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The seven habits of highly successful students.
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First, a practice schedule.
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This one seems obvious, but too often we make a goal, we want to reach it, but we don't plan how we will.
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Planning it in consistently removes the stress of needing to find time for it every day.
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I talk about my student Chow a lot
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because she's just a great example of what you can get when you do a little every day.
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How much time on average would you say you've spent working on your accent?
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I think every day, 10 minutes.
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That is not much, guys.
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That is not much.
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I was thinking you might say like a half hour or an hour, but it's the consistency of doing it every day.
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When she first joined the Academy, her speech was a little choppy and she was a little hard to understand.
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Not now.
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Now her English is so natural and easy to understand.
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Make a schedule, right now.
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Think of a 10 minute chunk of your day that you can set aside.
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Just try it for a month.
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Once you're in the habit, it's easy.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “The 7 Habits of Highly Successful Students (Part 1) ✅”. This video has 18 sentences and 189 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:09. The speaker talks at a natural 164 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 87% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| habit noun | /ˈhæb.ɪt/ | An action performed on a regular basis. |
| consistently adverb | /kənˈsɪstəntli/ | In a consistent manner. |
| accent noun | /ækˈsɛnt/ | A higher-pitched or stronger (louder or longer) articulation of a particular syllable of a word or phrase in order to distinguish it from the others or to… |
| consistency noun | /kənˈsɪs.tən.si/ | Local coherence. |
| distress noun | /dɪˈstɹɛs/ | Physical or emotional discomfort, suffering, or alarm, particularly of a more acute nature. |
| chunk noun | /t͡ʃʌŋk/ | A part of something that has been separated; a generally squat, thick, irregular piece of something, e.g. wood or stone. |
| choppy adjective | /ˈt͡ʃɑ.pi/ | Having many small, rough waves. |
| schedule noun | /ˈʃɛd͡ʒuːl/ | A procedural plan, usually but not necessarily tabular in nature, indicating a sequence of operations and the planned times at which those operations are to… |
| obvious adjective | /ˈɑb.vi.əs/ | Easily discovered, seen, or understood; self-explanatory. |
| aside adverb | /əˈsaɪd/ | To or on one side so as to be out of the way. |
| join verb | /ˈd͡ʒɔɪn/ | To connect or combine into one; to put together. |
| minute noun | /ˈmɪnɪt/ | A unit of time which is one sixtieth of an hour (sixty seconds). |
| reach verb | /ɹiːt͡ʃ/ | To extend, stretch, or thrust out (for example a limb or object held in the hand). |
| successful adjective | /səkˈsɛs.fəl/ | Resulting in success; assuring or promoting success; accomplishing what was proposed; having the desired effect. |
| highly adverb | /ˈhaɪli/ | In a high or esteemed manner. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| set aside verb | /sɛt.əˈsaɪd/ | To separate and reserve something for a specific purpose. |
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 | you've spent |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past | was thinking |
| Possibility with “might / may” might/may + verb — something that is possible but not certain | might say |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 3 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, you're, you've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words — get the stress right: consistently /kənˈsɪstəntli/, consistency /kənˈsɪs.tən.si/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like habit, consistently, accent.
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.