How to do the shadowing practice technique #pronunciation

22 Jun 2023 · 0 min

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A short instructional YouTube video by Hadar Shemesh that teaches how to practice shadowing to improve pronunciation. The speaker outlines step-by-step guidance: choose a scene/monologue and its script, monitor and optionally slow playback (e.g., 75% or 50%), mark specific sounds to work on, then play the video and shadow the speaker.

The first step in a good shadowing exercise is to find a scene or a speech or a monologue, and then the script. The second thing is to monitor the speed. You can listen to it at regular speed, but you can also slow it down to 75% or 50% of the speed. There is nothing wrong with practicing shadowing with slower speed. So take the text, mark the sound that you want to work on, and play the video.