Shadowing Practice: 28 LỒNG TIẾNG BELIEVE IN WHAT YOU’RE DOING - Learn English Speaking with Video

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I think the best advice I can give anyone, male or female, is that you know, you have to really believe in what you're doing.
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I think having a good job and having work is,
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um, it's hard, it's hard to come by and being able to do what you want to do with your life.
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So you have to be willing, first of all, you have to be really passionate
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about what you do and really believe in what you do because there's going to be a lot of
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fights and battles and struggles along the way.
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So my best advice is to really believe and love what you do.
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Because at the end of the day,
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nothing, you know, you always have to fight for things that are worth it.
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So put your boxing gloves on.

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What You'll Learn

This video is a great tool to learn English with YouTube and build practical speaking skills. First, you’ll practice expressing advice naturally, using phrases like “my best advice is” and “you have to be willing.” Second, you’ll master conveying conviction—how to stress words like “really” and “passionate” to show belief. Finally, you’ll learn to connect personal experience with encouragement, a key skill for everyday conversations.

Listen For These Sounds

Pay attention to connected speech in the dialogue. Notice how “you have to” reduces to “you hafta” and “what you’re doing” links into “whatcha doin’” (with the “t” in “what” softening to a flap sound). The phrase “it's hard to come by” also features linking: “hard to” becomes “har ta” as the “d” and “t” blend. These reductions are common in casual speech, so recognizing them will help you understand native speakers better.

Say It Like a Native

To mirror the speaker’s rhythm, use the shadowing technique: repeat the lines aloud right after the speaker, matching their pace and stress. Stress words like “believe,” “passionate,” and “fight” to emphasize key messages. The speaker uses a conversational rhythm—short pauses after “um” and “so” to sound natural. Practice these pauses to avoid rushing. For extra practice, use a shadowing app or shadowing site to record yourself and compare. Focus on the upward intonation in “is that you know?” to keep the flow conversational. Remember, the goal is to sound confident, not perfect—just like the speaker in the video.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

StructureIn the video
Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a groupthe best · my best
Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessaryhave to really believe · have to be · have to fight
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around nowyou're doing
Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see comingthere's going to be

What is the Shadowing Technique?

Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.

Shadowing technique: read the full step-by-step guide →