Shadowing Practice: Daily Routine in English | Morning to Night Routine for Beginners - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Good morning.
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I wake up early in the morning around 6 a .m.
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I believe waking up early gives me a fresh and peaceful start.
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As soon as I wake up, I avoid using my phone.
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The first thing I do is drink a glass of water.
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It helps to hydrate my body after a long sleep.
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It also improves digestion and makes me feel fresh.
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After that, I go to the bathroom.
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I brush my teeth and wash my face and get ready for the day.
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Then I do some light exercise or stretching for about 15 to 20 minutes.
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It keeps my body active and healthy.
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I take a shower and get dressed.
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Ready for the day?
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Then I help my family with small work like cleaning or making breakfast.
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That's very sweet of you, dear.
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I like helping!
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We appreciate it.
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I always try to eat healthy food.
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My breakfast usually includes fruits, eggs, or bread.
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That looks wonderful, dear.
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A healthy breakfast?
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gives me the energy to start my day.
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Me too!
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After breakfast, I plan my day.
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I check my tasks and set my goals.
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This helps me stay organized and focused.
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Then I get ready for my work or studies and prepare everything I need.
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Thank you.
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I always try to start my day with a positive mindset.
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- After that, I start my worker studies.
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First, I check my tasks.
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Then I start working step by step.
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I try to stay focused, but sometimes I take short breaks.
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it helps me feel fresh.
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During my day, I also use my phone for some time, but I try not to waste too much time on it, but I try not to use my phone too much.
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you After that, I get back to my work.
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I try to focus and finish my tasks one by one.
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In the afternoon, I have my lunch.
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I eat simple and healthy food.
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Mmm, this is delicious.
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After lunch I feel a little sleepy so I take some rest.
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Thank you.
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Sometimes I scroll my phone or watch videos.
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Sometimes I listen to music.
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For example, I like listening to BTS songs.
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They are very energetic and fun.
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I just love dancing to them!
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Do you listen to BTS songs or watch their videos?
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Who is your favorite singer?
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you Tell me in the comments!
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Then...
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I get back to my work.
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I continue my work or studies.
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I try to finish my remaining tasks.
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you Sometimes, I feel tired.
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but I still try to complete my work.
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I remind myself to stay focused.
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In the evening, I like to go outside for a walk.
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Fresh air makes me feel relaxed.
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Sometimes I spend time with my family or talk to my friends.
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This time makes me feel happy.
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Me too!
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It makes us all happy!
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At night, I have dinner with my family.
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This is delicious.
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It really is.
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My favorite!
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I'm so glad we're all together.
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And it's our favorite part of the day.
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Mine's so sweet.
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Before going to bed, I think about my day.
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Sometimes, I feel happy about what I did.
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Sometimes I feel I can improve.
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Then.. you I plan for the next day.
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What is your daily routine?
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Tell me in the comment.
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Finally, I go to bed, around 10 or 11 pm.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Daily Routine in English”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: tasks, breakfast, healthy, fresh, focused. This video has 77 sentences and 556 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:20. The speaker talks at a steady 128 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 84% 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:

WordPronunciationMeaning
delicious adjective/dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/Pleasing to the sense of taste; tasty.
egg noun/ɛɡ/An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, insects, reptiles, and other animals, often housing an embryo within a membrane or shell…
worker noun/ˈwɝ.kɚ/One who works: a person who performs labor for a living; traditionally, especially, manual labor.
remind verb/ɹəˈmaɪnd/To cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something); to bring to the notice or consideration (of a person).
routine noun/ɹuˈtin/A course of action to be followed regularly; a standard procedure.
stretch verb/stɹɛt͡ʃ/To lengthen by pulling.
relax verb/ɹɪˈlæks/To make something loose.
brush noun/bɹʌʃ/An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or other filaments attached to a handle, used for any of various purposes including…
organize verb/ˈɔɹɡənaɪz/To arrange in working order.
mindset noun/ˈmaɪn(d)ˌsɛt/A way of thinking; an attitude or opinion, especially a habitual one.
scroll noun/skɹoʊl/A roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed into a roll.
energetic adjective/ˌɛn.əɹˈdʒɛt.ɪk/Possessing or pertaining to energy.
sleepy adjective/ˈsliːpi/Tired; feeling the need for sleep.
digestion noun/daɪˈd͡ʒɛst͡ʃən/The process, in the gastrointestinal tract, by which food is converted into substances that can be used by the body.
hydrate noun/haɪˈdɹeɪt/A solid compound containing or linked to water molecules.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordPronunciationMeaning
wake up verb/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/To stop sleeping; to awake.
get back to verbReturn to (an activity)

Sentences worth repeating

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

  • That's very sweet of you, dear.
  • Who is your favorite singer?
  • I'm so glad we're all together.
  • What is your daily routine?

Pronunciation to watch

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, brush /bɹʌʃ/

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 delicious, egg, worker.

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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