Shadowing Practice: it’s about to happen - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Your life is about to change.
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Your life is about to change so drastically that it will blow your mind.
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So many changes are happening right now beneath the surface that you cannot see with your bare eyes.
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But God is with you.
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The universe is with you.
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Your ancestors and your spirit guides are all by your side right now, guiding you toward your dream life.
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This video is made specifically for you.
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You will only find it when a big transformation is about to come into your life.
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Six months from now, at the end of this year, you'll be in a completely different place.
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A place that is so much better than anything you have ever imagined.
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You'll be looking back at this moment and laughing at the worry and anxiety you are currently experiencing.
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Your prayers are always heard, but it's not the right time yet.
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there are several things that the higher power is still working on for you right now
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so be patient i know you don't like the words be patient
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but blessings are only blessings when they come to you at the right time
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when you are mentally emotionally and spiritually ready to welcome
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and preserve them and that moment is coming very soon the gold
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that you're looking for is right in front of you just
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a few inches away a lot of people give up before
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they find the gold they lose hope they lose patience
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so they stop trying not from a place of detachment
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and letting go but from a place of disappointment distrust
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and frustration they give up
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because they forget something important as they are hyper focused on the gold at the destination they ignore the goal
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that has always been present throughout the journey in every step they take in every turn they choose
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and that gold is not money possessions or external validation
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that gold is the joy they find in doing what they
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love the development of their character the expansion of their minds
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and the experience of their souls that gold can be collected at any moment
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and give you all the energy you need to keep going to remain hopeful
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and optimistic but if you are
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if you are too obsessed with the final result you won't be able to see it
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and you'll become frustrated because you can't find any meaning
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and fulfillment in the process so keep working on your goals keep maintaining
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that frequency don't give up because the life you want is right around the corner
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when those big changes happen you'll probably feel shocked
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and overwhelmed by how dramatically your life transforms in such a short period of time
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but don't be too shocked a lot of things are already
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happening right now at this very moment you just cannot see them with your bare eyes just imagine
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that you planted a seed of desire hope and intention months
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or years ago even though nothing seems to be changing
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and everything appears quiet on the surface beneath the ground that seed is growing
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the changes are dormant silent and invisible and then suddenly one day
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that seed will sprout and grow so quickly
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and it will turn into a beautiful tree overnight that's what's gonna happen for you one day you meet someone
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and your life changes forever one day you move to a new place a new city a new country
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and your life changes forever one day you start that business
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and your life changes forever one day you dare to say what you have always wanted to say
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and your life changes forever one day you wake up look around and realize
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that your life will never be the same again a completely
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new chapter has been unlocked you're moving into one of the most exhilarating exciting
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and beautiful stages of your life and you are not going back
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but in order for all of this to happen you need
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to work with the higher power as well your future is determined by your present energy
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so just focus on harnessing and reinforcing the energy
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that is aligned with the future that you want to create
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and experience don't entertain anything that is irrelevant to it Your present reality is simply the residue of the past.
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Everything that you are experiencing right now is the direct product of your past beliefs, thoughts and emotions.
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Which means you can pull, you know, reverse card and turn your life around by changing your inner world, your inner monologue and your belief systems.
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And listen to your intuition.
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Your intuition is whispering words of wisdom and guidance into your ears.
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The things you need to do, the places you need to go, the words you need to say but you are ignoring this voice
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and you are choosing to listen to the voices of other people.
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And to the voices of fear and anxiety, these voices are very loud, but the voice of your intuition is quiet.
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So you need to pause, sit in silence and pay attention.
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Let the wisdom of your soul guide you and take action accordingly.
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If you do this, you will never go astray.
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And that's everything for today's message.
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I know it's quite specific and it's not for everybody, but if you happen to find it, this message is 100 % meant for you
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so congratulations in advance your life is about to change
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and remember when these blessings come into your life welcome them with open arms
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and remind yourself that you deserve all of these wonderful things
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because you do all right thank you so much for watching I'll see you again soon bye

Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze spreekles is gebaseerd op de video “it’s about to happen”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: gold, voice, forever, happen, moment. Deze video bevat 73 zinnen en 954 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 5:45. De spreker praat in een natuurlijk tempo van ongeveer 166 woorden per minuut, dicht bij een alledaags gesprek. 88% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is goed te volgen.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

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

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
blessing zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈblɛs.ɪŋ/zegen
intuition zelfstandig naamwoord/ˌɪn.tjuːˈɪʃ.ən/intuïtie
ignore werkwoord/ɪɡˈnɔː/negeren
belief zelfstandig naamwoord/bɪˈliːf/geloof
shock zelfstandig naamwoord/ʃɔk/schok, shock
anxiety zelfstandig naamwoord/æŋˈzaɪ.əti/bezorgdheid, ongerustheid
wisdom zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈwɪzdəm/wijsheid
beneath/bɪˈniːθ/onder
silence zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈsaɪ̯ləns/stilte
silent bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈsaɪ̯lənt/stil
ear zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈɪə̯/oor
prayer zelfstandig naamwoord/pɹɛɚ/gebed
congratulations/kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/gefeliciteerd, proficiat
possession zelfstandig naamwoord/pəˈzɛʃn̩/bezetenheid
collect werkwoord/ˈkɑlɪkt/verzamelen, opstapelen

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
give up werkwoordzich overgeven
go back werkwoordteruggaan
wake up werkwoord/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/wakker worden, ontwaken

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 doetis made · are always heard · can be collected
Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telthave ever imagined · has always been · have always wanted

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 14 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals don't, you'll, you're. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

  • De klanken “sh” en “zh”: intuition /ˌɪn.tjuːˈɪʃ.ən/, shock /ʃɔk/, congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, possession /pəˈzɛʃn̩/, intention /ɪnˈtɛnʃn̩/
  • Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: intuition /ˌɪn.tjuːˈɪʃ.ən/, anxiety /æŋˈzaɪ.əti/, congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, destination /dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/, transformation /ˌtɹæns.fɔɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, remind /ɹəˈmaɪnd/, preserve /pɹəˈzɝv/, pause /pɔːz/, monologue /ˈmɑnəˌlɔɡ/
  • /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: anxiety /æŋˈzaɪ.əti/, congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, transformation /ˌtɹæns.fɔɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/, transform /tɹænsˈfɔɹm/, validation /ˌvæl.əˈdeɪ.ʃən/
  • /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: ignore /ɪɡˈnɔː/, congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, guidance /ˈɡaɪdəns/, monologue /ˈmɑnəˌlɔɡ/

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. Begin op 0,75× snelheid, spreek zin voor zin na en ga terug naar normale snelheid zodra het makkelijk gaat.
  3. Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als blessing, intuition, ignore.

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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