Shadowing Practice: A2 T1 TES1 PART1 - Learn English Speaking with Video

Les maken...
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You will hear each recording twice.
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1. Where will the girl meet her friend?
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Holly?
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It's Angie here.
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Look, I know I said I'd see you at the bus stop after school.
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Well, I can't now, because I've got to go to the library.
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We went on a trip to an art gallery today, and I've got lots of questions to answer about what we saw there.
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So, I'll go straight to the cinema when I've finished in the library.
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I'll get a later bus and see you there about five, OK?
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Now listen again.
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Holly, it's Angie here.
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Look, I know I said I'd see you at the bus stop after school.
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Well, I can't now, because I've got to go to the library.
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We went on a trip to an art gallery today, and I've got lots of questions to answer about what we saw there.
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So I'll go straight to the cinema when I've finished in the library.
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I'll get a later bus and see you there about five, OK?
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two
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when does the man want to watch a television program oh
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you're watching a DVD do you know how long it lasts about two hours I think oh
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but I want to see the documentary
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and it starts at five past eight that's only one hour
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from now don't worry we started watching it at half past five so it'll finish by half past seven
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now listen again oh you're watching a DVD do you know
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how long it lasts about two hours I think oh
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but I want to see the documentary
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and it starts at five past eight that's only one hour
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from now don't worry we started watching it at half past five, so it'll finish by half past seven.
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Three.
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Which sport does the girl prefer to take part in?
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Well, on holiday, I'm like most people, I guess.
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I do water sports.
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Well, I go surfing and swimming and I have fun doing both of them
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but I'm more of a team player really
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so although they're fun I'd rather play hockey if I had to choose just one sport yeah,
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even though tennis is my favourite sport to watch I mean,
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it's fast and there's so much skill involved but I'm not so keen on playing it Now listen again.
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Well, on holiday, I'm like most people, I guess.
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I do water sports, well, I go surfing and swimming, and I have fun doing both of them.
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But I'm more of a team player, really.
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So although they're fun, I'd rather play hockey if I had to choose just one sport.
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Yeah, even though tennis is my favourite sport to watch,
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I mean, it's fast and there's so much skill involved, but I'm not so keen on playing it.
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4. What should the girl avoid eating?
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So if my teeth are OK, what do you advise?
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First of all, don't worry.
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I'm sure it's not serious, and it certainly isn't caused by eating fruit.
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I don't know why anyone would think that.
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Or a few biscuits occasionally.
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You generally eat a very healthy diet.
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It might be a good idea to give up ice cream for a week or two.
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You'll probably find that that'll help.
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And use this mouthwash regularly.
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Come and see me after three weeks if you're still having problems.
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Now listen again.
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So if my teeth are OK, what do you advise?
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First of all, don't worry.
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I'm sure it's not serious, and it certainly isn't caused by eating fruit.
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I don't know why anyone would think that.
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Or a few biscuits occasionally.
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You generally eat a very healthy diet.
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It might be a good idea to give up ice cream for a week or two.
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You'll probably find that that'll help.
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And use this mouthwash regularly.
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Come and see me after three weeks if you're still having problems.
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5. What was the weather like during their walk?
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How was your trip?
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Great, yeah.
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We went with my cousins and drove all night to this amazing place in the mountains, really high up, above the clouds.
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We saw the sun come up, and it was fantastic.
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We walked to the top of the mountain.
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It was unbelievably cold.
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We really needed our thick jackets, but the light was so strong, we had to wear sunglasses.
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We could see the waterfall on the other side of the valley, with mist at the bottom of it.
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Now listen again.
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how was your trip great yeah we went with my cousins
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and drove all night to this amazing place in the mountains
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really high up above the clouds we saw the sun come up and it was fantastic
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we walked to the top of the mountain it was unbelievably cold we really needed our thick jackets
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but the light was
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so strong we had to wear sunglasses we could see the
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waterfall on the other side of the valley with mist at
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the bottom of it six what does the boy borrow oh no i haven't got my vocabulary notebook.
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I've got to finish my essay this afternoon.
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Do you want to use my laptop?
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You can probably check most of the words on it.
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Thanks very much, but I can use the dictionary in the library if you'll lend me your library card.
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All right,
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but bring it back tomorrow now listen again oh no i haven't got my vocabulary notebook
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i've got to finish my essay this afternoon do you want
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to use my laptop you can probably check most of the words on it thanks very much
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but i can use the dictionary in the library if you'll Lend me your library card.
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All right, but bring it back tomorrow.
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7. Which shorts did the woman see in the shop window?
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You know those shorts you got last year?
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The ones with flowers on them?
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They're my favourites, really useful.
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Yes, the long ones.
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Well, I saw a pair just like those, except they were plain.
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In the window of that new shop just inside the shopping centre.
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They had big pockets.
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I'll go and look at them tomorrow.
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My flowery ones are good, but I'd like some with pockets.
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Now listen again.
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You know those shorts you got last year?
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The ones with flowers on them?
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They're my favourites, really useful.
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Yes, the long ones.
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Well, I saw a pair just like those, except they were plain.
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In the window of that new shop just inside the shopping centre.
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They had big pockets.
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I'll go and look at them tomorrow.
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My flowery ones are good, but I'd like some with pockets.
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That is the end of part one.

De situatie: Alledaagse gesprekken in het Engels

In de video horen we vier korte dialogen over alledaagse situaties: afspreken met een vriendin, tv-programma's, sportvoorkeuren en advies over eten. Deze gesprekken zijn ideaal om te oefenen met het begrijpen van spreektaal en het reageren op dagelijkse vragen. Ze laten zien hoe Engels in praktische situaties wordt gebruikt, wat perfect is voor wie wil leren om zelf vloeiend te praten.

Nuttige chunks en collocaties om te onthouden

  • "I'd rather play hockey" – Gebruik "I'd rather" om een voorkeur te uiten: handig voor keuzes maken, zoals sporten of activiteiten.
  • "give up ice cream" – "Give up" betekent stoppen met iets, bijvoorbeeld een voedingsgewoonte. Nuttig voor advies of doelstellingen.
  • "it'll finish by half past seven" – "By" + tijd geeft aan wanneer iets klaar is: handig voor planningen en afspraken.
  • "more of a team player" – Deze collocatie beschrijft iemand die leuk vindt om in een team te werken: handig voor persoonlijke eigenschappen te beschrijven.

Je schaduwspraak-challenge: Oefen met intonatie en tempo

Wil je je engelse uitspraak verbeteren? Probeer nu de schaduwspraak-methode! Kies een dialoog uit de video en speel hem af. Wacht 1-2 seconden, dan herhaal je de zinnen net zo snel en met dezelfde intonatie als de spreker. Gebruik een shadowing site of shadowing app om je voortgang te volgen – dit helpt om het tempo en de klank van het Engels te leren. Herhaal dit 3-4 keer per dialoog. Let op details zoals "I mean" of "well" – deze kleine woorden maken spreektaal natuurlijk. Door te oefenen met video's leer je niet alleen de taal, maar ook de context. Klaar om te beginnen? Druk op play en laat je stem meeleiden!

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 finished
Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doetisn't caused
Werkwoord + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — werkwoorden die door de -ing-vorm worden gevolgdstarted watching · avoid eating
Mogelijkheid met “might / may” might/may + werkwoord — iets is mogelijk maar niet zekermight be

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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