Shadowing Practice: how to fall in love with yourself before summer ends 🦢 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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What if this summer wasn't the summer you finally became more productive or lost the weight or completely transformed your life?
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What if it was simply the summer you fell back in love with yourself?
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So today I want to share simple mindset shifts
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that I truly believe will help you reconnect with yourself and maybe fall in love again with your life this summer.
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Hey guys, welcome back to my channel.
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My name is Yana and please don't forget to subscribe to this channel and let's begin.
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Let yourself be bored we've become so used to being busy,
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the silence almost feels uncomfortable and i also notice myself that i constantly listen to music no matter what i'm doing, i can cook, i can clean,
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whatever, or i do like a really small task, i always want to listen to music
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and i guess it's already annoying a little bit
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because i feel like we are scared to be left alone with our thoughts and we forget to listen to ourselves, that's why journaling is also very helpful,
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like the moment Once we're alone with our thoughts, we instantly reach for our phones.
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The most important thoughts arrive in our poses because you were left alone with your thoughts without anything, without phone, without any distractions.
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For example, when you fell asleep in the middle of the night and like this perfect idea comes to your mind.
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So the task for you, go for a walk without headphones, go to the gym without headphones, sit in a cafe without scrolling,
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I know it's hard, ride the subway without looking at your phone.
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I love doing that when you're starting noticing people around you, what they were, what they're doing, what they're reading, for example.
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So watch the sceneries instead of your screen.
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It's also how you can be more creative.
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Okay, rest without feeling guilty.
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It's really hard for me to.
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First thing, everything begins with the rest.
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I'm not just talking about like eight hours sleep or whatever.
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Like somewhere along the way, I started believing that even our rest has to be productive.
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We should read a self-improvement book, take an online course, listen to a podcast, stretch or learn a new skill.
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Trust doesn't have to make you better.
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Its job is simply to restore you.
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You are allowed to do things that have no other purpose than bringing you joy collect seashells at the beach, read a romantic book about fairies,
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i don't know, it's just important that it makes you smile so okay, paint, knit, whatever makes you happy just don't worry about the result
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when we are talking about rest that isn't wasted time, please i have another perfect video about small luxury rituals,
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you can definitely watch this one it also will be helpful to fall in love with yourself
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when your life is only filled with productivity
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that lies in constant self-improvement there is very little room for
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softness to create for yourself those small moments to make this life beautiful
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so many of our decisions aren't really ours we just want
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reassurance we want someone to tell us we're doing the right
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thing maybe you send your video to five friends before posting it maybe you wear something
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because it's trendy not because you actually love Maybe you abandon an idea because you're afraid people will judge you.
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Growing up begins when you build your own emotional foundation When you realize I can make mistakes.
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I won't be liked by everyone.
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I can make my own decisions And I'm still enough.
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The less your self-worth depends on other people's opinions.
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The more peaceful your life becomes This is probably my favorite principle.
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We spend
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so much time looking at other people life thinking I wish I had her talent I wish I looked like
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that I wish I had her personality
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but maybe your greatest gift isn't supposed to look like someone else's maybe you don't run a marathon
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but you create the cosiest evenings at home maybe you are not the loudest person in the room
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but you're the one everyone feels safe talking to don't try to build your identity around something
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that was never meant to be yours people will fall in love with what is naturally you.
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Not with someone else's personality that you're trying to wearing like a costume.
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The most magnetic people aren't the most perfect, I'm pretty sure about it.
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They are the ones who gave themselves those promises to simply be who they are.
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Stop analyzing everything.
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We love our thinking, I know.
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Someone looked at us differently.
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A friend replied eight hours later, I am that friend, I'm so sorry.
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Someone watched her story but didn't like it.
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And suddenly we created 100 scenarios in our head.
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But the truth is, not everything is about us.
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And that's actually very freeing.
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Not every situation is a lesson.
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Not every comment meant to hurt you.
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Sometimes people are simply tired.
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Sometimes they're dealing with their own lives.
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No one should support you.
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They can, but it's not what they should do.
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The world doesn't revolve around us.
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And that's okay.
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If you're possible of imagining the worst possible outcome you're just
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as capable imagining the best one reality usually ends up somewhere in the middle let's spend less time analyzing life
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and more time living it consume more good things we rarely
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think about what we are feeding our brain our mind every
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day sad music please try listen to adjust music i was talking about this on my previous video, I really recommend to watch it, it's about little luxuries.
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So sad music, negative news, online drama about celebrities, we're just like it's not even that interesting and they actually don't participate in our lives.
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Having movies and then we wonder why we wake up feeling exhausted and uninspired.
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Try a little experiment this summer, replace your sad playlist with song that makes you want to dance and just listen to this one.
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Watch movies
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that leave you feeling hopeful follow people who inspires you instead of making you compare yourself read a book
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that makes you want to live listen to conversation participate in conversations
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that makes you want to create spend time with people who makes you feeling lighter
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if you want more joy in your life surround yourself with things
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that create this joy make your own life beautiful another rename fear i love the idea
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that fear is sometimes just energy you're started to being afraid of the most ordinary things,
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while truly frightening things are happening in the world every single day.
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We are afraid to post a video, afraid to raise our hand in the class, afraid to apply for a job, to weave this and this event, afraid to start a conversation,
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I hate this, afraid to walk into a room alone, where those things aren't dangerous, they are simply unfamiliar, we don't know what will happen next maybe
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when you will enter this room there will be so many opportunities
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and you're just afraid of those opportunities
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and i am for example i'm person who is nervous all the time
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and i'm trying to deal with that so everything
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that i say i use myself next time instead of think i'm scared try saying i'm excited
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because this matters to me sometimes fear is simply extra energy in our body before you do something brave.
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And very often everything you've been dreaming about exists on the other side of this fear.
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Next one is speak kindly to yourself.
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Imagine talking to your best friend.
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Would you say the same things to her that you are saying to yourself?
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Probably not.
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We are often our own harshest critics.
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It's not always bad, but it's impossible to fall in love with someone you are constantly criticizing, even if that person is you.
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Instead of saying I'm terrible at everything, say I'm just learning.
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Instead of I've ruined everything, I did the best I could with what I knew at the time.
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Small changes in the way you speak to yourself slowly changes the way you see yourself.
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And stop postponing your life.
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We spend so much of life waiting.
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When I finish university, when I finish school, when I earn more money, when I move, when I lose weight, when the timing is right.
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But life is happening right now, of course.
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Don't save your life for a special occasion.
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Don't save this dress for a special occasion.
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Don't keep your prettiest dishes only for guests.
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Don't save your expensive perfume for some day.
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Perfume is just my favorite ritual, I do it for myself.
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Go to a cafe alone, go to cinema alone, watch the sunset, take a spontaneous day trip, try something you've never tried before, tell someone you appreciate them.
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The best memories are almost never perfectly planned, they simply happen.
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So let this somewhere more to be why not because maybe
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that one simple question will lead you to the happiest summer of your life
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and help you fall in love with yourself again
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so that's it I hope you will actually try to use some of those tips please subscribe to this channel
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and I appreciate every single one of you you can also find me on Instagram
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and TikTok as well and see you in the next video love you
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “how to fall in love with yourself before summer ends 🦢”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: afraid, listen, simply, alone, summer. This video has 120 sentences and 1583 words to shadow. The speech runs for 8:33. The speaker talks fast, about 185 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 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 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| café noun | /ˌkæˈfeɪ/ | A coffee shop; an establishment selling coffee and sometimes other non-alcoholic beverages, simple meals or snacks, with a facility to consume them on the… |
| perfume noun | /ˈpɝfjuːm/ | A pleasant smell; the scent, odor, or odoriferous particles emitted from a sweet-smelling substance; a pleasant odor. |
| analyze verb | /ˈæn.əˌlaɪz/ | To subject to analysis. |
| headphones noun | /ˈhɛdfoʊnz/ | A pair of cushioned speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound. |
| subscribe verb | /səbˈskɹaɪb/ | To write (one’s name) at the bottom of a document; to sign (one's name). |
| ritual noun | /ˈɹɪt͡ʃ.u.əl/ | A rite; a repeated set of actions, especially in religious contexts. |
| scare verb | /skɛɚ/ | To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way. |
| productive adjective | /pɹəˈdʌk.tɪv/ | Capable of producing something, especially in abundance; fertile. |
| frighten verb | /ˈfɹaɪ.tən/ | To cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright. |
| postpone verb | /pəʊstˈpəʊn/ | To delay or put off an event, appointment, etc. |
| reassurance noun | The feeling of being reassured, of having confidence restored, of having apprehensions dispelled. | |
| reconnect verb | /ˌɹiː.kəˈnɛkt/ | To connect again or differently. |
| rename verb | /ɹiːˈneɪm/ | To give a new name to. |
| revolve verb | /ɹɪˈvɑlv/ | To cause (something) to turn around a central point. |
| seashell noun | /ˈsiˌʃɛl/ | The empty shell of a marine mollusk. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| end up verb | To bring to a conclusion. | |
| grow up verb | To mature and become an adult. | |
| wake up verb | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | To stop sleeping; to awake. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- It's also how you can be more creative.
- It's really hard for me to.
- Trust doesn't have to make you better.
- I won't be liked by everyone.
- The world doesn't revolve around us.
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 | be left · were left · are allowed |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | ones who gave · people who inspires · people who makes |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | we've become · I've ruined · you've never tried |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | The most important · your greatest · the cosiest |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 50 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: seashell /ˈsiˌʃɛl/, distraction /dɪsˈtɹæk.ʃən/, harsh /ˈhɑɹʃ/, dish /dɪʃ/
- Long words — get the stress right: unfamiliar /ˌʌnfəˈmɪli.ə(ɹ)/, spontaneous /spɑnˈteɪ.ni.əs/, productivity /ˌpɹɒdʌkˈtɪvəti/, uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/, differently /ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt.li/
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 café, perfume, analyze.
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.