Shadowing Practice: Don’t Approve a Product Until You’ve Lived With It - Learn English Speaking with Video
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you've got a product you've got to live with it okay
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you've got to use it you've got to use it not
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just once not just one day not just one week you've got to live with this thing
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if it's your product you need to be able to take this product phone
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and use it as intended now again this may be a little bit biased
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because you deserve your products and i'm talking about you as the product owner
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but you'll soon realize and understand the this is annoying or
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that could be better you know
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because you're actually starting to live with it as opposed to
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you wrote the spec you know you agreed all of the
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designs you know you signed off on the tooling you were there for the pv run you know
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and everything like this
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but have you actually used it for any length of time
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yeah has anybody else used it for anything at the time
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so you've got to live with it
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so they are my um let's say go to golden others
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with respect to how do you actually understand how to specify usability
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better than uh make the grip sure 60 well same as everything else it's a little bit more than
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that guys these are a lot more than that yeah you need to feel it use it and live with it
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 19 sentences and 233 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:23. The speaker talks at a natural 169 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 93% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
12 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| bias noun | /ˈbaɪ.əs/ | Inclination towards something. |
| grip noun | /ˈɡɹɪp/ | A hold or way of holding, particularly with the hand. |
| intend verb | /ɪnˈtɛnd/ | To fix the mind upon (something, or something to be accomplished); be intent upon |
| speculation noun | /ˌspɛk.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/ | The process or act of thinking or meditating on a subject. |
| oppose verb | /əˈpoʊz/ | To attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against. |
| specify verb | /ˈspɛs.əˌfaɪ/ | To state explicitly, or in detail, or as a condition. |
| annoy verb | /əˈnoɪ̯/ | To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds. |
| usability noun | /ˌjuːzəˈbɪlɪti/ | The state or condition of being usable. |
| golden adjective | /ˈɡəʊl.dən/ | Made of, or relating to, gold. |
| deserve verb | /dɪˈzɝv/ | To be entitled to, as a result of past actions; to be worthy to have. |
| anybody | /ˈɛn.i.bə.di/ | Any one out of an indefinite number of persons; anyone; any person. |
| tool noun | /tul/ | Any physical device meant to ease or do a task. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 9 contractions and reduced forms, such as you've, I'm, you'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words — get the stress right: speculation /ˌspɛk.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/, usability /ˌjuːzəˈbɪlɪti/, anybody /ˈɛn.i.bə.di/
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 bias, grip, intend.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Possibility with “might / may” might/may + verb — something that is possible but not certain | may be |
| Comparatives -er than / more … than — comparing two things | better than |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | i'm talking · you're actually starting |
| Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessary | need to be · need to feel |
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.