Shadowing Practice: English conversation practice - Improve your speaking skills - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Hey guys, welcome to Lingua Marina.
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This video is English conversation practice.
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So what's going to happen in this video,
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Venia and I are going to create dialogues for you,
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and we're going to show things.
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And your task is to listen,
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repeat, and also if you encounter phrases that you've never heard before,
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pause this video and write them down.
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But before we start, please make sure to subscribe to Venia's channel,
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to like this video, and if you're not yet subscribed to this channel,
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hit the red button down below.
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Let's do it!
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English conversation practice.
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In the kitchen.
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Oh yeah, this is where we start.
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Hey, do you know where the pan is?
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I want to make something for dinner.
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Oh, it's in the dishwasher.
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Oh yeah, found it, thanks.
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Do you need any help by the way?
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Actually, yeah, could you please dice an onion and chop up some bell peppers?
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Oh yeah, sure, we'll Do that.
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Great.
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I'm gonna grind the meat now.
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After you're done chopping the vegetables, can you cook them?
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About four to five minutes.
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And, you know, the onions,
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they kind of turn a little transparent and then the bell pepper is kind of soft.
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So do that and then add the garlic and cook maybe 30 more seconds or something like that.
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Oh, where'd you get this coffee machine from?
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Actually, I got it at a local store,
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but Sarah, my neighbor, recommended it to me.
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And you know she used to be a barista,
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so she really knows what good coffee is.
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That's nice.
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Very nice.
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Do you want me to use olive oil or ghee butter?
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Actually, I started using ghee butter and food tastes better,
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so let's do ghee today.
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Do you even eat meat?
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Because I'm about to brown the beef.
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Oh no, I'm not a vegetarian nor a vegan.
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Do it.
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Hi, sorry, do you know where I can find granola?
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Hi, sure.
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Do you need a specific brand?
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No, just in general.
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Okay, it's in the breakfast aisle near the cereal.
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Follow me, I'll show you.
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Alright, here it is.
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Oh, thank you, I didn't see it before.
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No problem.
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Do you need help with anything else?
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Yeah, could you please tell me how much this one is?
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Hold on, give me a minute.
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I'll find out.
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It's $9.99.
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Thank you so much.
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Anytime.
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Hi, how's it going?
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Not too bad.
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You?
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Can't complain, thanks.
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Would you like me to bag this for you?
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No, thank you.
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I'll be okay.
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Your total is $46.
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Cash or credit?
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Oh, just a moment.
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I didn't get beef jerky.
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No problem.
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It's in the front section behind the register.
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Thank you.
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I'll be back in a second.
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That was quick.
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Do you have a loyalty card?
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I don't think so.
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Okay, that comes out to $54.
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Would you like to pay cash or card?
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Sorry, I didn't catch that.
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Card.
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And could you please double check for the price of the hats?
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I thought they were two for one.
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Oh, this offer expired yesterday.
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He was tired yesterday.
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Do you want me to remove him?
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No, that's okay.
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Thank you.
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Please swipe or tap your card whenever you're ready.
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Sorry, the reader is down.
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Can you try again?
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Now enter your PIN and hit the green button.
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Here's your receipt.
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Have a great day.
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Thank you, YouTube.
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Hi, how are you doing?
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Hi, great.
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You?
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Not bad, thanks.
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What can I get for you today?
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I want some tea but I'm deciding what kind of tea I want.
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Maybe with milk, maybe without.
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Can you recommend something?
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Sure.
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Would you like something sweet?
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Yeah, kind of, but I don't want it to be too sweet.
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The night suggests you get a black tea, 50% sweetness with boba.
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How does that sound?
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What's the difference between boba and no boba?
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What is boba?
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Well, boba, they're tapioca balls.
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I don't know if you're familiar.
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Okay, yeah, let's do with boba.
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Do you want with ice or without ice?
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Iced.
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What kind of milk do you prefer?
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Dairy or non-dairy?
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Non-dairy.
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Do you have oat milk?
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Absolutely.
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What size?
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We have small, medium and large.
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Medium please.
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Now will it be for here to go?
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For here.
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Alright, so it was a black tea 50% sweet with boba.
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Yeah.
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By the way, what pastries do you have?
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We have cookies, croissants scones bear claws
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and uh did i mention cookies already okay i'll have a
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chocolate chip cookie all right here you go ah thank you
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so much thank you you too have a good one guys thank you
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so much for watching this video up to the very end
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So if your English is already pretty good,
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So I hope you love it too.
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Thank you guys so much.
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See you on the course and don't forget to subscribe to our channels.
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See you very soon.
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Bye bye.

Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze spreekles op niveau B2 is gebaseerd op de video “English conversation practice - Improve your speaking skills”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: boba, english, tea, card. Deze video bevat 147 zinnen en 924 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 5:41. De spreker praat in een natuurlijk tempo van ongeveer 163 woorden per minuut, dicht bij een alledaags gesprek. 85% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken. 35 van de 147 zinnen zijn vragen, dus het is goede oefening voor vraagintonatie en korte antwoorden.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
subscribe werkwoord/səbˈskɹaɪb/abonneren
cookie zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈkʊki/koekje
dairy zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈdɛə.ɹi/zuivel
chop werkwoord/t͡ʃɑp/hakken
onion zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈʌn.jən/ui, ajuin
pepper zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈpɛp.ə/peper
barista zelfstandig naamwoord/bəˈɹis.tə/barista
croissant zelfstandig naamwoord/kɹəˈsɑnt/croissant
dishwasher zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈdɪʃˌwɑʃɚ/vaatwasser, vaatwasmachine
excite werkwoord/ɪkˈsaɪt/prikkelen, opwinden
granola zelfstandig naamwoord/ɡɹəˈnoʊlə/muesli, crunchy
sweetness zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈswitnəs/zoetheid
tapioca zelfstandig naamwoord/tæpiˈoʊkə/tapioca
pronunciation zelfstandig naamwoord/pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/uitspraak
pastry zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈpeɪstɹi/gebak, banket

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

WoordBetekenis
find out werkwoordontdekken, onderzoeken

Zinnen om te herhalen

Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:

  • Hey, do you know where the pan is?
  • Do you need any help by the way?
  • After you're done chopping the vegetables, can you cook them?
  • Do you even eat meat?
  • Do you need a specific brand?

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 34 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals you're, I'm, I'll. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

  • De klanken “sh” en “zh”: dishwasher /ˈdɪʃˌwɑʃɚ/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/
  • Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: tapioca /tæpiˈoʊkə/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, vegetarian /vɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛ.ɹi.ən/, beautifully /ˈbju.tɪ.fə.li/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: subscribe /səbˈskɹaɪb/, grind /ˈɡɹaɪnd/, pause /pɔːz/, olive /ˈɑ.lɪv/
  • /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: tapioca /tæpiˈoʊkə/, transparent /tɹænsˈpæɹənt/
  • /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: ghee /ɡʰiː/, granola /ɡɹəˈnoʊlə/, garlic /ˈɡɑɹlɪk/, grind /ˈɡɹaɪnd/, vegan /ˈviːɡən/

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. Begin op 0,75× snelheid, spreek zin voor zin na en ga terug naar normale snelheid zodra het makkelijk gaat.
  3. Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als subscribe, cookie, dairy.

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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