Shadowing Practice: A slow spring weekend in the Swedish archipelago - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Today is such a beautiful day, so I'm getting ready.
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We're going to Kragorden, the archipelago, to just walk around, be by the water,
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have a little fika, coffee, a little bit of a snack.
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I'm premiering a skirt today because it is going to be I believe 23 degrees today
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celsius which is definitely the warmest day of the year
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so far and you just cannot take that for granted
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but yeah because it's so warm I'm just doing a very light
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little makeup although I tend to just do
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that anyways definitely love a subtle no makeup makeup look
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but I've also been using this lanolin cream as a lip balm and lanolin from my understanding
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is a sort of fat that comes from underneath the wool of sheep
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but then when I got this one my sister was like actually this is not very good for you
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or it's not very good for the sheep
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so I don't know I don't know if it's bad
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that I'm using this and I want to show you a product
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that I got very recently I've been using this one for
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two weeks maybe it is a brow wax it's called the 24 hour brow setter
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and i've been using a few different brow gels
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and brow waxes they make your brows feel very stiff
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and also they've been creating these little white residue this one i love
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so far it's been two weeks it doesn't make your brows
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feel stiff it doesn't leave a white residue i have not experienced
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that at least and i love the brush and it just doesn't look
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or feel like you have anything on so I like to just make a little bushy beginning of the world.
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What's that?
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It's a little dark.
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It is such a beautiful day out here in Baxholm.
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We are going to a cafeteria where we go anytime we're here.
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It's really beautiful.
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I'll show you.
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And I can't remember what the name of it is, but I'll put the name here for you.
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In case you're ever here and want to give it a visit.
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Everything is much nicer in color.
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Oh, wow.
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Is this like a leg?
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I love this about April beginning of May because suddenly everything has
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so much color and everything is brought to life in a way that it really only does this time of year.
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Oh, my
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God.
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Mmm, delicious.
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So my sister forced me to wear this cap because she said that it looks like I have burned my forehead.
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I'm not a cap girl.
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But I'm gonna listen to her.
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What a beautiful head.
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Oh, these are the birds.
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Look at these.
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These are handmade...
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...in Sweden?
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Hand-made birds.
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But it's like they're bottles.
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Bulls.
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Look at these, what beautiful they are.
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Good morning, it's another day.
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We had such a lovely day yesterday and I cannot recommend you enough to go and visit Wachsholm.
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If you're around, it's quite touristy this time of the year, understandably, because it's gorgeous and no wonder people want to go there.
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If I was a tourist, I would go there.
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If I was a native, I would go there.
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I've spent the entire morning cutting off my white hairs.
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I started getting white hairs so early.
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I think I was 13 when I got my first one
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and then I got a couple more and then it's just been steady steadily increasing but now it is a lot.
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I cannot flip my hair over without like five of them appearing.
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It's not just the color, it is the texture, because white hairs are so stiff and rough.
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They don't lie flat on my head, they just kind of stick out all over the place.
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In the grand scheme of things, it's really not a big deal.
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It does take some getting used to.
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The skirt is secondhand from La Coste.
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It's a cotton skirt, soft and nice.
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This top is from Flor Floor, which is a brand that I really enjoy.
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They have a lot of good organic cotton, I believe, basics.
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And I'm doing a side part today, which I liked the way it looked in the mirror,
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but now looking at myself in the camera, I'm not as sure.
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Anyway, we'll see.
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I think I'm gonna do the side part going for a nice picnic
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and stroll in Madre de Friat
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which is about an hour from the city we're going by car
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so I'll take you with me on this beautiful sunny day and I hope you enjoy
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I'm sorry.
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I'm
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going to
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go to the next episode.
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The next day we are going to be at the
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And now I want to show you this place called Grepsholms Värtshaus here in Madalefried.
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It's a really old place dating back to 1609.
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You can really feel it when you step inside.
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It has this strong renaissance feel with a lot of wooden details,
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antique furniture and kind of dramatic rooms.
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They offer hotel stays and restaurants.
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I've never stayed here overnight and because we had a picnic today we didn't make any reservations here,
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but I've eaten at the restaurant a few times before and have really enjoyed both the food and the historic atmosphere.
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It's also right next to Grybsholms castle and overlooking Mälaren which only adds to its charm.
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I'm sorry.
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It's the day after
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and I had such a lovely time yesterday today is super cloudy it's been raining
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and i knew that that's why we made sure to make the most out of the weekend
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and it was such a lovely day i couldn't have hoped for anything more
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and now i just had a shower
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and i want to show you a bit of a drink
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that i've been enjoying so i'm someone who two drinks water with my food 10 out of 10 times.
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I mean, I almost never buy sodas or any other drinks.
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However, at night, I've been craving something sparkly, bubbly, this time of the year especially.
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I love these glasses, by the way.
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They're so nice to drink out of.
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I got them many, many years ago from a Danish brand.
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What is it called?
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I'll put it on the screen here summer they're quite sensitive
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I have broken majority of these I have two left I think it was five
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when I bought them so keep that in mind
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or just be careful but yeah I've been creating something sparkly at night
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and today I spiced it up even more I had something sparkling with my lunch
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spicing it up that's how peacefully we are living nowadays drinking something sparkly with your lunch
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that is spicing it up
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and it's not even alcohol i barely drink alcohol very very rarely there is just too much trauma in
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that category i have been trying this one however
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this one is a non-alcoholic rosé called galley bette i don't know
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if it's a swedish brand i have no idea i got at the grocery store
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and it's really really nice let me show you when i
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pour it up because that's quite satisfying hold on okay here we go
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and wait let me put the mic to the glass i
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hope you can see hold on let me just really make sure that you can get the full ambience here.
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Okay, I'm going to shut up now.
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Did the mic pick that up?
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I hope so.
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So, yeah, I'm feeling very wild.
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Young, wild, and free.
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having some non-alcoholic rosé just a random day out of the
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week instead of water although I'll always be a big water lover over anything but spicy things up .
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “A slow spring weekend in the Swedish archipelago”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: brow, beautiful, drink. Deze video bevat 127 zinnen en 1294 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 14:21. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 90 woorden per minuut, zodat je tijd hebt om elke klank na te doen. Slechts 79% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is pittig.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| stiff bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /stɪf/ | rigide, stug |
| spice zelfstandig naamwoord | /spaɪs/ | kruid, specerij |
| skirt zelfstandig naamwoord | /skɚt/ | rok |
| picnic zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈpɪknɪk/ | picknick |
| alcoholic zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˌæl.kəˈhɔ.lɪk/ | alcoholist, alcoholiste |
| sheep zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈʃiːp/ | schaap |
| ambiance zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɑm.bi.ɑns/ | sfeer |
| archipelago zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˌɑɹkəˈpɛləˌɡoʊ/ | archipel, eilandengroep |
| cafeteria zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˌkæ.fə.ˈtɪ(ə).ɹi.ə/ | kantine, cafetaria |
| galley zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɡæli/ | galei |
| secondhand bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˌsɛk(ə)n(d)ˈhænd/ | tweedehands, occasion |
| overlook werkwoord | /ˈoʊ.vɚˌlʊk/ | over het hoofd zien |
| stroll werkwoord | /stɹoʊl/ | slenteren, wandelen |
| cloudy bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈklaʊ̯diː/ | bewolkt |
| handmade bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈhændˌmeɪd/ | met de hand gemaakt, handgemaakt |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| shut up | /ʃʌt ʌp/ | hou je kop, kop dicht |
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — iets dat eerder begon en nog bezig is | I've also been using · I've been using · they've been creating |
| Voorwaardelijke zinnen if + zin, will/would + werkwoord — een voorwaarde en het gevolg | If I was a tourist, I would go · If I was a native, I would go |
| Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telt | it's been · have not experienced · have burned |
| Betrekkelijke bijzinnen who / which + zin — extra informatie over een persoon of ding | celsius which is · Floor, which is · someone who two |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 51 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm, I've, I'll. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: sheep /ˈʃiːp/, reservation /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/, brush /bɹʌʃ/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: alcoholic /ˌæl.kəˈhɔ.lɪk/, archipelago /ˌɑɹkəˈpɛləˌɡoʊ/, cafeteria /ˌkæ.fə.ˈtɪ(ə).ɹi.ə/, reservation /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: secondhand /ˌsɛk(ə)n(d)ˈhænd/, handmade /ˈhændˌmeɪd/, forehead /ˈfɔɹ.hɛd/, anyways /ˈɛn.iˌweɪz/, nowadays /ˈnaʊ.ə.deɪz/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: lanolin /ˈlænəlɪn/, alcoholic /ˌæl.kəˈhɔ.lɪk/, cafeteria /ˌkæ.fə.ˈtɪ(ə).ɹi.ə/, galley /ˈɡæli/, secondhand /ˌsɛk(ə)n(d)ˈhænd/
- /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: archipelago /ˌɑɹkəˈpɛləˌɡoʊ/, galley /ˈɡæli/, grocery /ˈɡɹəʊ.s(ə.)ɹi/
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 stiff, spice, skirt.
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