Shadowing Practice: Repeat-After-Me + SHADOWING English Speaking Practice - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Okay. So this is how we are going to do today's English speaking practice. First we will do chunks of speech sections repeat after me style. So you'll repeat after me. I'll say some English, you repeat it. Then later on we'll do the shadowing section like we always do. All right, you ready? Let's jump into it. What are the steps to discovering your purpose?
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Your reason for being. Your purpose. Your reason for being. What are the steps for that?
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It's not something you'll uncover in a single day.
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It's not something you'll uncover in one day. in a single day.
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Instead, you grow into it gradually. You grow into it gradually. Little by little, gradually through real experiences and small consistent actions. small consistent actions.
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Step one, recall your childhood joy. Recall your childhood joy.
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Remember what brought you joy when you were a child. Think back to when you were young.
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before fear, money, or pressure build your mind. Yeah. Think back to when you were young before fear, money, or pressure filled your mind?
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What made you smile for no reason at all?
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For no reason at all, for no particular reason, no special reason. What made you smile for no reason at all?
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Maybe it was drawing, helping others, building things, or telling stories to your friends.
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Those memories hold powerful clues to who you really are. And what lights you up inside?
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What lights you up inside? What gives you a like a light coming on inside of you?
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Gets you excited. Lights you up. It lights me up. It gets me excited.
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Those memories hold powerful clues to who you really are and what lights you up inside.
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Step two, notice when time seems to disappear.
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Notice those times when time itself seems to disappear. You're not thinking about it.
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When do hours feel like minutes for you? Hours pass but it feels like minutes.
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Is it when you write, cook, dance, fix things, play music, or lose yourself in a hobby? If you lose yourself in the hobby, you're just totally into it. You're just not thinking about anything else. You're just doing the hobby.
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That feeling of being fully absorbed, fully absorbed. That's the same as um as uh lose yourself in it. You can lose yourself in it. Also we can say like a flow state.
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That feeling of being fully absorbed. Fully absorbed.
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That's your flow state. And it's a strong sign of what brings you genuine fulfillment.
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Genuine true fulfillment.
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It brings you fulfillment.
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Step three, listen to others. People often recognize your gifts before you do.
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Other people often will recognize you have a gift before you notice that you have a gift.
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What do they What do they thank you for over and over again? What do they thank you for?
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What do they naturally turn to you for help with?
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Is it comfort, advice, ideas, organization, problem solving?
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Hidden in those patterns is a strength you may be underestimating.
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If you underestimate something, you're rating it too low. You don't think it's powerful, but it's it is. You are rating it too low. You are underestimating it.
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Hidden in those patterns is a strength you may be underestimating.
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Step four, explore and try new things. Don't wait around for the perfect answer to drop in your lap.
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If something drops in your lap, it just suddenly appears.
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So, we often say, "It dropped in my lap. Where did you get that?" "Ah, it dropped in my lap." It's not literal. It just means I suddenly got it. I didn't try hard and I got it.
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So, don't wait around for the perfect answer to drop in your lap.
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Get out there out into the world. Get out there and experiment. Get out there and do things.
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Volunteer, take a class, help a friend, join a group, or start a tiny project just for fun.
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The more you do, the more feedback you get from life and the clearer your reason for being becomes.
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And the clearer your reason for being becomes. And the clearer your reason for being becomes, the more you do, the clearer it gets.
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All right. For example, in Japan, a man named Show started fixing bicycles for children in his neighborhood. He started fixing bicycles for children in his neighborhood.
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At first, it was just something he did on the side because he enjoyed it. So, if you do something on the side, you just do it for fun. You do it not as your main thing, as your side thing.
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But soon more and more children began coming to him for help.
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Now he runs a small shop and teaches kids how to fix bikes themselves.
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He teaches kids how to fix bikes themselves.
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He says, "Every bike I fix makes me feel alive.
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What began as a simple hobby turned into a meaningful way to serve others.
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Your purpose doesn't have to be big, impressive, or worldchanging. It just has to be true to you.
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Action reveals purpose.
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Action reveals purpose. It shows you what to do. As you move, you learn. As you try, you discover.
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So start small, start gently, but most importantly, start today.
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All right, that's the text. Now, we're going to do it full natural speed. I'm going to say it at my natural pace. Try to say it with me. Follow along. Are you ready? Here we go. What are the steps to discovering your purpose, your reason for being?
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It's not something you'll uncover in a single day. Instead, you grow into it gradually through real experiences and small consistent actions. Step one, recall your childhood joy.
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Think back to when you were young before fear, money, or pressure filled your mind.
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What made you smile for no reason at all?
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Maybe it was drawing, helping others, building things, or telling stories to your friends.
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Those memories hold powerful clues to who you really are and what lights you up inside.
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Step two, notice when time seems to disappear. When do hours feel like minutes to you?
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Is it when you write, cook, dance, fix things, play music, or lose yourself in a hobby?
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That feeling of being absorbed, that's your flow state, and it's a strong sign of what brings you genuine fulfillment.
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Step three, listen to others. People often recognize your gifts before you do.
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What do they thank you for over and over again?
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What do they naturally turn to you for help with? Comfort, advice, ideas, organization, problem solving. Hidden in those patterns is a strength you may be underestimating.
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Step four, explore and try new things.
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Don't wait around for the perfect answer to drop into your lap. Get out there and experiment.
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Volunteer, take a class, help a friend, join a group, or start a tiny project just for fun.
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The more you do, the more feedback you get from life and the clearer your reason for being becomes. For example, in Japan, a man named Shaw started fixing bicycles for children in his neighborhood. At first, it was just something he did on the side because he enjoyed it.
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But soon more and more children began coming to him for help. Now he runs a small shop and teaches kids how to fix bikes themselves. He says, "Every bike I fix makes me feel alive." What began as a simple hobby turned into a meaningful way to serve others.
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Your purpose doesn't have to be big, impressive, or worldchanging. It just has to be true to you.
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Action reveals purpose. As you move, you learn. As you try, you discover. So, start small.
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Start gently. But most importantly, start today. Boom. Good workout. Thank you for practicing with me. Thank you for exercising your English speaking muscles with me again today.
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Keep moving forward. Take one step at a time. and I'll see you in the next English speaking practice
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 72 sentences and 1336 words to shadow. The speech runs for 14:15. The speaker talks slowly, about 94 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 88% 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 |
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| hobby noun | /ˈhɑ.bi/ | An activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare time. |
| absorb verb | /æbˈsɔɹb/ | To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in… |
| underestimate verb | /ʌndɚˈɛs.tɪ.meɪt/ | To estimate too low; to perceive (someone or something) as having a lower value, quantity, worth, etc., than what he/she/it actually has. |
| discover verb | /dɪˈskʌvə/ | To find or learn something for the first time. |
| gradually adverb | /ˈɡɹæd͡ʒuəli/ | In a gradual manner; making slow progress; slowly. |
| consistent adjective | /kənˈsɪs.tənt/ | Of a regularly occurring, dependable nature. |
| reveal verb | /ɹɪˈviːl/ | To uncover; to show and display that which was hidden. |
| recall verb | /ɹɪˈkɔl/ | To withdraw, retract (one's words etc.); to revoke (an order). |
| genuine adjective | /ˈd͡ʒɛn.juˌɪn/ | Belonging to, or proceeding from the original stock; native. |
| clue noun | /kluː/ | Information which may lead one to a certain point or conclusion. |
| disappear verb | /dɪsəˈpɪɹ/ | To vanish. |
| fixing noun | /ˈfɪksɪŋ/ | The act of subverting (fixing) a vote. |
| bicycle noun | /ˈbaɪsɪk(ə)l/ | A vehicle that has two primary wheels, one behind the other, a steering handle, and a saddle seat or seats and is usually propelled by the action of a rider’s… |
| naturally adverb | /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/ | In a natural manner. |
| impressive adjective | /ɪmˈpɹɛsɪv/ | Making, or tending to make, a positive impression; having power to impress. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| get out verb | To leave or escape. |
| 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. |
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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| Possibility with “might / may” might/may + verb — something that is possible but not certain | may be |
| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | started fixing · Keep moving |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past | was drawing |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | will do · you'll uncover · will recognize |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 21 contractions and reduced forms, such as you're, don't, you'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words — get the stress right: underestimate /ʌndɚˈɛs.tɪ.meɪt/, naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, experiment /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/, importantly /ɪmˈpɔɹ.tənt.li/
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 hobby, absorb, underestimate.
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.