Shadowing Practice: DAILY ENGLISH SPEAKING CHALLENGE #1 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hi, good morning.
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Today is the first day of August 2025 and this is my daily English speaking challenge.
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So I challenge you to make a short video a day around one minute speaking about anything in your life,
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post it to social media, put a hashtag speakenglishwithtommy and tag me there.
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You know the reason why you can't speak English?
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No, it's not because you have nothing special, or it's not because you're not talented enough,
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or it's not because you don't have a good memory,
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it's not because you don't have enough money to go to the school, it's because you haven't
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practiced enough you know i'm an english teacher and it is 5 30 in the morning i'm outside right now
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it's slightly raining
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and i'm practicing english i am learning english every single day
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i do my journal in english i make short videos a day practicing english i learn new vocabularies in English every day.
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Then what about you?
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I'm sorry to say this, but if you watch a thousand of my videos and you don't practice,
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you won't be able to speak English.
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If you read, you can't speak.
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If you listen, you can't speak.
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The only way for you to be able to speak English is to actually speak out loud.
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Well you may think that you're not ready for that or you wait until you're perfect.
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But my friend, you'll never be ready.
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And that perfect moment may never come.
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Just start today, start small, enjoy my daily English speaking challenge.
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and you thank me later for that
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I can't wait to see your first video and I hope you have a great day Hi,
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good morning, this is Tommy and this is my daily English speaking challenge So
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if you're watching my video today I challenge you to make
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a short video a day speaking about anything in your life
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non-stop in one minute post it to social media
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with the hashtag speak English with Tommy and tag me there
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so this is what I have today I am going for
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a trekking right now this is the beautiful place you know
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and you see it not so many people here basically it's just only me here and I feel so good
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of getting lost in the nature.
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This is my favorite activity to do.
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You know at the end of the day I've had a pretty long tiring day
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and I think this is something to recharge to help me get more energy.
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actually I'm losing energy because of this but I feel
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so good I feel
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so good with the nature with the beach the mountain the
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bird singing everything here it's just a great combination I do respect
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that I mean a lot of people choose to hang out with their friends they choose to you know drink
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or eat something when they have a long and terrible day.
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Oh not this way, have to go back.
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But for me, nah, it's not my type.
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I mean I choose to go to the nature,
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I choose to exercise because I know that it's a real dopamine
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and when I go here I see a lot of special animals and it's getting dark right now.
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Oh, this is a beautiful butterfly.
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Can you see it?
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Oh my goodness.
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I love the color.
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It's so beautiful, right?
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This is what I love.
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It's also a beautiful flower.
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Wow, that's what you can see in the bar, that's what you can see in the town, in the restaurant, you know, in the cinema, right?
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So that's what I choose to heal myself, to really be with the nature, to recharge.
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So that's it for today's video and I can't wait to see your video and I hope you have a great day.
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Hi, good morning.
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This is Tommy and this is daily English practice.
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So if you're watching my video today, I challenge you to make a short video every day speaking about anything in your life in one minute.
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Post it to social media and tag me here.
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So what do I have for you today?
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I'm going for a right now in this beautiful ancient town called Hoi An Ancient Town
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and this is my favorite place to go for the fresh air the beautiful scenery I know
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that a lot of people prefer to visit this ancient town in the evening
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because you see a lot the colorful lanterns the beautiful night
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market like a lot of vendors just open in the evening
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but for me I prefer this in the early morning I
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mean with this peaceful vibe you see the narrow path behind me
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that let's go
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and explore with me this path will lead you to the river to the other side of the road
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so we're right here by the river Yeah.
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It is beautiful.
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Morning vibe, the breeze, the sunrise behind me.
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Even the dog, he loves this view.
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So he is sightseeing haha
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we head into the Japanese bridge right there Japanese bridge it has just been renovated recently
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you know with this new look new color
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when it's first been renovated a lot of people judge like they don't like the color of that But then for sure,
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over the time they accepted it for what it is.
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So, there's a story for this one.
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There's a lesson for this one that when you make some changes,
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lots of people may not like a change. But then it's necessary.
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So just go and do it no matter what they say, no matter how they like it,
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just do it for you.
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Okay, so that's it for today.
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I hope you have a great day.
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Peace.
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Hi, good morning.
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This is day four of my daily English speaking challenge.
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So if you are watching my video today, I challenge you to make a short video every day in 30 days,
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speaking about anything in your life in one minute,
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post it to social media with the hashtag SpeakEnglishWithTommy, then tag me there.
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So question for you, are you waiting for the perfect time?
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Are you waiting for that readiness?
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Stop doing that man.
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You're wasting your time Because that perfect moment never comes You never feel ready Don't seek motivation when you do something
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Because you never feel motivated That motivation will only come
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When you actually do it I didn't feel like waking up early today.
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I didn't feel like going for a walk.
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I didn't feel like practicing English every day.
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But I just do it.
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And that motivation will follow after I do it.
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Now I feel great.
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Well, you may think that you have a lot of time.
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Yeah.
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But remember this man, time is the only thing that you can spend,
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but you can never earn.
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So use it wisely.
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Start today.
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Start small.
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Enjoy my English speaking challenge.
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I hope you have a great day.
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Hi, good morning.
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This is Tommy and this is daily English speaking challenge.
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So if you're watching my video today,
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I challenge you to make a short video every day speaking about anything in your life in one minute,
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non-stop, post it to social media with the hashtag SpeakEnglishWithTommy, then tag me there.
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So what do I have for you today?
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I'm at the beach right now.
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It's 5.30 in the morning.
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You know, this is what I love doing in the morning, you know.
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Look at the sun behind me.
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The sunrise behind me.
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Oh my god.
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You know, it reminds me of no matter how bad the current situation,
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no matter how terrible the night before, the sun rises no matter what.
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It rises no matter how dark the clouds are.
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So your life is just the same.
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Whatever that you're going through right now will just go away and your sun will rise.
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Remember you only fail when you give up.
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But I know you won't.
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I know that you will keep rising like the sun.
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Alright, so I'm gonna go for a quick meditation, then hit the beach.
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You know, this is what I love doing in the morning.
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Sun gazing, meditating, really clears my mind.
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You know, it's a time that I need in order to go back to my inner self.
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to feel me and to be really present
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to notice the little things around me the beauty of the small things
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That's it for today's video and I can't wait to see your video Have a great day!
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Hi, good morning!
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This is Tommy and this is day 7 of my daily English speaking challenge Hi, morning.
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It's around 4 in the morning and today I have my big event I'm going for a marathon right now,
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so It's gonna be a great day Let's see.
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I'm so excited.
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Are you ready?
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We're coming for the mantle After a marathon or any intense workout,
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my favorite thing to do is take a nice bath.
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It really helps with pain relief and speeds up my recovery.
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Now, I'm getting ready for a trek with my friends.
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Today is special because we met a family of 4.
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But these aren't just any monkeys, they are Ratshank Duk Langers.
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So we are in here in the view point, about to get there to see the monkey.
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How do you feel?
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I feel great.
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You feel great?
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The air is amazing.
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And I'm breathing.
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You're almost breathing.
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Ahhhh.
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Alright.
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We took a lot of pictures, laughed a lot and had an amazing time together.
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That's it for today and I will see you in the next vlog.
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So, you might think that people are watching you.
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They are touching you because you are different.
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Look at that one.
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See?
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Nobody really cares about you.
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They are too busy with their own stuff.
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I'm talking to a camera right now in front of a lot of people.
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But then, you know, there will be some clancy to me.
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But, for sure, don't forget about me after a day
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or two so this is your friendly reminder
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if you've been living for others you've been letting the negative comments from other people holding you back
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if you've been being afraid of what you do may upset
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other people let this video be your friendly reminder to just
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live for you you know be bold be weird be crazy
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be whatever you can this is your life you've got to be responsible for
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that remember one thing
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if it makes you happy it doesn't have to make sense to anybody else that's it
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if you're watching my video today I challenge you to make
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a short video every day speaking about anything in your life
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and post it to social media with the hashtag speak english with tommy
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and tag me there i can't wait to see your video
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have a great day hi good morning this is day nine of my daily english speaking challenge
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And this is something that you may need to hear today.
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Your comfort zone is a trap.
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Yep, it feels safe, it feels easy, and it feels familiar.
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But that's a problem.
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It keeps you stuck.
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So if you never step out of it, that's your real problem.
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Think about it.
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An athlete doesn't do the same thing every day.
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They push harder, they train smarter, they compete with who they were yesterday.
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That is how they win the game.
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So if you want your life to change, you gotta change.
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You can't just sit there doing the same things and expect the different results.
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No, that's not how it works.
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You gotta put in the work every single day.
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Take that chance, take that risk, be uncomfortable.
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You know if you want something you've never had, you have to do something you've never done.
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Period.
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So once again, if you're watching my video today,
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I challenge you to make a short video About one minute a day speaking in English about anything in your life
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Post it to social media with the hashtag SpeakEnglishWithTommy Then tag me there That's it and I will see you tomorrow
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Hi, this is Tommy and this is day 10 of my daily English speaking challenge You know,
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I've been thinking about this Everything is hard before it's easy But most people quit when things are hard at first
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Think about this I want you to really think about this What was the last time that you felt great?
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What was the happiest moment of your life?
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They didn't come easy, did they?
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That's why it felt so good.
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That's why you felt so happy. Because you've earned it.
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You're standing on top of the mountain right now.
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And it feels amazing.
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All because you had to walk through a long, rocky, boring, tiring valley to get here.
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So, let this video be your friendly reminder.
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No matter how bad you feel right now, no matter how terrible your current situation,
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no matter how sad you feel, it will soon go away.
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It will all get better.
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As long as you don't give up, things will get better.
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I know that one day, you look back and you laugh at yourself for how silly you were, for how you acted, for how you reacted.
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And then you say to yourself that it was hard, but I made it.
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A lot of people choose to give up, but I know you won't.
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You're so much stronger than that.
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You're going to face it.
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You're going to grow through it because you know everything is hard before it's easy.
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Start Your English Speaking Journey with a Daily Challenge
In the video, English teacher Tommy kicks off a motivating daily speaking challenge, urging learners to create one-minute videos about their lives, post them with #speakenglishwithtommy, and tag him. He emphasizes that the biggest barrier to speaking English isn’t talent, memory, or money—it’s lack of practice. Even as a teacher, he practices daily: journaling, making videos, and learning new vocabulary. His message? Perfection isn’t required—just start small and speak out loud.
Top 5 Phrases for Daily Communication
- "I challenge you to make a short video" – A great way to encourage others or set a personal goal.
- "recharge my energy" – Use this to talk about activities that refresh you after a long day.
- "get lost in the nature" – A vivid phrase to describe connecting with the outdoors.
- "it's not my type" – A casual way to say something doesn’t suit your preferences.
- "real dopamine" – A modern term to explain activities that boost happiness (dopamine is a "feel-good" chemical).
Step-by-Step Shadowing Guide for This Video
Use the shadowing technique to practice pronunciation and fluency with Tommy’s dialogue. Here’s how: 1. Listen once to get the overall tone—Tommy speaks casually, with pauses and enthusiasm. 2. Shadow speech in short chunks: Pause after 5-10 seconds, repeat his words aloud, mimicking his rhythm and stress (e.g., "You know the reason why you can’t speak English? No, it’s NOT because…"). 3. Focus on connected speech: Notice how he links words like "it’s a" or "I’m outside right now." 4. Record yourself and compare to the video—adjust pronunciation of tricky words like "dopamine" or "trekking." 5. Practice daily with the challenge! This video is a perfect shadowing site because it’s conversational and relatable. By using shadowing, you’ll build confidence and train your mouth to move like a native. Remember: every minute of speaking practice brings you closer to fluency.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on | you've been living · you've been being · I've been thinking |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | has just been renovated · you've never done · you've earned |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | been renovated |
| Possibility with “might / may” might/may + verb — something that is possible but not certain | may think · may never come · may not like |
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.