in this lesson we'll be learning how you can start speaking in English today
using the shadowing technique we'll go through what the shadowing technique is
how to use the shadowing technique and finally how you can start speaking in English today!
Friends the shadowing technique is the best technique to get
you starting to speak in English remember you want to be speaking in
English you want to move your mouth make sounds and speak in English by using the
shadowing technique you'll be able to reduce your accent improve your
pronunciation learn words stress intonation and rhythm
so what is the shadowing technique?
The shadowing technique is when you repeat after the speaker
so you listen to something you hear and you repeat after
to apply the shadowing technique you need to have some audio material
I suggest that you choose an audio material with a transcript this will
make it easier for you once you've found an audio and have a transcript this is
when you can apply and do the shadowing technique
I suggest that you first listen to the audio and follow the transcript
listen and follow transcript then suggests that you listen to the audio
Then I suggest that you listen to the audio again
but stop at every 10 seconds and applied the shadowing technique I
suggest that you stop every 10 seconds so that it's simply not too overwhelming
and too difficult for you let's do this together so that you can understand
below in the description you'll find a natural conversation between two English
speakers let's listen to the first 10 seconds together so first I will listen
to the audio and just follow the transcript
Now we haveve listen to the audio
and now we're going to apply the shadow and technique so we're going to repeat after
the speaker so the speaker said have you finished reading that book I gave you
and I will repeat and you'll be as well have you finished reading that book I gave you
Speak out-loud: Have you finished reading that book I gave you?
EXCELLENT! we're shadowing friends this is what the shadowing technique is so you are
speaking in English make sure to take note and to copy exactly what the
speaker is saying if the speaker is adding stress on certain words you do
that as well if they are pausing you make ita pause too :)
the audio below in the description goes for about two to three minutes what I
suggest that you do is listen to the audio and apply the shadowing technique
at every 10-second interval this will make it easier for you you'll be able to
break down information and you'll be more motivated to shadow and to speak
in English. Friends, while applying the shadowing technique be positive trying
to stay as optimistic as you can it will take time it will take dedication and it
is probably hard for you at the moment don't worry about making mistakes
mistakes are a part of the learning process the more mistakes you make the
better you will get a great way to see the mistakes that you're making is to
record yourself so while shadowing try to record your
voice and then listen to voice compared to the speaker doing this you'll be able
to see where you are making mistakes in your pronunciation intonation or word
stress I don't suggest that you spend two to three hours every day doing the
shadowing technique friends remember it's important to set small and
realistic goals one to two minutes of effective shadowing a day is enough it's
more than enough try to remain consistent and set small goals!
Try to shadow for one to two minutes each day and you will see results and
improvements in your spoken English in the long term
if you remain consistent and pay attention to the mistakes that you're making and
try to work on your mistakes you'll see results in your spoken English you'll see your
pronunciation improving your intonation word stress and you'll be able to link
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