Shadowing Practice: Past Perfect Continuous Tense Conversation - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Continuous perfect past tense Hey, Julie!
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How have you been?
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I haven't seen you in ages.
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Hi Amara!
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I've been good, thanks.
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I've been very busy with work and travel.
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Oh, really?
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What kind of work do you do?
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I work as a freelance photographer.
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I had been traveling around Europe for the last three months, taking pictures of different places and people.
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Wow, that sounds amazing! Where did you go?
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I went to France, Italy, Spain, London, and Switzerland.
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I had been staying in hotels.
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And couch surfing with locals.
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It was a great experience.
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I wish I could travel like that.
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What did you like the most?
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Hmm, that's a tough question.
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I liked everything, but I think my favorite was Switzerland.
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The scenery was breathtaking.
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And the people were very friendly.
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I had been hiking in the Alps.
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And skiing in the snow.
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It was so much fun. That sounds awesome.
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Did you take a lot of pictures? Of course.
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I have hundreds of photos on my camera and phone.
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So, what are you going to do next?
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Do you have any plans?
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Well, I'm going to stay here for a while and edit my photos.
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Then I'm going to upload them to my website and social media.
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That sounds like a good plan.
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I hope you succeed.
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Thanks.
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What about you?
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What have you been up to?
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Well, not much compared to you.
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I've been busy with work lately.
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You know, I had been working on that big project for months, and I finally finished it last week.
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Well, that's awesome.
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Congratulations.
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What else have you been doing besides work?
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I've been trying to exercise more. And eat healthier.
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That's good.
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How's that going?
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It's going okay.
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I had been jogging every morning for a while.
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But then it got too cold and rainy.
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Yeah, I know how that feels.
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Oh, yeah.
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I almost forgot to tell you.
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I had been studying for an online course on web design for the past few weeks.
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Really?
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That's awesome.
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Well, this has been a lovely chat.
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I'm so happy to talk to you again.
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Me too.
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It's always nice to catch up with you.
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Thank you.

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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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