Shadowing Practice: HOW TO GLOW UP *in 5 steps* - Learn English Speaking with Video
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hey guys it's me Dasha and welcome back to my channel! and today I'm going to tell you how I went from this to this and did I really have that many plastic surgeries? I was broke so
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I had to improve myself in other ways. and today I'm going to tell you about them today I'm going to talk about my personal tips that have helped me number one why is no one talking about second
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puberty I noticed my femininity and my beauty at the age of 22 just recently you have to relax and stop pushing yourself too hard you have to stop thinking that you can change in a short period
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of time also if you're a teenager now for example you don't have to forget that you're growing and you're changing I started talking about puberty because after my first puberty it was like maybe
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about 13 14 years old I changed so much but my second puberty hit me so hard when I was 22 23
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so now I look very different my face my body I look more feminine I feel myself more beautiful and you have plenty of time to change for the better so stop worrying about it. sometimes I
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receive messages from teenage girls and they're asking me how can they be prettier how can they become better. girls please just relax just live your life eat delicious food study hang out with
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your friends read books I know that many girls at this age they're also on a restrictive diet which is very bad very very bad. your body is still growing you don't have to force yourself
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to look super different right now improve your inner beauty stay care of yourself but not try to be someone else if you're doing good for yourself you will change anyway my second tip
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start mewing ASAP and the younger you are right now the better it will be for you in the future I firstly discovered about mewing and I started mewing when I was 16 years old I decided to give
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it a try even though by that time there wasn't many information about it I so happy and grateful that I started doing that because that really changed my appearance it has made my jaw my
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neckline and my profile more shapely and beautiful it works also if you have problems with your teas I advise you to go and visit a doctor and have a consultation with your dentist when I was 14
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years old I also started to wear braces and I wore braces twice in my life braces also change your face my bite wasn't correct so I fixed my bite and that's why especially after the second time
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that I wore braces my face really changed so as you can see what can make you more attractive is the health of your teeth maybe a year ago or two I fixed my teeth and this was the best decision in
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in my life just looked how it has changed my face I mean number three start exercises from today if you don't like to exercise you should find a type of sport that you will be comfortable with weight
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training yoga pilates or just walking or biking a healthy body is a healthy mind and this is the key of the body confidence it boosted my confidence a lot and working out is my anti-stress every time
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when I go to gym and come back home I feel so happy when you see yourself in the mirror and when you see how your body is changing for the best you also feel so good you feel very proud of
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yourself because you're doing such a hard work not many people can work on their body you guys not many people can do that not many people can change their body can work on their mind and when you see
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the progress you feel amazing the confidence boost that I have is just crazy and I just love myself even more I working on my body and it's looking better and better just imagine how it will impact
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you and how confident you will feel it's good for your health it extends your life it makes you even more beautiful number four I really wanted to talk about this one I noticed that not only me but also
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many of my friends they have this problem learn how can you relax your face muscles for the first time I heard about it from my dentist I was told that my jaw muscles are so intense that I have to
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wear some special orthodontic device and I have to do some massage to relax this muscles after I got a prescription from my dentist and after some time my face got much smaller. I also learned to
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do lymphatic drainage exercises every single day it will help your body and your face and the last one for today I didn't know how to take pictures of myself and I hated that when my parents or my
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friends wanted to take a picture of me and I didn't know that I can actually look beautiful in photos so what I want you to do I want you to arrange a photo shoot for yourself with a
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good photographer try to open yourself explore yourself and look at yourself from different angles it's very fun to play with different looks with different photographers because each of them
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they have their own look at you it doesn't matter if you want to be a model or not it doesn't matter if you have an account on Instagram or not just do it for yourself go and print those pictures after
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the photo shoot put them on your wall and look at them yeah that's you and thanks to videos that I'm filming thanks to pictures from my account I can see my pluses and I can also see my minuses for
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example I once noticed that the health of my hair was really really not good so I started to take vitamins I started to sleep more I started to eat better I started to improve myself improve
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yourself slowly don't forget about your inner beauty if you want the second part let me know in the comments down below and give this video a like if I see many likes and comments under
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this video I will make the second part I love you guys so much and see you in the next video bye-bye
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “HOW TO GLOW UP *in 5 steps*”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: braces, puberty, relax, improve, changed. This video has 30 sentences and 1102 words to shadow. The speech runs for 6:29. The speaker talks at a natural 170 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 85% 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
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| puberty noun | /ˈpjuː.bə.ti/ | A developmental phase brought about by the action of hormones as part of the maturing process. For humans, there are three in total. |
| brace noun | /bɹeɪs/ | A curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock. |
| relax verb | /ɹɪˈlæks/ | To make something loose. |
| mew verb | /ˈmjuː/ | To moult. |
| dentist noun | /ˈdɛntɪst/ | A medical doctor who specializes in teeth. |
| photographer noun | /fəˈtɑ.ɡɹə.fɚ/ | One who takes photographs, typically as an occupation. |
| bite verb | /baɪt/ | To cut into something by clamping the teeth. |
| femininity noun | /fɛmɪˈnɪnɪti/ | The sum of all attributes that are feminine or convey womanhood. |
| lymphatic adjective | /lɪmˈfæ.tɪk/ | Pertaining to lymph or the lymphatic system. |
| neckline noun | /ˈnɛkˌlaɪn/ | The line formed by the edge of an article of clothing that surrounds the neck, especially as seen at the front. |
| orthodontic adjective | Of, or relating to the dental speciality of orthodontics. | |
| shapely adjective | /ˈʃeɪpli/ | Having a pleasing shape, pleasant to look at. |
| restrictive adjective | /ɹɪˈstɹɪktɪv/ | Confining, limiting, containing within defined bounds. |
| firstly adverb | /ˈfɜɹstli/ | In the first place; before anything else; first. |
| drainage noun | /ˈdɹeɪnəd͡ʒ/ | A natural or artificial means for the removal of fluids from a given area by its draining away. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| come back verb | To return to a place. | |
| work out verb | /ˌwɝk ˈaʊt/ | To calculate. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | have helped · has made · has changed |
| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | stop pushing · started talking · stop worrying |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the best |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | you're growing · they're asking · is still growing |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 21 contractions and reduced forms, such as you're, don't, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shapely /ˈʃeɪpli/, prescription /pɹəˈskɹɪp.ʃən/, massage /məˈsɑ(d)ʒ/, consultation /ˌkɑnsəlˈteɪʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: photographer /fəˈtɑ.ɡɹə.fɚ/, femininity /fɛmɪˈnɪnɪti/, consultation /ˌkɑnsəlˈteɪʃən/
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 puberty, brace, relax.
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.