Shadowing Practice: The day nine rule that keeps any streak alive - Learn English Speaking with Video
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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. |
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — iets dat nu of in deze periode gebeurt | 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.
Wat is de Shadowing-techniek?
Shadowing is een wetenschappelijk onderbouwde taalleermethode die oorspronkelijk is ontwikkeld voor professionele tolkentraining en gepopulariseerd door polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. De methode is eenvoudig maar krachtig: je luistert naar native Engelse audio en herhaalt het onmiddellijk hardop — als een schaduw die de spreker volgt met slechts 1–2 seconden vertraging. In tegenstelling tot passief luisteren of grammaticadrills, dwingt shadowing je hersenen en mondspieren om echte spraakpatronen tegelijkertijd te verwerken en te reproduceren. Onderzoek toont aan dat het de uitspraaknauwkeurigheid, intonatie, ritme, verbonden spraak, luisterbegrip en spreekvaardigheid aanzienlijk verbetert — waardoor het een van de meest effectieve methoden is voor IELTS Speaking-voorbereiding en echte Engelse communicatie.