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So, as many of you know, I am a native English speaker, but I also have taken the time to learn the French language.
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What I've noticed, though, is when you learn a language, if you don't regularly practice that language, if you don't do some reading and writing and speaking throughout the week, you start to forget things.
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This doesn't happen for me in English because as a native speaker, I get to speak English all the time.
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I'm always practicing. But if I don't take the time to practice my French, I start to forget things.
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So in this English lesson, I'm going to tell you the top five things I do each week to help me remember the French that I've learned in the past, the things I do to practice it each week.
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And you can use the same five techniques to help you with your English.
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So we're going to do these in reverse order.
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I'm going to start with number five, and I'll work my way up to the best piece of advice that I can give you.
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So let's start with number five.
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Number five is reading.
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In particular, I like reading books.
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And more specifically, I like reading books in my target language that I've already read in my native language.
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If you don't know those two terms, your target language is the language you're learning, and your native language is the language that you've been speaking since you were a little kid.
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I like doing this for two reasons.
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When I read a book in my target language that I've already read in my native language, number one, I know I'm already going to enjoy the book.
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I've already read it maybe five or ten years ago.
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And number two, I already know most of the story and the names of the characters.
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So as I'm reading in my target language, my brain can kind of fill in the blanks when I'm reading passages where I maybe don't recognize all the words.
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So number five, working our way backwards.
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Number five, the fifth most important thing for me to practice my target language is definitely to read books.
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So the fourth thing that I would recommend and something that I do is to watch a lot of television shows in your target language.
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I do this a lot.
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I'm a little bit of a TV addict.
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I'm not sure why.
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Maybe it's because I watched a lot of TV with my dad when I was a kid.
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I just naturally like watching TV.
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So it's really easy for me to watch TV in my target language.
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The Internet makes this really easy, by the way, it's much easier to find TV shows in the language you're trying to learn.
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And one of the reasons I like TV shows is I like the characters.
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I like following the story of a character through one episode and an entire season and sometimes multiple seasons.
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It's really fun to get to know the people in the show, and you also then train your ear to understand that person.
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So the fourth thing that I do quite regularly is I watch a lot of television in my target language.
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Okay, here we go.
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Number three, watch a lot of YouTube videos.
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Now, I know I'm a youtuber, and you might feel like I'm just trying to get you to watch more of my YouTube videos, but that's not the point here.
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The point is I find YouTube to be an amazing tool.
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It's amazing for learning a language.
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You can find YouTube videos that actually teach you the language.
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You can find YouTube videos on subjects that you are interested in.
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You can do a lot of watching and a lot of learning, not just of your target language, but of things you wanted to know anyways.
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So for me, number three, watch a lot of YouTube videos.
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Watch YouTube videos that specifically teach you the language you are learning, but also watch YouTube videos that you're just interested in.
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Maybe you want to learn how to make a pie.
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Maybe you want to learn how to take care of puppies because your dog just had puppies.
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Find YouTube videos in your target language and watch them.
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Number two, listen to a lot of music.
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I love listening to French music, and you should love listening to English music.
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One of the coolest things about music is A) it usually makes you feel really good.
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Sometimes it has a good beat, or when you finally understand the lyrics, it has a good message, but it also is something that you don't mind doing over and over again.
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I have a great playlist in my target language that I listen to quite regularly.
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In fact, I will listen to it before I do what's number one on the list?
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Because it puts my brain into that language.
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It's really, really helpful.
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So number two, something you should be doing a lot of.
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Listen to a ton of music.
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And here we go.
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Number one, find a speaking partner.
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I cannot emphasize this enough.
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Nothing will improve your language faster or better than having a regular meeting with a speaking partner.
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I don't know if this is a scientific fact.
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Sorry, I said it like it was some sort of fact.
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For me, the number one thing, the best thing I can do to get better in my target language, to speak French better, is to meet with my French speaking partner, which I'm starting again this Wednesday.
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I'm pretty excited to talk to them again.
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If you don't have an English speaking partner, do whatever you can to find one.
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I cannot once again emphasize enough how important it is to have a speaking partner.
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It just works wonders.
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It makes you work harder during the week, as you know that meeting is approaching.
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In fact, Vanessa mentioned this in her video a week and a half ago, the video that I was in.
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I'll put a link up here. At the very end, she talks about how if you know you're going to have a conversation, you do more reading, you listen to more music, you watch more TV because you want to have things to talk about when you meet with that person.
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Anyways, thanks for watching this short English lesson.
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I hope it gave you a little bit of advice for things you can do to improve your English studying and the things you can do to maintain the English you've already learned.
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Give me a thumbs up, leave a comment below and have a good day. Bye.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “Improve Your English Each Week With These 5 Tips!”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: language, target, English, Youtube, speaking. Deze video bevat 73 zinnen en 1140 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 6:24. De spreker praat in een natuurlijk tempo van ongeveer 178 woorden per minuut, dicht bij een alledaags gesprek. 89% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is goed te volgen.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
De 13 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| lesson zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | les |
| puppy zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈpʌpi/ | puppy |
| emphasize werkwoord | /ˈɛm.fə.saɪz/ | benadrukken, beklemtonen |
| naturally bijwoord | /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/ | natuurlijk |
| technique zelfstandig naamwoord | /tɛkˈniːk/ | techniek |
| helpful bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈhɛlp.fl̩/ | behulpzaam |
| lyrics zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈlɪɹ.ɪks/ | songtekst, liedtekst |
| passage zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈpæsɪd͡ʒ/ | passage |
| subscribe werkwoord | /səbˈskɹaɪb/ | abonneren |
| thumb zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈθʌm/ | duim |
| backward bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈbækwɚd/ | achteruit, naar achteren |
| addict zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈæd.ɪkt/ | verslaafde |
| playlist zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈpleɪˌlɪst/ | afspeellijst, playlist |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- I don't know if this is a scientific fact.
- I'm pretty excited to talk to them again.
- I'll put a link up here.
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
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| Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telt | have taken · I've noticed · I've learned |
| Overtreffende trap the -est / the most … — het hoogste of laagste van een groep | the best · the coolest |
| Advies met “should” should + werkwoord — zeggen wat een goed idee is | should love · should be |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — iets dat nu of in deze periode gebeurt | I'm always practicing · is reading · you're learning |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 36 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm, don't, I've. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: anyways /ˈɛn.iˌweɪz/, emphasize /ˈɛm.fə.saɪz/, passage /ˈpæsɪd͡ʒ/, subscribe /səbˈskɹaɪb/, backward /ˈbækwɚd/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, passage /ˈpæsɪd͡ʒ/, blank /ˈblæŋk/, backward /ˈbækwɚd/, addict /ˈæd.ɪkt/
- /w/ — met ronde lippen: anyways /ˈɛn.iˌweɪz/, backward /ˈbækwɚd/
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 lesson, puppy, emphasize.
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.