Shadowing Practice: Intermediate Slow English Podcast | Shadow New Words! (comprehensible input) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hello, and welcome back to my Slow English Podcast.
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Today, let's talk about doing your best.
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This is for advanced English listeners.
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I've been thinking a lot lately about how I feel
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and how the things that I do make me feel.
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Everything I do makes me feel a certain way.
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Maybe a good way, maybe a bad way.
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It doesn't matter if I think it's the correct thing to do or if it's the incorrect thing to do.
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It will still either make me feel better or make me feel worse.
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And I think a lot about my work,
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making videos and English courses.
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I'm constantly thinking of ways to do better,
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to please my viewers, to please my new viewers,
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and to stay consistent as a way of expressing my gratitude towards all of you.
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I want to be consistent and create videos that help all of my viewers.
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I put a lot of myself into these videos.
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And I never use help,
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like AI, chat GPT, or someone that I hire to help me.
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Because I want it to be all myself.
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My genuine self.
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And I think if you let AI or someone else help you create something,
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then it's not really your creation anymore.
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It's not completely yourself.
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And there's nothing wrong with that,
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but at least I don't feel the same satisfaction as I do
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when I create something by myself.
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I don't feel the same rewarding feeling, the feeling of accomplishment.
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That feeling you get when you create something from start to finish.
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That's the feeling that I love.
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That's why I love creating my own content.
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Things that I feel connected to.
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And that way, that content connects with you.
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It's really good to stay genuine.
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I think my viewers appreciate my genuine content because it's me.
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It's not just another English video. or another English teacher.
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It's a real connection to share our stories,
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experiences, and opinions with each other while learning English.
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Your audience, your viewers, are watching you because of you.
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because you're authentic you never see someone
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famous from imitating someone else people love
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authenticity you see a famous person because they're unique to themselves they are authentic
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And in a world full of the easiest ways to get things done,
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it's easy to follow the easy route it's
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hard to follow the hard route it's easy to let ai
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do all the work for you
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or to copy someone else's work but we have to remember that creativity
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is authenticity and authenticity is genuinity
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and being genuine to ourselves brings us joy
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because you stop caring about what other people think of you and you just
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Live your life as it goes.
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Being authentic and genuine to yourself.
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Don't feel like you have to be someone or act a certain way.
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You can just be happy, existing.
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Let your creativity flow and your authentic self show and you will see just how happy you can be.
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Like this video and subscribe for more slow English podcasts.
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This was finally a video for my advanced English learners.
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I really hope you enjoyed and let me know if you want more advanced English content.
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Have a great day, guys.
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Bye.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Intermediate Slow English Podcast”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: English, viewers, genuine, authentic, content. This video has 59 sentences and 541 words to shadow. The speech runs for 8:23. The speaker talks slowly, about 65 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| viewer noun | /ˈvju.ɚ/ | Someone who views a spectacle; an onlooker or spectator. |
| authentic adjective | /ɔˈθɛn.tɪk/ | Of the same origin as claimed; genuine. |
| authenticity noun | /ɑθɛnˈtɪsɪti/ | The quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original, of having the same origin (or attribution, commitment, intention, etc.) as claimed. |
| creativity noun | /kri.eɪˈtɪv.ᵻ.ti/ | The ability to use imagination to produce a novel idea or product. |
| genuinity noun | genuineness | |
| imitate verb | /ˈɪmɪteɪt/ | To follow as a model or a pattern; to make a copy, counterpart or semblance of. |
| learner noun | /ˈlɜɹnəɹ/ | One who is learning; one receiving instruction. |
| listener noun | /ˈlɪs(ə)nɚ/ | Someone who listens, especially to a speech or a broadcast. |
| accomplishment noun | /əˈkɑm.plɪʃ.mənt/ | The act of accomplishing; completion; fulfilment. |
| gratitude noun | /ˈɡɹæ.tɪ.tud/ | The state of being grateful. |
| incorrect adjective | /ˌɪn.kəˈɹɛkt/ | Not correct; erroneous or wrong. |
| subscribe verb | /səbˈskɹaɪb/ | To write (one’s name) at the bottom of a document; to sign (one's name). |
| podcast noun | /ˈpɑdˌkæst/ | A program, especially an audio program, produced on a regular basis, delivered over the Internet in a compressed digital format and designed for playback on… |
| satisfaction noun | /sætɪsˈfækʃən/ | A fulfilment of a need or desire. |
| reward noun | /ɹɪˈwɔɹd/ | Something of value given in return for an act. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Today, let's talk about doing your best.
- That's the feeling that I love.
- That's why I love creating my own content.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | your best · the easiest |
| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | love creating · stop caring |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | will still either · will see |
| Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessary | have to remember · have to be |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 8 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, doesn't, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: authentic /ɔˈθɛn.tɪk/, authenticity /ɑθɛnˈtɪsɪti/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: accomplishment /əˈkɑm.plɪʃ.mənt/, satisfaction /sætɪsˈfækʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: authenticity /ɑθɛnˈtɪsɪti/, creativity /kri.eɪˈtɪv.ᵻ.ti/, accomplishment /əˈkɑm.plɪʃ.mənt/, satisfaction /sætɪsˈfækʃən/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like viewer, authentic, authenticity.
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.