Shadowing Practice: 10 Minutes of American English Shadowing Practice (Part 2!) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hi everyone!
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Welcome back to another shadowing practice with me, Claire, a native speaker from the United States.
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This is a part two shadowing practice, so if you haven't completed part one yet, be sure to complete that practice first.
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I will link it here.
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I didn't originally plan for this one to be two parts, but I ran into some technical difficulties when I recorded this story for the first time.
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So part one has the first half of this story and now I'm bringing you part two,
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and you'll find out how our story ends and complete your swift shadowing practice.
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So again, I'm going to repeat every phrase twice, but the first time I say it, you are just going to listen,
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and the second time I say it, you are going to shadow me.
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So you're going to say it at the exact same time as me, matching exactly how I said it the first time when you were listening.
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So in this way you're going to work on your pronunciation and your overall fluency of the English language by matching me, a native speaker.
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And of course I will be speaking with an American accent.
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So with this video you'll be shadowing a standard American accent.
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All right let's go ahead and complete our story.
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Here's part two of your 10-minute shadowing practice.
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English made easy with Claire.
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Jack studied the photograph again.
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Jack studied the photograph again.
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Then he saw something he hadn't noticed before.
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Then he saw something he hadn't noticed before.
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The old man was standing on top of what looked like a wooden trap door in the ground.
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The old man was standing on top of what looked like an old wooden trap door in the ground.
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That definitely wasn't there when I moved in, thought Jack.
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That definitely wasn't there when I moved in, thought Jack.
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Jack went outside and looked all around the ground in front of the house.
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Jack went outside and looked all around the ground in front of the house.
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There was no trap door.
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There was no trap door.
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The grass had grown over it, Jack guessed.
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The grass had grown over it, Jack guessed.
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He looked at the photo again and pinpointed where the trap door should be and he began to dig.
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He looked at the photo again and pinpointed where the trap door should be and he began to dig.
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It took him several minutes to dig through the grass and dirt, but eventually he discovered a small metal handle.
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It took him several minutes to dig through the grass and dirt, but eventually he discovered a small metal handle.
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He pulled it, but nothing happened.
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After clearing away more dirt, he found the edge of a wooden door hidden beneath the ground.
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Jack couldn't believe it.
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Jack couldn't believe it.
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The door was old and rotten, but it opened easily.
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Below it was a narrow ladder leading into darkness.
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Jack climbed down the ladder.
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At the bottom was a small room that was surprisingly well preserved.
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At the bottom was a small room that was surprisingly well preserved.
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There was an old wooden table, two chairs, and a large bookshelf.
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There was an old wooden table, two chairs, and a large bookshelf.
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The walls were covered with photographs, drawings, and newspaper clippings.
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The walls were covered with photographs, drawings, and newspaper clippings.
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It was a secret room.
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It was a secret room.
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The photographs were clearly of the old man and his family, but he was much younger in most of them.
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The photographs were clearly of the old man and his family, but he was much younger in most of them.
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The drawings were exquisite and marked with the Ernest, which Jack assumed was Thomas's grandfather.
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The drawings were exquisite and marked with the name Ernest, which Jack assumed was Thomas's grandfather.
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One in particular caught Jack's attention.
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One in particular caught Jack's attention.
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It was a beautiful drawing of the house.
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It was a beautiful drawing of the house.
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Ernest had clearly spent a lot of time in this room.
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Ernest had clearly spent a lot of time in this room.
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It was like his own personal escape from the world.
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It was like his own personal escape from the world.
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It was his favorite place, just like it said on the back of the photograph.
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It was his favorite place, just like it said on the back of the photograph.
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Jack went back into the house and looked up the phone number of the previous owner.
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Jack went back into the house and looked up the phone number of the previous owner.
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When a man answered and introduced himself as Thomas, he knew he'd reached the right person.
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When a man answered and introduced himself as Thomas, he knew he'd reached the right person.
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Jack explained that he had found Thomas's letter in the attic and his grandfather's secret room.
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Jack explained that he had found Thomas's letter in the attic and his grandfather's secret room.
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Thomas was thrilled.
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Thomas was thrilled.
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He explained that after his grandfather died, no one went down there and the grass had grown over the trap door.
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He explained that after his grandfather died, no one went down there and the grass had grown over the trap door.
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By the time he inherited the house, he had forgotten exactly where the entrance was.
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That's why he had written the letter.
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He had hoped that one day someone would find the room again.
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A few days later, Thomas stopped by to see the room one more time and collect his grandfather's memories.
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Jack saw the drawing of the house on the wall that he had noticed before.
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Hey, do you mind if I keep that drawing? asked Jack.
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Hey, do you mind if I keep that drawing? asked Jack.
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Of course, said Thomas.
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I can't thank you enough for finding this room and giving me the chance to see it one last time. Of course, said Thomas.
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I can't thank you enough for finding this room and giving me the chance to see it one last time.
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So Jack kept the drawing and hung it above the mantelpiece in his new home.
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So Jack kept the drawing and hung it above the mantelpiece in his new home.
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Every time he looked at it, he thought of all the memories in his old house and the ones he hoped to make living there.
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Every time he looked at it, he thought of all the memories in his old house and the ones he hoped to make living there.
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As for the secret room, Jack started to fill the bookshelf and walls with some of his own things.
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As for the secret room, Jack started to fill the bookshelf and walls with some of his own things.
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Maybe one day, when he had a grandson, he would share that room and its story with him too.
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Maybe one day when he had a grandson, he would share that room and its story with him too.
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All right guys, I hope you enjoyed the end of our story and that the shadowing practice was helpful for you.
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Let me know if you prefer this type of swift shadowing practice
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or if you prefer some of my other videos where I go into a little bit more detail on pronunciation.
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You can check out my other shadowing practice videos here in my shadowing practice playlist.
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And of course, don't forget to like the video and subscribe to my channel.
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It really does help to provide support for what I do here.
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You can always check out becoming a member of my channel if you'd like to support me even more.
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And if you'd like weekly live shadowing practices with me, you can become a member of my online community, Next Level English.
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The link for that is in the description of this video.
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All right, guys, I'll see you in the next one.
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Bye for now.
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About This Lesson
You're practicing English with "10 Minutes of American English Shadowing Practice (Part 2!)" using the Shadowing technique — a method originally developed for professional interpreter training.
Focus on sounding like the speaker — not just repeating words. With 15–30 minutes of daily practice, you'll build real-world speaking confidence.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.