Shadowing Practice: 2025 Was A Weird Year - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Good morning, good morning.
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It is currently the 30th of December, 2025. And...
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I woke up with this thought that I think I don't know, I think a lot of people can agree with me on this.
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which is that 2025 was a really weird year.
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I don't think I've ever been a part of a year where there were so many twists and turns, plot twists left and right.
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I mean we all go through different lives but I feel the main theme of this year has been kind of completion, I guess, for a lot of people.
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It reflects with numerology, it reflects with the zodiacs and all of those other things, but that aside, when I talk to people throughout this year,
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it feels like we're all kind of going through the same recurring themes.
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At least for me this year, I have learned how to I don't know if I can say let go yet, but ease off of the control.
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of my own life because listen, I don't think I can plan anything anymore.
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I'm just going to take it as it comes, but still keep my direction, you know what I mean?
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I had been in situations this year where I had been
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planning next steps with a person and immediately that person is taken out of my life.
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Poof.
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Gone.
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All this being said, I actually had a really good year
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I guess because I went with the punches or however else you say it,
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I ended up finding myself in a lot of unexpected situations as well that were so worth it. So...
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You know.
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balance.
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And for me this year, I got lucky.
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my balance scale definitely tips into the lucky side.
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I think it's so important to practice discernment in your life.
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And when I say discernment, I don't mean in a way of trying to block everybody off.
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You know what I mean?
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When I say discernment, Discernment only happens after you yourself know what you want and nobody can actually tell you what you want.
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Because here's the thing about humans, we're actually kind of a mess.
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And so even when someone tells us to do something, even if we do it, there's this gnawing feeling that sits inside of us.
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that kind of knows it's not aligned.
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And I know that over years and years and years of not listening to that little voice, it gets quieter, I guess but it doesn't really go away.
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So I've kind of been approaching life more of identifying what that little voice even means, and then going off of that
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more so than outside noise events can happen events can shift
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and honestly depending on context depending on person like everything is
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its own singular situation there's no overarching rules to anything but that little voice that's a subconscious version of you
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that learn through all the things that you've been through, all the things that you've thought, and somehow turns it into a little gut feeling, you know?
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I just think people need to trust themselves more.
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And This year?
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This year I feel like the universe forced it on all of us.
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Everybody had to trust themselves more, okay?
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It was the wild west out here.
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So a couple years ago, back in 2024, I started having a motto for myself for each year.
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And at the beginning of 2024, it was, "Tahong Kyeol."
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Okay, now that's Vietnamese but the loose translation or at least my translation of it is I'll fucking play.
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But, Guess what happened?
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I got played all year.
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No, seriously, people were trying me left and right.
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It was ridiculous.
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And so for 2025, last year, my motto was Fuck it, we ball.
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And we kind of did, honestly.
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yeah yeah yeah it wasn't a bad year at all.
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And so for 2026 I've already decided my motto My motto for 2026 will be "Send it to space." Now,
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I don't really exactly know what that means.
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And I think that that's kind of the fun in it this year.
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I don't know, something about...
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Speaking it into existence.
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Space might be a little weird, you know, but we'll see how it plays out this year.
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I am grateful for this year, I am thankful for this year, while also happy that it is over.
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which is what I think a lot of us feel about the year 2025.
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The year of the brain were online for real.
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Anyway, if you're still here, sitting and listening to me yap.
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I hope you have a good day and I hope you have a
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good 2026 and that you're ringing in the new year with your loved ones and yeah Bye!
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I'll see you next time.
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Thank you.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel B1 se basa en el vídeo “2025 Was A Weird Year”. Las palabras que más se repiten: discernment, motto, guess, voice, situation. Este vídeo tiene 64 frases y 793 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 4:51. El hablante habla a un ritmo natural de unas 164 palabras por minuto, cercano a una conversación cotidiana. El 85 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
Las 12 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| motto sustantivo | /ˈmɑ.toʊ/ | mote, divisa |
| depend verbo | /dɪˈpɛnd/ | depender/pender (de), ser dependiente (de) |
| twist verbo | /twɪst/ | torcer, despescuezar |
| overarching adjetivo | /ˌoʊvəɹˈɑɹt͡ʃɪŋ/ | arqueante / enarcante / arcante en lo alto |
| subconscious adjetivo | /sʌbˈkɑn.ʃəs/ | parcialmente consciente |
| zodiac sustantivo | /ˈzoʊ.diˌæk/ | zodíaco |
| align verbo | /əˈlaɪn/ | alinearse, alinear |
| singular adjetivo | /ˈsɪŋ.ɡjə.lɚ/ | singular |
| thankful adjetivo | /ˈθæŋkfəl/ | agradecido |
| completion sustantivo | /kəmˈpliː.ʃən/ | compleción, completación |
| unexpected adjetivo | /ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪd/ | inesperado, inopinado |
| punch sustantivo | /pʌnt͡ʃ/ | puñetazo, puñete |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| go through verbo | atravesar |
| end up verbo | terminar, ir a parar |
| go away verbo | irse, marcharse |
| play out verbo | discurrir |
Frases que vale la pena repetir
Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:
- You know what I mean?
- I don't really exactly know what that means.
- I don't know, something about...
- I'll see you next time.
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora | I've ever been · has been · have learned |
| Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace | is taken · being said |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 22 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't, I've, I'll. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: subconscious /sʌbˈkɑn.ʃəs/, completion /kəmˈpliː.ʃən/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: numerology /ˌn(j)u.məˈrɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/, overarching /ˌoʊvəɹˈɑɹt͡ʃɪŋ/, unexpected /ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪd/
Cómo practicar con este vídeo
- Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
- Empieza a velocidad 0,75×, haz shadowing frase por frase y vuelve a la velocidad normal cuando te resulte fácil.
- Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como motto, depend, twist.
¿Qué es la Técnica de Shadowing?
Shadowing es una técnica de aprendizaje de idiomas respaldada por la ciencia, desarrollada originalmente para la formación de intérpretes profesionales y popularizada por el políglota Dr. Alexander Arguelles. El método es simple pero poderoso: escuchas audio en inglés nativo y lo repites en voz alta de inmediato, como una sombra que sigue al hablante con solo 1-2 segundos de retraso. A diferencia de la escucha pasiva o los ejercicios de gramática, el shadowing obliga a tu cerebro y músculos de la boca a procesar y reproducir simultáneamente patrones de habla reales. Las investigaciones muestran que mejora significativamente la precisión de la pronunciación, la entonación, el ritmo, el habla conectada, la comprensión auditiva y la fluidez al hablar, convirtiéndola en una de las metodologías más efectivas para la preparación del IELTS Speaking y la comunicación en inglés en el mundo real.