Shadowing Practice: doing things alone - Learn English Speaking with Video
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I feel like nowadays, people hate doing things by themselves.
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If you are out there in the restaurant eating alone, some people might look at you and be like, oh, that person probably doesn't have any friends, so he's just eating by himself, and they're gonna be patronizing you, kind of look down on you.
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A lot of people kind of have this idea that if you do things alone, it means you don't really have any friends, so you look more lonely.
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You don't fit in the society because you don't have those people that can do those things with you.
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But that's not true.
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It's completely okay to be alone.
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We create this scenario in our head that's not true.
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So even if you want to go somewhere, you want to visit this art exhibition, or you want to go to this cool museum or a cafe, if you don't have any friends to go with, then you don't really get the motivation to go there alone and do it by yourself because you just don't want to be seen being alone.
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I've always liked doing things alone, but that doesn't make me a loser.
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Where I live right now is Seoul in South Korea, and this is a really big city.
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Everywhere you go, you're going to see people, And they'll be just walking around, enjoying their own time.
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And there will also be a lot of people walking by themselves and, you know, minding their own business.
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And the thing about living in a city like Seoul is it's so big that sometimes you feel very lonely because there are many things out there to be explored, right?
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If you really want to go to this popular spot, you kind of want to go there with your friends or you feel like it won't be really enough if you just visit there alone and enjoy your own time.
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Maybe also because I'm introverted, my social battery would just run out.
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So I've always kind of liked doing things alone, but it's okay.
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It's not weird at all that you want to find things by yourself, kind of feel it yourself, travel by yourself.
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It's because it's therapeutic and it's healing.
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You have your own schedule, and I think it's one of the best things to do Here's the truth people don't really care people don't care if you're riding a bike They don't care if you're playing basketball by yourself They don't care if you're hanging out in the Han River have a blanket of yourself Sit there and kind of read a book eat snacks.
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What matters is what those activities really mean to you Does it bring you peace?
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Does it bring you happiness?
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Do you feel content in the places that you're going to?
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That's what really matters It doesn't really matter what other people think about you.
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It doesn't really matter if a few individuals find you cringe.
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At the end of the day, what are they going to do about it?
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Their attention that's fixated on you and you as a person will not last like an hour.
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People that look at you while you're filming, they're not going to remember you forever.
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They'll forget about me.
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10 seconds later, they walk past me.
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You're not relying on anyone else.
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You're learning to kind of be more independent, prioritize your own time, kind of grow this ability to be happy by yourself.
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The pattern that I notice about my friends sometimes is that when they get out of a relationship, they seek reassurance from other friends by drinking with them or hanging out with them, which is not really like a bad way to deal with it.
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But a lot of the times they rely on what other people say about the relationship instead of taking that time, embracing the pain and the heartbreak that they're going through.
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They're very quick to make these hangouts that help them better forget about the pain that they're going through.
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And although I completely understand how difficult it can be, Knowing how to be by yourself creates emotional resilience, and that's very important.
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So it's okay.
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It's okay to do things alone.
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It's not a wrong thing to seek your own peace.
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You don't have to hang out with people all the time or go to these places with your friends.
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If you feel like it, try going there alone.
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You'll slowly get to learn more about yourself because you're spending more time and thinking.
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I'll see you guys next time.
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Yeah.
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Peace.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B2 is gebaseerd op de video “doing things alone”. Deze video bevat 44 zinnen en 768 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 3:18. De spreker praat snel, ongeveer 232 woorden per minuut, dus reken op verbonden en ingeslikte klanken. 92% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is goed te volgen.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
De 12 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| heartbreak zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈhɑɹt.bɹeɪk/ | hartzeer |
| introverted bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈɪn.tɹəˌvɜːɹ.təd/ | eenzelvig, introvert |
| patronize werkwoord | /ˈpætɹəˌnaɪz/ | betuttelen, denigreren |
| resilience zelfstandig naamwoord | /ɹɪˈzɪl.ɪ.əns/ | veerkracht, herstellingsvermogen |
| therapeutic bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˌθɛɹ.əˈpjuː.tɪk/ | therapeutisch |
| snack zelfstandig naamwoord | /snæk/ | tussendoortje |
| loser zelfstandig naamwoord | /luzɚ/ | verliezer |
| blanket zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈblæŋ.kɪt/ | deken |
| nowadays bijwoord | /ˈnaʊ.ə.deɪz/ | heden, momenteel |
| heal werkwoord | /ˈhiːl/ | genezen, helen |
| embrace werkwoord | /ɛmˈbɹes/ | omarmen, omhelzen |
| scenario zelfstandig naamwoord | /sɪˈnɛəɹioʊ/ | scenario |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| look down on werkwoord | neerkijken op |
| run out werkwoord | niet meer hebben |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- Does it bring you happiness?
- Do you feel content in the places that you're going to?
- You're not relying on anyone else.
- I'll see you guys next time.
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet | be seen · be explored |
| Betrekkelijke bijzinnen who / which + zin — extra informatie over een persoon of ding | people that can · them, which is |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 38 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals don't, you're, they're. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: introverted /ˈɪn.tɹəˌvɜːɹ.təd/, prioritize /pɹaɪˈɒɹ.ə.taɪz/, resilience /ɹɪˈzɪl.ɪ.əns/, therapeutic /ˌθɛɹ.əˈpjuː.tɪk/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: introverted /ˈɪn.tɹəˌvɜːɹ.təd/, patronize /ˈpætɹəˌnaɪz/, prioritize /pɹaɪˈɒɹ.ə.taɪz/, nowadays /ˈnaʊ.ə.deɪz/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: patronize /ˈpætɹəˌnaɪz/, snack /snæk/, blanket /ˈblæŋ.kɪt/
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 heartbreak, introverted, patronize.
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.