Practice Speaking & Reading Out Loud With This English Shadowing Exercise

hello my friends welcome back to my channel I'm so happy to see you here today in this video we are going to learn English with a special technique called shadowing now you might be wondering what is shadowing let me explain shadowing is when you listen to someone speaking in English and try to repeat what they say

exactly how they say it it helps you improve your pronunciation intonation and even your listening skills it's like being a shadow following every move here's how you can use this video to practice first listen to me as I read a story all the words will appear on the screen so you can follow along then try

repeating after me copying my tone and Rhythm it's okay if you don't get it perfect the first time practice makes progress before we begin I want to tell you why I chose this story it's something I heard recently and I thought it would be perfect to share with you because it's both interesting and

useful today's story is about Sarah a young woman who traveled to the United States for the first time the story is written in clear easy English so you can can focus on understanding The Words and practicing your speaking here's what we'll do I'll read the story slowly and clearly and you can follow the words on the

screen later you'll have a chance to repeat the sentences with me this is a great way to practice your listening speaking and even reading skills all at the same time are you ready to hear Sarah's story let's begin this is the story I am at the airport right now and I feel so excited today is

the day I am flying to New York City for the first time I have my ticket my passport and my bags everything is ready I arrive at the check-in desk and hand my ticket to the lady she smiles and says here is your boarding pass you are in seat 177 seat have a good flight thank you I say