Shadowing Practice: Unit 1 New exploring Read & Write 1 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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New Exploring Reading and Writing Series Produced by E-Future New Exploring Reading and Writing
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Book 1
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Unit 1.
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The Sun and the Earth Track 1.
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Reading The Sun and the Earth For hundreds of years,
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people thought that the sun moved around the Earth.
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This was only natural because when we see the sun rise in the morning and set in the evening,
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we can only think that the sun is moving around us.
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But one man did not agree with this idea.
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He said that if the sun is moving around the Earth, we cannot explain the movements of Venus.
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This man finally concluded that the sun does not move around the earth, but the earth moves around the sun.
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This man's name is Copernicus.
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At first, people thought Copernicus was crazy.
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They said he was a liar and that he must be killed.
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And so, Copernicus was burned to death for saying that the earth moved around the sun.
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Later though, people learned that Copernicus was in fact telling the truth.
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Track 2.
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Listening Practice Listen to each sentence and fill in the blanks.
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1. For hundreds of years, people thought the sun moved around the earth.
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Thought the sun moved around the earth.
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2. But Copernicus thought that the earth moved around the sun.
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3. People thought he was crazy.
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4. Copernicus was burned to death.
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Copernicus was burned to death.
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5. Later, people learned that he was telling the truth.
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Later, people learned that he was telling the truth.

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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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