Shadowing Practice: Priyanka Chopra Jonas talks work-life balance - Learn English Speaking with Video
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You know when you first start your career and it's like
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and especially my job there's no consistency in my job You don't know when your next check is coming.
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You don't know You know, you got to kind of think about the practical side of
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that so you run all the time you're hustling And then I think you know, you kind of reach a point where you have a little bit of credibility
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So you can stand and take some time
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and that's where I've reached now where I have a work-life balance
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Which is very important to me seven seven thirty seven o'clock.
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I'm done from work I like to have a couple of hours with my family.
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I like to wake up early with my baby.
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I like to be with my dogs.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Priyanka Chopra Jonas talks work-life balance”. This video has 10 sentences and 138 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:33. The speaker talks fast, about 254 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 8 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| practical adjective | /ˈpɹæk.tɪ.kəl/ | Relating to, or based on, practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis. |
| thirty noun | /ˈθɝti/ | A commercial lasting 30 seconds. |
| consistency noun | /kənˈsɪs.tən.si/ | Local coherence. |
| credibility noun | /kɹɛd.əˈbɪ.ɫɪ.ti/ | A reputation impacting one's ability to be believed. |
| hustle verb | /ˈhʌsəl/ | To push someone roughly; to crowd; to jostle. |
| reach verb | /ɹiːt͡ʃ/ | To extend, stretch, or thrust out (for example a limb or object held in the hand). |
| balance noun | /ˈbæləns/ | A state in which opposing forces harmonise; equilibrium. |
| wake verb | /ˈweɪ̯k/ | (often followed by up) To stop sleeping. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| wake up verb | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | To stop sleeping; to awake. |
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 reached |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que ocurre ahora o en estos días | is coming · you're hustling |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 5 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, I've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words — get the stress right: consistency /kənˈsɪs.tən.si/, credibility /kɹɛd.əˈbɪ.ɫɪ.ti/
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 practical, thirty, consistency.
¿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.