Shadowing Practice: September 17, 2026 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Excuse me, can I get a menu?
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Yes, right away, sir.
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Here is...
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Wait.
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Anna!
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I'm sorry, I think you have the wrong person.
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Are you ready to order?
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Anna, it's me, Mark.
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What are you doing here?
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Sir, please, I don't know you.
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Do you want coffee or not?
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Why are you wearing a name tag that says Sarah?
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Anna, look at me!
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Please stop talking to me.
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My manager is watching.
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I'm not leaving until you talk to me.
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I haven't seen you in two years.
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I've been looking everywhere for you.
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What are you doing in this city?
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Mark, please don't do this to me.
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Not right now.
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I need this job.
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Okay, okay.
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I'm sorry.
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When do you finish your shift?
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In 15 minutes.
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I'll order a black coffee.
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I'll wait for you at the table outside.
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Please don't run away.
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Okay, I'll come out.
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Thank you.
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15 minutes later.
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Here, I brought you another coffee.
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Thanks.
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Sit down, please.
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I can't stay long.
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I need to catch the bus soon.
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You look really tired, Anna.
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You're so thin.
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I work a lot.
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I work double shifts almost every day.
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Rent is really expensive in this city.
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Why are you here?
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Why are you working as a waitress?
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The last time I saw you, you were getting married.
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There was no wedding.
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Where is Ryan?
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He's in prison, Mark.
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What?
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Prison? For what?
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Fraud.
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Everything was a lie.
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His whole business was just a scam.
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He was stealing money from investors.
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He was using fake documents to get loans from the bank.
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Oh my god.
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He didn't just lose money, he stole it.
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And when the police finally found out, they took everything.
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They froze the bank account.

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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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