Shadowing Practice: Learning to enjoy being alone is an underrated skill - Learn English Speaking with Video
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So one thing that really changed since I moved abroad and left everything behind is
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almost every single day I'm waking up to beautiful weather It's like vitamin D is directly hitting your face
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So recently I've been writing into a book a little just my thoughts what I think
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and I'm trying to do this every day but I mean no one is perfect and yeah.
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I mean I'm trying to do the best I can to just you know like do it
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and keep going I mean some days I don't but just trying to
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Now look at this.
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I really see myself, I really do see myself in this kid.
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I wish I was 14 only for once again.
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So one thing I really do love is just taking walks and just doing nothing else.
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enjoying nature, enjoying wherever you are.
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The sun is shining into your face and no one is disturbing a piece
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So this is art wonderful music could listen to this all day literally
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So I'm still discovering how everything works here basically It's already two months since I've moved,
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since I changed the country, since I've moved abroad.
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And I'm in a mentally better state than I ever was, I think.
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I had to change something about my life because I was never really happy at all.
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And I was always in that race, in that path of trying to chase happiness,
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of trying to chase peace, trying to chase something that was never really possible to chase at all.
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And for me, basically the last two to three years, I never really felt comfortable,
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I never really felt happy at all.
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And I knew this wasn't really for me.
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It's just a lot of things about Germany that didn't really make me happy.
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It's just living for 22 years in the same city
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and the same place and the same environment
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and it's literally every single day is always the same and especially when you're working a job you hate
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when you're coming home and the only thing you do is waiting until the next day begins.
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And that's something I really don't like and I'd rather do that in a place I like,
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with good weather, with sun, with great people, with people with a kind of different mindset.
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And if there's one thing I could really recommend you, it's please don't work a job you hate.
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Only because you're getting a little more money or whatever you get.
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It's not even about the money.
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But do something that makes you happy.
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Work a job that makes you happy.
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And also one of the most important things is you need to have good co-workers.
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You have to work with good people around you.
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If you don't have any good co-workers your job is only half as good as it is from my experience.
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Being alone for a specific time and moving abroad will really change you in a way you'd never expect.
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I'm going to get a job, but I'm going to get a job.
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I'm going to get a job.
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I'm going to get a job.
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One of the best skills or one of the best things I've ever learned is that it doesn't bother me anymore, not even 1% to just go on solo dates
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and doing things alone and I believe when you reach
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that states that doing things alone gives you peace
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and you don't need anyone around you you can you're just
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able to do things alone is a skill everyone should learn
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So recently I've been reading Tautostra from Nietzsche and what I can say is this guy really was someone.
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For me it's really peaceful doing things alone.
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No one is disturbing my peace and I can just do my own thing.
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I'm so sorry for those cats.
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If I could do something I would really take them all home with me but somehow I can't do nothing at all.
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Well, at least they have some water and some food over there.
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There are really a lot of cats I'm seeing on the streets lately, but...
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Well...
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “Learning to enjoy being alone is an underrated skill”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: alone, chase, abroad, moved, peace. Deze video bevat 54 zinnen en 693 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 6:23. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 108 woorden per minuut, zodat je tijd hebt om elke klank na te doen. 86% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
De 12 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| chase werkwoord | /t͡ʃeɪs/ | achtervolgen, achternazitten |
| abroad bijwoord | /əˈbɹɔːd/ | in het buitenland, naar het buitenland |
| worker zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈwɝ.kɚ/ | arbeider, arbeidster |
| skill zelfstandig naamwoord | /skɪl/ | bekwaamheid, vaardigheid |
| disturb werkwoord | /dɪˈstɜːb/ | storen, verstoren |
| happiness zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈhæpinɪs/ | blijheid, blijdschap |
| bother werkwoord | /ˈbɑðɚ/ | storen |
| discover werkwoord | /dɪˈskʌvə/ | ontdekken |
| wherever | /(h)wɛɹˈɛvɚ/ | waar, waar ook |
| shine werkwoord | /ʃaɪn/ | schijnen, stralen |
| vitamin zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈvɪt.ə.mɪn/ | vitamine |
| mindset zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈmaɪn(d)ˌsɛt/ | mentaliteit, ingelsteldheid |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- I'm going to get a job.
- For me it's really peaceful doing things alone.
- I'm so sorry for those cats.
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — iets dat eerder begon en nog bezig is | I've been writing · I've been reading |
| Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telt | I've moved · I've ever learned |
| Overtreffende trap the -est / the most … — het hoogste of laagste van een groep | the best · the most important |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — iets dat nu of in deze periode gebeurt | I'm waking · I'm trying · is just taking |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 31 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm, don't, I've. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: abroad /əˈbɹɔːd/, disturb /dɪˈstɜːb/
- /w/ — met ronde lippen: worker /ˈwɝ.kɚ/, wherever /(h)wɛɹˈɛvɚ/
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 chase, abroad, worker.
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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.