SHADOWING English for Fluency Speaking Practice

okay we are going to practice speaking English  using a text that talks about this why can't you  

understand native English speakers why can't  you understand them they're so difficult to  

understand all right just kidding let's have  fun with this um let's do it this way today  

I'm going to read it once and you can just  listen very carefully pick up the pattern  

and then say it with me shadow me match my pace  and flow now if you're really good at English go  

ahead and Shadow me both times all right let's  jump into it are you struggling to understand  

native English speakers if so you're not alone  are you struggling to understand native English  

speakers if so you're not alone this is one of the  most common challenges faced by English learners  

this is one of the most common challenges faced  by English Learners let's explore why you might  

find it difficult to understand native speakers  let's explore why you might find it difficult to  

understand native speakers native speakers talk  quickly and use connected speech native speakers  

talk quickly and use connected speech when you  speak a language in your own tongue you naturally  

speak faster and connect words together when you  speak a language in your own tongue you naturally  

speak faster and connect words together  if you can clearly understand me but have  

difficulty with other native speakers it's likely  because I speak more slowly than many of them

if you can clearly understand me but have  difficulty with other native speakers it's  

likely because I speak more slowly than many  of them I often receive comments asking if I  

speak This Way in real life and the answer  varies I often receive comments asking if I  

speak This Way in real life and the  answer varies sometimes I slow down  

my speech especially when I'm trying to  convey my thoughts or articulate my words

clearly sometimes I slow down my speech  especially when I'm trying to convey my  

thoughts or articulate my words clearly  however when I'm talking with friends or  

having a casual conversation I definitely  speak faster and use more connected speech  

than I do do now however when I'm talking  with friends or having a casual conversation  

I definitely speak faster and use more  connected speech than I do now yes native  

speakers communicate in English more quickly  making it challenging to comprehend fast-paced  

dialogue yes native speakers communicate in  English more quickly making it challenging to  

comprehend fastpaced dialogue one solution is to  watch videos with text or subtitles as this helps  

your brain connect what you hear with what you  see one solution is to watch videos with text or  

subtitles as this helps your brain connect what  you hear with what you see you might hear a word  

or sentence you don't initially understand but  it'll make sense when you see it on screen you  

might hear a word or sentence you don't initially  understand but it'll make sense when you see it  

on screen this connection will eventually help  you comprehend fast spoken English better this  

connection will eventually help you comprehend  fast spoken English better because you'll become  

familiar with how those words sound when a native  speaker talks fast and links them together because  

you'll become familiar with how those words sound  when a native speaker talks fast and links them  

together so yes seeing the text while listening  to the spoken word words can truly train your  

brain so yes seeing the text while listening  to the spoken words can truly train your

brain the second reason you may have difficulty  

understanding native speakers is that  your vocabulary might not be extensive

enough the second reason you may have difficulty  

understanding native speakers is that  your vocabulary might not be extensive

enough let's say you're speaking with  someone or listening to them in a video  

or movie let's say you're speaking with  someone or listening to them in a video  

or movie perhaps you understood most of  what they were saying but suddenly you  

felt lost you felt like you couldn't keep  up and you completely lost track of the

conversation perhaps you understood most  of what they were saying but suddenly you  

felt lost you felt like you couldn't keep  up and you completely lost track of the

conversation of course this happens  partly because someone speaks quickly  

but it can also occur when you encounter an  unfamiliar word of course this happens partly  

because someone speaks quickly but it can  also occur when you encounter an unfamiliar

word someone mentions something and you don't  understand that word or expression which causes  

you to get stuck someone mentions something and  you don't understand that word or expression  

which causes you to get stuck you spend five six  or even 7 Seconds trying to figure out that word  

and what the person said but they've already  moved on causing you to lose track of the

conversation you spend five six or even 7  Seconds trying trying to figure out that word  

and what the person said but they've already  moved on causing you to lose track of the

conversation if you had known  that word or expression you  

wouldn't have gotten stuck and lost track of the

discussion if you had known that word or  expression you wouldn't have gotten stuck  

or and lost track of the discussion I  messed up so building your vocabulary  

learning new words and expressions and  expanding both your active and passive  

vocabulary can greatly help you understand  native speakers so building your vocabulary  

learning new words and expressions and  expanding both your active and passive  

vocabulary can greatly help you understand native  speakers therefore the most apparent solution  

for better comprehension of native English  speakers is we'll get to that but let's say  

it again therefore the most apparent solution for  better comprehension of native English speakers is

to continue practicing and honing your English  skills with English coach Chad's video practice  

sessions in the practice Paradise course love it  all right to continue practicing and honing your  

English skills with English coach Chad's  video practice sessions in the practice  

Paradise course that's the solution isn't it  yes yes I know it's not a perfect solution but  

it will certainly help yes I know it's not a  perfect solution but it will help it will it  

will certainly help it would certainly help if  I got the words correct all right shall we try  

that again with no stopping nonstop Shadow  me let's see if we can do it m M free that  

I guarantee you I'll make a mistake but that's  okay here we go are you struggling to understand  

native English speakers if so you're not alone  this is one of the most common challenges faced  

by English Learners let's explore why you might  find it difficult to understand native speakers  

native speakers talk quickly and use connected  speech when you speak a language in your own  

tongue you naturally speak faster and connect  words together if you can clearly understand me  

but have difficulty with other native speakers  it's likely because I speak more slowly than  

many of them I often receive comments asking if I  speak This Way in real life and the answer varies

sometimes I slow down my speech  especially when I'm trying to  

convey my thoughts or articulate my words

clearly however when I'm talking with friends or  having a casual conversation I definitely speak  

faster and use more connected speech than I do now  yes native speakers communicate in English more  

quickly making it challenging to comprehend  fastpaced dialogue one solution is to watch  

videos with text or subtitles as this helps your  brain connect what you hear with what you see you  

might hear a word or sentence you don't initially  understand but it'll make sense when you see it on  

screen this connection will eventually help you  comprehend fast spoken English better because  

you'll become familiar with how those words sound  when a native speaker talks fast and links them  

together so yes seeing the text while listening  to the spoken words can truly train your brain  

the second reason you may have difficult  understanding native speakers is that your  

vocabulary might not be extensive enough let's  say you're speaking with someone or listening to  

them in a video or movie perhaps you understood  most of what they were saying but suddenly you  

felt lost you felt like you couldn't keep up and  you completely lost track of the conversation  

of course this happens partly because someone  speaks quickly but it can also occur when you  

encounter an unfamiliar word someone mentions  something and you don't understand that word  

or expression which causes you to get stuck  you spend five six or even 7 Seconds trying  

to figure out that word and what the person said  but they've already moved on causing you to lose  

track of the conversation if you had known that  word or expression you wouldn't have gotten stuck  

and lost track of the discussion so building your  vocabulary learning new words and expressions and  

expanding both your active and passive vocabulary  can greatly help you understand native speakers  

therefore the most apparent solution for better  comprehension of native English speakers is  

to continue practicing and honing your English  skills with English coach Chad's video practice  

sessions in the practice Paradise course yes  I know it's not a perfect solution but it will  

certainly help yes it will it will certainly help  you are bound to succeed boom good work out way to  

go keep moving forward one little step at a time  we're on our way I'll see you in the next step