Shadowing Practice: Listen to English, Learn Something, Repeat, and Do SHADOWING Practice for Fluency - Learn English Speaking with Video
Creating lesson...
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Grab a hold of your fluent English speaking skills by practicing with me today, shall we?
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Let's do it.
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Let's jump into it.
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Now we're going to do a lot of shadowing today and repeating.
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I want you to repeat after me and then shadow me.
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It'll be tedious and it will be tiring and you will work out your English speaking muscles.
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But guess what?
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That's what you need.
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Let's do it.
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All right, here's the first one here.
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Let's talk about a simple... but powerful idea.
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Let's talk about a simple but powerful idea.
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Say that.
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What kind of idea?
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An idea that shows the difference in mindset shows the difference in mindset between people. Who build wealth?
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and people who stay poor.
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People who build wealth and people who stay poor.
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What's the difference in those people's mindset?
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All right, I'm going to say all of this, and I want you to follow along and say it with me.
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Okay, let's go.
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Let's talk about a simple but powerful idea
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that shows the difference in mindset between people who build wealth and people who stay poor.
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You got that?
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Let's try it one more time.
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Let's talk about a simple but powerful idea
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that shows the difference in mindset between people who build wealth and people who stay poor.
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Good job.
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People who have money problems often see money as something to spend.
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That's what people, people who have money problems, people who are poor or don't have enough money, they see money as something to spend.
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I'm going to say this two times.
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Follow along.
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Ready?
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People who have money problems often see money as something to spend.
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Something to spend something to spend.
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Okay, one more.
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People who have money problems often see money as something to spend.
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Good.
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They work hard, get their paycheck, and then use it all until there is nothing left.
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They work hard, get their paycheck, and then use it all until there is nothing left.
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Again.
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They work hard, get their paycheck, and then use it all until there is nothing left.
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Wealthy people see money as a tool.
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On the other hand, wealthy people see money as a tool.
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After paying for their basic needs, They look for ways to invest it.
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and earn more money.
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They look for ways to invest their money, so that their money can make them money.
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Alright, I'm going to say this twice.
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Follow along.
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Say it with me.
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After paying for their basic needs, they look for ways to invest it and earn more money.
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After paying for their basic needs, they look for ways to invest it and earn more money. That was better.
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And earn more money.
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Okay.
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This one change in how you think about money.
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affects many daily choices.
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This one change in how you think about money affects many daily choices.
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Again, this one change in how you think about money affects many daily choices.
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From the car you drive?
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and the clothes you buy.
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So the choices it affects is from the car you drive and the clothes you buy.
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2 How much you save for retirement.
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and even how many credit cards you use.
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All right, so this is a continuation of this sentence, right?
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This one change in how you think about money affects many daily choices from the choices
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that from the car you drive and the clothes you buy, to how much you save for retirement,
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and even how many credit cards you use.
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Let's try again.
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From the car you drive and the clothes you buy, to how much you save for retirement,
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and even how many credit cards you use.
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Understanding and accepting this idea is important for everyone.
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no matter where you start.
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No matter where you start, your starting point, regardless of your starting point, no matter where you start, Rich or poor.
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So understanding and accepting this idea is important for everyone, no matter where you start.
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Again, understanding and accepting this idea is important for everyone, no matter where you start.
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All right.
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Easy peasy, lemon squeezy.
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Shall we do it from the start to finish?
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Shadowing?
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Shadowing time.
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Join me non -stop.
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Are you ready?
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Here we go.
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Let's talk about a simple but powerful idea
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that shows the difference in mindset between people who build wealth and people who stay poor.
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People who have money problems often see money as something to spend.
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They work hard, get their paycheck, and then use it all until there is nothing left.
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Wealthy people see money as a tool.
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After paying for their basic needs, they look for ways to invest it and earn more money.
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This one change in how you think about money affects many daily choices.
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From the car you drive and the clothes you buy, to how much you save for retirement,
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and even how many credit cards you use.
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Understanding and accepting this idea is important for everyone, no matter where you start.
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Boom.
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Good workout.
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Keep moving forward, one step at a time.
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Get all the steps at EnglishCoachChad .com.
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We just kept going without stopping, didn't we?
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All right, thank you for practicing with me again, and I'll see you in the next English -speaking practice video.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Listen to English, Learn Something, Repeat, and Do SHADOWING Practice for Fluency”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: choices, spend, poor, mindset, affects. This video has 98 sentences and 887 words to shadow. The speech runs for 7:16. The speaker talks at a steady 122 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 91% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 12 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| mindset noun | /ˈmaɪn(d)ˌsɛt/ | A way of thinking; an attitude or opinion, especially a habitual one. |
| cloth noun | /klɒθ/ | A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. Sometimes… |
| invest verb | /ɪnˈvɛst/ | To spend money, time, or energy on something, especially for some benefit or purpose; used with in. |
| paycheck noun | /ˈpeɪ.t͡ʃɛk/ | A periodic payment, usually in the form of a paper check, received by an employee from an employer for work performed. |
| wealthy adjective | /ˈwɛl.θi/ | Possessing financial wealth; rich. |
| squeezy adjective | flexible and easy to squeeze | |
| tedious adjective | /ˈtiː.dɪəs/ | Boring, monotonous, time-consuming, wearisome, livelong. |
| fluent adjective | /ˈfluənt/ | That flows; flowing, liquid. |
| continuation noun | /kənˌtɪnjʊˈeɪʃ(ə)n/ | The act or state of continuing or being continued; uninterrupted extension or succession |
| workout noun | /ˈwɝk.aʊ̯t/ | An exercise session; a period of physical exercise. |
| tire verb | /ˈtaɪ̯ɚ/ | To become sleepy or weary. |
| lemon noun | /ˈlɛmən/ | A yellowish citrus fruit. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| follow along verb | To continue behind or beside an animal, person, vehicle or other object, especially as a companion. | |
| move forward verb | To cause to make progress. | |
| work out verb | /ˌwɝk ˈaʊt/ | To calculate. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Let's talk about a simple...
- Let's talk about a simple but powerful idea.
- From the car you drive?
- Shall we do it from the start to finish?
- We just kept going without stopping, didn't we?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | people who stay · People who build · People who have |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | we're going to do · I'm going to say |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | It'll be · I'll see |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 8 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, didn't, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: cloth /klɒθ/, wealthy /ˈwɛl.θi/
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 mindset, cloth, invest.
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.