Shadowing Practice: English phrase - “come to terms” what does it mean? - Learn English Speaking with Video

Les maken...
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Here's an interesting phrase that you might hear said by someone
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if they are referring to a period of time or an event that a person has to become used to,
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maybe something they have to overcome.
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We often say that they come to terms with that particular thing.
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They have to come to terms with that event.
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Maybe a sudden shock, maybe something that has caused a lot of distress.
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For example, the death of a loved one.
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You will have to come to terms with that event.
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It means you have to decide how you are going to cope with that situation.
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You must overcome that feeling.
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You must make your way through life despite all the bad things that have happened.
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You must come to terms.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “English phrase - “come to terms” what does it mean?”. Deze video bevat 12 zinnen en 129 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 0:57. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 137 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

De 8 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
overcome werkwoord/ˌəʊ.vəˈkʌm/overwinnen
shock zelfstandig naamwoord/ʃɔk/schok, shock
refer werkwoord/ɹɪˈfɜː/verwijzen, doorverwijzen
sudden bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈsʌd.ən/plotseling, plotselinge
phrase zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈfɹeɪ̯z/uitspraak
distress zelfstandig naamwoord/dɪˈstɹɛs/druk, stress
despite/dɪˈspaɪt/ondanks
decide werkwoord/dɪˈsaɪd/beslissen, besluiten

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 caused · have happened
Mogelijkheid met “might / may” might/may + werkwoord — iets is mogelijk maar niet zekermight hear
Verplichting: must / have to / need to zeggen dat iets nodig ishas to become · have to overcome · have to come
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — iets dat nu of in deze periode gebeurtare referring

Uitspraak om op te letten

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: phrase /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/, decide /dɪˈsaɪd/

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 overcome, shock, refer.

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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