Shadowing Practice: SHADOWING a STORY for FLUENCY Repeat After Me - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Are you ready for a fluency story?
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We're going to work on your English speaking skills, your fluency, your enunciation, your pronunciation,
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your intonation, all that good stuff.
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All right, we will use repeat after me and then we will do shadowing to finish the story.
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All right, let's jump into it.
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I want you to repeat after me two times each little piece and then at the end, shadowing.
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Here we go.
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Once upon a time in a beautiful forest,
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a group of frogs Frogs lived in a large pond.
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One day they decided to travel.
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One day they decided to travel through the woods.
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through the woods.
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All of a sudden, all of a sudden, two of the frogs fell into a pit.
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A pit is a hole in the ground.
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Two of the frogs fell into a pit.
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The other companion frogs, the other friends, the companions, the other companion frogs,
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gathered around the pit, gathered around the pit,
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and saw how deep it was, and saw how deep it was.
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After seeing the depth of the pit The depth,
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depth, depth, depth How deep it is After seeing the depth of the pit They lost all hope They lost all hope
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For their fallen friends For their fallen friends They started yelling.
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They started yelling.
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Yelling, yelling.
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It's too deep.
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It's too deep.
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You can't make it out.
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You can't make it out.
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However, the two frogs ignored.
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Ignored.
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They didn't pay attention to.
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The two frogs ignored the discouraging shouts from above.
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The discouraging shouts from above.
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Discouraging, they take your courage away.
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The discouraging shouts from above.
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And tried to jump out of the pit anyway.
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Anyway, regardless and they tried to jump out of the pit anyway.
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They tried hard to get out.
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They tried hard to get out.
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But the other frogs kept telling them to give up on their efforts.
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to give up on their efforts.
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You're wasting your energy.
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You're wasting your energy.
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You can't make it out.
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You can't make it out.
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One of the frogs, one of the frogs listened to the discouraging shouts.
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listened to the discouraging shouts from the others and eventually gave up. And eventually gave up.
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One of the frogs listened to the discouraging shouts from the others and eventually gave up.
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The other frog, however, The other frog, however, displayed an unwavering determination.
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Displayed and unwavering, unwavering, steady,
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firm, not changing, unwavering, determination, a strong purpose.
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Displayed and unwavering determination.
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Go.
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He continued to exert all his strength.
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Strength.
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Exert is to apply, to use.
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He tried, he continued to use all his strength.
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Exert all his strength.
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Strength.
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In his attempts to jump out.
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In his attempts to jump out.
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the chorus of frogs persisted in their discouragement
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the chorus the group is speaking together in one voice the chorus of frogs persisted persevered,
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continued they carried on in their discouragement
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I'm going to say it again here it goes the chorus of frogs persisted in their discouragement.
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Urging him to cease his efforts.
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Urging is to encourage, to advise, to tell him.
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Urging him to cease his efforts.
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Save your energy.
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Save your energy.
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Perhaps it will rain.
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Perhaps it will rain.
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And fill the pit with water.
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And fill the pit with water.
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Oh, then he can escape, right?
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You can't do it.
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You can't jump.
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You can't do it.
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Stop.
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Just wait for a stroke of luck.
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just wait for a stroke of luck
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what's a stroke of luck it's just sudden you get lucky
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you wait for something good to happen something good happens suddenly
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it's a stroke of luck oh wow a stroke of luck maybe then you will survive maybe then you will survive
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suddenly he found a bump on the wall suddenly he found a bump on the wall
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that he used to jump higher than ever that he used to jump higher than ever
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and he got out of the pit and he got out of the pit.
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The other frogs were so surprised and asked him.
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The other frogs were so surprised and asked him and asked him, asked.
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Okay, this is sometimes difficult to say, asked him.
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Now, if you say it in a clear pronunciation, it would sound like this.
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However, when you say it fast, that sound doesn't come out, but you start to form it inside your mouth.
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You start to form it in your mouth, but you don't fully say it.
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asked him, asked him, asked him,
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and asked him, did you hear what we were saying?
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I left out even, didn't I?
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Did you even hear what we were saying?
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Did you even hear what we were saying?
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Okay, so this implies, why didn't you do what we said?
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Why didn't you do what we said?
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We said, stop.
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Did you even hear what we were saying?
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But the frog was unable to hear them clearly.
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But the frog was unable to hear them clearly. Because he was deaf. Because he was deaf.
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He was lacking the power to hear, hearing impaired deaf.
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He couldn't hear them, but he could see them.
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He couldn't hear them, but he could see them.
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Cheering him on, cheering him on,
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go, go, go, go, cheering and encouraging him to try harder.
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and encouraging him to try harder.
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You can do it.
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You're getting stronger.
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You're almost there.
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You're almost there.
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You can do it.
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You're getting stronger.
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You're almost there.
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Is what he thought they were saying.
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is that is what he thought they were saying.
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So, he made his best effort.
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So, he made his best effort and finally succeeded.
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And finally succeeded.
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The frog mistakenly believed that that, the frog mistakenly believed that,
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the cries from above, the shouts,
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the cries from above, were cheers of encouragement, were cheers of encouragement.
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He mistakenly believed they were cheering him on.
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He thought that they were chairs of encouragement.
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This belief motivated him.
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This belief motivated him to keep trying until he succeeded.
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To keep trying until he succeeded.
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It demonstrates the power.
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It, the story, this story, demonstrates the power that our beliefs have.
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Our beliefs have power to shape our reality,
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to shape, to form, to create our reality.
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if we believe we are capable
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capable if we believe that we have the ability to do something if we believe we are capable we act with confidence
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we act with confidence and can overcome challenges and can overcome challenges.
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If we doubt our abilities, if we doubt our abilities,
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we might fail, even if we are capable.
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Even if we can do it, even if we are capable, we might fail.
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Well, let's choose to ignore, not pay attention to.
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Let's choose to ignore the negative voices around us, the negative voices around us.
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Find the strength to push through challenges.
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Find the strength to push through challenges and achieve what might seem impossible to others.
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And achieve what might seem impossible to others.
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Yeah, yeah, yeah.
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Great message.
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Awesome.
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Now, we are going to do that story nonstop, smooth, clear, without stopping.
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We're going to shadow it.
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Try to say it with me, together with me.
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Here we go.
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You ready?
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Once upon a time in a beautiful forest, a group of frogs lived in a large pond.
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One day, they decided to travel through the woods.
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All of a sudden, two of the frogs fell into a pit.
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The other companion frogs gathered around the pit
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and saw how deep it was after seeing the depth of
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the pit they lost all hope for their fallen friends they started yelling it's too deep you can't make it out
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however the two frogs ignored the discouraging shouts from above and tried to jump out of the pit anyway.
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They tried hard to get out, but the other frogs kept telling them to give up on their efforts.
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You're wasting your energy.
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You can't make it out.
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One of the frogs listened to the discouraging shouts from the others and eventually gave up.
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The other frog, however, displayed an unwavering determination,
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he continued to exert all his strength in his attempts to jump out.
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The chorus of frogs persisted in their discouragement, urging him to cease his efforts.
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Save your energy.
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Perhaps it will rain and fill the pit with water.
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You can't do it.
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Stop.
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Just wait for a stroke of luck.
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Maybe then you will survive.
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Suddenly, he found a bump on the wall that he used to jump higher than ever,
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and he got out of the pit.
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The other frogs were so surprised and asked him, did you even hear what we were saying?
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But the frog was unable to hear them clearly
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because he was deaf he couldn't hear them
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but he could see them cheering him on
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and encouraging him to try harder you can do it you're getting stronger you're almost there
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is what he thought they were saying So, he made his best effort and finally succeeded.
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The frog mistakenly believed that the cries from above were cheers of encouragement.
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This belief motivated him to keep trying until he succeeded.
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It demonstrates the power that our beliefs have to shape our reality.
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If we believe we are capable, we act with confidence and can overcome challenges.
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If we doubt our abilities, we might fail even if we are capable.
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let's choose to ignore the negative voices around us find the strength to push through challenges
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and achieve what might seem impossible to others yeah yeah yeah
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good message i love it boom good workout guys way to
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go keep moving forward keep practicing one little step at a time
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and we will reach fluency one of these days on our 10 ,000 -step journey to fluency.
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Today was step 30, 50.
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Get all the steps at EnglishCoachChad .com, and I'll see you in the next step.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 192 sentences and 1662 words to shadow. The speech runs for 18:34. The speaker talks slowly, about 89 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 83% 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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| shout verb | /ʃaʊt/ | To utter a sudden and loud cry, as in joy, triumph, exultation or anger, or to attract attention, to animate others, etc. |
| discourage verb | /dɪsˈkɝɪd͡ʒ/ | To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject. |
| ignore verb | /ɪɡˈnɔː/ | To deliberately not listen or pay attention to. |
| belief noun | /bɪˈliːf/ | Mental acceptance of a claim as true. |
| succeed verb | /səkˈsiːd/ | To follow something in sequence or time. |
| cheer verb | /t͡ʃɪɹ/ | To gladden; to make cheerful; often with up. |
| chorus verb | /ˈkɔːɹəs/ | To sing (a song), express (a sentiment), or recite or say (words) in chorus. |
| yell verb | /jɛl/ | To shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice, especially to express intense emotions such as anger or excitement. |
| encourage verb | /ɪnˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/ | To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit. |
| sudden adjective | /ˈsʌd.ən/ | Occurring quickly with little or no warning or expectation; instantly. |
| determination noun | /dɪˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃən/ | The act, process, or result of any accurate measurement, as of length, volume, weight, intensity, etc. |
| companion noun | /kəmˈpæn.jən/ | A friend, acquaintance or partner; someone with whom one spends time or accompanies |
| urge verb | /ɜːd͡ʒ/ | To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward. |
| deaf adjective | /diːf/ | Unable (or partially able) to hear. |
| encouragement noun | [ɪnˈkʌɹɪd͡ʒmənt] | The act of encouraging |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| give up verb | To surrender (someone or something); to inform on (someone). | |
| get out verb | To leave or escape. | |
| get out of verb | To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of. | |
| jump out verb | To emerge suddenly. | |
| push through verb | To force (legislation or a plan) to be passed or agreed to or a decision to be reached. | |
| come out verb | /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ | To be discovered; to be revealed. |
| leave out verb | To omit, to not include, to neglect to mention. | |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| “Used to” used to + verb — a past habit or state that is no longer true | used to jump |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past | were saying · was lacking · were cheering |
| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | started yelling · kept telling · keep trying |
| Possibility with “might / may” might/may + verb — something that is possible but not certain | might fail · might seem |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 33 contractions and reduced forms, such as can't, you're, didn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: gather /ˈɡæðɚ/, smooth /smuːð/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shout /ʃaʊt/, determination /dɪˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃən/, shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, enunciation /ɪˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: determination /dɪˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃən/, encouragement [ɪnˈkʌɹɪd͡ʒmənt], pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, unwavering /ˌənˈweɪvəɹɪŋ/, mistakenly /mɪˈsteɪ.kən.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 shout, discourage, ignore.
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.