
Really?
3
Call a space lawyer.
4
They'll tell you about the Outer Space Treaty.
5
It was born from the Cold War when countries were racing to space.
6
It forbids any of them from taking over celestial bodies.
7
Stuff in space is a common good.
8
Open to everyone, unlike the oceans and skies, benefits us all.
9
But what if you build a rocket, land on the Moon and pick up a rock?
10
Is it your rock now?
11
If you bring it back to Earth, can it become your private property?
12
It depends on who you ask.
13
The US and many others are following new rules.
14
The Artemis Accords.
15
They were designed to make room for space mining.
16
You even get a safety zone around your landing site so no one can disturb your work.
17
But what if you land on a spot someone else wants?
18
What if your rockets completely cover an asteroid?
19
It's still unclear what happens then.
20
Russia and China have not signed the Accords.
21
There's no clear way to resolve disputes between everyone.
22
So you'd better pay those lawyers fees and get some good space insurance.
23
You may lose your rocks, but at least...
Download App
Everything you need to speak fluently
AI PronunciationScore every sentence
IPA PracticeMaster every sound
VocabularyBuild your word bank
Vocab GameLearn while playing
📺 Same Channel
B229
Your Skeleton Is Electric
Daily ConversationUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
C136
Why Ebola Keeps Coming Back
Daily ConversationUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
B235
Your Brain Peaked at Birth
Daily ConversationUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
C1117
Could Humans Evolve Flight?
Daily ConversationUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
C110
Would You Upload Your Mind?
Daily ConversationUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
B2136
Can Earth Run Out of Water?
Daily ConversationUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
B2559
What If You Never Slept?
Daily ConversationUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
C11
The Beginning of Everything -- The Big Bang
Daily ConversationUniversity Students
C11
The Rise of the Machines – Why Automation is Different this Time
Daily ConversationUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
B21
Your Brain on Magic Mushrooms
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
B21
The Most Complex Language in the World
Daily ConversationUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
B25
Let’s Steal a New Moon
Daily ConversationUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
B2759
How Stress Changes Your Brain
Daily ConversationUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
B23
What Happens AFTER Nuclear War?
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
B21
3 Reasons Why Nuclear Energy Is Awesome! 3/3
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
B252
Can We Stop the Extinction?
Daily ConversationUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
B2209
The True Cost of War
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
B23
What Is Life? Is Death Real?
Daily ConversationUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
C1149
How Antidepressants Work
Daily ConversationUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
B2380
What is El Niño?
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
✨ Recommend Video
C11
105 sentences
AI Governance Explained: Ethical, Transparent & Accountable AI for the Future
Daily ConversationUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
C14
153 sentences
How Reusable Rockets Work
Daily ConversationUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
B218
41 sentences
Unit 6: Living on Mars
Daily ConversationUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
B21
14 sentences
Artemis II Astronaut talks about being a Crew ✨🌎 #nasa #space #artemis
Daily ConversationUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
C18
48 sentences
Gift economy, commodity fetishism, and what we owe each other #capitalism #environment #philosophy
Daily ConversationUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
B21
18 sentences
Sometimes size does matter #stem #map #perception
Daily ConversationUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
B22
246 sentences
You Are Alive to Watch the Space Station Fall From the Sky
Daily ConversationUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
C164 sentences
Iran’s $60B Oil Machine: How Millions of Barrels Reach the USA
Daily ConversationUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
B25
156 sentences
B2 Advanced English: Discussion and Debate: Rent or Own?
Business EnglishDaily ConversationHigh School Students
C13
246 sentences
$15 Trillion Money-Making Machine | How BlackRock Became Too Powerful to Ignore
Daily ConversationUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
B23
66 sentences
5 "Impossible" Things That Can Happen On Other Planets
Daily ConversationUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 23 sentences and 206 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:00. The speaker talks fast, about 208 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 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
12 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| rocket noun | /ˈɹɑk.ɪt/ | A cylindrical projectile that can be fired to a great height through combustion, (specifically) a type of firework of this form, typically exploding with light… |
| dispute noun | /dɪˈspjuːt/ | An argument or disagreement; a failure to agree. |
| depend verb | /dɪˈpɛnd/ | To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition |
| resolve verb | /ɹɪˈzɑlv/ | To find a solution to (a problem). |
| unclear adjective | /ʌnˈklɪɚ/ | Ambiguous; liable to more than one interpretation. |
| forbid verb | /fɚˈbɪd/ | To disallow; to proscribe. |
| asteroid noun | /ˈæst(ə)ɹɔɪd/ | A naturally occurring solid object, which is smaller than a planet and a dwarf planet, larger than a meteoroid and not a comet, that orbits a star and often… |
| disturb verb | /dɪˈstɜːb/ | to confuse a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular: thoughts, actions or liquids. |
| celestial adjective | /səˈlɛs.t͡ʃ(ə)l/ | Of, relating to, or located in the sky or outer space, where the Sun, Moon, planets, and stars are visible. |
| lawyer noun | /ˈlɔɪ.ɚ/ | A professional person with a graduate law degree that qualifies for legal work (such as Juris Doctor) |
| unlike | /ʌnˈlaɪk/ | Different from; not in a like or similar manner. |
| fee noun | /fiː/ | An amount charged for a privilege. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pick up verb | To lift; to grasp and raise. |
| take over verb | To assume control of something, such as a business or enterprise, and sometimes by force. |
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like rocket, dispute, depend.
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.