Shadowing Practice: What Your Sleep Schedule Reveals About You - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Some of us shoot up at 7 a .m without the help of an alarm clock, while others only hit the pillow at 7 a .m.
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So what really dictates your choice of sleep schedule?
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Well, the circadian rhythm of your body is responsible for regulating your sleep patterns.
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Genetics weighs less than half of your preference in your sleep schedule,
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and it's environmental, social, and personal factors that make up for the rest of your sleep schedule.
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According to research reported in Insider 2022, there are six distinct types of sleepers.
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Morning larks are most productive from 9 a .m to 11 a .m., afternooners being the most active from 11 to 5 p .m.
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Nappers wake up alert, but as the day progresses, their energy dwindles before re -energizing by mid -afternoon.
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Night owls tend to sleep much later.
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Swifts are those super robots that are alert for the whole day until they naturally fall asleep.
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And funnily, the last type are woodcocks.
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Those are constantly running on 5 % of their battery's capacity from the moment they wake up to bedtime.
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So what does your choice of sleep schedule reveal about you?
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Here's a comparison of the two extremes, a morning lark and a night owl.
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Which one are you?
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Number one, who's happier?
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A 2008 study published in the journal
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Social Indicators Research found that morning larks are often happier and have higher life satisfaction compared to their night owl counterparts.
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A large contributing factor to
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that is morning larks get better social support as they fit better into the majority of society
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that is most active in the daytime.
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Night owls, on the other hand, often have a tougher time integrating into society,
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partially because they may not have the best familial relationships as they miss out on family times with their sleeping schedules.
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In the morning larks' workplace, they're able to be productive right from the get -go and operate easily in the standard nine to five hours,
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and as such, morning larks tend to thrive in a corporate world.
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Number two, who's smarter?
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According to a study published in the journal
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Personality and Individual Differences, night owls are often found to be more intelligent than morning larks, as opposed to the common saying,
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early birds get the worm.
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The study states, the results indicate that contrary to conventional folk wisdom, evening types are more likely to have higher intelligence scores.
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Night owls were also found to have better processing speed and better memory retention than morning larks.
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In a separate study at University of Lege in Belgium, they found that both morning larks and night owls are productive after waking up naturally,
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but morning larks' productivity falls off after 10 .5 hours of
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being awake night owls proved to be more consistent with their focus
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and productivity with faster reaction time however night owls perform poorly academically
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but night owls are at a disadvantage considering school always starts early number three who's more creative
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while both early risers and late risers do experience bursts of creative ideas studies show
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that early risers do not have these as much as the night owls
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it could possibly be linked to morning larks usually going by
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a routine in contrast to night owls who have to learn
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early on to be creative to adapt to their
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out -of -norm living style a 2008 study on art students in taiwan published in the international journal of art
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and design education found that more than half of the art students felt more are creative after 10 p .m.
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Creativity strikes most when the mind wanders.
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Night owls are often left alone to a quiet atmosphere without the hustle and bustle of the city, allowing their minds to freely roam.
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So what does your sleep schedule reveal about you?
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Take everything with a grain of salt.
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There's very little research and much needed studies on sleep, personality, and behavior.
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And most of us are not just a morning lark or night owl, but a mix of both.
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What's most important, regardless of your sleep schedule, is that you have a good cycle of light and deep sleep,
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and you can wake up refreshed and feeling your best.
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Do you feel you're a mix of the two?
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Or are you simply a night owl or a napper, a woodcock sleeper?
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Feel free to let us know in the comments down below.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “What Your Sleep Schedule Reveals About You”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: owl, lark, sleep, schedule, study. This video has 57 sentences and 766 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:36. The speaker talks at a natural 166 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
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| owl noun | /aʊ(ə)l/ | Any of various birds of prey of the order Strigiformes, families Strigidae and Tytonidae, that are primarily nocturnal and have forward-looking, binocular… |
| productive adjective | /pɹəˈdʌk.tɪv/ | Capable of producing something, especially in abundance; fertile. |
| naturally adverb | /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/ | In a natural manner. |
| reveal verb | /ɹɪˈviːl/ | To uncover; to show and display that which was hidden. |
| alert adjective | /əˈlɝt/ | Attentive; awake; on guard. |
| productivity noun | /ˌpɹɒdʌkˈtɪvəti/ | The state of being productive, fertile, or efficient. |
| consistent adjective | /kənˈsɪs.tənt/ | Of a regularly occurring, dependable nature. |
| regardless adverb | /ɹɪˈɡɑɹd.lɪs/ | Without attention to warnings or indications of bad consequences. |
| atmosphere noun | /ˈætməsˌfɪɹ/ | The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body. |
| contrast noun | /kənˈt(ʃ)ɹæst/ | The degree of this difference. |
| compare verb | /kəmˈpɛɚ/ | To assess the similarities and differences between two or more things [“to compare X with Y”]. Having made the comparison of X with Y, one might have found it… |
| clock noun | /klɑk/ | A chronometer, an instrument that measures time, particularly the time of day. |
| routine noun | /ɹuˈtin/ | A course of action to be followed regularly; a standard procedure. |
| asleep adjective | /əˈsliːp/ | In a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting. |
| indicate verb | /ˈɪndɪˌkeɪt/ | To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| wake up verb | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | To stop sleeping; to awake. |
| fall off verb | To become detached or to drop from. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 3 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, they're, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: rhythm /ˈɹɪð.əm/, thrive /θɹajv/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: contrast /kənˈt(ʃ)ɹæst/, conventional /kənˈvɛnʃənl̩/, partially /ˈpɑɹʃəli/, satisfaction /sætɪsˈfækʃən/, retention /ɹɪˈtɛnʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, productivity /ˌpɹɒdʌkˈtɪvəti/, intelligent /ɪnˈtɛlɪd͡ʒənt/, satisfaction /sætɪsˈfækʃən/, creativity /kri.eɪˈtɪv.ᵻ.ti/
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 owl, productive, naturally.
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.