Shadowing Practice: Bullying - The Pool Party - Learn English Speaking with Video

Les maken...
1
Sage, you need to get out of here and clean the pool!
2
Yeah, Mom, I will as soon as I'm done getting ready.
3
Hey, Willow, what time are you coming over?
4
I don't know, Sage.
5
Don't know what?
6
Look, I know you really want me to come, but I just don't think it's gonna work out.
7
Is this about Regina and the other girls?
8
Look, this pool party is going to be a great way to get all of us together.
9
Once you get to know them, and they know you...
10
I think I know them well enough.
11
Regina says rude stuff on my Instagram all the time.
12
Yeah, yeah, she's just joking around.
13
She doesn't actually mean it.
14
Once you really get to know her, you'll love her.
15
I promise.
16
You gotta come.
17
Please?
18
Okay, I'll see you there.
19
Yes, you're the best.
20
Just relax and be yourself.
21
They're gonna love you.
22
See ya.
23
Anyone want to get in?
24
Eh, not right now.
25
I don't want to get my hair wet.
26
I like taking pictures with the water in the background.
27
Hey, look who it is.
28
What's she wearing?
29
Why are you wearing that?
30
Aren't you going to swim with us?
31
I wasn't going to stay long.
32
Fine, but you're not off to a very good start.
33
Hey, Regina.
34
Looks like someone didn't get the memo.
35
We're going to be swimming, you know.
36
I told her.
37
It's alright.
38
We didn't want to see you in a bathing suit anyway.
39
Mean!
40
We're just joking with you.
41
Don't get all weepy on us.
42
Weeping Willow.
43
You girls getting in?
44
Eventually.
45
Whatcha got there?
46
Cupcakes!
47
Hey Willow, how you doing?
48
I haven't seen you in a while.
49
I'm doing alright.
50
Tell your mom I said hi.
51
You'll love my mom's cupcakes.
52
Yeah, but my waist won't.
53
I can't be eating cupcakes.
54
I've got Instagram photos to post.
55
Yeah, my Instagram was blowing up last time I was at the pool.
56
The water was cold, but my Insta was steaming.
57
I wouldn't do that if I were you.
58
If I shouldn't be eating cupcakes, you really shouldn't, because you're already packing on the pounds.
59
I can't believe you just said that.
60
What?
61
I'm just saying what everyone's thinking.
62
Look, now she's gonna cry.
63
I'm gonna cry.
64
Wait, wait.
65
Here, take one.
66
Come on.
67
Take one.
68
You didn't!
69
Oh my gosh.
70
Willow, wait.
71
Willow, stop.
72
Where are you going?
73
This is why I didn't want to come over, Sage.
74
Do you get it now?
75
You didn't even try to be friends with them.
76
You came here just planning to leave.
77
Did you even see what they did to me?
78
Okay, that didn't go the way I wanted it to, but maybe we could try again?
79
You're joking, right?
80
Why do you want to be friends with them anyways?
81
Hey, Snitch.
82
Looks like your pool party was a big hit on Instagram.
83
I know, right?
84
People are saying the funniest things.
85
Did you see that one post that Ned did with Willow on the one side
86
and that demented girl from the ring on the other?
87
My favorite was the squid bird one.
88
Oh, hey.
89
Speak of the devil.
90
I guess now's my chance to apologize.
91
Apologize?
92
You'll see.
93
Hey, everybody.
94
I know that everyone's seen the video of me pushing Willow in the pool by now, and I've been meaning to apologize for a while now, but I haven't had the chance until now.
95
Hey, Willow.
96
I just wanted to say that I'm sorry for like touching you in the pool
97
and making you look like a big idiot I hope you can accept my apology Do you forgive me?
98
Wow, rude What do you girls think?
99
So rude Sage, what do you think?
100
Yeah, I mean, you were just trying to be nice You should have just accepted your apology Alright, see you guys next time.
101
Did she ever tell you what was going on with her?
102
Yeah, well that's teenage girls for ya.
103
Hey, I just got off the phone with Willa's mom.
104
Willow's mom.
105
She said she's, I don't know, depressed is maybe the right word?
106
Do you know anything about it?
107
I mean, she's not the most popular girl at school.
108
I'm really glad you included her the other day.
109
I know you've met a lot of new friends, but it was really nice of you to think of Willow, too.
110
What did Willow's mom say she's been acting like?
111
I don't think I should get into the conversation.
112
Come on.
113
She said she's not eating.
114
She barely comes out of her room.
115
She's falling behind in several of her classes.
116
I really think she could use a good friend.
117
Wait, wait.
118
Here, take one.
119
Come on.
120
Take one.
121
Regina, why don't you give Willow a break?
122
Give her a break?
123
Give her a break?
124
say hello to instagram
125
I'm not concerned.
126
I'm not concerned.
127
I'm not concerned.
128
I'm not concerned.
129
They can go through the...
130
Aww.
131
Hey!
132
Where are you going?
133
Shhh.
134
Alright.
135
What was that all about?
136
Regina?
137
You seem to think it's funny.
138
I guess she just didn't like the song we were singing.
139
What song?
140
It's just a silly song from a cartoon.
141
Like, what's there to get so upset about?
142
Sage, you want to tell me what's going on?
143
No. All right, then take out last night's homework assignment.
144
Can you believe she walked out of class like that yesterday?
145
Weeping Willow.
146
Literally weeping this time.
147
I think you guys can, like, lay off a bit.
148
Lay off of what?
149
Willow.
150
I mean, you've been picking on her for the last week.
151
Yeah, and last week's been amazing on Instagram.
152
What else do you want us to post about?
153
I don't know, something new, maybe?
154
Okay, so Sage has had enough of the whole Willow jokes.
155
What do you guys think?
156
I mean, for me personally, I'm just getting started.
157
Maybe we go find a cliff to push her off or a train or something?
158
Let me know in the comments down below.
159
Please excuse the interruption.
160
Brittany, Regina, Sage, please report to the office.
161
Wonder what this is all about.
162
So, you're probably wondering why I called you down.
163
I had a talk with Willow today, and what little I could get out of her had something to do with you three. So, what's going on?
164
I don't know, Mrs. Rowan.
165
I mean, we invited her to hang out with us the other day.
166
Yeah, we were just trying to be nice because she doesn't really have that many friends.
167
You ever try to be friends with someone and you just like don't click?
168
Like you're two completely different people?
169
Exactly.
170
That's what it's like with Willow.
171
She's like really weird and depressing.
172
She brings it on herself, really.
173
I think she's just mad because she can't be one of us.
174
That's not it.
175
She doesn't want to be one of you.
176
She's just a kid trying to get through high school like the rest of us, but she won't leave her alone.
177
What do you mean by that?
178
I don't know.
179
I guess I don't know what else to call it besides...
180
bullying.
181
Bullying?
182
That's a strong word.
183
Well, what do you call it when you throw somebody in a pool with all their clothes on?
184
Or compare them to a fat hippo?
185
Or live stream a mock apology of them on social media?
186
Never giving them a break for a week and a half straight?
187
Sage, what are you doing?
188
We were just joking around.
189
Tell her, Sage.
190
Why don't you tell me more about this?
191
Joking around.
192
Hey.
193
Your mom said you went for a walk.
194
Thought maybe I'd find you here.
195
We got called down to the office today.
196
And I told Mrs. Rowan everything that happened.
197
Britt and Regina are pretty mad at me, so...
198
I'm sorry about everything.
199
I should have stuck up for you sooner, but instead I just played along. Can you forgive me?
200
Remember when we were kids we would throw our sticks into the creek?
201
Things are simple, but...
202
Who says things can't be simple still?
203
I'll stand up and I'll fight for you No matter what they may put me through You won't stand alone
204
Side by side we'll do what's right Whatever it takes till we win the fight You won't stand alone
205
If your friend is being bullied and you're one of the bullies, be honest.
206
You know in your heart that your friend is being bullied and humiliated.
207
Have the courage to speak up.
208
Tell the group of bullies, quit picking on her and leave her alone.
209
Apologize to your friend and say, I'm sorry.
210
I should have stuck up for you sooner.
211
Will you forgive me?
212
I'll stand up and I'll fight for you No matter what they may put me through
213
You won't stand alone Side by side we'll do its right
214
Whatever it takes till we win the fight You won't stand alone I'm gonna go to the place where I'm going

Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “Bullying - The Pool Party”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: Willow, Sage, Regina, pool, instagram. Deze video bevat 214 zinnen en 1525 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 13:26. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 114 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. 84% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken. 58 van de 214 zinnen zijn vragen, dus het is goede oefening voor vraagintonatie en korte antwoorden.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
cupcake zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈkʌpkeɪk/cupcake
bully zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈbʊli/wreedaard, pestkop
apologize werkwoord/əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz/zich verontschuldigen, verantwoorden
weep werkwoord/ˈwiːp/huilen, wenen
apology zelfstandig naamwoord/əˈpɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/verontschuldiging
rude bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ɹuːd/grof, onbeschoft
forgive werkwoord/fɚˈɡɪv/vergeven
swim werkwoord/swɪm/zwemmen
hippopotamus zelfstandig naamwoord/ˌhɪp.əˈpɒt.ə.məs/nijlpaard
humiliate werkwoord/hjuːˈmɪliˌeɪt/vernederen, verootmoedigen
interruption zelfstandig naamwoord/ˌɪntəˈɹʌpʃən/onderbreking
depressing bijvoeglijk naamwoord/dɪˈpɹɛsɪŋ/deprimerend
mock werkwoord/mɑk/imiteren, naäpen
gosh/ɡɑːʃ/gossie
waist zelfstandig naamwoord/weɪst/middel

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
come over werkwoordlangskomen
stand up werkwoordopstaan
get off werkwoordvan ... afgaan
lay off werkwoordontslaan, de zak geven
work out werkwoord/ˌwɝk ˈaʊt/uitrekenen

Zinnen om te herhalen

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

  • Why are you wearing that?
  • Aren't you going to swim with us?
  • Sage, you want to tell me what's going on?
  • I don't know, something new, maybe?
  • Why don't you tell me more about this?

Grammatica in deze video

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

StructuurIn de video
Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — iets dat eerder begon en nog bezig isI've been meaning · you've been picking
Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telthaven't seen · you've met
Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doetbeing bullied
Past continuous was/were + -ing — iets dat op een moment in het verleden bezig waswas blowing · was steaming · were just trying

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 87 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm, don't, didn't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

  • De klanken “sh” en “zh”: interruption /ˌɪntəˈɹʌpʃən/, gosh /ɡɑːʃ/
  • Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: apologize /əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz/, apology /əˈpɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/, hippopotamus /ˌhɪp.əˈpɒt.ə.məs/, humiliate /hjuːˈmɪliˌeɪt/, interruption /ˌɪntəˈɹʌpʃən/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: apologize /əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz/, rude /ɹuːd/, forgive /fɚˈɡɪv/, demented /dɪˈmɛntɪd/, anyways /ˈɛn.iˌweɪz/
  • /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: forgive /fɚˈɡɪv/, gosh /ɡɑːʃ/
  • /w/ — met ronde lippen: weep /ˈwiːp/, swim /swɪm/, waist /weɪst/, anyways /ˈɛn.iˌweɪz/, homework /ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/

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 cupcake, bully, apologize.

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.

Shadowing-techniek: lees de volledige stap-voor-stap-gids →