Shadowing Practice: Describing Your Family - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Alex, I've never met your family.
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Do you have a big family?
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Yes, I do.
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I have two twin brothers, a sister, a niece, a brother -in -law, And there's my mother and my father.
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Tell me about your mom.
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Do you look like her?
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Not at all.
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She's short and plump has short brown hair and big blue eyes.
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She's really beautiful.
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What is she like?
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She is kind and supportive.
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It always gives us very good advice.
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She is always there for us.
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She loves flowers and is obsessed with gardening and being outdoors. Is she a florist?
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No, she's a seamstress. Does she design clothing?
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Sometimes, When we were younger, she would make outfits for us.
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My mom is a great cook, and family dinners were a must growing up.
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Even if that meant eating at 8 or 9 p .m.
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When my dad got home from work, you Bye.
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It's where we did our family bonding.
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That's very nice.
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How about your dad?
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Do you look like him?
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Yes.
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I take after my dad in appearance and after my mom in personality.
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He is as tall as me, has gray hair, brown eyes, and a mustache.
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What is he like?
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He is pretty quiet.
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He doesn't talk very much.
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He's like that with everyone.
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He's really easygoing and informal.
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He is super patient and really likes people.
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but he just doesn't love talking to them all the time.
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He is definitely the introvert of the family.
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I understand that.
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And what is his job?
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He is a carpenter.
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He has his own workshop.
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He is creative and likes to build things, so it's perfect for him.
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and he likes working alone on most days.
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Do your brothers help him with the workshop?
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No, they didn't follow in his footsteps either.
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What do they do now?
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Keith is a real estate agent in Springboro.
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And Brian is finishing his law degree in Dayton.
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Wow, good for them.
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Sounds like they've worked hard to be successful in life.
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That's right.
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How old are they?
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They're three years older than me, so they're 25.
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Did you get along with them when you were growing up?
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We did, most of the time.
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They were my big brothers, so they liked to pick on me.
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But we had a lot of fun times together too.
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We connected a lot over our love of movies and video games.
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It seems your family is full of gamers.
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It's not just you.
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That's right.
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We're all crazy about gaming. Are they married now?
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Brian is going to marry Molly next year.
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They're high school sweethearts.
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Keith is waiting for the right lady to come along.
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He has always been very picky about who he dates.
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He says that he wants to get married and have his own family.
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but he needs to find the perfect woman first.
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Do you and your brothers look much alike?
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Not at all.
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They are much taller than me, and they look more athletic because they work out all the time.
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They are brown -haired with blue eyes.
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How about your sister?
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What does she look like?
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She is shorter than me.
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She's the same height as my mom.
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They're both 160 centimeters tall.
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but she's thinner than my mom.
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She's blonde with blue eyes.
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We look very different.
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What is she like?
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Lindsay's the best.
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She's so cheerful and bright.
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So I really like spending time with her.
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She makes me feel cheerful too when we talk together.
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She's five years older than me, and she used to help me a lot with my homework and other school -related things.
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That was very nice of her.
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Yeah, I owe her so much.
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What does Lindsay do for a living?
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She's a kindergarten teacher.
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She loves it.
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That's a great job.
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Yes, it's perfect for her.
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So you are the youngest of your siblings and Lindsay is the oldest.
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Yes.
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Does Lindsay get along with your brothers?
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She does now.
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When they were younger, they drove her crazy.
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They would play pranks on her and annoy her all the time.
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But now, They get along really well.
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And how old is your niece?
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She's five years old.
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Her name is Maria.
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She is a cutie.
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And she's growing up so fast.
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She will talk your arm off.
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She has such a big vocabulary for such a small person.
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I bet.
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I guess that's what happens when your mom is a kindergarten teacher.
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Lindsay has always loved to read, and she has passed that love of books and words onto her daughter.
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"How about your brother -in -law?
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What kind of person is he?" Daniel was a very nice man.
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He's an extremely social chatty guy.
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He's a police officer.
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and whenever he pays a visit, He comes up with some interesting real crime stories.
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- Being a police officer is really challenging.
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Yes, it's challenging, but rewarding at the same time.
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You are so lucky to have such a wonderful family, Alex.
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Thanks for telling me all these interesting details about them.
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Would you like to come over and meet them next weekend?
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I would love to.
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Thanks for inviting me.
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Wonderful!
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze video bevat 120 zinnen en 868 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 7:12. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 120 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. 87% 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:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| workshop zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈwɝk.ʃɑp/ | atelier, werkplaats |
| niece zelfstandig naamwoord | /nis/ | nicht, nichtje |
| kindergarten zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈkɪndəɹˌɡɑːɹt(ə)n/ | kleuterschool |
| cheerful bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈt͡ʃɪɹfl̩/ | blijmoedig, tevreden |
| clothing zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/ | kleding, kledij |
| thin bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈθɪn/ | dun |
| gray bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ɡɹeɪ/ | grijs |
| flower zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈfloʊɚ/ | bloem |
| marry werkwoord | /ˈmæɹi/ | trouwen, huwen |
| connect werkwoord | /kəˈnɛkt/ | verbinden |
| twin zelfstandig naamwoord | /twɪn/ | tweeling |
| reward zelfstandig naamwoord | /ɹɪˈwɔɹd/ | beloning, prijs |
| invite werkwoord | /ɪnˈvaɪt/ | uitnodigen, nodigen |
| outdoor bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /aʊtˈdɔː/ | buiten- |
| outfit zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈaʊtfɪt/ | outfit |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| grow up werkwoord | opgroeien | |
| come over werkwoord | langskomen | |
| come up with werkwoord | bedenken, verzinnen | |
| get along werkwoord | opschieten, overeenkomen | |
| work out werkwoord | /ˌwɝk ˈaʊt/ | uitrekenen |
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telt | I've never met · they've worked · has always been |
| Vergrotende trap -er than / more … than — twee dingen vergelijken | older than · taller than · shorter than |
| Overtreffende trap the -est / the most … — het hoogste of laagste van een groep | the best · the youngest |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — iets dat nu of in deze periode gebeurt | is finishing · is waiting |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 10 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals they're, doesn't, didn't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De “th”-klanken: clothing /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/, thin /ˈθɪn/, athletic /æθˈlɛt.ɪk/
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: workshop /ˈwɝk.ʃɑp/, moustache /ˈmʌstæʃ/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: kindergarten /ˈkɪndəɹˌɡɑːɹt(ə)n/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, introverted /ˈɪn.tɹəˌvɜːɹ.təd/
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 workshop, niece, kindergarten.
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.