Shadowing Exercises for Improved Fluency

The following shadowing exercises are useful for developing natural fluency beyond the pronunciation of individual words. Let’s start with individual words, followed by short phrases and then short sentences. The complete materials containing shadowing exercises are available here. If you have any specific requests, feel free to contact me.

I love drinking tea with milk.

Repeat each word individually, emphasizing the correct pronunciation:

I / love / drinking / tea / with / milk.

 

Repeat each word slowly and clearly with a slight pause between them:

I… love… drinking… tea… with… milk.


Repeat each phrase slowly and clearly with a slight pause between them:

I love… drinking tea… with milk.


Repeat the sentence at a natural speed, emphasizing the connecting sounds:

I love drinking tea with milk.


Repeat the sentence with emphasis on the stressed syllables:

I love drinking TEA with MILK.


Repeat the sentence with different intonations to convey different emotions:

I love drinking tea with milk! (excitement)

I love drinking tea with milk. (neutral)

I love drinking tea with milk? (questioning)