Shadowing Practice: 4000 Essential English Words 1 Unit 30 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Unit 30.
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Word List Above If something is above, it is at a higher level than something else.
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He straightened the sign that was above the crowd.
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Ahead If something is ahead of something else, it is in front of it.
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The blue card drove on ahead of us.
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Amount An amount is how much there is of something.
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Can I use my card to pay for the entire amount?
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Belief A belief is a strong feeling that something is correct or true.
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A preacher or priest should have a strong belief in God.
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Center The center of something is the middle of it.
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The center of a dartboard is the most important spot.
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Common If something is common, it happens often, or there is much of it.
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It is common for snow to fall in the winter.
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Cost These designer shoes cost more than the regular ones.
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Demonstrate To demonstrate something is to show how it is done.
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She demonstrated her plan to her co -workers.
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Different Different describes someone or something that is not the same as others.
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Each of my sisters has a different hairstyle.
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Evidence Evidence is a fact or thing that you use to prove something.
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He used the pictures as evidence that UFOs are real.
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Honesty Honesty means the quality of being truthful or honest.
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A courtroom should be a place of honesty.
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Idiom An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from its words.
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The idiom, when pigs fly, means that something will never happen.
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Independent If something is independent, it is not controlled by something else.
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She chose to live an independent life in the country.
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Inside Inside means the inner part, space, or side of something.
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The inside of the box was empty.
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Jail A jail is a place to keep bad people.
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He was sent to jail for taking other people's cars.
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Master A master is a person who is very good at something.
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My brother is a master of Taekwondo.
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Memory A memory is something you remember.
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The memory of my first time in the city will always be the best.
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Pocket A pocket is a part of your clothing where you can keep things.
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She always had her hands in her pockets.
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Proper If something is proper, it is right.
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It is not proper to throw your garbage on the road.
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Sale If something is for sale, you can buy it.
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Everything for sale here is the same price.
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Cats and Secrets In English, there is a common idiom, let the cat out of the bag.
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It means to tell a secret.
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But where did this idiom start?
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It came from a part of England.
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Long ago, people there went from town to town to sell things like vegetables, clothes, and pigs.
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They had strong beliefs about honesty.
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They didn't like lying.
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One day, a man went to the town's center to sell things.
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I have a baby pig for sale.
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It won't cost much.
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he said.
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He held the animal above his head.
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His style was different from honest people's style.
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He was a master of tricking people and lying.
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A woman named Beth looked at his pig.
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He offered her the pig for one gold coin.
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That was a very small amount.
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Beth gave him the coin.
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He put it in his pocket.
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He walked ahead of Beth to get the pig.
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He gave her a closed bag and said, Here's your pig.
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He then left very quickly.
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Beth looked at the bag.
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It was moving.
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She opened it to let the pig out.
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A cat was inside.
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He tricked me.
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That isn't proper, she said.
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Later, the man returned to trick more people.
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Beth saw him, and the memory of the cat came back.
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She told her friends.
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They stopped him, but no one knew what to do next.
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Someone said, We need an independent and fair person to decide that.
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They went to the judge.
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Beth told him about the cat in the bag.
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The judge asked, Is there evidence?
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Can you demonstrate how he did it?
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Look in his bag, said Beth.
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She opened it and let a cat out of the bag.
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They learned the man's secret, and he went to jail.
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That's how the idiom, let the cat out of the bag, came to mean to tell a secret.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles is gebaseerd op de video “4000 Essential English Words 1 Unit 30”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: pig, Beth, cat, bag, idiom. Deze video bevat 81 zinnen en 728 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 6:30. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 112 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. 87% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is goed te volgen.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
15 woorden uit de video die het leren waard zijn, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| pocket zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈpɑ.kɪt/ | zak |
| belief zelfstandig naamwoord | /bɪˈliːf/ | geloof |
| demonstrate werkwoord | /ˈdɛm.ənˌstɹeɪt/ | demonstreren |
| honesty zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɑ.nɪ.sti/ | eerlijkheid |
| coin zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈkoɪ̯n/ | munt, muntstuk |
| pig zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈpɪɡ/ | zwijn, varken |
| clothing zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/ | kleding, kledij |
| worker zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈwɝ.kɚ/ | arbeider, arbeidster |
| designer zelfstandig naamwoord | /dɪˈzaɪnɚ/ | ontwerper, designer |
| priest zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈpɹiːst/ | priester, pastoor |
| phrase zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/ | uitspraak |
| shoe zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈʃu/ | schoen |
| garbage zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɡɑɹ.bɪd͡ʒ/ | huisvuil, vuilnis |
| cloth zelfstandig naamwoord | /klɒθ/ | doek, kleed |
| vegetable zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəl/ | groente, gewas |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| come back werkwoord | terugkomen |
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 not controlled · was sent |
| Advies met “should” should + werkwoord — zeggen wat een goed idee is | should have · should be |
| Overtreffende trap the -est / the most … — het hoogste of laagste van een groep | the most important · the best |
| Toekomst met “will” will + werkwoord — een besluit, belofte of voorspelling | will never happen · will always be · won't cost |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 3 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals didn't, isn't, won't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De “th”-klanken: clothing /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/, cloth /klɒθ/, truthful /ˈtɹuːθ.f(ə)l/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: pig /ˈpɪɡ/, phrase /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/, garbage /ˈɡɑɹ.bɪd͡ʒ/, dartboard /ˈdɑɹtbɔːɹd/
- /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: pig /ˈpɪɡ/, garbage /ˈɡɑɹ.bɪd͡ʒ/
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 pocket, belief, demonstrate.
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.