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Welcome to British Accent Shadowing,
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the channel where you practice real RP pronunciation,
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intonation, and the rhythm of spoken British English by shadowing classic literature.
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In today's episode, we're starting The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle,
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perfect for developing natural British accent fluency while enjoying one of the most iconic detective stories ever written.
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First, I'll read the full passage so you can hear it naturally,
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then we'll break it down line by line and you'll repeat after me to practice your pronunciation,
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clarity and speaking confidence, and then finally we'll go through it together at full speed
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so you can speak along in real time.
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You can also download a free PDF for the full text and also a vocabulary explanations PDF.
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The link is in the description below.
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All right, let's begin.
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To Sherlock Holmes she is always THE woman.
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I have seldom heard him mention her under any other name.
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In his eyes she eclipses and predominates the whole of her sex.
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It was not that he felt any emotion akin to love for Irene Adler.
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emotions, and that one particularly,
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were abhorrent to his cold,
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precise, but admirably balanced mind.
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He was, I take it,
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the most perfect reasoning and observing machine that the world has ever seen,
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but as a lover he would have placed himself in a false position.
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He never spoke of the softer passions,
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save with a jibe and a sneer.
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They were admirable things for the observer,
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excellent for drawing the veil from men's motives and actions.
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But for the trained reasoner to admit such intrusions into his own delicate
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and finely adjusted temperament was to introduce a distracting factor which might throw a doubt upon all his mental results.
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in a sensitive instrument
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or a crack in one of his own high-power lenses would
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not be more disturbing than a strong emotion in a nature such as his.
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And yet there was but one woman to him,
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and that woman was the late Irene Adler,
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of dubious and questionable memory.
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I had seen little of Holmes lately.
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My My marriage had drifted us away from each other.
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My own complete happiness, and the home-centred interests
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which rise up around the man who first finds himself master of his own establishment,
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were sufficient to absorb all my attention,
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while Holmes, who loathed every form of society with his whole bohemian soul,
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remained in our lodgings in Baker Street,
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buried among his old books,
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and alternating from week to week between cocaine and ambition,
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the drowsiness of the drug and the fierce energy of his own keen nature.
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He was still as ever deeply attracted by the study of crime,
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and occupied his immense faculties
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and extraordinary powers of observation in following out those clues
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and clearing up those mysteries which had been abandoned as hopeless by the official police.
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From time to time I heard some vague account of his doings,
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of his summons to Odessa in the case of the Trepov murder,
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of his clearing up of the singular tragedy of the Atkins brothers at Trincomale,
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and finally of the mission which he had accomplished so delicately and successfully from the reigning family of Holland.
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Beyond these signs of his activity,
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however, which I merely shared with all the readers of the daily press,
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I knew little of my former friend and companion.
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Now copy after me.
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To Sherlock Holmes she is always THE woman.
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I have seldom heard him mention her under any other name.
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In his eyes, she eclipses and predominates the whole of her sex.
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It was not that he felt any emotion akin to love for Irene Adler.
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All emotions, and that one particularly,
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were abhorrent to his cold,
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precise, but admirably balanced mind.
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He was, I take it,
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the most perfect reasoning and observing machine that the world has seen.
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But as a lover, he would have placed himself in a false position.
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He never spoke of the softer passions,
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save with a jibe and a sneer.
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They were admirable things for the observer,
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excellent for drawing the veil from men's motives and actions.
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But for the trained reasoner,
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to admit such intrusions into his own delicate and finely adjusted temperament,
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was to introduce a distracting factor,
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which might throw a doubt upon all his mental results.
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Grit in a sensitive instrument,
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or a crack in one of his high-power lenses,
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not be more disturbing than a strong emotion in a nature such as his.
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And yet there was but one woman to him,
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and that woman was the late Irene Adler.
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Of dubious and questionable memory.
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I had seen little of Holmes lately.
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My marriage had drifted us away from each other,
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my complete happiness and the home-centred interests which rise up around the man,
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who first finds himself master of his own establishment,
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were sufficient to absorb all my attention.
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Our homes, who loathed every form of society with his whole bohemian soul,
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remained in our lodgings in Baker Street,
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buried among his old books,
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and alternating from week to week between cocaine and ambition,
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the drowsiness of the drug and the fierce energy of his own keen nature.
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He was still as ever deeply attracted by the study of crime
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and occupied his immense faculties and extraordinary powers of observation
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in following out those clues and clearing up those mysteries
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which had been abandoned as hopeless by the official police.
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From time to time I heard some vague account of his doings,
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of his summons to Odessa in the case of the Trepov murder,
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of his clearing up of the singular tragedy,
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of the Atkins brothers at Trincomale,
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And finally, of the mission which he had accomplished so delicately and successfully
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for the reigning family of Holland.
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Beyond these signs of his activity,
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however, which I merely shared with all the readers of the daily press,
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I knew little of my former friend and companion.
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Now try to speak with me at the same time.
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To Sherlock Holmes she is always THE woman.
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I have seldom heard him mention her under any other name.
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In his eyes, she eclipses and predominates the whole of her sex.
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It was not that he felt any emotion akin to love for Irene Adler.
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All emotions, and that one particularly,
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were abhorrent to his cold,
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precise, but admirably balanced mind.
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He was, I take it,
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the most perfect reasoning and observing machine that the world has ever seen,
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but as a lover he would have placed himself in a false position.
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He never spoke of the softer passions save with a jibe and a sneer.
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They were admirable things for the observer,
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excellent for drawing the veil from men's motives and actions.
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But for the trained reasoner to admit such intrusions into his own delicate
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and finely adjusted temperament was to introduce a distracting factor which might throw a doubt upon all his mental results.
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Grit in a sensitive instrument
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or a crack in one of his own high-power lenses would
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not be more disturbing than a strong emotion in a nature such as his.
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And yet there was but one woman to him,
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and that woman was the late Irene Adler,
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of dubious and questionable memory.
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I had seen little of Holmes lately.
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My marriage had drifted us away from each other.
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My own complete happiness and the home-centred interests
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which rise up around the man who first finds himself master of his own establishment was sufficient to absorb all my attention,
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while Holmes, who loathed every form of society with his whole bohemian soul,
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remained in our lodgings in Baker Street,
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buried among his old books,
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and alternating from week to week between cocaine and ambition,
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the drowsiness of the drug,
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and the fierce energy of his own keen nature.
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He was still, as ever,
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deeply attracted by the study of crime,
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and occupied his immense faculties and extraordinary powers of observation in following out those clues
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and clearing up those mysteries which had been abandoned as hopeless by the official police.
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From time to time I heard some vague account of his doings,
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of his summons to Odessa in the case of the Trepoff murder,
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of his clearing up of the singular tragedy of the Atkins brothers at Trincomale,
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and finally of the mission which he had accomplished so delicately and successfully from the reigning family of Holland.
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Beyond these signs of his activity,
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however, which I merely shared with all the readers of the daily press,
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I knew little of my former friend and companion.
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Excellent work!
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Regular shadowing like this is one of the most effective ways to improve your British accent,
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especially if you want to sound more natural and confident in this received pronunciation way of speaking.
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If you'd like to go deeper,
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check the description for my free British accent course as well as my British accent training ebook.
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It really supports the channel.
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And I'll see you next time for part two.
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Thank you.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau C1 is gebaseerd op de video “British Accent Shadowing”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: Holmes, emotion, British, Adler, Irene. Deze video bevat 155 zinnen en 1538 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 16:39. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 92 woorden per minuut, zodat je tijd hebt om elke klank na te doen. Slechts 76% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is pittig.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| abhorrent bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /æbˈhɔɹənt/ | onverenigbaar |
| admirable zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈæd.məɹ.ə.bəl/ | bewonderenswaardig |
| admirably bijwoord | /ˈæd.mə.ɹə.bli/ | bewonderenswaardig, wonderbaarlijk |
| drowsiness zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈdɹæʊːzinəs/ | slaperigheid |
| dubious bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈdu.bi.əs/ | dubieus, twijfelachtig |
| loathe werkwoord | /ˈloʊð/ | verafschuwen |
| lodging zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈlɑd͡ʒɪŋ/ | onderdak, logies |
| sneer werkwoord | /snɪɚ̯/ | de neus optrekken/ophalen, grimlachen |
| temperament zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈtɛm.pɚ.ə.mənt/ | temperament |
| pronunciation zelfstandig naamwoord | /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ | uitspraak |
| summon werkwoord | /ˈsʌmən/ | bijeenroepen |
| disturb werkwoord | /dɪˈstɜːb/ | storen, verstoren |
| seldom bijwoord | /ˈsɛldəm/ | zelden |
| akin bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ʌˈkɪn/ | verwant |
| hopeless bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈhoʊplɪs/ | hopeloos, uitzichtloos |
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 | has ever seen · has seen |
| Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet | had been abandoned |
| Betrekkelijke bijzinnen who / which + zin — extra informatie over een persoon of ding | man who first |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 9 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals don't, I'll, we'll. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De “th”-klanken: loathe /ˈloʊð/, rhythm /ˈɹɪð.əm/
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: intrusion /ɪnˈtɹuːʒən/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, ambition /æmˈbɪʃ.ən/, accomplish /əˈkɑm.plɪʃ/, intonation /ɪntəˈneɪʃən/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: admirable /ˈæd.məɹ.ə.bəl/, admirably /ˈæd.mə.ɹə.bli/, delicately /ˈdɛlɪkətli/, predominate /pɹɪˈdɒmɪneɪt/, temperament /ˈtɛm.pɚ.ə.mənt/
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 abhorrent, admirable, admirably.
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