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I heard you guys are from the same country.
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So, whose hometown is nicer?
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Definitely mine.
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What are you talking about?
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It's clearly mine.
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No way!
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The views in my hometown are absolutely breathtaking.
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You should see it, Tom.
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It's up in the mountains, and you have to take this narrow, winding road to get there.
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When you get there, you'll be surrounded by beautiful snow -capped peaks and crystal -clear lakes down in the valleys.
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It's especially beautiful in the winter when everything is covered in pure snow.
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I've got to be honest, Frank.
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She makes a strong case. That may be.
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But she didn't talk about how cut off her hometown is.
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It takes forever to get there.
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And when you do eventually make it, you can forget about having any kind of internet connection.
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It's completely cut off from the modern world
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That's not necessarily a bad thing, though Sometimes it's nice to get away from it all
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Sometimes, but not always
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With my hometown, you don't have to make that choice
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It's a beautiful coastal town with spectacular views of the bay from the cliffs.
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The beach has the softest sand you can imagine, and it's really clean, too.
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The water is clear enough to be able to see the ground even when you're swimming far offshore.
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The town has great transportation,
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and is convenient to get to from just about anywhere in the country.
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We have one of the best weekly markets in the country and our internet connection is second to none.
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That all sounds great.
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But what about in summer when the whole place is filled with loud tourists?
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Or what about the frequent flooding damage every time there's a typhoon?
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It's a dangerous place to live
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Come on, Tom Admit that my hometown sounds better
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Don't listen to her, Tom You know my hometown is better

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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze spreekles is gebaseerd op de video “Describing Places”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: hometown, Tom, beautiful. Deze video bevat 32 zinnen en 314 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 2:53. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 109 woorden per minuut, zodat je tijd hebt om elke klank na te doen. 88% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is goed te volgen.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

15 woorden uit de video die het leren waard zijn, met uitspraak en betekenis:

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
hometown zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn/vaderstad, geboorteplaats
necessarily bijwoord/ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/nodig, noodzakelijk
sand zelfstandig naamwoord/sænd/zand, zavel
crystal zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈkɹɪstəl/kristal
narrow bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈnæɹəʊ/nauw, smal
flood zelfstandig naamwoord/flʌd/overstroming, vloed
frequent bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈfɹiː.kwənt/veelvuldig, frequent
swim werkwoord/swɪm/zwemmen
convenient bijvoeglijk naamwoord/kənˈviː.niənt/geschikt, gemakkelijk
cliff zelfstandig naamwoord/klɪf/klip, klif
spectacular bijvoeglijk naamwoord/spɛkˈtæk.jə.lɚ/spectaculair
offshore bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ɒfˈʃɔː(ɹ)/buiten de kust
surround werkwoord/səˈɹaʊnd/omgeven, omringen
breathtaking bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈbɹɛθˌteɪ.kɪŋ/adembenemend
typhoon zelfstandig naamwoord/taɪˈfun/tyfoon, taifoen

Grammatica in deze video

De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:

StructuurIn de video
Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doetbe surrounded · is covered · is filled
Overtreffende trap the -est / the most … — het hoogste of laagste van een groepthe softest · the best
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — iets dat nu of in deze periode gebeurtare you talking · you're swimming
Verplichting: must / have to / need to zeggen dat iets nodig ishave to take · have to make

Uitspraak om op te letten

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

  • Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: necessarily /ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/, spectacular /spɛkˈtæk.jə.lɚ/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: sand /sænd/, flood /flʌd/, surround /səˈɹaʊnd/
  • /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: sand /sænd/, narrow /ˈnæɹəʊ/, spectacular /spɛkˈtæk.jə.lɚ/
  • /w/ — met ronde lippen: frequent /ˈfɹiː.kwənt/, swim /swɪm/

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 hometown, necessarily, sand.

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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