Shadowing Practice: Shadowing Sofa with Hailey BIEBER | CEFR B2 American English | #48 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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How do you decide to make this out of your life?
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The fact that we all get at the top of your life is a little bit different than normal, I don't think it's all sunshine and rainbows and I don't think it's all bad.
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I don't think it's all sunshine and rainbows and I don't think it's all bad.
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I don't think it's all sunshine and rainbows and I don't think it's all bad.
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I just think it's you experience so many different emotions and so many different things.
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I just think it's you experience so many different emotions and so many different things.
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I just think it's you experience so many different emotions and so many different things.
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I'm selling my company in the first year of also having a child.
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It's like there's a lot of change happening at once.
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I was telling my company in the first year of also having a child, it's like there's a lot of change happening at once.
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I was telling my company
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in the first year of also having a child, it's like there's a lot of change happening at once happening at once.
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Becoming a mom is so far in my life the biggest change I've ever been through.
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a mom is so far in my life the biggest change I've ever been through.
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Becoming a mom is so far in my life the biggest change I've ever been through.
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I feel like a lot of women would probably agree
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that the biggest identity shift that you go through in your life is becoming a parent, becoming a mom.
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I feel like a lot of women would probably agree
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that the biggest identity shift that you go through in your life is becoming a parent, becoming a mom.
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I feel like a lot of women would probably agree
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that the biggest identity shift that you go through in your life is becoming a parent, becoming a mom.
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And to be going through that while also going through this insane business process is just,
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it was really interesting for those two things to be going on in parallel.
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and to be going through that
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while also going through this insane business process is just it
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was really interesting for those two things to be going on in parallel
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and to be going through that while also going through this insane business process is just,
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it was really interesting for those two things to be going on in parallel.
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I felt really stretched in a lot of ways.
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I felt really stretched in a lot of ways.
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I felt really stretched in a lot of ways.
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I just felt like this last year was a really big growth and learning year for me.
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I just felt like this last year was a really big growth and learning year for me.
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I just felt like this last year was a really big growth and learning year for me.
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And when I look back on it now being 29 turning 30 this year,
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And when I look back on it now being 29 turning 30 this year.
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And when I look back on it now being 29 turning 30 this year.
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I'm like, wouldn't have changed a thing.
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as many ups and downs as there was, as hard as it was for me to do all these major things at one time.
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I'm like, wouldn't have changed a thing as many ups and downs as there was,
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as hard as it was for me to do all these major things at one time.
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I'm like, wouldn't have changed a thing as many ups and downs as there was,
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as hard as it was for me to do all these major things at one time.
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I really feel like it strengthened me in a lot of
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ways I really feel like it strengthened
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me in a lot of ways I really feel like it strengthened me in a lot of ways
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I don't think it's all sunshine and rainbows and I don't think it's all bad.
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I just think it's you experience so many different emotions and so many different things.
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Selling my company in the first year of also having a child, it's like there's a lot of change happening at once.
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Becoming a mom is so far in my life the biggest change I've ever been through.
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I feel like a lot of women would probably agree
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that the biggest identity shift that you go through in your life is becoming a parent, becoming a mom.
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And to be going through that while also going through this insane business process is just,
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it was really interesting for those two things to be going on in parallel.
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I felt really stretched in a lot of ways.
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I just felt like this last year was a really big growth and learning year for me.
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And when I look back on it now being 29 turning 30 this year, I'm like wouldn't have changed a thing.
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As many ups and downs as there was, as hard as it was for me to do all these major things at one time,
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I really feel like it strengthened me in a lot of ways.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Shadowing Sofa with Hailey BIEBER”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: becoming, biggest, ways, mom, felt. This video has 59 sentences and 869 words to shadow. The speech runs for 11:15. The speaker talks slowly, about 77 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 86% 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
The 12 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| insane adjective | /ɪnˈseɪn/ | Exhibiting unsoundness or disorder of mind; not sane; utterly mad. |
| stretch verb | /stɹɛt͡ʃ/ | To lengthen by pulling. |
| parallel adjective | /ˈpæ.ɹəˌlɛl/ | Equally distant from one another at all points. |
| emotion noun | /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/ | A person's internal state of being and involuntary physiological response to an object or a situation, based on or tied to physical state and sensory data. |
| sunshine noun | /ˈsʌnʃaɪn/ | The direct rays, light or warmth of the sun. |
| strengthen verb | /ˈstɹɛŋ(k)θən/ | To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify. |
| identity noun | /aɪˈdɛn(t)ɪti/ | Sameness, identicalness; the quality or fact of (several specified things) being the same. |
| parent noun | /ˈpɛəɹənt/ | A person who raises a child (which they have made, adopted, fostered, taken as their own, etc.). |
| shift noun | /ˈʃɪft/ | A movement to do something, a beginning. |
| agree verb | /əˈɡɹi/ | To be in harmony about an opinion, statement, or action; to have a consistent idea between two or more people. |
| sell verb | /sɛl/ | To transfer goods or provide services in exchange for money. |
| decide verb | /dɪˈsaɪd/ | To resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| go through verb | To travel from one end of something to the other. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 21 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, I've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: emotion /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/, sunshine /ˈsʌnʃaɪn/, shift /ˈʃɪft/
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 insane, stretch, parallel.
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.