Shadowing Practice: Practice some useful English phrases and sentences using the shadowing technique. - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Are you ready to do some shadowing?
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Conversational English about shopping.
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We are going to practice some useful English phrases, sentences, using the shadowing technique.
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And let's just work on our English speaking skills, right?
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Imagine you walk into a clothing store and the shop assistant says, Can I help you find something today?
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Can I help you find something today? Can I?
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Can I help you find something today?
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You can repeat after me.
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It's okay.
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Or, are you searching for something specific?
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Are you searching for something specific?
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A basic answer might be, yes, a shirt.
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But let's expand this to sound more fluent.
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How about this one?
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Yes, I'm looking for a blue medium sized shirt, something casual that I can wear to work.
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Say it with me.
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Yes, I'm looking for a blue medium sized shirt, something casual that I can wear to work.
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Tuh work, tuh work.
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I can wear to work.
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Lazy English.
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Lazy.
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It doesn't need to be too formal, just comfortable and simple.
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It doesn't need to be too formal, just comfortable and simple.
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It doesn't need to be too formal, just comfortable and simple.
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You could also say this.
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You ready?
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I'm just browsing right now, but I'm interested in shirts for work.
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Something in blue or white, maybe a medium size.
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I'm just browsing right now, but I'm interested in shirts for work.
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Something in blue or white, maybe in a medium size.
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I'm just browsing right now, but I'm interested in shirts for work.
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Something in blue or white, maybe in a medium size.
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Alright, here's another example.
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You ready to shadow me some more?
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Let's keep going.
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I'd like to buy a pair of jeans, but I'm not sure about my size.
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Could you help me check?
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I usually wear a 32, but different brands can fit differently.
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Here we go again.
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I'd like to buy a pair of jeans, but I'm not sure about my size.
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Could you help me check?
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I usually wear a 32, but different brands can fit differently.
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Let's try one more time.
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I'd like to buy a pair of jeans, but I'm not sure about my size.
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Could you help me check?
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I usually wear a 32, but different brands can fit differently.
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Or, I'm looking for black jeans that are not too tight.
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Maybe something slim fit, but comfortable enough to wear all day.
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Do you have anything like that?
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Do you have anything similar to what I just described?
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Do you have anything like that?
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All right, let's try again.
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I'm looking for black jeans that are not too tight.
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Maybe something slim fit, but comfortable enough to wear all day.
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Do you have anything like that?
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Let's try again.
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I'm looking for black jeans that are not too tight.
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Maybe something slim fit, but comfortable enough to wear all day.
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Do you have anything like that?
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Now, let's imagine the shop assistant, let's say a friendly woman named Jessica, and she asks you, what are you looking for today?
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What are you looking for today?
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You answer, I like this jacket, but I think the other one looks more comfortable.
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This one is stylish, but the material feels a bit stiff.
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Try again.
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I like this jacket, but I think the other one looks more comfortable.
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This one is stylish, but the material feels a bit stiff.
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One more time.
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I like this jacket, but I think the other one looks more comfortable.
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This one is stylish, but the material feels a bit stiff.
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Or maybe you say this.
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These shoes are cheaper, but the other pair seem to be higher quality.
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I'd rather pay a little more for something that will last longer.
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Again, these shoes are cheaper, but the other pair seems to be higher quality.
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I'd rather pay a little more for something that will last longer.
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What's that contraction?
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I'd, I would, I would rather.
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I would rather pay a little bit more money for something that's high quality that will last longer.
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All right, last time.
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Here we go.
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These shoes are cheaper, but the other pair seems to be higher quality.
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I'd rather pay a little more for something that will last longer.
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Alright, another possible answer.
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I really like the color of this sweater, but I'm not sure if the size is right.
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Do you have it in a larger size?
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I really like the color of this sweater, but I'm not sure if the size is right.
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Do you have it in a larger size?
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One more.
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I really like the color of this sweater, but I'm not sure if the size is right.
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Do you have it in a larger size?
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Now imagine you're at the checkout counter and the cashier asks, Do you need a bag?
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Do you need a bag?
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and you can answer, yes, please, I'd like one bag.
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Or, no, thank you, I brought my own.
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No, thank you, I brought my own.
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We're trying to be eco-friendly, right?
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Bring our own bag.
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You could also say, yes, please, could you put the shoes and the shirt in separate bags?
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They're gifts for different people.
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Yes, please.
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Could you put the shoes and the shirt in separate bags?
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They're gifts for different people.
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Yes, please.
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Could you put the shoes and the shirt in separate bags?
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They're gifts for different people. Or, no, that's okay.
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I can just carry it.
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No, that's okay.
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I can just carry it.
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Say it.
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All right.
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Good job.
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Boom.
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Good workout.
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Keep moving forward one step at a time.
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I'll see you in the next practice video.

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Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “Practice some useful English phrases and sentences using the shadowing technique”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: size, shirt, comfortable, wear, bag. Deze video bevat 114 zinnen en 945 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 7:27. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 127 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. 83% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken. 31 van de 114 zinnen zijn vragen, dus het is goede oefening voor vraagintonatie en korte antwoorden.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

De 14 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
shoe zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈʃu/schoen
sling zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈslɪŋ/slinger
browse werkwoord/bɹaʊz/doorbladeren
stylish bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈstaɪlɪʃ/stijlvol
sweater zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈswɛtɚ/trui
stiff bijvoeglijk naamwoord/stɪf/rigide, stug
differently bijwoord/ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt.li/verschillend, anders
jacket zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/jas
lazy bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈleɪ̯zi(ː)/lui, werkschuw
fluent bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈfluənt/vloeiend
cashier zelfstandig naamwoord/kaˈʃɪə/kassier
checkout zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈt͡ʃɛkˌaʊt/kassa
workout zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈwɝk.aʊ̯t/training, oefening
phrase zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈfɹeɪ̯z/uitspraak

Zinnen om te herhalen

Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:

  • Are you ready to do some shadowing?
  • Can I help you find something today?
  • Are you searching for something specific?
  • You ready to shadow me some more?
  • Could you help me check?

Grammatica in deze video

De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:

StructuurIn de video
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — iets dat nu of in deze periode gebeurtare you searching · I'm looking · I'm just browsing
Toekomst met “will” will + werkwoord — een besluit, belofte of voorspellingwill last · I'll see
Verplichting: must / have to / need to zeggen dat iets nodig isneed to be

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 34 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm, I'd, doesn't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

  • De klanken “sh” en “zh”: shoe /ˈʃu/, stylish /ˈstaɪlɪʃ/, casual /ˈkæʒ(u)əl/, contraction /kənˈtɹækʃ(ə)n/, conversational /ˌkɒnvə(ɹ)ˈseɪʃənəl/
  • Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: differently /ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt.li/, conversational /ˌkɒnvə(ɹ)ˈseɪʃənəl/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: jeans /d͡ʒiːnz/, browse /bɹaʊz/, phrase /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/
  • /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: jacket /ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/, casual /ˈkæʒ(u)əl/, contraction /kənˈtɹækʃ(ə)n/
  • /w/ — met ronde lippen: sweater /ˈswɛtɚ/, workout /ˈwɝk.aʊ̯t/

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 shoe, sling, browse.

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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