Shadowing Practice: Repeat-After-Me or just LISTEN or for English Speaking Fluency SHADOWING Practice - Learn English Speaking with Video
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All right. Are you ready to win the morning? Let's do it. Now, we're going to listen to English.
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We're going to learn some English and we're going to learn some life skills along with repeating.
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Now, the repeating part, I'm not going to pause a lot, but I will pause a little so you can repeat chunks of speech that you want to remember. Shadowing. If you're an expert English practicer, try to match my pace. Try to say it with me. All right, here we go.
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When you're morning, before the world wakes, before the world wakes up, when you're morning, I want you to picture something simple and real.
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The alarm goes off. It's still dark. The room is quiet. No messages, no noise, no demands.
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In that moment, you are not reacting to life. You are deciding how you will live it.
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That first hour of your day carries more power than most people understand.
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It shapes your attitude. It affects your focus.
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It even influences how you handle money and how much progress you make.
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If you lose your morning, you spend the rest of the day trying to catch up.
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If you win your morning, you spend the rest of your day leading.
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Most people wake up and immediately hand their mind over to the world. Hand over to that's a phrasal verb. I just highlighted it. To to give to yield control to hand it over.
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They grab their phone. They scroll. They read messages. They read I put it in t past tense, didn't I? They read messages that create stress. Oh, they look at other people's lives before they look at their own goals.
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Their heart rate goes up.
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Their thoughts become scattered. And before their feet touch the floor, they already feel behind.
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That is not how a disciplined person lives. Winning your morning starts the night before.
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It starts with a decision. You decide what time you will rise.
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You decide what you will do in that first hour.
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You prepare your clothes. You prepare your workspace. You remove excuses before they appear.
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Discipline is not about force. It's about preparation.
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When the alarm rings, your mind will offer you comfort.
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It will say stay in bed. It will say you deserve more rest.
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It will say one more day will not matter.
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That voice is normal. Every human has it.
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The difference between those who grow and those who stay stuck is simple.
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One group listens to comfort. The other group listens to commitment.
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Get up when you said you would. Sit up in your bed. Feel the floor under your feet.
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Take a slow breath. Tell yourself clearly why you are awake.
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Not in a loud, dramatic way, but in a steady and calm way.
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Remind yourself that this day matters.
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Remind yourself that your future is built in hours like this.
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Go wash your face. Feel the cold water. It wakes your body. It sends a signal that you are alert.
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Drink a glass of water. Your body has been resting for hours. It needs fuel.
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These are small actions but small actions done daily create identity.
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You start seeing yourself as someone who is serious about life.
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Now protect that first 30 minutes of your morning like it's valuable because it is.
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Do not check your phone. Do not open social media. Sit in silence for a few minutes.
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Notice your thoughts. Are you anxious? Are they negative? Are they hopeful?
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You cannot manage your mindset if you never observe it.
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Write down three things you are grateful for.
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simple things, your health, your family, the opportunity to work.
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Gratitude steadies your emotions. It shifts you from pressure to purpose.
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A calm mind makes better decisions, especially about money and time.
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After gratitude, write down your top priorities for the day.
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Not 20 tasks, but three to five important actions.
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When you limit your focus, you increase your power.
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you stop reacting to everything and start moving towards something specific.
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Your morning is also the best time to strengthen your body.
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Move for at least 20 minutes. Walk, stretch, do push-ups. Feel your muscles working.
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Feel your breathing deepen. Physical movement improves your mental clarity.
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When your body is strong, your mind becomes more stable. Energy creates confidence.
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During this early hour, your mind is clear. It has not been filled with noise.
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Use that clarity to learn. Read a few pages of a book that improves your thinking.
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Listen to something that challenges you. Not entertainment. Education.
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Your income and your progress grow when your knowledge grows.
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The quiet morning is the perfect classroom.
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Winning your morning is not about waking up at an extreme hour.
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It's about waking up with intention.
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If you rise before the world, you are not rushed.
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You are not reacting. You are building. Consider how your mood changes when you are rushed.
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When you wake up late, you hurry. You skip breakfast. You snap at people.
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You make quick choices. You spend money on convenience because you feel stressed.
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That stress drains your momentum. Now consider a different morning. You wake up early.
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You sit quietly. You move your body. You plan your day. You step into the world calm and prepared.
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Your voice is steady. Your decisions are thoughtful.
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You say no to things that do not match your goals.
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You you that calm focus follows you into your work, into your finances, into your relationships.
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The first win of the day builds confidence.
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It tells your brain that you keep promises to yourself.
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Trust. Self-rust is powerful. When you trust yourself, you take bigger steps.
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You invest wisely. You stick to your plans.
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You continue when results are slow. Some people say they are not morning people.
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I understand that feeling. Habits are strong, but habits can be changed.
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Start 15 minutes earlier than usual. Keep it simple.
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Consistency matters more than intensity. The early morning also gives you emotional space.
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During the day, people need you. Your job demands attention.
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Messages arrive. Problems appear.
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If you do not create quiet time for yourself, your own goals get pushed aside and years pass quickly when you live only in reaction.
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Winning your morning is an act of self-respect.
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It says your growth matters. It says your peace matters.
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There will be mornings when you feel tired.
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There will be days when motivation is low.
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On those days, do something small. But do not skip the routine.
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Every five minutes of reflection is better than none. Even five minutes of reflection is better than none.
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Momentum is fragile. Protect it. Fragile. Make sure I pronounce that right. Momentum is fragile. It could be broken. Protect it. Over time, this early discipline shapes your identity.
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You no longer see yourself as someone who struggles to get started.
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You see yourself as someone who leads your own life. That shift in identity changes everything.
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Your morning sets the tone for how you think about money.
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When you plan your day early, you are more aware of how you spend.
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You track your expenses. You think about long-term goals.
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You are less likely to make emotional purchases because your mind is steady.
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Your morning sets the tone for your mindset.
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If you begin with gratitude and focus, you respond to challenges with patience.
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You do not panic at every obstacle.
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You understand that setbacks are part of growth, but they do not define you.
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Your morning sets the tone for momentum.
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When you complete your first planned task before others even wake up, you feel a sense of progress.
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That feeling pushes you to complete the next task. Success builds on itself.
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There is something powerful about seeing the sun rise while you are already moving forward.
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The light slowly fills the room. The day begins and you are not behind.
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You are ahead in mindset, ahead in preparation, ahead in discipline.
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People often look for big breakthroughs. They want dramatic change.
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Real change is built quietly in hours like these. It is built in calm rooms before the noise starts.
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It is built on small choices no one applauds.
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Win your morning before the world wakes. And you will notice something.
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You feel more in control. You feel less reactive.
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You feel stronger inside. That inner strength carries you through the rest of the day.
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Each sunrise gives you another chance not to start over from zero, but to build on yesterday.
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Do not waste that chance by handing your mind to distractions.
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Rise with purpose. Sit with clarity. Move with energy.
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Plan with focus. Learn with intention.
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Step into the day prepared. When you control your morning, you begin to control your life.
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When you control your morning, you begin to control your life. And that control earned daily creates a future that reflects discipline, peace, and steady progress. And that, my friends, is the end of our shadowing session for today. Let's say that one more time. And that control earned daily creates a future that reflects discipline, peace, and steady progress. Boom. Good workout.
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Keep moving forward one step at a time. I'll see you in the next practice video.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Repeat-After-Me or just LISTEN or for English Speaking Fluency SHADOWING Practice”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: wake, hour, create. This video has 114 sentences and 1544 words to shadow. The speech runs for 18:28. The speaker talks slowly, about 84 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 87% 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 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| momentum noun | /ˌmə(ʊ)ˈmɛntəm/ | Of a body in motion: the tendency of a body to maintain its inertial motion; the product of its mass and velocity, or the vector sum of the products of its… |
| mindset noun | /ˈmaɪn(d)ˌsɛt/ | A way of thinking; an attitude or opinion, especially a habitual one. |
| fragile adjective | /ˈfɹæd͡ʒəl/ | Easily broken, not sturdy; of delicate material. |
| clarity noun | /ˈklæɹ.ɪ.ti/ | The state or measure of being clear, either in appearance, thought or style; lucidity. |
| gratitude noun | /ˈɡɹæ.tɪ.tud/ | The state of being grateful. |
| react verb | /ɹiːˈækt/ | To act in response. |
| distress noun | /dɪˈstɹɛs/ | Physical or emotional discomfort, suffering, or alarm, particularly of a more acute nature. |
| pause noun | /pɔːz/ | A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation. |
| quietly adverb | /ˈkwaɪ.ɪt.li/ | Producing little or no noise. |
| reflection noun | /ɹɪˈflɛkʃən/ | The act of reflecting or the state of being reflected. |
| applaud verb | /əˈplɔd/ | To express approval (of something) by clapping the hands. |
| deepen verb | /ˈdiːpən/ | To make deep or deeper |
| phrasal adjective | /ˈfɹeɪzəl/ | Relating to, or used in the manner of, a phrase. |
| practiser noun | One who practises. | |
| scatter verb | /ˈskætɚ/ | To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| wake up verb | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | To stop sleeping; to awake. |
| move forward verb | To cause to make progress. | |
| write down verb | To produce or set (something) down in writing; to record something. | |
| catch up verb | To pick up suddenly. | |
| get up verb | To move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb. | |
| go off verb | To explode. | |
| go up verb | To move upwards. | |
| push aside verb | To ignore, reject or subdue (something). |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Are you ready to win the morning?
- They read I put it in t past tense, didn't I?
- Let's say that one more time.
- I'll see you in the next practice video.
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 built · has not been filled · are not rushed |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | those who grow · someone who is · someone who struggles |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 9 contractions and reduced forms, such as we're, you're, didn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: thoughtful /ˈθɔːtfəl/, breakthrough /ˈbɹeɪk.θɹuː/, strengthen /ˈstɹɛŋ(k)θən/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: reflection /ɹɪˈflɛkʃən/, distraction /dɪsˈtɹæk.ʃən/, anxious /ˈæŋkʃəs/, emotion /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/, patience /ˈpeɪ̯.ʃəns/
- Long words — get the stress right: momentum /ˌmə(ʊ)ˈmɛntəm/, consistency /kənˈsɪs.tən.si/, intensity /ɪnˈtɛnsɪti/
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 momentum, mindset, fragile.
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.