Shadowing Practice: Shadowing Practice: Repeat After Me! (American English) A2-B1 - Learn English Speaking with Video

Hello everyone and welcome to English Cozy Chat.

Today we are going to practice our speaking with a simple story about a busy day.

I am going to say each sentence twice.

The first time, just listen.

And the second time I say the sentence, say it with me.

Try to copy my pronunciation, rhythm, and annotation.

So basically, just try to say the words like I do.

Don't worry if you cannot say everything perfectly.

Just do your best and have fun.

Okay, let's begin.

Yesterday was a very busy day.

I had so many things to do.

I knew it was going to be a long day as soon as I woke up.

My alarm went off at 6.30 in the morning.

I opened my eyes but I really didn't want to get out of bed.

I was still very tired.

I closed my eyes for just a few more minutes.

Unfortunately, those few minutes turned into 15 minutes.

I suddenly realized that I needed to get up.

I quickly got out of bed and went to the bathroom.

I took a quick shower and got dressed.

I didn't have much time to decide what to wear.

So I put on some comfortable clothes and got ready for the day.

Then I went into the kitchen.

I really wanted to have a nice breakfast.

But I didn't have enough time.

I made a quick cup of coffee and had some toast.

While I was drinking my coffee, I checked my phone.

I had several messages to answer.

I quickly replied to the most important ones.

Then I looked at my list of things to do.

It was a very long list.

I had work to do.

I had some errands to run.

I needed to go to the supermarket.

I needed to go to the supermarket and I also needed to clean the apartment

and I also needed to clean the apartment

and I also had a few other small things to do and I also had a few other small things to do

Looking at the list made me feel a little stressed.

I took one more sip of my coffee and told myself to relax.

So I put my cup in the sink, picked up my bag, and left the house.

I had to get to work by 8 o'clock.

Luckily, I wasn't too late.

The traffic wasn't as bad as I expected.

When I arrived at work, I went straight to my desk.

I turned on my computer and checked my emails.

There were a lot of them.

I had more than 20 emails waiting for me.

Some of them were very easy to answer.

Others needed a little more time.

I spent the first hour answering emails.

Then I had a meeting.

The meeting was supposed to take 30 minutes.

The meeting was supposed to take 30 minutes, but it almost took an hour.

But it almost took an hour.

By the time it finished, I was already thinking about lunch.

I looked at the clock and realized it was almost 1230.

I decided to take a short lunch break.

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I found a quiet place to sit and ate my lunch.

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I found a quiet place to sit and ate my lunch.

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For the first time that day, I had a few minutes to relax.

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For the first time that day, I had a few minutes to relax.

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Then I realized I had another meeting in 10 minutes.

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Then I realized I had another meeting in 10 minutes.

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So much for my relaxing lunch break.

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So much for my relaxing lunch break.

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I went back to work and joined my next meeting.

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I went back to work and joined my next meeting.

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After the meeting, I had more work to do.

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After the meeting, I had more work to do.

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I spent the next few hours working without many breaks.

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I spent the next few hours working without many breaks.

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At about 3 o'clock, I started feeling very tired.

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At about three o'clock, I started feeling very tired.

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I made another cup of coffee.

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I made another cup of coffee.

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Then I took a short break and walked around for a few minutes.

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Then I took a short break and walked around for a few minutes.

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I felt a little better after that.

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I felt a little better after that.

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I went back to my desk and finished the most important things on my list.

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I went back to my desk and finished the most important things on my list.

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Finally, I looked at the clock.

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It was almost 530.

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Finally, I looked at the clock.

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It was almost 530.

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I was ready to go home.

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I was ready to go home.

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I still needed to go to the supermarket.

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I really didn't want to go.

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I still needed to go to the supermarket.

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I really didn't want to go.

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After a long day at work, the last thing I wanted to do was walk around a supermarket.

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After a long day of work, the last thing I wanted to do was walk around a supermarket.

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But there wasn't much food at home.

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But there wasn't much food at home.

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When I got to the supermarket, I walked around and started putting things in my basket.

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When I got to the supermarket, I walked around and started putting things in my basket.

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I bought milk, eggs, and picked up some bread.

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I bought milk, eggs, and picked up some bread.

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Then I bought some vegetables and some chocolate.

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Then I bought some vegetables and some chocolate.

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I know I didn't need the chocolate, but I took it anyway.

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I knew I didn't need the chocolate, but I took it anyway.

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A few minutes later, I found myself looking at some ice cream.

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A few minutes later, I found myself looking at some ice cream.

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I definitely didn't need ice cream, but it had been a long day.

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I definitely didn't need ice cream, but it had been a long day.

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So I bought that too.

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So I bought that too.

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Then I went to the checkout counter and paid for my groceries.

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Then I went to the checkout counter and paid for my groceries.

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I went home, made dinner, and sat down to eat.

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I went home, made dinner, and sat down to eat.

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I ate pasta with vegetables.

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I ate pasta with vegetables.

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After I was done eating, I got really tired.

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After I was done eating, I got really tired.

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So I cleaned the kitchen and got ready for bed.

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So I cleaned the kitchen and got ready for bed.

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Finally, it was time to go to sleep.

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Finally, it was time to go to sleep.

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I hope you guys enjoyed this shadowing practice and that it helped you to practice your speaking.

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Let me know how you did in the comments.

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Thank you all so much for watching.

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I hope you have a wonderful day and I cannot wait to see you in the next episode.

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Bye.

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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “Shadowing Practice: Repeat After Me! (American English) A2-B1”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: meeting, needed, supermarket, lunch, coffee. Deze video bevat 168 zinnen en 1529 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 15:50. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 97 woorden per minuut, zodat je tijd hebt om elke klank na te doen. Slechts 80% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is pittig.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:

Woord	Uitspraak	Betekenis
supermarket zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/	supermarkt
relax werkwoord	/ɹɪˈlæks/	losmaken
vegetable zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəl/	groente, gewas
errand zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈɛɹənd/	boodschap
checkout zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈt͡ʃɛkˌaʊt/	kassa
groceries zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈɡɹoʊ.s(ə.)ɹiz/	boodschappen
pasta zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈpɑ.stə/	deegwaren, pasta
luckily bijwoord	/ˈlʌk.ɪ.li/	gelukkig
toast zelfstandig naamwoord	/toʊst/	toost, geroosterd brood
cloth zelfstandig naamwoord	/klɒθ/	doek, kleed
basket zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈbæskɪt/	mand, korf
sink werkwoord	/ˈsɪŋk/	zinken, onderdompelen
alarm zelfstandig naamwoord	/əˈlɑɹm/	alarmkreet
pronunciation zelfstandig naamwoord	/pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/	uitspraak
rhythm zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈɹɪð.əm/	ritme

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

Woord	Uitspraak	Betekenis
pick up werkwoord		oppakken, optillen
get up werkwoord		opstaan
wake up werkwoord	/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/	wakker worden, ontwaken

Zinnen om te herhalen

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

Don't worry if you cannot say everything perfectly.
Luckily, I wasn't too late.
The traffic wasn't as bad as I expected.
I really didn't want to go.

Grammatica in deze video

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

Structuur	In de video
Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet	was done
Past continuous was/were + -ing — iets dat op een moment in het verleden bezig was	was drinking · was already thinking
Overtreffende trap the -est / the most … — het hoogste of laagste van een groep	the most important
Werkwoord + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — werkwoorden die door de -ing-vorm worden gevolgd	started feeling · started putting

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 19 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals didn't, wasn't, don't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

De “th”-klanken: cloth /klɒθ/, rhythm /ˈɹɪð.əm/
De klanken “sh” en “zh”: annotation /ˌæn.əˈteɪ.ʃən/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/
Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: supermarket /ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/, annotation /ˌæn.əˈteɪ.ʃən/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/

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 supermarket, relax, vegetable.

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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Zinnen om te herhalen

Grammatica in deze video

Uitspraak om op te letten

Zo oefen je met deze video

Wat is de Shadowing-techniek?