Shadowing Practice: Interactive Read Aloud: Percy's Neighborhood - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Hey friends, it's Miss Bell.
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Today we're going to be reading a story and learning even more about our community helpers.
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This story is called Percy's Neighborhood and here's Percy right here.
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He's going to be helping his dad with hanging up some signs around his town.
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Let's join Percy and and his dad and see what we learn about the different people in our community.
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Here we go.
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Percy really wanted to go to the park.
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Not yet, said his daddy.
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First, we have work to do.
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We have to hand out these posters for the fun run, said his daddy.
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We'll give them to the community helpers in our neighborhood.
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I can't wait for the fun run, said Percy.
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But what's a community?
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He asked.
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Hmm, friends, let's think, think, think about some of the community helpers that we know, and then we can see if we find those people in our story.
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So let's think, what's one community helper that you know?
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Tell me.
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That's a good one.
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I was thinking about a mail carrier.
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I wonder if we will see that person.
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Maybe a mail carrier or a firefighter.
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Maybe a police officer.
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I bet we could even think of more.
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Maybe a teacher.
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That's a good one.
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Or a construction worker.
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Those are lots of different community helpers that we might see in our story.
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Let's find out who Percy meets.
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A community is a place where people live and work together, said his daddy.
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A neighborhood is the part of the community nearest to you.
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Now, let's hand out the posters and find out what community helpers do.
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Their first stop was Dr. Russo's.
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Doctors keep us healthy, said Percy's daddy.
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We help people get better when they are sick, said Dr. Russo.
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Give me a thumbs up if you thought about a doctor as a community helper.
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You did?
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Nice job.
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Let's see who he meets next.
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Next stop, the fire station, said Percy's daddy.
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He hung a poster on the station door.
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Firefighters put out fires, said Firefighter Bates.
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We also teach people how to prevent them.
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So first they went to the doctor.
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Then they came to the firefighter.
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Let's see who they will meet next.
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Back on the street, they saw Frida, Emma, and Pickle.
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We're going to the park, said Frida.
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Want to come?
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Yes, said Percy.
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Can we go now, Daddy?
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Not yet, said his daddy.
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We have a few more posters left.
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Soon, they reached the police station.
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Friends, who will they see inside of the police station?
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That's right, they're going to see a police officer.
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Let's find out what they do.
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Officer Ruiz told Percy, Our job is to keep people safe.
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We also make sure that everyone obeys the laws of our community, she added.
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Do police go to the fun run? asked Percy.
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You bet!
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I'll be directing traffic, said Officer Ruiz.
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They turned the corner and went into Read-A-Lot Library.
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Ooh, friends, this is a tricky one.
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Who works at the library?
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Is it a nurse or a librarian?
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A librarian.
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Let's read and find out.
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We borrow books and movies and all sorts of stuff at the library, said Percy.
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That's right, said Mr. Kim, the librarian.
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My job is to help you do that.
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It's time to go, said Percy's dad.
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I hope we'll see you at the fun run, Mr. Kim.
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Percy and his daddy crossed the street.
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They were finally at the park.
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We're practicing for the fun run, said Emma.
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Pickle was practicing too.
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Where have you been?
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Frida asked.
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I handed out fun run posters to the community helpers in the neighborhood, said Percy.
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Friends, let's look over here and see who he handed the posters to.
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First, he handed a poster to the doctor.
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Next, he handed a poster to the firefighter.
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Then, he handed a poster to the police officer.
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And last, he handed a poster to the librarian.
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Way to go, friends.
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We put those in order from first to last.
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It was finally the day of the fun run all of Percy's friends were there.
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Look, said Percy, all the helpers in our community are here too.
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They are all a part of our community.
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Just like us.
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All right, friends, let's look at this picture right over here.
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I'm going to give you a clue, and I want you to see if you can make a smart guess about who I'm talking about.
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Ready?
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Who helps to keep us healthy and take care of us when we're sick?
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That's right, a doctor.
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Way to go, friends.
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Let's do two more.
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Who helps the community by putting out fires and teaching people how to prevent them?
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Way to go.
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I was talking about a firefighter.
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All right, last one.
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Who works in a library and helps us find books?
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Way to go, friends, a librarian.
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Thanks for reading along with me and learning more about our community helpers.
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I'll see you guys again soon.
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Bye.

Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze spreekles op niveau A1 is gebaseerd op de video “Interactive Read Aloud: Percy's Neighborhood”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: Percy, helper, poster, daddy, firefighter. Deze video bevat 106 zinnen en 845 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 6:42. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 126 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. 83% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

13 woorden uit de video die het leren waard zijn, met uitspraak en betekenis:

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
poster zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈpoʊstɚ/poster, affiche
daddy zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈdædi/papa, pappa
librarian zelfstandig naamwoord/laɪˈbɹɛə̯ɹi.ən/bibliothecaris, bibliothecaresse
carrier zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈkæɹi.ɚ/drager
worker zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈwɝ.kɚ/arbeider, arbeidster
nurse zelfstandig naamwoord/nɝs/verpleegkundige
clue zelfstandig naamwoord/kluː/aanwijzing, spoor
thumb zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈθʌm/duim
borrow werkwoord/ˈbɑɹ.oʊ/lenen, ontlenen
tricky bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈtɹɪk.i/netelig, netelige
obey werkwoord/oʊˈbeɪ/gehoorzamen
helper zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈhɛlpɚ/helper, helpster
firefighter zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈfaɪ.ɚˌfaɪ.tɚ/brandweerman, brandweervrouw

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

WoordBetekenis
find out werkwoordontdekken, onderzoeken
put out werkwoordbuitenzetten, uitwerpen

Zinnen om te herhalen

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

  • Let's see who he meets next.
  • Let's see who they will meet next.
  • Let's find out what they do.
  • Let's read and find out.
  • Where have you been?

Grammatica in deze video

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

StructuurIn de video
Past continuous was/were + -ing — iets dat op een moment in het verleden bezig waswas thinking · was practicing · was talking
Toekomst met “will” will + werkwoord — een besluit, belofte of voorspellingWe'll give · will see · will meet
Toekomst met “going to” be going to + werkwoord — een plan of iets dat je ziet aankomenwe're going to be · He's going to be · they're going to see
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — iets dat nu of in deze periode gebeurtWe're practicing · I'm talking

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 12 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals we're, I'll, I'm. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

  • Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: librarian /laɪˈbɹɛə̯ɹi.ən/, firefighter /ˈfaɪ.ɚˌfaɪ.tɚ/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: daddy /ˈdædi/, carrier /ˈkæɹi.ɚ/

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 poster, daddy, librarian.

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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