Shadowing Practice: You're not late, you're right on time ☕ - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Hello, gorgeous.
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So today is such a beautiful day.
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That's why I decided to record this video with my Chia Guk Diamond iPhone in my hand right here.
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Okay, small confession.
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In my head, I am still 17.
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Like, when something goes wrong, my first thought is, should I call my mom?
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So last month, my sink in my room started leaking and I just stood there for a second,
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kind of waiting for someone to come to fix it then it hit me nobody's coming i am someone now
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so i fixed it myself badly
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but i fixed it i feel like your 20s are such
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a strange time half of my friends are getting engaged one
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just bought an apartment another is traveling around europe posting a sunset every single day
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and i'm over here really proud that i drank enough water today
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For a while, scrolling through all that made me feel like I was running late for something.
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Like there was a schedule for everyone got except me.
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Then I started actually talking to those friends instead of just watching their stories.
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So the one who got engaged is pretty stressed out about her money.
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The Europe one quit her job she worked so hard to get because she landed a fully funded scholarship.
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sounds like a dream but she told me she's kind of scared of starting over from zero
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and the apartment guy i am not really sure but he runs his own business so it's gotta be tough
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i think everyone is figuring out they just post the nice part in general some people graduate at 21
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and take years to find work they like some start over 30
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and it ends up being the best thing they ever did
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so neither of them is late you know they just took different roads
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so what i'm trying to say is measuring your life against someone else's highlight reel
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it's kind of exhausting maybe try measuring
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it against who you were last year instead a bit kinder to yourself a bit braver
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then you're right on time that's everything i want to deliver my own message in this video
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and I hope you have a good day hope to see you next week goodbye

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “You're not late, you're right on time ☕”. This video has 29 sentences and 377 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:21. The speaker talks at a natural 161 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 85% 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

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
engage verb/ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒ/To engross or hold the attention of; to keep busy or occupied.
badly adverb/ˈbæd.li/In a bad manner.
gorgeous adjective/ˈɡoɹd͡ʒəs/Sumptuously dressed.
brave adjective/bɹeɪv/Strong in the face of fear; courageous.
goodbye/ɡʊdˈbaɪ/Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing.
highlight verb/ˈhaɪˌlaɪt/To make prominent; emphasize.
sink verb/ˈsɪŋk/To descend or submerge (or to cause to do so) into a liquid or similar substance.
scholarship noun/ˈskɑːləɹʃɪp/A grant-in-aid to a student.
leak noun/liːk/A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape.
scare verb/skɛɚ/To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way.
sunset noun/ˈsʌnˌsɛt/The moment each evening when the sun disappears below the western horizon.
confession noun/kənˈfɛʃən/The open admittance of having done something (especially something bad).
scroll noun/skɹoʊl/A roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed into a roll.
exhaust verb/ɪɡˈzɔst/To draw or let out wholly; to drain completely.
reel verb/ˈɹiːl/To wind on a reel.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
end up verbTo bring to a conclusion.
figure out verbTo come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce.
start over verbto begin again; to return to the beginning

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 4 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, gotta, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: scholarship /ˈskɑːləɹʃɪp/, confession /kənˈfɛʃən/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like engage, badly, gorgeous.

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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