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Hello, my friends.
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Welcome back to English Unleashed.
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This is a very short and easy episode for a relaxed Tuesday.
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So get comfortable, take a slow breath, and enjoy a few minutes of English with me.
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I'm Tom.
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Today we are talking about something you may have said to yourself.
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I will speak English when I feel ready.
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It sounds like a good plan.
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Learn more words.
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Study a little more.
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Then one day, open your mouth and speak.
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But when does that day arrive.
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Let me tell you about a woman called Sarah.
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Sarah had a small notebook.
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Every evening she wrote five English words in it.
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Her writing was beautiful.
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She used different colors.
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She added examples.
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After a year, she had several notebooks.
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But she had never had a full conversation in English.
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Then a new neighbor moved into her building.
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Her name was Kate, and she spoke English.
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One morning, Sarah saw Kate.
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She was near the front door.
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Kate was holding two bags and looking for her keys.
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Sarah wanted to say, can I help you?
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She knew every word.
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Can I help you.
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Four small words.
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But then she began to think.
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What if she answers quickly?
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What if she asks me something?
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What if I cannot understand?
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So Sarah looked down and walked past.
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Upstairs, she put her bag on the table and she felt sad.
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She did not need another word in her notebook.
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She needed a chance to use the words already there.
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The next morning, she saw Kate again.
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This time, Kate was carrying a large box.
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Sarah felt the same worry.
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Her heart was beating fast.
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Her hands felt warm.
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She did not suddenly feel ready, but she said it anyway.
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Can I help you?
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Kate smiled.
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Yes, please.
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Could you halt the door?
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Sarah heard door.
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She looked at the box.
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She understood.
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She held the door open.
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Then Kate said, thank you.
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And Sarah answered, you're welcome.
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That was all.
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No long conversation.
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No difficult words, just a door, a box, and a little help.
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Yet, something was different.
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Before that morning, speaking English was something Sarah planned to do.
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Now it was something she had done.
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Later, she opened her notebook book.
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Under her new words, she wrote one sentence.
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Today I used my English.
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Perhaps you need a sentence like that too.
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You may think your first conversation must be interesting.
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You may want to sound clever.
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You may hope to speak for 10 minutes without stopping.
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But your first step can be much smaller ask where something
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is say you like someone's jacket ask a simple question about
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their dog you do not need to tell your whole life story you only need to begin
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and yes the other person might say something you do not understand.
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That is possible.
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You can say, sorry, could you say that again?
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or a little slower, please.
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You can also say, I'm learning English.
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These are useful things to say during a conversation.
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You can ask for help and still take part.
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Think about making a cup of tea in someone else's kitchen.
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You do not know where the cups are.
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You cannot find a spoon do you stand there silently
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because you should know everything first probably not you ask where are the cups someone shows you
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and you continue a conversation can work like that you find your way while you are in it.
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Some days it feels easy, other days it feels difficult.
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You may stop, you may forget a word, or you may give a very short answer.
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But let that be part of the experience.
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Thank you for spending part of your Tuesday with English Unleashed.
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I'm Tom.
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If you enjoyed this episode, please like, subscribe, and share this episode with a friend.
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Until next time, keep learning, keep speaking, and keep believing in yourself.
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Bye for now.

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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze spreekles is gebaseerd op de video “Learn English with Podcast”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: English, Sarah, word, Kate, conversation. Deze video bevat 89 zinnen en 655 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 6:41. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 98 woorden per minuut, zodat je tijd hebt om elke klank na te doen. 88% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is goed te volgen.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

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

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
notebook zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈnoʊtˌbʊk/schrift, cahier
hungry bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/hongerig, honger hebben
arrive werkwoord/əˈɹaɪv/aankomen, arriveren
jacket zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/jas
relax werkwoord/ɹɪˈlæks/losmaken
breathe werkwoord/bɹiːð/ademen, ademhalen
subscribe werkwoord/səbˈskɹaɪb/abonneren
spoon zelfstandig naamwoord/spuːn/lepel
upstairs bijwoord/ˌʌpˈstɛɹz/boven
neighbour zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈneɪbɚ/buur, buurman
silently bijwoord/ˈsaɪləntli/stilletjes

Zinnen om te herhalen

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

  • Sarah wanted to say, can I help you?
  • What if she asks me something?
  • What if I cannot understand?
  • Could you halt the door?
  • You can say, sorry, could you say that again?

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 have · may think · may want
Past continuous was/were + -ing — iets dat op een moment in het verleden bezig waswas holding · was carrying · was beating
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — iets dat nu of in deze periode gebeurtare talking · I'm learning

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 4 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm, you're. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: arrive /əˈɹaɪv/, subscribe /səbˈskɹaɪb/, upstairs /ˌʌpˈstɛɹz/
  • /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: jacket /ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/, relax /ɹɪˈlæks/

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 notebook, hungry, arrive.

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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