Shadowing Practice: Dwight's Health Care Plan - The Office US - Learn English Speaking with Video

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What did I do?
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I did my job.
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I slashed benefits to the bone.
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I saved this company money.
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Was I too harsh?
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Maybe.
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I don't believe in coddling people. In the wild.
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There is no health care.
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than the wild healthcare is.
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Ow, I hurt my leg.
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I can't run.
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A lion eats me, and I'm dead.
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Wow.
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I'm not dead.
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I'm the lion.
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You're dead.
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Thank you.
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All right, who did this?
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I'm not mad.
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I just want to know who did it so I can punish them.
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What are you talking about?
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Uh, someone forged medical information, and that is a felony.
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Okay, whoa.
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All right, because that's a pretty intense accusation.
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How do you know that they're fake?
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Ah.
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Leprosy?
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flesh -eating bacteria.
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Hot dog fingers.
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Government created killer nanorobot infection.
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You did this, didn't you?
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-Absolutely not.
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-Yes, you did.
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-No, I didn't.
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-I know it was you.
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Okay, fine.
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You know what?
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I'm gonna have to interview each and every one of you.
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until the perpetrator makes him or herself known.
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And until that time, There will be no health care coverage for anyone.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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- - Killer?
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Animal?
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Robot?
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It's an epidemic.
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The problem, Jim, is that people who are really suffering from a medical condition won't receive the care they need.
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because someone in this office is coming up with all this ridiculous stuff.
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Count Choculitis.
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Sounds tough.
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Why did you write that down, Jim?
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Is it because you know I love Count Dracula? Do you?
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I think you need to confess the fact that-- -Yep.
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-What are you doing?
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-What?
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-Those are my keys.
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-Good luck.
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Jim!
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Damn it!
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No!
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Jim, let me out!
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Jim, let-- The light grain for green 90s.
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Thank you.
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Jim Halpert?
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Who is this?
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No, you can't fire me.
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Can you hold on one second?
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I'm getting the beep.
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Jim Halpern.
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Hey, Jim, it's Pam.
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Hey, Pam.
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How are you?
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Jim?
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Good.
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How are you?
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I'm doing okay.
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Getting excited for the weekend now.
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Yeah.
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Yeah?
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What are you up to?
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Um, I'm not bothering you, am I?
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No, not at all.
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You don't have anything you're doing?
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I have nothing to do.
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Oh, great.
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Jim?
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Um, yeah, no, this weekend, nothing.
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I'm not really doing anything.
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Jim!
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Might go to the mall.
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The mall?
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I need new shoes.
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Oh, interesting.
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What kind of shoes?
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Hello?
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Uh, hello.
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Uh, this is Dwight Schrute calling for Jan Levinson -Gould.
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This is Jen.
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Hi.
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Dwight Schrute calling, acting manager, Scranton Branch.
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Listen, I needed your permission to fire Jim Halpert.
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Who is this?
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Dwight Schrute? From sales?
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- Well?
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- Where's Michael Scott?
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Uh, he is not here right now.
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He put me in charge of the office.
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Dwight, listen to me very carefully.
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You are not a manager of anything.
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Understand?
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That's not entirely true.
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Because he put me in charge of picking a health care plan.
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Really?
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- Yeah.
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- Okay.
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When Michael gets back, you tell him to call me immediately.
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Call you immediately.
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Good.
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-Yes.
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Oh, hey, listen.
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Um, since I have you on the phone, Um...
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Can I fire Jim?
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No. Please don't use my cell phone ever again.
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Oh, this is your -- I thought this was your -- Oh.
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- - Oh.
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Thank you.
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- - Thank you.

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Deze video bevat 127 zinnen en 548 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 4:04. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 135 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. 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

15 minder gangbare woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:

  • killer /ˈkɪlɚ/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — doder. One who or that which kills.
  • mall /mɔːl/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — winkelcentrum. A pedestrianised street, especially a shopping precinct.
  • lion /ˈlaɪən/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — leeuw. A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe.
  • shoe /ˈʃu/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — schoen. A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often a thicker heel, and a softer upper part made of…
  • finger /ˈfɪŋɡɚ/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — vinger. A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb, and the corresponding part, irrespective of including a thumb, in many other…
  • bone /boʊn/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — been. A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates.
  • carefully /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/ (bijwoord) — voorzichtig. With care; attentively, circumspectly.
  • ridiculous /ɹɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs/ (bijvoeglijk naamwoord) — belachelijk, lachwekkend. Deserving of ridicule; foolish, absurd.
  • suffer /ˈsʌfɚ/ (werkwoord) — lijden. To undergo hardship.
  • bother /ˈbɑðɚ/ (werkwoord) — storen. To annoy, to disturb, to irritate; to be troublesome to, to make trouble for.
  • infection /ɪnˈfɛkʃən/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — infectie, infectering. The act or process of infecting.
  • robot /ˈɹoʊ.bɑt/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — robot. An intelligent mechanical being designed to look like a human or other creature, and usually made from metal.
  • flesh /flɛʃ/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — vlees. The soft tissue of the body, especially muscle and fat.
  • grain /ɡɹeɪn/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — koren, graan. The harvested seeds of various grass food crops, especially wheat, maize, rye, barley, and rice.
  • harsh /ˈhɑɹʃ/ (bijvoeglijk naamwoord) — ruw, grof. Unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses.

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

  • come up with (werkwoord) — bedenken, verzinnen. To manage to produce, deliver, or present (something) by inventing, creating, thinking of, or obtaining it.
  • hold on (werkwoord) — vasthouden. To grasp or grip firmly.

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 21 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm, don't, can't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

  • De klanken “sh” en “zh”: shoe /ˈʃu/, infection /ɪnˈfɛkʃən/, flesh /flɛʃ/, harsh /ˈhɑɹʃ/, punish /ˈpʌnɪʃ/
  • Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: ridiculous /ɹɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs/, epidemic /ˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk/, accusation /ˌæk.jʊˈzeɪ.ʃ(ə)n/, perpetrator /ˈpɜː(ɹ).pɪˌtɹeɪt.ə(ɹ)/

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 killer, mall, lion.

Grammatica in deze video

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

StructuurIn de video
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — iets dat nu of in deze periode gebeurtare you talking · are really suffering · is coming
Toekomst met “will” will + werkwoord — een besluit, belofte of voorspellingwill be · won't receive
Verplichting: must / have to / need to zeggen dat iets nodig ishave to interview · need to confess

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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