Shadowing Practice: KET 2 O TEST 4 PART 4 - Learn English Speaking with Video

Les maken...
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You will hear a man talking about a film.
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Which part didn't he enjoy?
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Well, the film I watched last night was really interesting.
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The main actor's opening words were brilliant.
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During the next half hour, everything seemed to go a bit slower as the actor tried to show us how light in African villages is.
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Probably it also felt that way because of the music.
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But towards the end, it just kept getting better and better.
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Now, listen again.
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Well, the film I watched last night was really interesting.
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The main actor's opening words were brilliant.
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During the next half hour, everything seemed to go a bit slower as the actor tried to show us how light in African villages is.
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Probably it also felt that way because of the music.
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But towards the end, it just kept getting better and better.
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17. You will hear two friends talking about a festival.
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What did the woman think of it?
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I think that art festival we went to yesterday was really terrible.
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I can't believe you made me agree to go.
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Really?
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I think it was really interesting.
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We saw things we'd never seen before, like that street artist.
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I guess it may be interesting for you because you love art.
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Well, what can I say?
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Normal shows seem awful to me.
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Now, listen again.
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I think that art festival we went to yesterday was really terrible.
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I can't believe you made me agree to go.
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Really?
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I think it was really interesting.
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We saw things we'd never seen before, like that street artist.
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I guess it may be interesting for you because you love art.
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Well, what can I say?
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Normal shows seem awful to me.
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Eighteen.
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You will hear a couple talking about a trip to town.
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Why are they going to town?
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Are you ready to leave?
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I just need to have a snack before going.
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Driving makes me hungry.
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OK, but don't be late.
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Your mother is going to wait for us outside the department store at 4 and the play is on at 5.
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That doesn't leave us much time.
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Don't worry, we'll be on time.
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Now, listen again.
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Are you ready to leave?
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I just need to have a snack before going.
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Driving makes me hungry.
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OK, but don't be late.
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Your mother is going to wait for us outside the department store at 4 and the play is on at 5.
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That doesn't leave us much time.
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Don't worry, we'll be on time.
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19. You will hear a coach talking to his players.
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What is he telling them?
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Listen carefully, everyone.
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The match against the Tigers is tomorrow at 7, not 6 as our last game.
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The Tigers are a stronger team than the captains, so I need you to do your best.
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I know we usually finish practice around 4, but since this is our last one before the match, we'll probably stay until 5 or more.
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Now, listen again.
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Listen carefully, everyone.
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The match against the Tigers is tomorrow at 7, not 6 as our last game.
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The Tigers are a stronger team than the captains, so I need you to do your best.
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I know we usually finish practice around 4, but since this is our last one before the match, we'll probably stay until 5 or more.
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20. You will hear a man talking to his friend about his neighbour.
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Who is his neighbour going out with?
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You must have met my neighbor, Mary.
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She used to work with James in town.
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She was his assistant before moving here.
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So, I was at Antonio's Italian restaurant last night, and I saw her with my cousin, Roger.
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I haven't seen him since our aunt invited us to her new place.
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Anyway, they've been seeing each other for some time now.
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I'll tell you more about it at work.
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Now, listen again.
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I'll tell you more about it at work.
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That is the end of part four.

Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “KET 2 O TEST 4 PART 4”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: listen, interesting, hear, Tigers, match. Deze video bevat 73 zinnen en 651 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 5:55. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 110 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. 90% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is goed te volgen. 11 van de 73 zinnen zijn vragen, dus het is goede oefening voor vraagintonatie en korte antwoorden.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

De 11 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
neighbour zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈneɪbɚ/buur, buurman
awful bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈɔːfʊl/verschrikkelijk, vreselijk
carefully bijwoord/ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/voorzichtig
hungry bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/hongerig, honger hebben
snack zelfstandig naamwoord/snæk/tussendoortje
cousin zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈkʌz(ə)n/neef, nicht
invite werkwoord/ɪnˈvaɪt/uitnodigen, nodigen
aunt zelfstandig naamwoord/ɑːnt/tante
actor zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈæk.tɚ/doener
brilliant bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈbɹɪl.jənt/stralend
restaurant zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈɹɛst(ə)ˌɹɑnt/restaurant

Zinnen om te herhalen

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

  • Which part didn't he enjoy?
  • I can't believe you made me agree to go.
  • Are you ready to leave?
  • That doesn't leave us much time.
  • Don't worry, we'll be on time.

Grammatica in deze video

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

StructuurIn de video
Mogelijkheid met “might / may” might/may + werkwoord — iets is mogelijk maar niet zekermay be
Overtreffende trap the -est / the most … — het hoogste of laagste van een groepyour best
Werkwoord + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — werkwoorden die door de -ing-vorm worden gevolgdkept getting
Toekomst met “will” will + werkwoord — een besluit, belofte of voorspellingwill hear · we'll be · we'll probably stay

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 19 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals don't, we'll, can't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

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 neighbour, awful, carefully.

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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