Shadowing Practice: IT'S NOT OVER UNTIL I WIN ⛈️🔥 || Les Brown - Learn English Speaking with Video

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I remember I was playing a game with my nine -year -old son,
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John Leslie, and I beat him ten straight games in a game called Connect Four.
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And I got up, I said, I'm ready to go to sleep now.
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John Leslie said, no, you can't go now, Dad.
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I said, why?
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He said, it's not over until I win.
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After the 11th game, John Leslie won, and he got up and he yawned, and he said, I'm ready to go to sleep now.
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That was his attitude.
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What if we have that kind of attitude?
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The car's repossessed.
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Nobody believes in you.
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You've lost again and again and again.
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The lights are cut off, but you're still looking at your dream, reviewing it every day and say to yourself, it's not over until I win.

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About This Lesson

You're practicing English with "IT'S NOT OVER UNTIL I WIN ⛈️🔥 || Les Brown" 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.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

StructureIn the video
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters nowYou've lost
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does itare cut
Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the pastwas playing
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around nowyou're still looking

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 →