Shadowing Practice: SHADOWING English: Speaking Practice for Fluency, Pronunciation and Flow - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Work out.

Speaking of work out, how about you and I work out our English speaking muscles with some shadowing practice.

Let's shadow.

Shadow me, baby.

Here we go.

Let's jump right into it.

At the start of the year, repeat after me.

At the start of the year, I decided it was finally time to really work out more.

And take better care of my health.

All right, now let's shadow.

Say it together with me.

Ready?

Here we go.

At the start of the year, I decided it was finally time to really work out more and take better care of myself.

I said self.

Of my health.

Take care of my health.

Let's try it again.

Here we go.

At the start of the year, I decided it was finally time to really work out more and take better care of my health.

Health.

Can you say that word right?

Health.

How is your health?

Is it good?

Maybe you need to work out more?

All right, let's jump to the next one.

I was tired of feeling sluggish.

Sluggish is slow moving.

You're moving really slow.

You're sluggish.

I was tired of feeling sluggish. And out of shape.

Out of shape.

That just means you're not very healthy.

You're not very strong.

You're weak.

You're fat.

So I signed up for a gym membership and put together a simple weekly plan.

A plan that I thought I could actually stick to.

And if you stick to something, that means you continue doing it.

Stick to it.

Keep doing it.

So, a plan that I could actually stick to, that I could actually continue doing without quitting.

Alright, let's shadow this two times.

Join me.

I was tired of feeling sluggish and out of shape,

so I signed up for a gym membership and put together a simple weekly plan I thought I could actually stick to.

All right.

One more time.

Here we go.

I was tired of feeling sluggish and out of shape,

so I signed up for a gym membership and put together a simple weekly plan I thought I could actually stick to.

Good.

That first week was really tough.

After each workout, I felt exhausted.

Sore.

And honestly, pretty tempted to give up.

Pretty tempted to give up.

Alright, let's shadow that.

Here we go.

That first week was really tough.

After each workout, I felt exhausted, sore, and honestly, pretty tempted to give up.

Again, that first week was really tough.

After each workout, I felt exhausted, sore, and honestly pretty tempted to give up.

Pretty tempted to give up.

To give up.

All right, good.

I remember dragging myself home.

Dragging.

You know, you pull along.

You walk very heavily you're dragging your legs.

I remember dragging myself home.

Wondering if it was even worth it.

Is it worth it?

Should I continue?

I don't know if it's worth it.

Wondering, thinking about, wondering if it was even worth it.

And I thought about quitting more than once.

More than one time.

More than once.

I thought about quitting.

Let's shadow.

Here we go.

I remember dragging myself home, wondering if it was even worth it, and I thought about quitting more than once.

Again, I remember dragging myself home, wondering if it was even worth it,

and I thought about quitting more than once.

Maybe twice or three times.

I thought about quitting every day.

Every second, I was thinking about quitting constantly.

but instead of giving in, giving in is giving up,

same thing, I kept pushing through,

pushing through, kept going, and kept reminding myself,

kept telling myself, reminding myself why I had started in the first place.

Kept reminding myself why I started in the first place, Why did you start in the first place?

I kept telling myself the answer to that question.

Okay, shadow me two times.

Here we go.

But instead of giving in, I kept pushing through and kept reminding myself why I had started in the first place.

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One more.

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But instead of giving in, I kept pushing through and kept reminding myself why I had started in the first place.

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I wanted to feel stronger, healthier, and more confident in my own body.

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That is why he started in the first place, because he wanted to feel stronger, healthier, and more confident in his own body.

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Repeat after me.

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No, don't repeat after me.

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Say it with me.

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Shadow me.

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I wanted to feel stronger, healthier, and more confident in my own body.

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Again, I wanted to feel...

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I jumped to confident when I should have said stronger.

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Let me try it again.

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Sorry about that.

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Rewind.

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I wanted to feel stronger, healthier, and more confident in my own body.

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yes we got it

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so i cut down on junk food oh interesting i didn't cut out junk food

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if you said i cut out junk food

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that means you quit eating all junk food

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if you say i cut down on

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that means you reduced the amount of junk food you eat that's that means you still eat junk food

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All right, so I cut down on junk food, began cooking more meals at home,

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and even asked a friend to train with me to help each other,

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to keep each other motivated.

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I changed the words for some reason.

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Keep each other motivated.

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So I even asked a friend to train with me to keep each other motivated.

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To keep each other motivated, I asked a friend to train with me.

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All right, slow down, Chad.

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Let's do this.

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Let's shadow it two times.

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Are you ready?

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I'm ready.

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I'm talking to myself.

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All right, here we go.

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So, I cut down on junk food, began cooking more meals at home,

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and even asked a friend to train with me to keep each other motivated.

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Alright, try again.

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So, I cut down on junk food, began cooking more meals at home,

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and even asked a friend to train with me to keep each other motivated.

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having someone there beside me made it easier to stay consistent

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and little by little i started to notice changes both in how i looked and how i felt

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i look good and i feel good all right are you ready to shadow it here we go

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Having someone there beside me made it easier to stay consistent,

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and little by little, I started to notice changes, both in how I looked and how I felt.

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Alright, one more.

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Having someone there beside me made it easier to stay consistent,

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and little by little, I started to notice changes, both in how I looked and how I felt.

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Now, working out feels like a natural part of my daily routine, rather than something I have to force myself to do.

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I kind of said that now a little strange.

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I should have said, now working out feels, should have been like that.

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Now working out feels like a natural part of my daily routine rather than something I have to force myself to do.

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Ready?

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Join me.

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Now working out feels like a natural part of my daily routine rather than something

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I have to do rather than something I have to force myself to do.

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I forgot to put in the force myself to do.

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I just went something I have to do.

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All right, let's try again.

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No mistakes this time go.

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Now, working out feels like a natural part of my daily routine rather than something I have to force myself to do.

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I had to force myself to say force myself.

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I actually look forward to it because I know how much better I'll feel afterward.

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Yeah, You feel good after you exercise, right?

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You don't feel good exercising.

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You feel good after you exercise.

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I actually look forward to it because I know how much better I'll feel afterward.

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I'll, I'll, I'll feel afterward.

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Okay, together.

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I actually look forward to it because I know how much better I'll feel afterward.

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Again, I actually look forward to it because I know how much better I'll feel afterward.

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Looking back, I'm really proud that I didn't back out when things got hard.

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Back out, that's to quit.

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If you back out of something, Go back, you say, I'm not going to do it.

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I quit.

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Looking back, I'm really proud that I didn't back out when things got hard.

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Looking back, I'm really proud that I didn't back out when things got hard.

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Because sticking with it has made a huge difference in my life and in the way I see myself.

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because sticking with it has made a huge difference in my life and in the way I see myself.

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Say it with me.

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Because sticking with it has made a huge difference in my life and in the way I see myself.

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Good for you.

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Way to go.

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So now we're going to do that whole text from start to finish, nonstop.

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Shadow me.

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Say it with me.

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Are you ready?

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I don't know if I'm ready.

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Let me take a breath.

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Here we go.

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Don't make a mistake, Chad.

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Don't make a mistake.

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You can do it.

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You can do it.

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I pumped myself up.

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At the start of the year, I decided it was finally time to really work out more and take better care of my health.

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I was tired of feeling sluggish and out of shape,

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so I signed up for a gym membership and put together a simple weekly plan I thought I could actually stick to.

198

That first week was really tough.

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After each workout, I felt exhausted, sore, and honestly pretty tempted to give up.

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I remember dragging myself home, wondering if it was even worth it,

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and I thought about quitting more than once.

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But instead of giving in,

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I kept pushing through and kept reminding myself why I had started in the first place.

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I wanted to feel stronger, healthier, and more confident in my own body.

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So I cut down on junk food

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Began cooking more meals at home

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And even asked a friend to train with me

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To keep each other motivated

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Having someone there beside me made it easier to stay consistent,

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and little by little, I started to notice changes, both in how I looked and how I felt.

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Now, working out feels like a natural part of my daily routine,

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rather than something I have to force myself to do.

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I actually look forward to it because I know how much better I'll feel afterward.

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Looking back, I'm really proud that I didn't back out when things got hard.

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Because sticking with it has made a huge difference in my life and in the way I see myself. And that's it.

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We did it.

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Boom!

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Good work guy!

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Way to go!

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Exercise your English speaking muscles

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Keep moving forward one step at a time

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And I'll see you in the next training video

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “SHADOWING English: Speaking Practice for Fluency, Pronunciation and Flow”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: kept, shadow, junk, quitting, felt. This video has 222 sentences and 1854 words to shadow. The speech runs for 15:59. The speaker talks at a steady 116 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 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
shadow noun	/ˈʃædəʊ̯/	A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object.
junk noun	/d͡ʒʌŋk/	Miscellaneous items of little value, especially discarded or unwanted items.
drag verb	/dɹæɡ/	To pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty.
motivate verb	/ˈmoʊ.tɪ.veɪt/	To provide someone with an incentive to do something; to encourage; to actuate.
afterwards adverb	/ˈæf.tɚ.wɚdz/	At a later or succeeding time; after that;
remind verb	/ɹəˈmaɪnd/	To cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something); to bring to the notice or consideration (of a person).
routine noun	/ɹuˈtin/	A course of action to be followed regularly; a standard procedure.
consistent adjective	/kənˈsɪs.tənt/	Of a regularly occurring, dependable nature.
meal noun	/ˈmiːl/	Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity.
membership noun		The state of being a member of a group or organization.
beside	/bɪˈsaɪd/	Next to; at the side of.
workout noun	/ˈwɝk.aʊ̯t/	An exercise session; a period of physical exercise.
sore adjective	/soɹ/	Causing pain or discomfort; painfully sensitive.
exhaust verb	/ɪɡˈzɔst/	To draw or let out wholly; to drain completely.
muscle noun	/ˈmʌs.əl/	A contractile form of tissue which animals use to effect movement.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
work out verb	/ˌwɝk ˈaʊt/	To calculate.
give up verb		To surrender (someone or something); to inform on (someone).
back out verb		To reverse (a vehicle) from a confined space.
look forward to verb		To anticipate, expect, or wait for, especially with a feeling of approval or pleasure; to be excited or eager to.
push through verb		To force (legislation or a plan) to be passed or agreed to or a decision to be reached.
look back verb		To think of (past events) in retrospect (in hindsight).
put together verb		To assemble, construct, build, or formulate.
cut out verb		To refrain from (doing something, using something etc.), to stop or cease (doing something).

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

Let's jump right into it.
All right, now let's shadow.
Can you say that word right?
How is your health?
Maybe you need to work out more?

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

Structure	In the video
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	has made
Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form	Keep doing · kept pushing · kept going
Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good idea	Should I continue · should have
Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessary	need to work · have to force · have to do

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 36 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'll, I'm, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, sluggish /ˈslʌɡɪʃ/

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 shadow, junk, drag.

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.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

Key vocabulary in this video

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Sentences worth repeating

Grammar in this video

Pronunciation to watch

How to practise with this video

What is the Shadowing Technique?