English Speaking Practice STORY Repeat-After-Me SHADOWING

here we go with the fluency story keep your  chin up now we are going to say each slide  

three times just pure English speaking  practice try to follow along and match  

my Pace my rhythm my pronunciation here  we go Emily had always enjoyed running  

but she had never taken on anything  as ambitious as a marathon again  

Emily had always enjoyed running but she had never  taken on anything as ambitious as a marathon one  

more time Emily had always enjoyed running but  she had never taken on anything as ambitious as a

marathon when she signed up for her first race  she was determined to train hard and finish strong  

when she saw signed up for her first race she  was determined to train hard and finish strong  

one more time when she signed up for her first  race she was determined to train hard and finish

strong every day she would wake up early lace up  her running shoes and hit the pavement every day  

she she would wake up early lace up her running  shoes and hit the pavement every day she would  

wake up early lace up her running shoes and  hit the pavement hit the pavement I you know  

what I'm thinking to myself I should have uh  explained what that means hit the pavement  

that just means um go on to the street go on to  the road a paved road is the pavement so just go  

out and get on the street and start running  right okay she followed her training plan  

carefully gradually increasing her distance and  improving her stamina she followed her training  

plan carefully Gra gradually increasing  her distance and improving her stamina she  

followed her training plan carefully gradually  increasing her distance and improving her

stamina however about a month before the  marathon Emily started feeling pain in her  

knee however about a month before the  marathon Emily started feeling pain in  

her knee however about a month before the  marathon Emily started feeling pain in her  

knee At first she tried to ignore it thinking  it was just a minor ache from all the running  

at first she tried to ignore it thinking it  was just a minor ache from all the running  

At first she tried to ignore it thinking  it was just a minor ache from all the

running but as the days went by the pain got  worse she visited a doctor who advised her to  

rest and avoid running for a couple of weeks but  as the days went by the pain got worse she visited  

a doctor who advised her to rest and avoid running  for a couple of weeks all right last one but as  

the days went by the pain got worse she visited a  doctor who advised her to rest and avoid running  

for a couple of weeks Emily was crushed she had  put so much effort into her TR training and now we  

will continue the sentence on the next slide but  for now let's say this again Emily was crushed she  

had put so much effort into her training and now  Emily was crushed she had put so much effort into  

her training and now just when she was getting  close to her goal she had to stop just when she  

was getting close to her goal she had to stop just  when she was getting close to her goal she had to

stop she worried that all her hard work would  go to waste and that she wouldn't be able to  

compete in the marathon at all she worried that  all her hard work would go to waste and that she  

wouldn't be able to compete in the marathon at  all she worried that all her hard work would go  

to waste and that she wouldn't be able to compete  in the marathon at all but then she remembered  

something her coach had once told her no matter  what happens keep your chin up but then she  

remembered something her coach had once told her  no matter what happens keep your chin up but then  

she remembered something her coach had once told  her no matter what happens keep your chin up there  

will always be setbacks but it's how you handle  them that counts there will always be setbacks but  

it's how you handle them that counts there will  always be setbacks but it's how you handle them  

that counts inspired by her coach's words Emily  decided to stay positive inspired by her coach's  

words Emily decided to stay positive inspired by  her coach's words Emily decided to stay positive  

she followed the doctor's advice and focused  on other aspects of her health like stretching  

strength training and eating well she followed  the doctor's advice and focused on other aspects  

of her health like stretching strength training  and eating well she followed the doctor's advice  

and focused on other aspects of her health like  stretching strength training and eating well she  

also visualized herself crossing the Finish Line  reminding herself of why she started this journey  

in the first place she also visualized herself  crossing the Finish Line reminding herself of why  

she started this journey in the first place she  also visualized herself crossing the Finish Line  

reminding herself of why she started this journey  in the first place when the day of the marathon  

arrived Emily was nervous but determined when the  day of the marathon arrived Emily was nervous but  

determined when the day of the marathon arrived  Emily was nervous but determined although she  

hadn't been able to run as much as she wanted  in the weeks leading up to the race she was  

determined to do her best although she hadn't been  able to run as much as she wanted in the weeks  

leading up to the race she was determined to do  her best although she hadn't been able to run as  

much as she wanted in the weeks leading up to the  race she was determined to do her best the race  

was tough and there were moments when she doubted  she could make it it the race was tough and there  

were moments when she doubted she could make it  the race was tough and there were moments when  

she doubted she could make it but every time she  felt like giving up she reminded herself to keep  

her chin up but every time she felt like giving  up she reminded herself to keep her chin up but  

every time she felt like giving up she reminded  herself to keep her chin up in the end Emily cross  

crossed the Finish Line not in record time but  with a sense of accomplishment and pride in the  

end Emily crossed the Finish Line not in record  time but with a sense of accomplishment and pride  

in the end Emily crossed the Finish Line not in  record time but with a sense of accomplishment and

pride she realized that the race wasn't just about  speed it was about perseverance resilience and  

staying positive even when things things didn't  go as planned she realized that the race wasn't  

just about speed it was about perseverance  resilience and staying positive even when  

things didn't go as planned one last time she  realized that the race wasn't just about speed  

it was about persever erance resilience and  staying positive even when things didn't go  

as planned by keeping her chin up Emily  had achieved something she could be proud  

of by keeping her chin up Emily had achieved  something she could be proud of by keeping  

her chin up Emily had achieved something  she could be proud of boom good workout  

I'm exhausted keep moving forward one step  at a time and I'll see you in the next step