Shadowing Practice: waking up at 5am every day for a week. - Learn English Speaking with Video

Hi guys, it's Syd and welcome back to my channel.

I'm honestly not very excited for this video.

Yes, you read the title correctly.

I'm gonna be waking up at 5 a.m every day for a week.

You guys, I kind of have like a little bit of a problem.

I've been sleeping in so late.

I feel like I lost self-discipline or something.

I guess the better way to phrase it would be that I have no structure when it comes to sleep.

Why am I sleeping till 10 every morning?

Who let that happen?

Well, I did.

I just want to have a schedule, you know, I want to be on top of my this year, even though this year is almost over.

And you may ask, why am I choosing the other extreme?

Why am I going to wake up at 5am?

I believe if I force myself to wake up at 5am for a week, that's really going to show me the rock bottom, the earliest possible time.

So I can only to go uphill then i'll probably start waking up at normal times like 7 30

but i feel like i need a little reality check you

know it is currently sunday night it's 9 55 p.m the thing is

that i kind of have to take this in phases

because i'm so used to going to bed so late that even

if i did get in bed by 8 p.m right now

i'd be wide awake i'd just be staring at my ceiling

for two hours it's the way you act it's stuck in

my head i can't stop thinking about it you know that guy

that i'm talking about from tiktok it's the way you act

it's the way you act all right let's go to bed

nowhere else we're just going to bed hello it's the way you act it's the way you act

what what do you currently say to me do you not know what i'm talking about

i can't believe i'm waking up at 5 a.m for no reason not no reason

but like you know if i had a flight or

if I had a meeting or like something at 5am but like it's the way I'm just doing this to myself.

Good night.

I'll see you at 5am. So triggering.

Good morning you guys.

I feel like I just went to bed.

So here's the thing.

Oh my god.

It's cold in here.

Okay guys.

So good morning.

It does feel like I actually just went to bed.

I need coffee.

I need to find a place that's open.

Ugh they're all closed.

It's too early.

I kind of want to go to Dunkin.

Oh wait.

Dunkin opens at 6 30.

I think I'm gonna have to go there because I like I need it.

I have to make my bed or else I'm just gonna crawl right back in there.

Okay, it's a legging hoodie vibe today with hoop earrings though.

I love wearing jewelry with casual outfits like this because it just dresses up any outfit.

Okay, I know this is gonna seem like the same clip to you, but I had to wait a good 45 minutes just to leave my house because Duncan wasn't open yet.

I think it's like sunrise right now.

Oh yeah it is.

The sun is rising.

I literally haven't been up this early since I've moved here.

There's a lot less people out.

That's for sure.

Look how dead it is.

Oh my god there's a girl running.

I'm so proud of her.

Imagine having your life together that much.

Like running at sunrise.

Oh my god I'm here.

Thank god.

I'll do the iced caramel latte please i got a donut

and hash browns oh i ordered this donut

and then they gave me two donut holes

and a regular donut maybe they were just feeling generous today

i literally never get donuts i also don't know why i got this

and then i got my coffee i got an ice caramel latte

and then i got hash browns like there's

so much stuff in front of me i didn't mean to get this much

well well well here we are again oops i accidentally just took a screenshot i slept

so bad last night you guys i kept waking up i think it's

because i kept anticipating that my alarm was gonna go off like i'd wake up

and just look at the clock and see how many more hours I had left.

It's day two and we are not quitters around here.

Things get hard but we keep pushing through.

I have a piano lesson this morning.

It's kind of far.

It's in really northern Manhattan so I'm gonna have to subway.

It's also my first piano lesson and I'm really excited.

First things first, you know we have to make the bed or else I will get back in it.

I have my piano lesson at 9 a.m.

I haven't had piano lessons in probably like eight years.

So it's been a really long time

and I just wanted to get like back into it because I miss it a lot.

When I play piano now, I just do synesthesia, which basically is just like visually seeing the notes.

I don't actually read sheet music.

So I'm worried, guys.

It's going to be tough for me.

Wait, I forgot to tell you guys something.

I have to tell you.

Last week, I ordered dinner for myself.

I ordered this burger and fries, which is honestly interesting because I really don't eat meat very much.

So I postmated it here.

I had it for dinner around like 8 p.m.

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And I went to bed and I was like, ooh, my stomach hurts, but I'm just gonna try to sleep.

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So I went to bed and then I was force awakened.

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Something came over me and I just sat up in bed abruptly and I was like I'm gonna get sick right now.

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Long story short I got food poisoning for the first time and food poisoning has been a huge fear for me.

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I don't know what it is.

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I've always been so deathly afraid of food poisoning.

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Honestly maybe it's a good thing that I got it out of the way

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because now I know what it's like

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but it's it's horrible it's literally exactly what I thought it would be never again will I be ordering from

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that restaurant I'm honestly scarred from just like burgers in general I don't know why I even did

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that so anyways okay I'm gonna get dressed

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hey guys

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so i just got out of my piano lesson since it

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was the first one i felt really awkward asking to film

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so i didn't like i didn't really film it i'm

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so sorry it went well but like i forgot way more than i thought i did

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but i got the homework like i feel like i'm in

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school again it was actually really fun though my instructor is

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so nice and he's so funny anyways i'm in a subway home

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and i'm actually like not even that tired honestly so i'm getting ready for bed now.

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Just take a guess.

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Guess what time it is.

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7 30.

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7 30 and I'm getting ready for bed.

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I think I just need to catch up on sleep but I also think that means like my body's adjusting hopefully.

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I'm gonna go to bed.

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Love you guys and I'll see you in the morning.

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Good morning.

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Here's the thing.

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I have to use up one of my workout classes that I already bought before it expires.

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And there's a class that starts in an hour, so you know what that means.

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Pilates.

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okay guys i feel so good i love reformer pilates it's

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so much fun because it's different than like a standard workout i'm also not

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that tired like i thought especially after i worked out it starts to hit me

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but i'm actually like kind of fine i think i'm gonna

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go get coffee though i'm gonna stay ahead of my energy just

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because i'm not tired now doesn't mean it won't hit me So I made a mistake.

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Don't hate me.

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Hi guys.

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Good morning.

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I'm really sorry you guys.

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I don't know how to break it to you, but it's not 5 a.m.

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It's actually 10 a.m.

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I just woke up because I hit snooze.

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It's always the snooze that does it for me.

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I'm guilty.

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I did hit snooze this morning.

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I actually, I thought I hit snooze, but I must have turned it off completely because then I never heard it go off again.

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And now here I am feeling like a failure.

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I didn't even want to film this.

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Like I'm embarrassed.

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Why, Why did I do this to myself?

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I'm gonna still try to carry on with my day even though I'm kind of like upset about this.

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Like this is really putting me off on the wrong foot. So...

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You know, I know today was a fail but I promise I'll be better tomorrow, you guys.

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I really will.

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I never thought I'd see the day but it's the last day I have to do this. who is oh so I'm so happy

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that I'm done with this guys I want to have kind

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of like a slow chill relaxing morning usually I don't have time for

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that but since I have nothing else to do I want to do a little face mask

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and maybe read a little bit.

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I also tried to make it really cozy in here.

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Look at this bag that I just got guys.

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I think this is the most adorable bag.

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It says secrets on it.

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I was gonna get this one that looks like this

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that said makeup but then I felt like it wasn't as mysterious you know.

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Like what's in here?

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I mean we all know it's just skincare but.

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My hoodie matches my face mask It's weird waking up

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so early that it's still dark out like my brain feels like it's nighttime

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or something But this is the book i'm reading.

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I got this a couple vlogs ago.

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The sad part is i'm only halfway done I should have

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finished it like two weeks ago dnd mode Do not disturb so

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my skin feels

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so good i just wanted to end the vlog thank you

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guys for watching you know will i be doing this again absolutely not

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but i do think i'm going to try to wake up consistently at like 7 30

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or 8 a.m

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and just like kind of get into a routine i'm lucky

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i don't have to wake up at 5 a.m every day as it is anyways i love you guys

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and i'll see you in my next vlog bye guys

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “waking up at 5am every day for a week”. This video has 182 sentences and 1826 words to shadow. The speech runs for 11:28. The speaker talks at a natural 159 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 79% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
piano noun	/piˈænɪː/	A percussive keyboard musical instrument, usually ranging over seven octaves, with white and black colored keys, played by pressing these keys, causing hammers…
doughnut noun	/ˈdəʊnʌt/	A deep-fried piece of dough or batter, usually mixed with various sweeteners and flavors, often made in a toroidal or ellipsoidal shape flattened sphere shape…
snooze verb	/snuz/	To sleep, especially briefly; to nap, doze.
vlog noun	/ˈvlɑɡ/	A weblog using video as its primary presentation format.
anyways adverb	/ˈɛn.iˌweɪz/	Anyway, anyhow, in any case.
poison noun	/ˈpɔɪ.zən/	A substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism when ingested.
caramel noun	/ˈkæɹ.ə.mɛl/	A smooth, chewy, sticky confection made by heating sugar and other ingredients until the sugars polymerize and become sticky.
latte noun	/ˈlɑ.teɪ/	A drink of coffee made from espresso and steamed milk, generally topped with foam.
hash noun	/ˈhæʃ/	Food, especially meat and potatoes, chopped and mixed together.
sunrise noun	/ˈsʌnɹaɪz/	The time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.
workout noun	/ˈwɝk.aʊ̯t/	An exercise session; a period of physical exercise.
subway noun	/ˈsʌbˌweɪ/	An underground railway, especially for mass transit of people in urban areas.
burger noun	/ˈbɝ.ɡɚ/	A hamburger.
outfit noun	/ˈaʊtfɪt/	A set of clothing (with accessories).
mask noun	/mæsk/	A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
wake up verb	/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/	To stop sleeping; to awake.
go off verb		To explode.
come over verb		To affect in a sudden, unprecedented or surprising manner; to overwhelm a person's ordinarily contrary impulse.
dress up verb		To put on special or fancy clothes.
get out of verb		To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of.
push through verb		To force (legislation or a plan) to be passed or agreed to or a decision to be reached.
use up verb		To consume, deplete, expend, or exhaust.
work out verb	/ˌwɝk ˈaʊt/	To calculate.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

I'm honestly not very excited for this video.
I've been sleeping in so late.
I need to find a place that's open.
I think it's like sunrise right now.
I'm so proud of her.

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	haven't been · has been · I've always been
Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form	start waking · stop thinking · love wearing
Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group	the earliest · the most adorable
Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming	gonna be · that's really going to show · we're just going to bed

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 91 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, gonna, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “th” sounds: deathly /ˈdɛθli/, synaesthesia /ˌsɪn.əsˈθi.ʒə/
The “sh” and “zh” sounds: hash /ˈhæʃ/, synaesthesia /ˌsɪn.əsˈθi.ʒə/, screenshot /ˈskriːn.ʃɑt/, casual /ˈkæʒ(u)əl/
Long words — get the stress right: synaesthesia /ˌsɪn.əsˈθi.ʒə/, visually /ˈvɪzju.əli/, anticipate /ænˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/, adorable /əˈdoɹ.əˌbəl/, mysterious /mɪˈstɪɹi.əs/

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 piano, doughnut, snooze.

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.

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