Shadowing Practice: Effortless English - Bad Choices - Audio - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Bad Choices Dear Dr. Tracy, I am a 33-year-old divorced woman with four kids.
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I was married for 12 years and have been divorced for approximately three years.
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I met my new boyfriend during my divorce.
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We hit it off and have been together ever since.
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He is a 44-year-old divorced man.
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When I met him, he had been divorced for two years.
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Well, I met his ex-wife, and she seemed to be an okay person.
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What I found out three months into my relationship with him was that he was fooling around with his ex-wife again, who also at this time had a boyfriend of her own.
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I figured that since I did not have a committed relationship with him, I had no place to say anything.
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The problem is, it continued further into our relationship, up to the point when I found out I was pregnant.
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At the same time, I found out that he and his ex-wife planned to go to his family reunion together.
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Of course, before all of this, I drove by his house one night and saw her car parked outside his home.
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The excuse I got after all of this was that they were considering getting back together.
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I thought it was very funny that as soon as she met me, she found interest in him again.
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I guess my issue is the fact that I'm now still in this relationship.
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I have brought a child into this nonsense, and I hate the fact that he keeps in contact with her.
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My boyfriend has taken responsibility for her son from a previous relationship.
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His excuse for having so much contact with his ex-wife is because of that boy.
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I know this is not true, but I have no real proof otherwise.
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I have also dealt with him taking women to hotels, and my gut tells me it was her.
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But he promises it was not her.
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I have tried to get over all the cheating.
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I know that she is very close to his family, and I also know that his family does not like me, because I stand up for myself.
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I guess the bottom line is knowing how much contact his ex-wife has with him
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and the fact that he knows that I can't stand her.
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Am I in a weird relationship with the man that wants to have his cake and eat it too?
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Or am I being paranoid and need to just trust him when he says he does not want her?
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I have never had so much animosity towards two people in my life.
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I do love this man, but I feel like I have put myself back in an unhealthy relationship with a man
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that is trying to lie to me.
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To be totally honest, now that I have his child, I even hate the fact that he helps her son.
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She never has to ask for anything regarding that boy, but I have to constantly remind him when our son needs something.
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He does it for the other boy without thinking, but my son is a second thought.
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Even when I have said, look at your son, he is in dire need.
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I was married to a cheating man and hooked up with another cheating man.
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I wonder if it's just my bad choices in men.
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Bad Choices Dear Dr. Tracy, I am a 33-year-old divorced woman with four kids.
38
I was married for 12 years and have been divorced for approximately three years.
39
I met my new boyfriend during my divorce.
40
We hit it off and have been together ever since.
41
He is a 44-year-old divorced man.
42
When I met him, he had been divorced for two years.
43
Well, I met his ex-wife, and she seemed to be an okay person.
44
What I found out three months into my relationship with him was that he was fooling around with his ex-wife again, who also at this time had a boyfriend of her own.
45
I figured that since I did not have a committed relationship with him, I had no place to say anything.
46
The problem is, it continued further into our relationship, up to the point when I found out I was pregnant.
47
At the same time, I found out that he and his ex-wife planned to go to his family reunion together.
48
Of course, before all of this, I drove by his house one night and saw her car parked outside his home.
49
The excuse I got after all of this was that they were considering getting back together.
50
I thought it was very funny that as soon as she met me, she found interest in him again.
51
I guess my issue is the fact that I'm now still in this relationship.
52
I have brought a child into this nonsense, and I hate the fact that he keeps in contact with her.
53
My boyfriend has taken responsibility for her son from a previous relationship.
54
His excuse for having so much contact with his ex-wife is because of that boy.
55
I know this is not true, but I have no real proof otherwise.
56
I have also dealt with him taking women to hotels, and my gut tells me it was her.
57
But he promises it was not her.
58
I have tried to get over all the cheating.
59
I know that she is very close to his family, and I also know that his family does not like me, because I stand up for myself.
60
I guess the bottom line is knowing how much contact his ex-wife has with him
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and the fact that he knows that I can't stand her.
62
Am I in a weird relationship with a man that wants to have his cake and eat it too?
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Or am I being paranoid and need to just trust him when he says he does not want her?
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I have never had so much animosity towards two people in my life.
65
I do love this man, but I feel like I have put myself back in an unhealthy relationship
66
with a man that is trying to lie to me.
67
To be totally honest, now that I have his child, I even hate the fact that he helps her son.
68
She never has to ask for anything regarding that boy, but I have to constantly remind him when our son needs something.
69
He does it for the other boy without thinking, but my son is a second thought.
70
Even when I have said, look at your son, he is in dire need.
71
I was married to a cheating man and hooked up with another cheating man.
72
I wonder if it's just my bad choices in men.
73
Bad Choices Dear Dr. Tracy, I am a 33-year-old divorced woman with four kids.
74
I was married for 12 years and have been divorced for approximately three years.
75
I met my new boyfriend during my divorce.
76
We hit it off and have been together ever since.
77
He is a 44-year-old divorced man.
78
When I met him, he had been divorced for two years.
79
Well, I met his ex-wife, and she seemed to be an okay person.
80
What I found out three months into my relationship with him was that he was fooling around with his ex-wife again, who also at this time had a boyfriend of her own.
81
I figured that since I did not have a committed relationship with him, I had no place to say anything.
82
The problem is, it continued further into our relationship, up to the point when I found out I was pregnant.
83
At the same time, I found out that he and his ex-wife planned to go to his family reunion together.
84
Of course, before all of this, I drove by his house one night and saw her car parked outside his home.
85
The excuse I got after all of this was that they were considering getting back together.
86
I thought it was very funny that as soon as she met me, she found interest in him again.
87
I guess my issue is the fact that I'm now still in this relationship.
88
I have brought a child into this nonsense, and I hate the fact that he keeps in contact with her.
89
My boyfriend has taken responsibility for her son from a previous relationship.
90
His excuse for having so much contact with his ex-wife is because of that boy.
91
I know this is not true, but I have no real proof otherwise.
92
I have also dealt with him taking women to hotels, and my gut tells me it was her.
93
But he promises it was not her.
94
I have tried to get over all the cheating.
95
I know that she is very close to his family
96
and I also know that his family does not like me because I stand up for myself.
97
I guess the bottom line is knowing how much contact his ex-wife has with him
98
and the fact that he knows that I can't stand her.
99
Am I in a weird relationship with the man that wants to have his cake and eat it too?
100
Or am I being paranoid and need to just trust him when he says he does not want her.
101
I have never had so much animosity towards two people in my life.
102
I do love this man, but I feel like I have put myself back in an unhealthy relationship with a man
103
that is trying to lie to me.
104
To be totally honest, now that I have his child, I even hate the fact that he helps her son.
105
She never has to ask for anything regarding that boy, but I have to constantly remind him when our son needs something.
106
He does it for the other boy without thinking, but my son is a second thought, even when I have said, Look at your son.
107
He is in dire need.
108
I was married to a cheating man and hooked up with another cheating man.
109
I wonder if it's just my bad choices in men.
110
Bad Choices Dear Dr. Tracy, I am a 33-year-old divorced woman with four kids.
111
I was married for 12 years and have been divorced for approximately three years.
112
I met my new boyfriend during my divorce.
113
We hit it off and have been together ever since.
114
He is a 44-year-old divorced man.
115
When I met him, he had been divorced for two years.
116
Well, I met his ex-wife, and she seemed to be an okay person.
117
What I found out three months into my relationship with him was that he was fooling around with his ex-wife again, who also at this time had a boyfriend of her own.
118
I figured that since I did not have a committed relationship with him, I had no place to say anything.
119
The problem is, it continued further into our relationship, up to the point when I found out I was pregnant.
120
At the same time, I found out that he and his ex-wife planned to go to his family reunion together.
121
Of course, before all of this, I drove by his house one night and saw her car parked outside his home.
122
The excuse I got after all of this was that they were considering getting back together.
123
I thought it was very funny that as soon as she met me, she found interest in him again.
124
I guess my issue is the fact that I am now still in this relationship.
125
I have brought a child into this nonsense, and I hate the fact that he keeps in contact with her.
126
My boyfriend has taken responsibility for her son from a previous relationship.
127
His excuse for having so much contact with his ex-wife is because of that boy.
128
I know this is not true, but I have no real proof otherwise.
129
I have also dealt with him taking women to hotels, and my gut tells me it was her.
130
But he promises it was not her.
131
I have tried to get over all the cheating.
132
I know that she is very close to his family, and I also know that his family does not like me because I stand up for myself.
133
I guess the bottom line is knowing how much contact his ex-wife has with him
134
and the fact that he knows that I can't stand her.
135
Am I in a weird relationship with the man that wants to have his cake and eat it too?
136
Or am I being paranoid and need to just trust him when he says he does not want her.
137
I have never had so much animosity towards two people in my life.
138
I do love this man, but I feel like I have put myself back in an unhealthy relationship with a man
139
that is trying to lie to me.
140
To be totally honest, now that I have his child, I even hate the fact that he helps her son.
141
She never has to ask for anything regarding that boy, but I have to constantly remind him when our son needs something.
142
He does it for the other boy without thinking, but my son is a second thought, even when I have said, look at your son, he is in dire need.
143
I was married to a cheating man and hooked up with another cheating man.
144
I wonder if it's just my bad choices in men.
145
Bad Choices Dear Dr. Tracy, I am a 33-year-old divorced woman with four kids.
146
I was married for 12 years and have been divorced for approximately 3 years.
147
I met my new boyfriend during my divorce.
148
We hit it off and have been together ever since.
149
He is a 44-year-old divorced man.
150
When I met him, he had been divorced for 2 years.
151
Well, I met his ex-wife and she seemed to be an okay person.
152
What I found out 3 months into my relationship with him was that he was fooling around with his ex-wife again, who also at this time had a boyfriend of her own.
153
I figured that since I did not have a committed relationship with him, I had no place to say anything.
154
The problem is, it continued further into our relationship, up to the point when I found out I was pregnant.
155
At the same time, I found out that he and his ex-wife planned to go to his family reunion together.
156
Of course, before all of this, I drove by his house one night and saw her car parked outside his home.
157
The excuse I got after all of this was that they were considering getting back together.
158
I thought it was very funny that as soon as she met me, she found interest in him again.
159
I guess my issue is the fact that I'm now still in this relationship.
160
I have brought a child into this nonsense, and I hate the fact that he keeps in contact with her.
161
My boyfriend has taken responsibility for her son from a previous relationship.
162
His excuse for having so much contact with his ex-wife is because of that boy.
163
I know this is not true, but I have no real proof otherwise.
164
I have also dealt with him taking women to hotels, and my gut tells me it was her.
165
But he promises it was not her.
166
I have tried to get over all the cheating.
167
I know that she is very close to his family, and I also know that his family does not like me because I stand up for myself.
168
I guess the bottom line is knowing how much contact his ex-wife has with him
169
and the fact that he knows that I can't stand her.
170
Am I in a weird relationship with the man that wants to have his cake and eat it too?
171
Or am I being paranoid and need to just trust him when he says he does not want her?
172
I have never had so much animosity towards two people in my life.
173
I do love this man, but I feel like I have put myself back in an unhealthy relationship with a man
174
that is trying to lie to me.
175
To be totally honest, now that I have his child, I even hate the fact that he helps her son.
176
She never has to ask for anything regarding that boy, but I have to constantly remind him when our son needs something.
177
He does it for the other boy without thinking, but my son is a second thought, even when I have said, look at your son, he is in dire need.
178
I was married to a cheating man and hooked up with another cheating man.
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I wonder if it's just my bad choices in men.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “Effortless English - Bad Choices - Audio”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: relationship, wife, divorced, met, cheating. Deze video bevat 179 zinnen en 2828 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 15:44. De spreker praat snel, ongeveer 180 woorden per minuut, dus reken op verbonden en ingeslikte klanken. 86% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| divorce zelfstandig naamwoord | /dɪˈvɔːs/ | echtscheiding |
| cheat werkwoord | /ˈt͡ʃiːt/ | valsspelen, bedriegen |
| hook zelfstandig naamwoord | /hʊk/ | haak |
| remind werkwoord | /ɹəˈmaɪnd/ | herinneren |
| commit werkwoord | /kəˈmɪt/ | toevertrouwen, toewijzen |
| nonsense zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈnɒn.səns/ | nonsens, onzin |
| paranoid bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈpæɹ.əˌnɔɪd/ | paranoïde |
| unhealthy bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ʌnˈhɛl.θi/ | ongezond |
| dire bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈdaɪ̯ə(ɹ)/ | onheilspellend, omineus |
| animosity zelfstandig naamwoord | /æn.ɪˈmɒs.ɪ.ti/ | verbittering |
| boyfriend zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈbɔɪˌfɹɛnd/ | vriend, lief |
| excuse werkwoord | /ɪksˈkjuz/ | vergeven, excuseren |
| approximately bijwoord | /əˈpɹɑk.sɪ.mət.li/ | ongeveer, ruwweg |
| pregnant bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈpɹɛɡnənt/ | zwanger, in verwachting |
| cake zelfstandig naamwoord | /keɪk/ | taart, cake |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| find out werkwoord | ontdekken, onderzoeken |
| stand up for werkwoord | opkomen voor |
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 | have been divorced · have been · have brought |
| Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet | have been divorced · had been divorced |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — iets dat op een moment in het verleden bezig was | was fooling · were considering |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — iets dat nu of in deze periode gebeurt | is knowing · is trying |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 9 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals can't, I'm. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: animosity /æn.ɪˈmɒs.ɪ.ti/, approximately /əˈpɹɑk.sɪ.mət.li/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: remind /ɹəˈmaɪnd/, paranoid /ˈpæɹ.əˌnɔɪd/, boyfriend /ˈbɔɪˌfɹɛnd/, excuse /ɪksˈkjuz/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: paranoid /ˈpæɹ.əˌnɔɪd/, animosity /æn.ɪˈmɒs.ɪ.ti/
- /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: regarding /ɹɪˈɡɑɹdɪŋ/, pregnant /ˈpɹɛɡnənt/
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 divorce, cheat, hook.
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