Shadowing Practice: كيف تثقين بنفسك - فيديو ليوتيوبر “The wizard Liz” مترجم للعربية - نصائح هامة - Learn English Speaking with Video
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your confidence up.
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How do you get that up?
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By pure delusion.
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Pure delusion.
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First of all, realize this life is not that serious.
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This world is not that serious.
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Everyone is walking around, they think about themselves, okay?
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You think that maybe "Oh my god, this is cringy.
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Oh my god, I'm embarrassed.
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They're gonna look at me different." I promise you people are thinking about themselves constantly, constantly about what do I need to do, what is my future, this and that.
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They're not thinking that much about you.
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That's first of all.
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Second of all, They will forget it anyways.
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What does it matter?
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People forget things in one week.
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People forget biggest scandals in one week.
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Now think about the tiny thing that you did.
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Believe me, okay?
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So put yourself out there, raise your confidence, walk with your head back, go to the gym, Start training your back, okay?
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Some of you guys are all walking like this because your back muscles are not strong enough.
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Go to the gym, train your back and walk.
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straight only this already will make you look more confident one
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of the biggest things delusion delusion start speaking to yourself as
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if you are the best thing on this earth
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and start doing things that reaffirm to you
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that you are the best thing on this earth
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so you make promises to yourself imagine you say right now
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oh my god i'm gonna start going to gym okay i'm
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gonna start going to gym i'm gonna get my body that i've always wanted
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Now every day you start going to the gym.
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I promise you do this and watch how your confidence will skyrocket.
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If you might wonder to yourself why is this?
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It's because you are keeping the promises that you give to yourself.
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Imagine someone is constantly telling you something and they're like "Oh Liz, tomorrow I'll do this for you" but they never do it.
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Eventually you won't trust that person, you won't put confidence in that person, right?
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Now if you lie to yourself like that, you constantly tell yourself, "I will do this, I will achieve my dream about it" but you never do it, you're lying to yourself, you'll get less confident in yourself.
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No, start doing the stuff that you said you were gonna do, even if you don't like it.
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If you don't want to go to gym but you told yourself you would just go.
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go and have the worst workout you ever had
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but at least you showed up also start speaking back to people
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if someone is disrespecting you say hey why did you say
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that well how how did you even think
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that you could talk to me like
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that really put people in their place you will see how
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your confidence starts to rise no one is defending you no
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one is ever defending you no one has ever defended you
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since you were a child okay your inner child doesn't feel safe
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if your inner child doesn't feel safe you will not be
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confident in order to get your confidence up you do not allow
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speak to you disrespectfully they shouldn't even come to you with
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that energy they shouldn't even feel comfortable to you shouldn't even give off the aura
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that they're allowed to speak to you like
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that be kind words to yourself listen to kind words affirmation
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this is works this works this will feel as lying in the beginning
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but eventually you will start to believe what i said
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because you're repeating it to your brain every single day this
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is science this is not some magic this is just pure neuroscience research the brain
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and you'll understand that the things
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that you have in your mind playing constantly every single day you will adapt to it
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If you think every day like I am so powerful, I am so powerful, I am so powerful you will genuinely start to believe that you're powerful, even if that is not the case.
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That is just how our brain works.
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So instead of saying to yourself, I'm so ugly, I'm so dumb, this and that, change it.
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Change it into I'm so smart, I'm so beautiful, whoa, this world is blessed to have me walk on this earth.
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Think like that.
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Things work on becoming more educated, read more books, research things.
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We have such easy things.
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You have Google, you have chat, you can research anything you want, you can learn anything you want.
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This is very important because knowledge is your best.
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asset if you can make money from your brain you'll be the richest person ever
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because as long as you have your brain you can make money do not think you're stupid
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because a lot of people they think oh my god just
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because i didn't finish high school this and
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that the the richest people i know don't have a college degree
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but they're running tech companies they're running the biggest things don't think like
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that if you are in school great keep doing that but
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if you aren't in school don't diminish yourself and your intelligence just because you couldn't get a degree Maybe you have ADHD, you can't concentrate that well.
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That's okay.
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But at least, Use other tools to educate yourself.
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Use videos, use books, read, read and get more knowledge.
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The more knowledgeable you are, the less people can play with you or manipulate you.
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Think about the people you want to keep in your life and think about the people you want to let go of.
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People should feed you.
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People should feed your soul.
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People should feed your growth.
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Now some growth is just toxic and some growth is not necessary anymore.
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And it's for you to decide, do I want to keep these people in my life when I'm getting my manifestations, when they're all coming in?
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Do I need to hang on to this person?
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Imagine you're trying to manifest someone that respects you and that loves you, but you're holding on to an ex that is completely abusive to you.
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Don't you think it's time to let go of that person?
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Don't you think it's time?
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Do you really think that that person is the best thing you can do?
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Really?
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God puts you on earth you to suffer just with this person.
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Do you really think that?
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No, but just because you don't have faith and faith is the most important thing in whatever.
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If you have faith in whatever it is that something better is coming, it's going to come.
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But because you don't have faith, you're not letting go of that thing.
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You're letting it consume you, consume you.
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And now you're only this.
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Remember when you used to be bright, when you had life inside of you?
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Why would you let those people take it from you?
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Why?
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “كيف تثقين بنفسك - فيديو ليوتيوبر “The wizard Liz” مترجم للعربية - نصائح هامة”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: gym, confidence, constantly, brain. This video has 102 sentences and 1163 words to shadow. The speech runs for 5:20. The speaker talks fast, about 218 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 92% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow. 17 of its 102 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| delusion noun | /dɪˈl(j)uːʒ(ə)n/ | An adamant belief in a falsehood despite incontestable evidence. |
| consume verb | /kənˈsum/ | To use up. |
| educate verb | /ˈɛd͡ʒ.əˌkeɪt/ | To instruct or train. |
| affirmation noun | /æfɝˈmeɪʃn/ | That which is affirmed; a declaration that something is true. |
| cringey adjective | /ˈkɹɪnd͡ʒi/ | Characterised by causing feelings of embarrassment; embarrassing. |
| diminish verb | /dɪˈmɪnɪʃ/ | To make smaller. |
| disrespectfully adverb | /dɪs.ɹɪˈspɛkt.fəl.i/ | In a disrespectful manner; with a lack of respect. |
| manifestation noun | /ˌmænɪfɛˈsteɪʃən/ | The act or process of becoming manifest. |
| neuroscience noun | The scientific study of the nervous system. | |
| reaffirm verb | /ɹiːəˈfɜːm/ | To affirm again. |
| skyrocket verb | /ˈskaɪˌɹɒk.ɪt/ | To rise or increase suddenly and extremely; to shoot up; to surge or spike. |
| aura noun | /ˈɔːɹə/ | A subtle emanation or exhalation of any substance, such as an aroma or odour. |
| knowledgeable adjective | /ˈnɑ.lɪ.d͡ʒə.bəl/ | Having knowledge, especially of a particular subject. |
| disrespect noun | /dɪsɹɪˈspɛkt/ | A lack of respect, esteem or courteous behavior. |
| manifest noun | /ˈmæn.ɪ.fɛst/ | A list or invoice of the passengers or goods being carried by a commercial vehicle or ship. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| give off verb | /ɡɪv ɒf/ | To emit; to produce and send forth; to come across in some manner. |
| show up verb | To appear, arrive, or attend, especially suddenly or erratically. | |
| walk around verb | To walk with no planned destination; to meander. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- How do you get that up?
- If you might wonder to yourself why is this?
- Do I need to hang on to this person?
- Don't you think it's time to let go of that person?
- Don't you think it's time?
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 | i've always wanted · has ever defended |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the biggest · the best · the worst |
| Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good idea | shouldn't even come · shouldn't even feel · should feed |
| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | Start training · start speaking · mind playing |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 55 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: delusion /dɪˈl(j)uːʒ(ə)n/, affirmation /æfɝˈmeɪʃn/, diminish /dɪˈmɪnɪʃ/, manifestation /ˌmænɪfɛˈsteɪʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: disrespectfully /dɪs.ɹɪˈspɛkt.fəl.i/, manifestation /ˌmænɪfɛˈsteɪʃən/, knowledgeable /ˈnɑ.lɪ.d͡ʒə.bəl/, manipulate /məˈnɪp.jʊ.leɪt/, genuinely /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.ɪn.li/
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 delusion, consume, educate.
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.