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Hello, and welcome back to my Slow English Podcast.
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This episode is for Upper,
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Intermediate, and Advanced English listeners.
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2025 is coming to an end. So soon.
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This year went by so fast. Would you agree?
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Let's review the year of 2025.
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2025. And what better time to reflect on the year than at the beginning of the last month of the year.
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Join me in reflecting on the ups and downs,
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the highs and lows of the year.
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This year was full of new experiences.
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Good and bad.
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Achievements and regrets.
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Moments of joy and moments of learning.
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I think what I am most proud of
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from this year was deciding to create my TikTok channel.
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making the decision to record myself one day and speak slowly,
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and then to see the reaction of all the people who loved my video.
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It was a pivotal moment in my life.
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A life-changing moment to then create my YouTube
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channel shortly after onto creating an English community
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with people from all around the world learning English.
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This year has been crazy.
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So many ups and downs.
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But learning from both the achievements and the failures.
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Finding the beauty in every moment.
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Because that's what life is.
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It can't all be good,
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but that's what makes those good moments so special.
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That's what keeps us positive and grateful,
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knowing that even in the worst moments,
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there will always be better moments.
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Tell me, what are you the most grateful for from this year?
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What is the best thing you achieved this year?
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Personally, professionally, spiritually, mentally, physically,
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or anything that made you feel amazing.
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Now, it's hard to define what achievement is.
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Achievement can look very different for everyone.
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What's achievement to you could be failure to someone else.
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Whatever is a failure to you could be an achievement for someone else.
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For instance, if I was doing a presentation in front of a group of people
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and I stuttered a lot and I was nervous
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and maybe I forgot a few topics I was going to talk about.
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But to me, that's still a huge success.
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It's a huge achievement because I was able to speak in public.
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and I never thought I would get over my fear of public speaking.
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Now, for someone else, the presentation went wrong.
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They messed up and stuttered.
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They might consider it a failure.
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But now let's think, who is going to be able to see the positives,
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the bright side to everything that happens to them?
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Well, I am.
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Because I can see it as an achievement, not a failure.
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I think it's important to notice your small achievements.
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Give yourself credit.
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El que busca encuentra.
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If you look for something, you'll find it.
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So look for small achievements throughout the day.
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Give yourself credit for all those little things that go unnoticed.
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Notice them.
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Don't let them go unnoticed.
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What's a small achievement you had today?
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Now, regrets from this year to why did I do that?
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Regrets.
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Let me say, I hate regretting.
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Ever since I was a little girl, I have always hated regretting.
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I have always said, I don't regret anything.
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Because everything, absolutely everything happens for a reason.
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Everything that you've done wrong, right, even the worst of decisions,
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the worst of situations, made you the person that you are today.
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And you wouldn't be the person you are if it wasn't for those mistakes.
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No matter what it is.
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When I was younger and I would get in trouble with my parents or my teachers,
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I would never regret it.
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but I would learn from it.
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Just like right now, I had to do this to be the person I am today.
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All the mistakes, all the disregard,
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maybe things that made the people I love feel sad.
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Regretting it only makes it worse.
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So yes, I do learn from my mistakes, but I don't regret them.
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I am the perfect version of myself today.
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and we are all the perfect versions of ourselves right now.
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Next year, I will grow and change and I will probably make more mistakes.
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but I will continue to be the perfect version of myself I say perfect
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because we are all exactly where we need to be we are exactly who we need to be right now
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Everything will come and go as it should.
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And all we can do is flow with it and enjoy every moment we can.
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So, like I said, I have no regrets from this year.
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Everything that must happen will happen.
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What's your take on regrets?
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Do you agree or disagree with me?
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Tell me why.
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I would love to hear your take on this.
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This year was full of feelings.
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Feelings like happiness, excitement, fear, hope, love.
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I started my year with a breakup.
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I had to cancel my trip to New Zealand.
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Then I started my slow English podcast,
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going viral on TikTok and creating my YouTube channel.
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Then I traveled to Brazil for carnaval.
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Then I lived at the beach in Mexico for a while.
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I had my dream trip with my sister,
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traveling to China, Japan, and Thailand.
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And now I'm back for the holidays.
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Christmas, New Year's, Three Kings,
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and I will be close to my family for these special moments.
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I have great expectations and big dreams for next year.
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What were some of the feelings you had this year?
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What were some experiences you had this year?
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Now, even though New Year's is right around the corner,
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I've gotta say, I've never been a big fan of New Year's.
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I've never been a fan of the saying, New Year, new me.
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It seems so unnecessary, especially during the winter,
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like the absolute worst time of the year to start fresh.
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It's too cold to start exercising,
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going on walks, taking on new hobbies.
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You naturally just want to hibernate during the winter.
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It's cold.
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You just want to be bundled up beneath the sheets,
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eating, reading books, and watching movies.
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I think if you really want a fresh start, then start in the spring.
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What better time to start fresh than spring?
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Spring is literally the season when the world starts again.
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The flowers are blooming and so are you.
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I also kind of hate the pressure of starting fresh on New Year's.
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Needing to make 12 wishes,
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eat 12 grapes, all in one minute,
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wearing something red so that your year goes well,
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counting down to midnight because the world will change completely the minute we're in 2026.
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It doesn't make any sense to me.
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And it just frustrates me.
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I get really anxious when I feel under pressure.
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Maybe I sound like the Grinch of New Year's right now,
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but I have always just hated feeling under pressure.
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Feeling like something needs to go right.
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Otherwise, everything will go wrong.
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It makes me anxious and I prefer to not play these games with my mind.
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I would rather keep my peace of mind.
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And to me, it doesn't even prove anything.
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Those first seconds of the year don't define the rest of your year.
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I had the worst New Years last year and so many good things happened to me this year.
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I don't even know what else I would ask for.
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I got everything I ever dreamed of.
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So new year, new me, new beginnings.
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No. No. Don't wait for tomorrow.
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wait for New Years.
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Don't even wait for spring.
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You can start today.
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On second thought, start right now.
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Take control and decide what you want to do and do it.
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Like Nike says, just do it.
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I always do what I want when I want to do it.
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I don't wait for the right moment.
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Sorry, I know I'm going on a tangent about how much I hate New Year's,
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my issues with New Year's, But I also just like sleeping early.
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And maybe you'll say, oh, you're too young to be acting that way.
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But I like sleeping early.
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I don't like waiting to eat until 12 a.m.
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and then staying up all night.
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Truthfully, if I could choose what to do on New Year's,
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I would watch a movie with my family, eat dinner at a normal time,
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wash my face and go to sleep,
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and wake up the next morning and just crochet,
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read a book, lay in my hammock,
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Maybe go for a swim and start the year feeling fresh,
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not tired and hungover.
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So, that's all I have to say about that.
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This video was a little bit different from my normal content,
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but if you enjoyed it as much as I did,
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then leave a like and I will know you want more videos like this.
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Thanks for listening, guys.
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And I hope you understood most of what I said.
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If you did, congratulations to you.
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If you didn't, continue practicing.
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You will reach your goals.
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See you next week.
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Have a wonderful day.
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Bye.
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Why This Video Is Perfect for Advanced Speaking Practice
This video stands out as top-tier material for IELTS speaking practice and natural conversation skills. Its slow, clear delivery balances fluency with comprehensibility, making it ideal for shadowspeak (shadowing) exercises. The content—reflecting on personal growth—uses relatable, everyday language, ensuring learners pick up phrases they can use in real life. Unlike scripted dialogues, the speaker’s candid tone and pauses mimic natural speech, helping you adapt to conversational rhythm.
Breaking Down Natural Speech Patterns
Let’s unpack key lines that sound authentic:
- “This year went by so fast. Would you agree?” The short, conversational question invites engagement, a common tactic in real dialogue. The contraction “went by” and casual “so fast” avoid formality, making it relatable.
- “It was a pivotal moment in my life. A life-changing moment…” Repeating “moment” with varied descriptors (“pivotal,” “life-changing”) adds emphasis, a natural way to stress importance in speech.
- “What's achievement to you could be failure to someone else.” The contrast “to you… to someone else” uses parallel structure, a hallmark of clear, natural communication. It’s a useful phrase for discussing perspectives.
A Simple Shadowing Routine for This Video
Use this repeat-and-record loop to master the dialogue:
- Watch a 30-second clip, focusing on intonation and pauses.
- Hit pause, then shadow speak immediately—copy the speaker’s rhythm, stress, and tone.
- Record yourself. Compare to the video: Did you match the pauses in “This year was full of new experiences. Good and bad”?
- Repeat until your delivery feels natural.
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.