Shadowing Practice: Easy now & hard later OR hard now & easy later👉 IG:@robdialjr #selfdevelopment #motivation - Learn English Speaking with Video
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People do not change until they realize
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that the pain of remaining the same is way more painful than the pain of change.
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Because life is either easy now and hard later, or hard now and easy later.
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Everything in life has consequences.
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Choosing easy now and sitting on your phone
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and scrolling instead of working out means
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that you might lack mobility later on in life and not be able to walk as well later on down the road.
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Easy now, hard later.
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Choosing fast food over making a healthy meal today is easy now, but it has consequences.
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Getting up and taking action towards a better you is always harder now, but whether it's your body or your money or your relationships,
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choosing hard now will make your life easier later on down the road.
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So if you're ready to change your life and start taking action, comment the word action down below.
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I'm going to send you my video
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and my workbook to show you the step-by-step process of stopping your procrastination and taking the action to change your life.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 14 sentences and 185 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:58. The speaker talks fast, about 192 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 92% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
14 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| consequence noun | /ˈkɑn.sɪ.kwəns/ | An effect; something that follows a cause as a result. |
| meal noun | /ˈmiːl/ | Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity. |
| painful adjective | /ˈpeɪn.fl̩/ | Causing pain or distress, either physical or mental. |
| mobility noun | /mə(ʊ)ˈbɪlɪti/ | The ability to move; capacity for movement. |
| scroll noun | /skɹoʊl/ | A roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed into a roll. |
| procrastination noun | /pɹəʊˌkɹæs.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ | The act of postponing, delaying or putting off, especially habitually or intentionally. |
| workbook noun | /ˈwɝk.bʊk/ | A book, used by a student, in which answers and workings may be entered besides questions and exercises. |
| choose verb | /t͡ʃuːz/ | To pick; to make the choice of; to select. |
| lack noun | /læk/ | A deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want, dearth. |
| sit verb | /sɪt/ | To move oneself into such a position. |
| comment noun | /ˈkɑmɛnt/ | A spoken or written remark. |
| realize verb | /ˈɹi(.ə)ˌlaɪz/ | To become aware of, understand, or appreciate (a fact or situation, especially something which has been true for some time). |
| remain verb | /ɹɪˈmeɪn/ | To stay after others or other parts have been removed or otherwise disappeared. |
| healthy adjective | /ˈhɛl.θi/ | Enjoying good health; free from disease or disorder. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| get up verb | To move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb. | |
| work out verb | /ˌwɝk ˈaʊt/ | To calculate. |
Pronunciation to watch
- Long words — get the stress right: mobility /mə(ʊ)ˈbɪlɪti/, procrastination /pɹəʊˌkɹæs.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
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 consequence, meal, painful.
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 | might lack |
| Comparatives -er than / more … than — comparing two things | more painful than |
| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | start taking |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | I'm going to send |
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.