Shadowing Practice: Inner Balance #motivation #boostyourconfidence #positivethinking #inner #balance - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 9 sentences and 65 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:37. The speaker talks slowly, about 104 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 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

12 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

• happiness /ˈhæpinɪs/ (noun) — The emotion of being happy; joy; elation.
• steady /ˈstɪdi/ (adjective) — Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm.
• breathe /bɹiːð/ (verb) — To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.
• gentle /ˈd͡ʒɛntl̩/ (adjective) — Tender and amiable; of a considerate or kindly disposition.
• harmony /ˈhɑ̟ɹ.mə.ni/ (noun) — Agreement or accord.
• pause /pɔːz/ (noun) — A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.
• inner /ˈɪnə/ (adjective) — Being or occurring (farther) inside, situated farther in, located (situated) or happening on the inside of something, situated within or farther within…
• stronger /stɹɔŋɡɚ/ (adjective) — Said of one proposition with respect to another one: that the former entails the latter, but the latter does not entail the former.
• calm /kɑm/ (adjective) — Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety.
• mistake /mɪˈsteɪk/ (noun) — An error.
• confidence /ˈkɑn.fɪ.dəns/ (noun) — Self-assurance.
• tiny /ˈtaɪni/ (adjective) — Very small.

How to practise with this video

1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like happiness, steady, breathe.

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