Shadowing Practice: At the Restaurant 🍔 | Easy English Conversation - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hello and welcome to the World in English.
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I'm Jake.
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And I'm Sophia.
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And today we have a topic that I personally love very much.
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Food.
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Food!
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And more specifically, what happens when you sit down at a restaurant and everything is in English?
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The menu, the waiter, the other people at the table – all in English.
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And you need to order, ask questions, and have a conversation.
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If that situation makes you a little nervous, this video is exactly what you need.
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And if this is your first time here, welcome to the world in English.
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We are a community of people learning English together.
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Not a classroom, a family.
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Subscribe and give this video a like so you never miss what we make next.
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And tell us in the comments, what is your favorite food?
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In English, of course.
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We want to know everything.
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Okay, let's set the scene.
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Two people are going to a restaurant a real English-speaking restaurant.
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What happens first?
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The first thing that happens before you even sit down, the host or the waiter at the door asks you something, and it is almost always the same question.
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What question?
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Do you have a reservation?
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Or how many in your party?
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How many in your party?
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That one confuses a lot of people.
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Party sounds like a celebration.
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Ha!
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I know, but in this context, party just means group.
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How many people are you with?
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So, the answer is simple.
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Just the two of us.
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Or, a table for four, please.
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And if you don't have a reservation?
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Just say, we don't have a reservation.
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Do you have a table available?
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Most of the time, they will check and find you something.
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And if not, they will tell you the waiting time.
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The wait is about 20 minutes.
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And then you decide to stay or go somewhere else.
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Exactly.
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Now you are seated.
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The waiter comes to your table.
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What do they say first?
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Usually something like, can I get you something to drink?
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Or are you ready to order?
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Or do you need a few more minutes?
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And what do you say when you need more time?
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Because some people always need more time.
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Ha!
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I do.
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I always need more time with a menu.
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I say, could we have a few more minutes, please?
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Or just, just a minute, please.
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I'm still deciding.
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Both completely natural, and the waiter will come back.
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No pressure.
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Now the drinks come, you look at the menu, and here is where it gets interesting because sometimes you don't understand something on the menu.
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This happens all the time, even in your own language sometimes.
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So what do you say?
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You ask, simply and directly, excuse me, what is this dish?
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Or what does this come with?
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Or is this spicy?
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What does this come with is such a useful question, because sometimes the menu says the main item, but doesn't tell you what is on the side.
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Exactly.
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You want to know if your steak comes with chips or salad. That matters.
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Very important information.
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Now you are ready to order.
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What do you say?
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The most natural way is, I'll have the followed by what you want.
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I'll have the pasta please.
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I'll have the grilled chicken.
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I'll have the soup to start and the salmon for the main.
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I'll have sounds so much more natural than I want.
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Much more natural.
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I want is grammatically correct, but it can sound a little blunt in a restaurant.
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I'll have, or could I have, or I'd like, these are all more polite and more fluent.
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And if you have a dietary requirement, something you can't eat or don't eat, how do you say that?
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You say it clearly and simply.
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I'm vegetarian, is there meat in this?
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Or I'm allergic to nuts, could you check if this dish contains nuts?
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Or could I have this without the onions, please?
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Restaurants hear these requests all the time.
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There's nothing embarrassing about asking.
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Your health and your preferences matter.
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And a good restaurant will always accommodate if they can.
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Now let's talk about during the meal.
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The food arrives, what do you say?
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The waiter puts the plate in front of you and says, enjoy your meal. Or enjoy.
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You say, thank you.
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That's it.
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Simple, warm, natural.
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And if something is wrong, the food is cold, or they brought the wrong dish, what do you do?
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You speak up, politely but clearly.
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Excuse me, I think there might be a mistake.
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I ordered the chicken, but this is the fish.
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Or, I'm sorry, could you heat this up?
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It's a little The key words are I think and I'm sorry at the beginning.
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They soften the complaint without making it less clear.
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And most waiters genuinely want to fix the problem.
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They are not your enemy.
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They want you to have a good experience.
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Now the meal is finished.
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You want to pay.
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What do you say?
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You catch the waiter's eye or raise your hand gently and say, could we have the bill, please?
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In American English, they say, check.
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Could we have the check, please?
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Both are correct.
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And if you want to pay separately, what is the phrase?
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Could we pay separately, please?
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Or can we split the bill?
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The waiter will usually say yes and bring separate bills or ask how you want to divide it.
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Now, I have a restaurant story.
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Want to hear it?
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Oh, please tell us.
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So, this was a few years ago.
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I was at a restaurant with some colleagues, all native English speakers, and I was trying very hard to sound natural and confident.
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The waiter asked if I wanted still or sparkling water, and I panicked.
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I forgot which one meant with bubbles and which one meant without.
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Ha!
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That is such a relatable moment.
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I sat there for about five seconds, which felt like five minutes, and then I said, whichever one doesn't have bubbles, please.
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And everyone at the table laughed.
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But it worked.
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It worked perfectly.
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The waiter smiled and said, still water it is.
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And from that day, I never forgot means no bubbles, sparkling means bubbles.
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That is a great way to learn.
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A little embarrassment and you never forget.
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Never.
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What about you?
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Any restaurant moments?
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One, I was in London, my first time ordering in English in a real British restaurant.
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Everything was going well until the waiter asked, how would you like your steak cooked?
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And you didn't know the words.
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I had no idea.
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Rare, medium, well done.
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I had never heard these words in this context.
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I looked at him completely blank.
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What did you do?
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I said, not too pink, please.
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And he said, medium well, perfect.
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And it was perfect.
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It was exactly what I wanted.
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Not too pink.
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I love that.
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Sometimes describing what you want in simple words works better than trying to remember the technical term.
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Don't be afraid to explain rather than name.
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That is one of the most useful things anyone can do in English.
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If you don't know the word, describe it.
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Always.
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Okay, let's finish with some essential restaurant phrases altogether, the ones you absolutely need to know to get a table
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a table for two please do you have any tables available
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we have a reservation under the name to order drinks could
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we see the drinks menu i'll have a sparkling water please
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what do you recommend to order food i'll have the could
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i have please what does this come with is this dish
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spicy to handle problems excuse me i think there might be a mistake.
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Could I have this without?
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I'm allergic to. To pay.
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Could we have the bill, please?
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Can we split the bill?
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Do you accept card?
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And the one phrase that works in every situation, excuse me, could you help me, please?
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Because a polite question always opens a door.
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Now tell us in the comments, have you ever been to a restaurant where you had to speak English?
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What happened?
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Did it go well?
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Did something funny happen?
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We want to hear your stories, every single one.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “At the Restaurant 🍔”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: restaurant, English, waiter, table, menu. Deze video bevat 171 zinnen en 1380 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 7:43. De spreker praat in een natuurlijk tempo van ongeveer 179 woorden per minuut, dicht bij een alledaags gesprek. 85% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken. 48 van de 171 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:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| waiter zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈweɪ̯təː/ | ober, kelner |
| menu zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈmɛn.juː/ | menu |
| bubble zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈbʌbəl/ | bel |
| dish zelfstandig naamwoord | /dɪʃ/ | bord, taloor |
| phrase zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/ | uitspraak |
| allergic bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /əˈlɝ.d͡ʒɪk/ | allergisch |
| spicy bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈspaɪsi/ | scherp, pikant |
| polite bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /pəˈlaɪt/ | beleefd |
| steak zelfstandig naamwoord | /steɪk/ | biefstuk, steak |
| embarrass werkwoord | /ɪmˈbæɹəs/ | verlegen maken, in verlegenheid brengen |
| relatable bijvoeglijk naamwoord | [ɹɪˈleɪ.tə.bɫ̩] | herkenbaar |
| soften werkwoord | /ˈsɑfən/ | verzachten |
| fluent bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈfluənt/ | vloeiend |
| confuse werkwoord | /kənˈfjuːz/ | verwarren, in de war brengen |
| dietary bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈdaɪəˌtɛɹi/ | diëtair |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| come back werkwoord | terugkomen |
| sit down werkwoord | gaan zitten |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- Do you have a reservation?
- How many in your party?
- How many people are you with?
- Do you have a table available?
- I'm vegetarian, is there meat in this?
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — iets dat op een moment in het verleden bezig was | was trying · was going |
| Mogelijkheid met “might / may” might/may + werkwoord — iets is mogelijk maar niet zeker | might be |
| Vergrotende trap -er than / more … than — twee dingen vergelijken | more natural than · better than |
| Overtreffende trap the -est / the most … — het hoogste of laagste van een groep | The most natural · the most useful |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 27 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'll, I'm, don't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: reservation /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/, dish /dɪʃ/, celebration /ˌsɛl.ɪˈbɹeɪ.ʃən/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: reservation /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/, embarrassment /ɪmˈbæɹ.əs.mənt/, vegetarian /vɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛ.ɹi.ən/, accommodate /əˈkɑməˌdeɪt/, altogether /ɔl.tuˈɡɛð.ɚ/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: phrase /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/, confuse /kənˈfjuːz/, colleague /ˈkɒliːɡ/, subscribe /səbˈskɹaɪb/, divide /dɪˈvaɪd/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: embarrass /ɪmˈbæɹəs/, embarrassment /ɪmˈbæɹ.əs.mənt/, salmon /ˈsæmən/, blank /ˈblæŋk/, salad /ˈsæl.əd/
- /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: grill /ɡɹɪl/, colleague /ˈkɒliːɡ/, altogether /ɔl.tuˈɡɛð.ɚ/
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 waiter, menu, bubble.
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.