Shadowing Practice: EnglishPod 1 - Elementary - Difficult Customer - Learn English Speaking with Video
Les maken...
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Hello, English learners, and welcome to EnglishPod.
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My name is Marco.
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I'm Amira.
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And Amira and I are here today with a great, great lesson for you.
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Yes, we are.
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Today, we're going to be talking about a restaurant.
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Amira, why don't you give us a little bit more details?
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Well, we're talking about a situation in a restaurant, and two people are involved, the waiter and the customer.
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And I don't want to say anymore.
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Okay, don't say anymore.
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Let's just listen to this dialogue and we'll be back later to explain it.
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Good evening.
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My name is Fabio.
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I'll be your waiter for tonight.
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May I take your order?
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No, I'm still working on it.
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This menu's not even in English.
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What's good here? For you, sir?
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I would recommend spaghetti and meatballs.
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Does it come with Coke and fries?
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It comes with either soup or salad and a complimentary glass of wine, sir.
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I'll go with the spaghetti and meatballs, salad and the wine.
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Excellent choice.
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Your order will be ready soon.
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How soon is soon?
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20 minutes.
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You know what?
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I'll just go grab a burger across the street.
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But go a little bit, come in this place and ask me all these questions.
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But go, go, go, go!
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Uh oh, what a waiter.
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What a waiter, he is really angry at this customer and I can't blame him.
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I would be angry too.
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Yeah, so I think Marco, you have chosen some interesting expressions for us here.
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What is the first one?
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Well, the first one is, I'm still working on it.
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I'm still working on it.
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I'm still working on it.
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I'm still working on it.
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Why don't we listen to some other examples on how you can use this word, and then we'll come back and explain it.
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Did you finish reading the magazine?
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I'm still working on it.
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Did you fix my car?
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I'm still working on it.
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Ah, so you could say I'm still working on it means...
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I still need more time.
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Fantastic.
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Great.
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Okay, it's clear.
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I have another one for you guys.
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It's a phrase commonly used and you'll hear it all the time.
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Coke and fries.
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Coke and fries.
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Coke and fries.
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Coke and fries.
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It's a short way of saying Coca-Cola and French fries.
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So that's basically America's fast food.
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Yeah, burger, Coke and fries.
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Okay.
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What's next on the menu?
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On the menu we have a complimentary glass of wine.
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Complimentary glass of wine.
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Complimentary glass of wine.
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Complimentary means?
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That it's free.
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Free.
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Yes.
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We love that, huh?
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Yeah, we definitely like free things.
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Well, I have another one for us here, another interesting phrase, I'll go with.
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I'll go with.
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I'll go with.
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I'll go with.
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So basically it's another way of saying, I'm choosing.
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Yeah, I'll choose or I'll take.
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I'll take.
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Okay, very good.
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All right, the next word that I want to take a look at is grab.
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Grab.
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Grab.
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Grab.
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Okay, now let's listen to some other examples of how we could use grab in different situations
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and then we'll come back and explain it.
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on your way home can you grab some milk
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wait for me please i need to grab my coat let's grab a cup of coffee All right.
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Well, I would understand that go grab means go get quickly.
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To go get quickly.
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Yeah.
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Yeah.
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All right, everyone.
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So now it's time to listen one more time to the dialogue
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and listen carefully and try to understand why the waiter doesn't like the customer.
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Let's listen.
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Good evening.
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My name is Fabio.
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I'll be your waiter for tonight.
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May I take your order?
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No, I'm still working on it.
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This menu's not even in English.
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What's good here?
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For you, sir, I would recommend spaghetti and meatballs.
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Does it come with Coke and fries?
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It comes with either soup or salad and a complimentary glass of wine, sir.
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I'll go with the spaghetti and meatballs, salad and the wine.
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Excellent choice.
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Your order will be ready soon.
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How soon is soon?
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20 minutes?
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You know what?
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I'll just go grab a burger across the street.
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Marco, why did this waiter get angry at the customer?
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Well, he basically wasted the waiter's time.
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I mean, this guy comes into the restaurant, he is not very polite, and he's asking all these questions, and in the end he just gets up and says,
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I'll just go grab a burger across the street.
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Yeah, and I also think that this guy was a lot more casual than the place he was in, right?
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Yeah, yeah.
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I think this was a nice, fancy restaurant.
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So I think he was in the wrong place.
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Yeah.
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So how many times, Marco, tell me, do you really have fast food a week?
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Fast food, let's see, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday.
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No, I'm just kidding.
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Oh, my God.
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No, no. I think I get fast food maybe once a week, once or twice a week.
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All right.
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Talking about fast food made me hungry, so I think I'm going to go grab something to eat myself.
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Yeah, me too.
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All right.
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I hope you guys enjoyed the lesson today.
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And remember that all of this vocabulary is useful for your everyday needs.
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Yes.
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Well, actually, here in EnglishPod, we focus on phrases and words that are high frequency.
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And that means that you can use them every day in your practical life.
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Exactly.
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And be sure to go to our website at EnglishPod.com where you can find many other resources.
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And you can leave your questions and comments at our community forum.
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So thank you very much for listening.
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We'll be back tomorrow with another great lesson for you.
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So until then, bye.
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Bye.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau A2 is gebaseerd op de video “EnglishPod 1 - Elementary - Difficult Customer”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: grab, fries, waiter, Coke, wine. Deze video bevat 140 zinnen en 970 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 7:13. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 134 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. 22 van de 140 zinnen zijn vragen, dus het is goede oefening voor vraagintonatie en korte antwoorden.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
15 woorden uit de video die het leren waard zijn, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| fry werkwoord | /fɹaɪ/ | bakken, braden |
| waiter zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈweɪ̯təː/ | ober, kelner |
| salad zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈsæl.əd/ | salade |
| lesson zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | les |
| phrase zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/ | uitspraak |
| dialogue zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈdaɪəˌlɑɡ/ | dialoog, gesprek |
| menu zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈmɛn.juː/ | menu |
| soup zelfstandig naamwoord | /sup/ | soep |
| practical bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈpɹæk.tɪ.kəl/ | praktisch |
| everyday bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈɛvɹiˌdeɪ/ | alledaags |
| carefully bijwoord | /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/ | voorzichtig |
| hungry bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/ | hongerig, honger hebben |
| resource zelfstandig naamwoord | /ɹɪˈzɔːs/ | bron, hulpbron |
| coat zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈkoʊ̯t/ | mantel, jas |
| frequency zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈfɹiːkwənsi/ | frequentie |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| come back werkwoord | terugkomen |
| get up werkwoord | opstaan |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- Today, we're going to be talking about a restaurant.
- Amira, why don't you give us a little bit more details?
- May I take your order?
- Did you finish reading the magazine?
- Did you fix my car?
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — iets dat nu of in deze periode gebeurt | we're talking · I'm still working · I'm choosing |
| Toekomst met “will” will + werkwoord — een besluit, belofte of voorspelling | we'll be · I'll be · I'll go |
| Toekomst met “going to” be going to + werkwoord — een plan of iets dat je ziet aankomen | we're going to be · I'm going to go |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 40 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'll, I'm, don't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, complimentary /ˌkɑmplɪˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: salad /ˈsæl.əd/, phrase /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/, dialogue /ˈdaɪəˌlɑɡ/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: salad /ˈsæl.əd/, practical /ˈpɹæk.tɪ.kəl/, fancy /ˈfæn.si/, casual /ˈkæʒ(u)əl/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/
- /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: burger /ˈbɝ.ɡɚ/, dialogue /ˈdaɪəˌlɑɡ/, hungry /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/
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 fry, waiter, salad.
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.