Shadowing Practice: SHADOWING English for Fluency Speaking Practice - Learn English Speaking with Video

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All right, we are going to practice speaking English. English shadowing practice. Forgetting words. Do you forget words when you're trying to speak English? All right, let's practice with this text. Work on your pronunciation, your flow, your overall English speaking skills.
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Here we go. I often feel a bit nervous when I forget words in English while I'm speaking.
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I often feel a bit nervous when I forget words in English while I'm speaking.
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I often feel a bit nervous when I forget words in English while I'm speaking.
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I often feel a bit nervous when I forget words in English while I'm speaking.
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All right, you catch that flow. Let's move on. Sometimes I know the word in my mind, but when I try to say it, but when I try to say it, it suddenly slips away.
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Slips away. That's a good way to say forget. I suddenly forget. Suddenly slips away.
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It goes away from me. I can't remember. All right, let's say this one together. Here we go.
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Sometimes I know the word in my mind, but when I try to say it, it suddenly slips away.
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Sometimes I know the word in my mind, but when I try to say it, it suddenly slips away.
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Sometimes I know the word in my mind, but when I try to say it, it suddenly slips away.
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Sometimes I know the word in my mind, but when I try to say it, it suddenly slips away.
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All right, did you get that flow? That was a little fast.
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I pause, look a little confused, and the person I'm talking with may not understand what I mean right away. So, they may they may not understand right away what I mean.
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That that's key. that word order. So they they may not understand right away what I mean.
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You you can mix up the order, but that's that's the uh chronological order there.
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You don't need to know that. All right. I'm talking with Let's just go from the top. I pause, look a little confused, and the person I'm talking with may not understand what I mean right away.
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All right? So, when the the the word they're trying to remember slips away, and when they do that, they pause, right? I pause. Look a little confused because you're trying to remember the word, right? Um um um um um. So, I look a little confused and the person I'm talking with, you know, they may not understand what's happening, they may not understand what I mean, what I'm trying to say right away.
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All right, let's go ahead and uh shadow that two times. Here we go. I pause, look a little confused, and the person I'm talking with may not understand what I mean right away. Again, I pause, look a little confused, and the person I'm talking with may not understand what I mean right away.
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That can make me feel shy, awkward, or a little embarrassed. That can make me feel shy, awkward, or a little embarrassed. That can make me feel shy, awkward, or a little embarrassed.
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That can make me feel shy, awkward, or a little embarrassed.
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This happens more often when I speak to strangers or when I'm in a group. When I'm in a group. All right, let's go ahead and soften that T there. Uh, more often. Often. Often. Let's just cut that T out. Often. All right. This happens more often when I speak to strangers or when I'm in a group. This happens more often when I speak to strangers or when I'm in a group. This happens more often when I speak to strangers or I'm in a group.
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This happens more often when I speak to strangers or I'm in a group. when I'm in a group, okay, I try to think quickly, but sometimes my mind just goes blank. My mind just goes blank.
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So if your mind goes blank, you just can't think, you can't remember, you can't recall, you don't know what you want to say next. Your mind goes blank.
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I try to think quickly, but sometimes my mind just goes blank. I try to think quickly, but sometimes my mind just goes blank. I try to think quickly, but sometimes my mind just goes blank.
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It can be very frustrating because I put a lot of effort into learning English and improving my communication skills. Yeah, I know it can be frustrating when that happens because I put a lot of effort into learning English and improving my communication skills.
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It can be very frustrating because I put a lot of effort into learning English and improving my communication skills. Again, it can be very frustrating because I put a lot of effort into learning English and improving my communication skills.
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I want to express myself more clearly and confidently, but I sometimes hold back.
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Hold back. So, if you hold yourself back, you don't have the confidence to speak. So, you hold back. you don't speak.
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I want to express myself more clearly and confidently, but I sometimes hold back.
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I want to express myself more clearly and confidently, but I sometimes hold back.
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I want to express myself more clearly and confidently, but I sometimes hold back because I worry about making mistakes or sounding silly. Because I worry about making mistakes or sounding silly. Because I worry about making mistakes or sounding silly.
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Don't want to sound silly, right? You want to sound intelligent and speak elegant English.
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Even so, I believe that with more practice, I can become more confident and comfortable when speaking. Even so, I believe that with more practice, I can become more confident and comfortable when speaking. Okay, let's speed that up a bit. Even so, I believe that with more practice, I can become more confident and comfortable when speaking. Again, even so, I believe that with more practice, I can become more confident and comfortable when speaking.
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How was that? With that practice, did you become more confident and comfortable when speaking?
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Hopefully, you did. I know that forgetting words from time to time is a normal part of learning a language. That's a good mindset. Just be positive and realize that forgetting words from time to time is a normal part of learning a language. Right?
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I know that forgetting words from time to time is a normal part of learning a language. Again, I know that forgetting words from time to time is a normal part of learning a language.
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Every mistake is an opportunity to learn, grow, and become a better English speaker over time.
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Every mistake is an opportunity to learn, grow, and become a better English speaker over time.
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You're probably tired of hearing that mistakes are an opportunity. I know. I I kind of get tired of saying it because you don't want to make mistakes. That's why you practice, right? You don't want to make mistakes. So, you don't want to hear, "Oh, it's an opportunity to learn." Kind of is, but you don't want to hear it anyway. I know. I know. Let's say it together. Every mistake is an opportunity to learn, grow, and become a better English speaker over time. Again, every mistake is an opportunity to learn, grow, and become a better English speaker over time.
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Better is better. Better English. Better better English speaker over time. Over a period of time.
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Okay, that's it. Let's go ahead and shadow it now. Let's say it nonstop. Say it with me. Are you ready? Here we go. I often feel a bit nervous when I forget words in English while I'm speaking.
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Sometimes I know the word in my mind, but when I try to say it, it suddenly slips away. I pause, look a little confused, and the person I'm talking with may not understand what I mean right away.
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That can make me feel shy, awkward, or a little embarrassed.
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This happens more often when I speak to strangers or when I'm in a group.
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I try to think quickly, but sometimes my mind just goes blank. It can be very frustrating because I put a lot of effort into learning English and improving my communication skills.
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I want to express myself more clearly and confidently, but I sometimes hold back.
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because I worry about making mistakes or sounding silly. Even so, I believe that with more practice, I can become more confident and comfortable when speaking.
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I know that forgetting words from time to time is a normal part of learning a language.
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Every mistake is an opportunity to learn, grow, and become a better English speaker over time.
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Yes, it is. Boom. Good workout. It's gray today. Keep moving forward one step at a time. Keep practicing. and I'll see you in the next

Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “SHADOWING English for Fluency Speaking Practice”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: English, word, speaking, mistake, learning. Deze video bevat 51 zinnen en 1489 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 11:39. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 128 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. Slechts 81% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is pittig. 11 van de 51 zinnen zijn vragen, dus het is goede oefening voor vraagintonatie en korte antwoorden.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

De 13 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
slip werkwoord/ˈslɪp/slippen, uitglijden
pause zelfstandig naamwoord/pɔːz/pauze
stranger zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒɚ/vreemde, vreemdeling
frustrate werkwoord/ˈfɹʌsˌtɹeɪt/frustreren
embarrassed bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ɪmˈbæɹ.əst/in verlegenheid gebracht
awkward bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈɔk.wɚd/onhandig
chronological bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˌkɹɑnəˈlɑd͡ʒɪkəl/chronologisch
soften werkwoord/ˈsɑfən/verzachten
pronunciation zelfstandig naamwoord/pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/uitspraak
mindset zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈmaɪn(d)ˌsɛt/mentaliteit, ingelsteldheid
elegant bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈɛləɡənt/elegant, sierlijk
workout zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈwɝk.aʊ̯t/training, oefening
intelligent bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ɪnˈtɛlɪd͡ʒənt/intelligent

Zinnen om te herhalen

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

  • All right, let's practice with this text.
  • All right, let's say this one together.
  • All right, did you get that flow?
  • You don't need to know that.
  • When I'm in a group.

Grammatica in deze video

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

StructuurIn de video
Mogelijkheid met “might / may” might/may + werkwoord — iets is mogelijk maar niet zekermay not understand
Werkwoord + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — werkwoorden die door de -ing-vorm worden gevolgdpractice speaking · Keep moving
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — iets dat nu of in deze periode gebeurtyou're trying · I'm speaking · I'm talking

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 39 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm, don't, can't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

  • Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: confidently /ˈkɑnfɪdəntli/, chronological /ˌkɹɑnəˈlɑd͡ʒɪkəl/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, intelligent /ɪnˈtɛlɪd͡ʒənt/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: pause /pɔːz/, awkward /ˈɔk.wɚd/
  • /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: blank /ˈblæŋk/, embarrassed /ɪmˈbæɹ.əst/
  • /w/ — met ronde lippen: awkward /ˈɔk.wɚd/, 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 slip, pause, stranger.

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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