Shadowing Practice: Tactics for Listening Third Edition Basic Unit 21 Direction - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Listening 1 1 Excuse me, where's the post office?
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The post office?
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Go straight for two blocks and then turn left.
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It's on the left.
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Up this street two blocks and left?
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That's correct.
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2 Can I help you?
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I'm looking for the bank.
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Well, take a right at the first corner.
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and it's on your right.
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Okay, thanks.
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Three.
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Can you help me?
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I'm looking for a hotel.
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Okay.
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Go straight up two blocks and turn right at the light.
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You'll see a hotel on your right.
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Thanks.
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You're welcome.
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Four.
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Excuse me, is there a bookstore around here?
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Yes.
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Take the first street on the left, go through the next intersection.
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You'll see the bookstore on the right.
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You can't miss it.
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Listening to One Excuse me, is there a bank near here?
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Yes, there is.
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Go straight up 3rd Street for two blocks and turn right on Pine Street.
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The bank is on the right.
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Excuse me, I'm looking for the Peking restaurant.
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Oh, sure.
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I know where it is.
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It's one of my favourite restaurants.
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Go left here on King Street, then turn right onto 2nd Street.
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Walk up 2nd Street for a block.
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It's on your left, on the corner of Ford and 2nd.
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I'm trying to find a supermarket.
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A supermarket?
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Okay.
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Go left down King and then go up 2nd Street for two blocks.
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It's on the left, on the corner of Pine and 2nd.
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Thanks.
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How can I get to the post office?
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Oh, it's not far from here.
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Go up 3rd Street and turn right on Ford.
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Walk down Ford and you'll see it on your right, on the corner of Ford and Fourth.
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I'm looking for the tourist office.
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OK.
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Go up 3rd Street and turn left on Ford.
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It's in the first big building you see on your left.
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Can you tell me how to get to the art museum?
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The art museum?
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Sure.
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Go up 3rd Street for two blocks and then turn left on Pine Street, go to the end of the block.
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The museum is on your left, on the corner of 2nd and Pine Street.
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Listening to One Excuse me, is there a bank near here?
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Yes, there is.
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Go straight up 3rd Street for two blocks and turn right on Pine Street.
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The bank is on the right.
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Two Excuse me, I'm looking for the Peking restaurant.
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Oh, sure.
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I know where it is.
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It's one of my favourite restaurants.
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Go left here on King Street, then turn right onto 2nd Street.
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Walk up 2nd Street for a block.
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It's on your left, on the corner of Ford and 2nd.
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Three I'm trying to find a supermarket.
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A supermarket?
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Okay.
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Go left down King and then go up 2nd Street for two blocks.
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It's on the left, on the corner of Pine and 2nd.
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Thanks.
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4.
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How can I get to the post office?
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Oh, it's not far from here.
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Go up 3rd Street and turn right on Ford.
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Walk down Ford and you'll see it on your right, on the corner of Ford and 4th.
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I'm looking for the tourist office.
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Okay.
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Go up 3rd Street and turn left on Ford.
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It's in the first big building you see on your left.
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Can you tell me how to get to the art museum?
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The art museum?
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Sure.
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Go up 3rd Street for two blocks and then turn left on Pine Street.
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Go to the end of the block.
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The museum is on your left, on the corner of 2nd and Pine Street.
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Listening 3 1 So when you come out of the subway, look for a tall glass building.
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That's a hotel.
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Walk past that for two blocks and you'll see a small street on the right.
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That's my street.
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There's a grocery store on the corner.
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Go down the street and my place is the fourth house on the left.
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Maybe bring some music with you because I don't have any dance music for the party.
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My place is fairly easy to find.
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Get off the bus across from the supermarket.
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When you get to the supermarket, could you pick up some snacks?
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Then walk north for two blocks.
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You'll see a footbridge.
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Cross that footbridge and you'll see a small street when you get to the other side.
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Go down the street and on the corner you'll see an apartment building.
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It's my place.
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My apartment building is near the river.
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When you come out of the subway, walk towards the river and you'll see an intersection.
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Go through the intersection and take the first street on the left.
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Go down the street until you see a supermarket.
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My house is right next to it.
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If you can, could you bring some fruit to go with dinner?
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I live in an apartment building close to the high school.
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Get off the bus across from the school and walk north for about four blocks.
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You'll see a gas station on your left.
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Turn right just past the gas station and go down the street until you see a church.
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My building is across from the church.
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Don't forget to bring your tennis racket.
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Listening 3 1 So when you come out of the subway, look for a tall glass building.
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That's a hotel.
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Walk past that for two blocks and you'll see a small street on the right.
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That's my street.
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There's a grocery store on the corner.
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Go down the street and my place is the fourth house on the left.
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Maybe bring some music with you because I don't have any dance music for the party.
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2.
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My place is fairly easy to find.
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Get off the bus across from the supermarket.
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When you get to the supermarket, could you pick up some snacks?
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Then walk north for two blocks.
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You'll see a footbridge.
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Cross that footbridge and you'll see a small street when you get to the other side.
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Go down the street and on the corner you'll see an apartment building.
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That's my place.
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My apartment building is near the river.
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When you come out of the subway, walk towards the river and you'll see an intersection.
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Go through the intersection and take the first street on the left.
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Go down the street until you see a supermarket.
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My house is right next to it.
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If you can, could you bring some fruit to go with dinner?
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4.
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I live in an apartment building close to the high school.
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Get off the bus across from the school and walk north for about four blocks.
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You'll see a gas station on your left.
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Turn right just past the gas station and go down the street until you see a church.
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My building is across from the church.
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Don't forget to bring your tennis racket.
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Pronunciation 1.
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Is there a post office name?
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here a post office to could I please have a map a map three do you know where the restrooms are the restrooms
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for I'm trying to find a supermarket a supermarket Dictation Excuse me.
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I'm looking for the tourist office.
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The tourist office?
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It's not far from here.
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Go right on Brentwood Road, then left at the light.
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Left at the light?
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Yes, that's right.
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Then it's about halfway down the block on the right.
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On the right?
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Yes, you can't miss it.
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Thank you.

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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze spreekles op niveau A2 is gebaseerd op de video “Tactics for Listening Third Edition Basic Unit 21 Direction”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: block, corner, supermarket, walk, Ford. Deze video bevat 154 zinnen en 1228 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 9:43. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 126 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. 88% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is goed te volgen. 24 van de 154 zinnen zijn vragen, dus het is goede oefening voor vraagintonatie en korte antwoorden.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

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

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
supermarket zelfstandig naamwoord/ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/supermarkt
intersection zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈɪntəɹˌsɛkʃən/kruising, kruispunt
subway zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈsʌbˌweɪ/metro, metrostel
tennis zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈtɛnɪs/tennis
snack zelfstandig naamwoord/snæk/tussendoortje
halfway bijwoord/ˌhæfˈweɪ/halfweg, halverwege
pronunciation zelfstandig naamwoord/pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/uitspraak
footbridge zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈfʊtˌbɹɪd͡ʒ/voetgangersbrug
racket zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈɹækɪt/lawaai, herrie
restroom zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈɹɛstˌɹum/toilet, WC

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

WoordBetekenis
go down werkwoordafdalen
get off werkwoordvan ... afgaan
pick up werkwoordoppakken, optillen

Zinnen om te herhalen

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

  • I'm looking for the bank.
  • Can you help me?
  • I'm looking for a hotel.
  • Excuse me, is there a bookstore around here?
  • How can I get to the post office?

Grammatica in deze video

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

StructuurIn de video
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — iets dat nu of in deze periode gebeurtI'm looking · I'm trying
Toekomst met “will” will + werkwoord — een besluit, belofte of voorspellingYou'll see

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 33 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals you'll, I'm, don't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

  • De klanken “sh” en “zh”: intersection /ˈɪntəɹˌsɛkʃən/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/
  • Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: supermarket /ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/, intersection /ˈɪntəɹˌsɛkʃən/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: snack /snæk/, halfway /ˌhæfˈweɪ/, racket /ˈɹækɪt/
  • /w/ — met ronde lippen: subway /ˈsʌbˌweɪ/, halfway /ˌhæfˈweɪ/

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 supermarket, intersection, subway.

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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