Shadowing Practice: [Vlog] Ep.55 - ADVICE TO MY YOUNGER SELF | The Quoc Khanh Show - Learn English Speaking with Video
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hi everyone
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if you ever have a chance to go back in time what would you tell your younger self
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so here are my five advices to my younger self number one be yourself
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so Ellen DeGeneres one of my favorite hosts once said
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that the most important thing in your life is to live your life with integrity
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and not to try to be something
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that you are not i know this is hard
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and sounded a bit cliche but i truly believe this is something
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that myself need to work on in the past even until
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now let's just stop being fake you know pretending to like someone that you don't like
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hiding your real thought act and speak things other people want to see and hear
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but not how you feel gradually you will find yourself losing your own voice I know it hurts
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when you are rejected by people for showing your true self
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but believe me vulnerability is a strength not a weakness there
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will be someone who accept you as who you are
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and that's how we build strong and meaningful relationships no matter
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if it is friendship
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or an intimate relationship with someone stay true to yourself number two be aware
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when it comes to relationships when we are young we tend to spend
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so much time and energy on our relationships you might think I'm a freak I'm actually am
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but take a moment to think how much time in a
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day you are putting on relationship now what I'm trying to
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tell you is time is more valuable than you think and
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that you should spend your time wisely I don't say
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that relationships are bad or anything but be aware
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that they do draw a lot of time energy
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and emotion out of you don't just sacrifice all your efforts
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into a relationship where after two years you suddenly realize it has been a waste of time
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and that you now feel totally lost in life because except from that relationship you have nothing
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the game between heart versus mind is always a big topic but try to balance your time out
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there are other important things you should focus on like self -improvement your career your hobbies so
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if you feel like your whole day is occupied by one
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person then just think twice about it a healthy relationship will help you to grow not to take you down and
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if you feel like you are in a rough one have
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the courage to walk away set yourself free from a toxic
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person will always be a good decision number three exercise more be active
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when I was young I really didn't think much about keeping myself fit
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or anything but I always had this insecurity about my physical appearance I thought I was a bit overweight
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and knew I had to do something about it until 2017
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I saw a video about people doing Ironman race the triathlon
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which is swimming running and cycling I remember the only thing
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that seemed to matter at
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that time was the thinking I have to do this this
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is a big challenge I need to overcome this this is
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my goal this is something really cool I have to do this it was
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so inspiring I immediately registered for my first race ever I was
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so committed that I considerably trained for three or four months
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and finally I finished my first 7 .3 Ironman race I felt
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so great about myself and more importantly I feel confident
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that I can conquer anything in life I wish I had done this sooner
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so this is to my younger self find the motivation to do exercise you can watch inspiring videos read stories
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or register for a marathon right now join a running group
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in your local area in recent years in vietnam public exercising activities are becoming more
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and more popular if you don't have time there are thousands of exercise videos on youtube
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that you can practice along for free exercising will not only benefit your mental
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and physical health but it is also highly addictive no more saying about this get up now
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and do some exercise please number four save up admit it
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saving didn't even exist in your mind all right listen to
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me start to control your spending wisely having a backup purchase
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ready for any unexpected event is the best you can do to your life
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I'm not saying that you should stop spending or anything, but think twice before you spend on something.
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Ideally, spend after you save, don't save after you spend.
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You might think you are still fresh and young and have plenty of time and energy to waste,
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but in the future, you will need to spend money on different projects or your big occasion in life, like starting your own company or wedding.
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I mean, looking back, I sometimes regret spending too much on things that are not even necessary.
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Those parties with friends and those relationships.
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Oh man, what a time to remember.
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Anyway, save some freaking money.
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Guys, if you don't want to end up begging for your parents' help in the future, save up for now.
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Number five, be grateful for what you have,
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not what you don't the key to a happy life is to know clearly what you have be grateful
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and thankful for those things
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and thanks to social media we have the image about a perfect life with beautiful clothes fancy cars fancy houses
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or luxurious holidays but those are I have seen people who are famous influencers
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that have mental breakdown
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but i also seen people a lot of people live happily
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without any social media without any posting on social instagram
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or facebook or anything just by appreciating what they have
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so from today on take some time to sit down and think of what you have your family,
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your friends, your job, your health and be thankful that you are already more lucky than a lot of people out there.
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Gratitude will not only make you feel better about yourself
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but also keep you on the right track of moving forward in your life.
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We are all different, but nobody is perfect.
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As long as you are mindful of this, life will be much easier.
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Okay?
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Number six, last but not least, it is consistency that matters not intensity
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so do not rush things we are living in the world
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where you can have anything in just a nick of time
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need some information just one click away on Google on internet need some food pick up the phone
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and call delivery service need a relationship download a dating app aka tinder
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and scribe right until you find your perfect match
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but believe me not everything is available for you to just grab
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and go look at the things
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that are fundamental in your life education relationships career fulfillment self
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-improvement they take time a lot of time actually take running for example you cannot just get up
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and run 21 km on the first day ever you will probably go to hell
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if you try to do so your body needs to get used to
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that okay so people start running step by step it's one kilometer then 2k 5k 7k
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and then 10k and then 21k and then
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and then full marathon of 42 kilometers you can never build
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a house without the foundation you got to be step by
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step get to put on the bricks one by one to build a great wall later okay
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so stay calm I love your life alright
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so I think this is enough for today
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and this video is also for you please let me know
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if you are struggling with anything in your life maybe we
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will have a deeper discussion in the future a Q &A session maybe
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if you like more videos in English like a comment below
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so that I will do more of this in the future last
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but not least please support by subscribing to this channel thank you so much I'll see you next time
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 110 sentences and 1367 words to shadow. The speech runs for 8:54. The speaker talks at a natural 153 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 88% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| fancy noun | /ˈfæn.si/ | The imagination. |
| grateful adjective | /ˈɡɹeɪtf(ə)l/ | Of a person or their actions, feelings, etc.: expressing gratitude or appreciation; appreciative, thankful. |
| marathon noun | /ˈmæɹəθən/ | A 42.195-kilometre (26-mile-385-yard) road race. |
| inspire verb | /ɪnˈspaɪə(ɹ)/ | To infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit; to convey, as by a divine or supernatural influence; to disclose preternaturally; to produce in, as by… |
| thankful adjective | /ˈθæŋkfəl/ | Showing appreciation or gratitude. |
| wisely adverb | /ˈwaɪzli/ | In a wise manner; using good judgement. |
| topic noun | /ˈtɑpɪk/ | A subject; a theme; a category or general area of interest. |
| rush verb | /ɹʌʃ/ | To hurry; to perform a task with great haste, often not properly or without thinking carefully. |
| friendship noun | /ˈfɹɛn(d)ʃɪp/ | The condition of being friends. |
| occasion noun | /əˈkeɪ̯ʒən/ | A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance. |
| regret verb | /ɹɪˈɡɹɛt/ | To feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead. |
| commit verb | /kəˈmɪt/ | To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust; to consign; used with to or formerly unto. |
| fundamental adjective | /ˌfʌn.dəˈmɛn.təl/ | Related to a foundation, base, or basis; serving as a foundation. |
| pretend verb | /pɹəˈtɛnd/ | To speak or behave so as to give a false or simulated appearance. |
| courage noun | /ˈkʌ.ɹɪd͡ʒ/ | The quality of being confident, not afraid or easily intimidated, but without being incautious or inconsiderate. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| get up verb | To move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb. |
| end up verb | To bring to a conclusion. |
| look back verb | To think of (past events) in retrospect (in hindsight). |
| pick up verb | To lift; to grasp and raise. |
| save up verb | To accumulate money, especially for a specific, planned expenditure. |
| sit down verb | To assume a sitting position from a standing position. |
| walk away verb | To withdraw from a problematic situation. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 14 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, didn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: marathon /ˈmæɹəθən/, thankful /ˈθæŋkfəl/, cloth /klɒθ/, triathlon /tɹaɪˈæθˌlɑn/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: rush /ɹʌʃ/, friendship /ˈfɹɛn(d)ʃɪp/, occasion /əˈkeɪ̯ʒən/, motivation /ˈmoʊ.tə.veɪ.ʃən/, emotion /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: fundamental /ˌfʌn.dəˈmɛn.təl/, unexpected /ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪd/, integrity /ɪnˈtɛɡɹəti/, motivation /ˈmoʊ.tə.veɪ.ʃən/, intensity /ɪnˈtɛnsɪti/
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 fancy, grateful, marathon.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
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| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | has been · have seen |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | are rejected · is occupied |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | someone who accept · people who are |
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.