Shadowing Practice: Repeat After Me + Shadowing English Speaking Practice - Learn English Speaking with Video

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All right. Are you excited to practice speaking English? I'm excited, huh? Sure does look that way. Open to change in life, that is the topic of our English shadowing practice video. First, we will do repeat after me. Try to match my pace and pronunciation, and then we'll do shadowing later.
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All right, let's do it. Last year, last year I made a decision that was very important to me.
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Last year I made a decision that was very important to me. You say it.
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I chose to follow my heart and make a change in my life.
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I chose to follow my heart and make a change in my life.
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At first, it wasn't easy and I felt uncertain about the future.
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At first, it wasn't easy and I felt uncertain about the future. Say it.
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Sometimes I wanted to turn back the clock and return to my old comfortable routine.
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Sometimes I wanted to turn back the clock and return to my old comfortable routine.
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So, if you wanted to turn back the clock, that means you want to go back and live be in the past.
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If you turn back the clock, you go back in time.
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So, sometimes I wanted to turn back the clock and return to my old comfortable routine.
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However, deep inside I knew I needed to move forward.
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However, deep inside I knew I needed to move forward. You say it.
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There were days when I felt emotional and small things could bring a tear to my eye.
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So, there were days when I felt emotional and small things could bring a tear to my eye.
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So, small things could make me start crying.
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There were days when I felt emotional and small things could bring a tear to my eye.
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I missed familiar places and people and it was hard to let go of the past.
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I missed familiar places and people and it was hard to let go of the past. You try.
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Familiar familiar I missed familiar places familiar familiar places.
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All right. Still, I reminded myself that every new beginning comes from something ending.
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Every new beginning comes from something ending.
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Still, I reminded myself that every new beginning comes from something ending.
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I guess so. One door closes, one door opens. Slowly, I started to feel stronger and more confident. Slowly, I started to feel stronger and more confident.
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Now, when I think about that time, I realize it helped me grow.
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Now, when I think about that time, I realize it helped me grow. Say it.
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All right. Good job. Even though it was difficult, I'm glad I chose to take a chance and open my heart to new experiences. Even though it was difficult, I'm glad I chose to take a chance and open my heart to new experiences. Together. Even though it was difficult, I'm glad I chose to take a chance and open my heart to new experiences.
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All right. Are you ready to shadow me? We're going to say that whole text again.
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It's an easy text. You should be able to nail it and say it perfectly with me. Right?
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Yeah. You can do it. Here we go. Say it with me non-stop.
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Last year, I made a decision that was very important to me. I chose to follow my heart and make a change in my life. At first, it wasn't easy and I felt uncertain about the future.
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Sometimes, I wanted to turn back the clock and return to my old comfortable routine.
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However, deep inside, I knew I needed to move forward.
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There were days when I felt emotional and small things could bring a tear to my eye.
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I missed familiar places and people and it was hard to let go of the past.
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Still, I reminded myself that every new beginning comes from something ending.
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Slowly, I started to feel stronger and more confident. Now, when I think about that time, I realize it helped me grow. Even though it was difficult, I'm glad I chose to take a chance and open my heart to new experiences. One more time, here we go. Even though it was difficult, I'm glad I chose to take a chance and open my heart to new experiences. Boom. Good workout. Way to go. Good. I already said good workout. I said good workout two times. Keep moving forward. That's what I was trying to say. Keep moving forward, one step at a time.
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Thank you for practicing with me again today, and I'll see you in the next practice video.

Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze video bevat 39 zinnen en 772 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 6:41. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 116 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. 85% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

14 minder gangbare woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:

  • clock /klɑk/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — teller, kilometerteller. A chronometer, an instrument that measures time, particularly the time of day.
  • tear /tɛɹ/ (werkwoord) — scheuren. To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate.
  • shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — schaduw. A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object.
  • remind /ɹəˈmaɪnd/ (werkwoord) — herinneren. To cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something); to bring to the notice or consideration (of a person).
  • workout /ˈwɝk.aʊ̯t/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — training, oefening. An exercise session; a period of physical exercise.
  • topic /ˈtɑpɪk/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — onderwerp, thema. A subject; a theme; a category or general area of interest.
  • nail /neɪl/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — nagel. The horny plate or appendage at the ends of the digits of various animals, including most reptiles, birds, and mammals (both nonhuman and human).
  • pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — uitspraak. The formal or informal way in which a word is made to sound when spoken.
  • familiar /fəˈmɪl.jəɹ/ (bijvoeglijk naamwoord) — bekend. Known to one, or generally known; commonplace.
  • comfortable /ˈkʌm(p)f.tə.bəl/ (bijvoeglijk naamwoord) — comfortabel, gemakkelijk. Providing physical comfort and ease; agreeable.
  • emotional /ɪˈmoʊʃənəl/ (bijvoeglijk naamwoord) — gevoelsmatig, emotioneel. Of or relating to the emotions.
  • perfectly /ˈpɝ.fɪk(t).li/ (bijwoord) — perfect. With perfection.
  • cry /kɹaɪ/ (werkwoord) — huilen. To shed tears; to weep, especially in anger or sadness.
  • repeat /ɹɪˈpiːt/ (werkwoord) — herhalen, wederhalen. To do or say again (and again).

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

  • go back (werkwoord) — teruggaan. To return to a place or state after having been there at a previous time.

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 12 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm, wasn't, I'll. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

  • De klanken “sh” en “zh”: shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, emotional /ɪˈmoʊʃənəl/
  • Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, emotional /ɪˈmoʊʃənəl/

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 clock, tear, shadow.

Grammatica in deze video

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

StructuurIn de video
Werkwoord + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — werkwoorden die door de -ing-vorm worden gevolgdpractice speaking · start crying · Keep moving
Verplichting: must / have to / need to zeggen dat iets nodig isneeded to move
Toekomst met “will” will + werkwoord — een besluit, belofte of voorspellingwill do · I'll see

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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