Shadowing Practice: (1) - English Conversation For Beginners (A1) - Learn English Speaking with Video

Les maken...
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Hello, I'm Tony.
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You aren't in my class.
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I'm not a student.
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Are you in number five?
5
Sorry, what's your name?
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You're in class, too.
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Where are you from?
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I'm from Mexico.
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Where is Sao Paulo?
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It's in Brazil.
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Where's she from?
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She's from Peru.
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Is he from Korea?
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No, he isn't.
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Is it good?
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Yes, it's great.
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Are you from Vietnam?
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No, I'm not.
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Where's he from?
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He's from London.
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Where's Bilbao?
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It's in Spain.
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Are you on vacation?
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Yes, I am.
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Great!
26
Where are you from?
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I'm from Osaka, in Japan.
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Mmm, look, it's pho.
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Pho?
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What is it?
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It's Vietnamese food, and it's very good.
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Look, Coldplay.
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They're good.
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Are they American?
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No, they aren't.
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Oh, where are they from?
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They're British.
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What's your address?
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My email?
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No, what's your address?
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Oh, okay.
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It's 48 Lake Street.
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48 Lake Street.
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Right.
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Great, thanks.
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What's your number?
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My home number or my cell phone number?
48
Uh, your cell phone number.
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It's 203-868-5174.
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Sorry, can you repeat that, please?
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Yes, it's 2-0-3- 2-0-3- 8-6-8- Uh-huh.
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5-1-7-4.
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2-0-3-8-6-8-5-1-7-4.
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Thanks.
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Excuse me, Mr. Wang.
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What's your first name?
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My first name?
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Yes.
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Uh, it's Shuhao.
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Oh, how do you spell it?
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S-H-U-H-A-O.
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S-H-U-H-A-O.
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Right.
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Welcome to Phone House.
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How are you, sir?
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Good, thanks.
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A phone card, please.
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Okay.
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What's your zip code?
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My zip code?
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Yes.
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What's your zip code, please?
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Uh, it's 1-2-3-4-5.
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1-2-3-4-5?
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Really?
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Yes, really.
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Look, they're great.
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Yes, they are.
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But, uh, what are they?
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They're gloves.
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Oh, okay.
82
Yes, they are great.
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Excuse me, ma'am.
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What's in your bag?
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Excuse me?
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My bag?
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Yes.
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Open your bag, please.
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Okay.
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A laptop, a phone, a wallet, and pens.
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Thank you.
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Hi, Robert.
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Happy birthday.
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Is it for me?
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Thanks.
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What is it?
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Sit down and open it.
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A watch?
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Thanks.
100
It's great.
101
Excuse me.
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What is this?
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Is it a toy?
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No, it isn't.
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It's a keychain.
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Oh, OK.
107
It's cute.
108
Is that for sale?
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The hat?
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Yes, that's $20.
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Is it from Mexico?
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Yes, it's a Mexican hat.
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Are those sunglasses?
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Those?
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Yes, they're sunglasses.
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They're $2.
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$2?
118
Are they good?
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They aren't good, but they're OK.
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Are these maps of the city?
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Yes, they're $10.
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$10?
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That's a lot.
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They're great maps.
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That's a cute picture.
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Is she your daughter?
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No, she isn't.
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She's my sister's daughter.
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Oh.
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How old is she?
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She's five, and her name is Peggy.
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Hi, Tom.
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Who's the woman in the picture?
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That's Elizabeth.
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She's in my English class.
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She's very good-looking.
137
Is she your girlfriend?
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Yes, she is.
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Lucky you.
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Where's my cell phone?
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It's there, on the chair.
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No, that isn't my phone.
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It's my sister's.
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Oh.
145
Is it in your bag?
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Yes, it is.
147
Look, that's Mia's car.
148
Is that her husband?
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Yeah, his name's Eric.
150
Eric Lee?
151
No, that's Mia's last name.
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His last name is Cho.
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Hey, Jeremy.
154
How's your new car?
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It's great.
156
It's big, black, and fast.
157
Is it expensive?
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No, it isn't.
159
It's an old car.
160
This is a picture of Jessica's new boyfriend.
161
Wow, he's very tall.
162
Yes, and he's very good looking.
163
Is he American?
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No, he isn't.
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He's Italian.
166
Is that your son?
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Yes, it is.
168
Wow, he's great.
169
Thanks.
170
He's small, but he's fast.
171
Do you live near here, Julia?
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No, I don't.
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I live downtown.
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Me too.
175
Do you have children, Stephen?
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Yes, I do.
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I have a son and a daughter.
178
Oh, I have a daughter.
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She's six.
180
Really?
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My daughter is six too.
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Bob, do you watch MTV?
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No, I don't.
184
Do you watch CNN?
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No, I don't.
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Sorry, I don't like TV.
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I read books.
188
Really?
189
Really?
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I like TV and books.
191
Brian, do you like Mexican food?
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No, I don't.
193
Really?
194
But you speak Spanish.
195
Yes, I speak Spanish, but I don't eat Mexican food.
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I like Japanese food.
197
Do you like pop music, Liz?
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No, I don't.
199
Do you?
200
No, I don't like pop music.
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I'm old.
202
Well, I listen to classical music.
203
Do you?
204
No, I don't.
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I like Brazilian music.
206
Tony, what do you have for breakfast?
207
I usually have toast and coffee, a typical breakfast.
208
How about you?
209
Well, my favorite breakfast food is pizza.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze spreekles op niveau A1 is gebaseerd op de video “(1) - English Conversation For Beginners”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: daughter, excuse, bag, zip, Mexican. Deze video bevat 204 zinnen en 704 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 8:15. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 85 woorden per minuut, zodat je tijd hebt om elke klank na te doen. 83% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken. 72 van de 204 zinnen zijn vragen, dus het is goede oefening voor vraagintonatie en korte antwoorden.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

11 woorden uit de video die het leren waard zijn, met uitspraak en betekenis:

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
sunglasses zelfstandig naamwoordzonnebril
pizza zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈpi.tsə/pizza
downtown zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈdaʊ̯nˌtaʊ̯n/binnenstad, stadscentrum
vacation zelfstandig naamwoord/veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/vakantie
pen zelfstandig naamwoord/pɪn/pen
spell zelfstandig naamwoord/spɛl/toverspreuk, betovering
laptop zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈlæp.tɑp/laptop, notebook
wallet zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈwɑl.ət/portemonnee, portefeuille
toast zelfstandig naamwoord/toʊst/toost, geroosterd brood
glove zelfstandig naamwoord/ɡlʌv/handschoen
keychain zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈkiːˌt͡ʃeɪn/sleutelhanger

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

WoordBetekenis
sit down werkwoordgaan zitten

Zinnen om te herhalen

Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:

  • Are you in number five?
  • Sorry, what's your name?
  • No, what's your address?
  • My home number or my cell phone number?
  • What's your zip code, please?

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 34 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals don't, they're, I'm. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: classical /ˈklæs.ɪ.k(ə)l/, laptop /ˈlæp.tɑp/

Zo oefen je met deze video

  1. Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
  2. Spreek zin voor zin na op normale snelheid en herhaal elke zin tot je ritme gelijk is aan dat van de spreker.
  3. Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als sunglasses, pizza, downtown.

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.

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