Shadowing Practice: Today is tough – Jack Ma Motivational speech #jackma #shorts - Learn English Speaking with Video
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This is my advice and this is also I'm telling myself every day.
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Today is very tough.
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Tomorrow is more tougher.
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The day of tomorrow is beautiful but most people die tomorrow evening.
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You have to work very hard.
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Every tough days, every tough situations problems you meet
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that is the training of yourself when you graduate your school graduate from the school you just start your career of learning
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when you got a PhD diploma
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or bachelor diploma this is just a certificate your parents pay the tuition for four years your real challenge is
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when you leave the college the real life starts the real exam starts the real test of stats that's life
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Today is tough – Jack Ma Motivational speech”. This video has 10 sentences and 116 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:05. The speaker talks slowly, about 108 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound.
Key vocabulary in this video
10 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| diploma noun | /dɪˈploʊmə/ | A document issued by an educational institution testifying that the recipient has earned a degree or has successfully completed a particular course of study. |
| certificate noun | /səˈtɪf.ɪ.kɪt/ | A document containing a certified statement. |
| examination noun | /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ | The act of examining. |
| bachelor noun | /ˈbæt͡ʃ.ə.lə(ɹ)/ | A person, especially a man, who is socially regarded as able to marry, but has not yet. |
| tuition noun | /tjuːˈɪʃən/ | The training or instruction provided by a teacher or tutor. |
| graduate verb | /ˈɡɹæd͡ʒueɪt/ | To be recognized by a school or university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution. |
| statistics noun | /stəˈtɪs.tɪks/ | A discipline, principally within applied mathematics, concerned with the systematic study of the collection, presentation, analysis, and interpretation of data. |
| tough adjective | /tʌf/ | Of a material, strong and resilient; sturdy. |
| advice noun | /ədˈvaɪs/ | An opinion offered to guide behavior in an effort to be helpful. |
| challenge noun | /ˈt͡ʃæl.ɪnd͡ʒ/ | An antagonization or instigation intended to convince a person to perform an action they otherwise would not. |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, tuition /tjuːˈɪʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: certificate /səˈtɪf.ɪ.kɪt/, examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
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 diploma, certificate, examination.
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.