Shadowing Practice: 01 - Learn English Speaking with Video
Les maken...
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One ghost for the day, One ghost for the night.
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Scene 1.
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A ghost comes to Richard Little.
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The year is 1653.
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It is a cold, dark winter night, and Richard Little, A man of 40, is sitting in his chair.
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He is reading a book.
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He hears something.
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He goes to the window, Looks out and then goes back to the chair.
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His wife Mary comes in.
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She is making a dress.
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She has the dress.. in her hand.
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Mary?
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I can hear something outside.
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There's nothing there.
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Read your book, Richard.
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Come and sit with me.
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No. I'm making a dress.
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I'm going upstairs.
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Mary, please.
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There's something out there.
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Oh, Richard.
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Hello, Richard.
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Ah!
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You!
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James!
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James Heston. But you...
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You're dead?
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Yes.
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I am dead.
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But I can't find peace because of you.
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Because of me?
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Why?
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Why because of me?
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"'Beth had a new husband after me.' That animal.
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Cage.
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Yes.
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"'Beth was a good woman.' "'and a good sister to me.' I said to her, 'Don't go with Keech.' Think of James.
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He's dead now.
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She was Keech's wife for only three months, Then she died.
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and now keach has my son And he has my son's money.
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Ah.
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I understand now.
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Oh, you remember now?
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Before I died...
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I said to you...
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My boy gets my money at twenty -one.
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And not before.
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He is eight now.
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8. And Keech has his money.
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I'm sorry about that.
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But what can I do?
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You must get my boy's money.
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Get it from Keech.
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No!
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Keech can kill me with one hand.
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He's big.
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He always has a knife in his pocket.
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Last year he killed a man with that knife.
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I'm afraid of him, James.' Are you afraid of me?
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No. Oh!
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Yes, a little.
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You're a ghost.
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Only a little, eh?
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Look at the table.
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Oh no!
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The table is moving!
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Oh no!
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Oh, the chair is moving now.
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And now my chair is moving.
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James!
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Don't do this to me!
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At this minute, Keach is building a new home in a village near here.
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With my son's money.
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Stop him!
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I'm sorry, James.
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I can't.
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I didn't want...
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That was my hand, but— James?
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Can you get in my head?
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Can you tell my hand?
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Yes, Richard.
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And your answer is going to be yes.
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Or you are going to do this again and again and again and...
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I'm going mad!
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Why does my hand throw a book?
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When I don't want to.
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Can all dead people do this?
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Can they get in a man's head so he moves a chair or throws a book?
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Oh, yes.
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Now, I can do it to you again, or you can say yes.
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And get my son's money. Which? But how?
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How can I get the money from Keech?
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Sit down.
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I'm going to tell you.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: James, Richard, Keech, chair, ghost. Deze video bevat 94 zinnen en 477 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 4:48. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 99 woorden per minuut, zodat je tijd hebt om elke klank na te doen. 87% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is goed te volgen. 18 van de 94 zinnen zijn vragen, dus het is goede oefening voor vraagintonatie en korte antwoorden.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| ghost zelfstandig naamwoord | /ɡoʊst/ | geest, spook |
| knife zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈnaɪ̯f/ | mes |
| pocket zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈpɑ.kɪt/ | zak |
| cage zelfstandig naamwoord | /keɪd͡ʒ/ | kooi, kouw |
| upstairs bijwoord | /ˌʌpˈstɛɹz/ | boven |
| twenty zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈtwɛnti/ [-ɛɾ̃i] | twintigje |
| chair zelfstandig naamwoord | /t͡ʃɛɚ/ | stoel, zetel |
| dress werkwoord | /dɹɛs/ | kleden, aankleden |
| throw werkwoord | /θɹoʊ/ | afwerpen |
| afraid bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /əˈfɹeɪd/ | bang, bevreesd |
| minute zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈmɪnɪt/ | minuut |
| scene zelfstandig naamwoord | /siːn/ | scène |
| sister zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈsɪs.tɚ/ | zus, zuster |
| sit werkwoord | /sɪt/ | zitten |
| winter zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈwɪntə/ | winter |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| sit down werkwoord | gaan zitten |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- Why because of me?
- You must get my boy's money.
- Can you get in my head?
- Can you tell my hand?
- Why does my hand throw a book?
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — iets dat nu of in deze periode gebeurt | is sitting · is reading · is making |
| Toekomst met “going to” be going to + werkwoord — een plan of iets dat je ziet aankomen | is going to be · are going to do · I'm going to tell |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 15 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm, don't, can't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De “th”-klanken: beth /bɛθ/, throw /θɹoʊ/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: cage /keɪd͡ʒ/, upstairs /ˌʌpˈstɛɹz/, afraid /əˈfɹeɪd/, husband /ˈhʌzbənd/, village /ˈvɪlɪd͡ʒ/
- /w/ — met ronde lippen: twenty /ˈtwɛnti/ [-ɛɾ̃i], winter /ˈwɪntə/, window /ˈwɪndoʊ/
Zo oefen je met deze video
- Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
- Spreek zin voor zin na op normale snelheid en herhaal elke zin tot je ritme gelijk is aan dat van de spreker.
- Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als ghost, knife, pocket.
Wat is de Shadowing-techniek?
Shadowing is een wetenschappelijk onderbouwde taalleermethode die oorspronkelijk is ontwikkeld voor professionele tolkentraining en gepopulariseerd door polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. De methode is eenvoudig maar krachtig: je luistert naar native Engelse audio en herhaalt het onmiddellijk hardop — als een schaduw die de spreker volgt met slechts 1–2 seconden vertraging. In tegenstelling tot passief luisteren of grammaticadrills, dwingt shadowing je hersenen en mondspieren om echte spraakpatronen tegelijkertijd te verwerken en te reproduceren. Onderzoek toont aan dat het de uitspraaknauwkeurigheid, intonatie, ritme, verbonden spraak, luisterbegrip en spreekvaardigheid aanzienlijk verbetert — waardoor het een van de meest effectieve methoden is voor IELTS Speaking-voorbereiding en echte Engelse communicatie.