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Shadowing Kelly McGonigal

How to Make Stress Your Friend — A psychologist explains why stress can be good for you, in friendly, well-articulated American English.

  • Level: B1–B2
  • Accent: American
  • Length: 14 min · 171 lines to practise
  • Timing: Sada measures how far behind the speaker you are on every line
Kelly McGonigal — How to Make Stress Your FriendStart from the beginning

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  1. 0:12 I have a confession to make.
  2. 0:16 But first, I want you to make a little confession to me.
  3. 0:23 In the past year, I want you to just raise your hand if you've experienced relatively little stress.
  4. 0:29 Anyone?
  5. 0:32 How about a moderate amount of stress?
  6. 0:35 Who has experienced a lot of stress?
  7. 0:38 Yeah. Me too.
  8. 0:40 But that is not my confession.

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  4. Finish one minute a day, and Sada shows your first try against your latest.

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