Shadowing Practice: NE1 U13 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Computer games.
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Children love to play computer games.
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Some people say that many of them are addicted to games.
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If you become addicted, all you can think about is computer games and you cannot spend a day without playing.
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Of course, playing games on the computer is a great way to spend time and have fun.
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But there are also bad sides to it as well.
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First of all, children do not get enough exercise because you do not have to move your body much when playing games.
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Second, your eyesight becomes bad because your eyes are fixed on the computer screen for too long.
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Third, you do not get to spend much time with your family
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because you are spending all of your time in front of the computer.
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Playing computer games is not such a bad thing, but too much playing can cause problems.
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How many hours do you spend in front of the computer?
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Why not take this opportunity to cut down on computer games?

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 13 sentences and 169 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:13. The speaker talks at a steady 139 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 96% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow. 2 of its 13 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 8 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
addict noun/ˈæd.ɪkt/A person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug.
eyesight noun/ˈaɪˌsaɪt/Vision or the faculty of sight.
exercise noun/ˈɛk.sə.saɪz/Any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability.
computer noun/kəmˈpju.tɚ/A programmable electronic device that performs mathematical calculations and logical operations, especially one that can process, store and retrieve large…
spend verb/spɪnd/To pay out (money).
opportunity noun/ˌɒp.əˈtjuː.nɪ.tɪ/A chance for advancement, progress or profit.
screen noun/ˈskɹiːn/A physical divider intended to block an area from view, or provide shelter from something dangerous.
fix verb/ˈfɪks/To attach; to affix; to hold in place or at a particular time.

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 doetare addicted · are fixed
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — iets dat nu of in deze periode gebeurtare spending
Verplichting: must / have to / need to zeggen dat iets nodig ishave to move

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like addict, eyesight, exercise.

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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