Shadowing Practice: How To Speak American English: Everything You Need - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Happy New Year's!
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If one of your New Year's resolutions is to speak better English, I'm going to make sure you actually reach that goal in 2026.
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My New Year's resolution is to every month this year go on a proper date with you.
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Great!
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For the first time ever, I'm having a quick short flash sale for New Year's resolutions at Rachel's English Academy.
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Don't hesitate on this, the sale is short and the deal is hot.
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In fact, it's three days only and you have to use a coupon code.
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That code is 2026.
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Don't forget it, it's gonna get you 50% off your first month or first year.
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And that's on top of our current promotional price which is already a great steal.
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This is just for you, people who follow me on social media or are on my email list.
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So be sure to use the code 2026 and be sure to do it today.
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This offer ends on Thursday.
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Rachel's English Academy is the best place for intermediate to advanced
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students of English to actually make huge strides in their accent reduction, in their listening comprehension, and their English speaking confidence.
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Hi everyone.
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So in the time I spent working with Rachel's English Academy, I have seen a huge improvement with my pronunciation.
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The way I speak English, the way I understand English, and the way I feel the language just feels completely different
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now than it felt just a few months ago before I started working with the Academy.
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Getting feedback from the teachers, working with all the courses, imitating the conversations, which are really great because you get a lot of audio
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and a lot of materials to imitate real conversations between native the speakers and that's really amazing.
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That has really helped me to get a better accent
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and most important to feel more comfortable when I speak English and to feel confident with the way I speak English.
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So I would definitely recommend Rachel's English Academy to anyone who's trying to get a better pronunciation
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and to improve their accent because it has really worked for me.
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Joel is one of over 50,000 students who've improved their pronunciation with Rachel's English Academy.
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This sale is for a limited time and I would love to have you in there.
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Let's meet your goals in 2026.
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Let's make you the most confident English speaker you can be.
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The courses are self-paced.
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You can do them whenever you have time.
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I recommend students do it daily for at least 10 minutes, and I really hope that sometimes you can put in more time than that.
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The method I've developed called the Play It Say It Method works
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so well that you don't even need me there telling you what to change.
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You will be able to hear and make these little tweaks to your body, to your voice, that will absolutely transform the way you sound speaking English.
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You're gonna sound so natural and be so easy to understand.
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All Academy students get instant access to all of our courses, but I recommend everyone start with Essentials.
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The core course of Essentials is made up of modules, each with several parts.
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You'll finish one part every day.
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In each module, we'll go over the method you'll need to master the topic at hand.
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Essentials is built on the concept of micro skills and helping you master them.
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We've broken the whole big concept of American English down into micro skills,
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so you can do very focused practice and make real progress.
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Throughout the modules, you'll learn the science of why we're working the way we are.
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We build in so much exposure and repetition that there's no way not to improve.
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It ain't.
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It ain't.
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You'll study clips from our live classes to understand exactly the
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changes you need to make to your own voice to sound confident speaking English.
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I want it flat to be even higher.
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So watch this.
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Very flat!
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Very flat.
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Exactly!
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And I can't stress it enough.
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Essentials is built on the play it, say it method.
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Every day we have you talking.
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I don't want you to waste even one day learning about something.
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This course is not about simply learning something.
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It's about getting it into your body with the training.
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There's so much repetition and exposure that you can't help but master these micro skills with the deliberate practice we've given you.
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The training audio comes in multiple forms, including soundboards so you can guide your own practice, Headpops.
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Headpops.
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Headpops.
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Headpops.
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and downloadable audio with pauses built in so you can do the training on the go, in your car, when you're going for a walk, and so on.
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There's variety in the kinds of audio exercises you'll be working with, but they all work towards the same goal.
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Speaking effortlessly without having to think about pronunciation.
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Understanding and building the habit of the American accent.
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We have visualization exercises, and we also teach you how to record yourself
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and listen to yourself to become your own best coach.
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The students who have gone through Essentials absolutely love it because they feel the difference in their own fluency, and the people around them notice it too.
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Once you're done with Essentials, I then recommend that students work on the daily plan, where I continue to break the training down into small,
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easy to do lessons.
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But you'll also have access to over 20 other courses.
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Our courses cover every topic in American English pronunciation, from placement to all the sounds, rhythm, linking, stress.
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In a video, you'll learn about a concept, but this academy is not about learning with your mind.
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It's about learning with your body.
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So even though we have over 500 videos, the change happens with the thousands of audiophiles.
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We'll give you the method to use to do this work.
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You repeat with the play it, say it method.
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And as you play the files over and over,
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your ear starts to tell your body what changes to make without your brain doing anything or getting in the way.
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It's body learning.
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So all of our courses have these sound words.
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You learn a concept, you drill it into your body.
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We have conversation courses where you can look at an analysis video and understand what you're hearing.
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Then you go to the soundboard and you train that way of speaking into your body.
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On top of all this, you can also get community access with access to our teachers.
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In our online community, you can post a video and get teacher feedback.
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So maybe you're working on a sound or working on a conversation.
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Our teachers are going to listen to you
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and let you know specifically what tweaks to make to sound more natural and take the effort out of speaking.
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Students with community access can also attend conversation meetups online or our drop-in hours every week.
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You can join the online classroom.
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There are teachers there.
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Type your question in chat or you can turn on your camera and have a conversation with the teacher.
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We have all the lessons that you need to understand every concept of American English pronunciation
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and to train a natural sound into your body.
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With the support of the community and the teachers, along with this material, you are unstoppable.
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I can't emphasize it enough, this method works and I can't wait to have you as a student.
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Be sure to sign up now during our New Year's resolution sale.
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We do offer a 30-day money-back guarantee, so just try it.
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If you don't think it's going to work for you, just let us know and we will offer you a full refund.
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But I don't think that's going to happen.
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If you have the time to give to this work, you're not going to believe your results.
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You're going to be so happy.
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RachelsEnglishAcademy.com.
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I can't wait to see you in the Rachel's English Classroom.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “How To Speak American English: Everything You Need”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: English, academy, student, sound, method. This video has 109 sentences and 1339 words to shadow. The speech runs for 8:24. The speaker talks at a natural 159 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 88% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| pronunciation noun | /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ | The formal or informal way in which a word is made to sound when spoken. |
| accent noun | /ækˈsɛnt/ | A higher-pitched or stronger (louder or longer) articulation of a particular syllable of a word or phrase in order to distinguish it from the others or to… |
| microwave noun | /ˈmaɪkɹoʊˌweɪv/ | An electromagnetic wave with wavelength between that of infrared light and radio waves. |
| module noun | /ˈmɑd͡ʒul/ | A self-contained component of a system, often interchangeable, which has a well-defined interface to the other components. |
| imitate verb | /ˈɪmɪteɪt/ | To follow as a model or a pattern; to make a copy, counterpart or semblance of. |
| repetition noun | /ˌɹɛp.əˈtɪʃ.ən/ | The act or an instance of repeating or being repeated. |
| soundboard noun | A wide, flat board placed within, or forming part of the body of, a musical instrument in order to improve vibrations and increase volume. | |
| tweak noun | /twiːk/ | A sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch. |
| distress noun | /dɪˈstɹɛs/ | Physical or emotional discomfort, suffering, or alarm, particularly of a more acute nature. |
| classroom noun | /ˈklɑːsɹʊm/ | A room, often in a school, where classes take place. |
| audiophile noun | /ˈɔː.di.əʊˌfaɪl/ | A person with an interest in high fidelity music and/or sound reproduction and its associated technology. |
| downloadable adjective | /ˌdaʊnˈloʊd.ə.bl̩/ | Capable of being downloaded. |
| effortlessly adverb | /ˈɛf.ɚt.ləs.li/ | Without effort; without difficulty or struggle. |
| fluency noun | /ˈfluːənsi/ | The quality of smoothness of flow. |
| meetup noun | /ˈmitˌʌp/ | An arranged informal meeting. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| go over verb | To look at carefully; to scrutinize; to analyze. |
| go through verb | To travel from one end of something to the other. |
| have over verb | To host (a visiting guest) at one's house. |
| sign up verb | To add a name to the list of people who are participating in something. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- You'll finish one part every day.
- It's about learning with your body.
- You're going to be so happy.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
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| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | have seen · has really helped · has really worked |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | price which is · people who follow · conversations, which are |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | is made · is built |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 38 contractions and reduced forms, such as you'll, you're, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, repetition /ˌɹɛp.əˈtɪʃ.ən/, visualization /ˌvɪʒ.ʊ.ə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/, comprehension /ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/, promotional /pɹəˈmoʊʃənəl/
- Long words — get the stress right: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, repetition /ˌɹɛp.əˈtɪʃ.ən/, audiophile /ˈɔː.di.əʊˌfaɪl/, effortlessly /ˈɛf.ɚt.ləs.li/, unstoppable /ʌnˈstɔ.pə.bəl/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like pronunciation, accent, microwave.
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.