Shadowing Practice: Beginner English Conversation about Free Time Activities - Learn English Speaking with Video
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So Meg, what do you like to do in your free time?
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Actually, I love cooking.
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I like to try new dishes and I love baking as well.
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Oh, nice.
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That's interesting because I hate cooking.
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Oh, really?
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Yeah, and I don't know anything about baking, but I like cleaning.
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Cleaning is relaxing.
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Really?
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Is that true?
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Yeah, really.
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I like cleaning.
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So my house is usually very clean.
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My house is usually clean also, but I don't like cleaning very much.
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Yeah, I think most people don't like cleaning, but some people think cleaning is relaxing, like me.
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That's true.
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What else do you like to do?
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Well, I like exercising.
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I like going to the gym.
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I like listening to podcasts.
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So I listen to a lot of podcasts a lot.
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And I like surfing the internet.
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And sometimes I enjoy reading books.
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I also enjoy reading books when I have time.
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But these days, I often listen to books instead.
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I listen to audiobooks.
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Oh, really?
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Yeah, I like listening to audiobooks.
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Why?
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Because I can't exercise at the same time.
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Ah, so exercising and reading at the same time.
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Yeah, it's fun.
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So I love jogging, and I go jogging almost every day, usually for one hour so I listen to audiobooks when I jog.
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So you can do two things at once.
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Very important.
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Multitasking.
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I love multitasking.
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Sounds like you're good at multitasking.
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Let's talk about outdoor activities.
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Do you like doing yard work?
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I don't especially like doing yard work, but right now I don't have a yard,
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so doing yard work isn't something I have to worry about.
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What about you?
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I like doing yard work.
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I think it's very relaxing.
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It's like cleaning, so I enjoy it.
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But like you, I don't have a yard, so now I don't do yard work very much.
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Or I can't do yard work.
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So you like gardening if you have a yard?
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Yeah, so I grew up on a big house, so we had lots of yard work, lots of gardening. So, yeah.
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Right.
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But what about other things like hiking?
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Do you like hiking?
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I love hiking.
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Anything that is in nature, I love doing.
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So I love hiking.
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I love kayaking.
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I love canoeing.
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Any outdoor sports.
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Do you like hiking?
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I do.
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I'm with you.
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I love hiking.
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What about things like rock climbing?
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I have never been rock climbing.
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Have you gone rock climbing?
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No, rock climbing looks dangerous, so I'm a little scared, so I've never done rock climbing either.
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What about things like singing and dancing?
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Do you enjoy singing and dancing?
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I enjoy singing, but I'm not very good at it, so I like singing when I'm alone or in my car.
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Are you good at singing?
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No, I'm terrible at singing, so I hate singing.
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I really, really hate singing.
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But I like going to karaoke and listening to people sing.
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Yeah, some people are really good at singing.
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Yeah.
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What about dancing?
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I hate dancing too.
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Yeah.
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I'm not good at dancing, so dancing is very embarrassing for me.
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So I don't like it.
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I'm not good at dancing either.
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Are there any other activities you really dislike doing?
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Like for me, I hate writing letters.
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For example, I don't like writing thank you letters.
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I don't like writing anything with my hand.
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Typing is okay.
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I don't mind typing things, but I hate writing.
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So using your hand to write, you hate writing.
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Yeah, I like typing.
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Fingers is okay.
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Thumb is okay on the phone.
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Like, I don't mind texting.
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I don't mind typing.
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I just don't like physically writing with a pencil or pen.
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Like, yeah, pen or pencil, like a letter, writing a letter.
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Right, because my writing is really bad, and it's hard to read, so it's embarrassing.
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I'm sure it's fine.
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How about you?
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For example, do you like ironing your clothes?
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I don't like ironing my clothes, but...
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My clothes usually don't need ironing, so I don't have to worry about it too much.
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I don't like doing laundry.
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It's related to ironing clothes.
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So it takes a long time, and the clothes, I have to dry the clothes.
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So doing laundry is a little bit boring for me.
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I don't mind doing laundry if I go to the coin laundry, but I hate hanging my laundry out.
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So I hate hanging out my laundry.
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It takes forever.
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I don't know why.
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You put it out, you take it back in.
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It just takes so much time.
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That's funny.
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I'm kind of the opposite.
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So I don't mind hanging out my laundry because I like saving money.
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So I don't have to use money at the coin laundry.
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Plus you are helping the environment.
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That's true.
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I like helping the earth.
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Yeah.
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I should change.
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Okay.
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Thanks, Meg.
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Yeah.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles is gebaseerd op de video “Beginner English Conversation about Free Time Activities”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: yard, singing, hate, laundry, writing. Deze video bevat 124 zinnen en 821 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 5:52. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 140 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. Slechts 79% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is pittig. 22 van de 124 zinnen zijn vragen, dus het is goede oefening voor vraagintonatie en korte antwoorden.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
15 woorden uit de video die het leren waard zijn, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| laundry zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈlɔːn.dɹi/ | was |
| cloth zelfstandig naamwoord | /klɒθ/ | doek, kleed |
| hike zelfstandig naamwoord | /haɪk/ | wandeling |
| climb werkwoord | /ˈklaɪ̯m/ | klimmen |
| relax werkwoord | /ɹɪˈlæks/ | losmaken |
| outdoor bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /aʊtˈdɔː/ | buiten- |
| coin zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈkoɪ̯n/ | munt, muntstuk |
| podcast zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈpɑdˌkæst/ | podcast |
| pencil zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈpɛnsəl/ | potlood, griffel |
| bake werkwoord | /beɪk/ | bakken |
| finger zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈfɪŋɡɚ/ | vinger |
| physically bijwoord | /ˈfɪz.ɪ.kli/ | lichamelijk |
| dish zelfstandig naamwoord | /dɪʃ/ | bord, taloor |
| scare werkwoord | /skɛɚ/ | bang maken, beangstigen |
| thumb zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈθʌm/ | duim |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- What else do you like to do?
- Do you like doing yard work?
- Have you gone rock climbing?
- Do you enjoy singing and dancing?
- Are you good at singing?
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 | have never been · Have you gone · I've never done |
| Werkwoord + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — werkwoorden die door de -ing-vorm worden gevolgd | love cooking · love baking · hate cooking |
| Verplichting: must / have to / need to zeggen dat iets nodig is | have to worry · have to dry · have to use |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 36 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals don't, I'm, can't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De “th”-klanken: cloth /klɒθ/, thumb /ˈθʌm/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: audiobook /ˈɔdi.oʊbʊk/, karaoke /ˈkæ.ɹiˌəʊ.ki/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: relax /ɹɪˈlæks/, podcast /ˈpɑdˌkæst/, embarrass /ɪmˈbæɹəs/, karaoke /ˈkæ.ɹiˌəʊ.ki/, kayak /ˈkaɪˌæk/
- /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: finger /ˈfɪŋɡɚ/, jog /d͡ʒɑɡ/
Zo oefen je met deze video
- Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
- Spreek zin voor zin na op normale snelheid en herhaal elke zin tot je ritme gelijk is aan dat van de spreker.
- Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als laundry, cloth, hike.
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.