Shadowing Practice: Everyday English: Holidays - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Today we're going to talk about one of my favourite topics, holidays.
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A holiday can be one day or several days where you take a break from your usual routine.
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There are lots of reasons for taking a holiday.
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It might be to rest or to spend time with family or friends, or to travel.
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In fact people often use the word holiday to describe travel or a trip.
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I went on holiday to Vietnam last year.
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It was awesome.
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You can also stay at home for a holiday and do something you enjoy.
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For example, I stayed at home for the Easter holidays and just spent time with my family.
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Another word that can be used for holiday is vacation, but that's not that common in Australia.
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It's mostly used in the United States.
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Now if you're working and you want to take a holiday, you might have to apply for leave.
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It could be paid or unpaid.
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Most Australian workers get about 20 days of paid leave a year.
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We call that annual leave.
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Australian students get much longer holidays, especially over summer.
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Summer in Australia happens between December and February.
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We also have public holidays.
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They're days when many businesses in Australia close, like on Christmas Day.
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When people talk about a holiday, we often use the preposition on.
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Like, I wish I was on holiday right now.
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Me too.
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Let's listen to some people talk about their holidays.
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Oh, hey.
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Welcome back, Nick.
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Hey, Dawn Charlotte.
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Good.
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How was your holiday?
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Really good.
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I saved up all of my annual leave and I took the whole month off.
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That's amazing.
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What did you do?
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So, I spent some time with my parents and then my partner and I went to New Zealand to go skiing.
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Do you want to see some photos?
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Yeah.
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Oh.
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Oh.
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It was great and just so relaxing.
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Oh, nice.
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I've used up all my annual leave for the year, so no holidays for me.
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That's a shame.
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I mean, I could take some unpaid leave.
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I think that's what Emma's doing.
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She's on holiday in Barbados at the moment.
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Oh, OK.
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Not all leave is for holidays.
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You can take leave from work if you're ill.
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It's called sick leave.
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It's different to a holiday because you don't really have any fun and you usually spend most of your time in bed.
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There's also the weekend, which is Saturday and Sunday, when most workers get time off.
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Most people work from Monday to Friday, which we call weekdays.
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A long weekend happens when a public holiday falls on Friday or Monday.
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Lots of people go away during the long weekend.
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In English, we often use the verbs do and go to describe weekend activities.
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If we use do, it's usually followed by a determinants like the, some or my.
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For example, I do the washing, I do some shopping, I do my housework, I do some study or I do the gardening.
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The past form of do is did.
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So I do the washing on the weekends becomes I did the washing on the weekend.
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You often use the verb go for sports and activities, especially if they end in ing.
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For example, I might go swimming, go surfing, go skating, go running or go walking.
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Here the past form of go is went, so I go swimming on Saturdays becomes I went swimming last Saturday.
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Hey Charlotte, did you go out to anything fun on the weekend?
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Oh yeah, I went fishing with my dad.
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We usually go fishing about once a month.
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Oh nice, did you catch anything?
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Yeah, we got some squid and it was so much fun.
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But it meant I didn't do any work.
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I haven't done my cleaning, my gardening.
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How was your weekend?
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Pretty good.
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Didn't catch any fish, but I did catch some waves.
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Me and a couple of my mates went surfing up the coast.
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Conditions were perfect.
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You should come along next time.
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Oh, yeah, that sounds great.
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Count me in.
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Well, all that talk of holidays, it's really making me want to go on one.
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Me too.
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We hope you've enjoyed today's lesson and learned how you can talk about your holidays.
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Safe travels.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “Everyday English: Holidays”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: holiday, weekend, washing, swimming, Saturday. Deze video bevat 80 zinnen en 713 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 4:03. De spreker praat in een natuurlijk tempo van ongeveer 176 woorden per minuut, dicht bij een alledaags gesprek. 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
De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| wash werkwoord | /wɑʃ/ | wassen, spoelen |
| swim werkwoord | /swɪm/ | zwemmen |
| worker zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈwɝ.kɚ/ | arbeider, arbeidster |
| surf werkwoord | /sɝf/ | surfen |
| verb zelfstandig naamwoord | /vɝb/ | werkwoord |
| topic zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈtɑpɪk/ | onderwerp, thema |
| lesson zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | les |
| vacation zelfstandig naamwoord | /veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ | vakantie |
| relax werkwoord | /ɹɪˈlæks/ | losmaken |
| ski zelfstandig naamwoord | /skiː/ | ski |
| skate zelfstandig naamwoord | /skeɪt/ | schaats |
| determinant zelfstandig naamwoord | /dɪˈtɜːmɪnənt/ | determinant |
| housework zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈhaʊsˌwɝk/ | huishouden, huishoudelijk werk |
| preposition zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˌpɹɛpəˈzɪʃən/ | voorzetsel, kastwoord |
| weekday zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈwiːkdeɪ̯/ | werkdag, weekdag |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| go away werkwoord | weggaan |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- Let's listen to some people talk about their holidays.
- How was your holiday?
- What did you do?
- Do you want to see some photos?
- You can take leave from work if you're ill.
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telt | haven't done · you've enjoyed |
| Mogelijkheid met “might / may” might/may + werkwoord — iets is mogelijk maar niet zeker | might be · might have · might go |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 10 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals didn't, you're, don't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: wash /wɑʃ/, vacation /veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/, preposition /ˌpɹɛpəˈzɪʃən/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: determinant /dɪˈtɜːmɪnənt/, preposition /ˌpɹɛpəˈzɪʃən/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: unpaid /ʌnˈpeɪd/, verb /vɝb/
- /w/ — met ronde lippen: wash /wɑʃ/, swim /swɪm/, worker /ˈwɝ.kɚ/, housework /ˈhaʊsˌwɝk/, weekday /ˈwiːkdeɪ̯/
Zo oefen je met deze video
- Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
- Begin op 0,75× snelheid, spreek zin voor zin na en ga terug naar normale snelheid zodra het makkelijk gaat.
- Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als wash, swim, worker.
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.