Shadowing Practice: HOW TO WIN A TRIATHLON!! - Learn English Speaking with Video

Creating lesson...
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Hey everybody.
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Oh fk, how should I?
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In quarantine, I started gaming a lot.
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So then I started researching up game rooms that other gamers have.
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A majority of them are, you know, outer space themed, which is great, But you want to know a game room that not too many gamers have?
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I've been working on this game room for a little over a year.
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So there's a mural on the ceiling.
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We put little poisonous dark frogs,
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lizards, and these chairs you can sit on and they're actually the stools from the rainforest cafe at the bar.
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But how crazy would it be if I was gaming
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and then all of a sudden you saw a little snake coil up in there?
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You know, but it's real.
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That would be wild.
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Are you okay? Am I?
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So keep an eye out.
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I'm going to be streaming soon and I cannot wait.
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Am I okay?
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I should just run a triathlon real quick.
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What?
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So I'm going to do a triathlon real quick without any training.
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you got like 200 more laps to go yeah i know you know they say my father is michael felt
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no one says that i did it you okay
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i swam 1500 meters
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and now i'm gonna run uh 10 kilometers i don't really
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like to leave my house too often i'm just gonna be running around my property
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and i'm gonna do a thousand laps i think There's got to be a better way.
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Nope.
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Not a good start.
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Why are you even doing this?
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For the views.
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While we're at it, please cop the merch at littleshop .com. And 1 ,000.
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This is your bike?
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Yeah.
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It's not in the budget.
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You've got to love yourself.
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This is going to be so much harder.
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No, it's not.
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You're just going there and back?
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Yeah.
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Like a bunch of times?
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Yeah.
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this is the slowest who
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would watch this
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what do
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we learn you should uh you should train before you do
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triathlon you also have a tennis game you have to do
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your friends tonight that's today yeah you got the energy for
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it we are having a tennis tournament i've never played tennis before it's like we tennis the price
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is none other than a 15 gift card to barnes and noble let's go
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bro there's no way no no it's 15 dude what are you talking about okay
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so we're gonna play 1v1 they're gonna go first whoever wins
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that plays in the gold medal match we're going to seven It's like warm up a little bit
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I'll go through a fence if I have to
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What do you think the key to tonight's success was I'll
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name you a few passion dedication commitment bravery heart loyalty respect
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okay just a few just a few all right i took the l it is now vardon and ramsay okay and it's out
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You gotta serve in the court.
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I want to thank my family and friends for putting me in tennis when I was a kid.
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Let's play doubles.
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Okay guys, let's play doubles.
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Yeah, let's go.
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Let's do it.
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40, you shouldn't have messed that up.
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He doesn't even know how to read.
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Hey, excuse me.
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Do you guys sell audiobooks?
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Um, yeah, actually.
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Wait, you work here?
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Yeah, I just got hired yesterday.
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I have a $15 gift card.
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Okay, cool.
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Um, unfortunately, there's no money on his card.
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Wait, there's no money on the card at all?
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I want...
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I'm out of here.
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Bro, there's no money on the card.
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You don't have to be disrespectful

About This Lesson

You're practicing English with "HOW TO WIN A TRIATHLON!!" using the Shadowing technique — a method originally developed for professional interpreter training.

Focus on sounding like the speaker — not just repeating words. With 15–30 minutes of daily practice, you'll build real-world speaking confidence.

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.

Shadowing technique: read the full step-by-step guide →