Shadowing Practice: Send This To Your Parents.... - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Me having traditional parents that want me to go into uni, what do you think I should do when that composition pops up?
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At some point you're going to decide that you're going to be your own man.
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It's either before college or after college.
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But at some point you're going to have to make your own decisions.
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If you are Mehdi's parents, hopefully I didn't say that incorrectly, you probably don't know who I am.
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My name is Alex Ramozzi.
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I have this portfolio that is $250 million a year.
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I also had immigrant parents.
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I understand the position that you're in, in, which is that you want to make sure that Mahdi is successful and you think, like my parents did, that making sure that he has a degree is a great downside protection.
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It's like, okay, if he has a degree, let's be able to job.
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I can promise you he's unemployable.
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He will no longer be able to get a job.
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He's had a taste of the freedom that comes from business and the stakes.
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He will be more miserable if he graduates with a degree
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and then gets a normal job than he is
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if you just let him live on his own and actually pursue his own things.
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He will also fail multiple times between now and the end.
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And what I would encourage you to do is not say, I told you so, but be willing to just support the fact that he's going all in.
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And I think you have something that's incredibly rare, which is you have an incredibly talented and motivated son.
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And I think that getting in the way of that would be a great disservice.
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And I'll be very clear, I absolutely appreciate your attention, which is that you want to serve and support him in the best way that you know possible.
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It's just that the world has changed.
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And I think that the advice and the counsel that you give as a parent has to change with it.
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And I think you will best equip him by basically giving him the freedom without judgment to pursue his passions
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because he knows how to make money.
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He will not suffer.
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He will not not be able to feed himself, which is the big fear.
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There's plenty of ways to make money.
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He already has enough skills in order to do that.
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But the thing that he is more at risk of doing is settling for a goal
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that is too small in order to appease you and then in so doing be miserable.
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And I only know this because I did it.
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Cool.
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You can play this for them.
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All right.
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Thank you.
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Appreciate you, brother.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 37 sentences and 458 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:49. The speaker talks fast, about 252 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 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
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| incredibly adverb | /ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbli/ | In an incredible manner; not to be believed. |
| pursue verb | /pɚˈsu/ | To follow urgently, originally with intent to capture or harm; to chase. |
| miserable adjective | /ˈmɪz(ə)ɹəbəl/ | In a state of misery: very sad, ill, or poor. |
| encourage verb | /ɪnˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/ | To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit. |
| suffer verb | /ˈsʌfɚ/ | To undergo hardship. |
| passion noun | /ˈpæʃən/ | A true desire sustained or prolonged. |
| skill noun | /skɪl/ | A capacity to do something well; a technique, an ability, usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities that are regarded as innate. |
| 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). |
| composition noun | /ˌkɑm.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/ | The act of putting together; assembly. |
| talented adjective | /ˈtæləntɪd/ | Endowed with one or more talents. |
| judgment noun | /ˈd͡ʒʌd͡ʒ.mənt/ | The act of judging. |
| counsel noun | /ˈkaʊn.səl/ | The exchange of opinions and advice especially in legal issues; consultation. |
| portfolio noun | /pɔːtˈfəʊ.liˌəʊ/ | A case for carrying papers, drawings, photographs, maps and other flat documents. |
| stake noun | /steɪk/ | A piece of wood or other material, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a marker or a support or stay. |
| immigrant noun | /ˈɪmɪɡɹənt/ | A non-native person who comes to a country from another country to permanently settle there. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pop up verb | To come up with a "pop" sound. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 7 contractions and reduced forms, such as you're, didn't, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: passion /ˈpæʃən/, composition /ˌkɑm.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/
- Long words — get the stress right: incredibly /ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbli/, miserable /ˈmɪz(ə)ɹəbəl/, composition /ˌkɑm.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/, portfolio /pɔːtˈfəʊ.liˌəʊ/, incorrectly /ˌɪnkəˈɹɛk(t).li/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like incredibly, pursue, miserable.
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.