Shadowing Practice: chapter02 cut 181sec - Learn English Speaking with Video

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One morning, Mrs. Brown does not feel well.
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The baby's coming, she says.
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But it's six weeks early.
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Mr. Brown cries.
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Yes, I know.
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But please take me to the hospital.
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This baby can't wait.
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Mrs Brown is right.
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After six hours, Lisa arrives.
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She is beautiful, but she is very little.
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She must stay in hospital for two weeks.
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When Lisa comes home, life is not the same.
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The baby cries a lot, and she doesn't eat much.
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Is the little girl all right?
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Everyone is tired.
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When Al tries to play his guitar, his mother says, Shhh!
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Lisa's sleeping.
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Mr. Brown says, You must help more in the house, Al.
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Your mother's very tired.
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Al tries to help, but he is tired too.
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He can't concentrate at school, and he forgets to do his homework.
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One day, Al visits his grandfather, Jack Brown.
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The old man lives alone.
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Al says, Mum and Dad never listen to me now.
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They're always with Lisa.
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A new baby is a lot of work,' Jack says.
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"'You must understand that, Al.
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But what about you?
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Are you writing any new songs?
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You're a good songwriter.' Al says nothing to his grandfather.
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He has no time for the band these days.
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When Jack is alone, he takes out an old photograph.
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He looks at it.
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It is a picture of his sister, Alice.
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"'Life's short, Al,' he says quietly.
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Be good to your sister.
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You're older, but you don't always know best.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.

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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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