Практика Shadowing: How I Improved My Listening and Speaking in English 🇺🇸 - Изучайте разговорный английский с YouTube

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Hey you guys, welcome to this channel.
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My name is Alba and I'm an English teacher.
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I've been teaching English for more than eight years now
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and today I just wanted to sit down and have a nice little chat with you.
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English is my second language.
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I learned it as an adult.
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So in today's video, I'm going to share with you some of the tips that have helped me improve my speaking,
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listening and just overall confidence.
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So here's the thing.
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Back in school, I was really good at English.
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At least that's what I thought.
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Well, English was my favorite subject.
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I absolutely loved it and my teachers were very happy with my performance.
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And later I went to college, studied business English there.
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Then something happened.
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I moved abroad and I started making friends who were native speakers as well as non-native speakers and I realized something.
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My vocabulary was so limited.
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I struggled to understand people,
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especially in fast casual conversations.
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And don't even get me started on speaking.
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I couldn't express myself.
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I was hesitating and just felt stuck all the time.
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And that's when it hit me.
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Even though I had studied English for years,
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I had almost no real practice.
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In school, we did a lot of grammar exercises like filling in the gaps,
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reading, and stuff like that.
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But we almost had no listening or speaking practice.
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At that time, I decided to do something with it.
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You know, I made a decision to start improving my speaking and listening.
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I started watching TV shows,
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movies, YouTube videos in English every single day.
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So sometimes I would just play it in the background,
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you know, while doing some chores and stuff.
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But most of the time I was really paying attention.
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And my goal was not to understand every single word or like translate every unfamiliar word.
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No, my goal was to help my ears and my brain get used to hearing English speech every day.
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And here's something that I've noticed,
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not just in myself, but also in my students.
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I can immediately tell when a student watches content in English.
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It's just so obvious.
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The ones who do, they sound more natural,
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they understand native speakers better,
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they're more comfortable with different accents,
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and most importantly, they have a better sense of the language.
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It's just like they can feel it, you know?
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So if you're not doing this already,
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seriously, pick a show or a YouTube channel you like and make it a daily habit.
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And also what I usually recommend to my students,
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do not try to understand every single word, you know?
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Don't pause every time you hear an unfamiliar word and look it up in the dictionary or translated.
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That's not the whole point of watching videos or TV shows.
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The point is to enjoy this process, right?
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Trick your brain into learning English in this easy, lazy way.
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If you start translating every word and writing the words down,
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this is not enjoyable.
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Yeah, this is a daunting task and your brain will not like it.
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So yeah, you can turn on the subtitles if you wish,
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but you don't have to understand every single word,
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especially if you are a beginner.
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Moving on to the next tip, let's talk about shadowing.
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Boy, do I love this method.
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I just wish I was more consistent with it.
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So shadowing is when you repeat what a native speaker says immediately and as accurately as possible,
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and you imitate, you try to copy their tone,
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their rhythm, their pronunciation, everything.
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However, a lot of people find this technique uncomfortable.
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They say that it just doesn't feel natural.
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They feel like they're pretending to be somebody else.
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And they say, what if I lose my voice?
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What if I lose my individuality?
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But shadowing is not about becoming a different person.
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It's about training your mouth and your muscles to produce the correct English sounds.
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Think about it.
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When you speak in your native language,
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you use a certain set of muscles, right?
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But for English, we need to use different ones.
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And if those muscles aren't trained,
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you simply cannot produce the sounds correctly.
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So when we shadow or imitate native speakers,
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our goal is not to copy their identity,
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but to build muscle memory to train those pronunciation skills and to become more comfortable and fluent.
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So how do you choose a native speaker that you would like to shadow or copy?
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I personally have a couple of girls,
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bloggers, YouTubers that I follow and I love their voice.
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I love how they express themselves.
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I love their accent, their pronunciation.
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I also noticed that it's not just about their voice but also about their personality.
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So if their personality matches my vibes,
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I'm more willing to practice shadowing with them.
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This technique changed the way I speak and it's done the same for many of my students.
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So highly, highly recommend you try it as well.
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Another thing that I absolutely love doing is reading out loud.
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I truly believe that people who read a lot express themselves better.
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They sound more sophisticated, more clear,
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their speech is well structured.
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So whether it's a book,
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an article, a magazine, a newspaper,
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or whatever you enjoy, just read it out loud.
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And the last tip, I just have to mention it.
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It's not going to surprise you because all the teachers talk about it all the time.
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Practice English with real people.
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The only way to get comfortable with speaking is to speak.
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And I'm talking about real people,
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not AI, not chatting online, which is also good.
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It can be useful, right?
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But nothing can replace real human communication because this is how we develop soft skills,
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how we build connections with the language and with the people,
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how we start using it as a tool, a communication tool.
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That's the whole point of learning a language, isn't it?
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And how do you do that?
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How do you find somebody you can practice with?
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Well, there are lots of different apps and platforms available where you can find teachers,
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tutors, language exchange partners.
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You just try them and see what's best for you.
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So that's pretty much it.
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I have a lot more to say but it's getting dark outside and I have to wrap it up.
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Anyway in the end I just wanted to mention that the key to learning a language in my opinion is consistency.
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Stay consistent, stay curious, and surround yourself with English every day.
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Let me know in the comments below what you think of these tips.
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If you find this video helpful,
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give it a like, subscribe,
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and share it with someone who's learning English too.
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Thanks so much for watching.
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I'll see you next time.
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Bye!

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Почему стоит практиковать разговорный английский с этим видео?

В этом видео Альба делится своим опытом изучения английского языка и тем, как она улучшила свои навыки слушания и разговорной речи. Она подчеркивает важность регулярной практики, особенно в контексте общения с носителями языка. Вместо того чтобы фокусироваться на грамматике и словарном запасе, она рекомендует слушать подкасты, смотреть фильмы и сериалы на английском языке ежедневно. Эта практика позволяет вам не только улучшить понимание речи на слух, но и способствует тому, чтобы ваше произношение стало более естественным.

Практикуя разговорный английский, вы открываете новую возможность для изучения языка в живом контексте. Это создает ощущение полного погружения в язык, что особенно полезно для тех, кто стремится почувствовать язык, а не просто изучать его в вакууме. Альба говорит о важности создания привычки - выбирайте шоу или YouTube-канал, который вам нравится, и смотрите его каждый день. Это может стать отличным элементом в вашей методике shadow speak.

Грамматика и выражения в контексте

Альба использует несколько ключевых грамматических структур в своем рассказе, которые могут быть полезны для изучающих английский:

  • “I decided to start” - Эта структура указывает на принятие решения и может быть внутренней мотивацией для вас начать изучение.
  • “I was struggling to understand” - Используйте эту фразу, чтобы описать трудности, которые вы испытываете.
  • “It’s just like they can feel it” - Выражение чувства языка, что может быть полезно в разговорах о вашем прогрессе.

Эти фразы могут стать отличным дополнением к вашей речи, когда вы будете обсуждать свои достижения и сложности в изучении английского.

Типичные ошибки произношения

В видео Альба упоминает, что понимание английской речи зависит не только от слов, но и от акцентов. Это может быть вызовом, особенно если вы сталкиваетесь с быстрыми фразами носителей языка. Обратите внимание на следующие слова и выражения, которые могут вызвать трудности:

  • “understand” - может произноситься быстро и слитно, что делает его распознавание сложнее.
  • “comfortable” - часто произносится как "комфтабл", а не полное "комфортабл".
  • “absolutely” - в разговорной речи может звучать как "абсолиютли".

Используйте метод shadowspeak, чтобы практиковать произношение этих слов. Слушайте, повторяйте и думайте о том, как они произносятся в контексте. Это поможет вам улучшить произношение английского и стать более уверенным в разговоре.

Что такое техника Shadowing?

Shadowing — это научно обоснованная техника изучения языка, изначально разработанная для подготовки профессиональных переводчиков и популяризированная полиглотом доктором Александром Аргуэльесом. Метод прост, но эффективен: вы слушаете аудио на английском от носителей языка и немедленно повторяете вслух — как тень, следующая за говорящим с задержкой в 1–2 секунды. В отличие от пассивного прослушивания или грамматических упражнений, Shadowing заставляет мозг и мышцы рта одновременно обрабатывать и воспроизводить реальные речевые паттерны. Исследования показывают, что это значительно улучшает точность произношения, интонацию, ритм, связную речь, понимание на слух и беглость речи — что делает его одним из самых эффективных методов для подготовки к IELTS Speaking и реального общения на английском.

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