Shadowing Practice: Don't start another business to solve a financing problem. - Learn English Speaking with Video
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So I run a vacation rental management company.
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We're not acquiring the properties, we're managing on behalf of the owners.
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To get a property launched takes us probably 60 to 90 days depending on the complexity of the property.
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A couple thousand dollars in startup costs to get it launched.
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So before we start profiting, excluding operational costs of staff, it's probably 90 to 120 days.
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And I'm racking my brain on an offer to front load revenue.
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How much money do you make on average per customer LTV?
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Probably about 25 grand a year and then that could last three to four years.
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Okay, so call it a hundred grand.
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And what's your hard cost of getting it going?
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Call it $1 ,500 to launch the property.
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Honestly, to me at those numbers, it's just business lending.
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I'm just saying like, but as long as you know the numbers, then that just becomes like an Excel problem.
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How long you been doing the business?
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Business is about four years.
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If you're three years older and you've got decent credit, you'll be fine.
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Are there ways to do it that would basically change your business model
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more than just having a financing part? because I'd be like,
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sure, like, is there things we could do to like renovate it and we squeeze in some margin and like,
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but then all of a sudden you're like starting another business to solve a problem that's a financing problem,
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which there are other businesses that solve that right now for almost nothing.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Don't start another business to solve a financing problem”. This video has 21 sentences and 252 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:09. The speaker talks fast, about 219 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 86% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 4 of its 21 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| solve verb | /sɒlv/ | To find an answer or solution to a problem or question; to work out. |
| behalf noun | /bɪˈhæf/ | The interest, benefit, or wellbeing of someone or something. |
| decent adjective | /ˈdiː.sənt/ | Appropriate; suitable for the circumstances. |
| sudden adjective | /ˈsʌd.ən/ | Occurring quickly with little or no warning or expectation; instantly. |
| vacation noun | /veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ | An extended trip or journey away from home for rest or pleasure. |
| margin noun | /ˈmɑɹ.d͡ʒɪn/ | The edge of the paper, typically left blank when printing but sometimes used for annotations etc. |
| operational adjective | /ˌɑ.pəˈɹeɪ.ʃə.nəl/ | Of or relating to operations, especially military operations. |
| depend verb | /dɪˈpɛnd/ | To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition |
| acquire verb | /əˈkwaɪɚ/ | To get. |
| rental noun | /ˈɹɛntəl/ | Something that is rented. |
| complexity noun | /kəmˈplɛk.sɪ.ti/ | The state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement. |
| squeeze verb | /skwiːz/ | To apply pressure (to something) from two or more sides at once. |
| lend verb | /ˈlɛnd/ | To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned. |
| rack noun | /ɹæk/ | A series of one or more shelves, stacked one above the other. |
| startup noun | /ˈstɑɹtˌʌp/ | The act or process of starting a process or machine. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 9 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, we're, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: vacation /veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/, operational /ˌɑ.pəˈɹeɪ.ʃə.nəl/
- Long words — get the stress right: operational /ˌɑ.pəˈɹeɪ.ʃə.nəl/, complexity /kəmˈplɛk.sɪ.ti/
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 solve, behalf, decent.
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.