Shadowing Practice: Christmas in Prague Chapter 3 - Learn English Speaking with Video
Les maken...
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The accident The first rehearsal began at nine o'clock and finished at two o'clock.
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What a long morning! everyone said.
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I'm sorry, said the conductor, but we have very little time.
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The first concert is tomorrow night and a lot of important people are coming, so we must play well.
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Now, please go and eat.
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This afternoon is free, so you can go and look at this beautiful city.
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Tomorrow morning we begin again at nine o'clock.
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Please don't be late.
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Carol left the rehearsal room with Alan, one of the first violinists.
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What are you going to do this afternoon, Carol?
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Alan asked.
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I'm going to get a quick sandwich and then I'm going shopping, Carol said.
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My husband Jan and his father are arriving on Sunday.
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Monday is Christmas Day and I haven't got any presents for them.
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I must find something this afternoon, our only free afternoon.
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See you tomorrow then,' said Alan.
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And good luck with the shopping.
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Thanks,' Carol said.
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There are some wonderful shops in the Stare Mesto, the old town, so I'm going down there.
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Carol went into a lot of shops that afternoon.
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In the end, she got a book for Jan and a picture for his father.
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When she left the old town, it was nearly dark.
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It was very cold, so she walked quickly through the streets back to her hotel.
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There were Christmas trees in all the shop windows, and the city looked beautiful.
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There was a lot of noise too.
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People, cars, taxis, buses.
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Everybody's doing their Christmas shopping, Carol thought.
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Suddenly, she saw a man across the street.
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It was Jan!
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Why was he in Prague so soon?
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Jan?
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She shouted across the street.
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But Jan didn't hear her.
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He walked on.
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Carol shouted again, very loudly.
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Jan?
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Jan?
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It's me, Carol!
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A lot of people stopped this time.
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They all looked at her.
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The man stopped too.
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He turned and looked at Carol for a minute, but he didn't smile and he didn't speak.
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It was a very long minute for Carol.
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Her husband's eyes were cold and Carol began to feel afraid.
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Then he moved and began to walk away from Carol down a little street.
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Carol did not understand But she knew one thing.
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She did not want to lose him.
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Perhaps he didn't see me very well.
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It's so dark now.
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He's going.
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Where is he going?
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Jan!
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Come back!
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Are you ill?
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She ran across the street.
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There was a sudden noise, and somebody shouted.
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Two seconds later, Carol lay in the snow.
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She ran right in front of me, the bus driver said later.
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I couldn't stop.
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There was no time.
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Carol's face was white and her eyes were closed.
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Then an ambulance came and took her body away.
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Was she alive or dead?
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At nine o'clock the next morning, the conductor was ready to begin the rehearsal.
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He opened his music and the orchestra started to play.
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Suddenly, his hand stopped moving, and the music stopped at once.
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"'Harpist!' the conductor shouted angrily.
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"'What's the matter with you?
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Are you sleeping?
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You begin to play here!' "'Excuse me, Mr Rinaldi,' said someone at the back of the room.
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The harpist is not here.' Everyone turned and looked at the harp at the back of the orchestra.
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It was true.
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There was nobody in the harpist's chair.
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"'Well, where is she?' asked the conductor.
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There was no answer.
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"'We can't wait for her,' he said.
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"'We must have this rehearsal without her. Where is Alan?
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He can speak some Czech.
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Alan stood up.
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Can you go to the hotel and look for her there?
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The conductor asked.
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Then come back here at once, with or without her.
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Alan left.
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Half an hour later, he was back.
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She's not at the hotel, he said.
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I spoke to two or three people in the hotel, and they say that Carol wasn't there at breakfast this morning.
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And they think that she didn't sleep in her room last night.
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"'I don't like this,' said the conductor.
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Carol is never late for rehearsals, and she knows that these concerts are important for us.
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I think we must tell the police.' "'Shall I do it now?' Alan asked.
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"'Yes,' said the conductor.
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Please go now.' Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze video bevat 93 zinnen en 723 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 8:24. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 86 woorden per minuut, zodat je tijd hebt om elke klank na te doen. 86% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
10 minder gangbare woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
- conductor /kənˈdʌktɚ/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — dirigent. One who conducts or leads; a guide; a director.
- rehearsal /ɹɪˈhɝsl̩/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — repetitie. The practising of something which is to be performed before an audience, usually to test or improve the interaction between several participating people, or to…
- shout /ʃaʊt/ (werkwoord) — schreeuwen. To utter a sudden and loud cry, as in joy, triumph, exultation or anger, or to attract attention, to animate others, etc.
- orchestra /ˈɔː.kɪs.tɹə/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — orkest. A large group of musicians who play together on various instruments, usually including some from strings, woodwind, brass and/or percussion; the instruments…
- sudden /ˈsʌd.ən/ (bijvoeglijk naamwoord) — plotseling, plotselinge. Occurring quickly with little or no warning or expectation; instantly.
- arrive /əˈɹaɪv/ (werkwoord) — aankomen, arriveren. To reach; to get to a certain place.
- taxi /ˈtæksi/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — taxi. A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public, particularly one with an automated meter to calculate the fare.
- ambulance /ˈæmbjᵿl(ə)n(t)s/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — ziekenwagen, ambulance. An emergency vehicle designed for transporting seriously ill or injured people to a hospital.
- harpist /ˈhɑɹpɪst/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — harpist, harpiste. Someone who plays a harp, especially a pedal harp.
- violinist (zelfstandig naamwoord) — violist, violiste. A person who plays the violin.
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
- come back (werkwoord) — terugkomen. To return to a place.
- go down (werkwoord) — afdalen. To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.
- look for (werkwoord) — zoeken. To seek.
- stand up (werkwoord) — opstaan. To rise from a lying or sitting position.
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 15 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals didn't, I'm, don't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
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 conductor, rehearsal, shout.
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — iets dat nu of in deze periode gebeurt | are coming · I'm going · are arriving |
| Verplichting: must / have to / need to zeggen dat iets nodig is | must play · must find · must tell |
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.