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Hello everyone and welcome to a brand new style of video.
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My name is Dylan and today today you and I need to have a little chat.
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Okay so just to be clear this is an interactive speaking exercise where you
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and I will pretty much be talking to each other.
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So first I will read my line and then your line will appear on the screen.
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You just need to read this out loud as if you were replying to me in real life.
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So today's dialogue takes place between a barista and a customer in a cafe.
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Congratulations as you have a new job.
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Today you'll be serving me coffee.
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And then we'll swap places.
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Cool, alright let's do this.
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Hi there and welcome to Costa Coffee.
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How can I help?
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Alright mate can I just have a coffee please?
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Of course.
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What type of coffee would you like?
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Just a medium latte please.
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One medium latte that is no problem.
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Would you like any sugar?
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No thanks.
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have you got wi-fi in here oh yeah we do the password is just just down there on the counter
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oh right yeah i see it cheers is it any good sorry i i need to conduct some business
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so of course you do yes our wi-fi is very fast
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don't worry as you can see there are lots of people that come here to work.
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So we have one latte here.
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There you go sir.
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Is there anything else you would like today?
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Um maybe.
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What cakes do you have today?
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Today we have a chocolate cake,
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we have a Victoria sponge and oh we actually have this delicious carrot cake as well.
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It's actually made freshly in store for us every single day and the amazing thing about it is
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that basically actually it's fine i'm on a diet
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so i didn't really i didn't really eat that type of stuff
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but thanks anyway well why did you uh never mind right
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that'll be three pounds please today sir do you have a membership card i do actually
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but i left it in my car sorry it's a brand new car
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that i bought with all the money that i've made for my business you know you know how it is.
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Yeah, of course, I know how it is.
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Right, well, unfortunately, sir, if you don't have your card with you in store,
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you are actually unable to claim any loyalty points.
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However, if you download our latest app,
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you can just scan your receipt and claim your points after your purchase.
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Oh, right.
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Cheers.
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And sorry, is the app available to download on the latest iPhone?
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Yes, yes, obviously our app is compatible with a new phone.
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Would you like to pay cash or card?
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Card, please.
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No problem.
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Would you like a receipt?
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Um, nah, it's alright.
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Cheers, though.
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Greg.
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Yeah, thanks.
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Enjoy your coffee, mate.
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Okay, let's get into it.
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I will start by taking your order please.
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Hi there and welcome to Costa Coffee.
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How can I help?
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Of course.
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What type of coffee would you like?
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one medium latte
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that is no problem would you like any sugar oh yeah
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we do the password is just just down there on the counter
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Of course you do.
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Yes, our Wi-Fi is very fast.
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Don't worry.
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As you can see, there are lots of people that come here to work.
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So we have one latte here.
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There you go, sir.
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Is there anything else you would like today?
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Today we have a chocolate cake.
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We have a Victoria sponge and...
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Oh, we actually have this delicious carrot cake as well.
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It's actually made freshly in store for us every single day.
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And the amazing thing about it is that basically...
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Well, why did you...
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Never mind.
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Right, that'll be £3 please today, sir.
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Do you have a membership card?
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Yeah, of course, I know how it is.
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right well unfortunately sir
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if you don't have your card with you in store you are actually unable to claim any loyalty points however
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if you download our latest app you can just scan your receipt and claim your points after your purchase
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yes yes obviously our app is compatible with a new phone would you like to pay cash
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or card no problem would you like a receipt
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Yeah, thanks.
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Enjoy your coffee, mate.
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Nice job.
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Now you are in barista mode and you will be taking my order, please.
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Let's swap.
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Alright mate, can I just have a coffee please?
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Just a medium latte please.
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No thanks.
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Have you got Wi-Fi in here?
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Oh right, yeah, I see it.
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Cheers.
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Is it any good?
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Sorry, I need to conduct some business, so...
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Actually it's fine, I'm on a diet so I didn't really eat that type of stuff but thanks anyway.
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I do actually, but I left it in my car.
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Sorry, it's a brand new car that I bought with all the money that I've made for my business.
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You know how it is.
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Oh right, cheers.
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And sorry, is the app available to download on the latest iPhone?
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card please um nah it's all right cheers though greg
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thank you so much for watching i hope you enjoyed today's exercise and i hope you found it helpful as well.
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As mentioned previously this is a brand new style of video for me
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but I did really enjoy making it so please comment down below
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and let me know your thoughts and of course any suggestions that you may have for future videos.
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Right if you do enjoy my videos why not subscribe to the channel
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so you never miss an upload and like the video so
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that it performs better and then I can make some more great right guys thank you again
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so much for watching as always please comment down below
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and let me know which country you are from and until next time cheers

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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “Everyday British English Conversations”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: coffee, card, cheers, latte, cake. Deze video bevat 120 zinnen en 1061 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 10:32. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 101 woorden per minuut, zodat je tijd hebt om elke klank na te doen. 86% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken. 18 van de 120 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
cheers/t͡ʃɪəz/proost
receipt zelfstandig naamwoord/ɹɪˈsiːt/ontvangst, ontvangen
barista zelfstandig naamwoord/bəˈɹis.tə/barista
sponge zelfstandig naamwoord/spʌnd͡ʒ/spons
carrot zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈkæɹət/wortel, peen
swap werkwoord/ˈswɑp/ruilen, wisselen
compatible bijvoeglijk naamwoord/kəmˈpæt.ə.bəl/verenigbaar
password zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈpæs.wɜɹd/wachtwoord
scan werkwoord/skæn/afspeuren
loyalty zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈlɔɪəlti/trouw, loyaliteit
reap werkwoord/ˈɹiːp/oogsten
spear zelfstandig naamwoord/spɪə̯(ɹ)/speer, spies
upload werkwoord/ˈʌpˌloʊd/uploaden
subscribe werkwoord/səbˈskɹaɪb/abonneren
elephant zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈɛlɪfənt/olifant, elpendier

Zinnen om te herhalen

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

  • Alright mate can I just have a coffee please?
  • What type of coffee would you like?
  • Would you like any sugar?
  • Is there anything else you would like today?
  • What cakes do you have today?

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 telti've made
Overtreffende trap the -est / the most … — het hoogste of laagste van een groepour latest · the latest
Toekomst met “will” will + werkwoord — een besluit, belofte of voorspellingwill pretty · will read · you'll be
Verplichting: must / have to / need to zeggen dat iets nodig isneed to have · need to read · need to conduct

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 15 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals don't, didn't, I'm. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

  • De klanken “sh” en “zh”: freshly /ˈfɹɛʃli/, suggestion /səˈd͡ʒɛst.ʃən/
  • Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: compatible /kəmˈpæt.ə.bəl/, interactive /ˌɪn.tɚˈæk.tɪv/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: cheers /t͡ʃɪəz/, sponge /spʌnd͡ʒ/, password /ˈpæs.wɜɹd/, upload /ˈʌpˌloʊd/, subscribe /səbˈskɹaɪb/
  • /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: carrot /ˈkæɹət/, compatible /kəmˈpæt.ə.bəl/, password /ˈpæs.wɜɹd/, scan /skæn/, interactive /ˌɪn.tɚˈæk.tɪv/
  • /w/ — met ronde lippen: swap /ˈswɑp/, password /ˈpæs.wɜɹd/

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 cheers, receipt, barista.

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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