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You know, I've never understood how, um, imagining the audience naked was supposed to make you less nervous.
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Honestly I'm just uncomfortable right now.
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Especially with Mr. Wardle.
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Um, okay. To ensure clear communication with this "social media generation", hashtags and pop-culture references will be used.
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#you'rewelcome.
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Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.
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Today is an exciting day: today I'm going to give you a speech.
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Now, graduates, I don't know if you know me, but I'm Chase.
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We went to High School together.
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That was good times, follow me on Twitter.
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And I want to give a big congratulations to everyone --including myself-- for being here today.
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The world we live in is plagued with dangers: Ebola, ISIS, Global Warming, facial acne.
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And despite all the odds, we still managed to graduate, so let's give us a big round of applause.
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It was only three years ago that we came to the labyrinth known as Weber High.
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As young, timid sophomores we found ourselves lost in its halls like they were the changing stair cases of Hogwarts.
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We danced to lyrics we did not understand in the song "Gangnam Style".
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We said "YOLO" and "cray-cray" as if we were supposed to.
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Thank goodness we have "yeet" now.
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We anticipated our cataclysmic doom at the end of 2012.
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And back then, Weber High School had no windows.
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Oh wait, it still doesn't.
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Ooh. I know, I know, it was a cliché joke but it was still necessary, #sorrynotsorry.
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Though nervous as sophomores, we started getting a hang of things, and Junior year for many of us brought experience, and for many more of us it meant Stage 1 Senioritis.
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And now, here we are: done with High School!
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As Charles Dickens put it, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." But now we are through with the stressful days of AP and ACT testing.
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We have raised tens of thousands of dollars for Quarters & Cans, and inhaled hundreds of pounds of baby powder during football.
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We have survived "WHS Screenshots".
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And last but not least, we have realized that we are the most attractive class ever.
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As our Student Body President, Mikah Meyer, has observed, quote, "One might say we've aged well." And now as seniors listening to me deliver this brilliant graduation speech, we are through, afflicted and overwhelmed with Senioritis.
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Now at the end of our careers as students, we have an opportunity: now is our time to take on the world, and to find and pursue our passions; to quote unquote, "Leave a Legacy." William Shakespeare, and also Channing Tatum, once said, "Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them." In life, we can't always count on being born great, or having greatness thrust upon us, but always, always remember that the opportunity to achieve greatness is within our grasp.
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Keep in mind that many of our social and political leaders and heroes started their lives as an average person; as just one of you and me.
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Despite the failures and mistakes we will make, and although me may be "average", we find that the average can achieve greatness, whether recognized by the world or just a few.
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Greatness comes from our friends reaching out to us, those who go out of their way to be thoughtful; the "unsung heroes".
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If there's anything you take from today, remember that to "leave a legacy" and to "achieve greatness" is not to get money and recognition, it's to leave those with whom you cross paths with a little more happiness and hope.
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Our time here together as a senior class will not be remembered by grades, popularity, likes, or favorites, but by our relationships.
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The kind of person you were.
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These are legacies, the kind we must leave.
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Class of 2015, it's been a #splendid 3 years with you, and from the bottom of my heart I wish you all the very, very, very best.
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Thank you.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B2 is gebaseerd op de video “Best HS Graduation Speech Ever! Weber High Graduation 2015”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: greatness, achieve, average. Deze video bevat 39 zinnen en 666 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 4:20. De spreker praat in een natuurlijk tempo van ongeveer 153 woorden per minuut, dicht bij een alledaags gesprek. 82% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| greatness zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɡɹeɪtnəs/ | grootheid, grootte |
| sophomore zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈsɑf.mɔɹ/ | tweedejaars |
| thrust werkwoord | /θɹʌst/ | vooruitstuwen |
| afflict werkwoord | /əˈflɪkt/ | bedroeven, kwellen |
| cataclysmic bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˌkætəˈklɪzmɪk/ | cataclystisch |
| excite werkwoord | /ɪkˈsaɪt/ | prikkelen, opwinden |
| inhale werkwoord | /ɪnˈheɪl/ | inademen |
| labyrinth zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈlæb.ə.ɹɪnθ/ | doolhof, labyrint |
| overwhelm werkwoord | /ˌoʊ.vɚˈwɛlm/ | overweldigen, overmannen |
| unsung bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˌʌnˈsʌŋ/ | onbezongen |
| acne zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈækni/ | acne |
| hashtag zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈhæʃˌtæɡ/ | hashtag |
| splendid bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈsplɛndɪd/ | stralend, schitterend |
| thoughtful bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈθɔːtfəl/ | voorkomend |
| applause zelfstandig naamwoord | /əˈplɔːz/ | applaus, handgeklap |
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 | I've never understood · have raised · have survived |
| Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet | is plagued · are born · will not be remembered |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 8 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm, can't, doesn't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De “th”-klanken: thrust /θɹʌst/, labyrinth /ˈlæb.ə.ɹɪnθ/, thoughtful /ˈθɔːtfəl/
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: hashtag /ˈhæʃˌtæɡ/, graduation /ˌɡɹæd͡ʒuˈeɪʃən/, facial /ˈfeɪ.ʃəl/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: cataclysmic /ˌkætəˈklɪzmɪk/, anticipate /ænˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/, graduation /ˌɡɹæd͡ʒuˈeɪʃən/, uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: hashtag /ˈhæʃˌtæɡ/, splendid /ˈsplɛndɪd/, applause /əˈplɔːz/, plague /plɛɡ/, observe /əbˈzɜːv/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: cray /kɹæɪ/, cataclysmic /ˌkætəˈklɪzmɪk/, labyrinth /ˈlæb.ə.ɹɪnθ/, acne /ˈækni/, hashtag /ˈhæʃˌtæɡ/
- /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: greatness /ˈɡɹeɪtnəs/, hashtag /ˈhæʃˌtæɡ/, plague /plɛɡ/, grasp /ɡɹæsp/, graduation /ˌɡɹæd͡ʒuˈeɪʃən/
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 greatness, sophomore, thrust.
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