Shadowing Practice: Improve Your English Pronunciation with the Shadowing Method - Learn English Speaking with Video
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They say that shadowing improves your English accent.
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But how?
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If you want clearer pronunciation and a more natural accent,
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then today I'm going to show you how to shadow in a way that no one else is teaching.
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And since I'm at my lovely home,
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come inside with me and let's shadow.
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Shadowing is when you listen to someone speaking and you repeat what they say as closely as possible.
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This is one of the best and quickest ways to improve your English speaking.
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So as you first watch this video,
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I'm gonna show you vocabulary around my house and I want you to first listen.
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Pay attention to my pronunciation,
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my tone of voice, and even my body language.
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Then I'm going to repeat a second time
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and I'll show you a close-up shot of my mouth so that you can see the shape of my mouth,
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the shape of my jaw,
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my lips, my tongue, to make shadowing as easy as possible for you.
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Ready?
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Let's go.
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This is a bookshelf.
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It's made up of many shelves.
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There are books on the shelves.
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I brought these books from my hometown York back in England.
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Now let's shadow what I just said.
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This is a bookshelf.
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It's made up of many shelves.
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There are books on the shelves.
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I brought these books from my hometown York.
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Back in England.
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Good.
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Remember to pay attention to shelf and shelves.
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Again, shelf and shelves.
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Good.
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This is a rug.
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I'm sitting on the rug and holding a mug.
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We bought this rug and this mug about five months ago
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when we moved in to our new home and they add a a pop of colour to the house.
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They make it feel more creative.
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We bought this rug and this mug about five months ago when we moved into our home.
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They add a pop of colour to the house.
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And they make it feel more creative.
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Guys, remember to pay attention to rug and mug.
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Can you say them fast?
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A bug on a rug found a mug on a rug,
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and the bug and the mug on the rug had a hug.
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If you can say that, you're a legend.
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That is the ceiling.
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Our ceiling is quite high.
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Actually, I like that about our house.
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It makes it feel spacious.
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Up here you can see a glass roof,
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and we call that a roof light.
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The roof light lets in the sunlight,
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which keeps our plants happy.
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Do you know what else keeps our plants happy?
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A good drink.
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I love this.
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This is our tap and it also serves as a plant waterer, a hose pipe.
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It's raining inside.
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That's enough water for you Mr. Cheeseplant.
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Time to shadow.
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That is the ceiling.
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Our ceiling is quite high.
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Actually, I like that about this house.
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It makes it feel spacious.
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Up here, you can see a glass roof.
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And we call that a roof light.
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It lets in the sunlight,
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which keeps our plants happy.
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Now, two words to pay attention to here.
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Ceiling and roof.
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Good.
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Quick notes, a ceiling is on the inside of the house and a roof is on the outside of a house.
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This is a kettle.
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I just boiled the kettle.
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This kettle has a black handle and it's made of glass, plastic and metal.
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A very British way to say boil the kettle is to pop the kettle on.
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I just popped the kettle on.
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This is a kettle.
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I just boiled the kettle.
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This kettle has a black handle,
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and it's made of glass, plastic and metal.
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A very British way to say boil the kettle is to pop the kettle on.
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I just popped the kettle on.
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Now, something to notice when you are listening to English speakers.
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They drop the T.
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So, I would say kettle.
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Kettle.
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Instead of kettle.
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This is just for your listening.
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I would encourage you to say kettle.
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That's the proper way.
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Another one to notice is it's made of becomes it's made of.
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It's made of.
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This mug, it's made of ceramic.
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What are you doing in my microwave?
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Get out of here.
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This is a microwave, and I use it to heat up my food.
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In the UK, a lot of people eat microwave meals,
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because they're cheap and convenient.
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This is the microwave.
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I use it to heat up my food.
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In the UK, a lot of people eat microwave meals.
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Because they're cheap and convenient.
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Okay, with this one, we're going to practice word stress.
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Not that stress.
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Microwave.
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Microwave.
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Good.
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Next one.
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Convenient.
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Convenient.
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Convenient.
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Again, convenient.
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Together, it's convenient to cook food in a microwave.
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Good.
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You are a star.
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This is a canvas, and the canvas is hanging on the wall.
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On the canvas, there is a painting of a dog.
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She's wearing yellow sunglasses, a pink headscarf,
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and she looks very chic.
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There is a chick on her shoulder.
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Chang painted this with acrylic paints.
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This is a canvas.
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The canvas is hanging on the wall.
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On the canvas, there's a painting of a dog.
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She's wearing yellow sunglasses and a pink headscarf.
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She looks chic.
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There is a chick on her shoulder.
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Chang painted this with acrylic paints.
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Good job.
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For this one, there were two similar words.
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Chic and chick.
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Can you hear the difference?
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Chic and chick.
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One more time.
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Sh- Chic.
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And it means cool, groovy.
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And then chick.
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Chick.
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Which is a baby chicken.
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Try this one.
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She's a chic chick.
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She's a chic chick.
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Can you say it fast?
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She's a chic chick.
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If you like this video and you want to practice shadowing further,
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I just released a shadowing tool on SproutLanguage.com.
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Let me show you.
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So first I'm gonna go to settings and choose the speed for J.I.
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I'll choose slower.
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I'll click shadowing and type in home.
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When I'm talking with J.I.
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I can click this button here to reveal the text.
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I can click the turtle button to make him speak more slowly.
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And now I can select any language to translate the text.
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My home is a lovely place.
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My home is a lovely place.
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Two thousand years later.
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Yep, alright.
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See you later.
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What a guy.
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If you want to practise with J.I.,
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you can download the Sprout app on your phone and start practising today from your sofa,
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from the comfort of your own home.
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Thank you guys.
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I hope you found this video useful and I'll see you in the next one.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “Improve Your English Pronunciation with the Shadowing Method”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: kettle, chick, chic, rug, microwave. Deze video bevat 166 zinnen en 1108 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 13:31. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 82 woorden per minuut, zodat je tijd hebt om elke klank na te doen. Slechts 77% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is pittig.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
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| kettle zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈkɛ.təl/ | ketel |
| chick zelfstandig naamwoord | /t͡ʃɪk/ | kuiken |
| chic bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ʃik/ | chic, chique |
| microwave zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈmaɪkɹoʊˌweɪv/ | microgolf |
| shelf zelfstandig naamwoord | /ʃɛlf/ | schap, rek |
| convenient bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /kənˈviː.niənt/ | geschikt, gemakkelijk |
| canvas zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈkæn.vəs/ | canvas |
| ceiling zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈsilɪŋ/ | plafond, zoldering |
| boil werkwoord | /bɔɪ(ə)l/ | koken, aan de kook brengen |
| acrylic bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /əˈkɹɪl.ɪk/ | acryl- |
| bookshelf zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈbʊkˌʃɛlf/ | boekenkast |
| headscarf zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈhɛdˌskɑɹf/ | sjaal, hoofddoek |
| spacious bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈspeɪʃ.əs/ | ruimtelijk |
| pronunciation zelfstandig naamwoord | /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ | uitspraak |
| sunglasses zelfstandig naamwoord | zonnebril |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- Can you say them fast?
- Do you know what else keeps our plants happy?
- What are you doing in my microwave?
- Can you hear the difference?
- Can you say it fast?
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
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| Werkwoord + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — werkwoorden die door de -ing-vorm worden gevolgd | practice shadowing · start practising |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — iets dat nu of in deze periode gebeurt | is teaching · I'm sitting · are listening |
| Toekomst met “going to” be going to + werkwoord — een plan of iets dat je ziet aankomen | I'm going to show · gonna show · I'm going to repeat |
| Toekomst met “will” will + werkwoord — een besluit, belofte of voorspelling | I'll show · I'll choose · I'll click |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 17 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm, I'll, gonna. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: chic /ʃik/, shelf /ʃɛlf/, bookshelf /ˈbʊkˌʃɛlf/, spacious /ˈspeɪʃ.əs/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: microwave /ˈmaɪkɹoʊˌweɪv/, hose /hoʊz/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: canvas /ˈkæn.vəs/, accent /ækˈsɛnt/, practise /ˈpɹæktɪs/, ceramic /səˈɹæmɪk/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/
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 kettle, chick, chic.
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.