Shadowing Practice: English Speaking Practice (3 Steps): Topic: Talk about your siblings | Beginner Level - Learn English Speaking with Video

Les maken...
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Step 1.
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Listen to the conversation.
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Hi, Sarah.
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How are you today?
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Hi, Tom.
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I'm good, thank you.
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How about you?
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I'm great, thanks.
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So, do you have any siblings?
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Yes, I have one brother.
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His name is Jack.
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What about you?
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Oh, nice.
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I have a sister named Emily.
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She's younger than me.
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That's cool.
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How old is she?
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She's ten years old.
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And you, how old is your brother?
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He's twelve.
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We have a lot of fun together.
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Sounds fun.
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Do you live with your parents and brother?
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Yes, we all live together in a house. And you?
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Yes.
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My parents' sister and I live in an apartment.
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So, Sarah, tell me more about your brother Jack.
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What's he like?
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Well, Jack is really funny.
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He loves to tell jokes and make everyone laugh.
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He's also very kind and always helps me with my homework when I ask him.
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That's great.
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My sister Emily is also funny, but sometimes she can be a bit shy around new people.
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She loves playing soccer and drawing.
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Wow, Emily sounds talented.
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Jack is really into basketball.
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He's quite good at it, too.
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He's tall for his age, about five feet tall.
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Emily is shorter than Jack.
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She's about four feet eight inches tall.
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She has long brown hair and green eyes.
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What about Jack?
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Jack has short blonde hair and blue eyes, just like our dad.
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He's also a bit chubby, but he's been working on eating healthier lately.
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Emily has curly brown hair and brown eyes, just like our mom.
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She's not chubby at all.
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She's pretty slim.
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It's interesting how siblings can look so different sometimes.
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Yeah, definitely.
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Despite our differences, Emily and I get along really well.
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We love playing video games together. That sounds like fun.
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Jack and I enjoy going to the park and riding bikes.
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It's nice to have siblings to share activities with.
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Definitely.
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Siblings make life more enjoyable.
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Step 2.
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Listen and repeat.
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Hi, Sarah.
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How are you today?
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Hi, Sarah.
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How are you today?
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Hi, Tom.
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I'm good, thank you.
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How about you?
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Hi, Tom.
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I'm good, thank you.
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How about you?
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I'm great, thanks.
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So, do you have any siblings?
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I'm great, thanks.
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So, do you have any siblings?
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Yes, I have one brother.
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His name is Jack.
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What about you?
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Yes, I have one brother.
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His name is Jack.
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What about you?
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Oh, nice.
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I have a sister named Emily.
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She's younger than me.
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Oh, nice.
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I have a sister named Emily.
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She's younger than me.
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That's cool.
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How old is she?
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That's cool.
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How old is she?
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She's ten years old, and you,
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how old is your brother?
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He's twelve.
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We have a lot of fun together.
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Sounds fun.
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Do you live with your parents and brother?
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Sounds fun.
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Do you live with your parents and brother?
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Yes, we all live together in a house. And you?
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Yes, we all live together in a house. And you?
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Yes, my parents, sister, and I live in an apartment.
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Yes, my parents' sister and I live in an apartment.
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So, Sarah, tell me more about your brother Jack.
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What's he like?
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So, Sarah, tell me more about your brother Jack.
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What's he like?
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Well, Jack is really funny.
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He loves to tell jokes and make everyone laugh.
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Well, Jack is really funny.
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He loves to tell jokes and make everyone laugh.
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He's also very kind and always helps me with my homework when I ask him.
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He's also very kind and always helps me with my homework when I ask him.
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That's great.
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My sister Emily is also funny, but sometimes she can be a bit shy around new people.
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That's great.
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My sister Emily is also funny, but sometimes she can be a bit shy around new people.
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She loves playing soccer and drawing.
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She loves playing soccer and drawing.
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Wow, Emily sounds talented.
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Jack is really into basketball.
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Wow, Emily sounds talented.
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Jack is really into basketball.
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He's quite good at it, too.
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He's tall for his age, about five feet tall.
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He's quite good at it, too.
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He's tall for his age, about five feet tall.
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Emily is shorter than Jack.
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She's about 4 feet 8 inches tall.
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Emily is shorter than Jack.
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She's about 4 feet 8 inches tall.
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She has long brown hair and green eyes.
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What about Jack?
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She has long brown hair and green eyes.
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What about Jack?
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Jack has short blonde hair and blue eyes, just like our dad.
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Jack has short blonde hair and blue eyes, just like our dad.
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He's also a bit chubby, but he's been working on eating healthier lately.
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He's also a bit chubby, but he's been working on eating healthier lately.
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Emily has curly brown hair and brown eyes just like our mom.
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Emily has curly brown hair and brown eyes just like our mom.
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She's not chubby at all.
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She's pretty slim.
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She's not chubby at all.
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She's pretty slim.
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It's interesting how siblings can look so different sometimes.
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It's interesting how siblings can look so different sometimes.
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Yeah, definitely.
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Despite our differences, Emily and I get along really well.
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Yeah, definitely.
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Despite our differences, Emily and I get along really well.
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We love playing video games together.
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We love playing video games together. That sounds like fun.
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Jack and I enjoy going to the park and riding bikes. That sounds like fun.
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Jack and I enjoy going to the park and riding bikes.
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It's nice to have siblings to share activities with.
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It's nice to have siblings to share activities with.
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Definitely!
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Siblings make life more enjoyable.
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Definitely!
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Siblings make life more enjoyable.
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Step 3.
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Practice with conversation.
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Hi, Sarah.
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How are you today?
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I'm great, thanks.
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So, do you have any siblings?
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Oh, nice.
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I have a sister named Emily.
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She's younger than me.
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She's 10 years old.
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And you, how old is your brother?
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Sounds fun.
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Do you live with your parents and brother?
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Yes.
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My parents, sister, and I live in an apartment.
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So, Sarah, tell me more about your brother, Jack.
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What's he like?
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That's great.
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My sister Emily is also funny, but sometimes she can be a bit shy around new people.
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She loves playing soccer and drawing.
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Emily is shorter than Jack.
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She's about 4 feet 8 inches tall.
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She has long brown hair and green eyes.
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What about Jack?
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Jack.
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Emily has curly brown hair and brown eyes just like our mom.
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She's not chubby at all.
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She's pretty slim.
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Yeah, definitely.
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Despite our differences, Emily and I get along really well.
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We love playing video games together.
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Definitely, siblings make life more enjoyable.

Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze video bevat 189 zinnen en 1106 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 11:05. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 100 woorden per minuut, zodat je tijd hebt om elke klank na te doen. 87% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is goed te volgen.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

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

  • sibling /ˈsɪb.lɪŋ/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — brus, sibling. A person who shares a parent; one's brother or sister who one shares a parent with.
  • soccer /ˈsɑk.ɚ/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — voetbal. Association football.
  • curly /ˈkɝli/ (bijvoeglijk naamwoord) — krullig, krullerig. Having curls.
  • talented /ˈtæləntɪd/ (bijvoeglijk naamwoord) — getalenteerd. Endowed with one or more talents.
  • homework /ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — huiswerk, huistaak. Exercises assigned by a teacher to a student which review concepts studied in class.
  • blond /blɑnd/ (bijvoeglijk naamwoord) — blond. Of a bleached or pale golden (light yellowish) colour.
  • chubby /ˈt͡ʃʌbi/ (bijvoeglijk naamwoord) — mollig, volslank. Of a person: slightly overweight, somewhat fat, and hence plump, rounded, and soft.
  • sling /ˈslɪŋ/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — slinger. An instrument for throwing stones or other missiles, consisting of a short strap with two strings fastened to its ends, or with a string fastened to one end…
  • tall /tɔl/ (bijvoeglijk naamwoord) — hoog. Having great vertical extent (usually reckoned from the bottom of the feet to the very top of the head) when standing. (For instance, somebody with a height of…
  • apartment /əˈpɑɹt.mənt/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — woning, appartement. A complete domicile occupying only part of a building, especially one for rent; a flat.
  • inch /ɪnt͡ʃ/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — duim. An English unit of length equal to 1/12 of a foot or 2.54 cm.
  • joke /ˈd͡ʒoʊ̯k/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — mop, grap. An amusing story.
  • laugh /læf/ (werkwoord) — lachen. To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and…
  • basketball /ˈbæs.kɪt.bɔl/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — basketbal. A sport in which two opposing teams of five players strive to put a ball through a hoop.
  • bike /baɪk/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — fiets, velo. Any vehicle sharing some characteristics with a bicycle or motorbike, such as pedal power, a handlebar, or a saddle.

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

  • get along (werkwoord) — opschieten, overeenkomen. To interact or coexist well, without argument or trouble.

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 7 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

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 sibling, soccer, curly.

Grammatica in deze video

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

StructuurIn de video
Vergrotende trap -er than / more … than — twee dingen vergelijkenyounger than · shorter than
Werkwoord + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — werkwoorden die door de -ing-vorm worden gevolgdloves playing · love playing

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