शैडोइंग अभ्यास: I stopped upgrading myself 🤓#minimalism - वीडियो के साथ अंग्रेजी बोलना सीखें

पाठ बनाया जा रहा है...
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I have no interest in upgrading myself.
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That does not mean that I don't want to grow as a person.
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Of course I do.
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But what I mean is that I don't want to live my every day thinking that I'm not good enough.
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In my 20s, I feel like I was constantly trying to improve myself.
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I wanted to fix my acne and I wanted to be more toned.
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I wanted to be more disciplined and have a better routine.
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But in my thirties I have this inner peace knowing
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that things are always happening the way that is supposed to happen for me
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and you know as weird as it sounds I know I'm not perfect
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and I'm really happy because it means that better things are coming and there are more lessons to learn
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and I'm really happy to be just on that journey

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 12 sentences and 147 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:45. The speaker talks fast, about 195 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 82% 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

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

  • tone /ˈtəʊn/ (noun) — A specific pitch.
  • lesson /ˈlɛs.ən/ (noun) — A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.
  • thirty /ˈθɝti/ (noun) — A commercial lasting 30 seconds.
  • routine /ɹuˈtin/ (noun) — A course of action to be followed regularly; a standard procedure.
  • upgrade /əpˈɡɹeɪd/ (verb) — To improve, usually applied to technology, generally by complete replacement of one or more components.
  • discipline /ˈdɪsəplɪn/ (noun) — A controlled behaviour; self-control.
  • acne /ˈækni/ (noun) — A skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents. It is characterised by red pimples, and is caused by the inflammation of sebaceous glands…
  • journey /ˈd͡ʒɝni/ (noun) — A set amount of travelling, seen as a single unit; a discrete trip, a voyage.
  • suppose /səˈpoʊz/ (verb) — To take for granted; to conclude, with less than absolute supporting data; to believe.
  • constantly /ˈkɑnstənʔli/ (adverb) — In a constant manner; occurring continuously; persistently.
  • 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…
  • grow /ˈɡɹəʊ/ (verb) — To become larger, to increase in magnitude.
  • weird /ˈwiɚd/ (adjective) — Having an unusually strange character or behaviour.
  • improve /ɪmˈpɹuːv/ (verb) — To make (something) better; to increase the value or productivity (of something).

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 6 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like tone, lesson, thirty.

इस वीडियो का व्याकरण

वक्ता जिन संरचनाओं का सबसे अधिक प्रयोग करता है, वीडियो के असली शब्दों के साथ:

संरचनावीडियो में
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — जो अभी या इन दिनों हो रहा हैare always happening · are coming

शैडोइंग तकनीक क्या है?

शैडोइंग (Shadowing) एक विज्ञान-समर्थित भाषा सीखने की तकनीक है जो मूल रूप से पेशेवर दुभाषिया प्रशिक्षण के लिए विकसित की गई थी। विधि सरल लेकिन शक्तिशाली है: आप मूल अंग्रेज़ी ऑडियो सुनते हैं और तुरंत इसे ज़ोर से दोहराते हैं — जैसे वक्ता की छाया 1-2 सेकंड की देरी से। शोध से पता चलता है कि यह उच्चारण सटीकता, स्वर, लय, जुड़ी हुई ध्वनियाँ, सुनने की समझ और बोलने की प्रवाहशीलता में काफ़ी सुधार करता है।

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