Shadowing Practice: Start the day! Repeat-After-Me + Shadowing English Speaking Practice - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hey, hey, how you doing?
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I wake up every morning and make an English lesson for you.
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Yeah.
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All right.
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We are going to do some English speaking practice like we always do.
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We'll do a little bit of repeat after me, work on your pronunciation.
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Then we'll do some shadowing.
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And it's all it's going to be about starting your day.
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Start the day and it's super easy.
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Super, super easy.
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Everybody can do this.
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Let's jump into it.
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Here we go.
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Yesterday morning, say that part.
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Yesterday morning, I got up early.
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I got up early Feeling refreshed.
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Feeling refreshed.
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Feeling new and fresh.
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Refreshed.
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Yesterday morning, I got up early feeling refreshed.
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Yesterday morning, I got up early feeling refreshed.
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Say it.
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I stretched in front of the window.
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I stretched in front of the window hopefully you are wearing something.
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You don't want to be stretching in front of the window if you're not wearing something.
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Just kidding.
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It's a joke.
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All right.
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I stretched in front of the window.
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Now I've created an image in my mind of somebody stretching in front of the window.
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Okay.
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Before starting my day.
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All right.
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Let's say all of that.
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I stretched in front of the window before starting my day.
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I stretched in front of the window before starting my day.
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Say it.
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Hopefully you are wearing some clothing.
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Yeah?
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Okay, good.
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I took a moment.
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I took a moment.
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What is I took a moment?
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That just means I paused.
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Instead of rushing, you do something.
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You pause and do it.
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You take a moment to do something.
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I took a moment to brush my teeth.
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So I took some time.
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I paused and took some time to brush my teeth.
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I took a moment to brush my teeth.
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Wash my face. And quickly get dressed.
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Uh -oh.
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Getting dressed now?
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Does that mean that they weren't dressed before?
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I don't know.
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This lesson is turning interesting.
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All right.
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And quickly, getting dressed.
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Feeling ready for what lay ahead. For what lay ahead.
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What lies ahead?
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What lay ahead is what was what is to come?
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What is going to happen today?
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What's going to happen?
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What lies ahead?
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What lay ahead?
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All right.
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I thoroughly confused you, didn't I, with the lay and lie?
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I don't want to get into that.
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I don't want to get into that.
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I took a moment to brush my teeth, wash my face, and quickly get dressed, feeling ready for what lay ahead.
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I took a moment to brush my teeth, wash my face, and quickly get dressed, feeling ready for what lay ahead.
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You go ahead and say all of that.
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Okay.
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Did you get it?
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Let's move on.
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I enjoyed a simple breakfast of toast with an egg and coffee.
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I enjoyed a simple breakfast of toast with an egg and coffee.
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Say that.
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While catching up on messages.
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Catching up on messages, looking at my messages, and replying to messages, making sure that I catch up on all my messages,
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and replying to a few friends.
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All right, I'm going to say all of that nice and fast.
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You can follow along.
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We'll say it two times.
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Okay, here we go.
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I enjoyed a simple breakfast of toast with an egg
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and coffee while catching up on messages and replying to a few friends.
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Let's try again.
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I enjoyed a simple breakfast of toast with an egg
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and coffee while catching up on messages and replying to a few friends.
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It's always nice to start the day feeling connected.
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Feeling connected to your friends.
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That's what that feeling connected is saying.
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It's always nice to start the day feeling connected.
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Feeling excited and carrying my bag.
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I locked the door and stepped out.
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Ready for a new day.
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All right, let's go ahead and say this.
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Shadow me.
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Ready?
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Feeling excited and carrying my bag, I locked the door and stepped out, ready for a new day.
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Feeling excited and carrying my bag, I locked the door and stepped out, ready for a new day.
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Again.
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Feeling excited and carrying my bag, I locked the door and stepped out, ready for a new day.
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Did you get it?
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Good job.
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We're going to say all of that nonstop this time.
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This is the shadowing portion.
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Try to stay with me.
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I'll keep it nice and smooth.
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Here we go.
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Yesterday morning, I got up early feeling refreshed.
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I stretched in front of the window before starting my day.
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I took a moment to brush my teeth, wash my face, and quickly get dressed,
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feeling ready for what lay ahead.
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I enjoyed a simple breakfast of toast with an egg
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and coffee while catching up on messages and replying to a few friends.
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It's always nice to start the day feeling connected.
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Feeling excited and carrying my bag, I locked the door and stepped out, ready for a new day.
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Boom.
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Good workout.
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Way to go.
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Thank you for practicing with me again today.
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In the next lesson, it's going to be just like this one, but it's going to be at the end of the day, I think.
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Finishing the day.
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All right, let's keep moving forward one step at a time.
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I'll see you in the next video.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Start the day! Repeat-After-Me + Shadowing English Speaking Practice”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: feeling, ahead, moment, messages, lay. This video has 128 sentences and 893 words to shadow. The speech runs for 7:22. The speaker talks at a steady 121 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 |
|---|---|---|
| stretch verb | /stɹɛt͡ʃ/ | To lengthen by pulling. |
| brush noun | /bɹʌʃ/ | An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or other filaments attached to a handle, used for any of various purposes including… |
| refresh verb | /ɹɪˈfɹɛʃ/ | To renew or revitalize. |
| connect verb | /kəˈnɛkt/ | To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object. |
| toast noun | /toʊst/ | Bread that has been toasted (cooked lightly by browning). |
| lesson noun | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided. |
| shadow noun | /ˈʃædəʊ̯/ | A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object. |
| pause noun | /pɔːz/ | A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation. |
| rush verb | /ɹʌʃ/ | To hurry; to perform a task with great haste, often not properly or without thinking carefully. |
| clothing noun | /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/ | Any of a wide variety of articles, usually made of fabrics, animal hair, animal skin, or some combination thereof, used to cover the human body for warmth, to… |
| confused adjective | /kənˈfjuːzd/ | unable to think clearly or understand |
| smooth adjective | /smuːð/ | Having a texture that lacks friction. Not rough. |
| boom verb | /bum/ | To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound. |
| thoroughly adverb | /ˈθʌɹ.ə.li/ | In a thorough or complete manner. |
| workout noun | /ˈwɝk.aʊ̯t/ | An exercise session; a period of physical exercise. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| lie ahead verb | To be going to happen in the future; to be in store. | |
| get up verb | To move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb. | |
| step out verb | To exit a place on foot, often for a short time. | |
| go ahead verb | /ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/ | To proceed with; to begin. |
| follow along verb | To continue behind or beside an animal, person, vehicle or other object, especially as a companion. | |
| move forward verb | To cause to make progress. | |
| wake up verb | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | To stop sleeping; to awake. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Hey, hey, how you doing?
- Then we'll do some shadowing.
- Let's say all of that.
- What is I took a moment?
- I thoroughly confused you, didn't I, with the lay and lie?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | are going to do · it's going to be · is going to happen |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | are wearing · you're not wearing · is turning |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | We'll do · We'll say · I'll keep |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 15 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, we'll, I'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: clothing /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/, smooth /smuːð/, thoroughly /ˈθʌɹ.ə.li/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: brush /bɹʌʃ/, refresh /ɹɪˈfɹɛʃ/, shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, rush /ɹʌʃ/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/
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 stretch, brush, refresh.
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.