Shadowing Practice: Personal Best A2 Learning Curve Unit 4 pt. 2 - Learn English Speaking with Video

Les maken...
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Here's Marina, our receptionist at Learning Curve in the UK.
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She's on holiday in Russia with her family.
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Thank you.
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Hi, Marina.
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What's the temperature in St Petersburg at the moment?
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Hi Penny, my thermometer says 18 degrees in Fahrenheit and minus seven in Celsius.
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I love it.
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Winter is here.
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Wow!
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So what do you usually do in winter?
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I sleep early and wake up early because it's dark here in winter.
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I walk in the snow after breakfast every day and cook for my family in the afternoon.
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In the evening, we have dinner at my sister's house.
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Well, I wear this hat every day.
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It's very warm.
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Lovely.
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Thanks.
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See you after my holiday.
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Now we have someone on video chat from the other side of the world.
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What's the weather like in Egypt, Sam?
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We don't usually talk about weather in Egypt.
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Thank you.
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Right, it's always hot and sunny in Cairo.
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Usually, But not always.
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Once in 100 years, there's snow.
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Wow, and what about this year?
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Just hot.
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So what's your advice for tourists in Egypt in the spring or summer?
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wear a hat, and drink lots of water.
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Don't worry about snow boots for another hundred years.
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Thanks, Sam.
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This is exciting.
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Now we have Jenny on video chat from a very foggy place.
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Jenny?
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Hello there. Where are you?
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I'm in Argentia, Newfoundland in Canada.
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But I can't see you.
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This is my view.
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Ah, there you are.
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There's a lot of fog.
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It's like this 200 days a year, even in the spring and summer.
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Wow.
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The weather report says Saturday, Sunday and Monday fog.
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On Tuesday, a great day.
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Fog in the morning and a little sun in the afternoon.
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It's always like this.
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Do you like living there?
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Sure.
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I get about 100 days of sun a year, so I'm okay.
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And it's warm and sunny over in the next town today, so I can have dinner there.
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Thanks Jenny and enjoy Tuesday.
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Bye.
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Well, Ethan, I think people enjoy all kinds of weather.
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Ethan?
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- Yes, I think so.
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That's all we have time for today on Learning Curve.
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I'm ready to go for a walk outside.
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What's the weather like where you live?
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Let us know.

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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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