Shadowing Practice: Language 3 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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An Unusual Orphan She was born in West Africa in 1965.
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She was an orphan.
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Her mother died when she was very young.
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She didn't stay in Africa long.
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She came to the United States when she was only 10 months old.
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Alan and Beatrix Gardner, an American couple in Nevada, adopted her and named her Washoe.
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Did she learn to speak English with her new American family?
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Well, not exactly.
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Washoe was a chimpanzee, and the gardeners were language researchers.
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The gardeners, who were interested in animal communication, understood that non-human primates can't make human sounds.
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So, they taught Washoe American Sign Language, ASL.
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The gardeners avoided using speech around her so that she could learn the way a deaf child learns.
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Washoe was the first non-human to acquire a human language.
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Washoe lived at home with the gardeners.
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She liked to look through books, magazines, and catalogs.
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She especially liked shoe catalogs.
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Then, when she was five years old,
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language researchers Roger and Deborah Fouts took her to the Primate Institute at the University of Oklahoma.
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There were other chimps there that could communicate with American Sign Language.
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When Washoe met other chimps for the first time, she didn't like them.
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She called them black cats or black bugs.
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Eventually, she started to interact and talk to them.
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Researchers wanted to see if Washoe would communicate with baby chimps using ASL.
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Washoe had two baby chimps, but they died when they were very young.
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Researchers gave her a male baby chimp, Lulis, to take care of.
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Washoe quickly adopted him.
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She started signing to Lulis.
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She even taught him signs by taking his hands and showing him how to save food.
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During her life, Washoe learned about 350 signs and taught signs to younger chimps.
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Washoe died in 2007 at the age of 42.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: Washoe, chimp, Sign, language, gardeners. Deze video bevat 30 zinnen en 303 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 2:22. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 128 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.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
De 13 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| researcher zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɹiˌsɝ.t͡ʃɚ/ | onderzoeker |
| communicate werkwoord | /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/ | meedelen, mededelen |
| adopt werkwoord | /əˈdɑpt/ | adopteren, aannemen |
| orphan zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɔɹfən/ | wees, weeskind |
| shoe zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈʃu/ | schoen |
| bug zelfstandig naamwoord | /bʌɡ/ | wants |
| acquire werkwoord | /əˈkwaɪɚ/ | verwerven, verkrijgen |
| interact werkwoord | /ɪn.təˈɹækt/ | interageren, elkaar beïnvloeden |
| deaf bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /diːf/ | doof, dove |
| chimpanzee zelfstandig naamwoord | /t͡ʃɪmˈpæn.zi/ | chimpansee |
| primate zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈpɹaɪmeɪt/ | primaat |
| teach werkwoord | /ˈtiːt͡ʃ/ | aanleren, leren |
| communication zelfstandig naamwoord | /kəˌmjuː.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ | communicatie, verbinding |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 3 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals didn't, can't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: shoe /ˈʃu/, communication /kəˌmjuː.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/, communication /kəˌmjuː.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: interact /ɪn.təˈɹækt/, chimpanzee /t͡ʃɪmˈpæn.zi/
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 researcher, communicate, adopt.
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.