Shadowing Practice: I Actually Bought 100 Scam Ads - Learn English Speaking with Video

Ryan: I have curated a list of the top 100 scammiest ads I have been served over the past 6 months, and I bought them all.

But I did it to answer the age old question: What if it's not a scam, and it changes my life forever? This is what everyone says right before they get scammed.

We've got a watch. You guys are about to see the most epic ad you've ever seen.

Man in sunglasses: My favorite Carbinox watch is the new X Ranger.

Let's take a look and see how tough it is!

It is able to withstand up to 10,000 lbs of weight.

Ryan: He's making his words longer on purpose to sound cooler.

It's working. I kind of love this guy.

I kind of...I kind of really like that ad.

Let's test it! If I can break this thing, I'm not sure I can look that guy in the eyes anymore. Or the oakleys.

Goodness! It didn't look like this in the ad.

This was $80.

Form factor: fire.

Never felt this masculine before.

Honestly. Um...

Alright, let's try to break it!

0 stars, bro.

Come on! Next up: we've got a soda humidifier.

Guy 1: TikTok made me buy it.

Make your whole room smell like Fanta!

Guy 1: Yummy! Ryan: So I'm gonna spend $15 to make my room smell like Mountain Dew Code Red.

I...and I don't even get to drink it.

Wait, this comment has a point. Wouldn't it make your room sticky?

Every surface in your room covered in Fanta?

I don't know about that. Let's test it out!

Bright your life like a diamond, baby!

That'll wake you up in the morning.

Pretty straightforward design, it seems like. It smells good.

Okay, here goes nothing.

I'm so nervous.

I don't like that.

Come on! Come on!

You see anything? 2 stars.

It didn't work. Next up: we got flexiwebs, webbed fingers. So I can barely swim.

I don't know what it is. I never really learned.

Like, I literally almost died a couple years ago.

Oh, God! I'm not gonna talk about it, but it happened.

Girl 1: Here's why flexiwebs are better.

Webs-on. Ryan: Webs-on? Okay.

Girl 1: Webs-off. Ryan: I love the cursing emoji.

Ugh! Me when I don't have on my flexiwebs.

Luffytaro put it perfectly.

"Fishman". That's who you are with these on.

Okay, let's try these out! Let's see if these extend my life expectancy!

I'm gonna swim across this pool and back.

We're gonna time it, and then I'm gonna use the webs, the web slingers or whatever.

I can barely swim, as is.

I'm the best case study for this product.

Start the clock! Attempt 1.

No webfingers. 2:46.

Dude, it takes so long to put on.

I feel so lame. I hopped in the pool, feeling really confident, actually. Kind of embarrassing.

I'm still not good at swimming, but my final time: 2:17. 29 seconds faster with flexiwebs.

4 stars. Next up: we've got this lunchbox that heats up food by itself.

Woman 1: My wife's boyfriend bought me this.

Ryan: Wait, my wife's boyfriend?

This feels like the type of purchase you make when your marriage is not going well.

Woman 1: So cool. It's a lunchbox that microwaves your food.

It also comes with a car plug, so I can hide on my lunch break.

Ryan: I love how you just have to put the food straight up into this thing.

Those mashed potatoes are chemically fused at this point.

This is the last place I ever expected to cook a hash brown.

But here we are. We are living in the future.

Car charger...ah! Going in.

Timelapse. Let's see if there's a hot hashbrown in here!

Still looks...uh...

I don't think it worked.

2 stars. I had fun.

Next up: we have an auto door closer.

Dude, this has 7 likes.

How did I get served this ad?

This again feels targeted.

I don't know why. My door is open.

Look at that! I need it.

Girl 2: My mom... Ryan: His socks...his socks are just... Girl 2: Is always leaving my door open.

It's so annoying.

So I bought this automatic door closer.

Ryan: Is that scotch tape?

Girl 2: It works great.

Ryan: Let's see if I can even figure this out!

Alright. Let's see if this works!

Yo, dude! I'm sick and tired of you leaving this door open.

You need to figure that out of your...

5 stars. My mind is blown.

Next up: we've got a loop machine.

Not exactly sure what that means.

Ryan: $16.99. Girl 3: Turning it up to max speed.

I'm actually really scared.

Wait! It actually feels amazing.

Ryan: I'm with Tony. What is this...what is this for?

Yeah, I have no clue.

Mhm...4 stars.

Next up: we've got a pot that cooks with no stovetop.

Girl 4: Burgers and fries in my dorm.

You don't even have to leave your bed.

Ryan: I mean, do I even want this in my life?

Do I want 450 degrees of canola oil, deep frying frozen potatoes on my comforter at 3 a.m.? That's what I'm asking myself.

There's literally just liquid beef on...on their bed now. This comment. I feel like there have to be more pressing questions.

"What seasonings do you use for your fries?" Let's test this at 3 a.m.!

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Okay, guys. It does smell like something is burning.

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I'm gonna throw some fries in here.

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Haley: What are you doing? Ryan: Oh, sorry!

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Smells good.

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Y'all. I'ma eat this whole pot, while I watch a MrBeast video.

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5 stars. This just saved my marriage.

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Next up: we've got a peeler for $15.99.

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Let's check it out! This feels like one of those items you buy from a garage sale that stops working after 5 minutes. If that.

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I mean, it looks awesome, if it works. Look how overwhelmingly positive the comment section is! "So useful." "Oh, man, this is awesome." "Nice. I want this. Watermelon fail. I want one. Don't cut skin off Apple!" "Very convenient." I feel like these can't be real comments. Like why is...

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Why is everyone using the same emoji?

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Let's test it out! Peeler, I mean, it's super cute.

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Oh, my gosh! Yeah!

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Oh, my gosh!

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I hate the skin.

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3 stars. Next up: phonebrella.

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Woman 2: The best phone accessory that just slaps. Beyond useful.

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I can't wait to get this bad boy to the beach.

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Ryan: This one's actually super cute.

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I mean, it looks like a massive waste of money, but super cute.

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I guess this would help you if it's raining, and you need to look up a place on your phone to buy a bigger umbrella.

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This one definitely takes the cake for the cutest scam.

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It's a little weird. You got to put it between the pig's butt cheeks, but...that's normal. Yeah. What's up? How's it going?

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No. Yeah. My phone been dry lately.

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Finally an explanation.

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Hey, what are you up to?

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Ryan's dad: Oh, not much. Waiting for some guys to drop some plywood off.

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Ryan: Nice.

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Ryan's dad: That's...all I see is, like, some...like, pattern print.

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Ryan: Oh, that's my phonebrella.

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Are you proud of me?

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3 stars. Halftime break.

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I am gonna shake things up real quick.

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So our next product is from an actual goods store.

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The Shop app, our sponsor.

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And I'm gonna have Spock test it out, while I tell you more.

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Spock, you want a present?

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Is that from the Shop app?

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Oh! Go get him!

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Alright. The Shop app is my favorite way to shop on my phone.

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It's a shopping and package tracking app that has all of your favorite brands, like Feastables and Howdy. I just winked, but you didn't see it.

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They just launched a new in-app currency, called Shop Cash.

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You get 1% back everytime you use Shop Pay.

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Not just that, but you can boost your Shop Cash on all kinds of special offers in the app. Maybe some businesses trying to get discovered, and they say: "Hey! You got $5 Shop Cash? How about 30?

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That's a good incentive. But this might be the craziest thing I've ever said.

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I have partnered with Shop to give away $100,000 in Shop Cash to get you started.

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"No way, Ryan! That's insane.

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Ryan, how did you get permission to give away that much money?" Go to shop.cash/ryan! Link in description.

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Get the app! There has never been a better sponsorship on my channel to take advantage of. This is crazy. 5 stars. Spock approved.

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We're back to the scam ads.

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This one is not looking promising.

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In fact, it's looking like a threat.

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Woman 3: TikTok made me buy it.

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Ryan: Putting "TikTok made me buy it" as the only additional information on this product is crazy. Is there not a safety warning?

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This object looks like its primary purpose is to inflict damage.

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With that being said, let's try it out!

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If I don't make it, just give my channel to Mr.

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Beast! 3, 2, 1. Ah! 1 star. SMH.

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Next up: steal soap.

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I mean: Is it even soap?

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Man: Your soap versus our soap.

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Ryan: When I was little, I used to try to eat bars of soap.

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I thought they had a chance of tasting like bubblegum.

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This product looks like Geodude just took a...shoe seal.

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Next product.

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Girl 5: My mom told me that my product was a waste of time.

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She was right.

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Ryan: Wait! This is kind of sick.

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That looked like stop motion.

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I mean, I'm known for tracking in some nasty stuff into the house, so...I could be down for this. I could...I could possibly actually use this.

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Dude, I...Ugh, I wanna come inside, but my shoes are all muddy.

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I feel like I'm about to get sucked into a portal.

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These are definitely not an excuse to dance.

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However, that...whatever that was.

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I like them. They're kind of like a really big...socket fan for $79.99.

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Okay, now I'm intrigued.

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Woman in glasses: This is the socket fan.

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It screws into any normal socket.

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Ryan: My initial thought is: Where do I have a spare light bulb socket, that makes sense for this? Woman in glasses: I was blown away by the quality of this socket fan. Ryan: Wait! Could you put 3 of these in a fan?

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Like, just a normal fan with 3 light bulb sockets?

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That's a hazard at best.

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"In most cases, it will destroy the socket you put it in." Tell them how it is, Crossed-Eagle-Feathers!

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That's...I don't know why that is true, but I believe him.

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Spock, you might wanna leave the room.

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I'm serious. Alright.

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Here goes nothing.

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How do you turn the fan on? I can't figure out how to make it actually turn.

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Pretty sick. I keep getting ripped off.

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1 star. The gripper.

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Man 3: I always wanted my arms to look like this.

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Ryan: I don't actually think I've ever wanted my arm to look like that. Man 3: So I bought a gripper. Results, Day 1. Results, Day 5. Making some progress. Ryan: There's gotta be a more functional way to do this.

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Me looking at my arms right now. I'm like: "Wait!". Let's see if this works!

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The gripper comes in the exact packaging you would expect it to.

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I don't know how there's possibly different weights on there.

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I'm never gonna hear the end of this from Haley. The gripper...

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Yeah, this one's pretty dumb.

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Call this one an L! 2 stars.

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Next up: we got therafreezy, dude. Craziest name for a product I've ever seen.

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Woman 4: What is it?

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Ryan: I thought these were really small shorts at first.

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Guy 2: It's a migraine relief cap that melts away your headaches within minutes.

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Ryan: Migraine gone in minutes?

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If this works, I'm on board.

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I've looked stupider than this on my own, so...

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Okay, guys. I have a really bad migraine.

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Probably from the bat cracker.

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Let's see if this works!

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Ah! I feel worse.

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1 star. Well, guys, there you have it.

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I just spent $800 in my weekend to look like a freak.

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Did I get ripped off?

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Or did my life just change forever?

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No, I definitely got ripped off.

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Thanks for watching!

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Hope you guys are having a great summer.

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I'll see you on July 1st, with nothing but a penny...

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and a dream.

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Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “I Actually Bought 100 Scam Ads”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: ryan, star, shop. Deze video bevat 215 zinnen en 2059 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 11:56. De spreker praat in een natuurlijk tempo van ongeveer 173 woorden per minuut, dicht bij een alledaags gesprek. Slechts 81% 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
socket zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈsɑkɪt/	stopcontact, fitting
soap zelfstandig naamwoord	/soʊp/	zeep
fry werkwoord	/fɹaɪ/	bakken, braden
scam zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈskæm/	oplichting, deceptie
swim werkwoord	/swɪm/	zwemmen
migraine zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈmaɪɡɹeɪn/	migraine
rip werkwoord	/ɹɪp/	scheuren
emoji zelfstandig naamwoord	/ɪˈmoʊ.d͡ʒi/	emoji
lunchbox zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈlʌntʃˌbɒks/	broodtrommel, broodtrommeltje
sock zelfstandig naamwoord	/sɑk/	sok, kous
bulb zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈbʌlb/	bloembol
gosh	/ɡɑːʃ/	gossie
potato zelfstandig naamwoord	/pəˈteɪ.təʊ/	aardappel, pieper
shoe zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈʃu/	schoen
curate zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈkjʊɹɪt/	kapelaan

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

Woord	Uitspraak	Betekenis
figure out werkwoord		uitvogelen, er achter komen
give away werkwoord		weggeven
look up werkwoord	/ˌlʊk ˈʌp/	opkijken

Zinnen om te herhalen

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

Wouldn't it make your room sticky?
How did I get served this ad?
Hey, what are you up to?
Are you proud of me?
Spock, you want a present?

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 curated · you've ever seen · I've ever said
Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet	have been served · is blown · being said
Overtreffende trap the -est / the most … — het hoogste of laagste van een groep	the most epic · the best · the cutest
Mogelijkheid met “might / may” might/may + werkwoord — iets is mogelijk maar niet zeker	might be · might wanna

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 69 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm, don't, gonna. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

De klanken “sh” en “zh”: gosh /ɡɑːʃ/, shoe /ˈʃu/, mash /mæʃ/, hash /ˈhæʃ/, garage /ɡəˈɹɑʒ/
Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: dormitory /ˈdɔɹ.mɪˌtɔɹ.i/, expectancy /ɪkˈspɛktənsi/, overwhelmingly /ˌəʊ.vəˈwɛl.mɪŋ.lɪ/, accessory /əkˈsɛs.(ə.)ɹi/, automobile /ˈɔː.tə.məˌbil/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: bulb /ˈbʌlb/, intrigue /ˈɪntɹiːɡ/, plywood /ˈplaɪwʊd/, fuse /fjuːz/, withstand /wɪðˈstænd/
/æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: scam /ˈskæm/, cracker /ˈkɹækə(ɹ)/, embarrass /ɪmˈbæɹəs/, scammy /ˈskæ.mi/, mash /mæʃ/
/g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: gripper /ˈɡɹɪ.pəɹ/, migraine /ˈmaɪɡɹeɪn/, gosh /ɡɑːʃ/, intrigue /ˈɪntɹiːɡ/, goodness /ˈɡʊdnəs/

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 socket, soap, fry.

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.

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Belangrijke woorden in deze video

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

Zinnen om te herhalen

Grammatica in deze video

Uitspraak om op te letten

Zo oefen je met deze video

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