Shadowing Practice: RE3 Unit 6B - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Track 12.
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Reading 6B.
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Addicted to Distraction.
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David Strayer never texts or talks on a phone when he is driving.
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Strayer is a cognitive psychologist at the University of Utah who specializes in attention.
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His research shows that when driving, using a phone can be as dangerous as drinking alcohol.
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Strayer and other scientists warn against multitasking
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When we do many things at the same time Strayer says our brain becomes tired easily We make mistakes
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and lose focus yet multitasking is increasingly common especially on a phone or computer
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Dr. Gloria mark a digital media researcher has found
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that people in the United States switch tasks on their computers
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566 times a day this type of multitasking is especially common among teenagers on average a teenager spends between seven
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and eleven hours a day in front of a screen doing
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homework texting watching videos often all at the same time phones tablets
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and laptops are all useful tools and we may feel more productive when we use them.
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However, when we spend hours on digital devices, constantly switching between activities, our overall productivity decreases.
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Why?
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Many digital activities require high levels of concentration.
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When we text or email someone, for example, or even play games, we have to focus.
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When we do this, our brain uses energy.
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When we multitask, which is hard for the brain to do, we use even more energy.
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Excessive multitasking reduces our ability to think clearly and creatively, and to remember information.
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This, in turn, can result in stress.
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What is the best cure for our overstressed minds?
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David Strayer says the answer is simple.
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Spend some time in nature.
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A natural remedy.
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Strayer and other scientists are studying nature's effect on our brains and bodies.
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When we are in natural environments, the prefrontal cortex, the brain's control center, relaxes.
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Studies show that when people can see trees and grass, they are calmer and do better in school.
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Indeed, people even relax when they look at photos of nature.
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Consequently, they do better on different cognitive tasks.
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Other psychologists are also studying nature therapy.
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In a study at Chiba University in Japan, 84 subjects went for a 15 -minute walk in seven different forests.
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The same number of people walked around different city centers.
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Researchers then took blood from each person.
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The forest walkers had a 16 % decrease in the stress hormone cortisol all.
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In addition, they had a 2 % drop in blood pressure and a 4 % drop in heart rate.
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All did better than the city walkers.
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Lead researcher Yoshifumi Miyazaki has an explanation for these results.
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Our bodies relax in pleasant natural surroundings, he says.
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Humans evolved in that environment, not in places with tall buildings and lots of traffic.
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Psychologist Stephen Kaplan and his colleagues have done similar research.
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In one study, people took a 50 -minute walk in a public garden.
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In a test conducted afterwards, their short -term memory improved.
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When the same people walked on a city street, it did not.
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Kaplan says it is the visual details in nature, sunsets, streams, butterflies, that reduce stress and mental fatigue.
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We enjoy them without having to concentrate on them.
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This allows our brains to rest and recover from the stresses of modern life.
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Imagine a therapy that was readily available and could improve your cognitive functioning at zero cost, Kaplan says.
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It exists.
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It's called interacting with nature.
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Context & Achtergrond

De video gaat over de invloed van multitasking op ons brein en de voordelen van natuur om stress te verminderen. Cognitive psychologen en onderzoekers bespreken hoe constant schakelen tussen taken ons productiviteit en concentratie verlaagt, maar ook hoe een simpele wandeling in de natuur ons hersenen helpt te herstellen. Dit thema is niet alleen boeiend, maar ook leuk om te oefenen met Engels, want het bevat veel dagelijks taalgebruik en wetenschappelijke termen die handig zijn om te leren.

Top 5 Zinnen voor Dagelijks Communiceren

  • "His research shows that when driving, using a phone can be as dangerous as drinking alcohol." (Gebruik deze structuur om gelijkenissen te maken: "as [adjectief] as...")
  • "We make mistakes and lose focus, yet multitasking is increasingly common." ( "Yet" is handig om een tegenstelling te markeren.)
  • "What is the best cure for our overstressed minds?" (Een veelgestelde vraag in gesprekken over welzijn.)
  • "Studies show that when people can see trees and grass, they are calmer." (Gebruik "studies show that..." om feiten te ondersteunen.)
  • "Imagine a therapy that was readily available and could improve your cognitive functioning at zero cost." (Een creatieve manier om een voorstel te doen: "Imagine...")

Stapsgewijze Gids voor Schaduwspreken

Wil je je engelse uitspraak verbeteren? Probeer schaduwspreken met deze video! Hier is hoe: Stap 1: Luister eerst de video een keer door om het verhaal te begrijpen. Let op de intonatie bij vragen en de pauzes tussen zinnen. Stap 2: Speel een korte fragment (5-10 seconden) af en herhaal direct na de spreker, net als een schaduw. Probeer dezelfde snelheid en accenten te gebruiken. Stap 3: Herhaal dit met elk fragment totdat je de woorden vloeiend kunt uitspreken. Let op moeilijke woorden zoals "prefrontal cortex" of "cortisol" – praat ze langzaam uit en kijk na hoe ze worden uitgesproken. Stap 4: Na een paar keren, probeer het fragment zonder te luisteren te herhalen. Controleer of je de zinnen correct onthoudt en de uitspraak klopt. Stap 5: Doe dit dagelijks voor 10-15 minuten – je zult zien dat je snel vorderingen maakt! Een goede shadowing site kan je hierbij helpen, maar zelfs met de video zelf kun je veel oefenen. Schaduwspreken is een effectieve manier om je Engels te verbeteren, dus ga niet opgeven – elke poging brengt je dichter bij vloeiendheid!

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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