Shadowing Practice: 50 Action Verbs You ACTUALLY Use Every Day (Comprehensible Input) - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Okay, today we are going to learn about running.
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You can run upstairs, run on grass, anything.
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Walking.
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This is crumpling.
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Crumpling paper. And this is throwing.
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Catching.
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Throwing the garbage in the trash.
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Throwing.
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And this is jogging.
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It's a little bit different than running or walking.
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Jogging.
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It's in between running, walking, jogging. That is jogging.
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Walking.
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Jogging.
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Running.
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That's the difference between those three.
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Running.
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Jogging.
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Walking.
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Jump.
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and this is to open open open
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and this is to close close close remember
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if you open something you usually have to close it
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so they usually go together open and close this is to sit to sit
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i am sitting sit this standing i'm standing stand i'm sitting
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and this is to break break break this is to point
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i am pointing point you see i'm pointing at the peacocks you see point
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Look at that pointing and pointing pointing outside pointing at the glass cups now.
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This is smile
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Smile this is frown
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Frown and there's also a very popular saying turn that frown upside down So turn that frown into a smile frown
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Another emotion is laughing an action laughing.
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Ha ha ha ha like laughing like That's funny.
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Laughing.
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Ha ha ha ha.
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It's hard to just laugh randomly, but that's laughing.
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This is to sing.
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Oh, Canada.
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Now I am drawing.
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I'm drawing.
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I am not good at drawing.
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I'm not good, but I could try.
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I could still try to draw.
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Okay so this is hiding.
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I am hiding behind a curtain.
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And this is hiding also.
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I'm hiding a hat behind my back.
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Now I'm pushing it.
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Pushing it closed.
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Push.
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Closed.
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I am pushing it closed.
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push pull open pull open pull this is cleaning I am cleaning the window
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cleaning the window I am writing I wrote this now crying cry crying
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Now, listening.
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I am listening to music.
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I'm listening to music.
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Okay, so this is sleeping.
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You could sleep on a bed or if you're tired, on your couch.
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On your sofa or couch.
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And you could also sleep on a hammock.
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Going to sleep.
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and this is waking up waking up
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waking up i am waking up now now let's learn to wash to wash
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so you could wash laundry dirty laundry you could wash it i am washing my laundry
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but you could also wash dishes wash You see the dishes are dirty so you can wash them.
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I'm washing a cup.
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Wash it.
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I've just washed the cup.
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After you wash a cup you can put it here for it to dry.
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Dry.
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Now I'm reading.
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Forbes.
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I'm reading.
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I can also read on my phone.
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I can read comics, manga on my phone.
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On my phone.
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I'm reading them to kick kick
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I'm going to kick the sofa kick kick you normally kick a soccer ball But I don't have one kick
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That hurt this is a rock.
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Okay now let's stretch See like this Stretching.
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The next word is scratch.
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I'm scratching my head.
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I'm scratching my arm.
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Scratch.
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Okay, the next word is to look.
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I am looking at the horizon.
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To look, okay?
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Look.
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I'm looking.
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I'm looking.
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This is looking, looking under the bed.
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The next word is yawning.
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Yawning.
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When you're tired.
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Tired.
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Next is also clapping.
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Clapping my hands.
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Clapping.
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You clap your hands after a performance, movie, a speech.
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You clap.
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Clapping means good job, you did well.
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can also be sarcastic like wow good job sarcastic where you don't really mean it another word is texting texting
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when you text someone hi how are you today I was
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thinking maybe we'll go Swiss calling hi yeah yeah they should subscribe like
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and and tell me what country they're from is lying down.
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Lying down.
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It's not sleeping, but just lying down.
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Now this is to show,
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follow my personal Instagram, if you want.
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So I am showing you my Instagram.
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So if you want, you could follow.
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Now I'm watching TV.
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I'm watching the television.
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TV.
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The TV.
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I'm watching.
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All right, what are you doing?
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Cooking.
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Cooking?
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Cooking food, pork, beef, cooking in general.
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So right now he's coating, coating the pork.
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This is the coated pork.
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This is frying.
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You could say all this is cooking.
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It's all cooking.
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Okay the food has been cooked.
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So it's done.
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Now let's eat.
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Let's eat.
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Okay so we have the food.
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Eat.
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After you eat, you drink juice or water.
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I'm drinking.
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Drinking.
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Okay.
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The next verb is to talk.
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This is like talking to someone, talking to something.
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You can talk to your dog,
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your cat, a person, your co-worker
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or you could talk to teddy bear hello how are you i'm doing good a little bit tired
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but i'm okay what do you think of the weather today
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is it nice is it sunny is it cloudy is it
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misty is it overcast today the weather is very sunny
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and what is one of your favorite hobbies to do what do you like doing on your free time
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I literally can only sleep.
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You hear that?
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That's him.
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Anyways, this is talking.
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This is also called a conversation or talking.
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He's talking, I'm talking, and that's a conversation.
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And also what I do every day to the camera when I talk to you guys is talking to I'm talking, talk.
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Now let's talk about buying and selling.
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Buy and sell.
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Here you could see I'm on Vans and here you could buy shoes
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so you could choose your size add it to cart
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and then buy them the store vans is selling shoes
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and i am buying shoes with money so i'm paying money to buy shoes
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so remember i'm buying so i give money and they are selling
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so they take my money receive my money usually it's a company that sells and a person that buys.
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Okay this is also driving.
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You can see it's early and I'm driving.
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This is to fix.
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To fix a vehicle in this video
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or to fix a car to fix anything like this but usually it's with vehicles or repairing something to fix.
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First is what type of videos do you guys want more?
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Do you guys want more shorter videos,
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like 8 to 12 minutes,
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but more often, like every two to three days?
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Or do you want longer videos,
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like above 30, around 30 minutes to an hour videos,
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but only once a week?
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What do you guys prefer?
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And also, do you guys want more traveling videos of me traveling places or just daily life vlogging?
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And also, what level of English are you so I can make videos for the big majority?
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Are you guys beginners, advanced,
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or intermediate so I can start making more videos for you guys?
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again guys thank you for watching make sure to like comment subscribe i'll see you guys at the next video bye

Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze spreekles op niveau A2 is gebaseerd op de video “50 Action Verbs You ACTUALLY Use Every Day”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: wash, kick, jogging, pointing, cooking. Deze video bevat 178 zinnen en 1167 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 11:18. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 103 woorden per minuut, zodat je tijd hebt om elke klank na te doen. 81% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

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

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
clap werkwoord/klæp/klappen
shoe zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈʃu/schoen
scratch werkwoord/skɹæt͡ʃ/krassen, krabben
wash werkwoord/wɑʃ/wassen, spoelen
coat zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈkoʊ̯t/mantel, jas
laundry zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈlɔːn.dɹi/was
dish zelfstandig naamwoord/dɪʃ/bord, taloor
couch zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈkaʊ̯t͡ʃ/bank, sofa
sunny bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈsʌni/zonnig
subscribe werkwoord/səbˈskɹaɪb/abonneren
sofa zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈsoʊ̯fə/bank, zetel
sarcastic bijvoeglijk naamwoord/sɑɹˈkæs.tɪk/sarcastisch
soccer zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈsɑk.ɚ/voetbal
worker zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈwɝ.kɚ/arbeider, arbeidster
comic zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈkɑmɪk/komiek, humorist

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
wake up werkwoord/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/wakker worden, ontwaken

Zinnen om te herhalen

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

  • I'm not good, but I could try.
  • I'm hiding a hat behind my back.
  • I've just washed the cup.
  • All right, what are you doing?
  • What do you guys prefer?

Grammatica in deze video

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

StructuurIn de video
Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog teltI've just washed · has been cooked
Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doethas been cooked · is also called
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — iets dat nu of in deze periode gebeurtis crumpling · is throwing · is jogging
Toekomst met “going to” be going to + werkwoord — een plan of iets dat je ziet aankomenare going to learn · I'm going to kick

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 37 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm, don't, you're. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

  • De klanken “sh” en “zh”: shoe /ˈʃu/, wash /wɑʃ/, dish /dɪʃ/, trash /tɹæʃ/, emotion /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: subscribe /səbˈskɹaɪb/, garbage /ˈɡɑɹ.bɪd͡ʒ/, anyways /ˈɛn.iˌweɪz/, upside /ˈʌpˌsaɪd/, upstairs /ˌʌpˈstɛɹz/
  • /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: clap /klæp/, scratch /skɹæt͡ʃ/, sarcastic /sɑɹˈkæs.tɪk/, trash /tɹæʃ/, randomly /ˈɹændm̩li/
  • /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: grass /ɡɹɑːs/, garbage /ˈɡɑɹ.bɪd͡ʒ/, mango /ˈmæŋɡəʊ/, beginner /bəˈɡɪnɚ/, jog /d͡ʒɑɡ/

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 clap, shoe, scratch.

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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