Shadowing Practice: getting my life back together (while falling in love) - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Nobody is coming to save you, but I kind of look at it is a beautiful blessing

Even if you have been dealt certain cards that are not always in your favor

You have the choice to find the beauty and the positive and to turn the cards in your favor

Okay guys, we are currently at the lake and austin

and we are gonna go for a run we're gonna try

and aim for 10k steps that's like what i want to just like make sure

i'm getting consistent at like make sure

i'm becoming consistent at it's like getting more steps in whether that's through walking running

and i'm gonna be tracking this run with runna

and it's honestly like changed the game for my whole running journey

because like i used to be a person who would just like show up

and run but now i'm actually like following a program even

if it's like something simple as like just running

and also different kinds of like intervals or

if you're trying to like be more consistent with like trying

to hit a 10k a marathon even like progress in your mile

so it's like follow a program

when it comes to running you can use my code liana to try

it out for two weeks free it's honestly a game changer

and it's helped me like run marathons be consistent and um i'm very excited and we're gonna track it with rana

how's it very good very delicious wow

Let's get started.

I'm going to put it in a little bit.

I'll put it in a little bit.

I'm going to put it in the oven.

okay y 'all sorry

if i have cat hair on my face we are gonna chat grab a cup of tea

or matcha i kind of just want to touch base a little bit

so the first thing that i want to start with is um always having a plan for the day.

I feel like that's something that is so crucial that we oftentimes overlook.

And when you create a plan, follow through with that plan.

Having a plan and following through with it is crucial and understanding that nobody is coming to save you.

Like that's one thing that I'm really realizing.

Nobody's coming to save you.

And it's not a fear -mongering thing, but I used to take it that way.

But I kind of look at it as a beautiful blessing.

You have the choice to take control of your life.

And even if you have been dealt certain cards

that are not always in your favor you have the choice to find the beauty in it in the positive

and to turn the cards in your favor

but you can't accept a mindset of defeat you can't accept a mindset of a victim mentality

and y 'all i used to be these people

and victim mentality means like everything is happening to you the world is terrible It's possible this is not right.

Or like, I can't do this because of this.

And sometimes I catch myself still being in that.

And I have to like, give myself a reality check of like, let me take control because at the end of the day,

I'll be able to change the circumstances that I'm in.

But if I give the world or other people or blame it on someone else,

then I'm not going to be able to change it because you're just pointing the finger.

Always point the finger at yourself.

Always reflect and see where you can improve on, especially in your days.

And yeah, the next thing I want to talk about is I have spoken to my podcast

that I have hired someone new.

She's amazing at what she does.

But to be transparent and honest on here, y 'all, I am learning how to be a boss.

I'm learning how to be a better communicator, more patience, the way to respond to people, systems in place.

Because if I want to scale, I need to grow.

And when I am in a situation where I am very uncomfortable,

it takes a lot of me really checking myself of how can I communicate better how can I make sure

that I am never dropping the ball like for example

if I don't do something nothing else moves and

so it's always understanding that like

if you don't get it together everything else is going to crumble

so I'm like learning more and more and understanding

that like I'm going to grow through this so much

and I think that we oftentimes pray for new blessings

but don't understand that those new blessings are going to come with challenges it's going to take you overcoming new things.

So while it might look bright and shiny and,

you know, amazing, just understand that the challenges are going to get more difficult as the blessing gets bigger.

And you have to welcome that challenge in.

I'm like delegating tasks.

I'm like learning how to pause before I respond.

I'm a very reactive person.

And I think that when you are a reactive person, if you're listening to this,

sit with your decisions, be in tune with yourself before you speak, before you say something that you might regret, be calmer.

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Don't act on your reactive impulses because they're not always accurate.

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Or if they are accurate, it's like you could have communicated things in a different way where it's more digestible.

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So that's something I'm learning for sure.

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What else is new?

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Oh, let's talk about my fiance.

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So I went to Dallas, actually.

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We will show some of the snippets.

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I went because I am doing my nikah in four weeks.

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Everything is very fast, but I'm like grateful that it's fast, if that makes sense.

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I am not a person to delay things and I don't think it's necessarily always good to delay, especially when you know that it's your person.

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So I've done a lot of praying, a lot of communicating and yeah, I am literally getting married in four weeks.

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So it's like

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Islamic marriage and then the wedding we're going to do later on next year.

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Anyways, I got my dress custom made by this woman named Reem Couture.

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My friend Lena introduced me to her.

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I will leave the examples of like all the stuff that I wanted to do.

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So this is dress number one.

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I really love this dress because of how simple it is.

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And this is kind of like what I'm leaning more towards because I could pair it with this veil.

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And so it looks like a bit more dramatic

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because I want a dramatic veil

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or I could potentially do this dress with a simple veil

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but then I'm like the pictures are not going to come out

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because I want the veil like draped over you know what I'm talking about

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but I really love this as well like I could potentially do this style too

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or we could do like a basic abaya with like a long veil

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and then like a long drape as well

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but I think I'm leaning more towards one in truth

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but let me know your thoughts I do like two as well

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but basically I sent out the invitations yesterday

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I need to send them to my friends now it's November 25th we're doing it at my favorite mosque

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that I grew up in well around I only really went there like for eat prayer

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when I was younger but like that was my favorite mosque

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and it still is my favorite mosque

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and then we are gonna do like a little family thing at the house

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and then me and him are going to go to Chicago

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so he basically goes back and forth to Chicago for work

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but he's from Dallas he will be moving to Austin though

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and then he can do like remote work

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but honestly he's like slowly like becoming my best friend it's so weird

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and yeah I'm very grateful

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I feel like God brings people in your life just at crazy times like it's actually insane to me

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so just know that like you've got to have this deep trust

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and to be honest I always had a deep trusting god like i knew god was always going to deliver

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but he delivers at the right time

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and you kind of just have to trust his timing always and i'm

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so excited for this chapter

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i just need to figure out my freaking sleep routine bro with this like trying to balance

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it is quite difficult still navigating it i still haven't figured it out

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but i think just constantly learning growing from your mistakes

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but i haven't really been consistent with the vlogs on here

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because it's y 'all it's just been all over the place i'm gonna be honest okay like i love youtube so much.

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It's how I connect with y 'all.

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And I love creating vlogs, cinematic styles.

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but sometimes I guess I just needed to be on like pause for a second,

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but you know, things are getting situated and we're going to be consistent again on YouTube on vlogs.

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I would actually really appreciate it if you guys let me know in the comments below your favorite kind of videos.

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Like what are the videos that you truly look forward to

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that I create that help you that are beneficial in your life or things that you want me to start doing?

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Like I want to understand from you.

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So please let me know some comments below

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and I don't want to stop talking to y 'all like

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I really enjoy talking to you guys especially like the podcast too make sure

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you subscribe to it by the way like I feel like

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I'm finding a deep connection with y 'all like even though

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I'm talking to you guys like I read your comments I look at your dms

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and the fact that it's like able to impact you like I'm

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so so grateful for that and like I am just

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so blessed to have such amazing women by my side like rooting me on

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but not only that like us going through life together.

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So if you're in a chapter of loneliness,

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if you're in a chapter where you're thriving or where you're down or where you are experiencing new things, new careers, maybe it's loss,

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whatever chapter, maybe it's kids, marriage, whatever chapter of life that you're in, this is a safe space for you.

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And I'm very grateful that I'm on this journey with you guys.

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Like so, so blessed.

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And I want you guys to meet my fiance.

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I do when the time is right.

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I don't think right now, but I want you guys to really meet him.

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I want to include you into everything that I do and take you along this journey of life with me.

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And I think that is just so exciting.

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And I know a lot of people are saying like evil eye, keep things private.

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Of course I believe in evil eye, but like, I also believe that there's a benefit in sharing some things

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and hopefully the benefit overrides and the intention is pure and it's up to God.

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One more thing before I go, i want to talk about fitness

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i am finally getting to a place with fitness where i'm like bless like thank you god

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you have brung another love for the gym running pilates all over again to me like thank god

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i am in this place

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because i fell out of love with it for a minute

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it was kind of just feeling like i was on autopilot

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but now i'm like truly enjoying

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it i'm trying to hit 10k steps getting my runs in listening to podcasts on my runs like it's

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so exciting to do these things and enjoy it not only

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that like pilates like now me

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and my friend lemma oh you saw her already

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we are now going to do pilates like together anyways

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we're going on a rant i need to go to sleep and good night

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All right.

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Thank you.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “getting my life back together”. This video has 197 sentences and 2266 words to shadow. The speech runs for 13:16. The speaker talks at a natural 171 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 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
oven noun	/ˈʌ.vn̩/	A chamber used for baking or heating.
consistent adjective	/kənˈsɪs.tənt/	Of a regularly occurring, dependable nature.
blessing noun	/ˈblɛs.ɪŋ/	Some kind of divine or supernatural aid, or reward.
veil noun	/veɪl/	Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material.
grateful adjective	/ˈɡɹeɪtf(ə)l/	Of a person or their actions, feelings, etc.: expressing gratitude or appreciation; appreciative, thankful.
communicate verb	/kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/	To impart or transmit (information or knowledge) to someone; to make known, to tell.
bless verb	/blɛs/	To make something holy by religious rite, sanctify.
podcast noun	/ˈpɑdˌkæst/	A program, especially an audio program, produced on a regular basis, delivered over the Internet in a compressed digital format and designed for playback on…
mosque noun	/mɑsk/	A place of worship for Muslims, often having at least one minaret; a masjid.
reactive adjective	/ɹiːˈæktɪv/	That reacts or responds to a stimulus.
finger noun	/ˈfɪŋɡɚ/	A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb, and the corresponding part, irrespective of including a thumb, in many other…
dramatic adjective	/dɹəˈmætɪk/	Of or relating to the drama.
delay noun	/dɪˈleɪ̯/	A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.
pray verb	/pɹeɪ/	To direct words, thoughts, or one's attention to a deity or any higher being, for the sake of adoration, thanks, petition for help, etc.
fitness noun	/ˈfɪt.nəs/	The condition of being fit, suitable or appropriate.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
come out verb	/ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/	To be discovered; to be revealed.
figure out verb		To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce.
go back verb		To return to a place or state after having been there at a previous time.
go through verb		To travel from one end of something to the other.
look forward to verb		To anticipate, expect, or wait for, especially with a feeling of approval or pleasure; to be excited or eager to.
send out verb		To issue, dispatch or transmit.
show up verb		To appear, arrive, or attend, especially suddenly or erratically.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

I'm going to put it in a little bit.
I'll put it in a little bit.
I'm going to put it in the oven.
Nobody's coming to save you.
I'm like learning how to pause before I respond.

Grammar in this video

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

Structure	In the video
“Used to” used to + verb — a past habit or state that is no longer true	used to be · used to take
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	have been dealt · have spoken · have hired
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	have been dealt
Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form	love creating · start doing · stop talking

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 95 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, you're, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “th” sounds: marathon /ˈmæɹəθən/, thrive /θɹajv/
The “sh” and “zh” sounds: potentially /pəˈtɛnʃ(ə)li/, crucial /ˈkɹuː.ʃəl/, delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, intention /ɪnˈtɛnʃn̩/, patience /ˈpeɪ̯.ʃəns/
Long words — get the stress right: communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/, potentially /pəˈtɛnʃ(ə)li/, mentality /mɛnˈtæləti/, necessarily /ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/, uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/

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 oven, consistent, blessing.

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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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

Key vocabulary in this video

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Sentences worth repeating

Grammar in this video

Pronunciation to watch

How to practise with this video

What is the Shadowing Technique?

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