शैडोइंग अभ्यास: INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH STORY 📝Setting Goals 📝 B2 | Level 4 - Level 5 | BRITISH ENGLISH WITH SUBTITLES - वीडियो के साथ अंग्रेजी बोलना सीखें
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B2 English Story Setting Goals Tom looked out of his window.
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He was incredibly lucky.
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His flat overlooked the city, the city he now called home.
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He had moved prior to the pandemic and was finding it difficult to settle into his new home.
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He had previously worked in Newcastle and took a promotion which meant moving hundreds of miles across the country.
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He was glad of it and relished the opportunity to have a new adventure,
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but that didn't mean that it didn't come without its challenges.
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Shortly after starting his new position,
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the whole company moved from office-based to remote working before he got a chance to really get to know his team.
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The local football club had stopped practising and the gym he had signed up for had closed down.
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His social life went from slowly growing to non-existent.
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He spent most of his time talking to his plants and working away on his laptop.
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Tom's only consolation was that he knew he wasn't the only one.
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He knew there were many other people in the exact same situation as him.
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At least he was lucky to have the internet and his phone so he could communicate with people.
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Even though the world was pretty much locked down He tried to set himself some goals And for the most part,
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he completed them He was starting to get a little chubby Due to sitting around the flat
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So he decided to train up to be able to run a 10k race By the end of the year,
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he could comfortably run 10k in under one hour.
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He also decided to get better at cooking.
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He did so by ordering a subscription service food box from a local farm.
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All the ingredients and recipe cards were delivered to him each week,
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which meant he ate better meals and enjoyed more variety in his diet.
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He also decided to learn a new skill.
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He decided he wanted to learn how to edit his photographs properly.
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So he took an online course and became quite good at it.
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The only goal he didn't really complete was making new friends.
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Due to the rules and moving to a new city, he struggled to meet a lot of people.
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He did go out for a few picnics with his workmates, but that was about it.
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He knew that was something he would have to work on for the following year.
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Tom was never one for New Year's resolutions.
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He always found them to be rather pointless.
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He would always say, you shouldn't wait until the New Year to start something new.
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Just do it now.
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If Tom wanted to do something, he would usually give it a go.
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But after the last year of ups and downs,
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he decided to set himself some really clear goals to work towards and help him integrate into his new home.
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Tom preferred to use the word goal rather than resolution.
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For him, there was a clear distinction between the two.
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A goal was something with a clear end point and a time frame.
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For example, he had to read 20 books in the next year.
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Whereas a resolution to Tom was something that was more lenient and could be changed at the drop of a hat.
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He preferred to go with a goal.
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He liked to make clear, smart goals, meaning they were specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time-bound.
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He didn't have any plans for New Year's Eve, as he had returned to his new home after Christmas and didn't know anyone.
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He bought his favourite snacks and drinks and made himself a comfortable cocoon on his sofa.
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He planned to spend the night video-calling friends,
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watching TV, reading some of the books he got for Christmas and setting some smart goals for the year ahead.
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He chuckled to himself, what a fun individual I've come to be.
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He was always very sarcastic.
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Again, knowing that all his friends back home were in the same situation as him came as some consolation.
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He wasn't the only one sitting at home alone, unable to go out, but at least it made him relax and focus on the future.
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He opened his new, crisp diary for the following year.
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He was never really one to keep a diary, but the last year had changed that.
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Now he liked to document his days, no matter how boring they may have been.
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He liked to look back and remember even the most dismal of days.
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He started to write in his diary using the lovely new pen he was gifted for Christmas.
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Here we are, another year over.
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This year I am in a very different place.
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I have my own flat, living alone and in a new city.
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It's been a tough one.
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There have been challenges, but then again the last year or so has been challenging for everyone.
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Luckily, none of my family or friends have been ill, and there are even a few additions to my circle.
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Gina and Carl had a baby girl, and Lewis and Irene had a boy.
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I'm glad I took the risk and made the move, no matter how lonely I've been at times.
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At least I know on the other end of the blower I've got a multitude of people I can call
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and talk to, not to mention the amount of TV I've watched.
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Thank goodness for Netflix!
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The new job is going well.
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The team seemed cool, if a little reserved, but hopefully, once we are back in the office a few days a week,
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I can get to know them a bit better.
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I enjoy what I do, and I've made it through my probation, so they must think I'm decent.
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I joined the local football five-a-side team, but we had to stop practising after the first meet-up because of the new rules.
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I was gutted, as the team seemed like a good laugh.
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Hopefully we can start playing again soon.
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The same happened with the gym, so I didn't really get to meet anyone other than the people at the reception.
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A plus that's come out of all this is it's forced me to get out of the house and go running, something we all know I previously hated with a passion.
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Now it's made easier by listening to podcasts and trying to beat my personal best time.
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I've decided to make myself accountable for the next year and
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so I'm going to write here some goals for the next
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12 months I just hope this time next year I'm not sitting in the same place
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and I can get out and about with my mates So,
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here we go 1.
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Sign up for the Easter 10k race and complete in under 55 minutes.
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2. Read at least one book per month.
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Genre doesn't matter.
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3. Try one new recipe a month and make from scratch.
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Can include desserts.
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4. Have a two-week summer holiday.
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Doesn't matter where.
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Just need a proper holiday.
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5. Save £150 a month and put into a savings account.
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I think that's enough to be getting on with.
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Let's see where I am this time next year.
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Do you have any goals or resolutions for the year ahead?
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प्रसंग और पृष्ठभूमि
इस कहानी में, हम टॉम नाम के पात्र के जीवन की एक झलक पाते हैं, जो एक नए शहर में स्थानांतरित हुआ है। उसने एक नई नौकरी ग्रहण की थी, लेकिन महामारी के कारण उसकी समाजिक ज़िंदगी प्रभावित हुई। इस विपरीत परिस्थिति में भी, टॉम ने अपने लिए कुछ लक्ष्य निर्धारित किए, जिससे वह अपने नए शहर में अच्छी तरह से ढल सके। यह कहानी न केवल भाषा का अभ्यास करने के लिए है, बल्कि यह हमें यह सिखाती है कि अपने लक्ष्य निर्धारित करना कितना महत्वपूर्ण है, चाहे परिस्थिति कैसी भी हो।
प्रतिदिन की संचार के लिए शीर्ष 5 वाक्यांश
- “I knew I wasn't the only one.” - यह वाक्य आपको यह भावना देगा कि आप अकेले नहीं हैं।
- “I decided to train up to be able to run a 10k race.” - लक्ष्य निर्धारित करने के महत्व को दर्शाता है।
- “I spent most of my time talking to my plants.” - इस वाक्य का प्रयोग कर आप अपनी दिनचर्या साझा कर सकते हैं।
- “I didn't know anyone.” - नए लोगों से मिलने की चुनौती का संकेत देता है।
- “Just do it now.” - जब भी आप कुछ करना चाहें, तुरंत पहल करने का प्रोत्साहन।
कदम-दर-कदम शैडोइंग गाइड
यदि आप अंग्रेजी बोलने का अभ्यास करना चाहते हैं, तो इस वीडियो को ध्यानपूर्वक सुनें और टॉम की कहानी को समझने की कोशिश करें। यहां कुछ कदम बताए गए हैं:
- पहले सुनें: वीडियो को पहले बिना किसी रुके सुनें। इससे आपको कहानी का सामान्य प्रवाह समझाने में मदद मिलेगी।
- वाक्यांशों को चिह्नित करें: ऊपर बताए गए शीर्ष वाक्यांशों को सुनें और लिखें। यह shadow speech के दौरान सहायक होगा।
- दुबारा सुनें और बोलें: अब एक बार फिर वीडियो सुनें और टॉम की आवाज़ के साथ बोलने का प्रयास करें। इससे आपका अंग्रेजी उच्चारण में सुधार होगा।
- रिकॉर्ड करें: अपनी आवाज़ को रिकॉर्ड करें जबकि आप वीडियो की नकल कर रहे हैं। इसके बाद सुनकर अपनी प्रगति का आकलन करें।
- नए लक्ष्य निर्धारित करें: टॉम की तरह, अपने लिए स्पष्ट और मापने योग्य लक्ष्य बनाएं। ये लक्ष्य आपके yूट्यूब से अंग्रेजी सीखें के सफर को और मजेदार बना सकते हैं।
इस प्रक्रिया के माध्यम से, न केवल आप shadowspeak को बेहतर बनाएंगे, बल्कि आप अपनी बोलचाल की क्षमताओं को भी निखारेंगे।
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।