Shadowing Practice: Devon Bostick Interview - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Intergalactic Planetary Planetary Intergalactic His acting credits include playing Leo Strange in Being Erica,
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Brent in the Saw movies, and high school student number four in American Pie, The Naked Mile, a role that I,
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Mr. Hollywood, also auditioned for, but subsequently lost to this guy right here, Mr. Devin Bossack.
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Devin, thank you so much for having us here today.
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Thank you for having me.
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Thank you for having me.
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And thanks for having us in your hotel room, by the way.
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I just want to say, just to make it clear, I'm only here for the Continental Breakfast.
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That's still on, right?
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Yeah, yeah.
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Well, you missed it, but we have one a week.
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Oh.
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Sorry.
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That's not good.
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It's okay, I'll stick around anyways.
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Next week.
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I'll probably just pick up that painting behind us.
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid.
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Congratulations.
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That must have been a fun movie to do.
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Big success.
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Yeah, it was great.
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Vancouver for three months I was there for a month and
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It turned out to be a hit so would we're doing a second right now, so how was it working with Justin Bieber?
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Justin was great.
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I mean his hair was always on on its mark and and And he was just a really nice kind sweet boy.
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He was the wimpy kid.
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Yeah.
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Yeah, it was the wimpy.
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No, not at all I've never worked with him in my life actually.
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I don't know where you got that from oh, I just I just assumed he was the wimpy kid in the movie.
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No, he's a wimpy kid, but he's not you know not in the movie No, who are you in the movie in the wimpy kid?
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I play the wimpy kids older brother Roderick.
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I'm in a punk band called Loaded Diaper and That was my old high school nickname You must be 11 years old.
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How 29.
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Oh, you're 29.
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No, you're not really 18 18 you're 18 right now going on 29 I'm gonna give you a heads up.
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Yeah, gonna give you a heads up in about 10 years You're gonna look like this.
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You're gonna look like me.
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Load up on the Botox.
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Get in here.
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Let's see.
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This is before and this will be after.
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And speaking of the chicks, girlfriends, you must have one.
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How many?
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We must have many. About four.
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Yeah?
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Placed all around the world.
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Yeah, that's good.
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That's like Tiger Woods style.
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Yeah.
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Multiply that by ten.
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Except I don't have a wife I'm hiding it from.
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Yeah, okay. Yet.
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Oh.
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Alright.
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What advice do you have for me for picking up women?
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For picking up women?
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Um, I'd say be yourself, but I'm a little afraid of that.
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So, um, for you, your sake.
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Um, cause I don't really like your personality.
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I think if you put your hair up, you go with a different angle there, maybe.
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Yeah.
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Um, and also sunglasses could be cool.
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Add some mystery.
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Yeah.
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Hide your eyes, and then, at the last minute, just whip them out.
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Oh.
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Like, I'm good at whipping it out.
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I mean the glasses of course.
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Let's get to something I like to call- this is fun, Devin.
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This is called the Hollywood hot seat It's fun.
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It's random questions.
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Okay, about random things Excited no time to think are you ready to play?
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Yes, let's do it my final answer question number one Bunnies or kitties bunnies or kitties bunnies that is wrong.
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We're looking for kitties.
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I'm sorry.
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We're looking for kitties Question number two, if you could travel back in time like in the show that you're on, Being Erika, what would you change?
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Now you get to travel back in time and change one thing.
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What's it gonna be, Devon Bostic?
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I'd wear shoelaces.
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That's pathetic, really.
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I would be the president.
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Okay, that's completely wrong.
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We had kill Hitler.
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I mean, that should be- I would've killed Hitler.
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That should be number one on everyone's list.
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My third one.
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That or kill the guy that invented the mullet.
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I mean that's just up there too.
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Mine goes shoelaces, President, kill Hitler, and then the mullet.
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Okay, well, still wrong.
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Priorities.
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Uh, true or false, you coined the response, Hells no. True.
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Yeah, can you give us a hells?
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Hells no. Question number four, if you googled Devin Bostick is hot, a picture of you with your shirt off is the first to appear.
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Yeah, maybe I haven't googled it yet.
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So yeah, neither have I I'm afraid to have that on my computer history If you know what I mean, I don't know My pants could be off too.
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Who knows what what's on the internet, so I don't know.
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Yeah, my pants are off right now If you haven't noticed
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And your last question here today Who
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Devon is the biggest celebrity
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That you have appeared with who is the biggest celebrity
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that you've been with and worked with that I've been with
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and worked with It's a good question Brendan Fraser no I'm kidding Well Cuba getting junior right now.
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I just met him the other day, so appearing with him right now,
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but him or yeah, or Ted Danson yeah,
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well Ted Danson's not a star or what?
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We're looking for Me!
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Mr. Hollywood is the biggest celebrity Yeah, you almost had it.
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I knew it.
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It was on the tip of your tongue, right Devon?
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Yeah, so close.
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Mr. Hollywood.
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Of course it was.
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Well, thank you very much for being here Devon.
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Let our viewers at home know what we can see you in next.
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Well, I have Survival of the Dead coming out in April
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30th and then I'm doing Sacrifice right now with Cuba Gooding Jr.
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and Christian Slater later so look forward to that thank you very much Devon I'm mr. Hollywood and I'm famous
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because I want to be I'm good at whipping it out I mean the the glasses of course
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “Devon Bostick Interview”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: wimpy, kid, Devon, Hollywood, movie. Deze video bevat 121 zinnen en 1003 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 5:44. De spreker praat in een natuurlijk tempo van ongeveer 175 woorden per minuut, dicht bij een alledaags gesprek. 82% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| kitty zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈkɪti/ | katje, kattenjong |
| bunny zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈbʌni/ | konijntje, lamprei |
| whip zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈwɪp/ | zweep |
| celebrity zelfstandig naamwoord | /səˈlɛb.ɹɪ.ɾi/ | beroemdheid |
| mullet zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈmʌlɪt/ | harder |
| shoelace zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈʃuːˌleɪs/ | schoenveter |
| multiply werkwoord | /ˈmʌltɪplaɪ/ | vermenigvuldigen |
| invent werkwoord | /ɪnˈvɛnt/ | uitvinden, uitdenken |
| sunglasses zelfstandig naamwoord | zonnebril | |
| viewer zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈvju.ɚ/ | kijker, toeschouwer |
| audition zelfstandig naamwoord | /ɑˈdɪʃən/ | auditie |
| nickname zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈnɪkneɪm/ | bijnaam |
| chick zelfstandig naamwoord | /t͡ʃɪk/ | kuiken |
| diary zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈdaɪ.ə.ɹi/ | dagboek |
| pathetic bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /pəˈθɛtɪk/ | meelijwekkend, zielig |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| pick up werkwoord | oppakken, optillen |
| look forward to werkwoord | uitkijken naar, zich verheugen op |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- It's okay, I'll stick around anyways.
- I'll probably just pick up that painting behind us.
- You're gonna look like me.
- What advice do you have for me for picking up women?
- I mean that's just up there too.
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 worked · haven't googled · haven't noticed |
| Overtreffende trap the -est / the most … — het hoogste of laagste van een groep | the biggest |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — iets dat nu of in deze periode gebeurt | we're doing · I'm hiding · We're looking |
| Toekomst met “going to” be going to + werkwoord — een plan of iets dat je ziet aankomen | gonna give · gonna look · gonna be |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 43 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm, you're, don't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: shoelace /ˈʃuːˌleɪs/, audition /ɑˈdɪʃən/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: celebrity /səˈlɛb.ɹɪ.ɾi/, subsequently /ˈsʌb.sɪ.kwənt.li/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: bind /ˈbaɪ̯nd/, anyways /ˈɛn.iˌweɪz/
- /w/ — met ronde lippen: whip /ˈwɪp/, anyways /ˈɛn.iˌweɪz/, subsequently /ˈsʌb.sɪ.kwənt.li/
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 kitty, bunny, whip.
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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.