Shadowing Practice: Maybe it's time to leave Stockholm. - Learn English Speaking with Video
Les maken...
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Okay, here's the thing.
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I have a dilemma.
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I hope you can maybe give me some input or something, because I've been thinking about this for months.
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I'm trying to weigh the pros and cons.
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I'm trying to make myself just make a decision.
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I don't know why it's so hard.
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We're going to talk about that while I get ready for midsummer.
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Today's midsummer.
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I want to have these two braids in the front.
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I'm going to give that a try
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and then put a light little makeup on
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and also take you guys with me today to see what we're doing here in Sweden when we celebrate.
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For a long time now, I've just been feeling very lost, very stuck.
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Like, what am I doing with my life?
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Where do I want things to go?
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I'm not following the traditional path, which I think that makes me feel more lost because most people by this time,
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they're married, maybe they have a kid, maybe several kids, and I am just not.
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I mean, you guys, you're following my dating journey, at least as much as I'm sharing,
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and you know that the dating front just isn't doing anything for me right now.
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So I also can't
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wait for that like i can't pause my life
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and be like well maybe i'll meet someone and maybe things will change
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and no we're not doing that because time goes by
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so fast and you need to do what you want to do
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and do it now if you can the dilemma is i want to leave stockholm
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I'm not gonna get into Stockholm is great in so many ways.
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Yeah, it is.
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But also It's not so great in many ways
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and it's not even about it being great
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or not being great It's more about the fact that I feel like I need some novelty
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I am getting very very comfortable in my day-to-day
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and I think I'm maybe getting too comfortable I feel like if I'm this comfortable now
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where I'm starting to feel lots of friction when it comes to getting out of my comfort zone and doing new things, what will I be like in five or ten years?
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That kind of scares me.
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Routine isn't bad.
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I love routine
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and this is part of why I just have not been able to make a decision because I love my kitchen, I love my walks, I love the people I see every week,
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I love the predictability of my routine right now in a way.
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I feel like I've built a pretty good life for myself
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and part of me is like why would I go away from that?
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Why would I change that at all?
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Why not just live the life I've created, enjoy it and that's it.
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But part of me is also like, but I just miss being a little lost.
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Well not mentally lost, because we have plenty of that.
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Physically lost.
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Like going to a new place and having to sort of create a new routine and maybe meet some new people, see some new faces, hear maybe a different language
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and just sort of throw myself out there because i remember
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when i lived abroad for two years i grew
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so much i learned so much but not even just
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that just you know having a good fulfilled life where you've done different things
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and i feel like if i don't move abroad again now
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when would i do that
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when would be the better timing than now i feel like there really isn't a better timing than now
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because now I'm not tied down by much like I have obviously people
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that I love here and again my routine and my lovely kitchen
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and my bed I would miss those things so much
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and here's also another thing that happens when you grow older is
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that you are not as willing to be uncomfortable
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if you can avoid it like when I moved abroad
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when I was 20 21 I didn't really care about the fact
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that I was going to share a fridge with six seven other people
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and when i say moving i don't even know for how long maybe a temporarily move temporary move maybe a few months,
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six months, maybe a year, maybe longer, you never know.
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When you make a big life decision, it could go either way.
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Let's say you move abroad.
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You could move, you could feel miserable and sad
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and like you don't fit in and you can feel like maybe it wasn't mistaken, you just want to go back home and it wasn't at all what you expected, that could happen.
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What could also happen is that you could go somewhere
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and it could be this amazing experience where you're like thank god I did that, I'm so happy, this was the best thing that could have ever happened to me, look at all these people that I've met,
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look at this life that I've built in the new grocery stores
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and yeah maybe my bed isn't that comfortable but it's my bed in this new city.
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How lucky am I to even be here?
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Or you could fall somewhere in the middle where you could be like yeah it's a good experience, I'm enjoying it, I could be here for five months but you know then I'll be happy to go back home.
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You don't know in advance and that's what makes every decision
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so scary because you don't have any information in advance
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and this goes for any leap of faith that you take in your life.
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You can try to intellectualize and do research and pros and cons list and do all the planning.
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And that is good to an extent because you want to be prepared.
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You don't want to just be
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dumb spontaneous as i call it
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but then you reach a point where it's like now it's
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not really up to me anymore i can't really control anything
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behind this point now it's just up to faith life god destiny whatever you might call it
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and that's where i think a lot of people pump the brakes
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and they're like okay am i willing to risk things not going the way that i want them to go
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the way that I hope for them to go.
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What if it's a waste?
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What if it's a bad decision?
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Another thing that I think about a lot is that, is it Stockholm or is it me?
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That one is a little bit painful.
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And it's a little bit one, like, I don't want to really think about it.
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Because I'm like, there's no way it could be me.
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I am a little bit notorious for moving around quite a bit.
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Not abroad, but, you know, within my city.
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So I also know that I sort of have a bit of a hard time just settling.
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But also, why would I want to settle?
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Is that just because it's the norm?
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Like, oh, you should settle.
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You're now at the age where you should just chill out.
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you know, find someone, build a life.
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And to an extent, honestly, I'm like, you know, I wish that's what I wanted.
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I wish that's what I wanted because it sounds, I don't want to say less stressful.
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I feel like that sort of doesn't do justice to how hard that is.
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Obviously, kids, family, it's not easy.
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That is not, not what I'm saying.
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But then you at least know the route
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that you want to take that's the only thing i'm talking about then you know
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that that's what you want and i wish i knew
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that that's what i want but it's not at least right now
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and is that cope am i coping
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because i'm like i'm never gonna find someone anyway
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and i don't know like let's just let's just pretend like that's not what i want
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because that hurts less i don't know i don't think so that's not what it feels like to me But realistically, how would I know?
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We are, as humans, very, very good at deceiving ourselves.
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So the things that you think you know, you may not actually know.
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But when I close my eyes, what excites me more is the thought of going somewhere new,
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stepping out an airport, and just smelling newness. and being like let's
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see let's
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see am
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i escaping myself am i moving from place to place to place and still not feeling fulfilled in me, like, maybe that place, maybe if I go there.
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Will this feeling, this longing that I can't really name, follow me?
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Or is it really the location?
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Is it my environment that just isn't feeding me right now?
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I feel like I can't be my best self here in a way.
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Something about being here makes me feel boxed in in a way, or like I'm being held back in a way.
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I can't really put my finger on it.
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Not that it's too small necessarily.
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I mean Stockholm isn't… Stockholm is a great hub for a lot of things
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and a lot of creatives and things like that, but somehow, for some reason, it still kind of feels a little small right now.
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Or is it just that my life in Stockholm feels small?
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I am not creating the best life that I could be creating here.
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I don't even have one clear city in mind.
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I would have to try out a few different places.
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Or just make up my mind and just go for it.
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Because maybe it's gotten to a point where this whole research part of my brain,
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the whole making lists and weighing pros and cons and going back and forth, is actually becoming just avoidance and procrastination.
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And maybe it's actually no longer productive.
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I have to cut my brows.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B2 is gebaseerd op de video “Maybe it's time to leave Stockholm”. Deze video bevat 138 zinnen en 1669 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 10:21. De spreker praat in een natuurlijk tempo van ongeveer 161 woorden per minuut, dicht bij een alledaags gesprek. 84% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| midsummer zelfstandig naamwoord | /mɪdˈsʌmə(ɹ)/ | midzomer |
| dilemma zelfstandig naamwoord | /daɪˈlɛmə/ | dilemma |
| fulfill werkwoord | /fʊlˈfɪl/ | vervullen |
| weigh werkwoord | /weɪ/ | wegen |
| deceive werkwoord | /dɪˈsiːv/ | misleiden, bedriegen |
| excite werkwoord | /ɪkˈsaɪt/ | prikkelen, opwinden |
| newness zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈn(j)uːnəs/ | nieuwheid |
| predictability zelfstandig naamwoord | /pɹəˌdɪktəˈbɪlɪti/ | voorspelbaarheid |
| procrastination zelfstandig naamwoord | /pɹəʊˌkɹæs.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ | uitstel, uitstelgedrag |
| avoidance zelfstandig naamwoord | /əˈvɔɪdəns/ | vermijden |
| novelty zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈnɑvəlti/ | nieuwigheid |
| spontaneous bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /spɑnˈteɪ.ni.əs/ | spontaan |
| friction zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈfɹɪkʃən/ | wrijving |
| notorious bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /nə(ʊ)ˈtɔː.ɹɪ.əs/ | notoir, berucht |
| stressful bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈstɹɛsfəl/ | stressvol |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| go back werkwoord | teruggaan |
| try out werkwoord | uitproberen |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- Where do I want things to go?
- Why would I change that at all?
- How lucky am I to even be here?
- Will this feeling, this longing that I can't really name, follow me?
- Is it my environment that just isn't feeding me right now?
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — iets dat eerder begon en nog bezig is | I've been thinking · I've just been feeling |
| Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telt | have not been · I've built · I've created |
| Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet | wasn't mistaken · be prepared · being held |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 67 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm, don't, can't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: procrastination /pɹəʊˌkɹæs.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, friction /ˈfɹɪkʃən/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: intellectualize /ɪntəˈlɛkt͡ʃuəlaɪz/, predictability /pɹəˌdɪktəˈbɪlɪti/, procrastination /pɹəʊˌkɹæs.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, spontaneous /spɑnˈteɪ.ni.əs/, notorious /nə(ʊ)ˈtɔː.ɹɪ.əs/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: deceive /dɪˈsiːv/, intellectualize /ɪntəˈlɛkt͡ʃuəlaɪz/, pause /pɔːz/
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 midsummer, dilemma, fulfill.
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.