Shadowing Practice: #9【Study Account】Động lực học tập || When today is over, it will never come back 🌼 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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If life doesn't give what you want, don't be sad.
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Believe that there will be other different arrangements.
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It's hard to get up at 6.
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It's difficult to read books every day.
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It's hard to stay calm.
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But there are always people who can get up at 5.
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Read a book patiently.
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You want to know the tips?
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Don't think too much, just act.
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Act right now.
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Your life doesn't have to be better than others, but it needs to be better than it was.
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Hope you are always on the way to get better and better.
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Just go for it.
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If you don't go after what you want, you'll never have it.
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If you don't ask, then there's no answer.
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If you don't step forward, you're always in the same place.
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So go for it.
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What do you have to lose?
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Sometimes God doesn't give you what you want.
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It's not because you don't deserve it, but because you deserve better your life doesn't have to be better than others
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but it needs to be better than it was hope you are always on the way to get better
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and better just go for it I think the most beautiful woman is not knowing how how beautiful and grace she is.
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It's all about the inner part.
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The confidence doesn't really come from outside or anything.
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I think it's something more, something beyond what we see.
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Yeah, I think a woman with emotion, with fearlessness and stillness is the most beautiful one.
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You have 86,400 RMB in your account.
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One day, somebody steals 10 RMB.
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Will you be upset and throw all of the 86,390 RMB away?
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Or will you just move on?
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Right, normally people will move on.
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Actually, we also have 86,400 seconds every single day.
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So, don't let someone's negative 10 seconds ruin the rest 86,390.
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Don't be sad for the small stuff.
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Our life is bigger than that.
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Every day is a new beginning.
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Take a deep breath.
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Smile. And start again.
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I can't
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be around now
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You can only write 100 songs, make 2 two hours.
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You have to listen for 20 minutes.
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One day, you can write a letter.
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You say you don't learn good.
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You can't.
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I'm not.
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If you're strong and talented, you don't need to tell everyone about it.
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Work hard in silence and let success make the noise.
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So you're just thinking of me, just like I know you should.
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I cannot give you everything, you know I wish I could.
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I'm so high at the moment, I'm so caught up in bed.
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The one soul who's reading this.
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I know you're tired.
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I know you're fed up.
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You're so close to breaking, but there's strength within you.
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Even when you feel weak, keep fighting.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “【Study Account】Động lực học tập |”. This video has 56 sentences and 455 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:50. The speaker talks slowly, about 94 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 92% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
silence noun/ˈsaɪ̯ləns/The absence of any sound.
steal verb/stiːl/To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it.
ruin noun/ˈɹuː.ɪn/The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle.
talented adjective/ˈtæləntɪd/Endowed with one or more talents.
breathe verb/bɹiːð/To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.
arrangement noun/əˈɹeɪnd͡ʒmənt/The act of arranging.
emotion noun/ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/A person's internal state of being and involuntary physiological response to an object or a situation, based on or tied to physical state and sensory data.
litter noun/ˈlɪt.ɚ/Straw, grass, and similar loose material used as bedding for people or animals.
fearlessness noun/ˈfɪəlɪsnɪs/The quality of being fearless.
patiently adverb/ˈpeɪʃəntli/In a patient manner.
stillness noun/ˈstɪlnəs/The quality or state of being still.
deserve verb/dɪˈzɝv/To be entitled to, as a result of past actions; to be worthy to have.
weak adjective/wi(ː)k/Lacking in force (usually strength) or ability.
confidence noun/ˈkɑn.fɪ.dəns/Self-assurance.
smile verb/ˈsmaɪl/To have (a smile) on one's face.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
step forward verbto take one or more steps forward, especially in response to a request for identification

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

  • You want to know the tips?
  • If you don't ask, then there's no answer.
  • What do you have to lose?
  • You say you don't learn good.
  • I know you're fed up.

Grammar in this video

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

StructureIn the video
Comparatives -er than / more … than — comparing two thingsbetter than · bigger than
Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a groupthe most beautiful
Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessaryhave to be · have to lose · needs to be
Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or predictionwill be · you'll never have · Will you be

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 27 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, you're, doesn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: emotion /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/, patiently /ˈpeɪʃəntli/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like silence, steal, ruin.

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.

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