197. Shadowing Technique in English: are you wasting your time?

02/22/22 • 20 min

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Do you use shadowing when practicing English? Shadowing is one of the best ways to improve your English speaking skills as it helps improve pronunciation, intonation, and vocabulary. It can also help you improve *unconsciously* things like rhythm, stress, grammar, and more. Sounds like fun, no?

But, it can also be a WASTE OF TIME!

Without proper guidance, it’s easy to fall into the trap of practicing it in an ineffective way! And then you won’t be seeing the results you COULD be seeing.

? If you’ve been using the shadowing technique for a while, in this episode you’ll discover the biggest mistake people make when shadowing, and also learn a bunch of other tips to optimize your practice ?

? If you have no idea what shadowing is – this episode is definitely for you as you’ll learn about one of the best practice techniques, and how to do it right!

??I collected a list with all the best apps and resources for shadowing, for you! You can get it (and watch the video version) here >> https://hadarshemesh.com/magazine/shadowing-in-english/ ??

Join our Facebook community to connect with non-native English learners from all over the world: https://hadarshemesh.com/influency-community/

But, it can also be a WASTE OF TIME!

Without proper guidance, it’s easy to fall into the trap of practicing it in an ineffective way! And then you won’t be seeing the results you COULD be seeing.

? If you have no idea what shadowing is – this episode is definitely for you as you’ll learn about one of the best practice techniques, and how to do it right!

??I collected a list with all the best apps and resources for shadowing, for you! You can get it (and watch the video version) here >> https://hadarshemesh.com/magazine/shadowing-in-english/ ??

Join our Facebook community to connect with non-native English learners from all over the world: https://hadarshemesh.com/influency-community/

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196. How to pronounce PARTICULARLY

English words can be really confusing sometimes. In these how-to-pronounce episodes published on Fridays, I’ll help you with the pronunciation of confusing words and common names. This week we’re going to talk about the word ‘particularly’.

Here’s a loose transcription of the word as explained in the episode: particularly: p’r-ti-kyuh-l’r-lee [IPA: pərˈtɪkjələrli] or puh-ti-kyuh-l’r-lee [IPA: pəˈtɪkjələrli]

You can watch the video version here: https://hadarshemesh.com/magazine/particularly/

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Next Episode

198. How to pronounce HER vs. HAIR

Here’s a loose transcription of the word as explained in the episode: hair: her [IPA: heəɹ] her: h’r [IPA: hɜːɹ] or h’r [IPA: həɹ] hurt: h’rt [IPA: hɜːɹt]

You can watch the video version here: https://hadarshemesh.com/magazine/her-hair/