8 secrets of success Intermediate shadowing lesson
This is a TED talk by Richard St. John. He shares eight things that he says lead people to success, such as passion, hard work and not giving up. He speaks in short, clear and funny lines, which suits intermediate shadowing.
- Intermediate
- Video
- 7:06
- 84 sentences
Practise it in the app
Free, no account needed. The app plays one sentence and waits for you to say it.
The sentences
Now, my subject is success, so people sometimes call me a "motivational speaker."
But I want you to know right up front I'm not a motivational speaker.
I couldn't pass the height requirement.
The video has 84 sentences. The rest are in the app. Practise them all
Words and phrases
- subject
- the topic you talk about
- success
- getting what you worked for
- sometimes
- now and then, not always
- motivational speaker
- a person who gives talks to make people want to try hard
- right up front
- at the very start
- I want you to know
- I want to tell you clearly
- couldn't pass
- did not meet a test or rule
- height requirement
- a rule that you must be a certain height
How to practise this clip
Listen for the stress in motivational speaker, on va and spea, and the short forms I'm and couldn't.
- Listen to a sentence before you read it.
- Say it right after, at the speaker's pace, with the same pauses.
- After the first round, hide the text and practise from the sound alone.
Source
Richard St. John at TED, on YouTube