Shadowing Practice: 357 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Look at this feather, Little Nut Brown Hare.
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It's beautiful.
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It's so soft.
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And so many colours.
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This is my special feather.
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Thank you, Big Nut Brown Hare.
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You're welcome.
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I'm going to show it to Little Field Mouse.
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Little Field Mouse, I've got something to show you.
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Where are you?
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That's strange.
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She said she would be here.
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Are you hiding?
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Hmm.
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Where are you, Little Field Mouse?
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Here I am.
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Little Field Mouse, look at my special feather.
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It's so beautiful.
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Oh, it's flying.
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Follow it.
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Got it.
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I wonder what else it can do.
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Look, it floats.
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Wow, that's amazing.
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Oh, no, it's floating down the river.
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How will we get it back?
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Yay!
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Oh, thank you, Otter.
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Oh, it's all wet.
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We'd better dry it.
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Thank you, Otter.
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You're welcome.
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Oh, look.
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It draws too.
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Can I have a turn?
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Of course.
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Ta-da!
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Oh, you drew a feather.
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Not as special as yours, though.
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Shhh!
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Did you see his ear?
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And his nose!
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Your feather tickles too!
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Oh no!
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Yay!
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We might have lost it!
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Thank you, my special feather!
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Touch your nose, little nut brown hair!
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Do you want me to make a promise?
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Yes, a promise to look after your special feather
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I promise Now you have to hop to that tree and back My feather!
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My special feather!
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Come back, little red bird Little red bird,
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please give me back my feather The bird can't hear you,
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little nut brown hair It's too high up My special feather is gone I know,
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we may not be able to climb the tree and ask for your feather back But I know who can
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Wait for me!
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What's up there, little grey squirrel?
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What does your feather look like, little nut brown hair?
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It's big and soft And very colourful With spots It's very special I won't be long
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I'm going to get my bears back I'm going to get my bears back I'm going to get my bears back Hello,
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what's going on?
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Hello, Little Redwood Fox.
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Oh, there are lots of feathers.
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I wonder if Little Nut Brown Hair's special feather is here.
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There it is.
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It's big, soft, colourful and spotted.
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Hello, Little Red Bird.
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Anybody home?
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Hmm.
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Hello.
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Little Nubbrown here's special feather can fly.
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And it can float.
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And it can draw.
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Oh.
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And it can tickle.
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It sounds like a very special feather.
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Little grey squirrel.
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Where's my feather?
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Well, there were quite a lot of feathers up there.
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Yes.
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Including yours.
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Yes.
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I knew it was yours because it was big and soft and colourful and spotty.
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Yes, yes.
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But I don't have it.
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You don't?
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You see, the little red bird wasn't there.
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I couldn't take the feather when no one was home.
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Of course, you couldn't do that.
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But will I ever see my special feather again?
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Did you say there were other feathers up there?
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Yes Then I have an idea Oh If Little Red Bird loves feathers She's sure to come and take this one Oh
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And
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when she does We'll ask her for Little Nut Brown Hair's
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very special feather back That's a great idea Where's Little Red Bird?
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She'll be along soon.
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We must sit and wait.
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How long do we wait for?
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And we must be quiet.
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Oh.
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Have we waited enough yet?
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Little Redbird!
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It's Bluebird, not Little Redbird!
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What are you doing with that feather?
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I'm building my nest with it.
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Your nest?
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That's what we birds do in spring.
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We make nests to lay our eggs in.
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And feathers make the nest so soft and warm.
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Like a soft, warm bed for the eggs?
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Yes, soft and warm.
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That sounds very nice.
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Yes, that would be good.
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Cozy and comfy.
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Eggs need to be looked after.
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There's a bird that's just finished building her nest.
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See?
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That's where my special feather is.
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In Little Red Bird's nest.
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She's made a bed for her little eggs.
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And when the eggs hatch,
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it'll be a warm bed for her chicks.
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That's wonderful.
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What a lovely bed.
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Soft and warm.
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But did you say it was your special feather?
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Oh, yes.
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It's big, soft, colourful and spotty.
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Then I'll go up and ask the little red bird for it back.
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I'm sure she won't mind.
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No, please don't.
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Little Red Bird can keep my special feather.
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It's for her and her family.
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I don't need it back.
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Oh, that's very kind of you.
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I must get busy now.
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Goodbye, everyone.
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Thank you, Blue Bird.
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That afternoon, Little Nutbrown Hare was feeling as happy and proud and excited as could be.
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Oh, here's a big hug and I don't need it back.
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Why?
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Remember my special feather?
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The one that could fly and float and draw.
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Don't forget tickle.
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Well, this little red bird took it and used it to build her nest.
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And you let her keep it?
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Yes, and now it's even more special because it can make baby birds feel soft and cosy and warm.
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That is special.
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Guess how much I love you.
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As much as the special feather.
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As much as all the feathers in all the nests in the woods and all the chicks they keep warm.
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Oh, look.
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Ah.
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Guess how much I love you.

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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: feather, bird, soft, nest, nut. Deze video bevat 155 zinnen en 891 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 9:34. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 93 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. 26 van de 155 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
feather zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈfɛðə/veer, veder
nest zelfstandig naamwoord/nɛst/nest
egg zelfstandig naamwoord/ɛɡ/ei
float werkwoord/fləʊt/drijven
chick zelfstandig naamwoord/t͡ʃɪk/kuiken
squirrel zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈskwɪ.ɹ(ə)l/eekhoorn
goodbye/ɡʊdˈbaɪ/tot ziens, tot weerziens
climb werkwoord/ˈklaɪ̯m/klimmen
hatch werkwoord/hæt͡ʃ/uit het ei komen
tickle werkwoord/ˈtɪkl̩/kietelen, kriebelen
cosy bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈkoʊzi/gezellig, gezellige

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

WoordBetekenis
come back werkwoordterugkomen

Zinnen om te herhalen

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

  • How will we get it back?
  • Can I have a turn?
  • Did you see his ear?
  • Do you want me to make a promise?
  • Did you say there were other feathers up there?

Grammatica in deze video

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

StructuurIn de video
Mogelijkheid met “might / may” might/may + werkwoord — iets is mogelijk maar niet zekermight have · may not be
Toekomst met “will” will + werkwoord — een besluit, belofte of voorspellingwill we get · won't be · will I ever see
Verplichting: must / have to / need to zeggen dat iets nodig ishave to hop · must sit · need to be
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — iets dat nu of in deze periode gebeurtAre you hiding · are you doing

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 26 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals don't, I'm, couldn't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

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 feather, nest, egg.

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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