Shadowing Practice: Imitating Accent with Morgan Freeman | American Accent | Shadowing Exercises - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Now he has publicly said many times that during rehearsal he came to me with questions
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suggestions about how we should play a sword fight scene that could be extended with some extra stabbing and wounding and shit.
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He said that, I looked at him.
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after asking his name.
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And I told him this: Kid.
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We click swords three times, I scare you, you fall down and die.
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I'm going to tell you the correct story.
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What I actually said to Denzel was, You know that Brilliant young actor just out of Fordham University.
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- That was a great suggestion.
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Joe Patton never thought of it.
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You know, Shakespeare didn't think of that one.
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Clearly you know better than the two of them how this thing should be staged.
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What a fine eye for action.
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I think you have a bright career ahead of you.
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And I hope one day to perhaps work with you in a film.
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But until then, get back where you belong, when you come out on stage, We click so as three times.
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I stab you and you fall down and die.
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Now he has publicly said many times Now he has publicly said many times Now he has publicly said many times
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And then during rehearsal he came to me with questions And then during rehearsal he came to me with questions
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And then during rehearsal he came to me with questions.
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Suggestions about how we should play a sword fight scene.
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Suggestions about how we should play a sword fight scene.
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Suggestions about how we should play a sword fight scene.
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that could be extended with some extra stabbing and wounding and shit.
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that could be extended with some extra stabbing and wounding and shit.
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that could be extended with some extra stabbing and wounding and shit.
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He said that I looked at him after asking his name,
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He said that I looked at him after asking his name,
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He said that I looked at him after asking his name.
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And I told him this,
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kid, And I told him this,
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kid, And I told him this,
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kid, We click swords three times, I stab you, you fall down and die.
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We click swords three times, I stab you, you fall down and die.
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We click swords three times, I scare you, you fall down and die.
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I'm going to tell you the correct story.
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I'm going to tell you the correct story.
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I'm going to tell you the correct story.
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What I actually said to Denzel was,
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What I actually said to Denzel was,
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What I actually said to Denzel was, You, that brilliant young actor,
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You're that brilliant young actor You're that brilliant young actor Just out of Fordham University.
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Just out of Fordham University.
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Just out of Fordham University.
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That was a great suggestion.
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That was a great suggestion.
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That was a great suggestion.
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Joe Papp never thought of it.
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Joe Papp never thought of it.
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Joe Papp never thought of it.
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You know, Shakespeare didn't think of that one.
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You know, Shakespeare didn't think of that one.
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Yo, Shakespeare didn't think of that one.
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Clearly you know better than the two of them how this thing should be staged.
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Clearly you know better than the two of them how this thing should be staged.
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Clearly you know better than the two of them how this thing should be staged.
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What a fine eye for action.
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What a fine eye for action.
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What a fine eye for action.
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I think you have a bright career ahead of you.
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I think you have a bright career ahead of you.
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I think you have a bright career ahead of you.
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And I hope one day to perhaps work with you in a film.
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And I hope one day to perhaps work with you in a film.
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And I hope one day to perhaps work with you in a film.
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But until then, But until then,
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But until then, Get back where you belong when you come out on stage.
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Get back where you belong when you come out on stage.
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Get back where you belong when you come out on stage.
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We click source three times, We click source three times,
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We click source three times, I said you and you fall down and die.
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I said you and you fall down and die.
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I stabbed you and you fall down and die.

Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “Imitating Accent with Morgan Freeman”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: suggestion, sword, click, die, fall. Deze video bevat 73 zinnen en 740 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 10:18. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 72 woorden per minuut, zodat je tijd hebt om elke klank na te doen. 84% 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 12 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
sword zelfstandig naamwoord/soɹd/zwaard
suggestion zelfstandig naamwoord/səˈd͡ʒɛst.ʃən/voorstel
stab werkwoord/stæb/steken
belong werkwoord/bɪˈlɒŋ/thuishoren, horen
extend werkwoord/ɛkˈstɛnd/uitbreiden
wound zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈwund/wonde, verwonding
rehearsal zelfstandig naamwoord/ɹɪˈhɝsl̩/repetitie
establishment zelfstandig naamwoord/ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ.mənt/oprichting, etablissement
scare werkwoord/skɛɚ/bang maken, beangstigen
actor zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈæk.tɚ/doener
bright bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈbɹaɪ̯t/fel, helder
brilliant bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈbɹɪl.jənt/stralend

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
fall down werkwoord/fɔl ˈdaʊn/neervallen

Grammatica in deze video

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

StructuurIn de video
Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doetcould be extended · should be staged
Advies met “should” should + werkwoord — zeggen wat een goed idee isshould play · should be
Vergrotende trap -er than / more … than — twee dingen vergelijkenbetter than
Toekomst met “going to” be going to + werkwoord — een plan of iets dat je ziet aankomenI'm going to tell

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 10 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals didn't, I'm, you're. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

  • De klanken “sh” en “zh”: suggestion /səˈd͡ʒɛst.ʃən/, establishment /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ.mənt/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: sword /soɹd/, stab /stæb/, extend /ɛkˈstɛnd/, wound /ˈwund/
  • /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: stab /stæb/, establishment /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ.mənt/, actor /ˈæk.tɚ/

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 sword, suggestion, stab.

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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