Shadowing Practice: Developing a Growth Mindset - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Here are
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two seeds, both planted on the same day, in the same soil, in the same garden bed.
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One is very curious, full of life and ready to grow as tall as it can.
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The other is filled with fear.
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What if the sun is too strong and burns my leaves once I grow, it thinks?
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Or what if a beast eats my tender sprouts?
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No way, not a chance I am leaving my shell.
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So it remains still and stagnant, rigid in its place.
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The brave seed feels the heat of the sun above and starts to push hard out of its shell.
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Sure, it has doubts about reaching the outside world, but its curiosity is stronger than anything.
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I want to see all the living creatures of this garden, it thinks.
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I can't wait to feel the morning dew drops on my leaves.
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The little seed keeps pushing until a single sprout comes out.
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It grows and grows through sunny warm days.
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even grows through colder, stormy days, because the brave seed knows that the sun will always return.
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Throughout life, you will have moments when you feel like either one of these seeds.
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The way we see the world around us and how we behave towards life is called our mindset.
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You can choose to have a fixed mindset or to have a growth mindset.
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When you have a fixed mindset, things can seem too hard.
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Negative thoughts might cloud your mind and you start to give up easily.
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I can't do this.
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You may believe that if you are not good at something, then you never will be.
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I'm just born this way.
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The obstacles you face can hold you back.
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And you begin avoiding challenges.
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What's the point of trying?
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Just like the fearful seed.
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However, you can always choose to have a growth mindset.
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A growth mindset helps you believe that your goals are within reach with effort and perseverance.
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Life is a great big adventure.
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It shows you that failure is a normal part of your journey.
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The obstacles you encounter will only make you stronger.
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Challenges and mistakes help me learn.
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You'll enjoy the challenges you face and become more resilient.
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I want to become my best self.
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Just like the brave seed.
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Fear is a natural emotion.
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We all experience it and it can make changing your mindset difficult.
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The important thing is to try.
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So here are some tips to switch on your growth mindset.
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Perfection does not exist.
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Aiming for perfection is like running a race without a finishing line.
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Trying to achieve it will only exhaust you.
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When negative thoughts fill your head, you can turn them around by simply adding, yet at the end.
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See challenges as adventures.
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They will make you more resilient and can open new worlds.
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If you work hard you will see progress.
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And don't worry about mistakes.
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They are a part of life and we can learn from them.
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The good news is the sun always comes out after a storm.
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By having a growth mindset you might even find that a little rain won't bother you much at all.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 51 sentences and 529 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:42. The speaker talks at a steady 113 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 83% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| mindset noun | /ˈmaɪn(d)ˌsɛt/ | A way of thinking; an attitude or opinion, especially a habitual one. |
| brave adjective | /bɹeɪv/ | Strong in the face of fear; courageous. |
| adventure noun | /ədˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/ | A feeling of desire for new and exciting things. |
| shell noun | /ʃɛl/ | The calcareous or chitinous external covering of mollusks, crustaceans, and some other invertebrates. |
| seed noun | /siːd/ | Any propagative portion of a plant which may be sown, such as true seeds, seed-like fruits, tubers, or bulbs. |
| leaf noun | /lif/ | The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants. |
| perfection noun | /pɚˈfɛk.ʃən/ | The quality or state of being perfect or complete, so that nothing substandard remains; the highest attainable state or degree of excellence. |
| obstacle noun | /ˈɑbstəkəl/ | Something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress, either physically or figuratively |
| cloud noun | /ˈklaʊ̯d/ | A visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air. |
| curious adjective | /ˈkjʊɹ.i.əs/ | Tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate; inquisitive; (with a negative connotation) nosy, prying. |
| soil noun | /sɔɪl/ | A mixture of mineral particles and organic material, used to support plant growth. |
| bother verb | /ˈbɑðɚ/ | To annoy, to disturb, to irritate; to be troublesome to, to make trouble for. |
| beast noun | /biːst/ | Any four-footed land mammal. |
| encounter verb | /ɪnˈkaʊntɚ/ | To meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly. |
| emotion noun | /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/ | A person's internal state of being and involuntary physiological response to an object or a situation, based on or tied to physical state and sensory data. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| come out verb | /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ | To be discovered; to be revealed. |
| give up verb | To surrender (someone or something); to inform on (someone). |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 6 contractions and reduced forms, such as can't, don't, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shell /ʃɛl/, perfection /pɚˈfɛk.ʃən/, emotion /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: curiosity /ˌkjʊɹ.iˈɑ.sə.ti/, perseverance /ˌpɝsəˈvɪɹəns/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like mindset, brave, adventure.
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