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Speaker 1: Hey there, it's Michael here and welcome back to speak

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naturally in a minute from Happy English. I'm here every

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Sunday with a quick one point lesson to help you

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improve your pronunciation, rhythm and intonation. And if you want

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to watch this lesson, just look for Happy English podcast

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on YouTube. Since this is the first lesson of this

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series in the new year, let's try something different today

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now I want to practice with you. Today's tip is shadowing,

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one of the fastest ways to improve your American English pronunciation.

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Shadowing means listening to a native speaker and copying them

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at the same time, kind of like singing along to

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the record, but with speaking. We'll try that right now.

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I'll say a sentence to first, just listen, then the

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second time shadow me speak with me at the same time. Ready,

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here we go. Sentence number one is reduction and linking.

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I'm trying to learn more English. I'm trying to learn

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more English. Sentence two is the tiny w do it again?

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Do it again? Sentence three is connected speech. What do

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you want to do today? What do you want to

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do today? Shadowing helps you pick up natural reductions, linking,

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and rhythm without memorizing any rules. Just copy the sound

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your mouth will learn the pattern. Hey, thanks for practicing

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with me today and remember to follow in subscribe so

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you won't miss the next Happy English podcast and next

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Sundays speak naturally in a minute. Until next time, keep

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learning and keep it cool.