Shadowing Practice: Shadowing Practice: Peaceful Focus: English Speaking Practice - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Are you ready to join me for the art of peaceful focus? We're going to let it flow. We're going to do shadowing. Shadowing practice. Each slide I'm going to say it two times. The first time you can just listen carefully and then the second time say it together with me or say it both times with me. Shadow me both times if you like. It's up to you. Are you ready? Let's go for it.
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The art of peaceful focus. The art of peaceful focus.
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Flow is a beautiful state of deep concentration. Flow is a beautiful state of deep concentration.
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A moment when you lose track of time because you're fully present.
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A moment when you lose track of time because you're fully present.
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It's that feeling when the world becomes quiet. It's that feeling when the world becomes quiet and the only thing that exists is what's right in front of you.
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And the only thing that exists is what's right in front of you.
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When your hands, mind, and heart move together. When your hands, mind, and heart move together, you enter a soft, quiet space inside yourself where peace can grow.
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You enter a soft, quiet space inside yourself where peace can grow.
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Doing one thing with your whole heart is what leads to flow.
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Doing one thing with your whole heart is what leads to flow. This could be writing, cooking, gardening, painting, or even practicing English with English coach Chad. This could be writing, cooking, gardening, painting, or even practicing English with English coach Chad.
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It doesn't really matter what you're doing. What matters is how you do it.
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It doesn't really matter what you're doing. What matters is how you do it.
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In these moments, you stop thinking about the past or the future.
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In these moments, you stop thinking about the past or the future.
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You're not judging yourself or rushing ahead. You're not judging yourself or rushing ahead.
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You simply exist in this one gentle moment. You simply exist in this one gentle moment.
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In Kyoto, there's a man who paints tiny cups. In Kyoto, there's a man who paints tiny cups.
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Every day he spends 6 hours in silence, painting slowly with calm breaths.
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Every day he spends six hours in silence, painting slowly with calm breaths.
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He repeats the same careful movements again and again. He repeats the same careful movements again and again. When asked if he ever gets bored, he smiles and says, When asked if he ever gets bored, he smiles and says, "I'm not painting cups. I'm painting calm." I'm not painting cups. I'm painting calm. He isn't chasing speed or perfection.
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He's just being present. He isn't chasing speed or perfection. He's just being present.
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This is the art of peaceful focus in action. This is the art of peaceful focus in action.
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You can invite. Sorry, I think I need to take a sip of water. Just a second.
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All right, let's get back into the flow, shall we? You can invite the same feeling into your own life in small, simple ways. You can invite this same feeling into your own life in small, simple ways. Try this. Turn off your phone. Choose one task. Do it slowly and do it with love.
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Try this. Turn off your phone. Choose one task. Do it slowly and do it with love.
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Give yourself permission not to rush. Give yourself permission not to rush.
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Stop worrying about the results for a little while. Just enjoy the process step by step.
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Stop worrying about the results for a little while. Just enjoy the process step by step.
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When you're practicing English with me, try to do the same. When you're practicing English with me, try to do the same. Speak clearly. Enjoy the sound and feel the rhythm of the language in your mouth and body. Speak clearly. Enjoy each sound and feel the rhythm of the language in your mouth and body.
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Notice how the words connect. How your voice rises and falls. Notice how the words connect. How your voice rises and falls. This too is a way to enter flow. Not just learning English but training your focus and discovering a quiet kind of peace inside yourself. This too is a way to interflow not just learning English but training your focus and discovering a quiet kind of peace inside yourself.
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Flow connects you back to who you really are. Flow connects you back to who you really are.
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It reminds you that perfection isn't needed, only presence. It reminds you that perfection isn't needed, only presence. Every time you choose to focus on one thing with care, you are watering the seeds of peace within you. Every time you choose to focus on one thing with care, you are watering the seeds of peace within you. Peace grows where focus lives.
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Peace grows where focus lives. Where your focus goes, energy flows. Where your focus goes, energy flows. Boom. Good workout. Way to go. I I I I almost didn't make it through the lesson, huh? I had to get some water mid lesson. Sorry about that. Oh, man. That hit the spot.
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All right. Thank you for practicing with me again today. One step at a time.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “Shadowing Practice: Peaceful Focus: English Speaking Practice”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: focus, flow, painting, peace, English. Deze video bevat 35 zinnen en 893 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 8:09. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 110 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
De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| rush werkwoord | /ɹʌʃ/ | afraffelen |
| connect werkwoord | /kəˈnɛkt/ | verbinden |
| perfection zelfstandig naamwoord | /pɚˈfɛk.ʃən/ | perfectie |
| invite werkwoord | /ɪnˈvaɪt/ | uitnodigen, nodigen |
| lesson zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | les |
| silence zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈsaɪ̯ləns/ | stilte |
| chase werkwoord | /t͡ʃeɪs/ | achtervolgen, achternazitten |
| shadow zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈʃædəʊ̯/ | schaduw |
| discover werkwoord | /dɪˈskʌvə/ | ontdekken |
| remind werkwoord | /ɹəˈmaɪnd/ | herinneren |
| seed zelfstandig naamwoord | /siːd/ | zaad |
| concentration zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˌkɑn.sənˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/ | concentratie |
| gentle bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈd͡ʒɛntl̩/ | lieflijk |
| rhythm zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɹɪð.əm/ | ritme |
| bore werkwoord | /boɹ/ | vervelen |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| turn off werkwoord | uitzetten, uitschakelen |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- Are you ready to join me for the art of peaceful focus?
- We're going to let it flow.
- We're going to do shadowing.
- Each slide I'm going to say it two times.
- All right, let's get back into the flow, shall we?
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Werkwoord + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — werkwoorden die door de -ing-vorm worden gevolgd | stop thinking · Stop worrying |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — iets dat nu of in deze periode gebeurt | you're doing · You're not judging · I'm not painting |
| Verplichting: must / have to / need to zeggen dat iets nodig is | need to take · had to get |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 22 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals you're, I'm, isn't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De “th”-klanken: rhythm /ˈɹɪð.əm/, throat /ˈθɹoʊt/
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: rush /ɹʌʃ/, perfection /pɚˈfɛk.ʃən/, shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, concentration /ˌkɑn.sənˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: remind /ɹəˈmaɪnd/, seed /siːd/, slide /ˈslaɪ̯d/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, laughter /ˈlæftɚ/, gasp /ɡæsp/
Zo oefen je met deze video
- Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
- Spreek zin voor zin na op normale snelheid en herhaal elke zin tot je ritme gelijk is aan dat van de spreker.
- Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als rush, connect, perfection.
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.