Shadowing Practice: it’s about to happen - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Your life is about to change.
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Your life is about to change so drastically that it will blow your mind.
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So many changes are happening right now beneath the surface that you cannot see with your bare eyes.
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But God is with you.
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The universe is with you.
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Your ancestors and your spirit guides are all by your side right now, guiding you toward your dream life.
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This video is made specifically for you.
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You will only find it when a big transformation is about to come into your life.
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Six months from now, at the end of this year, you'll be in a completely different place.
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A place that is so much better than anything you have ever imagined.
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You'll be looking back at this moment and laughing at the worry and anxiety you are currently experiencing.
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Your prayers are always heard, but it's not the right time yet.
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there are several things that the higher power is still working on for you right now
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so be patient i know you don't like the words be patient
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but blessings are only blessings when they come to you at the right time
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when you are mentally emotionally and spiritually ready to welcome
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and preserve them and that moment is coming very soon the gold
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that you're looking for is right in front of you just
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a few inches away a lot of people give up before
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they find the gold they lose hope they lose patience
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so they stop trying not from a place of detachment
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and letting go but from a place of disappointment distrust
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and frustration they give up
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because they forget something important as they are hyper focused on the gold at the destination they ignore the goal
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that has always been present throughout the journey in every step they take in every turn they choose
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and that gold is not money possessions or external validation
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that gold is the joy they find in doing what they
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love the development of their character the expansion of their minds
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and the experience of their souls that gold can be collected at any moment
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and give you all the energy you need to keep going to remain hopeful
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and optimistic but if you are
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if you are too obsessed with the final result you won't be able to see it
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and you'll become frustrated because you can't find any meaning
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and fulfillment in the process so keep working on your goals keep maintaining
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that frequency don't give up because the life you want is right around the corner
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when those big changes happen you'll probably feel shocked
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and overwhelmed by how dramatically your life transforms in such a short period of time
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but don't be too shocked a lot of things are already
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happening right now at this very moment you just cannot see them with your bare eyes just imagine
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that you planted a seed of desire hope and intention months
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or years ago even though nothing seems to be changing
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and everything appears quiet on the surface beneath the ground that seed is growing
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the changes are dormant silent and invisible and then suddenly one day
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that seed will sprout and grow so quickly
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and it will turn into a beautiful tree overnight that's what's gonna happen for you one day you meet someone
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and your life changes forever one day you move to a new place a new city a new country
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and your life changes forever one day you start that business
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and your life changes forever one day you dare to say what you have always wanted to say
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and your life changes forever one day you wake up look around and realize
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that your life will never be the same again a completely
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new chapter has been unlocked you're moving into one of the most exhilarating exciting
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and beautiful stages of your life and you are not going back
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but in order for all of this to happen you need
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to work with the higher power as well your future is determined by your present energy
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so just focus on harnessing and reinforcing the energy
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that is aligned with the future that you want to create
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and experience don't entertain anything that is irrelevant to it Your present reality is simply the residue of the past.
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Everything that you are experiencing right now is the direct product of your past beliefs, thoughts and emotions.
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Which means you can pull, you know, reverse card and turn your life around by changing your inner world, your inner monologue and your belief systems.
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And listen to your intuition.
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Your intuition is whispering words of wisdom and guidance into your ears.
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The things you need to do, the places you need to go, the words you need to say but you are ignoring this voice
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and you are choosing to listen to the voices of other people.
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And to the voices of fear and anxiety, these voices are very loud, but the voice of your intuition is quiet.
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So you need to pause, sit in silence and pay attention.
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Let the wisdom of your soul guide you and take action accordingly.
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If you do this, you will never go astray.
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And that's everything for today's message.
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I know it's quite specific and it's not for everybody, but if you happen to find it, this message is 100 % meant for you
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so congratulations in advance your life is about to change
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and remember when these blessings come into your life welcome them with open arms
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and remind yourself that you deserve all of these wonderful things
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because you do all right thank you so much for watching I'll see you again soon bye
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “it’s about to happen”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: gold, voice, forever, happen, moment. This video has 73 sentences and 954 words to shadow. The speech runs for 5:45. The speaker talks at a natural 166 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 88% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| blessing noun | /ˈblɛs.ɪŋ/ | Some kind of divine or supernatural aid, or reward. |
| intuition noun | /ˌɪn.tjuːˈɪʃ.ən/ | Immediate cognition without the use of conscious rational processes. |
| ignore verb | /ɪɡˈnɔː/ | To deliberately not listen or pay attention to. |
| belief noun | /bɪˈliːf/ | Mental acceptance of a claim as true. |
| shock noun | /ʃɔk/ | A sudden, heavy impact. |
| anxiety noun | /æŋˈzaɪ.əti/ | An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event. |
| wisdom noun | /ˈwɪzdəm/ | An element of personal character that enables one to distinguish the wise from the unwise. |
| beneath | /bɪˈniːθ/ | Below. |
| silence noun | /ˈsaɪ̯ləns/ | The absence of any sound. |
| silent adjective | /ˈsaɪ̯lənt/ | Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet. |
| ear noun | /ˈɪə̯/ | The organ of hearing, consisting of the pinna or auricle, auditory canal, eardrum, malleus, incus, stapes and cochlea. |
| prayer noun | /pɹɛɚ/ | A practice of communicating with one's God, or with some spiritual entity. |
| congratulations | /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/ | Expressing praise and approval, expressing approbation. |
| possession noun | /pəˈzɛʃn̩/ | A control or occupancy of something for which one does not necessarily have private property rights. |
| collect verb | /ˈkɑlɪkt/ | To gather together; amass. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| give up verb | To surrender (someone or something); to inform on (someone). | |
| go back verb | To return to a place or state after having been there at a previous time. | |
| look around verb | To inspect a building or area. | |
| wake up verb | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | To stop sleeping; to awake. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
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| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | is made · are always heard · can be collected |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | have ever imagined · has always been · have always wanted |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 14 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, you'll, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: intuition /ˌɪn.tjuːˈɪʃ.ən/, shock /ʃɔk/, congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, possession /pəˈzɛʃn̩/, intention /ɪnˈtɛnʃn̩/
- Long words — get the stress right: intuition /ˌɪn.tjuːˈɪʃ.ən/, anxiety /æŋˈzaɪ.əti/, congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, destination /dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/, transformation /ˌtɹæns.fɔɹˈmeɪ.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 blessing, intuition, ignore.
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.