Shadowing Practice: Simple English Conversation for Beginners | Easy Question and Answer - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Welcome to American English with Sushil.
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Hello, everyone.
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Today we will practice a very simple English conversation.
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Listen carefully and try to repeat with me.
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Let's begin.
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What is your name?
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My name is Emer.
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What is your name?
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My name is Emer.
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How old are you?
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I am 23 years old.
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How old are you?
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I am 23 years old.
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Where are you from?
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I am from Canada.
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Where are you from?
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I am from Canada.
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What do you do?
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I am a student.
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What do you do?
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I am a student.
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What are you studying?
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I am studying English.
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What are you studying?
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I am studying English.
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Do you like your studies?
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Yes, I like my studies very much.
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Do you like your studies?
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Yes, I like my studies very much.
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What is your favourite subject?
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My favourite subject is English.
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What is your favorite subject?
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My favorite subject is English.
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Do you have any brothers or sisters?
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Yes, I have one brother and one sister.
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Do you have any brothers or sisters?
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Yes, I have one brother and one sister.
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What is your father's name?
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My father's name is David.
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What is your father's name?
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My father's name is David.
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What is your mother's name?
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My mother's name is Sophia.
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What is your mother's name?
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My mother's name is Sophia.
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What is your favorite food?
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My favorite food is pizza.
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What is your favorite food?
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My favorite food is pizza.
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Do you like fruits?
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Yes, I like fruits.
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Do you like fruits?
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Yes, I like fruits.
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Which fruit do you like most?
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I like mangoes the most.
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Which fruit do you like most?
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I like mangoes the most.
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What is your favourite drink?
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My favourite drink is orange juice.
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What is your favourite drink?
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My favourite drink is orange juice.
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Do you like sports?
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Yes, I like sports.
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Do you like sports?
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Yes, I like sports.
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Which sport do you like?
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I like football.
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Which sport do you like?
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I like football.
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Do you like to watch movies?
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Yes, I like to watch movies.
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Do you like to watch movies?
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Yes, I like to watch movies.
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What kind of movies do you like?
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I like comedy movies.
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Do you have many friends?
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Yes, I have many friends.
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Yes, I like to watch movies.
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Yes.
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I have many friends.
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Who is your best friend?
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My best friend is Anna.
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Who is your best friend?
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My best friend is Anna.
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What do you do in your free time?
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In my free time, I read books and listen to music.
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What do you do in your free time?
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In my free time, I read books and listen to music.
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Do you use a mobile phone?
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Yes, I use a mobile phone.
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Yes, I use a mobile phone.
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What do you do with your phone?
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I call my friends and watch videos.
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What do you do with your phone?
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I call my friends and watch videos.
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Do you like social media?
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Yes, I like social media.
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Do you like social media?
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Yes, I like social media.
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What is your favorite season?
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My favorite season is winter.
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What is your favorite season?
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My favorite season is winter.
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Why do you like winter?
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Because the weather is cool and comfortable.
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Why do you like winter?
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Because the weather is cool and comfortable.
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Do you like animals?
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Yes, I like animals.
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Do you like animals?
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Yes, I like animals.
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Which animal do you like?
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I like dogs.
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Which animal do you like?
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I like dogs.
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Do you have a pet?
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Yes, I have a pet dog.
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Do you have a pet?
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Yes, I have a pet dog.
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What is your dog's name?
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My dog's name is Bruno.
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What is your dog's name?
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My dog's name is Bruno.
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Do you like travelling?
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Yes, I like travelling very much.
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Do you like travelling?
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Yes, I like traveling very much.
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Which place do you want to visit?
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I want to visit Paris.
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Which place do you want to visit?
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I want to visit Paris.
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Nice talking to you, Emma.
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Nice talking to you too, John.
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Nice talking to you, Emma.
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Nice talking to you too, John.
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Great job!
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You have just practiced a full basic English conversation.
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Keep practicing every day to improve your English speaking skills.
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If you enjoyed this lesson, don't forget to subscribe to American English with Sushil for more videos.
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Thank you for listening.
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See you next time!

Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze video bevat 141 zinnen en 743 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 6:20. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 117 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. 87% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is goed te volgen.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

13 woorden uit de video die het leren waard zijn, met uitspraak en betekenis:

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
pizza zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈpi.tsə/pizza
juice zelfstandig naamwoord/d͡ʒuːs/sap
mango zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈmæŋɡəʊ/mangoboom
lesson zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈlɛs.ən/les
carefully bijwoord/ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/voorzichtig
skill zelfstandig naamwoord/skɪl/bekwaamheid, vaardigheid
subscribe werkwoord/səbˈskɹaɪb/abonneren
favourite bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt/favoriet, lievelings-
fruit zelfstandig naamwoord/fɹut/vrucht, fruit
comfortable bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈkʌm(p)f.tə.bəl/comfortabel, gemakkelijk
orange zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈɒɹɪnd͡ʒ/sinaasappelboom, appelsienenboom
comedy zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈkɑmədi/blijspel
repeat werkwoord/ɹɪˈpiːt/herhalen, wederhalen

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 pizza, juice, mango.

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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