Shadowing Practice: It only snows here in Springfield [The Simpsons] - Learn English Speaking with Video
Les maken...
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Aw, jeez, when did everything turn to crap?
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Bar, don't use language like that.
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No, no. You have to take the Halloween decorations down before you put the Christmas ones up.
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Today I say boo humbug.
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Meteorologists warn there'll be no snow this Christmas anywhere in America, not even in Alaska, where the Eskimos now have a hundred words for nothing.
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Sorry kids, I guess the hats and mittens will have to wait until next year.
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Aww.
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Snow?
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Snow!
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Snow!
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So you see, the snow is a microclimate aberration caused by radioactive steam from the nuclear and of course tire fire particulate.
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Oh boy.
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People!
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Springfield is now the only town in America that has snow this Christmas.
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So tourists are going to want to come here. Who?
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Who will gouge with me?
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I too will gouge.
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Duffbeer is proud to make a corporate commitment to gouging.
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YEEEY!
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Hehehehehehe You're not enough to do this without any other thing.
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UGH...
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Nyeh!
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Are you okay, Chief?
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I'll be fine.
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I'll be fine.
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God, I bent down to pick up a piece of candy and rolled down a hill.
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One parking five dollars.
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Ah!
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Ugh!
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Hm?
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Huh?
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Excuse me, ma'am.
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I'm so sorry to bother you, but my kids are exhausted and the town is sold out.
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Is there any chance you'd have a spare room for us?
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Please, please ma'am, we'd pay you $300 a night.
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Please, please take our money and everybody wins.
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Oh good, Marjorie married after I died.
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Wait a minute, I'm not dead, what's going This is a great thing.
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We're helping people celebrate Christmas, and we'll be able to afford Christmas.
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Take a look at this.
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What the...
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The Simpsons?
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Bed and breakfast?
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Well, this crazy scheme is the kind of impulsive behavior I want to encourage in you.
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I'm in!
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100%.
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Oh, thank you.
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Welcome to our daycare center.
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All girls, please move to cootie quarantine.
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We've got a two-month-old.
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Are you sure you can handle her?
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Just don't lose his claim ticket.
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Lord, I'm just a small town minister.
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We don't have Mormon money.
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But if you could see your way to guiding my fingers as I type this sermon...
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Friends, every year I tell you this holiday is about the birth of our Lord, not singing Santas in full stockings.
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Oh, I don't know that.
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You're losing us!
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Christmas is not about what happened in a manger some 2,000 years ago.
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It is about what you do for others now.
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Give with your hearts, give with your acts, and you will know the true meaning of Christmas.
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Oh!
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That sermon really inspired me.
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This whole Christmas has been about money.
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Oh, are you with the Salvation Army?
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What makes you think that?
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Bless you.
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But I'm gonna give gifts that aren't expensive and come from the heart.
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I don't know.
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Christmas didn't get to be the number one holiday by being about love.
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Um, when a woman talks, she just wants to be heard.
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What about a romantic carriage ride through the snow?
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Setting it up!
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I don't think you're giving them what they were promised, Dad.
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Excuse me, this eggnog is terrible.
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All eggnog is terrible.
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Those stackings are not hung by the chimney with care.
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Why did I do this for money?
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Why did I do this for money?
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Huh?
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Mr. Flanders, where's your store?
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Well, I'm down to a kiosk, thanks to that place.
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Actually, half a kiosk.
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Sharing it with Nazreen here.
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If I have to give presents, I'll give presents with a purpose.
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One for Maggie.
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Check.
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All that's left is Bart.
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Ah, perfect.
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Uh, more with sale, please.
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And don't skimp on the aromatic bitters.
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For your information, Gloria, my wassail is just Gatorade I put in the microwave.
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I drank that under the mistletoe.
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Ho, ho, ho!
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Not now.
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Take out that pillow and put it in room three.
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The pillow acted as a girdle.
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An Angelica Button Wizard robe!
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Now, Dad, I'd like to give you your present.
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You got me weed?
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Even better.
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They're bags of seeds so that you can plant a garden and watch it grow.
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Radishes!
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Nothing but radishes!
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Dad, stop!
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Plastic bubbling vomit.
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Plastic bubbling vomit.
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What?
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Lise, you're smart.
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Why would you give me a book?
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What?
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N.C.
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Wyeth.
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These are book illustrations!
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How could you burn the present I gave you?
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Because it's my present.
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Did you give it to me because you thought I'd like it or because you wanted to feel better about yourself?
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Children, perhaps it's time that I explain the true meaning of Christmas.
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Shut up, Glanders.
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Oakley-dokley.
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Bart, you were right.
122
If you smell your farts in a dream, you die?
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No, about Christmas.
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So I went out this morning and I got you this.
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It's a tablet with books on it.
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Got the twist?
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Obviously.
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You're saying it's from Maggie.
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But actually, it's from you.
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Thanks, Lise.
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Now, why don't you donate that to whatever hopeless cause you want?
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Thank you all for coming.
133
Yeah, well, we have something to say to you, Marge.
134
Hmm.
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We wish you a merry Christmas.
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We wish you a merry Christmas.
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We wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year.
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Like a rumba!
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Like a rumba!
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I did not see that coming!
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I have to go to the front of me!
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Hey, can't you tell my voice from a ten-year-old kid?
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Like a rumba!
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Oh no, Jong is refusing to fall back on his old catchphrases!
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Hi, Karrela?
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Whaa?
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Don't!
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Dad, I've been going to the front with me!
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Stop!
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Stop!
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Stop!
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Stop!
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Stop!
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “It only snows here in Springfield”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: Christmas, snow, present, Dad. Deze video bevat 152 zinnen en 943 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 8:04. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 117 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. Slechts 79% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is pittig. 30 van de 152 zinnen zijn vragen, dus het is goede oefening voor vraagintonatie en korte antwoorden.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| gouge werkwoord | /ˈɡaʊ̯d͡ʒ/ | gutsen, kerven |
| merry bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈmɛ.ɹi/ | vrolijk |
| eggnog zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɛɡ.nɑɡ/ | advocaat, eierpunch |
| kiosk zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈkiˌɑsk/ | kiosk |
| radish zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɹæd.ɪʃ/ | radijsje, rammenas |
| vomit werkwoord | /ˈvɑmɪt/ | overgeven |
| sermon zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈsɝ.mən/ | preek |
| pillow zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈpɪl.oʊ/ [ˈpʰɪɫ.ö̞] | hoofdkussen, oorkussen |
| bubble zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈbʌbəl/ | bel |
| aberration zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˌæb.əˈɹeɪ.ʃn̩/ | aberratie, afwijking |
| aromatic bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˌɛɹ.əˈmæt.ɪk/ | aromatisch, geurig |
| catchphrase zelfstandig naamwoord | catchphrase | |
| girdle zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɡɝdl̩/ | gordel |
| impulsive bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ɪmˈpʌlsɪv/ | impulsief |
| manger zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈmeɪ̯n.d͡ʒɚ/ | kribbe |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| go out werkwoord | naar buiten gaan | |
| pick up werkwoord | oppakken, optillen | |
| shut up | /ʃʌt ʌp/ | hou je kop, kop dicht |
| sold out bijvoeglijk naamwoord | uitverkocht |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- Who will gouge with me?
- Is there any chance you'd have a spare room for us?
- Are you sure you can handle her?
- What makes you think that?
- Why did I do this for money?
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet | are exhausted · be heard · were promised |
| Toekomst met “will” will + werkwoord — een besluit, belofte of voorspelling | there'll be · will have · will gouge |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — iets dat nu of in deze periode gebeurt | We're helping · You're losing · you're giving |
| Verplichting: must / have to / need to zeggen dat iets nodig is | have to take · have to wait · have to give |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 37 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals don't, I'm, you're. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: radish /ˈɹæd.ɪʃ/, aberration /ˌæb.əˈɹeɪ.ʃn̩/, decoration /ˌdɛkəˈɹeɪʃən/, illustration /ˌɪləsˈtɹeɪ̯ʃən/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: aromatic /ˌɛɹ.əˈmæt.ɪk/, meteorologist /ˌmiːti.əˈɹɒ.lə.dʒɪst/, particulate /pɑːˈtɪk.jʊ.lɪt/, radioactive /ˌɹeɪdioʊˈæktɪv/, decoration /ˌdɛkəˈɹeɪʃən/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: gouge /ˈɡaʊ̯d͡ʒ/, eggnog /ˈɛɡ.nɑɡ/, impulsive /ɪmˈpʌlsɪv/, robe /ɹoʊb/, radioactive /ˌɹeɪdioʊˈæktɪv/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: radish /ˈɹæd.ɪʃ/, aberration /ˌæb.əˈɹeɪ.ʃn̩/, aromatic /ˌɛɹ.əˈmæt.ɪk/, radioactive /ˌɹeɪdioʊˈæktɪv/, carriage /ˈkæɹɪd͡ʒ/
- /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: gouge /ˈɡaʊ̯d͡ʒ/, eggnog /ˈɛɡ.nɑɡ/, girdle /ˈɡɝdl̩/, exhaust /ɪɡˈzɔst/
Zo oefen je met deze video
- Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
- Spreek zin voor zin na op normale snelheid en herhaal elke zin tot je ritme gelijk is aan dat van de spreker.
- Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als gouge, merry, eggnog.
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.