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Day one, he ran three miles.
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Day two, four.
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By day eight, he felt unstoppable.
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Then day nine came, cold, dark, raining.
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Every reason to stay home.
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So he made a small deal with himself.
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Just walked to the corner, that is all.
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He walked to the corner and came back.
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It was not a good run.
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It was not a run at all.
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But the streak stayed alive.
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Two years later, he is still going.
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Why?
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Not because he never had bad days.
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Because on bad days, he made the goal smaller instead of quitting.
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Lower the bar.
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Keep the streak.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “The day nine rule that keeps any streak alive”. This video has 17 sentences and 102 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:40. The speaker talks at a natural 152 words per minute, close to everyday conversation.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 8 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| streak noun | /stɹiːk/ | An irregular line, as is left from smearing or motion. |
| unstoppable adjective | /ʌnˈstɔ.pə.bəl/ | Unable to be stopped. |
| quit verb | /kwɪt/ | To leave (a place). |
| corner noun | /ˈkɔɹnɚ/ | The point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal. |
| miles noun | /maɪlz/ | A great distance in space or time. |
| nine noun | /naɪn/ | The digit or figure 9. |
| alive adjective | /əˈlaɪv/ | Having life; living; not dead. |
| rain noun | /ˈɹeɪn/ | Condensed water falling from a cloud. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| come back verb | To return to a place. |
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que ocurre ahora o en estos días | is still going |
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 streak, unstoppable, quit.
¿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.