Shadowing Practice: 2-4000-3-U14 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Unit 14.
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Word List Apprentice.
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An apprentice is a person who learns how to do a job from a skilled person.
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Mark is an apprentice chef at the restaurant.
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Assure.
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To assure people is to tell them something is true to make them less worried.
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He assured the boss that the building would be done on time.
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Bandage A bandage is a piece of cloth used to stop bleeding.
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If you cut yourself, please get a bandage from the first aid kit.
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Bleed To bleed is to lose blood.
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If you are not careful, you will cut your finger and bleed.
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Bond To bond with someone is to become friends with that person.
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The women bonded after several hours of conversation.
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Chef A chef is a person who cooks in a restaurant.
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Tom is a chef at the restaurant near my house.
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Crown A crown is the hat worn by a king or queen.
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The crown is made of gold.
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DEPARTURE A departure is the act of leaving a place.
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They were excited about their departure to go back home.
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Diligent A diligent person works hard and is careful.
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Craig has always been a very diligent person at work.
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Emperor An emperor is the leader of a group of countries.
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The Emperor Julius Caesar was in control of ancient Rome.
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Fiber A fiber is a thread of a substance used to make clothes or rope.
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The mat was made from tiny fibers.
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Horrible A horrible thing is very bad.
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The assignment was horrible.
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I hated it.
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Impolite An impolite person is rude or not polite.
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Roger is impolite to everyone he meets.
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Kneel.
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To kneel is to put one or both knees on the ground.
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Daryl kneeled down on one knee and asked Nina to marry him.
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Luxury.
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A luxury is an expensive thing that is nice but not needed.
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Our honeymoon resort was a luxury we really enjoyed.
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Massive A massive thing is very big.
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The wheels on his truck were massive.
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Panic To panic is to feel so nervous or afraid that one cannot think clearly.
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Everyone panicked when the house caught on fire.
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Priority A priority is something that is more important than other things.
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My priority is to get good grades in school.
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Robe A robe is a long, loose piece of clothing.
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The monks of the temple all wear robes.
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Scold To scold means to criticize someone angrily for doing something wrong.
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Jesse was scolded by the teacher for not paying attention.
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The Helpful Apprentice There was once a small restaurant.
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People said that the best chef in the world worked there.
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But the chef was a horrible person to work for.
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He was impolite and scolded his workers all the time.
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The chef had a young apprentice.
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The apprentice's first priority was to make the best food in the world.
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He was happy to have a good teacher, but he didn't like the chef.
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The boy was a diligent worker, but the chef scolded him more than anyone else.
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Then one day, the chef got great news.
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The emperor wanted to have dinner there that night.
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He was very excited.
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He was working very fast, and he made a mistake.
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cut his hand with a knife and it started to bleed.
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The apprentice gave him a bandage, but the chef still couldn't cook.
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The chef started to panic.
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The apprentice tried to assure him.
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Everything will be okay, he said, but the chef was still afraid.
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Then they started to work together.
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They began to bond.
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The chef told the apprentice what to do, and the boy cooked a great meal.
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As soon as they finished, the emperor arrived.
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He wore a beautiful robe made of soft fibers.
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He also had a massive crown.
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Everyone in the restaurant kneeled when the emperor came in.
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The chef and the boy brought out his food.
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The emperor was used to luxuries.
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Would he like the food?
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The emperor loved the food.
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After his departure, the chef was very proud and very thankful to his new friend, the apprentice.

Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “2-4000-3-U14”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: chef, apprentice, emperor, restaurant, bandage. Deze video bevat 75 zinnen en 681 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 5:55. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 115 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. Slechts 74% 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
chef zelfstandig naamwoord/ʃɛf/chef-kok
apprentice zelfstandig naamwoord/əˈpɹɛntɪs/leerjongen, leermeisje
emperor zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈɛmp(ə)ɹə/keizer
scold werkwoord/ˈskəʊ̯ld/bekijven, schelden
bleed werkwoord/ˈbliːd/bloeden
bandage zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈbæn.dɪd͡ʒ/verband, bandage
diligent bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈdɪlɪdʒənt/ijverig, vlijtig
robe zelfstandig naamwoord/ɹoʊb/kleed, toga
assure werkwoord/əˈʃʊɹ/verzekeren, afzekeren
departure zelfstandig naamwoord/dɪˈpɑː(ɹ)tjə(ɹ)/vertrek
panic zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈpænɪk/paniek
cloth zelfstandig naamwoord/klɒθ/doek, kleed
criticize werkwoord/ˈkɹɪtɪsaɪz/kritiseren, bekritiseren
honeymoon zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈhʌn.iˌmuːn/wittebroodsweken
polite bijvoeglijk naamwoord/pəˈlaɪt/beleefd

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

WoordBetekenis
go back werkwoordteruggaan

Grammatica in deze video

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

StructuurIn de video
“Used to” used to + werkwoord — een vroegere gewoonte of toestand die niet meer kloptused to stop · used to make
Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doetwould be done · is made · was made
Betrekkelijke bijzinnen who / which + zin — extra informatie over een persoon of dingperson who learns · person who cooks
Overtreffende trap the -est / the most … — het hoogste of laagste van een groepthe best

Uitspraak om op te letten

  • De “th”-klanken: cloth /klɒθ/, thankful /ˈθæŋkfəl/
  • De klanken “sh” en “zh”: chef /ʃɛf/, assure /əˈʃʊɹ/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: scold /ˈskəʊ̯ld/, bleed /ˈbliːd/, bandage /ˈbæn.dɪd͡ʒ/, robe /ɹoʊb/, criticize /ˈkɹɪtɪsaɪz/
  • /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: bandage /ˈbæn.dɪd͡ʒ/, panic /ˈpænɪk/, angrily /ˈæŋ.ɡɹə.li/, thankful /ˈθæŋkfəl/

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 chef, apprentice, emperor.

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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