Shadowing Practice: English in a Minute: Frontrunner - Learn English Speaking with Video

Les maken...
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Welcome to English in a Minute.
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When you run in a race, it is definitely a good thing to be at the front.
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Front runner.
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So I am guessing Jonathan and Anna are racing each other.
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Those two are so competitive.
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So I saw White Coast Blue Sea last night.
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Finally!
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Pretty great, huh?
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Well, I'm not sure I understand why people are saying it's the frontrunner for best picture at the Oscars.
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What?
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Are you serious?
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I just can't talk to you right now.
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A frontrunner is the person or thing that is most likely to win a competition.
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You can use this expression to talk about a sports team, a political candidate, or yes, a movie nominated for an award.
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And that's English in a Minute.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze video bevat 15 zinnen en 128 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 0:56. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 137 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. 82% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

8 minder gangbare woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:

  • runner /ˈɹʌnɚ/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — renner. A person who moves, on foot, at a fast pace, especially an athlete.
  • candidate /ˈkæn.ɪ.dɪt/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — examenkandidaat. A person who seeks to be elected or appointed to a position or privilege.
  • competitive /kəmˈpɛt.ɪ.tɪv/ (bijvoeglijk naamwoord) — competitief. Of or pertaining to competition.
  • expression /əkˈspɹɛʃ.n̩/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — uitdrukking. The action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc.
  • welcome /ˈwɛl.kəm/ — welkom!. Greeting given upon someone's arrival.
  • definitely /ˈdɛf.ɪ.nɪt.li/ (bijwoord) — zeker, zeker weten. Without question and beyond doubt.
  • competition /ˌkɑm.pəˈtɪʃ.ən/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — concurrentie. The action of competing.
  • sport /spoɹt/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — sport. Any activity that uses physical exertion or skills competitively under a set of rules that is not based on aesthetics.

Uitspraak om op te letten

  • De klanken “sh” en “zh”: expression /əkˈspɹɛʃ.n̩/, competition /ˌkɑm.pəˈtɪʃ.ən/
  • Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: competitive /kəmˈpɛt.ɪ.tɪv/, definitely /ˈdɛf.ɪ.nɪt.li/, competition /ˌkɑm.pəˈtɪʃ.ən/

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 runner, candidate, competitive.

Grammatica in deze video

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

StructuurIn de video
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — iets dat nu of in deze periode gebeurtam guessing · are saying

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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