Shadowing Practice: English Level Test - A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2 - Learn English Speaking with Video
Les maken...
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What's your actual English level?
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Let's find out today.
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No cheating, no BS.
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Make sure to write down your answers and keep a track of them, because at the end of this video,
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I will help you to find out where are you standing between A1 and C2.
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And also, this is listening understanding slash grammar test.
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At the end of this video, I'll show you where you can check your actual speaking test, which is quite more fun.
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Alright, let's get started!
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They to the gym every day.
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Go, goes or going.
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The correct answer is go.
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I usually wake up 7 am on, in, at.
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The correct answer is at.
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We use at for specific times.
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There are three playing in the park.
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Child's, children, children's.
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The correct answer is children.
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Child is an irregular noun.
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I mmm an apple for breakfast.
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Eat, eat or eating?
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The correct answer is eat.
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Mmm is your favorite color.
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Who, where or what?
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What?
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The correct answer is what.
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We use what for things, where for places, and who for people.
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She have a sister.
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Don't, doesn't, or no. The correct answer is doesn't.
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She doesn't have a sister.
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My house is...
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Then yours.
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Big, more big or bigger?
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The correct answer is bigger.
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We add ER at the end for comparison.
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Is this phone you, your or yours?
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The correct answer is YOUR.
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I am TV right now.
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Watch, am watching, or watching.
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I am watching TV right now.
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For the actions that are happening right at this moment we use present continuous i would like water please some any a
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the correct answer is some we use some in positive sentences with uncountable nouns like water coffee etc. Now,
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you're gonna find out if you're at least a 1 or a 2.
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If you got between 0 and 5 answers right, your level is a 1.
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If you got between 5 and 10, your level is a 2.
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And let's continue to see how good are you.
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Now, let's dive into intermediate level.
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I am my keys.
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Have you seen them?
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Lost, have lost, am losing.
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Have lost The correct answer is have lost.
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When I was young, I play soccer every day.
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Used to Was used to Used to The correct answer is used to.
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If it rains tomorrow, we...
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The picnic.
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Would cancel, will cancel, or cancel?
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The correct answer is will cancel.
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I need to.. smoking.
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It's a bad habit.
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Give up, give in, or give out.
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I need to give up smoking, which means to quit.
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By the way, I don't smoke anyways.
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It's a bad habit, and you should not as well.
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The bridge in 1920 built, was built, was built.
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The correct answer is was built.
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I have lived in Brazil two months since, for or during.
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I have lived in Brazil for two months.
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No joke, I'm still here in Brazil.
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The person called you is my boss.
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Which, who or whose.
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The correct answer is who.
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We use who for people and which for objects.
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She told me that she was busy.
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Is, was or will be.
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The correct answer is was.
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She told me she was busy.
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If I, million dollars, I would travel the world.
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Have, would have, or had.
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The correct answer is had.
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If I had a million dollars, I would travel the world.
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By the way, I'm traveling the world without a million dollars.
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You don't need it, to be honest.
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If you're interested in becoming a nomad and having a remote job like I do, at the end of this video, I'll tell you how you could do that as well.
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I look forward to you soon.
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Meet, meeting or met.
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I look forward to meeting you soon.
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Now, I will not say if you got 5 out of 10, your B1 and more than that,
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your B2, because we need to get until the end of this exercise so you would have 30 answers.
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After that, if you would say got 15 out of 30, your level is B1.
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If you got more than that, yours is B2, C1, C2, etc. But most importantly, B2+,
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that's the level where international companies will show interest in you working for them as an employee.
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So if you're interested in that, make sure to work on your English and get it up to B2 level.
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All right, now let's get into advanced challenge.
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Under no circumstances, open that door.
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You should, should you, you must.
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The correct answer is should you.
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It is viral that he the report by Friday finishes, finish, or will finish.
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The correct answer is finish.
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This is subjunctive mood.
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If I mmm about the traffic, I wouldn't have been late.
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Have, had, would have.
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The correct answer is had.
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We need to mmm the details of the contract before signing.
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Iron out, iron over or iron up.
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The correct answer is iron out, which means to resolve problems or finalize details.
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The rain served to the already difficult conditions.
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Exacerbate, excel, or exaggerate.
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The correct answer is exacerbate.
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We should ignore mmm.
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We need to talk about the budget deficit.
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Lion in the den.
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Elephant in the room.
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Wolf at the door.
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Elephant in the room is an idiom that describes a controversial issue that is currently present, everyone is ignoring.
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By this time next year I mmm my degree.
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Will finish, will have finished, am finishing.
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The correct answer is will have finished.
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He mmm have been at the party.
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I saw him at the library at the same time.
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Mustn't, shouldn't or can't.
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The correct answer is can't.
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He can't have been at the party.
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I saw him at the library at that time.
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The project early, the team decided to take the afternoon off.
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Finished.
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Having finished, to finish.
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Having finished the project early, the team decided to take the afternoon off.
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There are more people at the event than we expected.
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Less, fewer or small?
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The answer is fewer, and we use it for countable items like apples, cars or people.
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Now you got all 30 answers.
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Hopefully right.
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At this point, if you got between 10 and 15, your level is B1.
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Between 15 and 20, your level is B2.
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22 and 25, C1.
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25 plus, welcome to our world.
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You're at a C2 level.
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You are the best.
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Now, if you would like to test out your English speaking level, which is quite more different more challenging and more fun,
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to be honest, compared to understanding and listening and just grammar.
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I will recommend you to go to this website right here.
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It's called foxu.com, where you can register completely for free and go through AI English speaking tests,
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and AI will determine what's your English level.
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And afterwards, you can practice your speaking skills with people from all over the world completely for free,
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just like you see on this Zoom call right here.
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We have people from over 100 countries all over the world.
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And finally, if you're interested to become a tech professional and travel just like me all over the world, here's a link to a video that you might be interested in.
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Alright, thank you for joining, learn English, get some work, get some workout, and I'll see you on the next video.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau C2 is gebaseerd op de video “English Level Test - A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: answer, correct, English, finish, finished. Deze video bevat 147 zinnen en 1209 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 12:17. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 98 woorden per minuut, zodat je tijd hebt om elke klank na te doen. 88% 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 14 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| exacerbate werkwoord | /ɪɡˈzæsɚˌbeɪt/ | verslechteren, verergeren |
| noun zelfstandig naamwoord | /naʊn/ | zelfstandig naamwoord, substantief |
| elephant zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɛlɪfənt/ | olifant, elpendier |
| countable bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈkaʊn.tə.bəl/ | telbaar, telbare |
| exaggerate werkwoord | /ɛɡˈzæd͡ʒ.ə.ɹeɪt/ | overdrijven |
| uncountable bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ʌnˈkaʊntəbl̩/ | ontelbaar |
| circumstance zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈsɝ.kəmˌstæns/ | omstandigheid |
| irregular bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ɪˈɹɛɡ.jə.lɚ/ | onregelmatig |
| excel werkwoord | /ɪkˈsɛl/ | uitblinken |
| picnic zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈpɪknɪk/ | picknick |
| workout zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈwɝk.aʊ̯t/ | training, oefening |
| intermediate bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ɪn.tə(ɹ)ˈmi.di.ət/ | middelmatig |
| deficit zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈdɛfəsɪt/ | tekort, gat in de begroting |
| cheat werkwoord | /ˈt͡ʃiːt/ | valsspelen, bedriegen |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| find out werkwoord | ontdekken, onderzoeken | |
| give up werkwoord | zich overgeven | |
| look forward to werkwoord | uitkijken naar, zich verheugen op | |
| wake up werkwoord | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | wakker worden, ontwaken |
| write down werkwoord | opschrijven, neerschrijven |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- Is this phone you, your or yours?
- Have you seen them?
- By the way, I don't smoke anyways.
- You don't need it, to be honest.
- All right, now let's get into advanced challenge.
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Voorwaardelijke zinnen if + zin, will/would + werkwoord — een voorwaarde en het gevolg | If I, million dollars, I would travel |
| Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telt | have lost · have lived · have finished |
| Betrekkelijke bijzinnen who / which + zin — extra informatie over een persoon of ding | test, which is · smoking, which means · out, which means |
| Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet | was built |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 24 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals you're, can't, doesn't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: exacerbate /ɪɡˈzæsɚˌbeɪt/, exaggerate /ɛɡˈzæd͡ʒ.ə.ɹeɪt/, irregular /ɪˈɹɛɡ.jə.lɚ/, intermediate /ɪn.tə(ɹ)ˈmi.di.ət/, importantly /ɪmˈpɔɹ.tənt.li/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: finalize /ˈfaɪ.nə.laɪz/, subjunctive /səbˈd͡ʒʌŋktɪv/, anyways /ˈɛn.iˌweɪz/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: exacerbate /ɪɡˈzæsɚˌbeɪt/, exaggerate /ɛɡˈzæd͡ʒ.ə.ɹeɪt/, circumstance /ˈsɝ.kəmˌstæns/
- /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: exacerbate /ɪɡˈzæsɚˌbeɪt/, exaggerate /ɛɡˈzæd͡ʒ.ə.ɹeɪt/, irregular /ɪˈɹɛɡ.jə.lɚ/
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 exacerbate, noun, elephant.
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