Shadowing Practice: Effortless English - Intimacy - Audio - Learn English Speaking with Video
Les maken...
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Intimacy.
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Dear Abby, My husband, James,
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and I have been married only three years.
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We are both in our twenties.
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Everything is really great between us except our sex life.
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As far as he is concerned, that's fine too.
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But I'm not satisfied.
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It may seem odd to hear the female wants to have sex more frequently than a young and healthy male,
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but that's the case in our relationship.
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Abby, I work with the public and I get frequent remarks about what a beautiful woman I am.
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This makes it hard for me to believe that I don't attract him at all.
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I have expressed many times that I wish we were more intimate.
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I have even expressed it to him in more than one letter,
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hoping to reach him.
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I am at a total loss as to how to make him realize how important this is to me.
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Is there something wrong with my body?
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I just don't know who to turn to for advice on this subject.
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Please help me.
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Signed.
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Short on intimacy in Ohio.
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Intimacy.
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Dear Abby, My husband James and I have been married only three years.
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We are both in our twenties.
24
Everything is really great between us except our sex life.
25
As far as he is concerned,
26
that's fine too, But I'm not satisfied.
27
It may seem odd to hear the female wants to have sex more frequently than a young and healthy male,
28
but that's the case in our relationship.
29
Abby, I work with the public and I get frequent remarks about what a beautiful woman I am.
30
This makes it hard for me to believe that I don't attract him at all.
31
I have expressed many times that I wish we were more intimate.
32
I have even expressed it to him in more than one letter,
33
hoping to reach him.
34
I am at a total loss as to how to make him realize how important this is to me.
35
Is there something wrong with my body?
36
I just don't know who to turn to for advice on this subject.
37
Please help me.
38
Signed.
39
Short on intimacy in Ohio.
40
Intimacy.
41
Dear Abby, My husband, James,
42
and I have been married only three years.
43
We are both in our twenties.
44
Everything is really great between us except our sex life.
45
As far as he is concerned, that's fine too.
46
But I'm not satisfied.
47
It may seem odd to hear the female wants to have sex more frequently than a young and healthy male,
48
but that's the case in our relationship.
49
Abby, I work with the public and I get frequent remarks about what a beautiful woman I am.
50
This makes it hard for me to believe that I don't attract him at all.
51
I have expressed many times that I wish we were more intimate.
52
I have even expressed it to him in more than one letter,
53
hoping to reach him.
54
I am at a total loss as to how to make him realize how important this is to me.
55
Is there something wrong with my body?
56
I just don't know who to turn to for advice on this subject.
57
Please help me." Signed, Short on Intimacy in Ohio.
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Intimacy.
59
Dear Abby, My husband, James,
60
and I have been married only three years.
61
We are both in our twenties.
62
Everything is really great between us except our sex life.
63
As far as he is concerned, that's fine too.
64
But I'm not satisfied.
65
It may seem odd to hear the female wants to have sex more frequently than a young and healthy male,
66
but that's the case in our relationship.
67
Abby, I work with the public and I get frequent remarks about what a beautiful woman I am.
68
This makes it hard for me to believe that I don't attract him at all.
69
I have expressed many times that I wish we were more intimate it.
70
I have even expressed it to him in more than one letter,
71
hoping to reach him.
72
I am at a total loss as to how to make him realize how important this is to me.
73
Is there something wrong with my body?
74
I just don't know who to turn to for advice on this subject.
75
Please Please help me." Signed,
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Short on Intimacy in Ohio.
77
Intimacy.
78
Dear Abby, My husband, James,
79
and I have been married only three years.
80
We are both in our twenties.
81
Everything is really great between us, except our sex life.
82
As far as he is concerned,
83
that's fine too, but I'm not satisfied.
84
It may seem odd to hear the female wants to have sex more frequently than a young and healthy male,
85
but that's the case in our relationship.
86
Abby, I work with the public and I get frequent remarks about what a beautiful woman I am.
87
This makes it hard for me to believe that I don't attract him at all.
88
I have expressed many times that I wish we were more intimate.
89
I have even expressed it to him in more than one letter,
90
hoping to reach him.
91
I am at a total loss as to how to make him realize how important this is to me.
92
there something wrong with my body?
93
I just don't know who to turn to for advice on this subject.
94
Please help me.
95
Signed.
96
Short on intimacy in Ohio.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau C1 is gebaseerd op de video “Effortless English - Intimacy - Audio”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: Abby, intimacy, expressed, sex, twenties. Deze video bevat 96 zinnen en 896 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 10:17. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 87 woorden per minuut, zodat je tijd hebt om elke klank na te doen. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| intimacy zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɪn.tɪ.mə.si/ | intimiteit |
| frequent bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈfɹiː.kwənt/ | veelvuldig, frequent |
| attract werkwoord | /əˈtɹækt/ | aantrekken |
| intimate bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈɪn.tɪ.mət/ | innig |
| satisfy werkwoord | /ˈsætɪsfaɪ/ | voldoen, voldoende zijn |
| litter zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈlɪt.ɚ/ | strooisel |
| express werkwoord | /ɪkˈspɹɛs/ | uitdrukken |
| concern zelfstandig naamwoord | /kənˈsɝn/ | zorg, belangstelling |
| twenty zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈtwɛnti/ [-ɛɾ̃i] | twintigje |
| frequently bijwoord | /ˈfɹiː.kwənt.li/ | veelvuldig, vaak |
| female zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈfiː.meɪl/ | wijfje |
| subject zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈsʌb.d͡ʒɛkt/ | onderwerp |
| male zelfstandig naamwoord | /meɪl/ | mannetje, man |
| advice zelfstandig naamwoord | /ədˈvaɪs/ | raad, advies |
| realize werkwoord | /ˈɹi(.ə)ˌlaɪz/ | beseffen, inzien |
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 married · have expressed · have even expressed |
| Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet | is concerned |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 15 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals don't, I'm. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: intimacy /ˈɪn.tɪ.mə.si/, twenty /ˈtwɛnti/ [-ɛɾ̃i]
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: husband /ˈhʌzbənd/, realize /ˈɹi(.ə)ˌlaɪz/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: attract /əˈtɹækt/, satisfy /ˈsætɪsfaɪ/
- /w/ — met ronde lippen: frequent /ˈfɹiː.kwənt/, twenty /ˈtwɛnti/ [-ɛɾ̃i], frequently /ˈfɹiː.kwənt.li/
Zo oefen je met deze video
- Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
- Spreek zin voor zin na op normale snelheid en herhaal elke zin tot je ritme gelijk is aan dat van de spreker.
- Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als intimacy, frequent, attract.
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