Shadowing Practice: 24 TOPIC ENGLISH COMMUNICATION | UNIT 1 - Learn English Speaking with Video

Les maken...
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Why do you want to learn English?
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I want to learn English because it is important for my future.
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What do you want to do?
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I want to learn English.
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Why do you want to learn English?
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Because it is important for my future.
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Is English important for your future?
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Yes, it is.
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English is important for my future.
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What is important for your future?
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English is important for my future.
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Who wants to learn English because it is important for their future?
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I do.
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I want to learn English because it is important for my future.
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I want to learn English because it is useful for my job.
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What do you want to do?
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I want to learn English.
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Why do you want to learn English?
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Because it is useful for my job.
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Is English useful for your job?
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Yes, it is.
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English is useful for my job.
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What is useful for your job?
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English is useful for my job.
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Who wants to learn English because it is useful for their job?
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I do.
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I want to learn English because it is useful for my job.
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I want to learn English because it is helpful for travelling.
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What do you want to do?
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I want to learn English.
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Why do you want to learn English?
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Because it is helpful for travelling.
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Is English helpful for travelling?
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Yes, it is.
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English is helpful for traveling.
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What is helpful for traveling?
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English is helpful for traveling.
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Who wants to learn English because it is helpful for traveling?
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I do.
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I want to learn English because it is helpful for traveling.
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English helps me get a good job.
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English helps me get a good job.
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How does English help you?
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It helps me get a good job.
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Does English help you get a good job?
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Yes, it does.
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English helps me get a good job.
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Why do you want to learn English?
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Because English helps me get a good job.
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Who does English help you?
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Me.
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English helps me get a good job.
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English helps me talk with foreign people.
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What helps you talk with foreign people?
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English helps me talk with foreign people.
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How does English help you?
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It helps me talk with foreign people.
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Does English help you talk with foreign people?
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Yes, it does.
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English helps me talk with foreign people.
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Why do you want to learn English?
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because English helps me talk with foreign people.
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Who does English help you talk with?
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Foreign people.
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English helps me watch movies without subtitles.
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What helps you watch movies without subtitles?
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English helps me watch movies without subtitles.
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How does English help you?
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It helps me watch movies without subtitles.
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Can you watch movies without subtitles?
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Yes, because English helps me.
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Why do you want to learn English?
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Because English helps me watch movies without subtitles.
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What kind of movies can you watch without subtitles?
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English movies.
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How do you study English?
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I study English by watching videos and listening to music.
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What do you study?
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I study English.
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How do you study English?
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By watching videos and listening to music.
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Do you study English by watching videos?
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Yes, I study English by watching videos.
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Do you study English by listening to music?
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Yes, I study English by listening to music.
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What do you do to improve your English?
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I watch videos and listen to music.
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Why do you watch videos and listen to music?
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To study English.
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I study English by reading books and writing new words.
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How do you study English?
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By reading books and writing new words.
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Do you study English by reading books?
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Yes, I study English by writing new words.
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What do you do to improve your vocabulary?
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I read books and write new words.
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Why do you read books and write new words?
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To study English.
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I study English by practicing pronunciation and shadowing English videos.
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What do you study?
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I study English.
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How do you study English?
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By practicing pronunciation and shadowing English videos.
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Do you study English by practicing pronunciation?
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Yes, I practice English pronunciation.
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Do you study English by shadowing videos?
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Yes, I shadow English videos to improve my speaking.
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What do you do to improve your speaking skills?
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I practice pronunciation and shadow English videos.
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What skill do you want to improve most?
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I want to improve my speaking skill because I want to speak English fluently.
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What do you want to improve?
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I want to improve my speaking skill.
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Why do you want to improve your speaking skill?
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Because I want to speak English fluently.
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Do you want to speak English fluently?
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Yes.
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I want to speak English fluently and sound more natural.
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What skill do you want to improve to speak English fluently?
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My speaking skill.
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I want to improve my listening skill because I want to understand native speakers.
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What do you want to improve?
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I I want to improve my listening skill.
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Why do you want to improve your listening skill?
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Because I want to understand native speakers.
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Do you want to understand native speakers?
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Yes, I do.
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I want to follow native speakers easily.
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What skill helps you understand native speakers?
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Listening skill.
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Who do you want to understand?
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Native speakers.
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I want to improve my pronunciation because I want people to understand me better.
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What do you want to improve?
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I want to improve my pronunciation.
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Why do you want to improve your pronunciation?
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Because I want people to understand me better.
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Do you want people to understand you better?
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Yes, I do.
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I want to speak more clearly and accurately.
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How can people understand you better?
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If I improve my pronunciation.
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I want to improve my reading skill because I want to read books and articles in English.
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What do you want to improve?
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I want to improve my reading skill.
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Why do you want to improve your reading skill?
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Because I want to read books and articles in English.
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Do you want to read books and articles in English?
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Yes, I do.
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I want to enjoy reading in English without translation.

Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze spreekles op niveau A2 is gebaseerd op de video “24 TOPIC ENGLISH COMMUNICATION”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: English, improve, study, learn, skill. Deze video bevat 150 zinnen en 1018 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 6:59. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 146 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. 88% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is goed te volgen. 63 van de 150 zinnen zijn vragen, dus het is goede oefening voor vraagintonatie en korte antwoorden.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

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

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
skill zelfstandig naamwoord/skɪl/bekwaamheid, vaardigheid
pronunciation zelfstandig naamwoord/pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/uitspraak
helpful bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈhɛlp.fl̩/behulpzaam
shadow zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈʃædəʊ̯/schaduw
translation zelfstandig naamwoord/tɹænzˈleɪʃən/vertaling, transmissie
accurately bijwoord/ˈæk.jə.ɹɪt.li/trefzeker
vocabulary zelfstandig naamwoord/vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/woordenschat, vocabulaire
subtitle zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈsʌbtaɪtəl/ondertiteling, ondertitel
fluently bijwoordvloeiend
native bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈneɪtɪv/moeder-, geboorte-
speaker zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈspikɚ/spreker, spreekster
improve werkwoord/ɪmˈpɹuːv/beter maken, verbeteren
travel werkwoord/ˈtɹævəl/reizen
useful bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈjuːsfəl/nuttig
clearly bijwoord/ˈklɪɚli/duidelijk

Zinnen om te herhalen

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

  • What do you want to do?
  • What is important for your future?
  • What is useful for your job?
  • What helps you talk with foreign people?
  • What helps you watch movies without subtitles?

Uitspraak om op te letten

  • De klanken “sh” en “zh”: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, translation /tɹænzˈleɪʃən/
  • Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, accurately /ˈæk.jə.ɹɪt.li/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: native /ˈneɪtɪv/, improve /ɪmˈpɹuːv/
  • /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, translation /tɹænzˈleɪʃən/, accurately /ˈæk.jə.ɹɪt.li/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, travel /ˈtɹævəl/

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 skill, pronunciation, helpful.

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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