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So, I've been teaching English for nearly 20 years and I've been learning languages for even longer.
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So, today I'm going to share with you five big truths that everyone learning English should know.
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I did have 20 truths,
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but I thought not many people would watch a video with 20 things.
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So, here they are.
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So, the first truth I want to share with you is that you can't buy English.
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You can buy courses and teachers and apps,
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but you can't buy real engagement with the language.
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What do I mean?
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mean you can't outsource the skills the four skills reading writing listening speaking you have to do
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that okay and i think a lot of people don't think about this
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or realize this i've taught so many students in my life maybe a thousand
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or more than a thousand and i've had parents come up to me and give me wads of cash, right?
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Lots of cash at me saying, teach my child English.
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Like they can just buy it.
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You can't buy it.
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That student needs to put in the work.
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They have to engage with the language.
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They need the right skills, the right habits.
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So I want to say to you sure you can buy an app
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or a course or anything like that but just know
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that it depends on you at the end of the day my recommendation is sure choose one resource
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and go deep with that resource don't choose ten different resources
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and you don't even need to buy anything just choose a YouTube video like one of my podcast episodes.
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And you can spend a week on that episode.
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So you will learn the vocabulary,
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the phrases, practice shadowing, maybe answer some questions of your own.
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Join a discussion group and talk about the things from the video.
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There are so many things you can do with just one free resource.
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Alright guys, it's starting to rain,
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so I hope we can finish this video.
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We've actually tried to do this video three days in a row,
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and every single day it was just a downpour.
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That means heavy rain.
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So, my next truth for you is that passive English creates passive results.
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And because so many students spend hours and hours around English just watching videos,
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but never speaking or repeating or engaging with the content,
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So passive activities are still important, right?
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They can still help you with sounds and rhythm and vocabulary.
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But I would say real results come from active English, active activities.
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So speaking out loud, writing,
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journaling, doing dictation, where you listen and you write down what you hear.
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Pausing and repeating.
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Shadowing.
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I have a big, well,
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I have a controversial opinion about shadowing.
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I think I will make another video about that.
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If you want that, let me know in the comments and put shadowing because I have a really good video for that.
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Other things you can do is just having real conversations,
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making lots of mistakes and correcting them.
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Because your brain learns much faster when you actually participate.
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So the third truth is always be very careful walking into a field when there is a bull.
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Sorry, I was just joking.
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Well, I'm not joking.
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You do need to be careful.
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But the real tip three is motivation fades, habits remain.
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You see, many people think that successful learners are more motivated,
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more inspired, or more passionate.
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And that might be true.
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But if your English depends only on motivation,
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you will constantly stop and restart.
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And I know this all too well,
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okay, in my own language learning journey too.
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And what I've noticed is the most successful students I've met and just language learners all have one thing in common.
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And it is consistency.
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And that comes from discipline, habits, routines and systems.
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So for example, maybe you listen to English every morning while you're making coffee.
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Maybe you check your vocabulary,
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you review vocabulary for 10 minutes as soon as you get home.
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Or you practice speaking regularly every week,
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regularly being the operative word.
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And this leads perfectly to my next point.
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my next truth is very simple
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and it is you improve at speaking by speaking it's
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that simple i've met
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so many students who just don't practice speaking they don't speak
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with others they don't do self-talk they don't meet native speakers
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so in any way you can practice speaking so
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if your question is should i practice with ai
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or a teacher yes yes to both okay ai yes teacher yes
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or should i have should i join a speaking group
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or do one-on-one classes yes it doesn't matter just make sure you're practicing speaking practicing with ai is really useful
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and it's quite cheap you don't need to buy any apps
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really i use chat gpt you can use whatever you want
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but make sure you also practice with real people because
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if you don't you will freeze when you meet native speakers
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or when you go out in groups you need to make yourself feel a little bit uncomfortable okay so practice speaking.
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Now, how do we get out of here i think it's this way
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my next truth is probably the hardest one to hear
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and it is fear is holding most learners back
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that means fear is stopping you from reaching your goal not intelligence not talent not even grammar fear Fear of being judged,
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fear of being laughed at,
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fear of making mistakes, fear of sounding stupid,
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fear of having a strong accent,
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fear of not sounding perfect.
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There is a long list, right?
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I'm sure you can relate to one of these fears.
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And I really believe that this is one of the main things stopping you from becoming a fluent speaker.
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I have taught hundreds and hundreds of students and some of them they know the grammar,
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they know the vocabulary, but when it's time to speak they just freeze.
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They freeze in front of native speakers
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and this is the biggest problem I have seen in the
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past 20 years probably um now i have done a playlist on these problems
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and i give you some really useful tips
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and activities to help you overcome these issues
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so i'll put a link somewhere here in the video
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and please if this is a problem for you watch that playlist and i'm i'm sure it will help right well
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these were my five truths from being a teacher
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and a language learner for so many years I feel
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so old but I hope you enjoyed it let me know
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which truth you relate to the most anyway that's it from me
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but I'll see you in the next episode bye bye Oh,
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take us back past the fence in stone Wind in the branches carved our names in the bone
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B2 is gebaseerd op de video “After 20 Years Teaching English, Here’s the Truth”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: speaking, fear, truth, English, practice. Deze video bevat 113 zinnen en 1154 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 10:12. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 113 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. 85% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| vocabulary zelfstandig naamwoord | /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/ | woordenschat, vocabulaire |
| passive bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈpæs.ɪv/ | passief |
| freeze werkwoord | /ˈfɹiːz/ | bevriezen |
| playlist zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈpleɪˌlɪst/ | afspeellijst, playlist |
| grammar zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)/ | spraakkunst, grammatica |
| depend werkwoord | /dɪˈpɛnd/ | afhangen |
| dictation zelfstandig naamwoord | /dɪkˈteɪʃən/ | dictee |
| downpour zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈdaʊn.pɔː(ɹ)/ | wolkbreuk |
| outsource werkwoord | /ˈaʊtˌsɔːs/ | uitbesteden |
| fluent bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈfluənt/ | vloeiend |
| motivate werkwoord | /ˈmoʊ.tɪ.veɪt/ | motiveren |
| restart werkwoord | /ˈɹiːˌstɑɹt/ | herbeginnen |
| operative bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈɑpəɹətɪv/ | werkzaam |
| fade werkwoord | /feɪd/ | verzwakken, verslappen |
| pause zelfstandig naamwoord | /pɔːz/ | pauze |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| speak out werkwoord | zich uitspreken |
| write down werkwoord | opschrijven, neerschrijven |
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 have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telt | i've taught · i've had · We've actually tried |
| Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet | being judged · being laughed |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 31 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals don't, I've, I'm. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: dictation /dɪkˈteɪʃən/, recommendation /ˌɹɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/, passionate /ˈpæʃənɪt/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, operative /ˈɑpəɹətɪv/, consistency /kənˈsɪs.tən.si/, recommendation /ˌɹɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/, uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: passive /ˈpæs.ɪv/, freeze /ˈfɹiːz/, depend /dɪˈpɛnd/, operative /ˈɑpəɹətɪv/, fade /feɪd/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, passive /ˈpæs.ɪv/, grammar /ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)/, passionate /ˈpæʃənɪt/, accent /ækˈsɛnt/
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 vocabulary, passive, freeze.
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.