Shadowing Practice: why & how you should rebuild your room - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Being an adult who doesn't have their own place yet
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and the rent prices are so high I'm probably not moving out anytime soon.
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My room is the closest thing I'm going to get to my own apartment.
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That's why I like to take pride and joy into my space, making it somewhere I'm comfortable to just spend time, do the things I like, gaming.
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Whatever I like to do, majority of it is done in my room.
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I live in a big family home and it's the only place I can get privacy.
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So it only makes sense to invest my money in tech, furniture, gadgets, whatever I need to make this room the best it possibly can be.
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This is now my second room that I've built and I get so much love on TikTok.
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The videos go viral every time I post my room.
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So I think it's only right for me to show you
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guys how to actually rebuild your room into your personal space and make it the best it possibly can be.
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The first thing you've got to do, get rid of all the clutter, all them GCSE school books under your bed, all the clothes you don't use.
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either sell them on ebay vinted get some money back you just need to create space
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and just get rid of the stuff you don't need there's
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no point holding onto stuff i feel like once you do
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this you're ready to move on to a new chapter fresh mind fresh clean space
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and you just have more space essentially to work with to
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build your room i know some of you guys have overflowing wardrobe with clothes
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that don't even fit you anymore i remember my old room i had clothes from
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when i was 15 polo shirts things like that
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so yeah give them away sell them whatever you can do
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just get rid of them now once you got rid of
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everything you need to kind of look at your room
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and realize my room has been built like this by an
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architect for a reason they put gaps in walls a space for your bed
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if your bed doesn't slot right into a spot more
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so than likely either your bed is too big or
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that space there wasn't created for your bed
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so look at your space measure the gaps
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and see whether you can have like a double single queen
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size bed look at your wardrobe some rooms come built in
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with wardrobes some might have little gaps some might not it's
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like a puzzle you have to kind of fit things where they work.
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Every room needs a bed and a wardrobe.
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So those are the first two things you should be prioritising
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and then you can kind of work with your space accordingly to see
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if you can fit for example a desk a tv unit whatever is your fancy basically
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but i think majority of us are in the same position where we go to school
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or working or working from home
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so a desk is kind of essential in every room so
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if you do have the space i would say look for a desk
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that suits you some people might need desk storage some people might want to stand in this
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because they don't want to be sitting too long i have a standing desk and
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honestly do i use it not much but i like the way it's simplistic
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and i don't have a lot of stuff to store
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so it generally just fits whatever i need
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and also guys please manage your cables properly i don't want
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to see cables hanging down from behind buy some things off
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amazon i think they're called cable cable holders you can stick it under your desk i have
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that and that's
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when you see no cables hanging around under no clutter no mixed up wires it's all hidden at the bottom
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and stuck to my desk now
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when it comes to picking your monitor you want to pick a monitor
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that fits whatever you need
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if you know you are into gaming you might want to be looking to oled
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if you know you are you are into for example editing
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you want to get something with 100 color accuracy get whatever fits your fancy
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if you want 28 inch of your space 32 inch
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if your desk is bigger there's no right
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or wrong answer you've just got to figure out what works for you
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so what might work for me might not work for you.
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I currently have a Samsung Odyssey G5 32 inch.
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It's a gaming monitor and has 90% color accuracy.
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So when I am editing and I export straight from the monitor, sometimes I see the colors aren't the same as when I was editing on here.
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You also want to get a monitor arm.
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This essentially just holds your monitor up, allows you to put anything under
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and gives you more of a cleaner look rather than having the little pole at the bottom
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and you can't even put anything under the desk under the
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monitor i have a monitorizer i bought this off etsy it's like a wooden one it's really nice
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and i just store my laptop um ssd cards whatever kind of clutter
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that will be lying around i will just store it in
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there it just gives me a nice space for my keyboard my um playstation pad whatever I'm doing, there's a lot of space for me to kind of actually work with.
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And with the actual desk space, get a mouse pad.
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It's a lot nicer to use your mouse on the mouse pad compared to the desk and get whatever keyboard, mouse, if you're a gamer or normal.
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Just get what fits you.
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There's no right or wrong.
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Just do your research and find what fits you.
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I'm also really big on sound.
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I've got these Edifier speakers.
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You can get any speaker, but I just like when I'm cleaning my room or when I'm chilling and gaming, the sound is there it's proper nice like it actually is better than it just coming from your laptop
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or your monitor
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audio quality is a lot better
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and yeah you don't have to break the bank there's some speakers you can get for like 40 50 pounds
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so whatever fits your budget i think that's worth everything you've got to understand
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that furniture bedroom gadgets you've got to get what you can afford you don't want to go too far
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but you've got to understand that there's gadgets for every budget as well
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so just look for what you need you don't have to
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build your room in one day you can build it over
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time you can do your bed your your wardrobe then build your desk over time now
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that you've got your bed your wardrobe your desk set up
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i think this is majority of the essentials you need in your room now it's time for the creative part
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and where you make your room more personal i think the
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best way to do this is with wall art you could
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get posters frames plant pots whatever you're into whatever you have to look at your room
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and be like oh i have space here this looks empty
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what can i put here i'm into japanese art i like football i've got football frames you can
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so you can look come into my room
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and you can tell this is junior's room
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because you can see all the stuff i like and
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but don't go on google and just type our home decorations
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and then you see like a night plant and just buy or whatever, actually look into what you like and actually go deeper
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because there's some stuff at the bottom of the search that may be better, the things that are recommended or whatever.
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And you don't want your room to be a carbon copy of someone else's you've seen on Pinterest or TikTok.
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Some people also like to add a rug.
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I did have a rug, but I threw it away because it was so dirty.
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So i think i need to get a new one
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but i do like my room about a rug it just actually feels kind of bigger
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so last but not least all of our rooms come with these weird yellowish lights
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and honestly it just kind of ruins the vibe of your
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room get some leds wall lights monitor bars control the color
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and don't put the leds out in the open i think
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that's what we used to do in like 2020 no put
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them behind your monitor put them behind your shelves desk
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when you do it like that it kind of illuminates onto the wall
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and it looks cleaner everything looks cleaner seamless it doesn't look forced
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and tacky and then you can pick colors
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that right now we've got blue purple just pick your vibe
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whatever you're feeling on the day there's like it just feels a lot nicer now
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when you have built your room it's not about just building it
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and leaving it
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that you've got to take care of your room you've got
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to clean it you've got to make sure the scent's all
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right have some candles some reed diffusers clean your room once
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a week this not only is it good for your space
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but it actually teach you to be a man
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when you actually need to move out your house
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because you're you're already accustomed to looking after a small room
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so when you get your own apartment cleaning your room doing your laundry things like
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that you're just going to be so used to it
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and you'll be you're you're training to be a man
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and live by yourself basically and be more independent i like the way like room content
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and people are taking more pride in their rooms um before
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was not the case i used to be someone i never cared clothes all the place different color furniture
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and everything nothing matches
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and yeah i like i like this new kind of trend of everyone rebuilding the room
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and having nice rooms at the end of the day making
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your room is like a puzzle you've got to figure out
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where things fit you've got you've got to think what works
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well what decoration works well once you hit your creative side
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and understand what works and what doesn't then you'll have the most perfect room
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and before you buy something envision it measure things make sure
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they fit don't have a wardrobe sticking out don't have odd
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colors make sure you pick a color scheme before you start hopefully this was informative
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and helped you guys with rooms
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if there's any knowledge you guys want me to pass on
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or whatever let me know thank you guys for watching peace
About This Lesson
In this lesson, you’ll practice English speaking by exploring how to transform a room into a personal sanctuary, just like the speaker in the video. You’ll learn to discuss organizing spaces, prioritizing furniture, and solving common room layout challenges—all while improving your fluency through real, conversational language. Perfect for building confidence in daily topics like home improvement and personal habits!
Key Vocabulary & Phrases
- Clutter: Unwanted or messy items taking up space (e.g., "Get rid of all the clutter under your bed").
- Slot into: Fit neatly into a space (e.g., "If your bed doesn’t slot into a spot, it might be too big").
- Prioritising: Focusing on the most important things first (e.g., "Bed and wardrobe are the first two things to prioritise").
- Standing desk: A desk that can be adjusted to stand while working (e.g., "I have a standing desk for flexibility").
- Cable holders: Tools to organize messy wires (e.g., "Use cable holders to keep wires from hanging down").
Practice Tips
The video’s tone is friendly and conversational, with a moderate speed—ideal for shadowing practice! Here’s how to make the most of it: Start by listening to short 10-second clips, then repeat them immediately, mimicking the speaker’s rhythm and emphasis. Pay attention to phrases like "it only makes sense to invest" and "I think it's only right"—these natural transitions will help your speech flow. For extra support, use a shadowing app to record yourself and compare it to the original. Focus on reducing pauses when talking about "selling clothes on eBay" or "measuring gaps"—these practical tasks are great for building fluency. Remember, the goal is to sound natural, not perfect! With the shadowing technique, you’ll quickly notice improvements in your pronunciation and confidence. Try "shadow speech" daily with this video, and you’ll be discussing room makeovers like a pro in no time. Whether you’re practicing English speaking for daily life or just want to sound more like a native, this lesson is a fun, actionable way to progress.
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.