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Part 4.
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You will hear an interview with a man called Guy Reardon who works as a stuntman performing dangerous scenes in movies.
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When you see a fight or a car chase in a movie,
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it's often a stuntman or woman taking the risks, not a real actor.
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Guy Reardon's a top stuntman.
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Guy, do you usually work individually or in a team?
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It depends.
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In my first job I was part of a team of other stuntmen.
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Several of us had to jump off a fourth floor rooftop together and get caught by the group on the ground.
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That involved relying on everyone else to do things properly,
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which wasn't something I enjoyed.
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Despite that uncertainty, I hoped my strength and sense of timing would get me through.
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Audiences rarely appreciate the lengths we go to to provide their entertainment.
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Obviously it's dangerous, but what's the most challenging thing for you about the work?
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It's a wonderful job, but like any career,
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you have to have tools.
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For a stuntman it's his or her body,
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and if a stunt goes wrong you can end up badly hurt.
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If I thought about that though,
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I'd never do the job.
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But it's the never-ending process to up your game,
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to expand and extend what you're good at, that's the toughest bit.
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Of course there's a lot of competition in the stunt world,
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that makes it exciting.
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What was it like working on the movie Raw Stuff?
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It's based on a true story about soldiers in action,
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so it was extremely important that the stunts didn't look like standard movie action sequences.
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The mountains we were filming in were stunning,
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which made up for having to hike up with 25 kilos of equipment on our backs.
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You just didn't notice the weight.
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The view from the top was sensational.
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The tricky part was tumbling onto rocky mountain ledges so
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that the camera could be as close as possible and the audiences would see and feel what those soldiers went through.
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You've often acted as a stunt double for the actor Marty Walker.
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Yeah, Marty and I get on.
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He varies his size drastically from one movie to the next.
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He can go from athletic action hero to skinny professor in some major body transformations.
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His dedication to doing that's amazing.
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It affects me as well.
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I had to put on weight for his last movie.
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Marty wanted to do the motorbike stunts himself,
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but we persuaded him not to.
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It involved jumping off at high speed.
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Pretty silly for an untrained person to try and do,
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or even a stuntman.
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Which movie do you remember filming most?
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Light at Dawn.
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They wanted me to say some lines, real acting.
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After a few attempts, I gave up and asked for someone else to do it.
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The director, Peter Levine, was very ambitious.
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Some things he asked for hadn't been tried before.
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It was truly a pleasure when we got things right.
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We filmed all over the world.
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Everyone on what was a huge film crew was completely exhausted flying from one place to the next.
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How long have you been in the movie industry?
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Twenty years.
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I've seen some changes.
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There's more technology these days,
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but there's just as great a need for stunt actors.
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Some things can only be performed by a real human.
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I've worked with some great people in some great locations and had a lot of laughs,
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something that's increasingly missing these days because there's so much at stake.
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But that does mean the financial rewards for those who get into the big movies are generally worth it.
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I can't say I've been unlucky in that respect.
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What would you advise someone wanting to do your job?
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Stunt work's become highly specialised over the years.
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There's high falls, fight scenes,
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horse stunts, car chases, the list goes on.
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There's no easy answer to the question of whether it's better to become skilled at one thing or be diverse.
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I don't try and discourage people from getting into stunts,
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but I do try to convince them to have another source of income to fall back on.
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Most stuntmen I know also do things like construction,
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security, web design, and though everyone has an agent to find them work,
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it's so often about your own contact rather than anything else.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: stunt, movie, stuntman, Marty, actor. Deze video bevat 74 zinnen en 728 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 4:22. De spreker praat in een natuurlijk tempo van ongeveer 167 woorden per minuut, dicht bij een alledaags gesprek. 83% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| stuntman zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈstʌnt.mæn/ | stuntwerker |
| excite werkwoord | /ɪkˈsaɪt/ | prikkelen, opwinden |
| motorbike werkwoord | /ˈmoʊtɚˌbaɪk/ | motorrijden |
| tumble werkwoord | /ˈtʌmbl̩/ | tuimelen |
| discourage werkwoord | /dɪsˈkɝɪd͡ʒ/ | ontmoedigen |
| exhaust werkwoord | /ɪɡˈzɔst/ | uitputten, verminderen |
| persuade werkwoord | /pə(ɹ)ˈsweɪd/ | overtuigen, overhalen |
| hike zelfstandig naamwoord | /haɪk/ | wandeling |
| ambitious bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /æmˈbɪʃ.əs/ | eerzuchtig, ambitieus |
| tricky bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈtɹɪk.i/ | netelig, netelige |
| dedication zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˌdɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/ | toewijding |
| skinny bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈskɪni/ | mager |
| uncertainty zelfstandig naamwoord | /ʌnˈsɜːtənti/ | onzekerheid |
| specialized bijvoeglijk naamwoord | gespecialiseerd | |
| athletic bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /æθˈlɛt.ɪk/ | atletisch |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| end up werkwoord | belanden, terechtkomen |
| give up werkwoord | zich overgeven |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- Guy, do you usually work individually or in a team?
- I'd never do the job.
- You just didn't notice the weight.
- Which movie do you remember filming most?
- How long have you been in the movie industry?
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 | You've often acted · have you been · I've seen |
| Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet | been tried · be performed |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 12 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I've, didn't, can't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: sensational /sɛnˈseɪʃənəl/, ambitious /æmˈbɪʃ.əs/, dedication /ˌdɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: sensational /sɛnˈseɪʃənəl/, individually /ˌɪndɪˈvɪd͡ʒ(u)əli/, dedication /ˌdɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/, uncertainty /ʌnˈsɜːtənti/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: discourage /dɪsˈkɝɪd͡ʒ/, persuade /pə(ɹ)ˈsweɪd/, depend /dɪˈpɛnd/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: stuntman /ˈstʌnt.mæn/, ambitious /æmˈbɪʃ.əs/, athletic /æθˈlɛt.ɪk/
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 stuntman, excite, motorbike.
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