Shadowing Practice: Effortless English - Bubba’s Food - Audio - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Bubba's Food.
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Sarah Smith, who lives in San Francisco,
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went shopping for cat food.
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Sarah is 30 and lives at 3037 Market Street.
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She has lived there since 1990.
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Sarah is married.
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She is married to a man named John.
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She has been married for seven years.
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They have two children and one very big cat.
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Their son Bob is five years old and their daughter Nancy is three.
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Their cat Bubba is two years old.
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Bubba is huge.
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He weighs 258 pounds, 117 kilos.
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At 9 a.m.
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Sarah got into her car and drove to the pet store.
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She bought 68 bags of cat food for $10 each plus tax.
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The regular price was $15 so she got a good deal.
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The total was $680 plus tax.
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She paid by credit card.
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On her way home, Sarah stopped at a convenience store to buy milk.
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Bubba loves milk.
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The milk was $3 for one gallon and Sarah bought 30 gallons.
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She paid $100 and got $10 back in change.
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Sarah got home at 11 a.m.
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Bubba was waiting at the door.
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He was very hungry.
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Bubba's Food.
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Sarah Smith, who lives in San Francisco,
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went shopping for cat food.
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Sarah is 30 and lives at 3037 Market Street.
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She has lived there since 1990.
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Sarah is married.
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She is married to a man named John.
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She has been married for seven years.
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They have two children and one very big cat.
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Their son Bob is five years old and their daughter Nancy is three.
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Their cat Bubba is two years old.
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Bubba is huge.
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He weighs 258 pounds, 117 kilos.
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At 9 a.m.
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Sarah got into her car and drove to the pet store.
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She bought 68 bags of cat food for $10 each plus tax.
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The regular price was $15 so she got a good deal.
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The total was $680 plus tax.
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She paid by credit card.
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On her way home, Sarah stopped at a convenience store to buy milk.
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Bubba loves milk.
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The milk was $3 for one gallon and Sarah bought 30 gallons.
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She paid $100 and got $10 back in change.
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Sarah got home at 11 a.m.
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Bubba was waiting at the door.
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He was very hungry.
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Bubba's food.
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Sarah Smith, who lives in San Francisco,
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went shopping for cat food.
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Sarah is 30 and lives at 3037 Market Street.
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She has lived there since 1990.
58
Sarah is married.
59
She is married to a man named John.
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She has been married for seven years.
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They have two children and one very big cat.
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Their son Bob is five years old and their daughter Nancy is three.
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Their cat Bubba is two years old.
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Bubba is huge.
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He weighs 258 pounds, 117 kilos.
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At 9 a.m.
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Sarah got into her car and drove to the pet store.
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She bought 68 bags of cat food for $10 each plus tax.
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The regular price was $15 so she got a good deal.
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The total was $680 plus tax.
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She paid by credit card.
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On her way home, Sarah stopped at a convenience store to buy milk.
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Bubba loves milk.
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The milk was $3 for one gallon and Sarah bought 30 gallons.
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She paid $100 and got $10 back in change.
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Sarah got home at 11 a.m.
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Bubba was waiting at the door.
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He was very hungry.
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Bubba's Food Sarah Smith, who lives in San Francisco,
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went shopping for cat food.
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Sarah is 30 and lives at 3037 Market Street.
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She has lived there since 1990.
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Sarah is married.
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She is married to a man named John.
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She has been married for seven years.
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They have two children and one very big cat.
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Their son Bob is five years old and their daughter Nancy is three.
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Their cat Bubba is two years old.
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Bubba is huge.
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He weighs 258 pounds, 117 kilos.
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At 9 a.m.
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Sarah got into her car and drove to the pet store.
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She bought 68 bags of cat food for $10 each plus tax.
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The regular price was $15 so she got a good deal.
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The total was $680 plus tax.
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She paid by credit card.
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On her way home, Sarah stopped at a convenience store to buy milk.
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Bubba loves milk.
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The milk was $3 for one gallon and Sarah bought 30 gallons.
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She paid $100 and got $10 back in change.
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Sarah got home at 11 a.m.
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Bubba was waiting at the door.
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He was very hungry.

Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “Effortless English - Bubba’s Food - Audio”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: Sarah, Bubba, cat, milk, married. Deze video bevat 103 zinnen en 692 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 7:14. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 96 woorden per minuut, zodat je tijd hebt om elke klank na te doen. 83% 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 10 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
gallon zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈɡælən/gallon
hungry bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/hongerig, honger hebben
convenience zelfstandig naamwoord/kənˈvinjəns/wanneer het goed uitkomt
weigh werkwoord/weɪ/wegen
milk werkwoord/mɪlk/melken
plus/ˈplʌs/plus, en
credit zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈkɹɛdɪt/lof, lofbetuiging
regular bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈɹɛɡjəlɚ/regelmatig, regulaar
shop zelfstandig naamwoord/ʃɑp/winkel
bag zelfstandig naamwoord/bæɡ/zakje, tasje

Grammatica in deze video

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

StructuurIn de video
Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telthas lived · has been married
Past continuous was/were + -ing — iets dat op een moment in het verleden bezig waswas waiting

Uitspraak om op te letten

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: pound /ˈpaʊ̯nd/, bag /bæɡ/
  • /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: gallon /ˈɡælən/, bag /bæɡ/
  • /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: gallon /ˈɡælən/, hungry /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/, regular /ˈɹɛɡjəlɚ/, bag /bæɡ/

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 gallon, hungry, convenience.

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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