Shadowing Practice: Every Meme Template From the Office - The Office US - Learn English Speaking with Video

Les maken...
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It's Britney, bitch.
2
Do you have a question, Kelly?
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Yeah, I have a lot of questions.
4
Number one, how dare you?
5
No, God!
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No, God, please, no!
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No!
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No!
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No!
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No!
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Six months ago, Karen Filippelli sent me an email, asked me out.
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I said no because I was committed to our relationship.
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Well, I hope you're still committed because I'm pregnant.
14
Stanley, we're having a little...
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Leave me alone, dammit.
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Having a brainstorm session.
17
Did I stutter?
18
This is the worst.
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I'm on the third day of my cleanse diet.
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All I have to do is drink maple syrup, lemon juice, cayenne pepper, and water for all three meals.
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I just bought some bikinis online, size two.
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So, I'm gonna look amazing.
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What's your blood type?
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Oh, negative.
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Universal donor.
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Universal donor.
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Donor Could you scoot over here on my dress?
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I thought you're not supposed to wear white to a wedding.
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I know but there was an emergency.
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I Look really good in white
31
You're Ali Larder, I'm Beyonce.
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I am Beyonce always.
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Corporate needs you to find the differences between this picture and this picture.
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Intel has told us there were at least seven.
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Okay, I'll already see one.
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Give me.. okay.
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They're the same picture.
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It's not personal.
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I'm gonna kill myself!
40
Wow.
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I'm going to kill myself, and it's your fault!
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Blackboard!
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Well, I manage my department, and I've been doing that for several years now.
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And, God, I've learned a lot of life lessons along the way.
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Your department's just you, right?
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Yes, Jim, but I am not easy to manage.
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Oh, my God!
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Okay, it's happening!
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Everybody stay calm!
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Everybody stay calm!
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What's the procedure?
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Stay calm!
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Wait, wait, wait, wait.
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Everybody calm down!
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You have a lot to learn about this town, sweetie. Are you serious?
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Ugh. Where? Where? Where, Dwight?
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Seems like you already know where.
58
Depression?
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Isn't that just a fancy word for feeling bummed out?
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Dwight, you ignorant slut!
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I just want to lie on the beach and eat hot dogs.
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That's all I've ever wanted.
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I don't care what they say about me.
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I just want to eat.
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Why was he gone?
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He was such a nice guy.
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No, he was not.
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He was a total douche.
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Doomp-a-dee-doomp.
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You are the most selfish person I've ever met in my time.
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Slow down.
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Take it over.
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Darryl Philbin is the most complicated man that I have ever met.
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I mean, who says exactly what they're thinking?
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What kind of game is that?
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What am I doing?
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I am blowing dodge.
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I am getting out of town.
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Whatever you call it, I am running away from my responsibilities.
80
Well, it feels good.
81
If I can't scuba, then what's this all been about?
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What am I working toward?
83
Well, then why don't we just get some liquor and those mini cupcakes?
84
Mini cupcakes?
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As in the mini version of regular cupcakes, which is already a mini version of cake?
86
Honestly, where does it end with you people?
87
What are your weaknesses?
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I don't have any ass .
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No question about it.
90
I am ready to get hurt again.
91
Bears eat beets.
92
So, Bears beats Battlestar Galactica.
93
Boy, have you lost your mind?
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Cause I'll help you find it.
95
And I feel God in this Chili's tonight.
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Come on, guys, get out of here.
97
Where are the turtles?
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Where are they?
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Stanley, Baraki's president.
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You are black, Stanley.
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I feel very blessed.
102
So what are you wearing?
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This.
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You look so pretty.
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Hey, Bandit!
106
I love inside jokes.
107
Love to be a part of one someday.
108
Together we run a no-nonsense office.
109
Shut up about the sun!
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Shut up about the sun!
111
Why are you the way that you are?
112
Honestly every time I try to do something fun or exciting you make it not that way I Hate
113
So much about the things that you choose to be Hey brah, I've been meaning to ask you can we get some Red
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Bull for these things sometimes the guys got to ride the bull am I right?
115
later skater Did Michael just let anybody in his office?
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Yes!
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He loved it.
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He loved it.
119
He loved it.
120
He loved it.
121
He loved it.
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He loved it all the time.
123
I am aware of the effect I have on women.
124
You are disgusting.
125
You'll never find love.
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Blech.
127
Why are all these people here?
128
There's too many people on this earth.
129
We need a new plague.
130
I consider myself a good person.
131
But I'm gonna try to make him cry.
132
Now I have a boyfriend.
133
Alright.
134
I hooked up with her on February 13th.
135
I declare bankruptcy!
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If that's flashing, then lock me up.
137
Would I rather be feared or loved?
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Um, easy, both.
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I want people to be afraid of how much they love me.
140
Jan is about to have a baby with a sperm donor, And Michael is preparing for the birth of a watermelon with Dwight.
141
Now, this baby will be related to Michael through...
142
delusion.
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Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker Television, North Korea, South Korea, Maryland, Monroe, Ryan started the fire!
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I saved a life.
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My own.
146
Am I a hero?
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I really can't say, but yes.
148
Just tell him I'm like, up for anything.
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I mean, I'm not a slut, but who knows?
150
Ed Truck.
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Yuck.
152
Ed Truck was the manager before me.
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Horrible.
154
He hated fun.
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It was like, oh, Ed Truck is walking toward us.
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Stop having fun.
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Start pretending to do work.
158
He has achieved a great deal in the last week.
159
No achievement is greater than his on-again, off-again girlfriend.
160
What are you... Who am I?
161
I'm Kelly Kapoor.
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The business bitch.
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It takes an advance sense of humor.
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I don't expect everybody to understand.
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At least once a year, I like to bring in some of my Kevin's famous chili.
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The trick is to undercook the onions.
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Everybody is going to get to know each other in the pot.
168
I'm serious about this stuff.
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I'm up the night before, pressing garlic and dicing whole tomatoes.
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I toast my own ancho chilies.
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It's a recipe passed down from Malone's for generations.
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It's probably the thing I do best.
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Thank you.

Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “Every Meme Template From the Office - The Office US”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: loved, everybody, donor, mini, calm. Deze video bevat 173 zinnen en 1051 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 9:27. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 111 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. Slechts 79% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is pittig. 36 van de 173 zinnen zijn vragen, dus het is goede oefening voor vraagintonatie en korte antwoorden.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
donor zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈdəʊnə/schenker, donor
cupcake zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈkʌpkeɪk/cupcake
chili zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈt͡ʃɪli/chili, chilipeper
blackboard zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈblækbɔɹd/schoolbord, krijtbord
cleanse werkwoord/klɛnz/reinigen, schoonmaken
delusion zelfstandig naamwoord/dɪˈl(j)uːʒ(ə)n/inbeelding, waan
excite werkwoord/ɪkˈsaɪt/prikkelen, opwinden
skater zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈskeɪ.tə(ɹ)/schaatser, skater
stutter zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈstʌtɚ/stotteren
sweetie zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈswi.ti/sweetie
bikini zelfstandig naamwoord/bɪˈki.ni/bikini
syrup zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈsɪɹ.əp/stroop, siroop
dice werkwoord/daɪs/in blokjes snijden
humour zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈhjuːmɚ/humor
tomato zelfstandig naamwoord/təˈmeɪ.toʊ/tomaat

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

WoordBetekenis
calm down werkwoordbedaren
slow down werkwoordafremmen

Zinnen om te herhalen

Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:

  • Number one, how dare you?
  • What's your blood type?
  • I mean, who says exactly what they're thinking?
  • If I can't scuba, then what's this all been about?
  • I mean, I'm not a slut, but who knows?

Grammatica in deze video

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

StructuurIn de video
Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — iets dat eerder begon en nog bezig isI've been doing · I've been meaning
Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telthas told · I've learned · I've ever wanted
Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doetwas committed · be feared · will be related
Overtreffende trap the -est / the most … — het hoogste of laagste van een groepthe worst · the most selfish · the most complicated

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 36 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm, I've, don't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

  • De klanken “sh” en “zh”: delusion /dɪˈl(j)uːʒ(ə)n/, douche /duːʃ/, selfish /ˈsɛlf.ɪʃ/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: blackboard /ˈblækbɔɹd/, cleanse /klɛnz/, plague /plɛɡ/, dodge /dɑd͡ʒ/, pretend /pɹəˈtɛnd/
  • /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: blackboard /ˈblækbɔɹd/, bankruptcy /ˈbæŋkˌɹʌp(t).si/
  • /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: plague /plɛɡ/, garlic /ˈɡɑɹlɪk/, ignorant /ˈɪɡ.nə.ɹənt/, disgusting /dɪsˈɡʌstɪŋ/

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 donor, cupcake, chili.

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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