Shadowing Practice: REMEMBER YOUR DREAM - Motivational Video - Learn English Speaking with Video
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we all have things that we're believing for dreams
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that we want to accomplish problems we're hoping will turn around maybe
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it's to see our family restored to lose some weight to break an addiction to start our own business
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but sometimes as it goes on month after month even year after year
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and we don't see anything changing it's easy to get discouraged
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and think it's never going to happen this is as good as it gets
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i'll just learn to live with it we all go through disappointments setbacks loss pain is a part of life
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it's easy to get discouraged even bitter think why is this happening to me
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Sometimes we look at pieces in our lives that don't make sense.
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The key is what we do in our times of pain.
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Pain will change us.
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Heartache, loss, disappointments, they don't leave us the same.
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Every painful time, even though you don't like it, it's developing something in you that can only be developed in the tough times.
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Eventually, that will pass.
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You'll get through it, but you will be different.
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in those tough times
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when you're uncomfortable going through a loss dealing with an illness
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you could easily let it overwhelm you now how the pain changes
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you is up to you you can come out bitter
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or you can come out better you can come out defeated giving up on your dreams
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or you can come out with a new passion a new fire excited about the new opportunities in front of you
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i may not like it but i'm not a whiner i'm a warrior i know i can handle this
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don't complain about the pain without the pain we couldn't reach the fullness of our destinies
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sometimes we bring pain on ourselves we make poor choices get in a relationship we know is not good
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or maybe get over our head in our spending now it's painful we're having to deal with the
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consequences all of us experience pain my challenge don't just go through it grow through it
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that difficulty is an opportunity to get stronger to develop character
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to gain new confidence anybody can give up anybody can let it overwhelm you
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but you know what that's doing wasting your pain
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that pain is not there to stop you it's there to prepare
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you to increase you to develop you difficulties are a part of life
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now quit telling yourself you can't take it you're not weak
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you are well able eventually the pain will pass you'll give birth to new strength just
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because it hasn't happened yet doesn't mean that it's not going to happen.
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There will always be forces trying to convince us to settle where we are.
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Life has a way of pushing our dreams down.
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They can become buried under discouragement, buried under past mistakes.
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There are dreams buried under divorce, buried under low self -esteem.
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it's easy to settle for mediocrity even though we have all this potential buried on the inside
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what are you remembering the hurt the pain what didn't work out turn it around
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and remember your dream have you allowed any dreams to get buried in you at one time
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you believed you could do something great you believed
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you could lead the company in sales you believed you could break
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that addiction it's been a long time had some bad breaks wasn't all your fault
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you could easily settle where you are nobody would fault
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you the enemy would love to deceive you into burying your dream thinking
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that it's never going to work out don't believe those lives it's not too late to become all
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that you were created to be every time you remember your dream
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you're removing some dirt you're digging
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it back out the true mark of a champion is even
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though some dirt gets thrown on your dream instead of letting
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it get buried you keep shaking it off you keep moving forward
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you wouldn't be having that opposition if you didn't have something great in you
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if your dream wasn't alive
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and on track right on schedule to come to pass you wouldn't have
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so many things coming against you that dream is still alive you may have tried a year ago
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five years ago or 40 years ago didn't work out nobody was there to help you go back
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and try again this is your time
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this is your moment your destiny is calling out to you can i tell you your dream is not dead
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it's just not in season your time is coming promotion is coming good breaks are coming promises
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you've been standing on dreams you've been praying about
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lack is not your destiny constantly struggling barely getting by is not the end of your story
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these light afflictions are for a moment the adversity is temporary the glory is eternal
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there are some dreams shut up in you like fire you're going to feel your destiny calling out
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may not have happened the first time the loan didn't go
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through you didn't get chosen for the part the medical report wasn't good
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that's okay it's still in you this is your time
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this is your moment shake off the doubt shake off the negativity
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you're at the right place you're at the right time
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now all you've got to do is get in the right frame of mind
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Lord, I believe this is my year to get healthy and whole.
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This is my year to meet the people of my dreams.
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This is my year to go further in my career, to step into a new level of my destiny.
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This is my year to accomplish dreams, to break free from this depression.
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This is my year to meet the right people.
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This is my year to get healthy and whole.
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This is your year to see double
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this is your year for vindication for restoration for new beginnings now get your mind going in the right direction
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “REMEMBER YOUR DREAM - Motivational Video”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: dream, pain, buried, break, destiny. This video has 78 sentences and 1007 words to shadow. The speech runs for 6:56. The speaker talks at a steady 145 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 89% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| bury verb | /ˈbɛɹi/ | To outlive. |
| destiny noun | /ˈdɛs.tɪ.ni/ | That to which any person or thing is destined; a predetermined state; a condition predestined by the Divine or by human will. |
| settle verb | /ˈsɛtəl/ | To determine (something which was exposed to doubt or question); to resolve conclusively; to set or fix (a time, an order of succession, etc). |
| shake verb | /ˈʃeɪk/ | To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly. |
| difficulty noun | /ˈdɪfɪkəlti/ | The state of being difficult, or hard to do. |
| painful adjective | /ˈpeɪn.fl̩/ | Causing pain or distress, either physical or mental. |
| dirt noun | /dɝt/ | Soil or earth. |
| bitter adjective | /ˈbɪ.tɚ/ | Having an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance). |
| addiction noun | /əˈdɪkˌʃən/ | A state that is characterized by compulsive drug use or compulsive engagement in rewarding behavior, despite negative consequences. |
| accomplish verb | /əˈkɑm.plɪʃ/ | To finish successfully. |
| disappointment noun | /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt/ | The feeling or state of being disappointed: a feeling of sadness or frustration when something is not as good as one hoped or expected, or when something bad… |
| discourage verb | /dɪsˈkɝɪd͡ʒ/ | To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject. |
| temporary adjective | /ˈtɛmp(əˌɹ)ɛɹi/ | Not permanent; existing only for a period or periods of time. |
| passion noun | /ˈpæʃən/ | A true desire sustained or prolonged. |
| illness noun | /ˈɪl.nəs/ | An instance (episode) of a disease or poor health. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| come out verb | /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ | To be discovered; to be revealed. |
| go through verb | To travel from one end of something to the other. | |
| work out verb | /ˌwɝk ˈaʊt/ | To calculate. |
| shake off verb | To remove (something attached to, on or clinging to an object) by shaking. | |
| back out verb | To reverse (a vehicle) from a confined space. | |
| call out verb | To specify, especially in detail. | |
| come out with verb | To say (something) unexpectedly. | |
| get over verb | To overcome. |
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 | hasn't happened · it's been |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | be developed · were created |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 39 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, you're, didn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shake /ˈʃeɪk/, addiction /əˈdɪkˌʃən/, accomplish /əˈkɑm.plɪʃ/, passion /ˈpæʃən/, promotion /pɹəˈmoʊʃn̩/
- Long words — get the stress right: difficulty /ˈdɪfɪkəlti/, disappointment /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt/, temporary /ˈtɛmp(əˌɹ)ɛɹi/, uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/, restoration /ɹɛstəˈɹeɪʃən/
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 bury, destiny, settle.
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.