Shadowing Practice: How To Play Dota 2: Start Here - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Thank you so much for attending my PowerPoint presentation on how to play Dota.
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Start here.
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This five-part video series is intended for people who are brand new to Dota.
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The idea is to give someone a grasp of the game's
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mechanics in less time than it takes to queue up for a couple of games.
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These five videos won't make you a pro player, but they'll give you a much better starting point compared to going in blind.
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So for one reason or another, you've decided you want to learn Dota.
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First, welcome.
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Second, there's a lot to learn, but the vast majority of that information doesn't really matter to you right now.
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The goal of this series is to explain what Dota is, how to play your first match, and what you can do to improve as a beginner.
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I will pretend that you have never played a mobile before, and the only things I will assume is
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that you have downloaded the game and know how to use a mouse and keyboard.
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If you come from a game like League of Legends or Deadlock, you have a massive advantage over other noobs, but you still need to learn the basics.
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Lastly, if you are an experienced player watching this, you will notice that I glance over some things or fail to list exceptions.
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That is the point.
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So without further ado, let's get into it.
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The goal of a Dota match is to destroy the Ancient, a big building in the center of the enemy team's base.
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When this building's HP drops to zero, you instantly win.
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There is no other way to win the match.
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The word Dota is sort of kind of an acronym for Defense of the Ancients.
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Be sure to tell your Boomer friends you know that if you want to impress them.
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If you want a single piece of advice that will help you learn the match without watching all of this, it is the following.
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Everything in Dota is designed to help you destroy the enemy Ancient.
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No exceptions.
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Thus spake Dota 2 Power Points.
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However, you cannot spawn in and immediately begin attacking the enemy Ancient.
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It's all the way over there, and it's being defended by a ton of other buildings and heroes.
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In order to kill it, you must first destroy its surroundings, and in order to do that, you must usually win fights with the enemy team.
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For that to happen, you must be stronger than There are two primary ways to get stronger in Dota.
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Experience and Gold.
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Experience adds to your hero's level.
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Levels mean stronger spells, more stats, and access to more powerful abilities.
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Levels in Dota start at 1 and go all the way up to 30, but the two most important are 6 when you get access to an ultimate, and 25 when you get access to a crazy hero upgrade.
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You'll hit level 6 in pretty much every game, but many matches will end before you get to 25.
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This is okay.
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The more XP you have, the easier it will be to destroy the enemy Ancient.
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The other important resource is gold.
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This is the game's currency system, and you can exchange it for items at the shop.
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Every hero wants as much experience as possible, but gold is a bit different.
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Some heroes dedicate almost all of their time to getting as much gold as possible.
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Other heroes don't care nearly as much.
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The milestones for gold are very different for each hero, so don't worry about that right now.
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Just know that the more gold you have, the easier it will be to destroy the enemy Ancient.
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Luckily for you, you actually get gold and experience in very similar ways.
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Experience is earned by being near things when they die.
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If those weird things that endlessly spawn in your base and fight each other die near you, you get XP.
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If you're near those strange bear things when they die, you get XP.
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And if you help kill an enemy hero, you get XP.
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Notably, you do not gain XP from your friends dying.
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That applies to both friendly heroes and NPCs.
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Gold is similar, but in its case, you have to be the person actually doing the killing to get it.
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Lane creeps, those little suicide drones that spawn in your base, give gold to whoever gets the last hit on them.
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Notably, when enemy heroes die, they also grant gold to anyone who helped, but the majority goes to whoever got the last hit.
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There are other ways to get gold, such as destroying enemy wards and buildings.
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You even get a little bit of gold naturally over time.
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While the win condition of Dota is to destroy the enemy Ancient, your main goal for most of the match will be accumulating golden experience.
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The big numbers at the top of the screen are kills, and it's easy to mistake them for points like in basketball or baseball.
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While the bigger number often correlates with the team that is currently winning, the true measure of a team's power is their golden experience.
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If you have more, you are winning.
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Still, those numbers only mean that you are more likely to destroy the enemy Ancient before they destroy yours.
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It is totally possible to lose a game despite having more gold, XP, and kills.
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Remember the golden rule.
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Everything in Dota is designed to help you destroy the enemy Ancient.
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No exceptions.
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Thus fake Dota 2 PowerPoints.
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So now you know the most important and central ideas of Dota, but the Ancient is far from the only objective on the map.
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There are a few more, so let's do a quick rundown.
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First are towers.
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These are the buildings that protect the Ancient.
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The map has three lanes, and each lane has three towers.
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These outer towers are called Tier 1s.
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The ones behind them are Tier 2s, and the ones behind them are Tier 3s.
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In order to attack towers, you have to kill the ones in front of them first.
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You can't smack a tier 3 until you kill the tier 2 in front of it, and the tier 1 before that.
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Note that this is designated per lane, so you can take a tier 2 even if a different lane still has a tier 1.
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To destroy towers, you want to help your lane creeps get close to them, then attack them.
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Towers become very difficult to kill if you don't have any friendly creeps near them.
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They also hit hard and help protect friendly heroes in their area.
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Don't bother attacking towers if friendly creeps aren't there to help.
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each tier 3 tower are a set of barracks.
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These are special buildings, and they are very, very important.
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If you kill them, your team's creeps that spawn in that specific lane become stronger.
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This is a very good thing.
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Barracks don't respawn, and losing them is a big deal.
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Before you attack the enemy Ancient, you should probably kill their barracks first.
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There's also three other objectives that I want to mention.
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The first is Roshan.
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This is Dota's equivalent of a raid boss.
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He lives in a strange cave, either in the bottom or top half of the river that separates the map, moving between them depending on whether it's day or night.
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You can always see where he is on the minimap.
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Killing Roshan normally requires several members of your team to work together.
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When he dies, he drops a special item called the Aegis.
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If you have it in your inventory when you die, you pop right back up in mint condition.
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Aegis only lasts for 5 minutes, but Rosh respawns after a while, so you can get it multiple times in a single game.
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There's also the Tormentor, or Torm for short.
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This thing teleports between the far corners of the map opposite of wherever Roshan is.
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It's not as strong as Rosh, but it still takes some teamwork to kill.
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When it dies, it grants a special upgrade called an Aghanim Shard to someone on your team.
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Don't worry about what those do for now, just know that it's a good thing to have.
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Just like Roshan, it also respawns after a while.
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Lastly, there's the Wisdom Shrine.
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This strange machine activates every 7 minutes and grants experience to whichever hero sits inside of it for a few seconds.
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Each team has one on their side of the map, but heroes from either team can take them.
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They're one of the few ways to get experience without killing anything, and they grant a Do you see what all three of these objectives have in common?
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They help you destroy the enemy Ancient.
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Because everything in Dota is designed to help you destroy the enemy Ancient.
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No exceptions.
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Thus spake Dota 2 PowerPoints.
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So now you know about Gold, Experience, Towers, Barracks, Roshan, Tormentor, and the Wisdom Shrine.
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That's already a lot of information, so good job keeping up with it all.
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Still, there's a lot more to learn.
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Do your best to remember these for the next video, where we will be taking a tour of the map.
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Thank you very much for watching Part 1 of How to Play Dota.
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Assuming you're watching from the future, there should be a little pop-up link to Part 2.
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Also, it would feel weird to interrupt the video to advertise my Patreon, but there is a link in the description if you'd like to check it out.
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Thank you very much again for watching, and peace on planet Earth.
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Thank you.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “How To Play Dota 2: Start Here”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: Dota, enemy, Ancient, gold, destroy. Deze video bevat 117 zinnen en 1604 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 7:51. De spreker praat snel, ongeveer 204 woorden per minuut, dus reken op verbonden en ingeslikte klanken. 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
De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| tier zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈtɪɚ/ | laag, rang |
| creep werkwoord | /kɹiːp/ | kruipen |
| barrack zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈbæɹ.ək/ | kazerne, barak |
| spawn werkwoord | /spɔn/ | kuitschieten, paaien |
| accumulate werkwoord | /əˈkjuːmjʊˌleɪt/ | opstapelen, vermeerderen |
| acronym zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈækɹənɪm/ | acroniem, letterwoord |
| correlate werkwoord | /ˈkɔɹəleɪt/ | correleren, in wederkerige betrekking staan |
| designate werkwoord | /ˈdɛz.ɪɡ.neɪt/ | bepalen |
| teamwork zelfstandig naamwoord | groepswerk, teamwork | |
| teleport werkwoord | /ˈtɛləpɔː(ɹ)t/ | teleporteren |
| dedicate werkwoord | /ˈdɛdɪˌkeɪt/ | inwijden, wijden |
| beginner zelfstandig naamwoord | /bəˈɡɪnɚ/ | beginneling, beginnelinge |
| interrupt werkwoord | /ˌɪntəˈɹʌpt/ | afbreken, onderbreken |
| advertise werkwoord | /ˈædvɚˌtaɪ̯z/ | adverteren |
| milestone zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn/ | mijlpaal, mijlsteen |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| pop up werkwoord | opduiken, te voorschijn komen |
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet | is intended · is designed · being defended |
| Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telt | you've decided · have never played · have downloaded |
| Betrekkelijke bijzinnen who / which + zin — extra informatie over een persoon of ding | people who are · anyone who helped |
| Advies met “should” should + werkwoord — zeggen wat een goed idee is | should probably kill · should be |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 17 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals don't, you're, aren't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: upgrade /əpˈɡɹeɪd/, advertise /ˈædvɚˌtaɪ̯z/, surroundings /səˈɹaʊndɪŋz/, lanes /leɪnz/, intend /ɪnˈtɛnd/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: barrack /ˈbæɹ.ək/, lastly /ˈlæstli/, acronym /ˈækɹənɪm/, minimap /ˈmɪ.ni.mæp/, smack /smæk/
- /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: upgrade /əpˈɡɹeɪd/, designate /ˈdɛz.ɪɡ.neɪt/, beginner /bəˈɡɪnɚ/, glance /ɡlæns/, grasp /ɡɹæsp/
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 tier, creep, barrack.
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