Shadowing Practice: Hailey Bieber weighs in on top wellness trends - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Matcha lattes, overrated, underrated?
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I think it's a little over.
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I'm a coffee girl.
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Japan is like my favorite place in the world.
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And when you drink a matcha from Japan, it spoils everything for you.
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Pilates.
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I think it's a little over.
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Is that crazy for me to say?
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I love Pilates, I really do, but I think it's become a little bit of like a fad
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and it's really hard to find really good teachers that care about form.
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Vampire facials.
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I love them.
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I think under.
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I love a PRP facial, I love PRP microneedling.
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I think it's a really, really great treatment, and I think what makes me feel comfortable about it is it comes from your own body.
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Fiber.
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Underrated.
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We all need more fiber.
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Therapy.
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Totally under.
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I think it's amazing, it's been really beneficial for myself.
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I wish it was more accessible for more people.
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Fitness trackers.
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Under, if you have a certain goal.
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After I had my son when I was trying to eat in a calorie deficit, I used a fitness tracker, and I felt it helpful.
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Botox.
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It's like an over-under because again, it's like overdoing anything I think is not great.
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I would like to not ever like have to get it or not go that route, but I also think like when it's done well, it has good benefit.
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Lifting heavy.
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I think it's under.
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Sometimes there's perception that like wanting to be like skinny or like fit means like you don't lift weight,
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which I think is a complete myth and it's the complete opposite.
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I love like building a booty in the gym.
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So for that, you have to lift weights.
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Lymphatic drainage massages.
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Totally underrated.
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I swear by them, live by them.
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Like obsessed with lymphatic drainage anything but the massages specifically, it is really crazy how much water we hold onto in our bodies.
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And also the lymphatic system is so important for just detox in general and overall health.
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So I think completely underrated.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Hailey Bieber weighs in on top wellness trends”. This video has 40 sentences and 342 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:56. The speaker talks at a natural 177 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 75% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| underrated adjective | /ʌn.dɚˈɹeɪ.təd/ | Not given enough recognition for its quality. |
| lymphatic adjective | /lɪmˈfæ.tɪk/ | Pertaining to lymph or the lymphatic system. |
| matcha noun | /ˈmɑ.t͡ʃə/ | A type of powdered green tea, traditionally used in Japanese tea ceremonies. |
| tracker noun | /ˈtɹækə(ɹ)/ | A person employed to follow and monitor a political rival. |
| drainage noun | /ˈdɹeɪnəd͡ʒ/ | A natural or artificial means for the removal of fluids from a given area by its draining away. |
| massage noun | /məˈsɑ(d)ʒ/ | The action of rubbing, kneading or hitting someone's body, to help the person relax, prepare for muscular action (as in contact sports) or to relieve aches. |
| fiber noun | /ˈfaɪ.bɚ/ | A single elongated piece of a given material, roughly round in cross-section, often twisted with other fibers to form thread. |
| facial adjective | /ˈfeɪ.ʃəl/ | Of or affecting the face. |
| microneedling noun | The repeated puncturing of the skin with tiny needles to stimulate collagen production. | |
| obsess verb | /əbˈsɛs/ | To be preoccupied with a single topic or emotion. |
| overdo verb | /ˌoʊvɚˈdu/ | To do too much; to exceed what is proper or true in doing; to carry too far. |
| overrated adjective | /ˌəʊvəˈɹeɪtɪd/ | Given an undue amount of credit for quality or merit in a field; not necessarily related to popularity. |
| calorie noun | /ˈkæləɹi/ | A non-SI unit of energy, equivalent to 4.184 kilojoules, that can raise the temperature of a kilogram of water by one degree Celsius. This is the unit normally… |
| spoil noun | /spɔɪl/ | Plunder taken from an enemy or victim. |
| skinny adjective | /ˈskɪni/ | Thin, generally in a negative sense (as opposed to slim, which is thin in a positive sense). |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: massage /məˈsɑ(d)ʒ/, facial /ˈfeɪ.ʃəl/, beneficial /ˌbɛn.ɪˈfɪʃ.əl/, perception /pɚˈsɛpʃ(ə)n/
- Long words — get the stress right: underrated /ʌn.dɚˈɹeɪ.təd/, overrated /ˌəʊvəˈɹeɪtɪd/, beneficial /ˌbɛn.ɪˈfɪʃ.əl/, accessible /əkˈsɛs.ɪ.bəl/
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 underrated, lymphatic, matcha.
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.