Shadowing Practice: if they don’t respect boundaries, then 🚩 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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outgrowing people in your life doesn't necessarily mean
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that you have to end on negative terms
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that you have to cut off someone sometimes it means just re-establishing what the relationship actually is
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and the boundaries that you may need to put in place
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so you can actually allow this relationship to flourish
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but the first thing we want to do is leave a relationship
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and i'm talking about in terms of friendship in terms of
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career marriage whatever it might be you want to leave a situation
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but can you work on a situation where both people feel heard
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and understood and boundaries being set so you manage your expectations
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and both people feel respected because you guys are sticking to it
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but it's incredibly hard to stick to those boundaries
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because it's not allowing a certain level of comfort
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so before you remove a relationship out of your life communicate set boundaries
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stick to those boundaries that's probably one of the most important things
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “if they don’t respect boundaries, then 🚩”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: boundaries, relationship, terms. This video has 15 sentences and 167 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:49. The speaker talks fast, about 205 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 86% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| boundary noun | /ˈbaʊndɹi/ | The dividing line or location between two areas. |
| necessarily adverb | /ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/ | Inevitably; of necessity. |
| establish verb | /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ/ | To make stable or firm; to confirm. |
| comfort noun | /ˈkʌm.fət/ | Contentment, ease. |
| friendship noun | /ˈfɹɛn(d)ʃɪp/ | The condition of being friends. |
| incredibly adverb | /ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbli/ | In an incredible manner; not to be believed. |
| communicate verb | /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/ | To impart or transmit (information or knowledge) to someone; to make known, to tell. |
| expectation noun | /ˌɛk.spɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/ | The act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen. |
| flourish verb | /ˈflʊ̈ɹ.ɪʃ/ | To thrive or grow well. |
| outgrow verb | /ˌɑʊtˈɡɹoʊ/ | To become too big in size or too mature in age or outlook to continue to want, need, use, experience, or accept some object, practice, condition, belief, etc. |
| manage verb | /ˈmæn.ɪd͡ʒ/ | To direct or be in charge of. |
| stick noun | /stɪk/ | A small, thin branch from a tree or bush; a twig; a branch. |
| marriage noun | /ˈmæɹɪd͡ʒ/ | The state of being married. |
| negative adjective | /ˈnɛɡ.ə.tɪv/ | Not positive or neutral; bad; undesirable; unfavourable. |
| remove verb | /ɹɪˈmuːv/ | To delete. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| cut off verb | /ˌkʌt ˈɔf/ [ˌkɐɾ ˈɔf] | To remove by cutting. |
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 | being set |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: establish /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ/, friendship /ˈfɹɛn(d)ʃɪp/, expectation /ˌɛk.spɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/, flourish /ˈflʊ̈ɹ.ɪʃ/
- Long words — get the stress right: necessarily /ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/, incredibly /ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbli/, communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/, expectation /ˌɛk.spɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/
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 boundary, necessarily, establish.
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.