Shadowing Practice: Christmas in Prague Chapter 1 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Chapter 1 Christmas 1957 It is night and the fields near the village are white with snow.
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The village is quiet but not everybody is sleeping.
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Eyes are watching the roads and the fields near the village.
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because this is Czechoslovakia and the year is 1957.
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Across the fields, only half a kilometre away, is the Austrian border.
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But the people of Czechoslovakia are not free to go to Austria.
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The border guards watch day and night, and they carry guns.
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In a house in the village, a man and a woman are talking.
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The woman holds a six-month-old baby boy in her arms.
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She is excited, but she is afraid too knew.
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Tell me again, she says.
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Did he get to Austria all right last night?
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Yes, he did, the man says.
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Nobody saw him.
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Nobody heard him.
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But last night was easy, because the sky was dark.
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Tonight it's more difficult.
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Look at that moon!' But it's Christmas night,
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the woman says, and the guards are drinking in the guardhouse, yes?
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That's true, says the man.
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But sometimes they come out and drive up and down the road for a time.
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So you must be careful.
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And you must run fast, very fast.
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He looks at his watch.
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It's time to go.
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The woman puts on a white coat and a white hat.
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The baby wears a white coat too, and the woman carries him on her back.
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Good, the man says.
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White is best when there's snow.
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Nobody can see you.
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Now, are you ready?
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Let's go.
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They leave the house and walk quickly out of the village.
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After a time, they stop and the man says,
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very quietly, OK, do you see those trees?
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Turn right there and go 50 metres.
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When you come to the road, go across it quickly and run down the hill through the trees.
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Then you come to the river.
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Turn left and go 500 metres.
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The trees finish there and you can walk through the river easily.
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Across two more fields and you're in Austria.
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Our friends are waiting for you in the second field.
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Go now.
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Goodbye and good luck.
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The woman begins to run.
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The baby on her back is sleeping.
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But now he opens his eyes and begins to cry.
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The woman is afraid and runs more slowly.
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But the baby's crying is loud in the night.
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At the trees, the woman turns right and soon she is at the road.
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She does not see the black car under the trees, but the men in the car see her.
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Suddenly, there is a noise in the night.
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The noise of guns.
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Then it is quiet again.
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The woman's body lies in the snow on the road.
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Now the only sound is the crying of the baby.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “Christmas in Prague Chapter 1”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: trees, village, road, field, baby. Deze video bevat 59 zinnen en 472 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 5:58. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 79 woorden per minuut, zodat je tijd hebt om elke klank na te doen. 94% 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 13 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| coat zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈkoʊ̯t/ | mantel, jas |
| metre zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈmiːtəɹ/ | meter |
| goodbye | /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ | tot ziens, tot weerziens |
| kilometre zelfstandig naamwoord | /kɪˈlɑmɪtəɹ/ | kilometer |
| snow zelfstandig naamwoord | /snoʊ̯/ | sneeuw |
| quiet bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈkwaɪ̯.ət/ | stil, rustig |
| cry werkwoord | /kɹaɪ/ | huilen |
| noise zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈnoɪ̯z/ | lawaai, herrie |
| suddenly bijwoord | /ˈsʌd.ən.li/ | plotseling, plots |
| chapter zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈt͡ʃæptɚ/ | hoofdstuk, kapittel |
| slowly bijwoord | /ˈsloʊli/ | traag, traagjes |
| careful bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈkɛɹfəl/ | voorzichtig, behoedzaam |
| loud bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈlaʊ̯d/ | luidruchtig, luidruchtige |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| come out werkwoord | /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ | uitkomen |
| run down werkwoord | aanrijden |
Uitspraak om op te letten
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: noise /ˈnoɪ̯z/, loud /ˈlaʊ̯d/
- /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: goodbye /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/, guardhouse /ˈɡɑɹdˌhaʊs/
- /w/ — met ronde lippen: quietly /ˈkwaɪ.ɪt.li/, quiet /ˈkwaɪ̯.ət/
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, metre, goodbye.
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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.