Shadowing Practice: Changing Careers Intelligently l Robert Greene - Learn English Speaking with Video
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There's a lot of bullshit in the world about do with your passion and all that.
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And I don't believe in people just dropping their careers and becoming a rock musician or writing poetry.
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You have to make a living.
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You have to be practical.
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but let's go through a process and find out where you went wrong, what you were meant to do, and how instead of like
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veering suddenly to becoming a rock star while you're in law how we can kind of carve a path this direction,
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towards music, towards maybe something that is more what you connect to.
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How do we now carve a path there?
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Changing Careers Intelligently l Robert Greene”. This video has 8 sentences and 110 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:37. The speaker talks at a natural 178 words per minute, close to everyday conversation.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 11 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| practical adjective | /ˈpɹæk.tɪ.kəl/ | Relating to, or based on, practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis. |
| passion noun | /ˈpæʃən/ | A true desire sustained or prolonged. |
| poetry noun | /ˈpoʊ.ə.tɹi/ | Literature composed in verse or language exhibiting conscious attention to patterns and rhythm. |
| connect verb | /kəˈnɛkt/ | To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object. |
| musician noun | /mjuˈzɪʃən/ | A composer, conductor, or performer of music; specifically, a person who sings and/or plays a musical instrument as a hobby, occupation, or profession. |
| carve verb | /kɑɹv/ | To cut meat in order to serve it. |
| veer verb | /vɪ(ə)ɹ/ | To change direction or course suddenly; to swerve. |
| suddenly adverb | /ˈsʌd.ən.li/ | Happening quickly and with little or no warning; in a sudden manner. |
| path noun | /pɑːθ/ | A trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians. |
| drop noun | /dɹɑp/ | A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own rounded shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid. |
| direction noun | /dɪˈɹɛk.ʃən/ | A theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination. May be relative (e.g. up, left, outbound, dorsal)… |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| find out verb | To discover, as by asking or investigating. |
| go through verb | To travel from one end of something to the other. |
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 | were meant |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: passion /ˈpæʃən/, musician /mjuˈzɪʃən/, direction /dɪˈɹɛk.ʃən/
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 practical, passion, poetry.
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.