Shadowing Practice: 5-Minute English Shadowing Practice | Episode 2: "Make Sense" (B1-B2 Level) - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Hey, this is Coffee English, Quick Shadowing Podcast.
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We have about five minutes.
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Let's dive in.
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Today, we are exploring one incredibly powerful phrase that native speakers use in almost every conversation.
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This phrase will make your English sound natural and confident immediately.
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Let's examine the phrase makes sense.
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Now, listen carefully to what this really means and why it is so important.
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When something makes sense, it means you understand it, it is logical, it is clear to your mind.
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Native speakers use this phrase constantly in three main situations.
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First situation, when you want to check if someone understands You ask, does this make sense?
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This is polite, professional, and shows you care about clear communication.
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Second situation, when you finally understand something difficult.
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You say, oh, now it makes sense.
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This expresses that moment of clarity, that aha feeling when everything becomes clear.
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Third situation, when you want to say something is logical or reasonable.
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You say, that makes sense, meaning you agree with the logic or reasoning.
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Now here is something fascinating about this phrase.
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Native speakers use it in questions, statements, and even negative forms.
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Let's practice all three ways right now so you can use them naturally in any situation.
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Let's start with the question form.
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This is probably the most common way you will use it in real life.
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Does this explanation make sense to you?
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Does this explanation make sense to you?
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Can you explain that again?
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It doesn't make sense yet.
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Can you explain that again?
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It doesn't make sense yet.
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Perfect!
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Notice how natural it sounds in questions when you want to check understanding.
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Now let's move to the positive statement form.
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This is when you express your own understanding.
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After reading it twice, everything finally makes sense.
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Your advice really makes sense for my situation right now.
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Your advice really makes sense for my situation right now.
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Beautiful!
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Adding perfect makes your agreement even stronger and more enthusiastic.
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Now let's practice the negative form.
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This is important when something is confusing or illogical to you.
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This instruction manual doesn't make any sense at all.
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This instruction manual doesn't make any sense at all.
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His decision doesn't make sense to me, but I respect it.
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His decision doesn't make sense to me, but I respect it.
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Great job!
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Notice how you can use this phrase to politely express confusion without sounding rude or aggressive.
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Now here are two bonus examples that show how flexible and useful this phrase really is in everyday conversations.
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Let's take a break and come back when this makes more sense.
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Let's take a break and come back when this makes more sense.
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It didn't make sense at first, but now I see why it works.
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It didn't make sense at first, but now I see why it works.
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Fantastic!
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You just practiced one of the most essential phrases in English conversations.
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Starting today, try to use make sense at least three times, ask someone does this make sense, tell someone that makes sense,
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or express when something doesn't make sense to you.
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The more you use it, the more natural it becomes.
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See you in the next five minutes.
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Keep practicing.

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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze spreekles op niveau B2 is gebaseerd op de video “5-Minute English Shadowing Practice”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: sense, phrase, situation, speakers, express. Deze video bevat 56 zinnen en 536 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 5:03. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 106 woorden per minuut, zodat je tijd hebt om elke klank na te doen. 88% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is goed te volgen.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

De 12 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
logical bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈlɑd͡ʒɪkəl/logisch
instruction zelfstandig naamwoord/ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/onderwijs
fascinate werkwoord/ˈfæsɪneɪt/fascineren
illogical bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ɪˈlɒ.dʒɪ.kəl/onlogisch
confuse werkwoord/kənˈfjuːz/verwarren, in de war brengen
enthusiastic bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ɪnˌθjuːzɪˈæstɪk/enthousiast
clarity zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈklæɹ.ɪ.ti/helderheid, klaarheid
polite bijvoeglijk naamwoord/pəˈlaɪt/beleefd
dive werkwoord/daɪv/duiken, onderwaterzwemmen
flexible bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈflɛk.sɪ.bəl/buigzaam
examine werkwoord/ɪɡˈzæmɪn/onderzoeken
confusion zelfstandig naamwoord/kənˈfjuːʒən/verwarring, war

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:

  • Let's examine the phrase makes sense.
  • Let's start with the question form.
  • Does this explanation make sense to you?
  • Can you explain that again?

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 9 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals doesn't, didn't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

  • De klanken “sh” en “zh”: instruction /ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/, confusion /kənˈfjuːʒən/
  • Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: illogical /ɪˈlɒ.dʒɪ.kəl/, enthusiastic /ɪnˌθjuːzɪˈæstɪk/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: confuse /kənˈfjuːz/, dive /daɪv/
  • /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: fascinate /ˈfæsɪneɪt/, enthusiastic /ɪnˌθjuːzɪˈæstɪk/, clarity /ˈklæɹ.ɪ.ti/, examine /ɪɡˈzæmɪn/

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 logical, instruction, fascinate.

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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