Shadowing Practice: My Morning Routine Before Work – English Listening & Speaking Practice (B1-B2) - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Welcome to the daily routine English shadowing series.
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Many learners focus only on grammar and vocabulary.
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But strong speaking skills come from saying the words out loud.
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In this series, you'll work on pronunciation, rhythm, and confidence.
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All at the same time.
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By following the 5 -step shadowing method, You'll turn what you hear into what you can say naturally.
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Here's how each episode goes.
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From Step 1 to Step 5.
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and step 4, is the key.
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After reading each sentence, Repeat it right away, matching the pronunciation and rhythm as closely as you can.
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This method isn't just for listening, it will train your speaking skills too.
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If you shadow the same sentences until they feel natural, You'll improve faster than you expect.
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Stay focused, follow along, and let's get started.
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Step 1.
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Listen with subtitles at slow speed.
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Follow along with the text as you listen slowly.
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Focus on accurate pronunciation and understanding.
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I wake up at 6 :30 every morning.
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Though I'm not always ready to get out of bed.
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The first thing I do is drink a glass of water to help me feel more awake.
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Then I stretch for a few minutes, just enough to loosen my shoulders and back.
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After a quick shower, I make a simple breakfast, usually eggs and toast.
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While I eat, I check my email and I check my email and read the news headlines.
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Before leaving for work, I write down three main tasks I want to finish that day.
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It helps me focus, and keeps me from feeling overwhelmed.
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By the time I lock the door, I'm ready to face whatever the day brings.
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Step 2: Listen with no subtitles at slow speed.
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Listen carefully without text support.
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Try to understand as much as you can.
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If you find it difficult, go back to step one, and review with subtitles.
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I wake up at 6 :30 every morning, though I'm not always ready to get out of bed.
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The first thing I do is drink a glass of water to help me feel more awake.
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Then I stretch for a few minutes, just enough to loosen my shoulders and back.
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After a quick shower, I make a simple breakfast, usually eggs and toast.
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While I eat, I check my email and read the news headlines.
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Before leaving for work, I write down three main tasks I want to finish that day.
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It helps me focus, and keeps me from feeling overwhelmed.
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By the time I lock the door, I'm ready to face whatever the day brings.
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Step 3: Listen with subtitles at natural speed.
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The pace will be faster here, just like how native speakers talk.
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Follow along with the subtitles and try to match the rhythm.
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I wake up at 6 :30 every morning, though I'm not always ready to get out of bed.
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The first thing I do is drink a glass of water to help me feel more awake.
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Then I stretch for a few minutes, just enough to loosen my shoulders and back.
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After a quick shower, I make a simple breakfast, usually eggs and toast.
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While I eat, I check my email and read the news headlines.
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Before leaving for work, I write down three main tasks I want to finish that day.
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It helps me focus and keeps me from feeling overwhelmed.
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By the time I lock the door, I'm ready to face whatever the day brings.
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Step 4: Shadowing Mode.
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Hi, I'm Joanna.
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In step four, I'll read each sentence twice at slow speed.
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Listen carefully and repeat after me each time.
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Hi, I'm Chris.
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I'll read the same sentence a third time at natural speed.
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Listen closely and repeat after me.
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Shadowing may feel challenging at first, but don't give up.
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Speaking out loud with focus will boost your speaking skills significantly.
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Let's begin.
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I wake up at 6 :30 every morning.
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though I'm not always ready to get out of bed.
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I wake up at 6 :30 every morning.
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though I'm not always ready to get out of bed.
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I wake up at 6 :30 every morning, though I'm not always ready to get out of bed.
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The first thing I do is drink a glass of water to help me feel more awake.
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The first thing I do is drink a glass of water to help me feel more awake.
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The first thing I do is drink a glass of water to help me feel more awake.
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Then I stretch for a few minutes, just enough to loosen my shoulders and back.
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Then I stretch for a few minutes, just enough to loosen my shoulders and back.
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Then, I stretch for a few minutes, just enough to loosen my shoulders and back.
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After a quick shower, I make a simple breakfast.
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usually eggs and toast.
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After a quick shower, I make a simple breakfast.
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usually eggs and toast.
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After a quick shower, I make a simple breakfast, usually eggs and toast.
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While I eat, I check my email and read the news headlines.
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While I eat, I check my email and read the news headlines.
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While I eat, I check my email and read the news headlines.
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Before leaving for work, I write down three main tasks I want to finish that day.
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Before leaving for work, I write down three main tasks I want to finish that day.
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Before leaving for work, I write down three main tasks I want to finish that day.
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It helps me focus and keeps me from feeling overwhelmed.
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It helps me focus and keeps me from feeling overwhelmed.
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It helps me focus and keeps me from feeling overwhelmed.
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By the time I lock the door, I'm ready to face whatever the day brings.
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By the time I lock the door, I'm ready to face whatever the day brings.
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By the time I lock the door, I'm ready to face whatever the day brings.
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Great work, you've reached the final step.
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Listen to the entire passage at natural speed without subtitles.
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If it still feels challenging, Revisit the earlier steps before trying again.
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I wake up at 6 :30 every morning, though I'm not always ready to get out of bed.
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The first thing I do is drink a glass of water to help me feel more awake.
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Then I stretch for a few minutes, just enough to loosen my shoulders and back.
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After a quick shower, I make a simple breakfast, usually eggs and toast.
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While I eat, I check my email and read the news headlines.
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Before leaving for work, I write down three main tasks I want to finish that day.
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It helps me focus and keeps me from feeling overwhelmed.
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By the time I lock the door, I'm ready to face whatever the day brings.
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Excellent job today.
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Completing these five steps will strengthen both your listening and speaking skills.

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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze spreekles op niveau B2 is gebaseerd op de video “My Morning Routine Before Work – English Listening & Speaking Practice”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: step, focus, email, listen, loosen. Deze video bevat 100 zinnen en 1130 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 9:47. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 115 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. 82% 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:

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
loosen werkwoord/ˈluːsən/losmaken
overwhelm werkwoord/ˌoʊ.vɚˈwɛlm/overweldigen, overmannen
toast zelfstandig naamwoord/toʊst/toost, geroosterd brood
headline zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈhɛd.laɪn/kop
awake werkwoord/əˈweɪk/ontwaken
subtitle zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈsʌbtaɪtəl/ondertiteling, ondertitel
pronunciation zelfstandig naamwoord/pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/uitspraak
rhythm zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈɹɪð.əm/ritme
vocabulary zelfstandig naamwoord/vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/woordenschat, vocabulaire
strengthen werkwoord/ˈstɹɛŋ(k)θən/versterken
grammar zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)/spraakkunst, grammatica

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

WoordBetekenis
write down werkwoordopschrijven, neerschrijven
give up werkwoordzich overgeven
speak out werkwoordzich uitspreken

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 24 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm, you'll, I'll. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

  • De “th”-klanken: rhythm /ˈɹɪð.əm/, strengthen /ˈstɹɛŋ(k)θən/
  • Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, grammar /ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)/
  • /w/ — met ronde lippen: overwhelm /ˌoʊ.vɚˈwɛlm/, awake /əˈweɪk/

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 loosen, overwhelm, toast.

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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