Shadowing Practice: Academy Stars 5. Unit 1. READING TIME 1 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Track 1 .8 Reading Time 1 Activity 1 The Trick
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Moussa and Hakan lived next door to each other in a small village.
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They were good friends, but there was one problem.
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Money was very important to Hakan and, unfortunately, it was sometimes more important than his friends.
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One day, Hakan noticed that his horse, Atik, wasn't well.
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I think we should sell Atik, he told his wife, Pinar.
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He isn't strong and healthy anymore.
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Pinar was surprised.
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Sell a sick horse, she said.
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That isn't honest.
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And who will buy a sick animal anyway?
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Well, said Hakan, I don't know if Atik is sick, but he used to be stronger.
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Musa needs to travel to the city soon and he hasn't got a horse.
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But Musa is your friend, said Pinar angrily.
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You shouldn't sell an unhealthy horse to anyone, and certainly not to your friend.
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But Musa hasn't got enough money to buy a horse, explained Hakan.
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I'll give him a very good price for our teak.
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So I think I'm doing a good thing for my friend."
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Musa was watering the plants in his garden next door
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when he heard the last part of the conversation through the open window.
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Aha, he thought.
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So Hakan is going to try and sell me a sick horse.
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It's time to teach my friend a lesson.
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The next day, Musa and Hakan were drinking coffee together when Musa asked, Do you know anyone who is selling a horse?
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Why do you need a horse? asked Hakan.
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I need to travel to the city soon to see my family, explained Musa.
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Well, it's your lucky day.
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I'm thinking of selling a teak, said Hakan.
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He's the strongest and fastest horse in the village.
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I paid a lot of money for him, but I will sell him to you, my friend, for a very good price.
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Musa loved his friend like a brother, so he didn't say anything, but he had a plan.
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Okay, he said, tomorrow I'll come to your house to buy the horse.
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That evening, while Hakan was having dinner, Moussa took a chair and broke it against the kitchen wall.
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Then he shouted, Help!
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Very loudly and lay down on the floor next to the broken chair.
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Hakan heard his cries and ran to Moussa's house.
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Moussa!
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Moussa!
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What's happened?
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He shouted, running into the kitchen.
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I've had an accident, replied Moussa.
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I was taking food from a shelf when I fell off the chair.
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I think I've broken my leg.
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You need to go to hospital immediately, said Hakan worriedly.
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The nearest hospital is 30 kilometers away, said Moussa.
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But how lucky we are to have Atik.
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You can take me there on the strongest and fastest horse in the village.
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It will only take three hours."
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Hakan knew that this was an emergency and that Atik couldn't carry his friend for three hours.
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It was time to tell Musa the truth.
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He explained that Atik wasn't strong and healthy anymore
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and offered to buy Musa the strongest and fastest horse in the whole country to take him to hospital.
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Musa knew that Hakan was truly sorry.
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He stood up and showed Hakan that his leg wasn't broken.
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Hakan understood that Musa had tricked him too.
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He laughed and laughed and then he hugged his friend.
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I'm so sorry, Musa.
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You're the best friend in the world and I will never try to trick you again.
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Soon after that, Atik got better and Hakann gave the horse to his friend as a present
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to show him how truly sorry he was.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “Academy Stars 5. Unit 1. READING TIME 1”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: Hakan, Musa, horse, Atik, Moussa. Deze video bevat 60 zinnen en 599 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 4:49. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 124 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. Slechts 80% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is pittig.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

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

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
shout werkwoord/ʃaʊt/schreeuwen
lesson zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈlɛs.ən/les
hug werkwoord/hʌɡ/elkaar omarmen
shelf zelfstandig naamwoord/ʃɛlf/schap, rek
unhealthy bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ʌnˈhɛl.θi/ongezond
teak zelfstandig naamwoord/tiːk/teakboom
laugh werkwoord/læf/lachen
kitchen zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈkɪt͡ʃ(ə)n/keuken
teach werkwoord/ˈtiːt͡ʃ/aanleren, leren
unfortunately bijwoord/ʌnˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃə.nɪt.li/helaas, jammer genoeg
cry werkwoord/kɹaɪ/huilen
reply zelfstandig naamwoord/ɹɪˈplaɪ/antwoord, respons

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

WoordBetekenis
stand up werkwoordopstaan

Zinnen om te herhalen

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

  • It's time to teach my friend a lesson.
  • Why do you need a horse?
  • I think I've broken my leg.

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 had · I've broken
Overtreffende trap the -est / the most … — het hoogste of laagste van een groepthe strongest · The nearest · the best
Past continuous was/were + -ing — iets dat op een moment in het verleden bezig waswas watering · were drinking · was having
Advies met “should” should + werkwoord — zeggen wat een goed idee isshould sell · shouldn't sell

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 19 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm, wasn't, hasn't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

  • De klanken “sh” en “zh”: shout /ʃaʊt/, shelf /ʃɛlf/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: angrily /ˈæŋ.ɡɹə.li/, laugh /læf/
  • /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: hug /hʌɡ/, angrily /ˈæŋ.ɡɹə.li/, stronger /stɹɔŋɡɚ/

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 shout, lesson, hug.

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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