Shadowing Practice: Cristiano Ronaldo TURNS a SIMPLE QUESTION into a POWERFUL LIFE LESSON - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hello Cristiano.
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First of all, as I'm foreign press, the thanking is from all the journalists and fans, because even when there were critics,
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that is love in different skills.
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Everything was love.
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And I want to ask you, as I saw you in this press conference,
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but also in the press conference you had at the World Cup in the game against Croatia.
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I never saw you before so relaxed and easy going like today,
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like the other time, at least in the press.
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So my question is, if now you are actually enjoying the moment as you never did before,
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enjoying, and what suggestion would you give to the young cristiano ronaldo if you would meet him now very good question as i said
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so many times i'm good with myself i don't know of
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course i know it's during the the years you get experience you see things
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that they're not going to change through your person
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the critics always will be there so I cannot deny
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that it's it's normal football is that even
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when you do it the right things the people criticize you imagine
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when you do it the wrong things it's it's normal I can't live with that
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but for me the most important thing it's I know what
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I am I know what I do to be here I know what I do to have the successful
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that I have
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I know why especially the young kids love Cristiano
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because they saw me as an example and this for me is the most important thing
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and I will continue to do that even when I'm retired in 10 years so I'm happy,
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I'm happy with myself
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doesn't matter if I play tomorrow
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if I rest the next game I don't care about that
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But for me the most important thing is that I feel good.
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The people who surround me, they are good, they trust in my work, and I will continue to do that.
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Focus on the people who love Cristiano and all the people who criticize me, so I'm happy, I'm a happy person.
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Okay, with this Felicidade do Cristiano, we end the conference.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 30 sentences and 363 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:33. The speaker talks at a steady 142 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 86% 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
13 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| critic noun | /ˈkɹɪt.ɪk/ | A person who appraises the works of others. |
| criticize verb | /ˈkɹɪtɪsaɪz/ | To find fault (with something). |
| skill noun | /skɪl/ | A capacity to do something well; a technique, an ability, usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities that are regarded as innate. |
| journalist noun | /ˈd͡ʒɝnəlɪst/ | The keeper of a personal journal, who writes in it regularly. |
| deny verb | /dəˈnaɪ/ | To disallow or reject. |
| relax verb | /ɹɪˈlæks/ | To make something loose. |
| suggestion noun | /səˈd͡ʒɛst.ʃən/ | Something suggested (with subsequent adposition being for) |
| retire verb | /ɹəˈtaɪɹ/ | To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness. |
| surround verb | /səˈɹaʊnd/ | To encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions. |
| focus noun | /ˈfoʊ̯.kəs/ | A point at which reflected or refracted rays of light converge. |
| successful adjective | /səkˈsɛs.fəl/ | Resulting in success; assuring or promoting success; accomplishing what was proposed; having the desired effect. |
| imagine verb | /ɪˈmæd͡ʒ.ɪn/ | To form a mental image of something; to envision or create something in one's mind. |
| hello | /hɛˈloʊ/ | A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 12 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
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 critic, criticize, skill.
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.