Shadowing Practice: Less Than Human - Learn English Speaking with Video

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The End Is this good?

Earlier this week, a guard lost his life here at the Seattle Quarantine Facility.

The attack is the first of its kind since the cure was developed five years ago.

Recently there's been talk about the rights of these so-called cured ones.

And some humanitarian organizations are even arguing that maybe the time for reintegration has arrived.

What?

Oh.

Hi.

You're a human.

We don't see a lot of you guys around here.

Don!

There's humans out here!

Oh, uh, can I get you something to drink?

Oh, man.

What's that smell?

I've got a little bit of coffee.

I can do that.

Just look at me, not into the lens.

So, tell me, how long have you been in here?

At the camp?

Oh, uh, well, I think they placed us in here, I guess it's been about six years now.

I see.

And do you...

Hey, what was it you were saying before?

Come on, you know it's impossible for me to hear anything from...

What's this?

What's going on here?

So, what do you do all day?

We meditate.

Deep breathing exercises really release the spiritual toxins from your body.

And that's important.

I don't meditate.

Well, sometimes you do.

And how about you, Don?

Nothing.

I do nothing.

That's what I do all day.

Come on, that's just not true.

This morning, you helped carry out the trash and wash the floors.

I guess that's my life now.

This just didn't magically happen.

You did that.

So, judging from what you've been through,

would you say that you still have certain cravings?

I mean, any urges that you feel like, I don't know, maybe giving into?

I would kill.

I would just kill to get a little bit of organic Marin honey.

Oh, it was so good.

You just can't get good stuff like that in here anymore.

You know what I want?

I'll tell you what I want, all right?

And then anything else, I want my old goddamn life back.

All right?

I want my old goddamn life back.

I was up for regional sales manager.

I was gonna be in charge of 12 people.

You know what that is?

That's a fleet of realtors with me at the helm.

That's hard.

I know.

It's really hard.

But you know what?

You've still got your rhythm, and you've still got your harmonica.

John plays a mean harmonica.

Stop it Andy!

Hey man, easy!

Hey just...

You always do this! Do what?

Why do you always have to be like this?

God dammit Andy!

Everything is always about...

I lost everything!

It's always about you!

Let's get out of here!

I had potential!

I had prospects!

That's what you're not getting Andy!

I had a life for God's sake.

I had a God-damn life.

Andy, man, come on.

You still there, man?

Don't be like that, alright?

I'm sorry.

Are you coming or what?

You got the car keys.

What we witnessed here today is a clear sign that reintegration is not an option.

The danger we thought we'd gotten rid of is lurking just beneath the surface.

The images speak for themselves.

I'm sorry.

Thank you.

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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze video bevat 91 zinnen en 550 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 6:04. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 91 woorden per minuut, zodat je tijd hebt om elke klank na te doen. 84% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

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

Woord	Uitspraak	Betekenis
cure werkwoord	/kjɔː/	genezen, helen
argue werkwoord	/ˈɑɹ.ɡju/	redetwisten
trash zelfstandig naamwoord	/tɹæʃ/	vuilnis, vuil
organic bijvoeglijk naamwoord	/ɔːˈɡænɪk/	organisch
sake zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈseɪ̯k/	-halve, wille
spiritual bijvoeglijk naamwoord	/ˈspɪɹɪt͡ʃuəl/	geestelijk, spiritueel
arrive werkwoord	/əˈɹaɪv/	aankomen, arriveren
honey zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈhʌni/	honing
fleet zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈfliːt/	vloot
breathe werkwoord	/bɹiːð/	ademen, ademhalen
beneath	/bɪˈniːθ/	onder
lens zelfstandig naamwoord	/lɛnz/	lens
urge werkwoord	/ɜːd͡ʒ/	duwen, aanzetten
rhythm zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈɹɪð.əm/	ritme
helm zelfstandig naamwoord	/hɛlm/	helmstok

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

Woord	Uitspraak	Betekenis
carry out werkwoord	/ˈkæ.ɹi aʊt/	uitvoeren

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 17 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals don't, you've, I'm. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

De “th”-klanken: breathe /bɹiːð/, beneath /bɪˈniːθ/, rhythm /ˈɹɪð.əm/
Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: humanitarian /hjuˌmæ.nəˈtɛ.ɹi.ən/, harmonica /ˌhɑɹˈmɑ.nɪ.kə/

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 cure, argue, trash.

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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