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Welcome to British English Shadowing,
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where you can practice RP pronunciation,
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intonation and the natural rhythm of spoken English through classic literature.
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In this episode, we are beginning a new series using Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen,
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a beloved novel filled with elegant phrasing and expressive dialogue.
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I'll begin by reading the passage in full,
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then we'll go line by line so you can repeat after me and build clarity,
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fluency and confidence in your spoken English.
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There is also a free PDF of today's text linked in the description box below if you would like to follow along.
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OK, let's get started.
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It is a truth, universally acknowledged,
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that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.
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However little known the feelings or views of such a man may be,
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on his first entering a neighbourhood,
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the truth is so well fixed in the minds of the surrounding families
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that he is considered as the rightful property of some one or other of their daughters.
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My dear Mr Bennet, said his lady to him one day,
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have you heard that Netherfield Park is let at last?
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Mr Bennet replied that he had not.
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But it is, returned she,
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for Mrs Long has just been there and she told me all about it.
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Mr Bennet made no answer.
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Do not you want to know who has taken it? cried his wife impatiently.
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You want to tell me and I have no objection to hearing it.
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This was invitation enough.
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Why, my dear, you must know,
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Mrs Long says that Netherfield is taken by a young man of large fortune from the north of England,
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that he came down on Monday in his chaise
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and four to see the place and was so much delighted with it
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that he agreed with Mr Morris immediately
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that he is to take possession before Michaelmas
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and some of his servants are to be in the house by the end of next week.
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What is his name?
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Bingley.
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Is he married or single?
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Oh, single, my dear, to be sure!
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A single man of large fortune,
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four or five thousand a year!
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What a fine thing for our girls!
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How so?
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How can it affect them?
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My dear Mr Bennet, replied his wife,
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how can you be so tiresome?
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You must know that I am thinking of his marrying one of them.
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Is that his design in settling here?
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Design?
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Nonsense!
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How can you talk so?
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But it is very likely that he may fall in love with one of them,
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and therefore you must visit him as soon as he comes.
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I see no occasion for that.
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You and the girls may go.
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Or you may send them by themselves,
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which perhaps will be still better,
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for as you are as handsome as any of them,
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Mr Bingley might like you the best of the party.
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My dear, you flatter me.
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I certainly have had my share of beauty,
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but I do not pretend to be anything extraordinary now.
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When a woman has five grown-up daughters she ought to give over thinking of her own beauty.
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In such cases a woman has not often much beauty to think of.
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But, my dear, you must indeed go and see Mr Bingley when he comes into the neighbourhood.
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It is more than I engage for, I assure you.
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But consider your daughters.
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Only think of what an establishment it would be for one of them.
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So let's go line by line.
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It is a truth universally acknowledged,
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that a single man in possession of a good fortune,
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must be want of a wife,
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however little known the feelings or views of such a man may be.
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On his first entering a neighbourhood,
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The truth is so well fixed in the minds of the surrounding families that he is considered as the rightful property
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of some one or other of their daughters.
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My dear Mr Bennet, said his lady to him one day,
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have you heard that Netherfield Park is let at last?
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Mr Bennet replied that he had not.
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But it is, she returned.
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For Mrs Long has just been here.
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And she told me all about it.
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Mr Bennet made no answer.
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Do not you want to know who has taken it?
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cried his wife impatiently.
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You want to tell me,
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and I have no objection to hearing it.
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This was invitation enough.
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Why, my dear, you must know.
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Mrs Long says
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that Netherfield is taken by a young man of large fortune from the north of England,
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that he He came down on Monday in a chaise
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and four to see the place and was
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so much delighted with it that he agreed with Mr Morris immediately that he is to take possession before Michaelmas
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And some of his servants are to be in the house by the end of next week.
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What is his name?
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Bingley Is he married or single?
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Oh, single, my dear, to be sure.
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A single man of large fortune?
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Four or five thousand a year?
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What a fine thing for our girls!
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How so?
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How can it affect them?
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My dear Mr Bennett, replied his wife.
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How can you be so tiresome?
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You must know that I am thinking of his marrying one of them.
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Is that his design in settling here?
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Design?
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Nonsense!
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How can you talk so?
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But it is very likely that he may fall in love with one of them.
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And therefore you must visit him,
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as soon as he comes.
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I see no occasion for that.
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You and the girls may go,
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and you may send them by themselves,
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which perhaps will be still better.
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For as you are as handsome as any of them,
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Mr Bingley might like you the best of the party.
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My dear, you flatter me.
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I certainly have had my share of beauty.
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But I do not pretend to be anything extraordinary now.
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When a woman has five grown-up daughters,
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she ought to give over thinking of her own beauty.
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In such cases a woman has not often much beauty to think of.
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But my dear, you must indeed go and see Mr Bingley,
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when he comes into the neighbourhood.
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It is more than I engage for, I assure you.
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consider your daughters.
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Only think of what an establishment it would be for one of them.
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And now speak along with me at the same time.
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It is a truth universally acknowledged
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that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.
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However little well known the feelings or views of such a man may be,
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on his first entering a neighbourhood,
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the truth is so well fixed in the minds of the surrounding families
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that he is considered as the rightful property of some one or other of their daughters.
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My dear Mr Bennet, said his lady to him one day,
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have you heard that Netherfield Park is let at last?
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Mr Bennet replied that he had not.
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But it is, returned she,
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for Mrs Long has just been there and she told me all about it.
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Mr Bennet made no answer.
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Do not you want to know who has taken it? cried his wife impatiently.
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You want to tell me and I have no objection to hearing it.
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This was invitation enough.
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Why, my dear, you must know,
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Mrs Long says that Netherfield is taken by a young man of large fortune from the north of England,
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that he came down on Monday in his chaise
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and four to see the place and was so much delighted with it
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that he agreed with Mr Morris immediately
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that he is to take possession before Michaelmas
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and some of his servants are to be in the house by the end of next week.
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What is his name?
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Bingley.
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Is he married or single?
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Oh, single, my dear, to be sure!
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A single man of large fortune,
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four or five thousand a year!
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What a fine thing for our girls!
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How so?
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How can it affect them?
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My dear Mr Bennet, replied his wife,
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how can you be so tiresome?
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You must know that I am thinking of his marrying one of them.
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Is that his design in settling here?
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Design?
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Nonsense!
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How can you talk so?
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But it is very likely that he may fall in love with one of them,
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and therefore you must visit him as soon as he comes.
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I see no occasion for that.
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You and the girls may go.
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Or you may send them by themselves,
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which perhaps will be still better,
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for as you are as handsome as any of them,
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Mr Bingley might like you the best of the party.
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My dear, you flatter me.
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I certainly have had my share of beauty,
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but I do not pretend to be anything extraordinary now.
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When a woman has five grown-up daughters she ought to give over thinking of her own beauty.
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In such cases a woman has not often much beauty to think of.
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But, my dear, you must indeed go and see Mr Bingley when he comes into the neighbourhood.
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It is more than I engage for, I assure you.
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But consider your daughters.
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Only think of what an establishment it would be for one of them.
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Before you go, if you'd like to go further with this work,
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there's a link in the description to my free course,
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How to do a British Accent,
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and also to my ebook on British Accent Training,
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which has 12 hours of audio.
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They're both great next steps if you've been enjoying these shadowing sessions.
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Good work today!
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You can replay this episode or use the PDF download to practice at your own pace.
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If you found this helpful,
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please like, comment and subscribe and I'll see you hopefully in part 2.

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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze video bevat 193 zinnen en 1665 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 13:54. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 120 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. 85% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

15 minder gangbare woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:

  • fortune /ˈfɔːtjuːn/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — lot, noodlot. Destiny, especially favorable.
  • possession /pəˈzɛʃn̩/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — bezetenheid. A control or occupancy of something for which one does not necessarily have private property rights.
  • establishment /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ.mənt/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — oprichting, etablissement. The act or process of establishing; a ratifying or ordaining; settlement; confirmation.
  • marry /ˈmæɹi/ (werkwoord) — trouwen, huwen. To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife.
  • occasion /əˈkeɪ̯ʒən/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — gelegenheid. A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance.
  • extraordinary /ɪksˈtɹɔːrdɪn(ə)ɹi/ (bijvoeglijk naamwoord) — buitengewoon. Out of the ordinary; exceptional; unusual.
  • pretend /pɹəˈtɛnd/ (werkwoord) — voorgeven. To speak or behave so as to give a false or simulated appearance.
  • handsome /ˈhæn.səm/ (bijvoeglijk naamwoord) — knap. Having a pleasing appearance, good-looking, attractive, particularly
  • nonsense /ˈnɒn.səns/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — nonsens, onzin. Letters or words, in writing or speech, that have no meaning or pattern or seem to have no meaning.
  • acknowledge /əkˈnɑ.lɪd͡ʒ/ (werkwoord) — bekennen, erkennen. To admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in.
  • invitation /ɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — uitnodiging. The act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a person's company.
  • servant /ˈsɝvənt/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — hulp, hulpje. One who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation. As opposed to a slave.
  • assure /əˈʃʊɹ/ (werkwoord) — verzekeren, afzekeren. To make sure and secure; ensure.
  • delight /dəˈlaɪt/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — vreugde, plezier. Joy; pleasure.
  • surround /səˈɹaʊnd/ (werkwoord) — omgeven, omringen. To encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions.

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

  • grow up (werkwoord) — opgroeien. To mature and become an adult.

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 6 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'll, they're, we'll. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

  • De klanken “sh” en “zh”: possession /pəˈzɛʃn̩/, establishment /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ.mənt/, occasion /əˈkeɪ̯ʒən/, invitation /ɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/, assure /əˈʃʊɹ/
  • Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: establishment /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ.mənt/, extraordinary /ɪksˈtɹɔːrdɪn(ə)ɹi/, invitation /ɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/, universally /ˌjunɪˈvɝsəli/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/

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 fortune, possession, establishment.

Grammatica in deze video

De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:

StructuurIn de video
Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telthave you heard · has just been · has taken
Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doetis considered · is let · is taken

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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