Shadowing Practice: do it no matter what they say - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Do it no matter what people say.
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Do it no matter who doesn't approve or tells you no. If you feel like you want to go towards it, you have to.
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Because every big risk that I've taken in my life was disapproved.
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But every big risk that I took got me to where I am now, which is a happier, more aligned place, and my dream life.
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So if it's risky and you're afraid of what people will think or afraid of what your family will think,
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or you're scared of the repercussions of moving in that direction, you know, you still got to do it.
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You still got to do it.
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You have to do it no matter what you say.
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Because a lot of people have the mentality of that's not
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realistic um there's money doesn't go on trees you have to
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do it the traditional way like college nine to five um stable career don't do
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that that's too risky there's no money in
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that whatever it may be these things are what most people on earth think
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and the few people that don't think these things
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are the most successful because they're the ones stepping out of line to pursue things that they're passionate about.
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And when people pursue things that they're passionate about, the universe rewards them.
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Because a lot of people don't know that if you leap, the net will appear.
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That if you take the chance, you're going to be caught and you're going to be safe.
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and everything is actually going to work out.
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You just have to take that risk.
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You just have to go towards it.
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But you never will if you let other people dictate what you do
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or if you let even your own limiting thoughts or beliefs stop you.
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You know, like if I can tell you anything,
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I would say fuel yourself and fuel your confidence until you are confident enough to pursue it.
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Because doing it when you're not mentally prepared is scary, but whenever you are mentally prepared,
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it feels like a breeze and it feels like fun and it feels easy and it feels like divine timing.
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It feels like, oh my god, I'm so lucky that this turned out this way.
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If this didn't happen this exact way, I would have never gotten this.
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I'm so happy everything happened the way it did,
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and personally, I'm very glad that I didn't listen to my parents when it came to certain decisions and things.
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There is a point in your life where you start taking charge.
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You start living your life according to you, which is always what it should have been.
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It's not up to society.
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It's not up to the people older, older than you.
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It's not the people close to you who have maybe smaller imaginations.
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You know, it's not up to anybody.
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It's only up to you.
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Whatever you want to do in life you can do
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and I feel like there's a there's like such a misconception
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that you can't live life the way that you want
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because there's so many external limitations it feels like but it's
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because you're living within the parameters that are set for you by others by society or whatever.
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But if you work within your parameters, which is this big, because you know what you want,
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you have your imagination and it is large and your dreams are big and you know that you are capable.
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Your imagination is like this and you're walking on a tightrope, but you can have the whole damn world.
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You can, you just have to try it.
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You just have to go for it.
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You just have to do it no matter what other people think.
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And you have to do it no matter what other people say to you.
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Because there were several times that I was told no. I was told don't do
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that or even I was threatened to be disowned if I did certain things.
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And I didn't care.
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That's how much I trusted and believed in my ability to do things
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and that's how much I believed in the universe to catch me.
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I was like
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I'm gonna go for it because my life right now isn't what I want
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So I might as well go after what I want and
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if it means that this person won't approve for a little while I'll show them.
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I'll show them how it's worth it
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and Very soon after it was worth it
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and this happened multiple times throughout the course of my life And every single time I reaped a large reward, huge reward.
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So even if you are threatened into submitting and not doing what you want,
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I'm here to tell you not to.
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I'm here to tell you do it in secret if you have to, because not that I like want to, I'm like, be sneaky, lie a little.
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No, that's not what I'm encouraging, but I'm saying be you, be authentic.
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And what that entails is going after what you want.
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Go after it.
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I'm here.
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I'm here to support you.
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And I trust that your journey will unfold in the most beautiful way
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and if you trust in
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that as well come on it's gonna work out it always
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will um I just I just had to talk about this
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because a lot of people stop at no
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or a lot of people are their own first no and you can't resist what you're being called to do you know
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um and you can't also over plan things because that's whenever you just don't
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execute for me
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when it came to making youtube videos i planned for like a year i was like i know
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that i want to speak about what i know and i know
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that i want to um share like wisdom and this and
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that and I talked about it I planned it in my journal
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but and I also like got a microphone set up I wanted it to be like super professional
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and but I added way too many steps I knew
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that what I needed to do was just execute
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and throw shit at the wall and see what sticks
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and that's what you have to do you just have to
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try it you just have to try it whatever it is that you want to do, just try it.
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And you will lose nothing from it because I am very,
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very glad that I did not live another day not doing exactly what I wanted to do.
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And this is like, this is huge for me.
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Just being able to make videos and people resonate with it is my dream
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and has been my dream since I was a kid.
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I mean, my dream used to be to help people.
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Like that was my dream job.
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And this is a form of that, hopefully.
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But that's what I'm saying is like, don't be your first no.
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And don't over plan to the point of not doing it
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because then you're going to overwhelm yourself and try to make it as easy as possible.
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And watch inspirational things.
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Watch people be themselves and fuel your own confidence.
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and you will start walking that path.
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But bottom line, you've got to do it no matter what other people say.
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And I'm here to tell you, you can.
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I'm here to give you permission. Do it.
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You can do it.
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You can do it.
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I don't care what other people say.
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You can do it.
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And it'll work out perfectly.
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It'll work out better than you could have ever imagined.
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That's actually a really good idea and people need what you are going to put out there in the world, even if it's just being yourself.
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I give you permission to be yourself.
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I give you permission to be authentic and I will love you unconditionally no matter what.
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And I know it's hard to be yourself when we live in a society
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but I'm here and I'm sure that there's a community here
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that is growing and building and I hope
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that we can all be there for each other
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because um we need it more than ever we need it more than ever um
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and yeah I just I just always want to encourage you
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so that's my little tidbit for today do it I give you permission
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and I love that you are opening up your heart
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and opening up your imagination and believing in yourself more I love it I love it
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and I'm obsessed with it and it makes me cry whenever I read that
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read comments that any of this is helpful whatsoever.
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So yeah, let me know what video I should do next.
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I want to film every day pretty much.
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So get ready for some activity, but I love you.
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I love you endlessly.
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I'll see you in the next one.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “do it no matter what they say”. This video has 130 sentences and 1508 words to shadow. The speech runs for 10:16. The speaker talks at a steady 147 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 88% 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:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| parameter noun | /pəˈɹæm.ə.tɚ/ | A value kept constant during an experiment, equation, calculation, or similar, but varied over other versions of the experiment, equation, calculation, etc. |
| threaten verb | /ˈθɹɛt.n̩/ | To make a threat against someone; to use threats. |
| risky adjective | /ˈɹɪski/ | Dangerous; involving risks. |
| execute verb | /ˈɛksɪˌkjuːt/ | To kill, especially as punishment for a capital crime. |
| authentic adjective | /ɔˈθɛn.tɪk/ | Of the same origin as claimed; genuine. |
| approve verb | /əˈpɹuːv/ | To officially sanction; to ratify; to confirm; to set as satisfactory. |
| passionate adjective | /ˈpæʃənɪt/ | Fired with intense feeling. |
| mentally adverb | /ˈmɛntəli/ | In a mental manner; an idea thought out in one's mind, as opposed to an idea spoken orally. |
| disapprove verb | /dɪsəˈpɹuːv/ | To condemn; to consider wrong or inappropriate; used with of. |
| disown verb | /dɪsˈoʊn/ | To refuse to own, or to refuse to acknowledge one’s own. |
| endlessly adverb | /ˈɛndləsli/ | In an endless manner; continuously without limit. |
| entail verb | /ɛnˈteɪl/ | To imply, require, or invoke. |
| misconception noun | /ˌmɪs.kənˈsɛp.ʃən/ | A mistaken belief, a wrong idea. |
| obsess verb | /əbˈsɛs/ | To be preoccupied with a single topic or emotion. |
| overwhelm verb | /ˌoʊ.vɚˈwɛlm/ | To engulf, surge over and submerge. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| work out verb | /ˌwɝk ˈaʊt/ | To calculate. |
| open up verb | To open. | |
| put out verb | To blind (eyes). | |
| set up verb | /ˌsɛt ˈʌp/ | To make ready for use. |
| turn out verb | To end up; to result. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- You know, it's not up to anybody.
- It's only up to you.
- I'm here to tell you not to.
- I'm here to support you.
- I'm here to give you permission.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
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| Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its result | if you leap, the net will appear · if it means that this person won't approve |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | was disapproved · be caught · are set |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | now, which is · you, which is · parameters, which is |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | I've taken · has been |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 56 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, you're, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: threaten /ˈθɹɛt.n̩/, authentic /ɔˈθɛn.tɪk/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: passionate /ˈpæʃənɪt/, misconception /ˌmɪs.kənˈsɛp.ʃən/, repercussion /ˌɹiː.pəˈkʌʃ.ən/, limitation /lɪmɪˈteɪʃən/, inspirational /ˌɪnspəˈɹeɪʃənəl/
- Long words — get the stress right: parameter /pəˈɹæm.ə.tɚ/, misconception /ˌmɪs.kənˈsɛp.ʃən/, repercussion /ˌɹiː.pəˈkʌʃ.ən/, limitation /lɪmɪˈteɪʃən/, inspirational /ˌɪnspəˈɹeɪʃənəl/
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 parameter, threaten, risky.
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.