Shadowing Practice: I Had To Escape My Mother - Learn English Speaking with Video
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I was sitting on the sofa.
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And my mom comes home from work.
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started complaining and yelling at me about how she has to do all the work
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and how she has to take care of the whole house.
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And so I started doing the kitchen and cleaning up, doing the dishwasher.
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While I was doing so, she kept yelling at me about stuff, asking me if my sister is telling her more fairy tales about her
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and her boyfriend that me and my sister both don't like.
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At some point, she stomped into her room, started screaming, throwing things around, and it was nighttime.
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We were supposed to be quiet because we live in an apartment complex.
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Her boyfriend was trying to calm her down, and I was crying of course.
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Her boyfriend was asking me, "Are you okay?" and I'm like, "How am I supposed to be okay?" when she always screams at me
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so at one point i went into my room her boyfriend
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kept trying to calm her down talking to me through my
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door at one point i had enough i opened the door
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and he was saying she needs you right now can't you see
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that she's not doing well at all i'm like no she doesn't need me she hates me
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and why would she scream at me like
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that why would she treat me like that
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and he kept trying to convince me that she needed me
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and that she was the victim because my mother has a victim complex she's a
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my mom came out and started screaming at me again her boyfriend kept interrupting me
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and my mother
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while we were talking trying to get us to lower our voice trying to get us to shut up
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and he was like all right i'll go away
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and i was like yeah go away and then i pushed him
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and my mom lost it she threw a glass on the floor right in front of me i was afraid
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that our cats might get cut by the glass on the floor and threatened me saying, "If you're ever gonna be disrespectful to my boyfriend again,
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I will beat the out of you." And she went and said, "Listen, if you wanna leave,
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you can leave but never come back." I waited until my mom and her boyfriend were in her room.
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I went and got a suitcase, started packing bags, and then I texted my sister and my cousin, SOS, I'm leaving.
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I'm not staying here anymore.
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10 minutes after I left and I was sitting at the bus stop, my mother tried calling me, but I ignored her.
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I blocked her on everything.
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My cousin and her grandpa picked me up in the middle of the night.
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And now I live with my aunt in a new apartment away from my mother.
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It's the best for me, even though my mother still asks if I'm okay.
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They always say I'm totally fine, even though I don't feel fine at all.
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I'm just glad I'm away from her.
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And if anyone is struggling at their home, please tell a friend.
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Please get out of there.
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I did it and so can you.
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You're not alone.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “I Had To Escape My Mother”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: boyfriend, mother, kept, mom, sister. Deze video bevat 42 zinnen en 543 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 2:43. De spreker praat snel, ongeveer 200 woorden per minuut, dus reken op verbonden en ingeslikte klanken. 86% 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 13 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| scream werkwoord | /skɹiːm/ | schreeuwen |
| yell werkwoord | /jɛl/ | schreeuwen |
| dishwasher zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈdɪʃˌwɑʃɚ/ | vaatwasser, vaatwasmachine |
| suitcase zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈsutkeɪs/ | valies, koffer |
| interrupt werkwoord | /ˌɪntəˈɹʌpt/ | afbreken, onderbreken |
| disrespectful bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /dɪs.ɹɪˈspɛkt.fəl/ | respectloos, oneerbiedig |
| grandpa zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɡɹæm.pɑː/ | opa |
| sofa zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈsoʊ̯fə/ | bank, zetel |
| threaten werkwoord | /ˈθɹɛt.n̩/ | bedreigen, dreigen |
| aunt zelfstandig naamwoord | /ɑːnt/ | tante |
| complain werkwoord | /kəmˈpleɪn/ | klagen |
| convince werkwoord | /kənˈvɪns/ | overtuigen |
| tale zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈteɪl/ | vertelsel, verhaaltje |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| go away werkwoord | weggaan | |
| clean up werkwoord | schoonmaken | |
| come back werkwoord | terugkomen | |
| come out werkwoord | /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ | uitkomen |
| shut up | /ʃʌt ʌp/ | hou je kop, kop dicht |
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — iets dat op een moment in het verleden bezig was | was sitting · was doing · was trying |
| Werkwoord + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — werkwoorden die door de -ing-vorm worden gevolgd | started complaining · kept yelling · started screaming |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — iets dat nu of in deze periode gebeurt | is telling · I'm leaving · I'm not staying |
| Toekomst met “will” will + werkwoord — een besluit, belofte of voorspelling | i'll go · will beat |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 17 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm, don't, you're. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
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 scream, yell, dishwasher.
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.