Shadowing Practice: Finally Sending a Text She Put Off for 15 Years - Learn English Speaking with Video
Les maken...
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Everyone has a text they've never sent.
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I'm guessing you do too.
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Something too honest or too vulnerable.
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Today, I'm helping someone finally send theirs.
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And we're going to see what happens when the person on the other end calls back.
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I had a teacher growing up.
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His name was Mr. Kennysburg, we all called him Mr. K.
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He was my English teacher.
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I think I was waiting for the moment that I could prove to him that he was right was right.
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I had like one person really rooting for me and it was Mr. K.
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The cycle of my homelessness was like basically age 15 to 19.
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It was his words every single day that kept me going.
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I'm writing to you because for years I've been wanting to tell you the great impact you had on me.
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There were nights when I had nowhere to sleep and nothing to eat.
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It was your words echoing in my head literally daily that kept me going.
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I would not be here today without your words and support.
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I may not even be Thank you for what you did for me and so many other kids.
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Okay, oh my god, I did that.
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He's FaceTiming me.
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Oh my god.
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Hey, how's it going, Mr. K?
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Reading your text is making me teary-eyed.
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Yeah, me too.
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There was just an absolute bedrock of faith in you as a human being.
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Reading something like what you wrote is amazing for me.
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You could say that I'm proud of you, but the question is more like, are you proud of you?
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Yes.
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This is like some Hollywood realness.
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I literally feel like I'm dreaming right now.
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If there's someone in your life who gave you something like that, send the message.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B2 is gebaseerd op de video “Finally Sending a Text She Put Off for 15 Years”. Deze video bevat 30 zinnen en 297 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 1:36. De spreker praat snel, ongeveer 186 woorden per minuut, dus reken op verbonden en ingeslikte klanken. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| nowhere bijwoord | /ˈnoʊ.(h)wɛɹ/ | nergens, nergens heen |
| vulnerable bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈvʌln(ə)ɹəbl̩/ | kwetsbaar |
| echo zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɛk.oʊ/ | echo, naklank |
| theirs | /ðɛɚz/ | het hunne, de hunne |
| bedrock zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈbɛdˌɹɑk/ | grondgesteente, moedergesteente |
| cycle zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈsaɪ.kəl/ | cyclus |
| absolute bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈæb.sə.luːt/ | absoluut |
| text zelfstandig naamwoord | /tɛkst/ | tekst |
| literally bijwoord | /ˈlɪ.tə.ɹə.li/ | letterlijk |
| teacher zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈti.t͡ʃɚ/ | leraar, lerares |
| proud bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈpɹaʊ̯d/ | trots, fier |
| message zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈmɛs.ɪdʒ/ | bericht, boodschap |
| impact zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɪmpækt/ | inslag, botsing |
| dream werkwoord | /ˈdɹim/ | dromen |
| grow werkwoord | /ˈɡɹəʊ/ | groeien, spruiten |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| grow up werkwoord | opgroeien |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- I'm guessing you do too.
- Today, I'm helping someone finally send theirs.
- I literally feel like I'm dreaming right now.
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 8 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm, I've, they've. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De “th”-klanken: theirs /ðɛɚz/, faith /feɪθ/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: basically /ˈbeɪ.sɪk.(ə.)li/, literally /ˈlɪ.tə.ɹə.li/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: theirs /ðɛɚz/, proud /ˈpɹaʊ̯d/, message /ˈmɛs.ɪdʒ/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: absolute /ˈæb.sə.luːt/, impact /ˈɪmpækt/
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 nowhere, vulnerable, echo.
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.