Shadowing Practice: Fluency - Day 13 - How to manage time - Learn English Speaking with Video
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And today we're talking about something that feels very modern, very personal, and honestly, very frustrating sometimes.
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Yes, because we live in a time when almost everything is supposed to make life easier.
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We have washing machines, mixers,
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juicers, vacuum cleaners, dishwashers, so many inventions that are supposed to save time and make daily life easier.
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Right, and not just that.
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Food comes to the door, payments take seconds, reminders remember things for us, and every app seems to promise a faster, easier life.
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And yet, isn't it strange, even with all of that, so many people still feel rushed, behind, and tired.
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Yes, and that is the part that feels almost confusing.
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Because when we think about our parents, grandparents, or even older generations, they had fewer machines, fewer shortcuts,
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and nowhere near the same technology.
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Exactly!
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They did so much by hand.
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Daily life was harder in many ways.
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And still, a lot of us look back and feel like they had something we are missing now.
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More breathing room.
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Yes, more real free time.
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More hobbies.
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More evenings that felt slower.
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more moments that were not broken into tiny pieces.
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Right!
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Somehow they had time to cook, talk, visit people, sit outside, fix things, read, garden, do hobbies,
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and now we have machines helping us with everything, but we are still saying, sorry, I'm so busy.
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Yes, we have more convenience, but somehow less calm.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Fluency - Day 13 - How to manage time”. This video has 23 sentences and 238 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:46. The speaker talks at a steady 134 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 87% 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 14 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| hobby noun | /ˈhɑ.bi/ | An activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare time. |
| fewer | /ˈfjuː.ɚ/ | Less; a smaller amount of something non-integral commonly expressed as an integer |
| dishwasher noun | /ˈdɪʃˌwɑʃɚ/ | A machine for washing dishes. |
| frustrate verb | /ˈfɹʌsˌtɹeɪt/ | To disappoint or defeat; to vex by depriving of something expected or desired. |
| grandparent noun | /ˈɡɹæn(d)pɛəɹənt/ | The parent of someone's parent. |
| juicer noun | /ˈd͡ʒusɚ/ | A manual or electrical device used for rendering the juice of fruits or vegetables. |
| shortcut noun | /ˈʃɔːtkʌt/ | A path between two points that is faster than the commonly used paths. |
| confuse verb | /kənˈfjuːz/ | to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder (somebody); to afflict by being complicated, contradictory, or otherwise difficult to understand |
| cleaner noun | /ˈkli.nɚ/ | A person whose occupation is to clean things, especially rooms, floors, and windows. |
| convenience noun | /kənˈvinjəns/ | The quality of being convenient. |
| invention noun | /ɪnˈvɛnʃən/ | Something invented. |
| vacuum noun | /ˈvæ.kjuːm/ | A region of space that contains no matter. |
| reminder noun | /ɹɪˈmaɪndə(ɹ)/ | Someone or something that reminds. |
| breathe verb | /bɹiːð/ | To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| look back verb | To think of (past events) in retrospect (in hindsight). |
| rushed behind noun | A behind (one-point score) made when the ball passes through the goal posts or behind posts not from the foot of the attacking team, i.e. either spilled off… |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 3 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, isn't, we're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: dishwasher /ˈdɪʃˌwɑʃɚ/, shortcut /ˈʃɔːtkʌt/, invention /ɪnˈvɛnʃən/
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 hobby, fewer, dishwasher.
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.