Shadowing Practice: THE TOMMY SHADOWING PODCAST - EP 01. LOVE - Learn English Speaking with Video
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hi everyone this is tommy and welcome back to the tommy podcast this is a shadowing podcast series
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so here's how i recommend you use it first listen to the full episode
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and focus on understanding the message then listen to it again
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and shadow with me listen repeat and try to speak along with me.
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I hope you enjoy this series
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and today we're talking about something we all experience love and more importantly knowing your own worth.
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Sometimes it's easy to let someone else's love decide how we feel about ourselves.
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When they choose us we feel happy and loved but But when they leave, we may start asking ourselves,
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am I not good enough?
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Am I not attractive enough?
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What did I go wrong?
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But the truth is, someone not choosing you does not mean you're not worthy of love.
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People have their own feelings, their own choices, their own taste, their own reasons.
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And you can't make someone love you,
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and you don't have to spend your whole life trying to prove that you are good enough for someone.
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This reminds me of a beautiful quote by Bell Hooks.
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She wrote, knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving.
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I really love this idea.
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being okay with being alone doesn't mean
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that you don't want love it doesn't mean
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that you don't need other people it simply means you don't need someone to save you
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or to make you feel whole or to make you feel complete
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when you are comfortable being alone you can choose someone
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because you truly want them in your life not
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because you are afraid of being alone and
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when you understand this the way you love starts to change you stop holding on to someone just
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because you're afraid of losing them you stop accepting bad treatment just
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because you don't want to be alone you learn
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that you can You can love someone deeply and still know when it's time to walk away.
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You can miss someone and still choose yourself.
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Because love should be something we choose, not something we use to run away from loneliness.
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Real love shouldn't make you become someone you're not.
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You don't have to be perfect.
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You don't have to always make the other people happy.
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You don't have to keep changing yourself just to make them stay.
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Of course, every relationship needs effort, patience, and understanding.
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But there is a big difference between growing together and losing yourself for someone else.
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Listen when I say this, the right person will appreciate you for who you are,
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not just how you look or what you can give them.
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Your looks will go away, life will change, people will go,
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seasons never last, but a healthy relationship is built on respect,
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kindness, trust, and the way you treat each other.
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And before you ask someone to respect you, you have to learn to respect yourself first.
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And how to respect yourself?
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Keep the promises that you make to yourself.
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If something keeps hurting you, don't stay just because you are afraid of losing someone.
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If you've talked about how you feel and they still don't listen or respect you,
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walk away, let them go.
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Letting go doesn't mean that you didn't love the person.
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Sometimes, it simply means you love yourself enough to choose peace.
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So don't measure your worth by who stays and who lives.
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You are not less beautiful because someone couldn't see your beauty.
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You are not less valuable because someone couldn't love you in the way you needed.
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You are you.
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You are who you are and you are always worthy of love respect and happiness maybe that's what love is really about
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learning how to be alone without feeling empty
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and learning how to be with someone without feeling lost without losing yourself love deeply
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but don't use someone to escape from being alone.
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Give love freely, but don't beg for it.
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And most importantly, remember that your value doesn't come from another person.
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They can't give it to you, and they can't take it away from you.
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Thank you so much for listening.
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I hope you enjoyed this episode.
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I hope you're happy, and i hope you always see your worth take care of yourself love yourself a little more than yesterday
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and i will see you in the next episode bye for now
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “THE TOMMY SHADOWING PODCAST - EP 01. LOVE”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: respect, alone, choose, listen, losing. This video has 65 sentences and 740 words to shadow. The speech runs for 6:03. The speaker talks at a steady 122 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 93% 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 12 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| deeply adverb | /ˈdi(ː)pli/ | To a deep extent or degree; very greatly. |
| shadow noun | /ˈʃædəʊ̯/ | A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object. |
| worthy adjective | /ˈwɝ.ði/ | Having worth, merit, or value. |
| podcast noun | /ˈpɑdˌkæst/ | A program, especially an audio program, produced on a regular basis, delivered over the Internet in a compressed digital format and designed for playback on… |
| importantly adverb | /ɪmˈpɔɹ.tənt.li/ | Used to mark a statement as having importance. |
| happiness noun | /ˈhæpinɪs/ | The emotion of being happy; joy; elation. |
| remind verb | /ɹəˈmaɪnd/ | To cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something); to bring to the notice or consideration (of a person). |
| patience noun | /ˈpeɪ̯.ʃəns/ | The quality of being patient. |
| freely adverb | /ˈfɹili/ | In a free manner. |
| kindness noun | /ˈkaɪnd.nəs/ | The state of being kind. |
| solitary adjective | /ˈsɑlɪˌtɛɹi/ | Living or being by oneself; alone; having no companion present |
| loneliness noun | /ˈloʊnlinəs/ | A feeling of depression resulting from being alone or from having no companions. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| walk away verb | To withdraw from a problematic situation. |
| go away verb | To depart or leave a place. |
| run away from verb | To avoid or shirk a problem or consequences; to rush to back away from or disclaim responsibility for something. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Am I not attractive enough?
- What did I go wrong?
- Real love shouldn't make you become someone you're not.
- You don't have to be perfect.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | start asking · stop holding · stop accepting |
| Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good idea | should be · shouldn't make |
| Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessary | have to spend · have to be · have to always make |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | will appreciate · will go · will see |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 30 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, doesn't, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, patience /ˈpeɪ̯.ʃəns/
- Long words — get the stress right: importantly /ɪmˈpɔɹ.tənt.li/, solitary /ˈsɑlɪˌtɛɹi/
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 deeply, shadow, worthy.
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.