Shadowing Practice: Who Moved My Cheese? Learning to Love Change - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hello, everyone! Let me tell you a little story.
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It's from a famous book called Who Moved My Cheese?
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It's very short, but it changed the way I think.
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Once upon a time, four friends lived in a maze.
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Two were mice, and two were tiny people.
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Every day, they looked for cheese.
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One day, they found a huge mountain of it!
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The tiny people were very happy.
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They stopped looking for new cheese.
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They thought, 'This cheese is ours forever!'
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Then, one morning, the cheese was gone!
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The mice didn't complain.
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They put on their running shoes and ran!
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But Hem was angry. 'Who moved my cheese?' he shouted.
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Hem and Haw waited and waited.
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Every day, they got hungrier and sadder.
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Finally, Haw said, 'I'm scared... but I need to go.'
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The maze was dark, and Haw was afraid.
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But slowly, he felt braver and stronger.
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Then he turned a corner, and there it was. New cheese!
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And guess what? The mice were already there!
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So, what's the lesson?
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Things change. Jobs change. Life changes.
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Don't wait like Hem. Move with the cheese!
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And ask yourself, 'What would I do if I wasn't afraid?'
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Who Moved My Cheese? Learning to Love Change”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: cheese, Haw, Hem, mice. This video has 25 sentences and 196 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:40. The speaker talks at a steady 117 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 83% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
14 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| mouse noun | /maʊs/ | Any mammal of the many rodent families (especially Muridae) that have a small body and a long tail. |
| maze noun | /ˈmeɪz/ | A labyrinth; a puzzle consisting of a complicated network of paths or passages, the aim of which is to find one's way through. |
| lesson noun | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided. |
| hungry adjective | /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/ | Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food. |
| brave adjective | /bɹeɪv/ | Strong in the face of fear; courageous. |
| shoe noun | /ˈʃu/ | A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often a thicker heel, and a softer upper part made of… |
| complain verb | /kəmˈpleɪn/ | To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment. |
| scare verb | /skɛɚ/ | To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way. |
| shout verb | /ʃaʊt/ | To utter a sudden and loud cry, as in joy, triumph, exultation or anger, or to attract attention, to animate others, etc. |
| cheese noun | /t͡ʃiz/ | A dairy product made from curdled or cultured milk. |
| tiny adjective | /ˈtaɪni/ | Very small. |
| angry adjective | /ˈæŋ.ɡɹi/ | Displaying or feeling anger. |
| slowly adverb | /ˈsloʊli/ | At a slow pace. |
| stronger adjective | /stɹɔŋɡɚ/ | Said of one proposition with respect to another one: that the former entails the latter, but the latter does not entail the former. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 4 contractions and reduced forms, such as didn't, don't, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shoe /ˈʃu/, shout /ʃaʊt/
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 mouse, maze, lesson.
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.