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So you're interested in shadowing practice.

Whether this is your first time trying one of these, or if you clicked on this video because you've done my shadowing practice videos before,

welcome and let's jump right in.

English made easy with Claire.

Alright, so before we begin, what is shadowing?

It's really simple.

The way I do it in my shadowing practices is I give you a chance to repeat a phrase

or a sentence after me and then later you will say it at the same time as me.

And that is what shadowing is.

So after you've had a chance saying it on your own, repeating it slowly after me, you can then practice saying it at the same time as me,

matching my pronunciation, my intonation,

and my inflection, which all includes the stress of the words, the stress of the sentence,

and the way my voice moves native speaker from the US.

So if you're interested in achieving the American English accent, then you're in the right place.

And of course, it helps you with your overall pronunciation and speaking of the English language, but it's also going to help you with your confidence.

So next time you go to speak English, you're going to feel more and more confident with each shadowing practice.

So check out my shadowing practice playlist if you're interested in more after we finish today.

In today's video, I'm going to read a short story and focus on words that are easily confused,

easily mixed up by non -native English speakers.

So these are words that sound really similar

but they're not and a lot of non -native speakers find it difficult to even hear the difference between these words.

So I'm going to say them really slowly for you

and give you the chance to repeat and then of course we will shadow the whole story together.

So first repeat after me.

Thank you.

I usually shop for clothes online.

Thank you.

In American English, Even though you see a th in the word "close", you can hear that I don't pronounce the th.

clothes.

Close.

but yesterday I decided to go to my favorite store.

Thank you.

But yesterday, I decided to go to my favorite store.

Thank you.

Let's shadow this sentence together.

So say it with me.

Okay.

I usually shop for clothes online, but yesterday, I decided to go to my favorite store,

I used to shop there all the time.

Thank you.

I used to shop there all the time.

Thank you.

Back then, it was easier than shopping online.

you Thank you.

So here we have our first pair of words that sound very similar, but they are different.

"then" and "than".

then Thank you. than Thank you.

Back then, it was easier than shopping online.

Now, when I speak very quickly, it's more difficult to hear the difference between the two.

But if you can hear the difference and achieve the correct pronunciation slowly, then you will have

The knowledge of what you are saying and when you speak more quickly it will come across as the correct vowel sound.

So let's try it again.

Repeat after me.

Back then, it was easier than shopping online.

Thank you.

Now, you shadow these two sentences.

"I used to shop there all the time." Back then, it was easier than shopping online.

Great, let's keep going.

First, I tried on a dress.

Thank you.

First, I tried on a dress.

Thank you.

But it was so tight, I could hardly breathe.

but it was so tight I could hardly breathe.

Thank you.

I immediately took it off and took a deep breath.

Thank you.

I immediately took it off and took a deep breath.

Thank you.

So here we have breathe and breath.

These words look very similar, there's only one letter difference,

but to breathe, is the verb and breath is a noun.

So the verb has the e at the end.

Breathe breath So not only is the vowel sound different,

but the th sound is different as well.

For the verb: It's voiced.

Breathe.

the the Breathe.

And for the noun, it's unvoiced.

Breath.

Breath Let's shadow those two sentences now.

So say them with me.

First, I tried on a dress.

but it was so tight I could hardly breathe.

I immediately took it off.

and took a deep breath.

I tried on the size up.

Repeat.

I tried on the size up.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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and it was much more loose and comfortable.

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Thank you.

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and it was much more loose and comfortable.

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Thank you.

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The word comfortable is often tricky for non -native speakers because it looks like it should be comfortable.

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four syllables.

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But in American English, we tend to say it with just three.

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Com -f -ter -ble.

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comfortable.

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I thought, do I need to lose weight?

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you Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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I thought, do I need to lose weight?

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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So in this section we have Loose. and lose Loose.

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Thank you.

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Lose.

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The difference here is the unvoiced ssss sound, and the voiced Zzzz.

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Thank you.

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Loose.

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unvoiced.

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Lose.

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voiced.

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Okay, let's shadow these two sentences.

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I tried on the size up.

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and it was much more loose and comfortable.

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Thank you.

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I thought, "Do I need to lose weight?" I wasn't sure the dress fit me right.

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Thank you.

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I wasn't sure the dress fit me right.

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Thank you.

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Thank you and the material seemed too light.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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and the material seemed too light.

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Good, so here we have right and light.

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And many people struggle with the difference between the /r / sound and the /l / sound in American English.

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Both are quite far back in the throat, but you don't necessarily need to place them far back in the throat.

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It will be the position of your tongue that determines these two sounds.

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To create the R sound, er, The back of the tongue should be touching the roof of your mouth.

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Rrrr.

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Prrr.

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You don't need to press the tongue, but it's just lightly arched up in the back.

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/r /, /r /, and the tip. is down.

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For the 'l' sound, Or The tip is touching the back of your front teeth.

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Oh.

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"L" and the back of your tongue is down.

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So not lifted like in er, but down.

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L. R.

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Oh.

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Uh...

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Oh.

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So I would focus on the position of the back of the tongue to differentiate between these two consonant sounds.

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So repeat after me.

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write 'light' Let's shadow the sentence together.

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Say it with me.

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I wasn't sure the dress fit me right.

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and the materials seem too light.

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You'll notice when I speak it more naturally and within the sentence a little bit faster, I drop the T's at the end.

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It's a stopped T sound in American English.

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right light.

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Write Light.

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I thought about trying on more dresses,

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I thought about trying on more dresses, Thank you.

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But I was getting tired.

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but I was getting tired.

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Thank you.

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I think I'll stick to shopping online.

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Thank you.

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I think I'll stick to shopping online.

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Thank you.

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Let's shadow these two sentences.

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I thought about trying on more dresses, but I was getting tired.

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I think I'll stick to shopping online.

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Alright, let's say the whole story without stopping.

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together.

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So you are going to shadow me

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and you can repeat this part of the video as many times as you need until these words,

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especially the ones that sound very similar but aren't, feel comfortable, to you.

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You feel confident saying them and you can hear the difference not only in my speech but in your speech as well.

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Okay, here we go.

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I usually shop for clothes online.

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But yesterday, I decided to go to my favorite store.

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I used to shop there all the time.

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Back then, it was easier than shopping online.

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First, I tried on a dress, but it was so tight I could hardly breathe.

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I immediately took it off and took a deep breath.

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I tried on the size up and it was much more loose and comfortable.

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I thought, Do I need to lose weight?

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I wasn't sure the dress fit me right.

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and the materials seem too light.

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I thought about trying on more dresses.

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but I was getting tired.

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you I think I'll stick to shopping online.

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Alright guys, so hopefully that shadowing practice was helpful, especially in hearing those

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slight differences between words that are easily confused by non -native speakers go check out my other shadowing videos.

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They're a huge request from my subscribers

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and I appreciate all the feedback you guys give and I'm so glad that I'm able to help you with these videos.

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You can help me out by clicking the thumbs up button below and of course subscribing to my channel.

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If you have a request for something you'd like me to cover in an upcoming shadowing video, just like I did for this video, comment below.

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I do try and read them all but I do give and reply to my channel members.

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So if you're interested in becoming a member on my channel, click the join button below to learn more.

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Thanks so much for watching, and I'll see you in the next one.

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Bye for now, guys.

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you Bye.

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この動画で話す練習をする理由は？

この動画は、英語の発音を良くするための効果的な方法であるシャドーイングを実践する素晴らしい機会です。初めてシャドーイングを試す方でも、これまでに経験がある方でも、動画を通じて自信を持って英語を話すためのスキルを身につけることができます。講師のクリアは、アメリカ英語のアクセントを身につけたい方に特におすすめです。シャドーイングを行うことで、発音や抑揚、イントネーションを自分のものにすることができるため、英語を話す際の自信を向上させます。

文法と文脈における表現

この動画では、特に以下のような重要な文法や表現が使われています：

I usually shop for clothes online. - こちらの文は、日常的な行動を表現しています。「usually」という単語を使うことで、習慣的な行動を強調しています。
But yesterday, I decided to go to my favorite store. - 過去の出来事を示す文で、「decided」という動詞の過去形が使われており、具体的な意思決定を表現しています。
I used to shop there all the time. - 過去の習慣を示す文で、「used to」を使うことで以前の行動を強調しています。

これらの表現は、日常会話でもよく使われるものなので、積極的に覚えて活用しましょう。特に、英語シャドーイングの練習を通じて、これらの構造を自然に使えるようになります。

一般的な発音の罠

動画内では、英語の非ネイティブスピーカーが混同しやすい単語について触れています。たとえば、「clothes」と「close」といった言葉は、発音が似ていますが、意味が全く異なります。これらの単語を正確に聞き取ることができるようになるためには、シャドーイングを行うことが非常に重要です。特に、以下のような発音のポイントを押さえましょう：

「clothes」の「th」の音は発音しないことが多いです。
「decided」という単語の「c」と「d」の発音に注意し、明確に発音することが求められます。
イントネーションや強勢に気をつけて表現することで、より自然な会話が可能になります。

これらのポイントに留意することで、発音の問題を克服し、英語のスピーキング力を大幅に向上させることができます。ぜひ、shadowing siteやshadowspeaksを参考にしながら、英語シャドーイングの練習を続けてみてください。

この動画の文法

話し手がよく使っている文型を、動画の実際の表現とともに紹介します。

文型	動画での表現
「used to」 used to + 動詞 — 今はもう違う過去の習慣や状態	used to shop
現在完了形 have/has + 過去分詞 — 過去の出来事が今も関係している	you've done · you've had
比較級 -er than / more … than — 二つのものを比べる	easier than
過去進行形 was/were + -ing — 過去のある時点で進行中だった動作	was getting

シャドーイングとは？英語上達に効果的な理由

シャドーイング（Shadowing）は、もともとプロの通訳者養成プログラムで開発された言語学習法で、多言語習得者として知られるDr. Alexander Arguelles によって広く普及されました。方法はシンプルですが非常に効果的：ネイティブスピーカーの英語を聞きながら、1〜2秒の遅延で声に出してすぐに繰り返す——まるで「影（shadow）」のように話者を追いかけます。文法ドリルや受動的なリスニングと異なり、シャドーイングは脳と口の筋肉が同時にリアルタイムで英語を処理・再現することを強制します。研究により、発音精度、抑揚、リズム、連音、リスニング力、そして会話の流暢さが大幅に向上することが確認されています。IELTSスピーキング対策や自然な英語コミュニケーションを目指す方に特におすすめです。

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