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Practice dictation & shadowing on the daily life story: Walk a Mile in My Shoes
Dictation & Shadowing: Walk a Mile in My Shoes
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Walk a mile in my shoes.
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Have you ever heard the saying walk a mile in my shoes?
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I think it's a very good saying.
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Do you know what it means?
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It means that before you judge someone, you should put yourself in his or her position.
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For example, if someone was running in a race and they did very poorly and came in last, it wouldn't be fair to say, oh, he's just a terrible runner.
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You would have to look at all the circumstances that made the person lose the race.
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Maybe they pulled a muscle in their leg the day before.
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Maybe this is their very first race.
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Maybe they are not in good form because something isn't right in their lives.
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There can be so many things that affect a person's life performance and moods.
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There can be so many things that affect a person's life performance and moods.
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If someone was very quiet at a party, you couldn't just assume that they weren't friendly.
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You don't know what is happening in their lives.
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They could be feeling ill, or they might have just had a bad experience.
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Nobody can know exactly how another person feels.
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Even if someone tells you what he or she is experiencing, you still won't fully understand what is going on inside the other person.
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Everyone perceives and feels things differently.
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To walk a mile in someone else's shoes is to try and understand things from that person's perspective.
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We are all shaped by the events that have taken place in our lives.
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No two people have gone through the exact same things, so before you are quick to judge someone, stop and think about what it is that they might have gone through.
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You won't always understand why people do what they do, but you can try to understand and put yourself in their position.
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Play song.