Shadowing Practice: English SHADOWING Practice: Listen, Learn, Repeat & Shadow: Repeat After Me - Learn English Speaking with Video

I had a crazy morning. That's the topic of our English speaking practice. We're going to do some shadowing. Are you ready? Exercise your English speaking muscles. Okay. First, repeat after me.

Yesterday morning, I woke up late. Because I had accidentally turned off my alarm.

Why did you wake up late? Because I had accidentally turned off my alarm.

Because I had accidentally turned off my alarm instead of just hitting snooze like I usually do.

Ah, I see. So, usually they hit the snooze button and then the alarm goes off again.

But this time they accidentally turn the alarm off and that is why they woke up late instead of just hitting snooze like I usually do.

Okay. All of this I want you to shadow me. Say it together with me. Ready? Here we go.

Yesterday morning, I woke up late because I had accidentally turned off my alarm instead of just hitting snooze like I usually do. You got that? Try again. Yesterday morning, I woke up late because I had accidentally turned off my alarm instead of just hitting snooze like I usually do.

Very good. I shot out of bed. I got out of bed quickly. I shot out of bed, threw on some clothes, put some clothes on quickly. Threw on some clothes and rushed out of the house. out of the out of the So if we say out of the we're gonna say out of the out of the and rushed out of the house and rushed out of the house. Okay, you can say and rushed out of the house, but nobody says it like that. They say rushed out of the house without even grabbing breakfast. Without even grabbing breakfast. You got to grab breakfast.

All right, here it is. Uhoh. What happened? I'm back. I had some technical difficulties with my computer. Let's keep going. Now, we're going to shadow this.

I want you to say it with me. Are you ready? I shot out of bed, threw on some clothes, and rushed out of the house without even grabbing breakfast. again. I shot out of bed, threw on some clothes, and rushed out of the house without even grabbing breakfast. I was already annoyed with myself, but I kept telling myself I could still make it on time.

I can still make it on time if everything else went smoothly.

If everything else goes smoothly, then I can still make it on. I can still make it on time.

If you make it on time, then you are not late, right?

But everything has to go smoothly in order for that to happen. All right. from the top.

I was already annoyed with myself, but I kept telling myself I could still make it on time if everything else went smoothly. Let's try again. I was already annoyed with myself, but I kept telling myself I could still make it on time if everything else went smoothly.

When I finally reached the bus stop, I saw the bus already pulling away. So, the bus is going. It's pulling away. I waved at the driver, hoping he might see me and stop. They never stop. Once they go, they don't stop.

But he just kept going. All right, here's all of it. You ready?

When I finally reached the bus stop, I saw the bus already pulling away.

I waved at the driver, hoping he might see me and stop, but he just kept going.

Let's try again. When I finally reached the bus stop, I saw the bus already pulling away.

I waved at the driver, hoping he might see me and stop, but he just kept going and going.

That's when the frustration really hit me. That's when the frustration really hit me.

Say, say, say it again. That's when the frustration really hit me.

It felt like the day was determined to work against me.

It felt like the day was determined to work against me. Say it.

Trying not to panic, I took a deep breath and came up with another plan. Say it together with me.

Trying not to panic, I took a deep breath and came up with another plan. One more time.

Trying not to panic, I took a deep breath and came up with another plan.

I quickly called a friend and asked if she could pick me up.

I quickly called a friend and asked if she could pick me up again.

I quickly called a friend and asked if she could pick me up. Can you pick me up? Please pick me up.

Thankfully, she was nearby and she said she could swing by. If you swing by, you you go there.

Um, it's out of your way, but you swing by and pick him up.

Thankfully, she was nearby and said she could swing by.

Thankfully, she was nearby and she and said she could swing by. You say it by yourself.

Did you say it better than me? Oh, that's good.

While I waited, I dug through my bag. If you dig through your bag, you're looking through your bag.

You're digging and looking. I dug through my bag to get organized for the day.

And realized I had left my headphones at home, too. Oh no, you left your headphones at home also.

What a bad day. While I waited, I dug through my bag to get organized for the day and realized I had left my headphones at home, too. Let's try that one more time. While I waited, I dug through my bag to get organized for the day and realized I had left my headphones at home, too.

At that point, it honestly felt like everything was going wrong at once.

Everything was going wrong. We often say all at once.

Everything was going wrong at once. Everything was going wrong all at once.

All right, from the top. Here we go. At that point, it honestly felt like everything was going wrong at once again. At that point, it honestly felt like everything was going wrong at once.

I just stood there for a moment wondering what else could possibly go off the rails.

Go off the rails. Like a train, it goes off the track. It doesn't go as planned.

If something doesn't go as planned, it goes off the rails.

I just stood there for a moment wondering what else could possibly go off the rails.

Luckily, my friend showed up just in time, and I climbed into her car feeling both relieved and a little frazzled. Frazzled. That's just your your emotions are going everywhere. You are frazzled.

Luckily, my friend showed up just in time, and I climbed into her car, feeling both relieved and a little frazzled. All right, say it with me. Luckily, my friend showed up just in time, and I climbed into her car, feeling both relieved and a little frazzled.

As we drove toward the office, I tried to calm down, focus on my breathing, and go over my notes for an upcoming meeting. go over my notes, review my notes together. As we drove toward the office, I tried to calm down, focus on my breathing, and go over my notes for an upcoming meeting.

I kept hoping my boss wouldn't notice how chaotic my morning had been.

I kept hoping my boss wouldn't notice how chaotic my morning had been. Again, I kept hoping my boss wouldn't notice how chaotic my morning had been.

Yeah, maybe if you play it cool, your boss won't even notice.

You will have a chaotic morning, but your boss will not notice and think everything is normal.

By the time we pulled into the parking lot, I had finally started to feel more grounded.

If you feel grounded, you feel more at peace, not so crazy, and ready to get on with the day.

Ready to tackle the day, ready to do what I needed to do that day. Get on with the day. All right. Together. By the time we pulled into the parking lot, I had finally started to feel more grounded and ready to get on with my day.

My day. All right, let's try again. Here we go. By the time we pulled into the parking lot, I had finally started to feel more grounded and ready to get on with my day.

It hadn't been the smooth, relaxed morning I'd imagined. I What's the What's the contraction?

I had imagined. So, it hadn't been It had not been the smooth, relaxed morning. I had imagined.

I'd imagined, but at least I made it to work. somewhat prepared. Somewhat prepared.

Kind of prepared. A little prepared. Not totally prepared, but somewhat prepared and in one piece.

I'm not broken into many pieces. I am in one piece. All right, here we go.

It hadn't been the smooth, relaxed morning I'd imagined, but at least I made it to work somewhat prepared and in one piece again. It hadn't been the smooth, relaxed morning I'd imagined, but at least I made it to work somewhat prepared and in one piece. All right, that is the text. And now we are going to do a nonstop shadow time. Are you ready? Take a breath.

All right, here we go. Yesterday morning, I woke up late because I had accidentally turned off my alarm instead of just hitting snooze like I usually do. I shot out of bed, threw on some clothes, and rushed out of the house without even grabbing breakfast.

I was already annoyed with myself, but I kept telling myself I could still make it on time if everything else went smoothly. When I finally reached the bus stop, I saw the bus already pulling away. I waved at the driver, hoping he might see me and stop, but he just kept going.

That's when the frustration really hit me. It felt like the day was determined to work against me.

Trying not to panic, I took a deep breath and came up with another plan.

I quickly called a friend and asked if she could pick me up.

Thankfully, she was nearby and she said she could swing by. While I waited, I dug through my bag to get organized for the day and realized I had left my headphones at home, too.

At that point, it honestly felt like everything was going wrong at once.

I just stood there for a moment, wondering what else could possibly go off the rails.

Luckily, my friend showed up just in time, and I climbed into her car, feeling both relieved and a little frazzled. As we drove toward the office, I tried to calm down, focus on my breathing, and go over my notes for an upcoming meeting.

I kept hoping my boss wouldn't notice how chaotic my morning had been. By the time we pulled into the parking lot, I had finally started to feel more grounded and ready to get on with my day.

It hadn't been the smooth, relaxed morning I'd imagined, but at least I made it to work somewhat prepared and in one piece. And that's what counts, right? Boom. Good workout. Way to go. Keep moving forward. Keep practicing. You can do it one step at a time. I'll see you in the next training

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 78 sentences and 1928 words to shadow. The speech runs for 16:10. The speaker talks at a steady 119 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 83% 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:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
rush verb	/ɹʌʃ/	To hurry; to perform a task with great haste, often not properly or without thinking carefully.
alarm noun	/əˈlɑɹm/	A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy.
breathe verb	/bɹiːð/	To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.
accidentally adverb	/ˌæk.sɪˈdɛnt(ə)li/	In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.
rail noun	/ɹeɪ(ə)l/	A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing.
swing verb	/ˈswɪŋ/	To rotate about an off-centre fixed point.
cloth noun	/klɒθ/	A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. Sometimes…
smoothly adverb	/ˈsmuːðli/	in a smooth manner; smooth
smooth adjective	/smuːð/	Having a texture that lacks friction. Not rough.
relax verb	/ɹɪˈlæks/	To make something loose.
headphones noun	/ˈhɛdfoʊnz/	A pair of cushioned speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound.
chaotic adjective	/keɪˈɑtɪk/	Filled with chaos.
shadow noun	/ˈʃædəʊ̯/	A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object.
panic noun	/ˈpænɪk/	Overwhelming fear or fright, often affecting groups of people or animals; (countable) an instance of this; a fright, a scare.
climb verb	/ˈklaɪ̯m/	To traverse a slope or contour, either upwards (ascending) or downwards (descending).

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
go off verb		To explode.
turn off verb		To power down, to switch off, to put out of operation, to deactivate (an appliance, light, mechanism, functionality etc.).
wake up verb	/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/	To stop sleeping; to awake.
get on with verb		To proceed with; to begin or continue, especially after an interruption.
pull away verb		To move ahead.
come up with verb		To manage to produce, deliver, or present (something) by inventing, creating, thinking of, or obtaining it.
go over verb		To look at carefully; to scrutinize; to analyze.
show up verb		To appear, arrive, or attend, especially suddenly or erratically.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 27 contractions and reduced forms, such as hadn't, I'd, wouldn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “th” sounds: breathe /bɹiːð/, cloth /klɒθ/, smoothly /ˈsmuːðli/, smooth /smuːð/
The “sh” and “zh” sounds: rush /ɹʌʃ/, shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, frustration /fɹʌsˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/, emotion /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/, contraction /kənˈtɹækʃ(ə)n/
Long words — get the stress right: accidentally /ˌæk.sɪˈdɛnt(ə)li/, difficulty /ˈdɪfɪkəlti/

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 rush, alarm, breathe.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

Structure	In the video
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	was already annoyed · was determined · are frazzled
Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form	kept telling · kept hoping · Keep moving
Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past	was going
Possibility with “might / may” might/may + verb — something that is possible but not certain	might see

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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