Shadowing Practice: 277 - Learn English Speaking with Video

Hi everyone!

My name is Bo and this is Bo's Slow English.

Oh hi Nari!

We are going on a virtual walk together in Seoul, South Korea.

Lately, I've been thinking about my identity, culture, and language.

I was born in Seoul, South Korea.

My family and I immigrated to the United States when I was very young.

I am a Korean American.

I haven't been back to Korea in over 30 years.

I wanted to tell you about a personal story.

So this can be like a story time vlog.

And if you would like,

you can do a shadowing practice.

so that you can practice your speaking skills.

At the end of this video,

please let me know in the comments how you liked this format.

Please like, subscribe, and share this video with your friends.

And if you or anyone you know could benefit from my new YouTube channel,

where I teach in very slow English.

Please do check it out and share it with your friends and family.

Let's take a walk through Korea.

When I think about Korea,

the first word that comes to mind is identity,

not food, K-pop, or beauty.

Identity.

Because growing up, I always knew I was Korean,

but I also wanted to become American,

and I think those two things can exist together.

But when I was younger,

it didn't always feel that way.

I moved to America when I was very young.

At home, my parents spoke Korean.

Outside the house, everything was English.

School was English.

Friends spoke English.

Everything on TV was English.

So little by little, my Korean changed.

It became what many people call Konglish,

a mix of Korean and English.

And eventually, I think part of me stopped trying.

I remember my mom wanted me to go to Korean school.

I didn't want to.

At the time, I thought,

no. I want to be like everyone else.

I wanted to fit in.

And when you're a kid, fitting in feels important.

You don't think about regret.

You don't think, how will I feel when I'm older?

But now I do regret it.

I think if I stayed with Korean school,

maybe I would feel more confident speaking Korean today.

Maybe I wouldn't feel embarrassed.

And embarrassment is interesting.

Because sometimes embarrassment changes our choices more than fear does.

I think embarrassment may have stopped me from going back to Korea.

Not completely, but maybe a little.

I worried.

What if my Korean isn't good enough?

What if my relatives think my accent sounds strange?

What if I'm not Korean enough?

The last time I went to Korea,

I think I was around 8 years old.

I went with my mom for about a month.

And one memory I have is the first day we arrived,

I ate pizza with my aunt and cousins.

I was so jet lagged that I fell asleep in the restaurant.

I actually fell asleep at the table.

I don't know why that memory stayed with me.

Maybe because it was my first big trip.

Maybe because I was overwhelmed.

I remember Korea feeling busy.

Lots of cars, people, noise, summer heat, humidity.

I remember the streets feeling crowded.

I also remember my grandparents giving me money.

I think they wanted me to buy ice cream or some souvenir.

And somehow I lost the money I remember feeling terrible I felt guilty I felt disappointed in myself

and it's strange because I think that may be one of my earliest memories of of feeling like I let someone down.

It's funny how certain memories stay with you.

I was embarrassed by Korean culture sometimes.

I will admit that.

I remember having a birthday party as a kid.

Instead of pizza or hot dogs, we had Korean food.

and instead of sitting at a table,

we sat on the floor.

I remember worrying what my friends would think, but something surprising happened.

My friends liked it.

They liked the food.

They liked sitting on the floor.

And now that I'm older,

I think maybe I judged myself more than other people judged me.

I think many people do that.

Recently, I filmed with my parents in New York,

and afterward, I kept thinking,

I need more time with them, more conversations and stories.

Because parents get older and suddenly you realize there are questions you never asked.

I was planning to go to Korea this year.

The trip didn't happen.

But I still think about it.

If someone gave me a ticket tomorrow, I would go.

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I'd eat 김치찌개 first.

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김치찌개 is kimchi stew.

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I'd want to see Seoul,

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but also quieter places, like the smaller towns.

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And I really want to go to Busan.

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Busan is towards the south part of Korea.

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The biggest thing I realized recently is this.

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My Korean does not need to be perfect.

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The goal is communication and connection with other people.

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And learning English is the same many of you tell me

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my grammar isn't good my vocabulary is basic I'm embarrassed I understand what you're saying

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and I get what you're feeling I really do because I felt

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that way about my Korean throughout my entire life but

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if you spoke to me in person in English

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and tried your best I'm sure I would understand you

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and I would be proud of you language is not only about perfection Actually,

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it's not about perfection at all.

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It's about reaching another person.

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It's about building a connection.

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Maybe many of us spend years waiting to become perfect before we allow ourselves to connect.

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And maybe we waste time.

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I think I wasted a lot of time.

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But now I'm here talking to people around the world, including Koreans.

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And maybe in a strange way,

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this channel is helping me reconnect with a part of myself too.

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I didn't expect that, but I'm grateful.

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Thank you so much for listening to my story.

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I hope you find my story to be inspiring.

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And please know that I believe in you and I know that you can learn English.

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You just have to stick with it.

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Do not stop.

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Because as I mentioned in my story,

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if I had gone to Korean school,

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I would be in a different place right now with my Korean level and my confidence with speaking.

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So I highly encourage you to keep up your efforts and stay consistent.

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Let me know in the comments.

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Did you learn any new vocabulary words from this video?

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Thank you for your support.

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And let's go for another virtual walk soon.

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Bye.

✨ Aanbevolen Video

171 zinnen

IELTS speaking _ Describe a person from a different cultural background whom you enjoy spending time

IELTS PrepDaily ConversationUniversity Students

Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: Korean, Korea, English, feeling, liked. Deze video bevat 139 zinnen en 1106 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 11:19. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 98 woorden per minuut, zodat je tijd hebt om elke klank na te doen. 83% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

De 14 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:

Woord	Uitspraak	Betekenis
embarrassment zelfstandig naamwoord	/ɪmˈbæɹ.əs.mənt/	verlegenheid
embarrassed bijvoeglijk naamwoord	/ɪmˈbæɹ.əst/	in verlegenheid gebracht
vocabulary zelfstandig naamwoord	/vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/	woordenschat, vocabulaire
perfection zelfstandig naamwoord	/pɚˈfɛk.ʃən/	perfectie
grandparent zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈɡɹæn(d)pɛəɹənt/	grootouder
immigrate werkwoord	/ˈɪmɪɡɹeɪt/	immigreren
overwhelm werkwoord	/ˌoʊ.vɚˈwɛlm/	overweldigen, overmannen
souvenir zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈsu.vəˌnɪɹ/	aandenken, souvenir
humidity zelfstandig naamwoord	/hjuːˈmɪd.ə.ti/	luchtvochtigheid
inspire werkwoord	/ɪnˈspaɪə(ɹ)/	inspireren
subscribe werkwoord	/səbˈskɹaɪb/	abonneren
accent zelfstandig naamwoord	/ækˈsɛnt/	accent, klemtoon
aunt zelfstandig naamwoord	/ɑːnt/	tante
grammar zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)/	spraakkunst, grammatica

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

Woord	Betekenis
grow up werkwoord	opgroeien
keep up werkwoord	bijblijven

Zinnen om te herhalen

Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:

You don't think about regret.
You don't think, how will I feel when I'm older?
Maybe I wouldn't feel embarrassed.
What if my relatives think my accent sounds strange?
I don't know why that memory stayed with me.

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 24 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm, didn't, don't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: embarrassment /ɪmˈbæɹ.əs.mənt/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, humidity /hjuːˈmɪd.ə.ti/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: lag /læɡ/, subscribe /səbˈskɹaɪb/
/æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: embarrassment /ɪmˈbæɹ.əs.mənt/, embarrassed /ɪmˈbæɹ.əst/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, grandparent /ˈɡɹæn(d)pɛəɹənt/, lag /læɡ/
/g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: grandparent /ˈɡɹæn(d)pɛəɹənt/, immigrate /ˈɪmɪɡɹeɪt/, lag /læɡ/, grammar /ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)/

Zo oefen je met deze video

Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
Spreek zin voor zin na op normale snelheid en herhaal elke zin tot je ritme gelijk is aan dat van de spreker.
Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als embarrassment, embarrassed, vocabulary.

Wat is de Shadowing-techniek?

Shadowing is een wetenschappelijk onderbouwde taalleermethode die oorspronkelijk is ontwikkeld voor professionele tolkentraining en gepopulariseerd door polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. De methode is eenvoudig maar krachtig: je luistert naar native Engelse audio en herhaalt het onmiddellijk hardop — als een schaduw die de spreker volgt met slechts 1–2 seconden vertraging. In tegenstelling tot passief luisteren of grammaticadrills, dwingt shadowing je hersenen en mondspieren om echte spraakpatronen tegelijkertijd te verwerken en te reproduceren. Onderzoek toont aan dat het de uitspraaknauwkeurigheid, intonatie, ritme, verbonden spraak, luisterbegrip en spreekvaardigheid aanzienlijk verbetert — waardoor het een van de meest effectieve methoden is voor IELTS Speaking-voorbereiding en echte Engelse communicatie.

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