Shadowing Practice: reading 1 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Billy the Dragon Billy is a dragon.
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He doesn't go to school.
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His friends go to school.
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What lessons have you got today? asks Billy.
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We've got art, ICT, maths, PE, science and music, say his friends.
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I've got nothing.
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thinks Billy.
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Goodbye Billy, see you later, say his friends.
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Goodbye, have a nice day, says Billy.
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He's sad.
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Billy can see his friends at school.
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They draw in art, they count in maths, they do experiments in science,
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They run and jump in PE.
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Billy is at home.
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He draws a flower.
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He counts his toes.
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He runs and jumps.
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He does an experiment.
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Oh dear, that's not good, Billy.
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Billy hasn't got violin practice or piano practice.
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He hasn't got a piano or a violin.
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He plays the drums.
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Oh dear, that's not very good, Billy.
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His friends come home from school.
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Billy, are you okay? they ask.
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No, I'm not happy, says Billy.
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Can I come to school with you tomorrow?
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Yes, of course you can, they say.
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The next day, Billy goes to school.
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He likes being with his friends.
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He learns lots of new things.
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He does a very good experiment in science.
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Well done, Billy, says the teacher.
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I like school, says Billy.

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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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