Shadowing Practice: MED SCHOOL DIARIES | lectures, self-studies, catching up, MBChB II, coffee& late night study session - Learn English Speaking with Video
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oh so
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so yesterday i did have a night i was studying we have a lot of self studies
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that we have to do as part of the curriculum
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and i slept around two three two three
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because i wanted to cover most of the work and also
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because i didn't really study that much during the weekend
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so i had to catch up on some of the lectures
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that i did on i did last week
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so yeah it was just a lot just have a few more lectures
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that i have to cover from yesterday and i'll definitely be doing
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that today and then after that i will start with work
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that i'm supposed to do today i have accepted that moving forward
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late night study sessions and early mornings will definitely be my life
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because um what do you mean that yesterday i slept around two
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and it was mostly
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because i was tired otherwise i wanted to go like i still wanted to study
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but then i just saw
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that no man i'm no longer effective there was also a quiz
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that i did i'm not sure if i'm going to show you guys my marks
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so at the end of the self studies we get to
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have a quiz for some of the um more for some of the lectures right
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and you know sometimes like we do search the answers
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but then at 2am at
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that time yesterday i was just like i'm not even going to search this is what i think i know
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and yeah guys that is the life of a miracle student
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and but yeah we're gonna push through i still have a lot of opportunities to improve I did notice
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that I really have to study for the semester
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and the work is definitely much more difficult to understand to new
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and it's also very important because it is dysfunction so everything that is wrong, things that we're going to see at the hospitals,
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things that we are going to see for the rest of our careers. so so
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I'm going
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to the library to have two hours of study.
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It was supposed to be the fun to go break.
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So yeah, I'm going to make you so busy and stay. so this
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lecture actually took longer than i expected and i didn't have choice
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but to push and try to understand even though most of the things
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that i was learning was new one thing about medical school is
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that the learning doesn't stop when the lecture ends there's a lot of self-study
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that is involved and a single lecture can take hours to get through
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and understand and i'm also at a point in my life where learning about the pathophysiology
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and dysfunction has actually forced me to sort of change
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and review my study methods which has been a journey on its own
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because back when i was doing my BSc I had a different method
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that worked for me
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but now it is a totally different case during this period the library closes at half past four
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but I felt like I could just go a little bit longer
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so I went from the library to the study area I mean even
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if I did two or three slides that still would have been enough and made a difference so so so
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you you
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I decided to leave
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because I was just no longer productive and instead of me just sitting
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and trying to force myself to study
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or else I can just go take a break
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and then come back or not come back to the library
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but then get back into studying again with a fresh mind i think yeah it was just a better option so so i
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just got home now and i just want to cool down wind down
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and then i'm going to get myself comfortable and then after
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that i'm going to eat and then start studying
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and i should do that as soon as possible
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because i feel like i've already wasted a lot of time now
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because i left school around five
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and then now it's almost seven that's two hours down
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that is two hours down
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but yeah after everything i'm gonna study i should study by eight by eight i should be studying that's the plan?
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I had rounds.
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Mm-hmm.
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Jealous? Of Yang?
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Don't let it eat at you.
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Full of T cells.
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He just received a kidney transplant.
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Your wits, your hands, your stitch.
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The Harper Avery award those two.
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When it all comes down to you to you
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hi guys so i am back now
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and we didn't really make it on time
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because the time now is almost half past eight the plan was to be here at eight
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but you know what we're here the other thing
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that also made me waste a bit of time was
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because i also had to go and wash dishes so like yeah it was all of that
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one hour 15 minutes to finish 30 minutes
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that was left basically what we're looking at it is the cerebral vascular diseases
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so looking at things like stroke what called stroke the type of strokes
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that we find
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and just understanding at a very deep level i went through the lecture i understand what it is about
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and i'm going to go over to the next lectures
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that i'm supposed to do or that i was supposed to do today
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I want to change, change into an animal instead.
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I'd climb down to the deepest darkest cave with no regret.
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i am now finally finally done with everything
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that i wanted to do today i just finished the lecture slides
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which were very very long but right now i'm just happy
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that i'm done at least i was able to check the plans
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and the goals that i had for myself when the day started
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and i'm very proud of myself i think also the vlog kind of helps
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because i had a goal that at the end of the vlog I want to say
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that I was able to do all the actions
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that I wanted to do or I was able to accomplish all the plans that I wanted to accomplish.
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So right now I'm really really tired and I just want to sleep.
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I'm not sure what time I'm going to wake up because I do have self-study sessions for tomorrow morning.
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But obviously now I can't wake up early or as early as I wanted to.
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I think I'm probably going to wake up around 8, 9 and then I'm going to start my day a bit late.
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I'm so happy that I was able to start and end off the vlog successfully.
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This is my first official vlog and I'll be doing more of these.
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Which is going to be part of my study diaries.
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And I'll be posting these.
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I'll try to be consistent and post each and every week.
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At least once a week.
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And then together with my YouTube shorts.
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So that's the plan.
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But yeah, if you guys enjoyed the vlog, please give it a thumbs up.
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And also leave any comments down below.
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And or anything that you might want to ask or even say
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and what else i want to say i don't know
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if i left anything behind i'm just gonna write it at the end anyway
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that is all from my side so bye
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 115 sentences and 1260 words to shadow. The speech runs for 12:09. The speaker talks slowly, about 104 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 84% 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
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| lecture noun | /ˈlɛk.t͡ʃə/ | A spoken lesson or exposition, usually delivered to a group. |
| slide noun | /ˈslaɪ̯d/ | An item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again. |
| accomplish verb | /əˈkɑm.plɪʃ/ | To finish successfully. |
| quiz noun | /kwɪz/ | A competition in the answering of questions. |
| dysfunction noun | /dɪsˈfʌŋk.ʃən/ | A failure to function in an expected or complete manner. Usually refers to a disorder in a bodily organ (e.g. erectile dysfunction), a mental disorder, or the… |
| consistent adjective | /kənˈsɪs.tənt/ | Of a regularly occurring, dependable nature. |
| successfully adverb | /səkˈsɛs.fə.li/ | In a successful manner; with success; without failing. |
| regret verb | /ɹɪˈɡɹɛt/ | To feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead. |
| jealous adjective | /ˈd͡ʒɛl.əs/ | Suspecting rivalry in love; troubled by worries that one might have been replaced in someone's affections; suspicious of a lover's or spouse's fidelity. |
| climb verb | /ˈklaɪ̯m/ | To traverse a slope or contour, either upwards (ascending) or downwards (descending). |
| productive adjective | /pɹəˈdʌk.tɪv/ | Capable of producing something, especially in abundance; fertile. |
| dish noun | /dɪʃ/ | A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle. |
| cave noun | /keɪv/ | A large, naturally-occurring cavity formed underground or in the face of a cliff or a hillside. |
| miracle noun | /ˈmɪɹ.ə.kəl/ | An event that appears inexplicable by the laws of nature and so is held to be supernatural in origin. |
| curriculum noun | /kəˈɹɪk.jə.ləm/ | The set of courses, coursework, and content offered at a school or university. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| wake up verb | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | To stop sleeping; to awake. |
| sleep around verb | Synonym of fuck around: to sleep with numerous partners. | |
| come back verb | To return to a place. | |
| come down to verb | To reach by moving down or reducing. | |
| cool down verb | /kuːl ˈdaʊn/ | To become cooler; to be reduced in temperature. |
| end off verb | Synonym of end up. | |
| get through verb | /ɡɛt ˈθɹu/ | To overcome; to endure. |
| go through verb | To travel from one end of something to the other. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 43 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, I'll, we're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: accomplish /əˈkɑm.plɪʃ/, dysfunction /dɪsˈfʌŋk.ʃən/, dish /dɪʃ/
- Long words — get the stress right: successfully /səkˈsɛs.fə.li/, curriculum /kəˈɹɪk.jə.ləm/
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 lecture, slide, accomplish.
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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| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | have accepted · has actually forced · has been |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | is involved · was left |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past | was studying · was learning · was doing |
| Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good idea | should do · should study |
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.