Shadowing Practice: IELTS Speaking: Talking about a memorable meal - Learn English Speaking with Video

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This week, we are looking at an IELTS Speaking Part 2 cue card that asks you to speak about a memorable meal.
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I'll read the cue card to you now.
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Describe a meal you enjoyed eating outside your home.
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You should say what the meal was, where you ate it, who you were with, and explain why you enjoyed this meal.
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In this week's free sample lesson, you will hear the speaker drop one of the T sounds when they say, A short trip.
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Listen to how I drop the T in short when I say this phrase.
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A short trip.
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A short trip.
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Alright, let's listen to this week's sample so you can hear the model spoken naturally.
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Remember to listen for the phrase, a short trip.
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Here is the sample.
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We will now start part two of the exam.
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Here is your cue card.
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Start speaking now, please.
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One of the most enjoyable meals I've had outside my home was during a short trip I took to Hanoi, Vietnam last year.
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I had the chance to try Nem Ran, which are traditional Vietnamese spring rolls.
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I spent the whole afternoon walking around the old quarter, and by evening, I was craving something warm and satisfying.
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A local friend of mine recommended a small, family-run restaurant near the lake, so I went with her to try it.
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The spring rolls were absolutely delicious.
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They were made with minced chicken, glass noodles, mushrooms, and finely chopped vegetables,
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all wrapped in rice paper and then deep fried until crispy.
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They were served with a small bowl of tangy sauce made from fish sauce, garlic, and chili.
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We also had them with rice vermicelli, fresh herbs like mint, and lettuce to wrap everything up.
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What made the experience really memorable was the contrast in textures and flavors.
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The crunch of the roll, the softness of the noodles, and the freshness of the herbs all came together amazingly well.
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It felt light but filling.
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I also enjoyed it because my Vietnamese friend was with me to explain the ingredients that went into the dish.
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Even now, when I think of Hanoi, the taste of those spring rolls is one of the first things that comes to mind.
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Thank you.
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Okay, we will now start this week's speech shadowing exercise.
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In this week's free sample exercise, you will repeat the response to the first few sentences from the model.
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I'll read the section again to you now just to refresh your memory.
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One of the most enjoyable meals I've had outside my home was during a short trip I took to Hanoi, Vietnam last year.
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I had the chance to try Nem Ran, which are traditional Vietnamese spring rolls.
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Okay, let's go ahead and start this week's speech shadowing exercise.
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Okay, here's this week's speech shadowing exercise.
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Enjoy.
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We will now start part two of the exam.
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Here is your cue card.
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Start speaking now, please.
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One of the most enjoyable meals I've had outside my home was during a short trip I took to Hanoi, Vietnam last year.
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Was during a short trip I took to Hanoi, Vietnam last year.
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To Hanoi, Vietnam last year.
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Last year.
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Last year.
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to Hanoi, Vietnam last year.
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Was during a short trip I took to Hanoi, Vietnam last year.
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During a short trip was during a short trip I took to Hanoi, Vietnam last year.
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One of the most enjoyable meals I've had outside my home
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One of the most enjoyable meals
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One of the most enjoyable meals I've had outside my home
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was during a short trip I took to Hanoi, Vietnam last year.
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One of the most enjoyable meals I've had outside my home was during a short trip I took to Hanoi, Vietnam last year.
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I had the chance to try Nem Ran, which are traditional Vietnamese spring rolls.
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Traditional Vietnamese spring rolls.
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Vietnamese spring rolls.
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Vietnamese spring rolls.
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Traditional Vietnamese spring rolls.
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I had the chance to try...
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Chance to try...
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Chance to try...
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I had the chance to try...
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I had the chance to try Nem Ran, which are traditional Vietnamese spring rolls.
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I had the chance to try Nem Ran, which are traditional Vietnamese spring rolls.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze spreekles op niveau B2 is gebaseerd op de video “IELTS Speaking: Talking about a memorable meal”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: trip, roll, Hanoi, meal, spring. Deze video bevat 73 zinnen en 843 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 8:19. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 101 woorden per minuut, zodat je tijd hebt om elke klank na te doen. Slechts 77% 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:

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
noodle zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈnu.dəl/noedel
herb zelfstandig naamwoord/hɜːb/keukenkruid
memorable bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈmɛm.(ə)ɹə.bl̩/memorabel, gedenkwaardig
wrap werkwoord/ɹæp/inpakken, omhullen
freshness zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈfɹɛʃnəs/frisheid, versheid
vermicelli zelfstandig naamwoord/vəɹməˈsɛli/vermicelli, mihoen
lettuce zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈlɛt.ɪs/sla, salade
amazingly bijwoord/əˈmeɪzɪŋli/geweldig
refresh werkwoord/ɹɪˈfɹɛʃ/verfrissen
chili zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈt͡ʃɪli/chili, chilipeper
ingredient zelfstandig naamwoord/ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/ingrediënt
chop werkwoord/t͡ʃɑp/hakken
fry werkwoord/fɹaɪ/bakken, braden
mint zelfstandig naamwoord/mɪnt/munt
garlic zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈɡɑɹlɪk/knoflook

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
come together werkwoord/ˈkʌm tʊˈɡɛðɚ/bijeenkomen, samenkomen

Grammatica in deze video

De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:

StructuurIn de video
Betrekkelijke bijzinnen who / which + zin — extra informatie over een persoon of dingRan, which are
Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doetwere made · were served

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 8 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I've, I'll. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

  • De klanken “sh” en “zh”: freshness /ˈfɹɛʃnəs/, mushroom /ˈmʌʃˌɹuːm/, refresh /ɹɪˈfɹɛʃ/
  • Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: vermicelli /vəɹməˈsɛli/, amazingly /əˈmeɪzɪŋli/, ingredient /ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: wrap /ɹæp/, satisfy /ˈsætɪsfaɪ/, scan /skæn/
  • /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: ingredient /ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/, garlic /ˈɡɑɹlɪk/

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 noodle, herb, memorable.

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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