Shadowing Practice: Man of the future | Nikola Tesla | edit - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Not far from the lab, I put 200 bulbs in the ground and waited for a storm.
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As soon as the ball at the top of the mast was struck by lightning, my laboratory came to life.
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The transformer collected the lightning energy and threw it into the atmosphere with triple force.
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I had created man -made lightning that was 40 meters long.
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The energy flow covered the city.
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The entire city was literally saturated with electricity.
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I didn't expect such an effect, but my theories had been proven.
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I was able to transmit an electric charge wirelessly across the ground.
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200 bulbs were lit at a 25 -mile radius from the Tower of Raizan.
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For seven years, I worked in my laboratory studying magnetic fields and high -frequency currents.
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It was a productive period for me.
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As a result of my work, I received many patents, almost as many as Edison.
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As a result, the American Institute of Electrical Engineers invited me to lecture about
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my achievements in front of the most prominent electrical engineers of that time.
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I lit lamps simply by putting them in an alternating electromagnetic field.
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I shunned how to transmit electricity without wires.
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I sent out lightning and used my hands to pass the current of a million volts through my body.
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It was a huge success.
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I've received a great ovation and for the first time was called by my peers a man of the future.

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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.