Shadowing Practice: English Shadowing Practice – Day 1 | 5-Day Challenge: Easy Conversations - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hello everyone and welcome to day one of our five -day English shadowing challenge.
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Shadowing is a technique where you listen to someone speak and then repeat what they say trying to match their pronunciation.
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It is an excellent way to practice your speaking.
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After practicing with me for five days in a row, you will definitely be able to see the difference.
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Here's how today's practice will work.
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First, you will listen to me say the phrase.
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Then you will say the phrase by yourself.
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And finally, we will say it together.
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Be sure to always try to say the words like I do.
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You'll see the instructions on the screen so you will always know what to do.
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Oh, and don't forget to grab the free PDF in the description for this challenge.
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All right, let's get started.
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It is such a nice day today.
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It is such a nice day today.
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How'd you do?
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Let's keep going.
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The sun is shining so brightly.
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The sun is shining so brightly.
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It is a perfect day to go on a walk.
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It is a perfect day to go on a walk.
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Okay, let's say that short paragraph together.
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It is such a nice day today.
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The sun is shining so brightly.
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It is the perfect day to go for a walk.
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Every time after we do the paragraph, feel free to pause the video and repeat that paragraph on your own.
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This time, let's talk about our weekend.
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Then we will move on to conversations.
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I had a really fun weekend with my friends.
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I had a really fun weekend with my friends.
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We went to a beautiful place and spent the afternoon outside.
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We went to a beautiful place and spent the afternoon outside.
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We laughed a lot and took some great pictures.
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We laughed a lot and took some great pictures.
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I definitely want to do it again soon.
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I definitely want to do it again soon
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Okay, let's say that short paragraph together I had a really fun weekend with my friends
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We went to a beautiful place and spent the afternoon outside
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We laughed a lot and took some great pictures I definitely want to do it again soon.
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Okay, and now it's time to do some simple conversations.
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Hey, how's it going?
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Hey, how's it going?
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Pretty good.
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How about you?
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Pretty good.
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How about you?
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I'm good, thanks.
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I'm good, thanks.
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Okay, let's say that whole conversation together.
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Hey, how's it going?
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Pretty good.
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How about you?
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I'm good, thanks.
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Now let's do a slightly longer conversation.
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What have you been up to?
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What have you been up to?
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Not much.
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I've been spending some time with my family.
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Not much.
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I've been spending some time with my family.
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Oh, nice.
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Did you have a good time?
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Thank you.
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Oh, nice.
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Did you have a good time?
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And here is a quick pronunciation tip.
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When we speak naturally, did you often sounds like did you.
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Listen again to that phrase and repeat it.
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Did you have a good time?
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did you have a good time
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so did you notice how those words kind of blend together okay let's move on yeah
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we did we went out for lunch yeah we did we went out for lunch that sounds nice That sounds nice.
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Yeah, it was really nice.
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Yeah, it was really nice.
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Okay, let's say that whole conversation together.
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What have you been up to?
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Not much.
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I've been spending some time with my family.
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Oh, nice.
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Did you have a good time?
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Yeah, we did.
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We went out for lunch. That sounds nice.
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Yeah, it was really nice.
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Okay, moving on to the next conversation.
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Do you want to get coffee later?
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Do you want to get coffee later?
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Sure, that sounds good to me.
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Sure.
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That sounds good to me.
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What time works best for you?
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What time works best for you?
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Would around three o 'clock work for you?
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Would around three o 'clock work for you?
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Yes, three o 'clock works perfectly for me.
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Yes, three o 'clock works perfectly for me.
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Another quick pronunciation tip.
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In casual English, want to often sounds like wanna.
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Listen to this sentence again and repeat.
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Do you want to get a coffee later?
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Do you want to get a coffee later?
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See how want to kind of sounds like wanna? out.
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That's just how we say it.
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All right, you guessed it.
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Let's say the whole conversation together.
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Do you want to get a coffee later?
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Sure, that sounds good to me.
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What time works best for you?
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Would around three o 'clock work for you?
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Yes, three o 'clock works perfectly for me.
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moving on to our final conversation you guys got this do you want to go to the beach
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do you want to go to the beach yeah that sounds like fun yeah that sounds like fun
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i hope the weather is good I hope the weather is good.
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Me too, but if not, we can go to a restaurant.
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Me too, but if not, we can go to a restaurant.
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Perfect!
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I would love to do that.
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perfect I would love to do
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that here we go last time saying it all together do you want to go to the beach yeah
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that sounds like fun I hope the weather is good me too but if not we can go to a restaurant.
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Perfect.
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I'd love to do that.
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You guys did it.
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You completed day one of the five day English shadowing challenge.
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I'm so proud of you for doing this exercise, you guys.
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I hope you like the way it feels to speak a little bit of English every day.
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It will help you to feel more confident, more fluent, and I hope you just have fun with it.
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So I really hope to see you guys for tomorrow in day two of the shadowing challenge.
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Thank you all so much, and we will see you next time.
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Bye!
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles is gebaseerd op de video “English Shadowing Practice – Day 1”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: sounds, conversation, clock, perfect, coffee. Deze video bevat 128 zinnen en 1013 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 10:22. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 98 woorden per minuut, zodat je tijd hebt om elke klank na te doen. 90% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is goed te volgen. 26 van de 128 zinnen zijn vragen, dus het is goede oefening voor vraagintonatie en korte antwoorden.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
11 woorden uit de video die het leren waard zijn, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| clock zelfstandig naamwoord | /klɑk/ | teller, kilometerteller |
| shadow zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈʃædəʊ̯/ | schaduw |
| paragraph zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈpæɹəɡɹæf/ | alinea, paragraaf |
| phrase zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/ | uitspraak |
| shine werkwoord | /ʃaɪn/ | schijnen, stralen |
| pronunciation zelfstandig naamwoord | /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ | uitspraak |
| naturally bijwoord | /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/ | natuurlijk |
| technique zelfstandig naamwoord | /tɛkˈniːk/ | techniek |
| instruction zelfstandig naamwoord | /ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/ | onderwijs |
| pause zelfstandig naamwoord | /pɔːz/ | pauze |
| fluent bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈfluənt/ | vloeiend |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- What have you been up to?
- Did you have a good time?
- Do you want to get coffee later?
- What time works best for you?
- Would around three o 'clock work for you?
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — iets dat eerder begon en nog bezig is | I've been spending |
| Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telt | have you been |
| Toekomst met “will” will + werkwoord — een besluit, belofte of voorspelling | will definitely be · will work · will listen |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — iets dat nu of in deze periode gebeurt | is shining |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 13 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm, I've, wanna. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, shine /ʃaɪn/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, casual /ˈkæʒ(u)əl/, instruction /ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: phrase /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/, pause /pɔːz/, blend /blɛnd/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, paragraph /ˈpæɹəɡɹæf/, naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, casual /ˈkæʒ(u)əl/
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 clock, shadow, paragraph.
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.