Shadowing Practice: How Bad Is Your Attention Span? (self test) [CC] - Learn English Speaking with Video

Les maken...
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In a world built to steal your focus,
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how long can you stay present?
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Let's find out.
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We made a five-question quiz to help you measure your attention span.
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Honestly, no tricks, no pressure, just a mirror.
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This is episode zero of our new series on your digital habits.
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Take five minutes and see where your mind stands.
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You'll get five questions, keep track of your answers,
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and we'll tell you what they mean at the end.
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All right, ready?
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Let's go.
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Question one.
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When you're watching a video longer than two minutes,
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what do you usually do?
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A. Watch it all the way through without distractions.
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B. Skip around, check comments, or play it at two times speed.
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C. Watch while doing something else.
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Or D.
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Pause and come back later, or never finish it.
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Question two.
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Right now, how many tabs or apps do you have open across your devices?
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A just one or two.
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I keep it clean.
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B, around five or 10, manageable.
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C, more than 10, I've lost track.
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Or D, I literally never close tabs or apps.
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Question three, you're reading something on your phone,
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trying to focus, then a notification pops up.
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What happens next?
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A, I ignore it, I'm busy b i glance at it
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but keep going c i tap it quickly just to clear it
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or d i check it
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and get completely sidetracked question four how often do you reach
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for your phone without even thinking about it a rarely b sometimes c often
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or d constantly it feels automatic and finally question Question five,
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when you want to focus,
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like deep work or studying,
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what do you usually do first?
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A, put my phone on do not disturb
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or out of sight b set up music snacks
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and multiple tabs c tell myself i'll just check one more thing before i start
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or d try to focus but end up switching tasks every few minutes okay got your answers
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let's see how you did
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if you scored five to eight you've got a focused mind
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you have a rare ability to stay focused in a world
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of noise most people can't do what you just did now
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want to put it to the test try our three minute challenge
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and see how strong your attention really is episode one drops soon
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if you scored nine to twelve you're the wandering mind you drift sometimes
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but you're aware of it and that's a superpower you're ready to strengthen your focus muscle start with our our three-minute challenge.
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Then stay tuned for our digital habit series,
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why we doom scroll and how to stop.
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If you scored 13 to 16, you're not alone.
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Most minds today are overstimulated,
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jumping between apps, tabs, thoughts.
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But attention isn't lost forever.
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It's trainable.
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Try our three-minute challenge next and see how far you can go.
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It's episode one of a new series we made for minds just like yours.
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If you scored 17 to 20,
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yikes, your attention span might actually be shorter than of goldfishes.
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But hey, noticing it is the first step.
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Start with our challenge video.
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No pressure, no perfection.
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Just see what happens when you don't scroll.
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This was episode zero.
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A moment to pause and reflect,
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but it's just the beginning.
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Coming next, the three-minute attention span challenge.
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What happens if you doomscroll for a year?
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How to stop doomscrolling and why you doomscroll.
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We made this series for minds like yours.
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Curious, overstimulated, and ready to reclaim control.
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Hit subscribe, comment below, and we'll see you soon.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze spreekles op niveau C1 is gebaseerd op de video “How Bad Is Your Attention Span? (self test)”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: challenge, focus, attention, tabs, scored. Deze video bevat 74 zinnen en 598 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 4:05. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 147 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. 82% 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 14 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
scroll zelfstandig naamwoord/skɹoʊl/boekrol, schriftrol
pause zelfstandig naamwoord/pɔːz/pauze
goldfish zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈɡoʊldfɪʃ/goudvis
manageable bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈmænəd͡ʒəb(ə)l/beheerbaar, beheersbaar
superpower zelfstandig naamwoordgrootmacht, supermacht
disturb werkwoord/dɪˈstɜːb/storen, verstoren
wander werkwoord/ˈwɑndɚ/zwerven, rondtrekken
distraction zelfstandig naamwoord/dɪsˈtɹæk.ʃən/afleiding
quiz zelfstandig naamwoord/kwɪz/kwis, quiz
snack zelfstandig naamwoord/snæk/tussendoortje
notification zelfstandig naamwoord/ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/melding
perfection zelfstandig naamwoord/pɚˈfɛk.ʃən/perfectie
subscribe werkwoord/səbˈskɹaɪb/abonneren
strengthen werkwoord/ˈstɹɛŋ(k)θən/versterken

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
come back werkwoordterugkomen
end up werkwoordbelanden, terechtkomen
find out werkwoordontdekken, onderzoeken
pop up werkwoordopduiken, te voorschijn komen
set up werkwoord/ˌsɛt ˈʌp/bereiden, voorbereiden

Zinnen om te herhalen

Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:

  • Just see what happens when you don't scroll.
  • What happens if you doomscroll for a year?
  • Hit subscribe, comment below, and we'll see you soon.

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 16 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals you're, we'll, can't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

  • De klanken “sh” en “zh”: goldfish /ˈɡoʊldfɪʃ/, distraction /dɪsˈtɹæk.ʃən/, notification /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/, perfection /pɚˈfɛk.ʃən/
  • Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: manageable /ˈmænəd͡ʒəb(ə)l/, notification /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: tab /tæb/, pause /pɔːz/, disturb /dɪˈstɜːb/, quiz /kwɪz/, subscribe /səbˈskɹaɪb/
  • /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: tab /tæb/, manageable /ˈmænəd͡ʒəb(ə)l/, sidetrack /ˈsaɪdˌtɹæk/, distraction /dɪsˈtɹæk.ʃən/, snack /snæk/
  • /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: goldfish /ˈɡoʊldfɪʃ/, glance /ɡlæns/

Zo oefen je met deze video

  1. Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
  2. Spreek zin voor zin na op normale snelheid en herhaal elke zin tot je ritme gelijk is aan dat van de spreker.
  3. Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als scroll, pause, goldfish.

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.

Shadowing-techniek: lees de volledige stap-voor-stap-gids →