Shadowing Practice: Fame and Fortune - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Seeking fame and fortune.
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In a recent survey, over 80% of 18 to 25-year-olds said getting rich was their first or second most important life goal,
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whilst 51% said the same about becoming famous.
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Of course, being a celebrity can be problematic.
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We have all seen stories about stars turning to drink
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or drugs as they find themselves unable to cope with the emotional stress of life in the public eye.
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However, this doesn't seem to discourage anyone.
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The main problem for many seems to be how to actually become rich and famous, especially if you have no real talent.
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Given this, here's our guide on how to go about it.
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One date someone who's already famous.
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Obviously, finding a famous partner is easier said than done.
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However, anyone who can manage to catch the eye of a top footballer
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or movie star can expect to find themselves on the front page of the gossip magazines before too long.
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This might then be enough to get a TV or advertising company interested and you can end up becoming a star yourself.
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To go on a reality TV show, the kind of out-of-tune singing
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that was once reserved for the privacy of a karaoke room has now become primetime Saturday night TV
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and shows such as The X Factor and Pop Idol have brought instant fame and fortune to hundreds around the world.
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Take Norwegian Kurt Nilsson, for example.
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His versions of well-known songs were so popular that he was able to give up his job as a plumber.
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He then went on to win World Idol and became a huge star in his native country.
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If you can sing, you could follow in Kurt's footsteps.
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If this option isn't available to you, then why not just try to appear on any of the reality TV shows, which require no talent at all from their contestants?
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Go viral.
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The internet has given many their 15 minutes of fame.
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You get a message from a friend containing a link to an online video, a blog or a new site.
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You have a look, forward the link, and before long, things start getting out of control, and a million people have seen it.
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And of course, the more views a video gets, the more money can be made from it.
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A few years ago, Howard Davies Carr uploaded a short film of his two sons sitting side by side in a chair.
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Entitled, Charlie Bit My Finger.
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nothing much happens in it, apart from a finger being bitten.
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However, the clip is now the fourth most watched film ever on YouTube, and the family has earned hundreds of thousands of pounds from advertising.
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For inherit a fortune, obviously, if you want to come into a lot of money when one of your loved ones dies,
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it helps if you have incredibly rich parents, like Paris Hilton's.
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Alternatively, you just need to be lucky when choosing your friends, like Chinese restaurant owners Kim Sing and Bi Lian Man were.
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They befriended an elderly widow, Golda Betchel, who then repaid their kindness by leaving the couple £10 million in her will when she died.
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Become a hero.
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Kuldeep Singh, one good way of getting yourself in the papers is to save someone's life or catch a wanted criminal.
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Kuldeep Singh, for instance, became a national hero in India
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when he removed a bomb from a bus he was driving in Delhi.
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Mr Singh, who was injured when the bomb later exploded, was widely praised for his courage.
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Six, don't give up.
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The Zimmers.
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Age is no barrier to becoming famous either, as plenty of old-age pensioners have proved.
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The Zimmers are among recent examples.
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A group of around 40 British pensioners, put together by a documentary filmmaker who was interested in the experiences of the elderly.
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The band's first singer was 90 when he joined, and the oldest member was 101.
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They had a hit with a cover version of the Who's My Generation
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and went on to appear on TV and travel to America.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “Fame and Fortune”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: famous, star, Singh, fortune, fame. Deze video bevat 48 zinnen en 677 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 4:00. De spreker praat in een natuurlijk tempo van ongeveer 170 woorden per minuut, dicht bij een alledaags gesprek. 83% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| fortune zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈfɔːtjuːn/ | lot, noodlot |
| pensioner zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈpɛnʃənɚ/ | gepensioneerde, pensionaris |
| elderly bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈɛldɚli/ | bejaard |
| contestant zelfstandig naamwoord | /kənˈtɛstənt/ | deelnemer |
| footstep zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈfʊtstɛp/ | voetafdruk, voetstap |
| injure werkwoord | /ˈɪn.d͡ʒɚ/ | kwetsen, blesseren |
| karaoke zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈkæ.ɹiˌəʊ.ki/ | karaoke |
| plumber zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈplʌm.əɹ/ | loodgieter |
| inherit werkwoord | /ɪnˈhɛɹɪt/ | erven |
| discourage werkwoord | /dɪsˈkɝɪd͡ʒ/ | ontmoedigen |
| filmmaker zelfstandig naamwoord | filmmaker | |
| footballer zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈfʊtbɔːlə/ | voetballer, voetbalster |
| explode werkwoord | /ɪkˈsploʊd/ | exploderen, ontploffen |
| problematic bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˌpɹɑ.bləˈmæt.ɪk/ | problematisch, twijfelachtig |
| gossip zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɡɑsɪp/ | kletspraatje, roddel |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| give up werkwoord | zich overgeven |
| end up werkwoord | belanden, terechtkomen |
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 | has now become · have brought · has given |
| Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet | can be made · being bitten · was injured |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 3 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals doesn't, don't, isn't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: karaoke /ˈkæ.ɹiˌəʊ.ki/, alternatively /ɔlˈtɝ.nə.tɪv.li/, problematic /ˌpɹɑ.bləˈmæt.ɪk/, celebrity /səˈlɛb.ɹɪ.ɾi/, documentary /ˌdɒk.jʊˈmɛn.tɹi/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: befriend /bəˈfɹɛnd/, discourage /dɪsˈkɝɪd͡ʒ/, explode /ɪkˈsploʊd/, upload /ˈʌpˌloʊd/, praise /pɹeɪz/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: karaoke /ˈkæ.ɹiˌəʊ.ki/, problematic /ˌpɹɑ.bləˈmæt.ɪk/, barrier /ˈbæɹi.ə/
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 fortune, pensioner, elderly.
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.