Shadowing Practice: Great Things Take time.How to improve your pronunciation? - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Success does not happen overnight.
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Every great achievement requires patience, hard work, and dedication.
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We often want quick results, but meaningful things need time to grow.
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Just like a seed takes time to become a beautiful tree, our dreams also need time, care, and effort.
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Never lose hope when things move slowly.
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Keep learning, stay focused, and trust your efforts.
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There will be challenges and failures, but they are part of the journey.
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Don't compare your progress with others because everyone has a different path.
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Remember, slow progress is still progress.
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Be patient, remain consistent, and never give up on your dreams.
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Great things take time, but they are worth waiting for.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Great Things Take time.How to improve your pronunciation?”. This video has 11 sentences and 112 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:54. The speaker talks at a steady 125 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| consistent adjective | /kənˈsɪs.tənt/ | Of a regularly occurring, dependable nature. |
| compare verb | /kəmˈpɛɚ/ | To assess the similarities and differences between two or more things [“to compare X with Y”]. Having made the comparison of X with Y, one might have found it… |
| achievement noun | /əˈt͡ʃiːv.mənt/ | The act of achieving or performing; a successful performance; accomplishment. |
| patience noun | /ˈpeɪ̯.ʃəns/ | The quality of being patient. |
| overnight adverb | /əʊvə(ɹ)ˈnaɪt/ | During or throughout the night, especially during the evening or night just past. |
| meaningful adjective | /ˈmiː.nɪŋ.fl̩/ | Having meaning, significant. |
| dedication noun | /ˌdɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/ | The act of dedicating or the state of being dedicated. |
| journey noun | /ˈd͡ʒɝni/ | A set amount of travelling, seen as a single unit; a discrete trip, a voyage. |
| slowly adverb | /ˈsloʊli/ | At a slow pace. |
| progress noun | /ˈpɹɑ.ɡɹɛs/ | Movement or advancement through a series of events, or points in time; development through time. |
| effort noun | /ˈɛf.ɚt/ | The work involved in performing an activity; exertion. |
| dream verb | /ˈdɹim/ | To see imaginary events in one's mind while sleeping. |
| focus noun | /ˈfoʊ̯.kəs/ | A point at which reflected or refracted rays of light converge. |
| quick adjective | /kwɪk/ | Moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast. |
| grow verb | /ˈɡɹəʊ/ | To become larger, to increase in magnitude. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | Keep learning |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | will be |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: patience /ˈpeɪ̯.ʃəns/, dedication /ˌdɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/, patient /ˈpeɪ̯ʃənt/
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 consistent, compare, achievement.
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.