Shadowing Practice: Wealthy mindset that will change your life - Learn English Speaking with Video
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society says that being wealthy means having a lot of money assets
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and resources living in a house with more bathrooms than bedrooms
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designer furniture the latest technology programmed to make everything comfortable
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it's being able to afford designer brands from head to toe
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only shopping at grocery stores where aisles are neatly organized
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and nothing ever goes on sale it's staying in hotels where they call you by your last name
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and you get there by flying business class no matter how long
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or short the flight is and having your laptop out working
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because you are important it's rubbing elbows with the right people dressing like you belong at the table
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and timing your laugh to everyone else this is the wealth that's portrayed to us in mainstream media
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and what we're supposed to admire and work towards.
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But minimalists know that true wealth is something entirely different.
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I just want to say
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that I have zero desire to attain this kind of wealth where it's all about your net worth and your material riches,
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exclusive experiences, because it seems like some of the most wealthiest and famous people in our society,
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they had to give up something far more greater to attain this kind of wealth.
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Whether it's time with their loved ones or their health, their mental health, and sometimes their integrity and their values.
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Definitely not all of them, but a lot of them.
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And it seems like we're getting a sneak peek of what it really costs to attain
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this kind of wealth in 2025 and i'm just not interested
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so i have been asking myself this a lot what does it mean to be truly wealthy
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and for me true wealth is a mindset of abundance
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and how we carry that out in everything we do every day
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and abundance is so much more than money if i had to describe it as a feeling, it would feel like peace,
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not stressing over every little thing.
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It feels like security, trusting that my needs will always be met.
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It feels spacious and free, having time to rest, create, and never rush.
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It feels like gratitude, finding blessings in the smallest things.
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And it feels generous, having more than enough to share.
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When we embody this mindset and channel it into everything we do i found
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that life has a way of reflecting it back to us
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and this is what true wealth means to me i just want to say
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that i know how important it is to have a sufficient income
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and to have money for security for comfort to fuel for the things
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that we actually want to do in life but i truly believe
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that when you adopt this abundant mindset you might be able to see things from a different perspective,
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and you might be able to attract people who also think very generously, and you might eventually see your reality shift too,
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because it all starts from the mind.
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Things in itself don't hold any value.
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We are the ones who give value and meaning to them.
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Think of a diamond for example.
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It is not the most rare gemstone and and it's not the most beautiful for sure,
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but it's so expensive because we as a society collectively decided that this is going to be high value.
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If we apply this logic to our everyday lives, I think that it can be a very powerful shift in our reality.
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This is something that we can start today, right now.
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Instead of asking what's valuable in my life, change it to what do want to make valuable in my life?
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Instead of just going through the motion in the mornings, make a whole ritual out of it.
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Don't just think of meals as calories that you need, but from the cooking, the plating,
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to eating, see it as your chance to nourish your body and soul.
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And apply this to everything else you will feel like more than a million dollars.
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Think of your inner world, your thoughts, your emotions, your mindset like a big garden.
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If it gets neglected, weeds will start to grow, the soil will dry out,
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pests will take over, and soon enough nothing can flourish in that environment.
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But if you tend to your inner garden on a regular basis, take care of everything with love and gratitude,
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it becomes full of life and everything will flourish on its own.
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I truly believe that our outer world is just a reflection of
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that inner garden and we think that when life gets crazy, when life gets hectic and stressful,
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then we start to feel very stressed and anxious and overwhelmed.
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But I think most of the time we are just projecting onto the world how we are feeling inside, our deep beliefs about the world,
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and we create our own realities.
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So if you want abundance, then you have to start feeling abundant in everything you do.
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That's why I love doing one word intentions in the mornings
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because you can meditate on the word and see where in your body you start to feel abundant.
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And you can replicate this feeling throughout the day when you are eating, when you are answering your emails or whatever it is.
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And you will start to see that abundance shows up everywhere in your life.
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I want to thank my paid partner for today's video, BetterHelp.
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Lately, my therapy session has been a mental health check -in for me.
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We can go through our busy lives without ever stopping to think, how am I feeling right now?
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What is something weighing heavy on my mind?
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What is something that I can let go of to make my life flow easier?
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Even though I continue to journal and have my mindful practices every day, unpacking everything with the guidance of a credentialed therapist definitely hits different.
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I appreciate that my therapist lets me talk during our sessions
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because I'm usually doing most of the listing and my everyday interactions.
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It's actually one of the best features of BetterHelp that it allows us to switch therapists to someone we align with better.
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If you want to work through something or you want to schedule in a mental health check -in like me, you can try BetterHelp for yourself.
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Just fill out a questionnaire and they'll connect you with a credentialed therapist as soon as possible.
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Click the link in the description or go to betterhelp .com slash malamalife
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and get 10 % off of your first month therapy.
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Thank you to BetterHelp for being a paid partner for today's video.
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We had a next door neighbor on Maui who sold their house a couple of years ago
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and they ended up selling it for a value way less than the market value.
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And when we were in conversation, they said something like, we know that we left some money on the table,
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but we found the new owners we sold the house and we can move on with our life and peace.
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I don't know how much more money they could have gotten from
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that sale but I know that they didn't need it because I know that they are truly wealthy in life anyways.
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In the past I know that I gave from a place of people pleasing
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but now I know that it's coming from a place of knowing
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that there is more than enough to go around and
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that the supply is infinite
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and i know i always talk about the importance of being frugal
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but honestly it's about knowing when to cut back and
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when to be generous when to hold back and
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when to go for it and when your values are clear you'll always know which choice to make
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in my previous nine to five job i had two different kind of co -workers one
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that was very complacent and where they were and they never went above
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and beyond the second group of people they put in
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so much effort into the littlest things
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and no surprise these co -workers never ended up staying too long
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because they were offered a job elsewhere and the thing is that they weren't doing it for any kind of recognition.
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I know that those co -workers were doing it, putting in effort and care into everything because that's who they believed that they were.
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And eventually life presented them with opportunities that matched exactly how they carried themselves.
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This is why I don't think that you can just manifest your riches
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or chase these get -rich -quick schemes
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if you don't have the foundation of what it takes to
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really sustain true wealth the confidence the discipline the skills the talent and maybe the value that you see yourself as
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then it will never last so
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if you really want true wealth you have to change the way
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that you value yourself live in alignment with that person
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and life will just mirror that back to you i truly believe who you are
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when no one else is watching is who shows up in the real world and everyone can tell eventually.
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In the past, people found meaning through the things that they were creating.
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The job wasn't just for a job.
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It wasn't just a paycheck.
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It was something that you contributed it back to community.
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And people took pride in their work.
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That's why you see old staircases that are so beautiful, old buildings that look like masterpieces.
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And now we don't value the same things anymore.
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First, a lot of the jobs out there are just jobs programs.
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They're just invented for us to be doing something.
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Really no wonder that we feel so detached with the things that we do.
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And so we have to find meaning elsewhere.
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And that's where consumerism comes in we find meaning in the things
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that we buy and what those things represent about us
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but no amount of stuff
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or how much we accessorize our lives with cool glittery stuff it will not give us the same meaning
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and purpose as the things that we create with all
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that said you do not need to quit your job
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and trade it in for a creative job
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we can all create in other ways try to cook a meal from scratch plan something
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and watch it grow learn to play an instrument try to
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do a diy house project on your own do it with love
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and pride and not only will you feel more connected to yourself you're proving
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that your value and worth comes from within i think it's safe to say
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that we all want a wealthy life but i hope
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that you don't get distracted by this performance of what wealth is by the mainstream and social media.
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I hope that this video gave you something to think about, how you should define your own version of wealth.
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And honestly, I think that most of us don't realize how wealthy we already are.
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If you are watching this video, you're probably watching it on your phone or your laptop.
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If you have a warm bed to sleep in, if you have a roof over your head, if you have people or animals that love you,
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you're already so much more wealthier than you think.
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You just have to see it for yourself.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Wealthy mindset that will change your life”. This video has 141 sentences and 1909 words to shadow. The speech runs for 11:42. The speaker talks at a natural 163 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 87% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| wealthy adjective | /ˈwɛl.θi/ | Possessing financial wealth; rich. |
| therapist noun | /ˈθɛɹəpɪst/ | Someone who provides therapy, usually professionally. |
| abundance noun | /əˈbʌn.dn̩s/ | A large quantity; many. |
| mindset noun | /ˈmaɪn(d)ˌsɛt/ | A way of thinking; an attitude or opinion, especially a habitual one. |
| worker noun | /ˈwɝ.kɚ/ | One who works: a person who performs labor for a living; traditionally, especially, manual labor. |
| abundant adjective | /əˈbʌn.dənt/ | Fully sufficient; found in copious supply; in great quantity; overflowing. |
| attain verb | /əˈteɪn/ | To come to or reach (a place) by motion or progression. |
| meal noun | /ˈmiːl/ | Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity. |
| everyday adjective | /ˈɛvɹiˌdeɪ/ | Appropriate for ordinary use, rather than for special occasions. |
| elsewhere adverb | /ˈɛlsˌʍɛɹ/ | Synonym of somewhere else: in, at, or to some other place. |
| designer noun | /dɪˈzaɪnɚ/ | A person who designs something, or who designs things as a profession. |
| connect verb | /kəˈnɛkt/ | To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object. |
| mainstream adjective | /ˈmeɪn.stɹiːm/ | Used or accepted broadly rather than by small portions of population, market, scientific community, etc. |
| laptop noun | /ˈlæp.tɑp/ | A laptop computer. |
| generous adjective | /ˈd͡ʒɛn(ə)ɹəs/ | Noble in behaviour or actions; principled, not petty; kind, magnanimous. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| end up verb | To bring to a conclusion. | |
| go through verb | To travel from one end of something to the other. | |
| cut back verb | To reduce the amount of (something). | |
| dry out verb | To cause moisture to be completely removed from; to make dry. | |
| fill out verb | /fɪl ˈaʊt/ | To complete a form or questionnaire with requested information. |
| give up verb | To surrender (someone or something); to inform on (someone). | |
| go around verb | To move or spread from person to person. | |
| hold back verb | To act with reserve; to contain one's full measure or power. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | are neatly organized · be met · were offered |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | people who also · ones who give |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 22 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, you're, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: wealthy /ˈwɛl.θi/, therapist /ˈθɛɹəpɪst/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: flourish /ˈflʊ̈ɹ.ɪʃ/, rush /ɹʌʃ/, recognition /ˌɹɛkəɡˈnɪʃ(ə)n/, sufficient /səˈfɪʃənt/, interaction /ˌɪn.təˈɹæk.ʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: recognition /ˌɹɛkəɡˈnɪʃ(ə)n/, interaction /ˌɪn.təˈɹæk.ʃən/, integrity /ɪnˈtɛɡɹəti/, accessorize /əkˈsɛsəɹaɪz/, consumerism /kənˈsumərɪzm̩/
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 wealthy, therapist, abundance.
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.