Shadowing Practice: Are you an ADVANCED speaker? - Learn English Speaking with Video

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What does "filled to the brim" mean?
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If you said filled right up to the top,
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filled to the top or something like that, You got it right!
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Hi everyone and welcome back or welcome to my YouTube channel.
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In this video, we'll jump right into a test to see if you're an advanced English speaker. Are you?
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If you get eight or more than eight questions right, you're an advanced speaker.
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You'll have five seconds to answer each question.
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Let me know in the comments how many you got right.
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And don't forget to share with your friends and see if they're advanced.
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First question, What does fiddle mean?
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A fiddle is a musical instrument It's a violin.
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Fiddle is an informal way to refer to a violin.
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We can also say to play the fiddle.
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For example: He's been fiddling since he was a child.
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He's such a good violinist.
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Second question: What does saddle mean?
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"To settle" is a verb that has many meanings.
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so you have a high chance of getting it right.
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To settle can mean to reach a decision or an agreement.
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about something, like we couldn't agree on what to get for dinner, but we eventually settled on pizza.
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To settle can also mean to go and live somewhere permanently.
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They got married and settled in Chicago.
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Chicago is going to be their permanent residence.
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To settle can also mean to calm down.
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For example, the crying baby finally settled down after being fed.
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Or it can mean to fall to the ground after being disturbed or moved usually of dust or debris.
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For example, the undissolved sugar settled at the bottom of the laminate pitcher.
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Third question.
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What does to forsake mean?
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"Farsake" is a verb and it means to abandon.
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Someone might say: "I won't forsake my family," which means: "I won't abandon my family."
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Fourth question: What does "put the pedal to the metal" mean?
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If you're driving and someone tells you to put the pedal to the metal,
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the person wants you to drive faster.
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We can also say step on it or hit the gas.
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Fifth question, what does the word hottie mean?
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Thank you.
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Haughty is an advanced adjective and it means arrogant.
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Disdainful and superior.
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We can say, "My boss is so hottie.
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She thinks she's superior to everyone." My boss is so arrogant.
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She thinks she's superior to everyone.
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But a more correct definition of hottie would be to look down at others as though you're above them.
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Imagine lifting your chin up and looking down on other people This is what hottie looks like.
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Terrible, isn't it?
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That was a really advanced word.
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Now let's move on to the sixth question.
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Sixth question, what does Jack mean?
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No, Jack is not just a name.
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If you said it's a name, you're somewhat correct, because it is a name.
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But what we are talking about here is the other use of the word Jack.
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Jack is a device for lifting heavy objects.
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We use a jack to change a car's tire.
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I got you with this one.
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I know, I know.
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Seventh question.
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What does to do something on a shoestring mean?
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Thank you.
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The expression "to do something on a shoestring" means to do something without spending a lot of money.
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For example: I need to redecorate my apartment on a shoestring.
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It means that I need to redecorate my apartment without spending a lot of money on it.
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Eighth question.
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What does shrink mean?
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The verb to shrink means to become smaller.
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Picture the following scenario: you put your t -shirt in the washing machine, and when you pick it up to hang it in the drying machine,
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your t -shirt is Smaller?
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Your T -shirt Shrank?
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Shrink is the past shrink.
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Shrink?
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Shrink shrunk, Ninth question: How do you pronounce this word?
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If you said colonel with an L sound,
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You got it wrong.
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The correct pronunciation is "Kernel" with an R sound,
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A colonel is an army officer of high rank I know, this word is very tricky, I know.
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Tenth question: what does "to dig your heels in" mean?
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Thank you.
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to stick your heels in.
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The expression "to dig your heels in" means to refuse to do something or change your mind.
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For example, the shopkeeper dug his heels in and didn't reduce the price of the products.
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This means that the shopkeeper didn't change his mind about the price of the products.
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If you're not an advanced speaker yet, Don't get discouraged.
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Remember that learning a language takes time.
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And remember that being fluent is different from being advanced.
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You're fluent when you're able to communicate easily in the context you need to.
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You're advanced when you have a high level of knowledge in that language.
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Being advanced means you've expanded your vocabulary and deepened your comprehension.
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Let me know in the comments how many you got right.
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See you in the next video.

Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze spreekles op niveau B2 is gebaseerd op de video “Are you an ADVANCED speaker?”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: advanced, shrink, jack, word, example. Deze video bevat 88 zinnen en 836 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 8:34. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 98 woorden per minuut, zodat je tijd hebt om elke klank na te doen. 82% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken. 16 van de 88 zinnen zijn vragen, dus het is goede oefening voor vraagintonatie en korte antwoorden.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
fiddle werkwoord/ˈfɪdl̩/fiedelen
hottie zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈhɒti/stuk, knapperd
heel zelfstandig naamwoord/hil/hak, hiel
verb zelfstandig naamwoord/vɝb/werkwoord
forsake werkwoord/fɔɹˈseɪk/verzaken, opgeven
shopkeeper zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈʃɑpkiːpɚ/winkelier, detaillist
fluent bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈfluənt/vloeiend
pedal zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈpɛdəl/pedaal
violin zelfstandig naamwoord/ˌvaɪ.əˈlɪn/viool, vedel
arrogant bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈæɹəɡənt/arrogant
abandon werkwoord/əˈbæn.dən/opgeven, prijsgeven
adjective zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈæd͡ʒ.ɪk.tɪv/bijvoeglijk naamwoord, adjectief
deepen werkwoord/ˈdiːpən/verdiepen
disdainful bijvoeglijk naamwoord/dɪsˈdeɪn.fəl/laatdunkend, minachtend
haughty bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈhɔːti/hooghartig, hoogmoedig

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

WoordBetekenis
calm down werkwoordbedaren
look down on werkwoordneerkijken op

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 21 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals you're, didn't, don't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

  • De “th”-klanken: tenth /tɛnθ/, eighth /eɪtθ/
  • De klanken “sh” en “zh”: shoestring /ˈʃustɹɪŋ/, shopkeeper /ˈʃɑpkiːpɚ/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, comprehension /ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/
  • Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, permanently /ˈpɜː.mə.nənt.li/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: verb /vɝb/, adjective /ˈæd͡ʒ.ɪk.tɪv/, disturb /dɪˈstɜːb/, discourage /dɪsˈkɝɪd͡ʒ/
  • /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: arrogant /ˈæɹəɡənt/, abandon /əˈbæn.dən/, adjective /ˈæd͡ʒ.ɪk.tɪv/, laminate /ˈlæmɪneɪt/, saddle /ˈsæd(ə)l/

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 fiddle, hottie, heel.

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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