Shadowing Practice: Chapter 7 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Chapter 7 The Last Letter Six months later,
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in April 1890, I found him dead in bed.
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He was on his back in bed, so at first I thought he was asleep.
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I talked to him, but he did not move.
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Then I saw that the skin on his face was blue, so I knew he was dead.
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He did not usually sleep on his back.
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His enormous head was very heavy, so he usually sat up in bed, with his arms round his legs, and his head on his knees.
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He could sleep well like this.
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But he wanted to sleep on his back like you and me.
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He tried to sleep on his back that night, but his heavy head came off the bed, and he broke his neck.
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He died very quickly.
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Next day, the chairman of the London Hospital, Mr. Carr Gomm, wrote to the editor of the Times again.
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The Times, April 16, 1890.
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Dear Sir, Three and a half years ago I wrote to you about a man called Joseph Merrick.
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This man was called the Elephant Man, because he was born with a very ugly body.
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Merrick was not ill, but he could not work, and he had no money.
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The readers of the Times felt sorry for him, and they gave me a lot of money for Merrick.
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Because of this money, we could give Merrick a home in the London Hospital.
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It was his first good home, and for three and a half years, he lived here happily.
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The doctors and nurses of the hospital helped him, and many important people visited him.
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He read many books, he went to the theatre, and in the summer he stayed in the country for six weeks.
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Because of your reader's money, we could give him a happy life.
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Last night, Joseph Merrick died quietly in his bed.
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He was a man with a very ugly body, but he was a good, kind man, and he had a lot of friends.
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We like to talk to him, and we are all very sorry because he is dead.
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A lot of people are going to remember him for a long time.
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There is some money left, so I am going to give it to the hospital.
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Thank you, sir, for your help.
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Yours faithfully, F.C.
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Cargom, Chairman of the London Hospital.
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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: Merrick, hospital, bed, sleep, dead. Deze video bevat 32 zinnen en 397 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 4:24. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 90 woorden per minuut, zodat je tijd hebt om elke klank na te doen. 89% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is goed te volgen.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
De 10 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| ugly bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈʌɡli/ | lelijk |
| nurse zelfstandig naamwoord | /nɝs/ | verpleegkundige |
| asleep bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /əˈsliːp/ | slapend |
| reader zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɹi.dɚ/ | lezer, lezeres |
| knee zelfstandig naamwoord | /ni/ | knie |
| enormous bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ɪˈnɔː.məs/ | enorm, gigantisch |
| leg zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈlɛɡ/ | been, poot |
| chapter zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈt͡ʃæptɚ/ | hoofdstuk, kapittel |
| neck zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈnɛk/ | hals, nek |
| editor zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɛd.ɪ.tə/ | redacteur |
Uitspraak om op te letten
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: happily /ˈhæp.ə.li/, chapter /ˈt͡ʃæptɚ/
- /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: ugly /ˈʌɡli/, leg /ˈlɛɡ/
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 ugly, nurse, asleep.
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.