Shadowing Practice: Chapter 2 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Chapter 2 The Card So next day,
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at seven o'clock, I came to the shop in a cab.
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There were not very many people in the road, because it was early in the morning.
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In November, it is dark at seven o'clock in the morning, and I could not see the shop very well.
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I waited five minutes.
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A postman walked past.
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Then the door of the shop opened, and the creature, Merrick, came out.
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I could not see his face or his body.
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He had an enormous black hat on his head, like a big box.
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A grey cloth came down from the hat in front of his face.
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There was a hole in the cloth, in front of his eyes.
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He could see out of the hole, but I could not see in.
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He wore a long black coat, too.
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The coat began at his neck and ended at his feet, so I could not see his arms, his body, or his legs.
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On his feet, he wore big shoes like old bags.
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He had a stick in his left hand, and he walked very slowly.
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I opened the door of the cab and got out.
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Good morning, Mr. Merrick, I said.
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Can you get in?
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Help my upper steps, he said.
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I'm sorry, I said.
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I don't understand.
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For a minute, he stood by the door of the cab and said nothing.
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Then he hit the cab with his stick.
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Steps, he said loudly.
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Help me up the steps.' Then I understood.
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There were three steps up into the cab, and he could not get up them.
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"'Yes, I see.
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I'm sorry,' I said.
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"'Let me help you.' I took his left hand and began to help him.
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My right hand was behind his back.
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I felt very strange.
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His left hand was like a young woman's, but his back under the coat was horrible.
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I could feel the bags of old skin on his back under the coat.
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He put one enormous foot on the first step, and then he stopped.
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After a minute, he moved his second foot slowly.
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Then he stopped and waited again.
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"'Hello, sir.
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Can I help you?' I looked behind me.
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It was the postman.
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And behind him, I could see three young boys.
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One of the boys laughed.
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The postman smiled.
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"'Is the gentleman ill?' he asked.
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I thought quickly.
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Yes, but this is a lady, not a gentleman.
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I'm a doctor, and she's ill.
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Take her hand so I can help her better.
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The postman took Merrick's left hand, and I helped him with two hands from behind.
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Slowly, very slowly, Merrick went up the steps and into the cab.
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One boy was very near the cab.
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He called to his friends.
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"'Come and see this, boys.
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A fat lady in a black coat.
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And look at that enormous hat!' The boys laughed.
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They were very near the cab, too, now.
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I closed the door quickly.
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"'Thank you,' I said to the postman.
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"'That's all right, sir,' he said.
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She's a strange lady, sir, isn't she?
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She's ill, that's all, I said quickly.
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We're going to the hospital.
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Goodbye, and thank you.
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The cab drove down the road to the hospital.
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I looked at Merrick.
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That was difficult, wasn't it?
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I said.
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At first he said nothing, but then he spoke.
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His voice was very strange, but I listened to him carefully, and I could understand him.
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"'The steps were very difficult,' he said.
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"'But most things are difficult for me.' "'Yes,' I said.
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"'Nothing is easy for you, is it?' "'No,' he said.
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He was very quiet for a minute.
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Then he said, "'Who are you, sir?' Who am I?
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Oh, I'm sorry.
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My name is Dr. Treves.
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Here, this is my card.
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I gave him a card with my name on.
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Then I thought, that was no good.
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This man can't read.
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But Merrick took the card and looked at it very carefully.
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Then he put it in his trousers pocket.
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I did not talk to him very much at the hospital.
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I looked at his head and arms and legs and body very carefully.
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Then I wrote the important things about him in a little book.
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A nurse helped me.
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Merrick looked at her sometimes, but she did not smile at him or talk to him.
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I think she was afraid of him.
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I think Merrick was afraid too, because he was very quiet.
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At four o'clock I took him back to the shop in a cab.
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The next day, I looked in the shop window again, but the picture was not there.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: cab, Merrick, step, looked, postman. Deze video bevat 93 zinnen en 780 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 7:38. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 102 woorden per minuut, zodat je tijd hebt om elke klank na te doen. 84% 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 10 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
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| coat zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈkoʊ̯t/ | mantel, jas |
| carefully bijwoord | /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/ | voorzichtig |
| enormous bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ɪˈnɔː.məs/ | enorm, gigantisch |
| gentleman zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈd͡ʒɛn.təl.mən/ | meneer |
| cloth zelfstandig naamwoord | /klɒθ/ | doek, kleed |
| pocket zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈpɑ.kɪt/ | zak |
| horrible bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈhɔɹ.ɪ.bəl/ | verschrikkelijk |
| nurse zelfstandig naamwoord | /nɝs/ | verpleegkundige |
| goodbye | /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ | tot ziens, tot weerziens |
| shoe zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈʃu/ | schoen |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| come out werkwoord | /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ | uitkomen |
| get up werkwoord | opstaan |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- Can you get in?
- Can I help you?' I looked behind me.
- I'm a doctor, and she's ill.
- She's a strange lady, sir, isn't she?
- She's ill, that's all, I said quickly.
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 9 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm, can't, don't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: grey /ɡɹeɪ/, goodbye /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/
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 coat, carefully, enormous.
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.