Shadowing Practice: B2 Shadowing Practice Missing A Connection At The Airport - Learn English Speaking with Video

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I had missed my connection by 11 minutes.
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The woman at the desk barely looked up.
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Nothing available until tomorrow, she said.
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A year ago, I would have nodded and walked away.
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So what did I do instead?
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I asked whether there was anything on a different airline.
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She paused and started typing.
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I did not argue and I did not raise my voice.
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There was one seat, leaving in two hours.
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I simply asked a second question, politely in English.
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That is the whole skill, not perfect grammar, but the nerve to ask twice.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze spreekles op niveau B2 is gebaseerd op de video “B2 Shadowing Practice Missing A Connection At The Airport”. Deze video bevat 12 zinnen en 99 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 0:41. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 144 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

De 13 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
argue werkwoord/ˈɑɹ.ɡju/redetwisten
desk zelfstandig naamwoord/dɛsk/bureau, schrijftafel
skill zelfstandig naamwoord/skɪl/bekwaamheid, vaardigheid
nerve zelfstandig naamwoord/nɝv/zenuw, neuronenbundel
grammar zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)/spraakkunst, grammatica
airline zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈɛɹˌlaɪn/luchtvaartmaatschappij
pause zelfstandig naamwoord/pɔːz/pauze
nod werkwoord/nɑd/knikken
barely bijwoord/ˈbeɹ.li/nauwelijks, amper
twice bijwoord/twaɪs/twee keer, tweemaal
seat zelfstandig naamwoord/siːt/zitplaats
connection zelfstandig naamwoord/kəˈnɛkʃ(ə)n/verbinding, connectie
raise werkwoord/ɹeɪz/opheffen

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
look up werkwoord/ˌlʊk ˈʌp/opkijken

Uitspraak om op te letten

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: nerve /nɝv/, pause /pɔːz/, nod /nɑd/, raise /ɹeɪz/
  • /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: argue /ˈɑɹ.ɡju/, grammar /ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)/

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 argue, desk, skill.

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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