Shadowing Practice: Associa: The Value of a Story - Learn English Speaking with Video
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I first started working when I was 12 years old.
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I'd go out in the morning at 7 a .m before the grass was even dry
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and I would mow all day long barely pushing that lawnmower back through the door at 7 p .m at night.
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It gave me a good taste for a serious work ethic and what it was to be responsible and dependable.
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One of the things you learn
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when you start a business really at any age is how
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important it is to take care of the customer you know
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when you build any organization you have to have family spirit it's one of those critical building blocks especially
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when you're in the service business people have to come together work as a team enjoy what they're doing
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and enjoy serving the client customer service is one of those
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things you never really quit working on you're always trying to improve your operation
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or at least you should be and And that's really what we're involved in now, is a journey through all departments of the company to become better next year than we were this past year.
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You can't be successful in anything in life, whether it's personal or professional, without having integrity.
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People need to know that when you say something, you mean it, that you follow through, that your word is good.
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But you also have to be willing to be held accountable.
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We are accountable to our clients our employees are accountable to
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the leadership of an associate there's something special about a working relationship with others
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when you know
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that individual is looking out for you just as you're trying
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to look out for them we count on people to come give their best each
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and every day
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and of course to be loyal to the company as they
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should expect us to be to them as we mature
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and as we grow older as a company you see more
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and more successful initiatives to address the technological needs of our employees to make the work day easier
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and better and more efficient for them but also to improve the relationship with our clients.
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When you look at the values of a company you have to ask what does that really mean to the client?
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Sustainability among other things is making sure that we are enhancing property values, that the work we do is actually meaningful, it's improving lives, it makes our communities more desirable to live in,
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and in the end, it makes the properties within these communities that much more valuable.
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These many associations have all sorts of complex security challenges, but it's our job to bring in the right professionals,
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to analyze the situation, and to propose a solution that assures that these homes are safe, that the families, the people within these communities are safe,
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and that people know the community by reputation as a safe place to be.
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We don't want people to merely live behind the closed gates of these communities.
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We want them to be involved.
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We want them to know their neighbors, participate in their self -governance through their association.
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We're not just there to do the accounting and the book work, but we actually want to be part of building community because that is what creates lasting value.
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We constantly have to look for better technology, better ways to do things in a more efficient and a more cost -effective manner.
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We owe that to ourselves as a business, but of course we also owe it to our clients.
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As founder and CEO of Asocio, my promise to you, our clients, is that we will always uphold these values, that we believe in these values,
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we run our company according to these values each and every day, and these are the same values
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that will be in place for years to come as we continue our success for the benefit of you, the client.
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Thank you.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B2 is gebaseerd op de video “Associa: The Value of a Story”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: client, value, communities, accountable, safe. Deze video bevat 42 zinnen en 662 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 3:39. De spreker praat snel, ongeveer 181 woorden per minuut, dus reken op verbonden en ingeslikte klanken. 89% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is goed te volgen.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
De 14 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| accountable bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /əˈkaʊntəbl̩/ | verantwoordelijk, aansprakelijk |
| dependable bijvoeglijk naamwoord | [dɪˈpɛndəbəɫ] | betrouwbaar |
| lawnmower zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈlɔn.moʊ.ɚ/ | grasmaaimachine, grasmaaier |
| uphold werkwoord | /ˌʌpˈhəʊld/ | hoog houden |
| sustainability zelfstandig naamwoord | /səˌsteɪnəˈbɪlɪti/ | duurzaamheid |
| analyze werkwoord | /ˈæn.əˌlaɪz/ | analyseren |
| desirable bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /dɪˈzaɪəɹəbəl/ | wenselijk |
| propose werkwoord | /pɹəˈpəʊz/ | voorstellen |
| enhance werkwoord | /ɪnˈhæns/ | vergroten, uitbreiden |
| technological bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˌtɛk.nəˈlɑ.dʒɪ.kəl/ | technologisch |
| assure werkwoord | /əˈʃʊɹ/ | verzekeren, afzekeren |
| governance zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɡʌvəɹnəns/ | bestuur |
| meaningful bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈmiː.nɪŋ.fl̩/ | zinvol |
| loyal bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈlɔɪəl/ | loyaal, getrouw |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| come together werkwoord | /ˈkʌm tʊˈɡɛðɚ/ | bijeenkomen, samenkomen |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 9 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals you're, we're, can't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: dependable [dɪˈpɛndəbəɫ], sustainability /səˌsteɪnəˈbɪlɪti/, desirable /dɪˈzaɪəɹəbəl/, technological /ˌtɛk.nəˈlɑ.dʒɪ.kəl/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: uphold /ˌʌpˈhəʊld/, analyze /ˈæn.əˌlaɪz/, propose /pɹəˈpəʊz/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: analyze /ˈæn.əˌlaɪz/, enhance /ɪnˈhæns/
Zo oefen je met deze video
- Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
- Begin op 0,75× snelheid, spreek zin voor zin na en ga terug naar normale snelheid zodra het makkelijk gaat.
- Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als accountable, dependable, lawnmower.
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.