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Hello and welcome to another episode of Elephant English Podcast.
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Today I'm going to be doing a speaking practice about family,
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friends and hobbies to help you to practice for your speaking test and to improve your listening skills in English.
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I'm going to ask some questions and then I'm going to answer them like they do in speaking exams.
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The first topic is about family.
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And the first question is, do you have any brothers or sisters?
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I have two brothers and one sister.
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I am the youngest because my brothers and sisters are older.
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They are 33, 35 and 37.
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Question number two.
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Do you think it's important to spend time with family?
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Yes, I think it's important to spend time with my family because they are very special to me.
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We have a very good time when we are together
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and we share happy moments but they also help me when I am sad or I have a problem.
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Question number three.
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What do you do with your family?
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When I spend time with my family we normally play cards
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or board games like Monopoly or Cluedo while we listen to music from the 80s.
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We also like to cook together and follow new recipes because it is one of our favourite hobbies.
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When the weather is nice we like to spend time in the garden watering the flowers
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or just sitting in the sun having a
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conversation the next topic is about friends question number four how
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often do you see your friends i meet my friends once
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a week i oh no i meet my friends once a week i always meet them at the weekend
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because i never have time during the week i work from monday to friday
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so the best days to meet up are saturdays
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and sundays question number five what do you like doing with your friends we normally hang out in a park
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or go to the countryside to go hiking
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and afterwards we sometimes go to a cafe
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or a restaurant to have some lunch
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or dinner i don't normally go to the cinema
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or to the shopping centre with my friends because I prefer to spend time outside enjoying the nice weather.
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If the weather is bad we spend time at home and order takeaway food from a restaurant that is in my neighbourhood.
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The last topic is hobbies.
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Question number six What are your hobbies?
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I love cooking, painting and doing exercise but I think that cooking is my favorite hobby.
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My favorite recipes to make are Asian recipes because they have a lot of flavor and they are delicious.
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I have a lot of recipe books that I use to make them
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and I sometimes follow YouTube videos when I want to make something that is extra special.
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Question number seven.
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What is your favourite sport?
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My favourite sport is badminton.
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I played badminton when I was younger and I think that it It is very fun and competitive.
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The problem is that there aren't any badminton lessons near my house so I can't play anymore.
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It is a shame because I really love it.
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Question number 8.
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What do you normally do at the weekend?
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At the weekend I always like to relax because I work from Monday to Friday.
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Sometimes I go to the countryside to go for a long walk along the river or in the mountains.
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Other times when the weather is bad for example I stay in my city and visit different museums and exhibitions.
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In the evenings at the weekend we usually order takeaway food like pizzas
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or burgers and we eat them while we are watching a series or a film.
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In this video we have talked about family, friends and hobbies.
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I hope that it has been useful for you and
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if it has please press the like button and subscribe to my channel
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because I'm going to be making a lot of videos like this.
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Thank you very much and I'll see you in the next video.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau A2 is gebaseerd op de video “👪Family, friends & hobbies🎾 English Practice for Beginners”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: spend, hobbies, recipe, normally, weather. Deze video bevat 57 zinnen en 677 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 5:13. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 130 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. 85% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
15 woorden uit de video die het leren waard zijn, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
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| hobby zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈhɑ.bi/ | hobby, vrijetijdsbesteding |
| topic zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈtɑpɪk/ | onderwerp, thema |
| countryside zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈkʌn.tɹiˌsaɪd/ | platteland, buitengebied |
| lesson zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | les |
| pizza zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈpi.tsə/ | pizza |
| afterwards bijwoord | /ˈæf.tɚ.wɚdz/ | nadien, achteraf |
| flower zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈfloʊɚ/ | bloem |
| skill zelfstandig naamwoord | /skɪl/ | bekwaamheid, vaardigheid |
| exhibition zelfstandig naamwoord | /ɛksɪˈbɪʃən/ | tentoonstelling |
| delicious bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/ | heerlijk, lekker |
| relax werkwoord | /ɹɪˈlæks/ | losmaken |
| cinema zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈsɪn.ə.mə/ | bioscoop, cinema |
| youngest bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈjʌŋ.ɡɪst/ | jongst |
| flavor zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈfleɪvə/ | meug, smaak |
| subscribe werkwoord | /səbˈskɹaɪb/ | abonneren |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- Do you think it's important to spend time with family?
- What do you do with your family?
- What is your favourite sport?
- What do you normally do at the weekend?
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 | have talked · has been |
| Overtreffende trap the -est / the most … — het hoogste of laagste van een groep | the youngest · the best |
| Toekomst met “going to” be going to + werkwoord — een plan of iets dat je ziet aankomen | I'm going to be · I'm going to ask |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 8 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm, aren't, can't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: exhibition /ɛksɪˈbɪʃən/, delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: countryside /ˈkʌn.tɹiˌsaɪd/, afterwards /ˈæf.tɚ.wɚdz/, subscribe /səbˈskɹaɪb/, neighbourhood /ˈneɪbə.hʊd/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: afterwards /ˈæf.tɚ.wɚdz/, relax /ɹɪˈlæks/, exam /ɪɡˈzæm/, badminton /ˈbæd.mɪn.tən/, café /ˌkæˈfeɪ/
- /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: exam /ɪɡˈzæm/, burger /ˈbɝ.ɡɚ/, youngest /ˈjʌŋ.ɡɪst/
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 hobby, topic, countryside.
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.