Shadowing Practice: The Day That Turns Your Life Around - Learn English Speaking with Video
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The day that turns your life around.
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And results is the name of the game.
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Here it is.
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Action.
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Finally, you must do something about how you feel.
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Jesus, the master teacher, said, Don't just be listeners. Be doers.
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The world admires the doers.
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Another Bible phrase says, Faith without action is useless.
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Some people these days are big on affirmations.
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You've got to be very careful of affirmations.
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There's a thin line between faith and folly.
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The best clue I can give you on affirmations is this.
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Affirmation without discipline is the beginning of delusion.
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And there's nothing worse than delusion.
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The guy keeps walking west looking for the sunrise.
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I mean, delusion is bad.
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However, affirmation with discipline can bring the most spectacular results.
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That's called backing up affirmation with discipline. Does it work?
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Well, yes.
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They've been tested four times in war on their affirmation in the last 25 years.
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Four times, major.
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Make sure you always have a game plan to match your wishes.
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Otherwise, they will always be wishes.
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Let me give you four questions to take home when we're finished.
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These are called questions to ponder.
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And this wraps it up.
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Here's the questions I want you to take home in closing.
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First question is one of the major questions of the world.
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Why?
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Why should you try?
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Why read that many books?
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Why go that far?
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Why earn that much?
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Why share that much?
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Why learn all that?
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Why get up that early?
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Why put yourself through that much?
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Why try for all that?
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Good question.
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Why?
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One of the best answers to why is the second question.
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Why not?
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What else are you gonna do with your life?
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Why not see how many books you can read how far
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you can go how much you can earn how many friends you can make?
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How much personality you can develop influence you can have how
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many things you can accomplish how far you can go and what you can see?
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Why not?
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The third question is why not you?
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Why not you some people have done the most incredible things with limited start Why not you?
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Some people have done so well, they get to go, they get to see it all, they get to do it.
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They get to be there.
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They get to have it.
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They get to enjoy it.
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Why not you?
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And the last question is, why not now?
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Don't postpone your better future any longer.
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Get at it tomorrow with new vigor.
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Get you some new books.
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Ask some new questions, set some new goals, get you a new journal, start your projects book, get a game plan going,
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do some more reading, start to make changes, have conversations, make contact, and do it now.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 61 sentences and 466 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:12. The speaker talks at a steady 146 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 91% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| discipline noun | /ˈdɪsəplɪn/ | A controlled behaviour; self-control. |
| earn verb | /ɝn/ | To gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work. |
| thin adjective | /ˈθɪn/ | Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite. |
| phrase noun | /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/ | A short written or spoken expression. |
| wrap verb | /ɹæp/ | To enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper. |
| clue noun | /kluː/ | Information which may lead one to a certain point or conclusion. |
| spectacular adjective | /spɛkˈtæk.jə.lɚ/ | Amazing or worthy of special notice. |
| accomplish verb | /əˈkɑm.plɪʃ/ | To finish successfully. |
| admire verb | /ədˈmaɪɹ/ | To regard with wonder and delight. |
| sunrise noun | /ˈsʌnɹaɪz/ | The time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon. |
| listener noun | /ˈlɪs(ə)nɚ/ | Someone who listens, especially to a speech or a broadcast. |
| affirmation noun | /æfɝˈmeɪʃn/ | That which is affirmed; a declaration that something is true. |
| delusion noun | /dɪˈl(j)uːʒ(ə)n/ | An adamant belief in a falsehood despite incontestable evidence. |
| doer noun | /ˈdu.ɚ/ | Someone who does, performs, or executes; an active person, an agent. |
| folly noun | /ˈfɑli/ | Foolishness that results from a lack of foresight or lack of practicality. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| back up verb | To move backwards, especially for a vehicle to do so. |
| get up verb | To move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 6 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, gonna, they've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: accomplish /əˈkɑm.plɪʃ/, affirmation /æfɝˈmeɪʃn/, delusion /dɪˈl(j)uːʒ(ə)n/
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 discipline, earn, thin.
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 | They've been tested · have done |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | They've been tested · are called |
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.