跟读练习: How to Speak English Fluently and Confidently in an American Accent - 通过视频学习英语口语
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What is shadowing?
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What is shadowing?
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Why do I keep repeating myself?
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Why do I keep repeating myself?
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Let's take a closer look.
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Hey guys this is Jeff with Fluent American again talking about shadowing.
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Now if you've been following my channel for a while
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or just even just looking at some of our most recent videos you see lots of videos that are dedicated to shadowing.
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Now you may or may not be familiar with the technique so I want to just highlight how does it work?
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How can you make it work more effectively for you?
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And also what are some strategies that you want to consider when you're doing shadowing?
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So first let's just kind of talk about techniques for shadowing.
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Now there are a couple different ways you can do it.
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Shadowing is basically just imitation of what you hear.
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So for instance a native speaker says something and then you just try to say exactly what they said.
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Now more advanced forms of shadowing will try to not only just repeat the words
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but also try to capture the same pronunciation, the same intonation, the same stress.
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So for instance if someone says right then you want to make sure you're saying
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that same intonation right right you don't want to pronounce it as for instance right
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that would be wrong it's right
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so you want to make sure you're copying the same intonation
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patterns you also want to make sure you're copying the same stress patterns.
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So for instance if someone says a big red car, a big red car, you want to make sure that you're emphasizing big and car, a big red car.
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You don't want to say a big red car, you want to say a big red car.
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You know so shadowing is trying to pay attention to these things.
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It's trying to pay attention to again the pronunciation of individual words.
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It's trying to pay attention to the stress that's used.
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So again stressing big and car in the art example and also making sure you're copying the same intonation patterns.
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That's a lot.
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So one thing I suggest with shadowing
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and also kind of just listening practice in general is to try to pick source material that's a little bit shorter.
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I have some students for instance they come to me
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and they say hey Jeff I'm practicing my listening I'm doing some shadowing you know I'm watching TV shows
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or I'm watching a show on Netflix and I watch a whole episode and I just say back everything that I hear.
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And I guess from my perspective I feel
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that you're putting yourself in a bad position because
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if you watch a full episode
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or for instance a full movie just imagine all the things
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you're missing you know a full episode for most shows nowadays
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is at least going to be 20 to 30 minutes
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if not longer so just think about
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that you know that's 20 to 30 minutes or more of content
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that you may
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or may not have picked up everything for what I suggest is really trying to pick content that's a little bit shorter.
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When you're listening to something, so for instance, maybe you're using the news, or maybe you're using a podcast, or maybe you're using a movie,
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I suggest trying to focus on just like a one
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or two minute section and trying to get as proficient as possible just with
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that amount of content because there's so much that's just happening even in that one-minute span.
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Think of all the words that they're saying.
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Think of all the different intonation patterns that they're using.
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Think of all the different stresses that are going to appear in those sentences.
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You know, one minute of a TV show is plenty.
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When I'm doing in-depth analysis with my students, you know, we can spend 15-20 minutes on a single paragraph,
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a single maybe three or four sentences depending on how much analysis we're doing.
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So just try to pick a shorter segment of something.
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Now if you're still skeptical about shadowing, you feel like you're not really improving, you're not sure it works, here's some of the things that the research suggests.
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Research suggests that one, it helps students feel more comfortable in the language.
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You know you're actually able to get some speaking practice in instead of just sitting down.
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And this is actually a second advantage as well is that it requires more active listening.
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What a lot of students do is they they want to practice listening
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or they want to practice their English or any language and so you know they put on their headphones, they listen to music, or they watch a show, or they watch a movie,
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and they think oh wow this is great I'm practicing my language.
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And it's true you know you can improve that way.
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But if you're trying to make it more effective, shadowing requires you to be much more active because not only
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are you paying attention more attentively to what you're hearing because you need to imitate it, but you're also trying to again imitate, you're trying to speak.
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So you're not only using a passive skill, for instance, listening, but you're adding an active component to it, which is speaking.
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Now you're not saying novel sentences, you're not making your own words, but you're still getting a little bit of speaking practice in.
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And this ties into the next point as well, you know students who use continuous shadowing practice as a part of their study routine say
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that they feel more comfortable in speaking.
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It's something that, again, you do it 5-10 minutes a day over a period of time, you do start to get a little bit more comfortable.
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And you also know that the material you're using is correct because it's you're using a native speaker.
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You know, when you say your own sentences you may make mistakes, but when you're using shadowing you're relying on the speech of a native speaker,
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so you're automatically using content that you know is correct or standard.
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By the way, if you're looking for daily pronunciation practice and feedback, you really need to be in our Telegram group.
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Find out more information at patreon.com slash fluentamerican.
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So again this is just some quick highlights about shadowing.
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Please take a look at our videos.
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Our shadowing videos are unique in that we give you whole dialogues
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and then we repeat them with pauses so
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that way you don't have to always you know press start
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and pause and start and pause you know because that gets really annoying after a while.
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We have pauses included in our videos so that way when you're shadowing you can just repeat during the pauses.
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I really encourage you to use our shadowing videos
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and then record yourself as you do it
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and also try to record my voice as well so
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that way you can hear me and then you can also hear yourself and compare.
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If you have other questions about shadowing be sure to leave a comment.
关于本课
在这一课中，学习者将练习一种名为“影子跟读”（shadowspeak）的方法，以提升他们的英语口语流利度和自信心。通过模仿母语者的发音、语调和重音，学生将发现如何更有效地练习英语口语技巧。我们将关注如何选择适合的材料，以及如何从短小的片段中获取最大收益，以便在进行雅思口语练习时表现得更加自如。
关键词汇与短语
- 影子跟读（shadowing） - 模仿你听到的内容，以提高口语技能。
- 语调（intonation） - 句子中的音调变化，影响表达的含义。
- 重音（stress） - 在某些词上施加更强的发音，以突出其重要性。
- 短时内容（short segments） - 选择简短的材料进行有效练习。
- 流利度（fluency） - 说话的流畅程度，通常与自信心有关。
- 母语者（native speaker） - 自然使用英语的人。
- 听力练习（listening practice） - 通过听力来提高语言理解与表达能力。
- 内容选择（content selection） - 选择适合学习的材料，以利于口语练习。
练习技巧
在进行影子跟读时，选择合适的材料至关重要。请记住，较短的片段可以帮助你更集中地进行练习。例如，你可以选择一个新闻片段或一段播客，长度为一到两分钟。这样，你就能从每一句话中捕捉到更多细节，包括发音和重音。
对于初学者来说，尽量模仿母语者的所有细微之处，包括语调和重音。例如，当听到句子“一个大红色的车”时，注意如何强调“大的”和“车”。
积累经验的同时，定期把所学与其他人交流，进行雅思口语练习，在语言学习之路上建立自信。此外，观看视频教程，比如“看YouTube学英语”中的影子跟读示范，可以帮助你更好地理解这一技巧。通过这种方式，你不仅能提升英语水平，还能享受学习的乐趣。
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。