Shadowing Practice: Fun joke to Practice SHADOWING English Speaking Story for Fluency - Learn English Speaking with Video

Les maken...
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Alright, alright, alright.
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We got a fun little joke for you.
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We are going to do some shadowing for fluency.
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Let's work on our English speaking fluency skills.
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Let's start off with repeating after me.
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Once upon a time, there was a prince who was cursed.
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He was cursed.
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There was a prince who was cursed when he was a little boy.
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Alright, we are going to shadow that.
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We are going to say it three times.
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Say it together with me.
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Match my pace and flow.
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Once upon a time, there was a prince who was cursed when he was a little boy.
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Once upon a time there was a prince who was cursed when he was a little boy.
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Once upon a time there was a prince who was cursed when he was a little boy.
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The curse limited him.
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He had a limit.
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It limited him to speaking only five words every year.
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Alright, so he can only say five words every year.
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That's his limit because of that curse.
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Let's shadow three times.
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The curse limited him to speaking only five words every year.
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The curse limited him to speaking only five words every year.
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The curse limited him to speaking only five words every year.
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However, if he didn't speak for a whole year,
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a whole year, did you say that one correctly?
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A whole year.
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That one's difficult to say for some people.
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However, if he didn't speak for a whole year,
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he would then be able to speak 10 words the next year.
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Okay, let's shadow that.
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No wait!
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And so on.
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I should have checked and made sure there was a period there no period
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so the sentence continues and so on and it continues in
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that manner is the meaning of and so on and in
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that manner it continues and so on all right now we can do the shadowing here we go
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however if he didn't speak for a whole year he would then be able to speak 10 words the next year
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and so on.
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However, if he didn't speak for a whole year,
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he would then be able to speak ten words the next year, and so on.
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However, if he didn't speak for a whole year, he would then be able to speak ten words the next year, and so on.
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One day he met a princess named Josie.
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and he wanted to express his love for her.
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By saying, my princess, I love you.
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All right, shout out, here we go.
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One day he met a princess named Josie, and he wanted to express his love for her.
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By saying, my princess, I love you.
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One day he met a princess named Josie and he wanted to express his love for her by saying,
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My princess, I love you.
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One day he met a princess named Josie and he wanted to express his love for her by saying,
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My princess, I love you.
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But he decided to wait one more year.
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So he could say, My princess, I love you.
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Will you marry me?
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But he decided to wait one more year.
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So he could say, My princess, I love you.
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Will you marry me?
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But he decided to wait one more year so he could say, My princess, I love you.
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Will you marry me?
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That would be nine words.
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My princess, I love you.
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Will you marry me?
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Nine words.
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That would be nine words.
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Leaving one more word to spare.
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To spare is an extra word.
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He has one extra word.
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It leaves one more because he has ten, right?
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That would be nine words leaving one more word to spare.
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That would be nine words leaving one more word to spare.
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That would be nine words leaving one more word to spare.
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He pondered what he would say.
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Ponder means you think deeply about.
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So he pondered what he would say.
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After she said yes.
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He is already supposing she will say yes.
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So he's pondering.
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What will he say after she says yes?
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She said yes.
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He pondered what he would say after she said yes.
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He pondered what he would say after she said yes.
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He thought about saying happy,
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celebration, joy, delight, or wonderful.
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I skipped ahead.
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I should have paused for you to say this.
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Happy, celebration, joy, delight. Or wonderful.
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I think he decided he would say wonderful, right?
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Okay, let's shadow it.
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He thought about saying happy, celebration, joy, delight, or wonderful.
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He thought about saying happy, celebration, joy, delight, or wonderful.
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All right, we'll stop there.
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Here we go.
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The young prince excitedly waited.
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He excitedly waited.
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Excitedly waited another year to propose to her.
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the young Prince excitedly waited Another Year to propose to her.
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In the second year, he visited The Princess.
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approached her respectfully and asked, My princess, I love you.
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Will you marry me?
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In the second year, he visited the princess, approached her respectfully, and asked, My princess, I love you.
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Will you marry me?
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In the second year, he visited the princess, approached her respectfully, and asked, My princess, I love you.
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Will you marry me?
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One more time.
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In the second year, he visited the princess, approached her respectfully, and asked,
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My princess, I love you.
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Will you marry me?
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The princess said, Pardon?
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Pardon?
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I didn't catch that.
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What did you say?
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Pardon?
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Oh, no. I was so surprised to hear you speak.
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I was so surprised to hear you speak that I didn't hear what you said.
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Oh, poor guy.
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All right, let's shadow that.
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Ready?
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The princess said, pardon?
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I was so surprised to hear you speak that I didn't hear what you said.
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The princess said, pardon?
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I was so surprised to hear you speak that I didn't hear what you said.
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The princess said, Pardon?
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I was so surprised to hear you speak that I didn't hear what you said.
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Alright.
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The prince was dumbfounded.
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Huh?
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Dumbfounded.
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This word right here means astonished, surprised, or amazed.
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Huh?
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Dumbfounded.
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This is the face of dumbfounded.
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All right, the prince was dumbfounded and used his last word for the year.
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shit
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oh man shit
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alright there we go let's speak
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that story now let's do the whole story non-stop let's try to do it in a smooth clear voice
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you ready? here we go once upon a time there was a prince who was cursed when he was a little boy.
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The curse limited him to speaking only five words every year.
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However, if he didn't speak for a whole year,
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he would then be able to speak ten words the next year, and so on.
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One day he met a princess named Josie, and he wanted to express his love for her by saying,
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My princess, I love you.
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But he decided to wait one more year so he could say, My princess, I love you.
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Will you marry me?
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That would be nine words, leaving one more word to spare.
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He pondered what he would say after she said yes.
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He thought about saying happy, celebration, joy, delight, or wonderful.
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The young prince excitedly waited another year to propose to her.
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In the second year, he visited the princess, approached her respectfully, and asked my princess,
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I love you, will you marry me?
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The princess said, pardon, I was so surprised to hear you speak that I didn't hear what you said.
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The prince was dumbfounded and he used his last word for the year. Did you say it?
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Did you say it?
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All right, all right, all right.
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That's it.
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We did it.
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Boom.
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Good workout.
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Keep moving forward one step at a time.
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Let's have fun while we take this journey to fluency.
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That was step 2918.
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Get all the steps.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze video bevat 164 zinnen en 1318 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 13:25. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 98 woorden per minuut, zodat je tijd hebt om elke klank na te doen. 85% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

15 woorden uit de video die het leren waard zijn, met uitspraak en betekenis:

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
curse zelfstandig naamwoord/kɝs/vloek, verwensing
marry werkwoord/ˈmæɹi/trouwen, huwen
shadow zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈʃædəʊ̯/schaduw
pardon zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈpɑːdn̩/vergeving
spare bijvoeglijk naamwoord/spɛɚ/extra
celebration zelfstandig naamwoord/ˌsɛl.ɪˈbɹeɪ.ʃən/viering
delight zelfstandig naamwoord/dəˈlaɪt/vreugde, plezier
propose werkwoord/pɹəˈpəʊz/voorstellen
skill zelfstandig naamwoord/skɪl/bekwaamheid, vaardigheid
smooth bijvoeglijk naamwoord/smuːð/vlot
boom werkwoord/bum/dreunen, donderen
leaf zelfstandig naamwoord/lif/blad
correctly bijwoord/kəˈɹɛk(t).li/correct, juist
skip werkwoord/skɪp/huppelen
shout werkwoord/ʃaʊt/schreeuwen

Grammatica in deze video

De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:

StructuurIn de video
Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doetwas cursed · was dumbfounded
Advies met “should” should + werkwoord — zeggen wat een goed idee isshould have
Toekomst met “will” will + werkwoord — een besluit, belofte of voorspellingWill you · will say · will he
Toekomst met “going to” be going to + werkwoord — een plan of iets dat je ziet aankomenare going to do · are going to shadow · are going to say

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 14 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals didn't, I'll, we'll. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

  • De klanken “sh” en “zh”: shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, celebration /ˌsɛl.ɪˈbɹeɪ.ʃən/, shout /ʃaʊt/, astonish /əˈstɑnɪʃ/
  • Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: celebration /ˌsɛl.ɪˈbɹeɪ.ʃən/, respectfully /ɹɪˈspɛkt.fə.li/

Zo oefen je met deze video

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

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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