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Hey, gang.
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How we doing?
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Happy Friday.
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All right, this one's the beginning of a series of stories I'll be giving.
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This one's called Cultural Differences.
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You know what I'm talking about.
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So travel and humanity have been my greatest educators.
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They really have.
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The more we travel, I think, you know, the more we realize how similar our human needs are.
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You know, like our universal love for cheeseburgers, as a matter of fact.
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Or so I thought until I went to Australia as an exchange student.
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It was day four in Australia after arriving at my host family, the Doolies.
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I was washing after-dinner dishes when Norvell and Marjorie entered the kitchen.
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Matthew, we'd like to have our extended family over this weekend.
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We thought you'd cook us something, I don't know, maybe something quintessentially American.
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Yes, they were Australian, but had a bit of an English twinge to their accent.
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I said, yeah, I'd love to.
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But she's what to cook, I wondered.
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Ah, you know what?
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Nothing more American than a hamburger.
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That's it.
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That's what we'll do.
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We're going to have good old American hamburgers this weekend oh
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top choice matthew norvell said as they turned to leave oh
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you know what actually no i raised my voice i i take
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that back we're gonna have cheeseburgers this weekend
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because the man who invented the hamburger was smart
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but the man who invented the cheeseburger oh man he was a genius
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great i started writing down a grocery list for my culinary masterpiece soft white buns dill pickle slices, cheddar and American cheese, red onion,
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avocado, jalapenos, real mayo, good ketchup.
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And that's about the time that I felt a tap on my shoulder.
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It was Norvell.
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Matthew, would you come with me, please?
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I'd like to talk to you for a second.
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We exited the kitchen, walked across the living room and down a hallway where he opened the second door on the right.
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This way, please, he said as he ushered me into the room.
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It was his office.
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He then shut the door behind us and pointed to the seat in front of the desk.
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That's when I sat down, and then he went behind the desk
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and stepped up onto a platform where his chair was perched above me and then sat in it.
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Yes, oddly Norvell, who was five foot four, was now sitting about a foot and a half higher than I was.
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He settled in and leaned forward.
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Placing his elbows on the desk, he crossed his hands knuckles for knuckle, looked me in the eye,
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and sternly said, Matthew, I'd like to talk to you about your choice of words.
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I said, yes, sir, Norvell, what do you got, bud?
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Chin on those knuckles, he then turned his eyes to a portrait of Winston Churchill on the wall.
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He took a composing inhale and said,
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you said that the man who invented the hamburger was smart,
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Matthew, but the man who Invin of the cheeseburger was the genius, did you not?
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Yes, Norvell, I did say that.
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He took another aristocratic breath.
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Matthew, that is merely your opinion.
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And in your time here with us, you will learn to appreciate fine wines,
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fine cheeses, and not to voice your opinion for the masses.
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I said, Norvell, dude, it's a, uh, it's a figure of speech, you know, I, I, it just basically means I like cheeseburgers, uh, more than hamburgers.
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Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, he chided as he waved his finger at me.
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As I said, for the duration of your stay here in Australia, with us here in the Dooley household, you will learn to appreciate fine wines,
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fine cheeses, and not to voice your opinion for the masses.
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He was dead serious, folks.
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Hmm.
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Okay.
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Other than the duallys thinking that, you know, well, more than a couple of hours away from Sydney was still on the outskirts of Sydney,
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this nonsensical lecture was the first odd thing that happened to me in Australia.
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I was baffled, puzzled.
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but I chalked it up to cultural differences.
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That's right.
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I'll be sharing more stories from that year in Australia in upcoming newsletters.
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Until then, stay tuned.
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Enjoy yourself.
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All righty-ay.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B2 is gebaseerd op de video “Cultural Differences”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: norvell, matthew, cheeseburger, hamburger, Australia. Deze video bevat 70 zinnen en 717 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 4:44. De spreker praat in een natuurlijk tempo van ongeveer 152 woorden per minuut, dicht bij een alledaags gesprek. Slechts 78% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is pittig.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| cheeseburger zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈtʃizˌbɝ.ɡɚ/ | kaasburger |
| hamburger zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈhæmˌbɜɹ.ɡɚ/ | hamburger |
| knuckle zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈnʌkəl/ | knokkel |
| invent werkwoord | /ɪnˈvɛnt/ | uitvinden, uitdenken |
| avocado zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˌɑvəˈkɑdoʊ/ | avocado |
| baffle werkwoord | /ˈbæf(ə)l/ | verbluffen |
| compose werkwoord | /kəmˈpəʊz/ | samenstellen |
| inhale werkwoord | /ɪnˈheɪl/ | inademen |
| nonsensical bijvoeglijk naamwoord | betekenisloos, zinloos | |
| pickle zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈpɪkəl/ | pickles |
| twinge zelfstandig naamwoord | /twɪnd͡ʒ/ | scheut |
| usher zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈʌʃəɹ/ | plaatsaanwijzer, ouvreuse |
| culinary bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈkʌlɪˌnɛɹi/ | culinair |
| bun zelfstandig naamwoord | /bʌn/ | bolletje, broodje |
| chalk zelfstandig naamwoord | /t͡ʃɔk/ | krijt, krijtgesteente |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| sit down werkwoord | gaan zitten |
| write down werkwoord | opschrijven, neerschrijven |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- You know what I'm talking about.
- I said, yeah, I'd love to.
- Ah, you know what?
- Matthew, would you come with me, please?
- I'd like to talk to you for a second.
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Betrekkelijke bijzinnen who / which + zin — extra informatie over een persoon of ding | man who invented · man who Invin |
| Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet | was perched · was baffled |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 13 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'd, I'll, we're. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: quintessentially /ˌkwɪntɪˈsɛnʃəli/, usher /ˈʌʃəɹ/, duration /dʒʊˈɹeɪ.ʃən/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: aristocratic /ˌæɹɪstəˈkɹætɪk/, avocado /ˌɑvəˈkɑdoʊ/, quintessentially /ˌkwɪntɪˈsɛnʃəli/, educator /ˈɛd͡ʒəkeɪtɚ/, culinary /ˈkʌlɪˌnɛɹi/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: compose /kəmˈpəʊz/, twinge /twɪnd͡ʒ/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: hamburger /ˈhæmˌbɜɹ.ɡɚ/, aristocratic /ˌæɹɪstəˈkɹætɪk/, baffle /ˈbæf(ə)l/, masterpiece /ˈmæstɚˌpis/, accent /ækˈsɛnt/
- /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: cheeseburger /ˈtʃizˌbɝ.ɡɚ/, hamburger /ˈhæmˌbɜɹ.ɡɚ/, grocery /ˈɡɹəʊ.s(ə.)ɹi/
Zo oefen je met deze video
- Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
- Begin op 0,75× snelheid, spreek zin voor zin na en ga terug naar normale snelheid zodra het makkelijk gaat.
- Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als cheeseburger, hamburger, knuckle.
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