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Hey guys, welcome to Lingo Marina.
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Today we're going to talk about ways to learn everything faster.
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Quick disclaimer, this video is not about memorizing things in two seconds.
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It's about having this different approach to the way you study
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so that you can study for longer and you study with more purpose.
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Now first of all, I think it's really important to understand
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that we live in a world where studying is an endless process.
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And if you ask people 20 or 30 years ago, they would tell you I'm gonna get my bachelor's I'm gonna get my master's maybe
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and then I get this profession and I'm good for the rest of the life.
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In today's world everything is moving so fast you need to constantly learn
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so never think about your current course that you're taking
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or the language that you're learning as the end goal and once you're done you're done for good.
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I think I'm taking a new course every six months I try to do it less frequently just
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because I get overwhelmed but I think this desire to learn more
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and I think this understanding that the world is constantly expanding
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and there are so many new things you can learn just gives you this amazing feeling
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that there are so many things you can try and that you're not done exploring this amazing world.
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And I think this is something you should preserve when thinking about studying.
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It's a lifelong process and it's for you to enjoy it and not to struggle.
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Another thing, sleep.
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Now I've started tracking my sleep back in 2018 i use this ring called aura ring
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and you've probably seen like a lot of celebrities have started using it recently
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but i think i was one of the first people to discover
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it they were still like a very small team anyways
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it gives you two very important insights first of all sometimes you wake up
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and i don't know if you've ever had it
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but in my case sometimes i wake up and i feel super tired
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and i'm like oh no i'm not gonna do anything today
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and then i check my aura ring
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and it actually says I have this 90 % readiness
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which is really really good I'm like okay maybe it's just my mindset
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and then suddenly I become much more productive because there's the scientific proof
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that I'm actually ready for the day
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and probably I just had one of the moods or whatever
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and it just helps me with this different mindset for the day
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so this is number one number two I'm a mom of two
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and sometimes I don't get full night's sleep but I really want to make sure that whenever I get time to sleep,
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this time is quality time.
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And what I mean by that is that
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Aura helps you track the quality of your sleep
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and you can connect the quality with the things you've done in the evening.
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For example, maybe you had an exercise in the evening
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or maybe you ate that extra dessert and then you didn't sleep well at night.
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If that repeats a couple times, you can actually draw conclusions and you'll be like, okay,
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sleep is super important for my education i need to take it seriously
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and this is why you know the last time i ate a dessert i had a headache
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and i didn't sleep well i will not do it this time i will take my sleep time more seriously
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if you are a lifelong learner like me and
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if you like to experiment with types of things
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that you do with new professions i'm happy to announce
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that this video is sponsored by amazon
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Basically, they're teaching you skills that are in high demand in this new world
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and that would help you get a better job and more opportunities in your life.
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A lot of courses are under 60 minutes, they're straight on point, and they wouldn't take too much of your time.
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You can find courses by different skill levels and length of the course.
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That means no matter whether you're a beginner
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and want to take the first step in the technology space or you already have some knowledge, you can find the right course for you.
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If you don't know which course to take, you can always choose from a selection of popular courses.
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So what you need to do is go to amazon .com slash awscourses, choose the course that you want to take.
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You can decide which course to take by looking through the course overview, objectives, syllabus.
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And yes, that's it.
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You can start the course.
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Inside the course page, you can find classes with text, video, quizzes, as well as various interactive knowledge checks.
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Explore AWS courses and start learning new skills.
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The link is down in the description box below.
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Another great tip that I love to share is focusing on your weaknesses first.
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If, for example, you're getting ready for an exam, it is super easy to start with exercises that, you know, you just tick,
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tick, and tick, and you're done, perfect.
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Or if you're learning a language is very easy to start with something super easy like watching a movie in that language
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when you're just starting out
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it can be in a day in a week in a month you still have a lot of energy
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so try to start with something that's the most difficult and leave easier things till the end of the day, till the end of the week,
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till the end of the month when you have less energy.
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So when I was preparing for my GMAT, and the framework could be this, you take something like a placement test,
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for example, if you decide that, okay, I need to prepare for this type of exam.
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So you take a mock exam, a trial exam, you see what are your areas of weakness, and you start improving them first,
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and then you go to things that were easier for you.
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Now, there is another piece of advice
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that goes more into mindset what i also like to do i like to plan things
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that i don't really like for friday just
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because on friday my mood is more festive i'm like okay the weekend is approaching you know saturday
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and sunday i'm gonna spend time with my family
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so on friday i am in this better mood to work on things
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i didn't want to work on on monday for example
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when I'm overloaded and when I'm still trying to get into this work mode
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so Friday is the day for the hardest tasks Monday is the day
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when I try to not plan anything
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because I know a lot of things already would happen on Monday just
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because it's after the weekends probably my team will get back to me
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or somebody else would ask me to do something this is just this mindset trick
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that really works for me teach what you're learning oh my god this is something
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that works really well
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if you are studying something very complicated trying to explain this to your parents to your classmates to other students
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and this is why a lot of universities do this thing
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if you're doing your masters you're actually teaching bachelors
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if you're doing your phd you're teaching on master's programs just because when you're trying to explain things to other people
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they start making a lot more sense in your head
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because you need to truly understand things in order to be able to explain it
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and I like the saying
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that in order to teach beginners a language you need to be advanced like
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because sometimes people think oh in order to teach beginners
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I can be intermediate
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it actually takes a lot more than just knowing the language
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on a certain level to teach people who are just starting out
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it's the whole cultural thing it's the whole motivation thing
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so in order to be able to teach someone something you need to be really really good at the subject
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and this is how you check yourself.
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Do I understand it completely and I can explain it to my mom
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or I can't yet and this means you need to study more.
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Another method that's super interesting to learn is called C -Method and it was created by Kevin Horsley.
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He's actually one of a few people in the world to have received the title
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International Grand Master of Memory.
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He's also the guy who memorized 10 ,000 digits of pi.
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You might think he had good memory but in In reality, he was dyslexic and struggled to memorize things for a short period of time.
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So he wrote a book called Unlimited Memory where he revealed his C method.
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The first letter stands for sense, the second exaggerate, the third energize.
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So basically when you remember a word, you use your senses.
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Sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch.
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You imagine what it would look like, you imagine how it would feel to touch
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and taste then you exaggerate it make it stand out in your mind
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and then you energize
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and put movement to it let me give you an example let's try to remember an abstract word consciousness
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now i can see it as an exclamation point
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that points over someone's head it yellow it blinks
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and suddenly it grows bigger and bigger at the end of it it bursts
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and you see a person thoughts instead of his head this is consciousness basically
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if you don't know what this word means it's a state of understanding or realizing something.
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So the more information you bring to life with this word, the better it will stick with you.
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Use your imagination and the more creative you get, the more you'll remember.
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Another method that really helps me study is group method.
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And I actually have a few courses that I've created myself.
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And when it's a live course, we try to have co -working sessions.
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It is a remote course, so we don't meet offline.
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But we try to meet online for an hour a week
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when we just have relaxing music we have a person guiding this
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and he'll be like okay guys this is your hour to work on your project
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and everybody tunes in
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and it's not like everyone's talking it's just we see each other doing something
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and this is why all of those videos on youtube like study with me music for studying
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they just create this group environment kind of thing
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that we need as humans and this allows us to be more productive
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because we see other people studying like okay i'm in this mood
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and this is also why i like working in a library
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this is why i like taking in -person classes just
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because it creates this atmosphere of group work thank you guys
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so much watching this video up to the very end i hope it was useful
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and i hope it motivated you to study more
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if you're not yet subscribed this channel hit the red button down below
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and I will see you very soon in my next videos bye bye
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “How to Learn Anything Faster”. This video has 153 sentences and 1936 words to shadow. The speech runs for 9:53. The speaker talks fast, about 196 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
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| mood noun | /muːd/ | A mental or emotional state, composure. |
| examination noun | /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ | The act of examining. |
| mindset noun | /ˈmaɪn(d)ˌsɛt/ | A way of thinking; an attitude or opinion, especially a habitual one. |
| skill noun | /skɪl/ | A capacity to do something well; a technique, an ability, usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities that are regarded as innate. |
| tick noun | /tɪk/ | A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida. |
| aura noun | /ˈɔːɹə/ | A subtle emanation or exhalation of any substance, such as an aroma or odour. |
| beginner noun | /bəˈɡɪnɚ/ | Someone who is just starting at something, or has only recently started. |
| cloud noun | /ˈklaʊ̯d/ | A visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air. |
| explore verb | /ɪkˈsploɹ/ | To examine or investigate something systematically. |
| productive adjective | /pɹəˈdʌk.tɪv/ | Capable of producing something, especially in abundance; fertile. |
| weakness noun | /ˈwik.nɪs/ | The condition of being weak. |
| consciousness noun | /ˈkɑnʃəsnəs/ | The state of being conscious or aware; awareness. |
| profession noun | /pɹəˈfɛʃ.ən/ | A promise or vow made on entering a religious order. |
| dessert noun | /dɪˈzɝt/ | The last course of a meal, consisting of fruit, sweet confections etc. |
| lifelong adjective | /ˈlaɪf.lɔːŋ/ | Extending for the entire duration of life. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| start out verb | To emerge suddenly; to jump out. | |
| wake up verb | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | To stop sleeping; to awake. |
| get back to verb | Return to (an activity) | |
| look through verb | To take a view of the contents of; search in, either with the eyes or by hand. |
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 | I've started · you've probably seen · you've ever had |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | is sponsored · are created · is called |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | people who are · guy who memorized |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 59 contractions and reduced forms, such as you're, I'm, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, consciousness /ˈkɑnʃəsnəs/, profession /pɹəˈfɛʃ.ən/, conclusion /kənˈkluːʒən/, imagination /ɪˌmæd͡ʒəˈneɪʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, complicated /ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/, experiment /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/, celebrity /səˈlɛb.ɹɪ.ɾi/, imagination /ɪˌmæd͡ʒəˈneɪʃən/
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 mood, examination, mindset.
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.