Shadowing Practice: This Is What Your Child Actually Needs - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Mason, clean up your toys.
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Nope.
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If you don't clean up, no screen time tomorrow.
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I don't care.
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Then no play date with Jake on Saturday.
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I don't care!
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Mason!
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You always say that.
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Mason!
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Come eat!
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Coming!
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Bring the napkins?
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See?
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I told you.
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She just needed to be stricter with him.
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Like I always said.
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Actually, I can hear you, Linda.
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Well, something changed.
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He's sitting and not throwing food for once.
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Yeah, something changed, but it wasn't discipline.
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Oh, please.
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I raised two boys.
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I know how this works.
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You finally put your foot down and looked.
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You're welcome.
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That's not what happened.
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Then what?
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Some kind of magic?
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Some kind of magic?
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Mrs. Patterson, if Mason's behavior doesn't improve, we'll need to bring in a counselor.
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He pushed a boy again.
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This is becoming a pattern.
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He's a completely different kid from the beginning of the year.
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He's respectful, focused, helps other kids.
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I don't know what you did, but keep it up.
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hey Rachel yeah I'm sorry this is gonna sound weird
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but I just heard what the teacher said about your son oh
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I remember him last year he was in Mason's class
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he used to hit kids throw chairs they almost kicked him out yeah
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that was us
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and now the teacher's saying he's a completely different kid how
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brain exercises his brain just wasn't ready to calm down pause before reacting
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and control himself the exercises trained it that's it but Mason won't do anything I tell
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Kids love these.
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They're games.
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He won't even know he's training.
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Just try.
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28 days.
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They just told me
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Mason needs a counselor in a month if nothing changes.
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Then you start tomorrow.
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This is boring.
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Let's just try.
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It had nothing to do with discipline, Linda.
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And it had nothing to do with you.
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Excuse me?
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Every time you told David I can't handle my own son while I was sitting right here.
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I figured it out without you.
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She's right, Mom.
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You're taking her side?
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Yeah, I am.
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How long does it take for brain exercises to work?
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My kid doesn't listen to anyone.
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Not me, not his dad, not his grandmother.
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He talks back, ignores everything we say, and the school is threatening a counselor.
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How old is he?
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Six.
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Perfect.
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Between three and 10, their brain is in the best window to build these skills.
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By week two, you'll start noticing a difference.
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But he won't do anything I ask.
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How is he going to do exercises?
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That's exactly the kid this is for.
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They're designed as games.
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Kids don't even know they're training their brain.
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They love them.
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But everyone keeps telling me I just need to be stricter, More discipline.
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More rules.
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Being stricter tells him what he can't do.
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It doesn't teach his brain how to calm down, process emotions, and pause before reacting.
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Do I need any special equipment?
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No. Just seven minutes a day.
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By week one, they start hearing you the first time.
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By week two, they pause before reacting.
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By day 28, they handle frustration on their own without falling apart.
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So what's the first step?
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Tap the screen, take the quiz, and start tomorrow.
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Thank you.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “This Is What Your Child Actually Needs”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: kid, brain, Mason, exercises, stricter. This video has 88 sentences and 540 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:27. The speaker talks at a natural 156 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 85% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| discipline noun | /ˈdɪsəplɪn/ | A controlled behaviour; self-control. |
| strict adjective | /stɹɪkt/ | Strained; drawn close; tight. |
| react verb | /ɹiːˈækt/ | To act in response. |
| pause noun | /pɔːz/ | A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation. |
| counselor noun | /ˈkaʊnsələ(ɹ)/ | A professional who counsels people, especially on personal problems. |
| ignore verb | /ɪɡˈnɔː/ | To deliberately not listen or pay attention to. |
| skill noun | /skɪl/ | A capacity to do something well; a technique, an ability, usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities that are regarded as innate. |
| toy noun | /tɔɪ/ | Something to play with, especially as intended for use by a child. |
| nope | /noʊp/ | No. |
| emotion noun | /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/ | A person's internal state of being and involuntary physiological response to an object or a situation, based on or tied to physical state and sensory data. |
| grandmother noun | /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/ | A mother of someone's parent. |
| frustration noun | /fɹʌsˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/ | The feeling of annoyance at impossibility from resistance or inability to achieve something. |
| threaten verb | /ˈθɹɛt.n̩/ | To make a threat against someone; to use threats. |
| bore verb | /boɹ/ | To inspire boredom in somebody. |
| quiz noun | /kwɪz/ | A competition in the answering of questions. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| calm down verb | To become less excited, intense, or angry. |
| clean up verb | To make an area or a thing clean; to pick up a mess; to tidy. |
| fall apart verb | To disintegrate, to break into pieces. |
| talk back verb | To reply impertinently or rudely; to answer in a cheeky or rude manner. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- If you don't clean up, no screen time tomorrow.
- You're taking her side?
- My kid doesn't listen to anyone.
- By week two, you'll start noticing a difference.
- Do I need any special equipment?
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 noticing · keeps telling · start hearing |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | He's sitting · is becoming · he's training |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | we'll need · won't do · won't even know |
| Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessary | needed to be · need to bring · need to be |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 24 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, doesn't, they're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: grandmother /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/, threaten /ˈθɹɛt.n̩/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: emotion /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/, frustration /fɹʌsˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/
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 discipline, strict, react.
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.