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Mmm, puppies.
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Most dog owners say companionship is the number one reason to have a cuddly, devoted tail wager, and some people also have dogs for assistance or protection.
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And just look at them!
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They're so cute!
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So it's not surprising that we're willing to put up with less savory features of dogs, like muddy paw prints and slobber all over everything.
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Yet slobber and other pet dirt may actually be a pet benefit too, especially if you happen to be an unborn baby.
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This, and also cats, influence the microbial communities in our homes
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so much that if your mother lives with a cat or dog while she's pregnant with you, you're about 30% less likely to suffer from allergies as a child.
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This sounds kind of crazy, and we don't know exactly why it happens, but the most likely explanation is called the hygiene hypothesis.
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You know how children from Amish farm families have been found to suffer less from allergies
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and asthma than is typical in the modern westernized world?
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Well, scientists think it's because their immune systems develop more fully, thanks to exposure to a wide variety of dirt, bacteria, and germs in fermenting feed,
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cow manure, and other barnyard delights.
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A key part of your immune system is the cells that recognize and neutralize foreign bacteria, viruses, transplanted body parts, or even your own damaged cells.
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Healthy cells in your body have distinctive proteins on them that immune cells recognize as part of you, while intruders and unhealthy cells without you proteins are flagged for careful monitoring.
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If any not-you stuff starts causing too much harm, your immune cells will attack it and take note to act quickly and vigorously against it in the future,
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basically learning who's harmlessly passing through and who's a dangerous intruder.
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But if the immune system incorrectly identifies an intruder or doesn't properly learn who's who in the first place, our bodies can overreact to harmless substances,
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like a life-threatening allergic reaction to a minor bee sting.
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In the Western world, the percentage of children who suffer from immune system over reactions like allergies
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and asthma has roughly doubled in the past 40 years or so, even as infectious diseases have become much less common thanks to improved hygiene, water and sewage treatment, and so on.
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It's highly likely that the increased prevalence of allergies
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and asthma is due in part to the fact
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that the environments we live in are too clean
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and don't give our immune system proper opportunity to learn who's who at a young age.
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Kind of like how we're better at learning foreign languages when we're younger, our Your immune systems are best at learning to distinguish harmless foreign substances from harmful ones
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when exposed to them very early in life.
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That's why having dog slobber, kitty hairballs, and muddy paw prints around your mother
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while you're in utero might get your immune system off to a proper start even before you're born.
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We still don't know exactly how your mother's exposure to extra bacteria influences you in the womb, but we do know that having a pet around before
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and after your birth may help keep your immune cells from barking up the wrong tree.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau C1 is gebaseerd op de video “How Your Dog Can Protect You Before You're Born”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: immune, cells, dog, allergies, intruder. Deze video bevat 31 zinnen en 541 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 2:34. De spreker praat snel, ongeveer 211 woorden per minuut, dus reken op verbonden en ingeslikte klanken. Slechts 78% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is pittig.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| allergy zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈæl.əɹ.d͡ʒi/ | allergie |
| bacterium zelfstandig naamwoord | /bækˈtɪəɹ.ɪəm/ | bacterie |
| intruder zelfstandig naamwoord | /ənˈtɹudɚ/ | indringer |
| slobber werkwoord | /ˈslɒbə(ɹ)/ | kwijlen |
| asthma zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈæzmə/ | astma |
| hygiene zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈhaɪˌd͡ʒiːn/ | hygiëne |
| harmless bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈhɑɹmləs/ | ongevaarlijk, onschadelijk |
| cuddly bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈkʌdli/ | minzaam, hartelijk |
| ferment werkwoord | /fɚˈmɛnt/ | gisten |
| hairball zelfstandig naamwoord | haarbal | |
| manure zelfstandig naamwoord | /məˈnʊɹ/ | mest |
| microbial bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /maɪˈkɹəʊ.bi.əl/ | microbieel |
| neutralize werkwoord | /ˈnutɹəˌlaɪz/ | neutraliseren |
| savory bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈseɪ.və.ɹi/ | smakelijk |
| unborn bijvoeglijk naamwoord | ongeboren |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| put up with werkwoord | ondergaan, verdragen |
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 called · have been found · are flagged |
| Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telt | have been found · have become |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 11 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals don't, we're, you're. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De “th”-klanken: unhealthy /ʌnˈhɛl.θi/, hypothesis /haɪˈpɒθɪsɪs/, threaten /ˈθɹɛt.n̩/
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: companionship /kəmˈpænjənʃɪp/, infectious /ɪnˈfɛk.ʃəs/, distinguish /dɪˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: companionship /kəmˈpænjənʃɪp/, microbial /maɪˈkɹəʊ.bi.əl/, overreact /ˌoʊ.vəɹ.ɹiˈækt/, vigorously /ˈvɪɡəɹəsli/, incorrectly /ˌɪnkəˈɹɛk(t).li/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: barnyard /ˈbɑɹnˌjɑɹd/, neutralize /ˈnutɹəˌlaɪz/, sewage /ˈsu.ɪd͡ʒ/, expose /ɪkˈspoʊz/, distinctive /dɪˈstɪŋktɪv/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: allergy /ˈæl.əɹ.d͡ʒi/, bacterium /bækˈtɪəɹ.ɪəm/, asthma /ˈæzmə/, companionship /kəmˈpænjənʃɪp/, overreact /ˌoʊ.vəɹ.ɹiˈækt/
- /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: vigorously /ˈvɪɡəɹəsli/, distinguish /dɪˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/
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 allergy, bacterium, intruder.
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.