跟读练习: Don't Shadow English, Do THIS Instead - 通过视频学习英语口语
选择练习模式
每种模式都会打开全屏练习室。
130 句
如果句子过短或过长，请点击 Edit 进行调整。
1
If you want to sound more natural when you speak English, you've probably been told to try shadowing.
如果你想让自己说英语时听起来更自然，很可能有人告诉过你要尝试影子跟读法。
2
You listen to a native speaker, you copy what they say, and the more you do it, the more natural you sound.
你听母语者说话，然后模仿他们的发音，练得越多，你的发音就越地道。
3
But if all you do is copy the speaker,
但如果你所做的只是模仿说话者，
4
you could spend months shadowing and still sound a little bit stiff and robotic when it's your turn to speak by yourself.
就算你花好几个月练习影子跟读法，轮到自己开口说话时，听起来还是会有点生硬、像机器人一样。
5
So today I'm going to show you my four -step routine to help you make faster progress
今天我要给大家分享我的四步日常方法，帮大家取得更快的进步。
6
and speak English much more smoothly and naturally, including one final step that most learners miss.
7
Okay, let's begin.
8
The first step is humming.
9
First, you need a short piece of audio.
10
Today, we're going to use this sentence from day one of my seven -day speaking challenge.
11
If you'd like to try the challenge yourself, the link is in the description.
12
Here's the sentence.
13
it gets any worse.
14
Okay so your first job is to listen to each short part, pause the recording and then hum what you hear.
15
So you're not supposed to be saying the words yet,
16
you're just supposed to be copying the tune of English and you can just hum like this.
17
Let's try it together.
18
Listen to each short part then copy the sound without saying the words.
19
If I were you, I'd apologize to him before it gets any worse.
20
If I were you, I'd apologize to him before it gets any worse.
21
So what you're listening for here is the melody of the sentence.
22
Which parts are quicker or slower?
23
Which parts are louder?
24
Or where does my voice rise or fall?
25
By leaving out the words, you can give your full attention to the sounds.
26
You don't have to think about how to pronounce certain words
27
and you don't have to remember all the words in the sentence at the same time.
28
This exercise is quite useful because sometimes learners give every word the same amount of stress.
29
If I were you I'd apologize to him before it gets any worse.
30
It could be quite an unnatural thing for you to try
31
because I don't think every language has intonation and tone changes exactly like English.
32
So I definitely think it's a useful exercise to try.
33
Okay let's try the whole sentence now.
34
We're going to listen to it first and then I want you to hum it yourself.
35
If I were you, I'd apologize to him before it gets any worse.
36
Okay, now your turn.
37
If it helps, you can even close your eyes whilst you're listening and humming.
38
It could even be helpful to try doing this without reading the sentence.
39
That way you're just totally focused on the sound.
40
Okay, once you start getting used to that rhythm, we're going to start bringing the words in and you're going to try
41
and keep the music of the sentence like we just practiced.
42
Okay, step two is imitating.
43
This time you're going to listen, pause and repeat the actual words.
44
I want you to try and copy the way I say them as closely as you can.
45
You're still paying attention to the rhythm, the stress and the intonation, but now we're just going to add the words back into the sentence.
46
So for this first attempt, just focus on what you can hear.
47
You don't really need to be worrying about the meaning of the sentence at this point.
48
Let's use the same three parts.
49
I'll say each one, leave a space for you, and then I'll say it again so you can compare.
50
Ready?
51
Three, two, one.
52
If I were you, if I were you,
53
I'd apologize to him, I'd apologize to him before it gets any worse.
54
Before it gets any worse.
55
Notice how the words run together.
56
I didn't say I'd apologize to him.
57
I'm saying I'd apologize to him.
58
I'd apologize to him.
59
Try to copy that whole group of sounds, including the quieter words between the stressed parts.
60
Now let's try putting that sentence together.
61
If I were you, I'd apologize to him before it gets any worse.
62
Okay, your turn.
63
If I were you, I'd apologize to him before it gets any worse.
64
So we started by humming the sentence and now we've brought back in the words whilst trying to keep the same rhythm.
65
Okay, so now before we move on, make sure you understand what the sentence means.
66
The meaning matters because it can affect which words you stress and how you say them.
67
In this imaginary example, maybe your friend has upset someone and you think they should say sorry soon.
68
If I were you, I'd apologize to him before it gets any worse.
69
So when you're practicing with the other recordings, make sure you can understand the meaning before you go to the next step.
70
Step three is shadowing.
71
So now we're finally ready to shadow.
72
The main difference between shadowing and imitating is when you speak.
73
When you imitate, you listen.
74
then you stop the recording and then you repeat.
75
When you shadow, the recording keeps playing and you're speaking along with it.
76
You'll usually be just a little bit behind the speaker so you can hear the sounds and follow along with them.
77
Okay, so now we're putting together what we've learned in step one and step two, but we're following along with the speaker's timing.
78
So let me show you.
79
Ready?
80
Three, two, one.
81
If I were you, I'd apologise to him before it gets any worse.
82
You can hear that I'm speaking while the recording is still playing, so I'm not waiting for it to finish first.
83
Now you try.
84
I want you to follow my voice through the sentence without pausing for any parts.
85
Ready?
86
Three, two, one.
87
If I were you, I'd apologize to him before it gets any worse.
88
Okay, let's try that one more time.
89
If I were you, I'd apologize to him before it gets any worse.
90
Okay, good job.
91
Try to follow the rhythm as well as the words and if you lose your place and it's too fast,
92
just listen again and have another go.
93
If one part is giving you trouble, maybe just pause it, imitate it a few times and then try again to shadow the whole complete sentence.
94
One thing is that you should always try to shadow sentences at natural speed without slowing them down
95
because this is how sentences are formed by native speakers and you need to practice forming these sounds at this natural speed.
96
Okay, step four, the final step is retrieval.
97
Now we're going to stop using the audio and we're going to see if you can use the sentence yourself.
98
So you've practiced copying it, but this time we're going to change a few words in the sentence so that it means something personal to you.
99
Let's look at the original sentence again.
100
If I were you, I'd apologize to him before it gets any worse.
101
So let's keep the beginning.
102
If I were you, I'd.
103
But think of someone you know
104
and try to think of some advice you could give them that would change the meaning of this sentence.
105
For example, maybe someone in your family has a problem with their car.
106
You could change the sentence to, if I were you, I'd get the car checked before it breaks down.
107
The structure of the sentence stays the same, but because you're changing the meaning to something personal to you, it makes it much easier to remember.
108
Okay, so now it's your turn.
109
So try to think of your own situation and what you could change the sentence to.
110
Maybe try and think of who you're speaking to, what's the situation and what you would do if you were them.
111
Okay, so now pause the video and say your sentence out loud starting with, if I were you, I'd...
112
Okay, if you did it, good job
113
and you can put your sentence in the comments below because I want to see how creative everybody was.
114
Okay, one more tip is that you should record yourself whenever you can
115
because it's quite hard to actually hear how you sound whilst you're speaking.
116
But if you do record yourself and then listen to it back,
117
you can hear where you sound different and what you might need to work on next.
118
And you can do this very easily with the recordings in my seven day speaking challenge, which is where today's example came from.
119
Day one from the seven day challenge has over 200 short example sentences like the one we used in today's lesson.
120
Every exercise on every day of the challenge has recordings of my British voice
121
and a space for you to upload your own recording where you can compare the two directly.
122
The other six days give you different speaking exercises to help you build your confidence and your fluency.
123
There's also a progress tracker that fills up as you complete the week.
124
It's aimed at B1 and B2 intermediate learners but even
125
if you're C1 or C2 you're going to learn something new and improve your speaking.
126
And I've had lots of lovely reviews from all the people who've already tried my seven day speaking challenge.
127
So thank you so much for supporting me and if you'd like to join them the link is in the description.
128
Okay and you'll also find the free pdf for today's lesson down below as well.
129
And if you enjoyed this video about outshadowing
130
and you'd like to go a bit deeper into the techniques that I've taught you today, then watch this video next.
同频道
C11
B1 → C1 English words
British AccentUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
C295
Do THIS to Shadow English Properly & Improve Your Speaking (B1 to C2)
British AccentBusiness EnglishDaily ConversationUniversity Students
B211
This LAZY Method Gets You Fluent English TOO Fast
British AccentBusiness EnglishDaily ConversationHigh School Students
C233
Do THIS To Go From B1 to C2 English In 9 Minutes
British AccentBusiness EnglishUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
B23
4 Language Habits That Get You Fluent English FAST
British AccentBusiness EnglishDaily ConversationUniversity Students
B12
If You Know These 11 Words, Your English Is Excellent!
British AccentDaily ConversationWorking Adults
B14
Watch THIS If You Can Understand English but Can't Speak
British AccentBusiness EnglishInterview EnglishDaily Conversation
FOR YOU
推荐视频
B19,817
13 句
Master English Speaking Using Shadowing Technique #english
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
B2110 句
3 tips for sounding like a native speaker
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
B21
129 句
English Speaking Practice: Shadowing for Fluency
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
![Shadowing Practice #3: Learning & Personal Growth [Intermediate]](https://img.youtube.com/vi/B9NIsyQWwC8/mqdefault.jpg)
B21
205 句
Shadowing Practice #3: Learning & Personal Growth [Intermediate]
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
B21
1087 句
How to Improve Your English Speaking VERY FAST | Speak English Fluently & Confidently
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
B246
26 句
The 7 Habits of Highly Successful Students (Part 4) 🚀
American AccentDaily ConversationWorking Adults
B22
240 句
Shadowing English with Gilmore Girls | Speak Like a Native
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
B21
25 句
Luyện nghe tiếng anh về những câu chuyện cùng imleafsun | improve your english | English
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
B27
153 句
Stop Shadowing: Try This Instead
British AccentBusiness EnglishDaily ConversationHigh School Students
B299
36 句
How to train your ears to understand English
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
B115,096
14 句
Improve Your English Speaking Skills with Song Shadowing
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
C11
289 句
I analyzed 120,000 words by native speakers. Here's what they actually say
Daily ConversationUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
本课的词汇与口语要点
这节口语课以视频“Don't Shadow English, Do THIS Instead”为素材。 视频中反复出现的词有：sentence, apologize, word, worse, sound。 这段视频共有 130 个句子、1625 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 9:09。 说话人语速自然，每分钟约 178 个词，接近日常对话。 89% 的单词属于英语最常用的 3,000 词，词汇容易理解。
视频中的重点词汇
视频中 15 个值得学习的单词，附发音和释义：
| 单词 | 发音 | 释义 |
|---|---|---|
| apologize 动词 | /əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz/ | 道歉 |
| shadow 名词 | /ˈʃædəʊ̯/ | йинзы, йинйинзы |
| pause 名词 | /pɔːz/ | 停頓 /停顿, 暫停 /暂停 |
| rhythm 名词 | /ˈɹɪð.əm/ | 節奏 /节奏 |
| hum 动词 | /ˈhʌm/ | 哼, 哼唱 |
| audio 形容词 | /ˈɔ.di.oʊ/ | 音頻 /音频, 伴音 |
| lesson 名词 | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | 課業 /课业, -課 /-课 |
| compare 动词 | /kəmˈpɛɚ/ | 比, 比較 /比较 |
| tone 名词 | /ˈtəʊn/ | 全音 |
| technique 名词 | /tɛkˈniːk/ | 技術 /技术, 技巧 |
| helpful 形容词 | /ˈhɛlp.fl̩/ | 有幫助 /有帮助 |
| routine 名词 | /ɹuˈtin/ | 常規 /常规, 慣例 /惯例 |
| tune 名词 | /tjuːn/ | 曲調 /曲调, 曲子 |
| intermediate 形容词 | /ɪn.tə(ɹ)ˈmi.di.ət/ | 中間 /中间, 中級 /中级 |
| upload 动词 | /ˈʌpˌloʊd/ | 上載 /上载, 上傳 /上传 |
视频中出现的短语动词
| 单词 | 释义 |
|---|---|
| break down 动词 | 壞了 /坏了, 出故障 |
| fill up 动词 | 裝滿 /装满 |
| put together 动词 | 拼合, 組合 /组合 |
值得反复跟读的句子
视频中简短而完整的句子，可以直接用在日常对话里：
- That way you're just totally focused on the sound.
- Let's use the same three parts.
- I didn't say I'd apologize to him.
- I'm saying I'd apologize to him.
- Let's look at the original sentence again.
视频中的语法
说话人最常用的结构，并附上视频中的原话：
| 结构 | 视频中的用法 |
|---|---|
| 条件句 if + 从句，will/would + 动词 — 条件及其结果 | If I were you, I'd apologize · If I were you I'd apologize · If I were you, I'd apologise |
| 现在完成时 have/has + 过去分词 — 过去发生但与现在仍有关联的事 | you've probably been told · we've brought · we've learned |
| 被动语态 be + 过去分词 — 强调发生了什么，而不是谁做的 | been told · are formed |
需要注意的发音
说话人用了 67 次缩略和弱读形式，例如 I'd, you're, we're。请按听到的简短形式来说。
- “th” 音: rhythm /ˈɹɪð.əm/, smoothly /ˈsmuːðli/
- “sh” 和 “zh” 音: shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, intonation /ɪntəˈneɪʃən/
- 长单词——注意重音位置: apologize /əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz/, naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, intermediate /ɪn.tə(ɹ)ˈmi.di.ət/, imaginary /ɪˈmæd͡ʒɪˌn(ɛ)ɹi/, intonation /ɪntəˈneɪʃən/
中文母语者容易读错的音：
- 词尾辅音 — 要读清楚，后面不要加元音: apologize /əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz/, pause /pɔːz/, whilst /waɪlst/, distress /dɪˈstɹɛs/, technique /tɛkˈniːk/
- /r/ 和 /l/ 的区别: naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, learner /ˈlɜɹnəɹ/, retrieval /ɹɪˈtɹiːvəl/
- /æ/ — 嘴张大，不要读成 /e/: shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, imaginary /ɪˈmæd͡ʒɪˌn(ɛ)ɹi/, tracker /ˈtɹækə(ɹ)/
如何用这段视频练习
- 先完整听一遍视频，不要开口，记下不认识的单词。
- 先用 0.75 倍速逐句跟读，熟练之后再回到正常速度。
- 录下自己的声音并与原声对比，特别注意 apologize, shadow, pause 这类单词。
什么是跟读法？
跟读法 (Shadowing) 是一种有科学依据的语言学习技巧，最初开发用于专业口译员的培训，并由多语言者Alexander Arguelles博士普及。这个方法简单而强大：您在听英语母语原声的同时立即大声重复——就像是一个延迟1-2秒紧跟说话者的影子。与被动听力或语法练习不同，跟读法强迫您的大脑和口腔肌肉同时处理并模仿真实的讲话模式。研究表明它能显着提高发音准确性，语调，节奏，连读，听力理解和口语流利度——使其成为雅思口语备考和真实英语交流最有效的方法之一。