This is how I get some fresh air, walk 10,000 steps a day and work on my speaking at the same time.
Example of shadowing for speaking practice. The idea is to listen and repeat simultaneously, so it’s considerably more difficult than just listening and trying to understand. I find this exercise highly effective to improve your speaking fluency, accuracy and pronunciation, without needing a partner.
I am using an intermediate level podcast by innerFrench: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2afwv… I combine this with authentic content, like podcasts. Shadowing using only using advanced materials gets tiring pretty quickly, because you have to stay focused on what you are hearing and at the same time repeat every sentence fast.
Hi! Nice articles, great method! I signed up to receive your language learning guide, but nothing got through… if you could email it to me that would be great, thanks!!