Shadowing Practice: How to get fluent FAST in any language? - Learn English Speaking with Video
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You spent years learning a language and still can't speak.
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Let me guess, you did everything right.
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Grammar, classes, vocabulary, and still it didn't work.
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Good news, it is not you, it is the system.
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And I will show you how to fix it.
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My name is Anna, I speak five languages and these are the three things I wish I knew earlier.
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Number one, mistakes.
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At school, if you make a mistake,
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you get a bad grade.
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So now you think that if you make a mistake,
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you get a bad reputation.
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people will think that you're stupid,
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but they actually don't care.
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They will talk to you and forget in two minutes.
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When I first started learning Chinese,
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I did not care much about the tones.
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I wanted to say dead,
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so I kept saying ba ba first tone,
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and at some point a native speaker started laughing.
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I was like, why are you laughing?
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And she said, because you just said poop three times.
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Apparently ba ba first tone is poop,
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and ba ba fourth tone is dead.
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Stupid?
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Maybe.
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But I I opened a new door.
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And after that, I actually started paying attention to the tones.
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That's how my speaking got better and people understood me better.
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Here's how I think about this.
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Fluency is opening new doors.
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For each person and for each language,
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the number of doors is different.
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One mistake is one door that you open.
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No mistakes, no progress.
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So now making mistakes actually takes you further than being perfect and not making mistakes because you learn more.
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and even if you get a funny moment like I did,
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you will remember that.
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And your speaking will get better.
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Number two, use the easiest option.
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I know you want to sound smart,
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so you make long and difficult sentences,
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but then you can't find the right word,
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start translating, pause too long,
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and it just feels awkward.
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And the worst part, next time you don't even want to try.
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Let's look at two examples.
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Anna number one makes long and difficult sentences because she wants to sound smart,
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but then she can't find the right word and freezes.
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She gets stressed and thinks that languages are just not for her.
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Anna number two uses the easiest option.
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Gestures when she doesn't know how to say something and gets excited because even though she only started,
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people can already understand her.
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And that is how I learn languages.
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I use the easiest words I know and instead of making one long sentence,
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I make too short.
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And suddenly, when you don't overthink, speaking gets easy.
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But I don't want to sound simple.
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I want to sound more advanced.
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You can't skip levels.
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The only way to sound more advanced is to start simple
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and then build up naturally when you learn more words your sentences are gonna get better
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and this last one is the biggest mistake
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that people make you think of languages as of a subject you go to classes learn grammar new words
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and it feels productive like you do something you learn
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but nothing changes somehow you still can't use all of this knowledge
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when you need it the most
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and it's demotivating like you sit you work you study
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but what for all of these grammar rules are are just way too abstract for your life.
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So learning languages feels like work when it should be fun.
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And that is the mistake because languages are not school.
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Languages are life.
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Yes, you do need a base.
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You will have to learn some basic grammar and some basic vocabulary,
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but afterwards ask yourself, how can I use this in my life?
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If you can get a better job,
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find articles in your field or try writing emails.
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If you want to reconnect with your family, talk to them.
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And if you want to travel,
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watch 10 minute travel videos.
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That is exactly what I did.
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Instead of trying to set aside time to study,
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I replaced it with what I already did.
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So I could just scroll through some articles
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while I was on the subway or turned on some music or podcasts while I was doing my laundry.
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I learned as I lived.
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And that is when learning stopped feeling like work,
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because now it had a purpose.
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And when learning stopped feeling like work,
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I was excited about this and I spent a lot more time than I did in class.
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Now you might be thinking,
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okay, but what if I don't understand anything yet?
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How do I listen then?
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How do I read?
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That is the hardest part.
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That is why I'm making an app that is going to help you use your own content and learn as you go.
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So if you want to use real content without feeling lost,
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Let me know what other problems you have or what other videos you would like to see.
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I'd be very happy to help.
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Thank you for watching and I'll see you next time.
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Bye
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau C1 is gebaseerd op de video “How to get fluent FAST in any language?”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: mistake, language, learn, tone, learning. Deze video bevat 101 zinnen en 855 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 4:08. De spreker praat snel, ongeveer 207 woorden per minuut, dus reken op verbonden en ingeslikte klanken. 86% 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 11 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| poop zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈpuːp/ | poep |
| vocabulary zelfstandig naamwoord | /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/ | woordenschat, vocabulaire |
| demotivate werkwoord | /ˌdiːˈmoʊtɪveɪt/ | demotiveren |
| fluency zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈfluːənsi/ | vlotheid |
| scroll zelfstandig naamwoord | /skɹoʊl/ | boekrol, schriftrol |
| gesture zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈd͡ʒɛs.t͡ʃɚ/ | gebaar, geste |
| translate werkwoord | /tɹænzˈleɪt/ | vertalen, overzetten |
| pause zelfstandig naamwoord | /pɔːz/ | pauze |
| subscribe werkwoord | /səbˈskɹaɪb/ | abonneren |
| subway zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈsʌbˌweɪ/ | metro, metrostel |
| laundry zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈlɔːn.dɹi/ | was |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| build up werkwoord | opstapelen |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- I was like, why are you laughing?
- Here's how I think about this.
- Let's look at two examples.
- How do I listen then?
- How do I read?
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 18 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals don't, can't, didn't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, demotivate /ˌdiːˈmoʊtɪveɪt/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: pause /pɔːz/, subscribe /səbˈskɹaɪb/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, translate /tɹænzˈleɪt/
Zo oefen je met deze video
- Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
- Begin op 0,75× snelheid, spreek zin voor zin na en ga terug naar normale snelheid zodra het makkelijk gaat.
- Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als poop, vocabulary, demotivate.
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.