Shadowing Practice: You can achieve anything you want - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Here's how to achieve anything you want in life.

A clear vision, daily learning, daily building, persistence, and iteration.

Those need to be the highest priority in your life.

But most people don't know what they want because they haven't reflected on what they don't want for multiple years.

And most people don't learn because true learning is very painful.

It's not about memorization or grades.

Most people don't build.

They dabble.

They try things over and over again only to get that small spurt of dopamine when they make initial progress,

but when that flatlines, they quit.

And last, most people don't improve when they fail.

They get discouraged and lose the internal mental battle between their lower self and their higher self.

Don't be most people.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “You can achieve anything you want”. This video has 13 sentences and 128 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:51. The speaker talks at a natural 150 words per minute, close to everyday conversation.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
priority noun	/pɹaɪˈɒɹɪti/	An item's relative importance.
reflect verb	/ɹɪˈflɛkt/	To bend back (light, etc.) from a surface.
painful adjective	/ˈpeɪn.fl̩/	Causing pain or distress, either physical or mental.
discourage verb	/dɪsˈkɝɪd͡ʒ/	To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.
persistence noun	/pəˈsɪst(ə)ns/	The property of being persistent.
dabble verb	/ˈdæb.əl/	To make slightly wet or soiled by spattering or sprinkling a liquid (such as water, mud, or paint) on it; to bedabble.
dopamine noun	/ˈdoʊ.pəˌmin/	A monoamine C₈H₁₁NO₂ that is a decarboxylated form of dopa, present in the body as a neurotransmitter and a precursor of other substances including adrenalin.
flatline verb	/ˈflætˌlaɪn/	To stop beating.
iteration noun	/ˌɪt.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/	A recital or a second performance; a repetition.
memorization noun	/ˈmem(ə)ɹaɪˌzeɪʃn̩/	The act of committing something to memory or memorizing.
spurt verb	/spɜɹt/	To cause to gush out suddenly or violently in a stream or jet.
internal adjective	/ɪnˈtɜɹ.nəl/	Of or situated on the inside.
vision noun	/ˈvɪʒ.ən/	The sense or ability of sight.
fail verb	/feɪl/	To be unsuccessful.
achieve verb	/əˈt͡ʃiv/	To carry out or conclude (something, as a task) successfully; to accomplish.

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 reflected

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 7 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, haven't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “sh” and “zh” sounds: iteration /ˌɪt.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/, memorization /ˈmem(ə)ɹaɪˌzeɪʃn̩/, vision /ˈvɪʒ.ən/
Long words — get the stress right: priority /pɹaɪˈɒɹɪti/, iteration /ˌɪt.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/, memorization /ˈmem(ə)ɹaɪˌzeɪʃn̩/

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 priority, reflect, painful.

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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