Shadowing Practice: Easy English 8 - What are you doing today? - Learn English Speaking with Video
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What are you doing today?
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I'm a fan So let's find out what the people of York are up to.
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So the question is, what are you doing today?
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I'm working at the National Memory Museum.
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We've been to a hotel for the night.
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As a birthday present from our youngest son.
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Oh, happy birthday.
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So we're just returning from the hotel, stopping off in York, and then going home.
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I'm handing out leaflets.
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Alright, what for?
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Go on, sell it to me to me.
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This is good advertising.
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I'm a new hairdresser, I'm just trying to build up my clientele.
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Okay, so what are you doing today?
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I'm delivering parcels by a bicycle, or a bicycle, strictly speaking.
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Really, so how many parcels have you got in there?
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That's more than one question.
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May I ask the second one?
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You may, you may.
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Okay, how many parcels have you got in there?
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About a dozen, I think, about 150 kilos.
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Do you know what's in them?
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No, that's like asking the postman what's in the post.
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Do you never kind of feel them to try and guess what's in?
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Not really, no. Occasionally, maybe.
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That's what I do at Christmas, with presents.
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I'm going to the university to study.
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What do you study?
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Physiotherapy.
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And you're from Norway, you said?
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I'm from Norway.
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I've been on placement for 10 weeks on your hospital.
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I'm going to have a cup of tea.
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A cup of tea?
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Okay.
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Why did you put your hand up like that?
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What have you got there?
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I've just been to the post office, I went to the depot to pick up things my mum hadn't put sufficient postage on.
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Ah, okay, so then you had to pick it up.
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Yeah.
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That's annoying of your mum, isn't it?
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Yeah, doesn't understand stamps.
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Yeah.
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What do you have to do?
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I have to serve coffee, clean tables and serve customers.
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Or so I'm just delivering posters and stuff everywhere at the moment, but then going back to the office and doing some more work.
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We might go shopping.
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What is the special or favourite shop?
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I'm not sure, I haven't lived here that long.
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Why should I choose to have my hair cut at your place and nowhere else?
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Go on, sell it to me.
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Because it's £20 and you got 20% student discount off and I was trained really well, So it's a high standard.
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It's Sally's birthday, so we've come to York, to have a walk around, and then probably go to the seaside, to Whitby.
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Oh, well.
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I tried on wedding dresses because I'm getting married.
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Oh.
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Yeah, that's what we did.
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I went with her and said things, commented upon them.
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And what are you doing tonight to relax?
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Erm, packing for my holiday.
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Erm, I'm on my way to uni to go to some classes.
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What am I doing today?
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Getting wet shopping.
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And what is your favorite shop?
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I have no idea.
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I should think the one down there that sells toffee.
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We're going to a restaurant tonight.
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Yeah, we're going to a Porsche Indian restaurant.
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Porsche Indian restaurant?
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Yes, apparently.
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Okay.
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Tonight I'm eating dinner with my host family.
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Ah, okay.
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Last dinner with them.
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The last supper?
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Yeah.
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Oh, really?
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Yeah.
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And what are you doing this evening?
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I'm going to a friend's birthday party.
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Cool, how old is she?
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21. Okay, and what's her name?
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It's two people together, so it's Chantal and Jemima.
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Okay, would you like to say happy birthday to Chantal and Jemima?
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Happy birthday, Chantal and Jemima.
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Thank you very much.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau A2 is gebaseerd op de video “Easy English 8 - What are you doing today?”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: birthday, Chantal, Jemima, parcels, restaurant. Deze video bevat 86 zinnen en 602 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 3:21. De spreker praat snel, ongeveer 180 woorden per minuut, dus reken op verbonden en ingeslikte klanken. 83% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken. 28 van de 86 zinnen zijn vragen, dus het is goede oefening voor vraagintonatie en korte antwoorden.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
15 woorden uit de video die het leren waard zijn, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| parcel zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈpɑɹsəl/ | pakket |
| bicycle zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈbaɪsɪk(ə)l/ | fiets, rijwiel |
| nowhere bijwoord | /ˈnoʊ.(h)wɛɹ/ | nergens, nergens heen |
| discount zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈdɪskaʊnt/ | korting |
| sufficient | /səˈfɪʃənt/ | genoeg |
| relax werkwoord | /ɹɪˈlæks/ | losmaken |
| poster zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈpoʊstɚ/ | poster, affiche |
| strictly bijwoord | /ˈstɹɪktli/ | strikt, streng |
| stamp zelfstandig naamwoord | /stæmp/ | stempel |
| youngest bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈjʌŋ.ɡɪst/ | jongst |
| depot zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈdiːpoʊ/ | opslagplaats |
| supper zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈsʌpɚ/ | avondeten |
| annoy werkwoord | /əˈnoɪ̯/ | ergeren, vervelen |
| clientele zelfstandig naamwoord | /kliː.ɒnˈtɛl/ | klantengroep, klandizie |
| hairdresser zelfstandig naamwoord | kapper, kapster |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| build up werkwoord | opstapelen |
| find out werkwoord | ontdekken, onderzoeken |
| pick up werkwoord | oppakken, optillen |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- What are you doing today?
- May I ask the second one?
- Do you know what's in them?
- Why did you put your hand up like that?
- That's annoying of your mum, isn't it?
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 27 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm, we're, I've. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: seaside /ˌsiːˈsaɪd/, postage /ˈpoʊstɪd͡ʒ/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: relax /ɹɪˈlæks/, stamp /stæmp/
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 parcel, bicycle, nowhere.
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