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English Shadowing| 40-Minute American Accent Practice

Schwa Mill: The American English Pronunciation Show

July 9, 2026

American English shadowing exercises are for people interested in expanding their American English accents, whether you are located in the US, North America, or other areas around the world.

Speakers Mark, Carol

SPEAKER_1 (0:21)

I'm going to play for you a section of an interview. I will pause it after a sentence, that way you can repeat what you hear.

SPEAKER_2 (0:30)

And I could hear the white noise of my daughter's sleep machine. And I could hear the white noise of my daughter's sleep machine.

And I could hear the white noise of my daughter's sleep machine.

She, I could hear her calling my name. Baba, it's time to wake up.

She, I could hear her calling my name. Baba, it's time to wake up.

She, I could hear her calling my name. Baba, it's time to wake up.

My dog was barking downstairs. My dog was barking downstairs. My dog was barking downstairs. When the first things I heard. When the first things I heard. When the first things I heard. When I heard her taking place downstairs with my significant other, she was. Her taking place downstairs with my significant other, she was... Her taking place downstairs with my significant other, she was. Making a smoothie, so then the imagination goes, Making a smoothie, so then the imagination goes, Making a smoothie, so then the imagination goes, to what type of smoothie she's making. to what type of smoothie she's making. to what type of smoothie she's making. Now I'm writing a poem at the time. Now I'm writing a poem at the time. Now I'm writing a poem at the time. They had nothing to do with any of those things. They had nothing to do with any of those things. They had nothing to do with any of those things. And I could hear the white noise of my daughter's, you know, sleep machine. I could hear her calling my name, Baba, it's time to go. My dog was barking downstairs. When the first things I heard taking place downstairs with my significant other, she was making a smoothie. So then the imagination goes to what type of smoothie she's making. Now, I'm writing a poem at the time that had nothing to do with any of those things.

SPEAKER_3 (4:24)

And so I'm like, I just I don't even say on my YouTube channel that I'm an editor. Like, I would get even more if I set up my video, like the end of the video, I'd be like, oh, yeah, and you can hire me for editing services. I just never say that.

SPEAKER_1 (4:34)

But I still get I'm going to play for you a section of an interview. I will pause it after a sentence. That way you can repeat what you hear.

SPEAKER_3 (4:44)

How do you get your clients? And I'm like, YouTube, I just I don't even say on. I'll be like, well, how do you get your clients? And I'm like, YouTube, I don't even say. Well, how do you get your clients? And I'm like, YouTube, I just, I don't even say.

Thank you for watching.

Hey, on my YouTube channel, that I'm an editor, like I would get even more. Hey, on my YouTube channel, that I'm an editor, like I would get even more. Like the end of the video would be like, oh yeah, and you can hire me for editing services. I just never. Like the end of the video would be like, oh yeah, and you can hire me for editing services. I just never.

I'm going to stop here. Thanks for watching. I just never say that, but I still get... I just never say that, but I still get... I just never say that, but I still get... Be like, well, how do you get your clients? And I'm like, I just, I don't even say on my YouTube channel that I'm an editor. Like I would get even more if I set up my video, like the end of the video would be like, oh yeah, and you can hire me for editing services. I just never say that, but I still get it. I got enough people to fill up my whole calendar. And yeah, and I've met tons of friends that way. And then I still get tons of interesting things where like I had somebody reach out to-

SPEAKER_1 (6:52)

I'm going to play for you a section of an interview. I will pause it after a sentence. That way you can repeat what you hear.

SPEAKER_3 (7:02)

I got enough people to fill up my whole- You know, I had got enough people to fill up my whole... I got enough people to fill up my whole calendar. And yeah, I've met tons of friends that...

My whole calendar. And yeah, and I've met tons of friends that-

My whole calendar. And yeah, I've met tons of friends that... Friends that way, and then I still get... Friends that way, and then I still get... Friends that way, and then I still get... Friends Tons of interesting things where, like, I had somebody reach out... Tons of interesting things where like I had somebody reach. Tons of interesting things where like I had somebody reach out.

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