Shadowing Practice: ショックなことがあった時 ... 【5分のネイティブ英語トーク】〔#1349〕 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Good morning, it's Chica.
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Welcome to another episode of Happy Monday.
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Cheers!
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Okay, hope you guys had a wonderful weekend.
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In a previous episode, I shared with you the phrase at least.
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And today is a similar thought and another thing
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that always pops into my mind when something inconvenient happens or something a little devastating happens in my life.
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That is everything happens for a reason.
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Something recently that happened made me think this was my laptop breaking.
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I need my laptop for absolutely everything I do.
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So my whole work, like most of you, depends on my PC.
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And the timing that it broke was very interesting because it actually happened on May 5th.
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And I remember this because it was the day we had our big CreateYourDot event in Tokyo.
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It was this Chikatomo festival that we had to celebrate our 15 years on YouTube.
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And can you believe it?
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My laptop broke that night.
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The night before I was on my laptop editing a video to stream at the event.
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That morning I opened my laptop and there's this big line across the screen.
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A little staticky, shaky line.
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And I'm like, oh no. I didn't drop it.
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I didn't do anything.
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But if I looked closely, there was a tiny speck of rock in my screen.
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And And that had created a dent or a dot on the side of my screen.
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And that's where the line was coming from.
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At that point, I was just like, oh, it's so ironic that on the day that I'm having my create your dot event,
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there is a dot on my laptop and it's creating a line.
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That kind of gave me a good laugh to begin with.
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But that night, the screen completely shut down.
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I could not use my laptop anymore.
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I'm not going to get into too many details of what happened after that.
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But I got the screen fixed.
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I paid a lot of money to get my screen fixed.
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A couple days later, we had an incident while we were working.
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A cup of water spills on my keyboard.
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It was an accident.
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We should have been more careful.
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Probably could have been avoided.
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But I was just like, okay, this truly means something.
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And Osada -san was like, I think it just means to not spill water on your laptop.
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And I'm like, no, no, this has to mean something.
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I've had this laptop for years and I've never spilled water on it
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and this timing a couple days after I get it fixed
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so I just take this as a bigger message
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and I actually have been thinking about the way I work and creating systems and better structures.
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I'm still in the middle of it
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so I'm definitely on my laptop a lot still
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but it gave me something to think about
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if you put it in a different perspective and maybe say to yourself does this mean something?
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Is this incident trying to tell me something?
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Is there something I can learn from it?
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Then all these negative occurrences can turn out positive.
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I believe that whatever happened to my laptop happened for a reason.
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They say that when a lot of things start breaking,
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something's coming up or a new chapter is coming up and I like to believe that too.
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I'm just praying good changes are coming.
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One last thing that I want to share that happened very recently was, as you guys know, I journal.
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I journal every day in this daily journal.
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I think this is like my fifth daily journal
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but I actually finished this on the day that Pilingrl Academy opened
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and how ironic because I kind of did feel like this was a new chapter opening.
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I was just like oh my gosh it's my last page and it's the day.
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So I feel like things happen for a reason
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and you can't explain it and maybe there's a part of you that's maneuvering it
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but I just like to take the better end of that and think
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it's a good message
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and I thought I would share what I wrote at the very beginning of the journal
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because I'm going to be starting a new journal.
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I've got the box right here.
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I'm actually starting it today.
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I should have started it the day we opened
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Bilingual Academy but that whole week was just crazy.
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For those of you who don't know what I'm talking about when I say
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Bilingual Academy, check out the description but yes this is the box
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that the daily journal comes in grab a pen change your life in the last journal
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i wrote a brand new chapter of my identity begins no
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more putting myself in boxes the boxes are just a part of me
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i am bigger deeper more spacious than i ever imagined
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i was going through a bit of an identity crisis last year and i was really trying to figure myself out.
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I think we often put ourselves in boxes
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and I had finally figured out that I don't belong in a box but the boxes belong in me.
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That came from like a year of journaling.
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Having found that about myself I finished a whole nother journal and another chapter begins.
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Oh I'm so excited.
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The cover feels so nice.
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It just kind of melts into your life.
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So I thought this incident was very symbolic to today's episode where everything happens for a reason
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and I finished the journal at this time and Whether it's my laptop breaking or a car breaking down,
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whatever it is, everything happens for a reason.
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And it's just a switch in your mind of how do you think about things, but it helps.
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It helps you get over that slump and take something away from it.
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I think Happy Monday is all about sharing these realizations
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and insights that make your life a little bit easier or happier or a little less stressful.
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And I love sharing these thoughts with you.
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How was it?
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I was just a lot of questions.
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Everything happens for a reason.
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I feel like I'm not sure what happened.
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But I'm not sure why I'm not sure why I'm not sure why I'm not sure why.
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I'm not sure why I'm not sure why I'm not sure why I'm not sure why.
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I'm not sure why I'm learning this experience.
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What do you think about this experience?
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I want to share my thoughts on this happy morning talk.
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I have a lot of times when I'm talking about the language, I'm going to pick up a lot.
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I'm not sure I'm going to know that I'm not sure, but I'm going to hear it.
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I'm going to watch the video for you to watch the video.
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Ironic.
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Ironic.
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Ironic.
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Ironic.
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Ironic.
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Ironic.
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Ironic means strange, funny, or sad because it is the opposite of what you expect to happen.
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Ironic.
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That song was a Grammy Award.
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It was so popular.
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If you look at this song, it's not ironic.
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Don't you think?
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It's not rain.
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I'll just read it to you.
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It's like rain on your wedding day.
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It's a free ride when you've already paid.
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It's the good advice that you just didn't take.
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Isn't it ironic?
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Don't you think?
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I think I used to use a computer screen.
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But I thought that the computer screen was broken.
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It was like a stone's hole.
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It was like a dot.
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It was like a dot.
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And then, I was born.
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That day, I was created by a dot.
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It was a event that I was created by a dot.
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It was a real thing.
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It was a little interesting.
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So ironic that on the day that I'm having my Create Your Dot event, There is a dot on my laptop and it's creating a line.
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ironic.
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If you hear these words, I don't think I can use it immediately.
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But if you remember the nuance, when you come out, you'll say, I'm like, this is Chika -chan.
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That is the word.
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And how ironic because I kind of did feel like this was a new chapter opening.
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Alright!
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Check those out!
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So, I forgot to call to action again.
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The one that said to me.
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Call to action last.
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My way.
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Half of you are not watching, but that's okay.
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Those of you who are still here are probably the ones that I would like to connect with me online.
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So, it's perfect!
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I want to know that you still have the same people.
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My own line account is my own.
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I'm doing a lot of things right now.
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The Vining Art Academy is so.
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I also have a video of journaling, and a video of the show. So, connect with me!
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Thank you.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “ショックなことがあった時 ... 【5分のネイティブ英語トーク】〔 〕”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: ironic, laptop, journal, dot, screen. This video has 155 sentences and 1486 words to shadow. The speech runs for 9:58. The speaker talks at a steady 149 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 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
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ironic adjective | /aɪˈɹɑ.nɪk/ | Characterized by or constituting (any kind of) irony. |
| laptop noun | /ˈlæp.tɑp/ | A laptop computer. |
| spill verb | /spɪl/ | To drop something so that it spreads out or makes a mess; to accidentally pour. |
| belong verb | /bɪˈlɒŋ/ | To have its proper place. |
| connect verb | /kəˈnɛkt/ | To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object. |
| bilingual adjective | /baɪˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/ | Having the ability to speak two languages fluently. |
| pray verb | /pɹeɪ/ | To direct words, thoughts, or one's attention to a deity or any higher being, for the sake of adoration, thanks, petition for help, etc. |
| edit verb | /ˈɛdɪt/ | To change a text, or a document. |
| phrase noun | /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/ | A short written or spoken expression. |
| depend verb | /dɪˈpɛnd/ | To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition |
| insight noun | /ˈɪnsaɪ̯t/ | A sight or view of the interior of anything; a deep inspection or view; introspection; frequently used with into. |
| cheers | /t͡ʃɪəz/ | A common toast used when drinking in company. |
| keyboard noun | /ˈki.bɔɹd/ | A set of keys laid out in a gridlike pattern, used for typing on a typewriter, computer, etc. |
| melt verb | /mɛlt/ | To change (or to be changed) from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat. |
| gosh | /ɡɑːʃ/ | A mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| come up verb | To emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly. | |
| break down verb | To stop functioning. | |
| check out verb | To record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.). | |
| come out verb | /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ | To be discovered; to be revealed. |
| figure out verb | To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce. | |
| get over verb | To overcome. | |
| go through verb | To travel from one end of something to the other. | |
| pick up verb | To lift; to grasp and raise. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Is this incident trying to tell me something?
- Is there something I can learn from it?
- I'm just praying good changes are coming.
- I've got the box right here.
- What do you think about this experience?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | have been avoided · was broken · was born |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | I've had · you've already paid |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past | was coming · were working · was going |
| Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good idea | should have |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 48 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, didn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: gosh /ɡɑːʃ/, realization /ˌɹɪə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/, shaky /ˈʃeɪki/, spacious /ˈspeɪʃ.əs/
- Long words — get the stress right: realization /ˌɹɪə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/, inconvenient /ˌɪn.kənˈviːni.ənt/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like ironic, laptop, spill.
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.