Shadowing Practice: English SHADOWING Practice - Repeat-After-Me: Fluency Training - Learn English Speaking with Video
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English speaking practice. Using the shadowing technique, we are going to master our pronunciation and our fluency flow. Here we go. I had an important job interview last week.
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Say that. Say that sentence after me. I had an important job interview last week.
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I had an important I had an important had an important job interview last week.
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And I really really really really really wanted to wanted to wanted to wanted to make a wanted to make a wanted to make a good impression.
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And I really wanted to make a good impression. And I really wanted to make a good impression.
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I had an important job interview last week and I really want her to make a good impression.
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Okay, right now we're doing um repeat after me. Try to dial in that pronunciation and that that flow and then later we'll do the shadowing part. All right.
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Or do you want to do some shadowing right now? Why don't we let's do some shadowing right now. Let's go ahead. Say it with me. Here we go. I had an important job interview last week and I really wanted to make a good impression. Let's do it again. Here we go.
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I had an important job interview last week and I really wanted to make a good impression. Is that good? Let's Let's go on. I put my I put on my best suit. Carefully carefully printed out my resume.
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carefully printed out my resume and made sure to to made sure to arrive 10 minutes early.
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Yeah. And I made sure to arrive 10 minutes early.
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Okay, shadow me. Ready? I put on my best suit, carefully printed out my resume, and made sure to arrive 10 minutes early. Again, I put on my best suit, carefully printed out my resume, and made sure to arrive 10 minutes early. As I walked into the building, as I walked into the building, as I walked into into into the building, I actually felt pretty confident. I actually felt pretty confident.
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like as if I' I'd contraction for I' had I had done everything right so far.
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Like I'd done everything right so far.
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Say that with me. As I walked into the building, I actually felt pretty confident like I'd done everything right so far. As I walked into the building, I actually felt pretty confident, like I'd done everything right so far. I greeted the receptionist, smiled, and sat down to wait, trying to stay calm and collected. Stay calm and collected. That's a set phrase, calm and collected. They come together. It means um it means to be relaxed and in control like okay everything's going to be fine. I am I'm relaxed. I'm in control. I am calm and collected.
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All right. Say that with me. I greeted the receptionist. Smiled and sat down to wait, trying to stay calm and collected. One more time. I greeted the receptionist, smiled, and sat down to wait, trying to stay calm and collected. A few minutes later, they called my name. A few minutes later, they called my name. A few minutes later, they called my name. I jumped up way too quickly.
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Way too quickly. Much too quickly. Way too quickly. And in that split second, that split split is very, very narrow. That split second, in that sudden moment, my coffee tipped and spilled all over my pants. Right on the front.
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Right on the front. That's the worst place. It makes you look like you did something.
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All right, I jumped up way too quickly and in that split second, my coffee tipped and spilled all over my pants right on the front. Again, I jumped up way too quickly and in that split second, my coffee tipped and spilled all over my pants right on the front. I froze for a moment, then started frantically dabbing at the stain with tissues. All right, let's stop.
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What's the word frantically? Frantically. Um, frantically is just like, ah, that's frantically. Ah, dabbing. Dabbing is so he has tissue. He's not white. Whoops.
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He's not wiping the stain. He's dabbing the stain. So, you're just going like this. So, frantically, frantically dabbing the stain with tissues. Frantically dabbing the stain with tissues, which somehow only made it spread and look worse.
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which somehow only spread only only made it spread and look worse.
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All right, let's say all of it. Here we go. I froze for a moment, then started frantically dabbing at the stain with tissues, which somehow only made it spread and look worse. All right, we can do better. Let's Let's make it smooth. Here we go. I froze for a moment, then started frantically dabbing at the stain with tissues, which somehow only made it spread and look worse.
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There was no saving it. There was no saving it. No helping what had happened.
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I ended up walking into the interview looking like I'd had some kind of accident looking like so if that I' was not contracted we would have had had right looking like I had had some kind of accident that is okay that's per perfectly fine sometimes Sometimes we'll contract the first had in order to not not have had had in a row. So, let's just look at it from the start.
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There was no saving it. I ended up walking into the interview looking like I'd had some kind of accident. Looking like I'd had some kind of accident.
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looking like, appearing like, seeming like that I had had I'd had some kind of accident.
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Okay, moving on. The manager took one look at me, paused for a second, and then to his credit to his credit that is um you know praising his actions. He he deserves to be praised for his actions. He was he was a honorable person to his credit.
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kindly offered me a bottle of water and a napkin.
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All right. So, to his credit, he kindly offered me a bottle of water and a napkin.
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From the top, the manager took me. Sorry, let's start over. I messed up. Here we go.
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The manager took one look at me, paused for a second, and then to his credit, kindly offered me a bottle of water and a napkin. Let's try again. The manager took one look at me, paused for a second, and then, to his credit, kindly offered me a bottle of water and a napkin.
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That helped a little, but I was already mortified. Mortified. That means humiliated, embarrassed.
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Totally mortified. I was already humiliated and embarrassed.
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That helped a little, but I was already mortified.
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The worst part was how nervous I got after that.
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The spilling the coffee was not the worst part. The worst part was how nervous I got after that.
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Are you kidding? It gets worse. How can it get any worse? Let's see. When he asked me the classic question, why do you want this job? My mind went completely blank.
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And all I managed to say was And all I managed to say was because I need the money.
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It's too honest. Don't say that.
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My mind went completely blank and all I managed to say was because I need the money.
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Maybe the boss will hire him because he is honest. You never know. Definitely not my best answer.
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Definitely not my best answer. Wait, we should have shadowed that last one. I'm going to go back.
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Let's say it together. Here we go. When he asked me the classic question, why do you want this job? My mind went completely blank and all I managed to say was because I need the money.
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All right, definitely not my best answer. I could have done better.
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All right, that's the story. Now, we're going to shadow it from start to finish nonstop. Try to say it with me or you can just listen and follow along. But if you're an advanced English practicer, try try to shadow me. Here we go.
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I had an important job interview last week and I really wanted to make a good impression.
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I put on my best suit, carefully printed out my resume, and made sure to arrive 10 minutes early.
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As I walked into the building, I actually felt pretty confident, like I'd done something everything right so far. Messed up. That's okay. It's okay. Keep going.
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I greeted the receptionist, smiled, and sat down to wait, trying to stay calm and collected.
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A few minutes later, they called my name. I jumped up way too quickly, and in that split second, my coffee tipped and spilled all over my pants right on the front.
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I froze for a moment, then started frantically dabbing at the stain with tissues, which somehow only made it spread and look worse. There was no saving it. I ended up walking into the interview looking like I had had some kind of accident. The manager took one look at me, paused for a second, and then to his credit, kindly offered me a bottle of water and a napkin.
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That helped a little, but I was already mortified. The worst part was how nervous I got after that.
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When he asked me the classic question, "Why do you want this job?" My mind went completely blank and all I managed to say was, "Because I need the money." Definitely not my best answer.
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Boom. Good workout. Way to go. Way to exercise your English speaking muscles.
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Keep moving forward one step at a time. I'll see you in the next practice video.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “English SHADOWING Practice - Repeat-After-Me: Fluency Training”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: frantically, interview, dabbing, stain, tissue. Deze video bevat 56 zinnen en 1611 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 13:54. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 116 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. 82% 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 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
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| frantically bijwoord | /ˈfɹæn.tɪk.li/ | verwoed, woest |
| stain zelfstandig naamwoord | /steɪn/ | vlek |
| tissue zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈtɪʃ.(j)u/ | weefsel |
| mortify werkwoord | /ˈmoɹtɪfaɪ/ | onderdrukken |
| napkin zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈnæpˌkɪn/ | servet |
| spill werkwoord | /spɪl/ | morsen |
| kindly bijwoord | /ˈkaɪn(d)li/ | vriendelijk, beminnelijk |
| resume werkwoord | /ˈɹɛz.ə.meɪ/ | hervatten, voortzetten |
| receptionist zelfstandig naamwoord | /ɹɪˈsɛp.ʃə.nɪst/ | receptionist, onthaalbediende |
| greet werkwoord | /ɡɹiːt/ | begroeten, ontvangen |
| pause zelfstandig naamwoord | /pɔːz/ | pauze |
| freeze werkwoord | /ˈfɹiːz/ | bevriezen |
| humiliate werkwoord | /hjuːˈmɪliˌeɪt/ | vernederen, verootmoedigen |
| pronunciation zelfstandig naamwoord | /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ | uitspraak |
| embarrassed bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ɪmˈbæɹ.əst/ | in verlegenheid gebracht |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
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| end up werkwoord | belanden, terechtkomen | |
| mess up werkwoord | verrommelen, in de war brengen | |
| come together werkwoord | /ˈkʌm tʊˈɡɛðɚ/ | bijeenkomen, samenkomen |
| go back werkwoord | teruggaan |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- Why don't we let's do some shadowing right now.
- All right, let's say all of it.
- Looking like I'd had some kind of accident.
- I'm going to go back.
- I'll see you in the next practice video.
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet | be relaxed · was not contracted · be praised |
| Overtreffende trap the -est / the most … — het hoogste of laagste van een groep | the worst |
| Toekomst met “going to” be going to + werkwoord — een plan of iets dat je ziet aankomen | are going to master · everything's going to be · I'm going to go |
| Toekomst met “will” will + werkwoord — een besluit, belofte of voorspelling | we'll do · we'll contract · will hire |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 21 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'd, I'm, don't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: tissue /ˈtɪʃ.(j)u/, receptionist /ɹɪˈsɛp.ʃə.nɪst/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, contraction /kənˈtɹækʃ(ə)n/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: receptionist /ɹɪˈsɛp.ʃə.nɪst/, humiliate /hjuːˈmɪliˌeɪt/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: dab /dæb/, pause /pɔːz/, freeze /ˈfɹiːz/, praise /pɹeɪz/, phrase /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: frantically /ˈfɹæn.tɪk.li/, dab /dæb/, napkin /ˈnæpˌkɪn/, blank /ˈblæŋk/, embarrassed /ɪmˈbæɹ.əst/
- /w/ — met ronde lippen: wipe /waɪp/, workout /ˈwɝk.aʊ̯t/
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 frantically, stain, tissue.
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.