Shadowing Practice: "Got any hobbies?" - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Many things in life come in threes.
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Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
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Scissors, paper, rock.
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Beginning, middle, and end.
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- Voila!
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Recently, I realized something else might also come in threes.
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- Got any hobbies?
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What do you answer when you get asked that?
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See, when you're a kid, the answer comes easily.
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And as you grow older, those hobbies change.
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Until eventually...
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we find something that feels a little different.
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Something that doesn't just fill your time, but starts to shape who you are.
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For me, that was making videos.
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I even wanted to go to film school.
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For years, if anyone asked me that question, it was the first thing I'd say.
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But now, Got any hobbies?
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I don't mention it anymore.
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And as you make new friends, colleagues, people you meet along the way,
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the only person who remembers that version of you is you.
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I think at any given time, a person can only nurture three aspects of their life at once.
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Career often takes up one of those spots.
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Kids would be a huge one.
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And if you try to fit more than that, you'll burn out.
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or something will become neglected.
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How was work?
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What?
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Yeah.
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- Uh, chill.
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We had team lunch.
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- Oh yeah.
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- You know everyone is calling me the car guy now.
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- Car guy?
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Why?
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I think it's because when I talk about you it's like we went for a drive
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or you did something to your car.
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Interesting.
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Oh, you know what my manager said today?
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What?
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I didn't know you were into that kind of stuff.
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I thought you were just a gym guy.
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I think it's reasonable.
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What do you think you are?
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since the start of the year.
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My habits drifted towards whatever fit neatly.
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inside my 9 -5.
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Thank you.
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So whatever caused the least friction, that's what I did.
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Maybe they're right.
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What do you think?
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you Thank you.
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It'd been months since I'd made a video.
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And it seemed like it'd be more months until the next one.
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- Car set in business.
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And once a version of you stops showing up long enough, people stop seeing it.
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Then, eventually, so do you.
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Hello, is this NRMA roadside assistance?
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I can't turn them off.
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The military began major combat operations in Iran.
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Yet another dangerous and deadly escalation.
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Some have jacked up prices prematurely.
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The Strait of Hormuz are now closed.
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There is not less supply.
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This is an issue.
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It has been an issue of increased demand.
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Diesel topping $3 a litre.
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Right now the only thing rising faster than the price of fuel across the city is anxiety and anger.
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The economic shocks caused by this war will be with us for months.
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At over $2 a litre, I started doing the math every time I filled up.
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Is this drive even worth it?
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one of my three things eventually stopped.
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Thank you.
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- Thank you.
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Okay.
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And one day...
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Thank you.
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there was space again.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Okay.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Got any hobbies?
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Yeah, actually.
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I make videos outside of work.
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Oh, nice.
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How often do you do that?
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Uh -oh.
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You know, I try and make time for it.
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Oh yeah.
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Obviously like...
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I think the only time I get is...
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Many things in life.
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come in threes.
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Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
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Scissors, paper, rock. And me.
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to my colleagues, I'm a car guy To some people, I'm the gym guy.
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To the friends who knew me earlier, I'm probably still the video guy.
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For a while, I thought one of those had to be the real one.
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And that if life pushed one part of me out of the equation, it meant that I had lost it.
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So if I presented myself as if I was still that version of me, it would be dishonest.
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Welcome home, Alex.
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The time is 9 :15 p .m.
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You have one overdue reminder.
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Finalized video script.
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Would you like me to mark as complete?
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But maybe that's not true.
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Even if every day feels the same as the last.
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One thing that's guaranteed is that life moves in seasons.
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And when one thing inevitably goes quiet, something else will return.
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Maybe life does come in threes.
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Who you were, who you became,
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and who patiently waits for you when the season changes.
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you you Thank you.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B2 is gebaseerd op de video “"Got any hobbies?"”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: hobbies, lunch, eventually, version. Deze video bevat 116 zinnen en 730 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 8:27. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 86 woorden per minuut, zodat je tijd hebt om elke klank na te doen. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| hobby zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈhɑ.bi/ | hobby, vrijetijdsbesteding |
| scissors zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈsɪzəz/ | schaar |
| litter zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈlɪt.ɚ/ | strooisel |
| colleague zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈkɒliːɡ/ | collega, medewerker |
| escalation zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˌɛs.kəˈleɪ.ʃən/ | escalatie |
| overdue bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˌoʊ.vəɹˈdu/ | achterstallig, over tijd |
| patiently bijwoord | /ˈpeɪʃəntli/ | geduldig |
| roadside zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɹoʊdsaɪd/ | stoeprand, berm |
| dishonest bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /dɪˈsɑnɪst/ | oneerlijk, onoprecht |
| friction zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈfɹɪkʃən/ | wrijving |
| neglect werkwoord | /nɪˈɡlɛkt/ | verwaarlozen |
| inevitably bijwoord | /ɪˈnɛvɪtəbli/ | onvermijdelijk |
| equation zelfstandig naamwoord | /ɪˈkweɪ.ʒən/ | vergelijking |
| diesel zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈdisəl/ | diesel |
| reminder zelfstandig naamwoord | /ɹɪˈmaɪndə(ɹ)/ | geheugensteuntje |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| fill up werkwoord | opvullen, vollopen |
| show up werkwoord | tentoonstellen |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- What do you answer when you get asked that?
- See, when you're a kid, the answer comes easily.
- What do you think you are?
- How often do you do that?
- Would you like me to mark as complete?
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 jacked · has been |
| Betrekkelijke bijzinnen who / which + zin — extra informatie over een persoon of ding | person who remembers · friends who knew |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 14 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm, I'd, it'd. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: escalation /ˌɛs.kəˈleɪ.ʃən/, patiently /ˈpeɪʃəntli/, friction /ˈfɹɪkʃən/, equation /ɪˈkweɪ.ʒən/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: escalation /ˌɛs.kəˈleɪ.ʃən/, prematurely /ˌpɹiːməˈtjʊə(ɹ)li/, inevitably /ɪˈnɛvɪtəbli/, mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: scissors /ˈsɪzəz/, colleague /ˈkɒliːɡ/, finalize /ˈfaɪ.nə.laɪz/, roadside /ˈɹoʊdsaɪd/
- /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: colleague /ˈkɒliːɡ/, neglect /nɪˈɡlɛkt/
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, scissors, litter.
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.