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Hey English learners, welcome to this A1 English listening practice video.
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You can use this video to practice your listening and learn new words and phrases.
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Today we're gonna talk about having balance.
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It's important to have balance in our lives.
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If we don't have this, we might be really stressed or we might not achieve our goals.
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Before we start, remember to download my free Listening Time podcast on Spotify,
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Apple Podcasts, or on any other podcast app so you can practice your English.
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The link is in the description below.
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Okay, let's talk about having balance.
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Finding balance in life means making choices that keep us healthy and happy.
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Let's talk about how to do this in different parts of our lives.
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First of all, it's important to have a balance between work and fun.
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Work is necessary.
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We need to work to make money, provide for our family, and because it's good to be productive.
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We also need to have fun, too.
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It's essential to laugh, play, spend time with others, and enjoy life.
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It's important to work.
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and have fun.
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If we only work without any fun, we can become tired and unhappy.
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But if we only want to have fun, we can't do our work.
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So we need to find a balance.
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We should work hard and also dedicate some time to relaxation and fun.
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This balance helps us finish our tasks and stay happy.
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Now let's talk about organizing our day.
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It's good to make plans and organize your schedule.
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If you do this, you'll know what you need to do every day.
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It will help you stay on track and get things done.
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Planning also helps us have more time to do things during the day.
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However, we don't want to always plan everything.
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It's also nice to have a little freedom.
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What I mean is giving yourself the opportunity to do some things without planning them first.
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Sometimes it's good to do what feels right at that moment.
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This keeps life interesting, so I think it's good to plan our days,
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but also allow ourselves to do some things that we didn't plan.
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This balance helps us be productive and organized, but also happy and less stressed.
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Lastly, let's talk about eating healthy.
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Of course, we should all try to eat healthy food.
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If we don't take care of our health, we can have serious problems.
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eating healthy makes us feel better and it also helps us work better and relax better
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But sometimes we want to eat things that aren't so healthy.
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For example, I often crave sweets.
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eating a lot of this type of food isn't so good.
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However, if we only eat this food sometimes, it's not as bad.
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This is the balance that I think we should have.
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We should eat healthy most of the time but also allow ourselves to cheat a little bit.
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Then, after we cheat and eat something unhealthy, we should immediately go back to eating healthy again.
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This balance helps us stay healthy but also lets us enjoy our favorite treats once in a while.
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As you can see, balance is key.
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Finding balance in these areas of life makes life more enjoyable.
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We can do the things that are necessary, like working hard and eating healthy, but also enjoy our lives.
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This is balance.
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Well, that's all for today.
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I hope this listening practice video was helpful for you.
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Remember to download my free Listening Time podcast if you want to improve your listening in English.
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The link is down below.
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And you can also sign up for my membership if you want my listening practice seminars, which will help you understand fast English.
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That link is also down below.
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Alright, thank you for watching, and I'll see you in the next video.

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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze spreekles op niveau A1 is gebaseerd op de video “A1 English Listening Practice - Having Balance”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: balance, healthy, listening, eating, practice. Deze video bevat 58 zinnen en 641 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 5:01. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 128 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. 93% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is goed te volgen.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

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

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
podcast zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈpɑdˌkæst/podcast
organize werkwoord/ˈɔɹɡənaɪz/organiseren
productive bijvoeglijk naamwoord/pɹəˈdʌk.tɪv/productief
cheat werkwoord/ˈt͡ʃiːt/valsspelen, bedriegen
membership zelfstandig naamwoordlidmaatschap
helpful bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈhɛlp.fl̩/behulpzaam
phrase zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈfɹeɪ̯z/uitspraak
relax werkwoord/ɹɪˈlæks/losmaken
unhealthy bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ʌnˈhɛl.θi/ongezond
relaxation zelfstandig naamwoord/rᵻˌlækˈseɪ.ʃən/relaxatie
dedicate werkwoord/ˈdɛdɪˌkeɪt/inwijden, wijden
crave werkwoord/kɹeɪv/verlangen

Zinnen om te herhalen

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

  • Today we're gonna talk about having balance.
  • It's important to have balance in our lives.
  • It's good to make plans and organize your schedule.
  • However, we don't want to always plan everything.
  • Lastly, let's talk about eating healthy.

Grammatica in deze video

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

StructuurIn de video
Voorwaardelijke zinnen if + zin, will/would + werkwoord — een voorwaarde en het gevolgIf you do this, you'll know
Advies met “should” should + werkwoord — zeggen wat een goed idee isshould work · should all · should have
Toekomst met “will” will + werkwoord — een besluit, belofte of voorspellingyou'll know · will help · I'll see
Verplichting: must / have to / need to zeggen dat iets nodig isneed to work · need to have · need to find

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 11 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals don't, aren't, can't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: organize /ˈɔɹɡənaɪz/, productive /pɹəˈdʌk.tɪv/, phrase /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/, crave /kɹeɪv/
  • /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: podcast /ˈpɑdˌkæst/, relax /ɹɪˈlæks/, unhappy /ʌnˈhæpi/, relaxation /rᵻˌlækˈseɪ.ʃən/, lastly /ˈlæstli/

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 podcast, organize, productive.

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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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