Shadowing Practice: Chapter 5 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Chapter 5 A Letter for Raoul That Wednesday,
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a letter also arrived for the young Vicombe de Chani.
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He opened the letter, saw the name at the bottom, and smiled for the first time that day.
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Dear Raoul, of course I remember you.
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How could I forget you?
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Meet me on Thursday at three o'clock in the Tuileries Gardens.
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Don't be angry with me, Raoul, please.
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Christine Dye Raoul put the letter carefully into his pocket.
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Angry?
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How could he be angry with an angel?
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On Thursday, he was in the Tuileries Gardens by two o'clock.
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At ten past three, he began to feel unhappy.
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At half past three, he wanted to die or to kill somebody.
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And then she came.
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She ran through the gardens to him.
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And in a second, she was in his arms.
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Oh, Christine, he said again and again.
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Oh, Christine!
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They walked through the gardens together and talked for a long time.
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They remembered their happy weeks in Brittany, four years ago.
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But why did you go away, Christine?
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Raoul asked.
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Why didn't you write to me?
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For a minute or two, Christine said nothing.
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she said slowly.
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We were so young, you and I.
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I was just a poor singer from Norway.
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And you, you were the Vicombe de Chani.
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I knew I could never be your wife.
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But I love you, Christine.
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No, shh.
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Listen to me, Raoul, please.
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I went home to Norway, and a year later, my father died.
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I was very unhappy.
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But I came back to France, to Paris.
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I worked and worked at my singing, because I wanted to be an opera singer.
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Not just a good singer, but the best opera singer in Paris.' "'And now you are,' Raoul said.
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He smiled.
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"'All Paris is at your feet.' Christine turned her face away and said nothing.
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Christine, Raoul said quietly, I want to ask you a question.
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Who was the man in your dressing room on Tuesday night?
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Tell me, please.
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Christine stopped and stared at him.
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Her face went white.
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What man? she whispered.
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There was no man in my dressing room on Tuesday night.
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Raoul put his hand on her arm.
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I heard him, he said.
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I listened outside the door and heard a man's voice. Who was he?
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Don't ask me, Raoul.
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There was a man's voice, yes.
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But there was no man in my room.
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It's true.
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Oh, Raoul, I'm so afraid.
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Sometimes I want to die. Who is he?
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Tell me, Christine, please.
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I'm your friend.
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I can help you.
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Tell me his name.
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I cannot tell you his name.
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It's a secret, whispered Christine.
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I never see him.
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I only hear his voice.
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But he is everywhere.
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He sees everything.
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He hears everything.
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That's why I didn't speak to you on Tuesday night.
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He is my music teacher, Raoul.
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He's a wonderful singer.
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I sang so well on Tuesday night because of him.
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I am famous because of him.
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He is my angel of music.
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And he says he loves me.
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How can I leave him?
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Thank you.
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Thank you.

Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: Raoul, Christine, singer, gardens, Tuesday. Deze video bevat 76 zinnen en 519 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 5:57. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 87 woorden per minuut, zodat je tijd hebt om elke klank na te doen. Slechts 81% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is pittig.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

De 14 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
litter zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈlɪt.ɚ/strooisel
angel zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈeɪ̯n.d͡ʒəl/engel
opera zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈɒp.ə.ɹə/opera
pocket zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈpɑ.kɪt/zak
carefully bijwoord/ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/voorzichtig
arrive werkwoord/əˈɹaɪv/aankomen, arriveren
stare werkwoord/stɛɚ/staren
singer zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈsɪŋ.ɚ/zanger, zangeres
angry bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈæŋ.ɡɹi/kwaad, boos
smile werkwoord/ˈsmaɪl/glimlachen, smuilen
sing werkwoord/ˈsɪŋ/zingen
everywhere bijwoord/ˈɛv.ɹi.(h)wɛɹ/overal
chapter zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈt͡ʃæptɚ/hoofdstuk, kapittel
slowly bijwoord/ˈsloʊli/traag, traagjes

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

WoordBetekenis
go away werkwoordweggaan

Zinnen om te herhalen

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

  • How could I forget you?
  • Why didn't you write to me?
  • How can I leave him?

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 6 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals didn't, don't, I'm. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: unhappy /ʌnˈhæpi/, angry /ˈæŋ.ɡɹi/, chapter /ˈt͡ʃæptɚ/
  • /w/ — met ronde lippen: whisper /ˈ(h)wɪspɚ/, quietly /ˈkwaɪ.ɪt.li/, everywhere /ˈɛv.ɹi.(h)wɛɹ/

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 litter, angel, opera.

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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