Shadowing Practice: 2-4000-3-U13 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Unit 13.
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Word List Aboard Someone aboard a ship or plane is in or on it.
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They climbed aboard the kayak and paddled through the river.
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Bitter A bitter person feels upset or angry about something.
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He was extremely bitter when his computer crashed.
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Bullet A bullet is a small metal object that is shot out of a gun.
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Bullets come in different sizes for different guns.
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Devil The devil is a powerful evil spirit in some religions.
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The church promised protection from the devil.
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Drift To drift means to be moved slowly by wind or water.
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The large chunk of ice drifted in the water.
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Enforce To enforce means to make a person follow a rule.
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Police enforce traffic laws to keep everyone safe.
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Fountain A fountain is a source of water made by people.
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There was a beautiful fountain in the middle of the park.
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Harbor A harbor is an area of water along a shore where boats land.
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There were a few small boats in the harbor.
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Inhabit.
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To inhabit means to live in a certain place.
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No one inhabits the ancient city.
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March.
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To march means to walk at a steady pace together with others.
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The soldiers marched in straight rows.
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Millionaire A millionaire is a person who has at least a million dollars.
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He became a millionaire because he was smart with his money.
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Port A port is a place where ships stop to load and unload things.
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The ship was being loaded with materials at the port.
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Sheriff A sheriff is a police officer who is in charge of a large area.
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It was the sheriff's job to make the city safe.
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Startle To startle means to scare someone suddenly.
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The loud crash startled the sleeping woman.
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Sweat To sweat means to lose liquid from the body through the skin.
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Whenever I go to the gym, I sweat quite a bit.
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Trigger A trigger is the part of a gun that a person pulls to make it fire.
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The man had his finger on the trigger of the gun.
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Unify To unify means to bring people or things together.
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With their good deeds, the children tried to unify the world.
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Vessel A vessel is a large ship or boat.
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We toured the area aboard a luxury vessel.
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Voyage A voyage is a long journey made on a boat or an aircraft.
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The astronauts took off on a long voyage to the moon.
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Worship To worship means to like and honor a person, thing, or religious figure.
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Many people around the world worship in a church.
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Sheriff Dan Dan was the evil sheriff of Oceantown.
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Dan was as cruel as the devil.
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He worshipped money.
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Dan was a millionaire, but he paid his police officers almost nothing.
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The police were very bitter, but Dan didn't care.
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He only cared about his money.
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Every person who inhabited Ocean Town disliked him.
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Dan enforced cruel laws.
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Once, Dan even put his own brother in jail for throwing a coin into a fountain.
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Sometimes, he pointed his gun into the air and pulled the trigger.
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He didn't want the bullets to hit anyone.
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He just wanted to scare people with the loud sound.
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Finally, the people of Oceantown decided that they had to get rid of Sheriff Dan
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and tried to find some way to do this.
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Their wish to get rid of Dan helped to unify the town.
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They marched to Dan's house.
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He was startled by the sight when he ran to the door.
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When he opened the door, the crowd jumped on him.
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They used a rope to tie him to a chair.
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Dan yelled, Get your hands off me.
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I'll put you all in jail for the rest of your lives.
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The crowd didn't listen.
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They carried Dan to the harbor and put him aboard a vessel.
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Dan was so scared that he began to sweat.
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He begged, If you let me go, I will give you all my money.
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The crowd said, Sheriff, we don't care about your money.
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We know you'll never change.
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We're sending you on a voyage to the middle of the ocean
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The boat drifted out of the port and Dan was never seen again
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The people chose a new sheriff who was kind and fair

Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “2-4000-3-U13”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: Dan, sheriff, aboard, boat, gun. Deze video bevat 73 zinnen en 716 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 5:57. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 120 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. Slechts 76% 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:

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
sheriff zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈʃɛɹɪf/sheriff
aboard bijwoord/əˈbɔɹd/aan boord
startle werkwoord/ˈstɑɹt(ə)l/schrikken
unify werkwoord/ˈjunəfaɪ/verenigen, eenmaken
millionaire zelfstandig naamwoord/ˌmɪl.i.əˈnɛə(ɹ)/miljonair
voyage zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈvɔɪ.ɪd͡ʒ/reis
fountain zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈfaʊn.tɪn/fontein
enforce werkwoord/ɪnˈfoɹs/handhaven
sweat werkwoord/swɛt/zweten, transpireren
harbor zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈhɑːbə/rede, ree
bitter bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈbɪ.tɚ/bitter
bullet zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈbʊlɪt/kogel
trigger zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈtɹɪɡɚ/trekker
vessel zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈvɛsəl/vaartuig
worship zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈwɝ.ʃɪp/verering, aanbidding

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

WoordBetekenis
hands offafblijven!, niet aanraken!

Grammatica in deze video

De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:

StructuurIn de video
Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doetis shot · be moved · being loaded
Betrekkelijke bijzinnen who / which + zin — extra informatie over een persoon of dingperson who has · person who inhabited
Toekomst met “will” will + werkwoord — een besluit, belofte of voorspellingI'll put · will give · you'll never change

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 7 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals didn't, don't, I'll. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

  • De klanken “sh” en “zh”: sheriff /ˈʃɛɹɪf/, worship /ˈwɝ.ʃɪp/, shore /ʃɔɹ/
  • Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: millionaire /ˌmɪl.i.əˈnɛə(ɹ)/, inhabited /ɪnˈhæbɪtɪd/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: aboard /əˈbɔɹd/, voyage /ˈvɔɪ.ɪd͡ʒ/, unload /ʌnˈloʊd/, inhabited /ɪnˈhæbɪtɪd/, deed /diːd/
  • /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: inhabit /ɪnˈhæbɪt/, paddle /ˈpædl̩/, inhabited /ɪnˈhæbɪtɪd/, astronaut /ˈæstɹəˌnɔt/
  • /w/ — met ronde lippen: sweat /swɛt/, worship /ˈwɝ.ʃɪp/

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 sheriff, aboard, startle.

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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