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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 17 sentences and 102 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:31. The speaker talks slowly, about 67 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 84% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
8 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
- bedroom /ˈbɛdˌɹum/ (noun) — A room in a house, apartment, hotel, or other dwelling where a bed is kept for sleeping.
- cousin /ˈkʌz(ə)n/ (noun) — Chiefly with a qualifying word: Any relation (especially a distant one) who is not a direct ancestor or descendant but part of a person's extended family; a…
- aunt /ɑːnt/ (noun) — The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent.
- townhouse /ˈtaʊnˌhaʊs/ (noun) — A row house or terraced house.
- kitchen /ˈkɪt͡ʃ(ə)n/ (noun) — A room or area for preparing food.
- bathroom /ˈbæθˌɹum/ (noun) — A room containing a shower or bathtub, and (typically but not necessarily) a toilet.
- flat /ˈflæt/ (adjective) — Having no variations in height.
- sister /ˈsɪs.tɚ/ (noun) — A daughter of the same parents as another person; a female sibling.
Phrasal verbs you will hear
- live in (verb) — To reside on the premises of one's employer (used especially of domestic staff such as nannies, cooks, maids, etc.)
- live with (verb) — To share an abode as an unmarried partner in a sexual relationship.
- play with (verb) — To fiddle with; make small adjustments to, for example to something mechanical in order to improve its performance.
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like bedroom, cousin, aunt.
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — iets dat nu of in deze periode gebeurt | We're moving |
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.