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Jun 17
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467. Practice English with The Last of U...

HADAR SHEMESH
About this episode

Shadowing is a great way to practice your pronunciation, prosody, grammar and so much more, but the key is knowing what to focus on. Today, we’re going to focus on a few key sounds, and connected speech from the hit show, The Last of Us.

I also prepared for you a free PDF with the shadowing analysis and notes so you can practice this speech on your own.

Download my shadowing analysis from the hit show The Last of Us: https://bit.ly/4kGPz1k

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