Shadowing Practice: Beginner Listening A1 Lesson #1 Be Verbs - Learn English Speaking with Video

Les maken...
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So Todd, where are you from?
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I am from the US.
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I am from San Francisco.
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It's on the West Coast.
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And what do you do?
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I'm an English teacher.
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Also I create ELO.
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So I work on ELO a lot.
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Okay.
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How old are you?
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I am 47.
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Yeah, I am old.
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It's not old.
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Who is your best friend?
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My best friend is Don.
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He is a teacher too.
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He lives in America.
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And are you married?
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No, I am not married.
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I am still single.
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Where is your mom from?
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My mom is from California.
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She is from Los Angeles.
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And what does she do?
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She is a manager.
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She works in a clothing store.
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Where is your dad from?
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My dad is from San Francisco.
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He is not from Los Angeles,
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but he met my mother in Los Angeles.
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And what does he do?
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He is also a manager.
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He works for a tree cutting company.
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They cut trees.
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Wow.
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That sounds exciting.
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Yeah, cool job.
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Is it dangerous?
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It is a little dangerous, a little.
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And Amy, what about you?
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Where are you from?
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I'm from Glasgow on the west coast of Scotland in the United Kingdom.
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Nice.
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And what do you do?
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I'm also a teacher.
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Nice.
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What do you teach?
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I teach English.
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Me too.
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It's fun isn't it?
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It is.
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It is very fun.
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Excuse me, can I ask, how old are you?
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Of course you can ask.
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I'm 34.
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Okay, very young.
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Very young.
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Where is your mom from?
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My mom is also from Glasgow.
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What does she do?
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Well she's retired now but she was a nurse.
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Oh nice.
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And is your dad from Glasgow?
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Yes he is.
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What does he do?
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He's also retired but he used to be a teacher.
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Oh wow.
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Mini teachers.
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Yes.
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It looks like it.
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Well, thanks, Amy.
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Nice talking to you.
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You too, Todd.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze spreekles op niveau A1 is gebaseerd op de video “Beginner Listening A1 Lesson Be Verbs”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: teacher, mom, Glasgow, Angeles, Los. Deze video bevat 73 zinnen en 319 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 2:44. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 117 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. 87% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is goed te volgen. 20 van de 73 zinnen zijn vragen, dus het is goede oefening voor vraagintonatie en korte antwoorden.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

11 woorden uit de video die het leren waard zijn, met uitspraak en betekenis:

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
retire werkwoord/ɹəˈtaɪɹ/met pensioen gaan
clothing zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈkloʊðɪŋ/kleding, kledij
nurse zelfstandig naamwoord/nɝs/verpleegkundige
excite werkwoord/ɪkˈsaɪt/prikkelen, opwinden
teach werkwoord/ˈtiːt͡ʃ/aanleren, leren
excuse werkwoord/ɪksˈkjuz/vergeven, excuseren
teacher zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈti.t͡ʃɚ/leraar, lerares
manager zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈmæn.ə.dʒəɹ/directeur, manager
coast zelfstandig naamwoord/koʊst/kust, kustlijn
tree zelfstandig naamwoord/tɹiː/boom
dangerous bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈdeɪn.ʒ(ə.)ɹəs/gevaarlijk, gevaarlijke

Zinnen om te herhalen

Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:

  • How old are you?
  • Who is your best friend?
  • Where is your mom from?
  • Where is your dad from?
  • Excuse me, can I ask, how old are you?

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 5 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm, isn't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

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 retire, clothing, nurse.

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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