Shadowing Practice: 2-4000-3-U10 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Unit 10.
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Word List.
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Absence.
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Absence is the state of something being away.
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There is an absence of sand in the hourglass.
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Allowed.
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An action done aloud is done so that people can hear it.
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My father often reads stories aloud to me and my sister.
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Bald A bald person or animal has no hair.
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My oldest brother is bald.
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Blanket A blanket is a piece of cloth that people use to keep warm or to sit upon.
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I laid a blanket on the ground so that we could have a picnic.
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Creep To creep is to move quietly and slowly.
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Divorce Divorce is the process of ending a marriage.
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Imitate To imitate someone or something is to act in the exact same way. on a costume.
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Infant.
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An infant is a baby.
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The infant cried all night.
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To kidnap someone is to take that person illegally.
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She was terrified to find out her son had been kidnapped.
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Nap A nap is a short sleep, usually during the day.
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I took a short nap because I had stayed up late last night.
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Nowhere Nowhere means no place or not existing.
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Unfortunately, water was nowhere to be found.
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Pat To pat something is to hit it softly with your hand.
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I patted some lotion onto my face.
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Relief Relief is a good feeling after something bad or challenging ends.
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I felt a sense of relief when I heard the good news.
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Reproduce To reproduce is to make something exactly how someone else did it.
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The children tried to reproduce their house using toy blocks.
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Rhyme A rhyme is writing or speech that has words with the same ending sounds.
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Humpty Dumpty is an old rhyme that children learn in school.
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Suck To suck is to put something in your mouth and try to get something out of it.
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The baby sucked milk from her bottle.
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Urgent.
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An urgent thing is important and needs to be done now.
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He had to leave at that moment.
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It was urgent.
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Vanish.
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To vanish is to go away suddenly.
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All the passengers vanished from the train station.
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Wagon A wagon is a cart used to carry heavy things.
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He used his wagon to carry some of his gifts.
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Wrinkle A wrinkle is a line on a person's face that appears as they get old.
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My grandfather has some wrinkles on his face.
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Anna the Babysitter Since her parents got a divorce, Anna has had to help her mother.
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In her mother's absence, Anna takes care of Grace, the baby.
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At first, Anna thought it was an easy job.
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One afternoon, Anna played with Grace.
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She meowed like a cat, and Grace imitated her.
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In fact, Grace reproduced every sound that Anna made.
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Anna then took her sister outside.
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She put Grace in the wagon, but there was nowhere for them to go, so they went back inside.
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Anna put the infant on the floor and went into her room, but when she came back, Grace had vanished.
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Anna looked everywhere, but she could not find her sister.
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Maybe the baby had been kidnapped.
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Where are you?
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Anna called aloud.
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The situation was becoming urgent.
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She wanted to call her mom, but she didn't want her to think Anna couldn't do the job.
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Anna sat down.
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What was she going to do?
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But then Anna heard something.
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It was coming from her room.
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Grace?
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She got down on her knees and looked under the bed.
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She could see Grace's bald head.
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Grace had followed Anna into her room and crept under the bed.
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What a relief!
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Anna cried.
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She picked up her sister and patted her on the head.
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Her head was soft and had no wrinkles.
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Grace was sucking on her thumb and looked tired.
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So Anna wrapped her in a blanket and sang rhymes for her.
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Then she put Grace in bed for a nap.
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After that afternoon, Anna knew that taking care of Grace was not an easy job.
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It is a lot of work to take care of a baby.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “2-4000-3-U10”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: Anna, Grace, baby, wrinkle, rhyme. Deze video bevat 77 zinnen en 677 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 6:05. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 111 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. Slechts 78% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is pittig.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| vanish werkwoord | /ˈvænɪʃ/ | verdwijnen |
| wrinkle zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɹɪŋkl̩/ | rimpel |
| rhyme zelfstandig naamwoord | /ɹaɪm/ | rijmwoord, rijm |
| reproduce werkwoord | /ˌɹi.pɹəˈdus/ | reproduceren |
| bald bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /bɔːld/ | kaal |
| wagon zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈwæɡən/ | bolderkar |
| infant zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɪn.fənt/ | zuigeling |
| blanket zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈblæŋ.kɪt/ | deken |
| urgent bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈɜː.d͡ʒənt/ | dringend |
| imitate werkwoord | /ˈɪmɪteɪt/ | nabootsen, imiteren |
| kidnap werkwoord | /ˈkɪdnæp/ | ontvoeren, kidnappen |
| creep werkwoord | /kɹiːp/ | kruipen |
| hourglass zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈaʊəɡlɑːs/ | zandloper |
| lotion zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈloʊʃən/ | lotion |
| softly bijwoord | /ˈsɔftli/ | zachtjes, zachtaardig |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| come back werkwoord | terugkomen |
| find out werkwoord | ontdekken, onderzoeken |
| go away werkwoord | weggaan |
| go back werkwoord | teruggaan |
| pick up werkwoord | oppakken, optillen |
| sit down werkwoord | gaan zitten |
| stay up werkwoord | opblijven |
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet | is done · was terrified · be found |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — iets dat op een moment in het verleden bezig was | was becoming · was coming · was sucking |
| Verplichting: must / have to / need to zeggen dat iets nodig is | needs to be · had to leave · had to help |
Uitspraak om op te letten
- De “th”-klanken: thumb /ˈθʌm/, cloth /klɒθ/, grandfather /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑðɚ/
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: vanish /ˈvænɪʃ/, lotion /ˈloʊʃən/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: bald /bɔːld/, aloud /əˈlaʊd/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: vanish /ˈvænɪʃ/, wagon /ˈwæɡən/, blanket /ˈblæŋ.kɪt/, kidnap /ˈkɪdnæp/, pat /pæt/
- /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: wagon /ˈwæɡən/, hourglass /ˈaʊəɡlɑːs/, illegally /ɪˈliːɡəli/, grandfather /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑðɚ/
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 vanish, wrinkle, rhyme.
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.