Shadowing Practice: Level I.Birds - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Birds, written by Chuck Garifano.
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This pelican has a big, long beak.
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There is a deep sack of skin under its beak.
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The sack holds fish that the pelican scoops up from the water.
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This bird is a roadrunner.
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It lives in the desert and spends most of its time on the ground.
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It eats fast lizards, snakes, and bugs.
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The roadrunner runs very fast to get its food.
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This toucan lives in the rainforest.
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It has a big, colorful beak.
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It uses its beak to pick fruit from trees.
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This big bird is an emu.
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It cannot fly because it has small wings for such a large body, but it has very long, strong legs.
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It can run very fast to get away from danger.
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This puffin eats small fish.
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It is short and fat and has a colorful beak.
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Puffins look funny on land, but they spend most of their time in the sea.
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They swim under the water with their wings.
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Most owls come out at night.
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They have big eyes to help them see in the dark.
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Their feathers are very soft.
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Many can fly without making a sound.
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Hummingbirds are the smallest birds.
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They are bright and colorful.
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They can stay in one place when they fly.
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They use their long beaks and tongues to get food from flowers.
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Eagles fly high above the ground.
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They can spot snakes, mice, and fish from high over land and water.
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Eagles have sharp claws on their feet and sharp beaks.
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They use their feet and beaks to catch food and rip it apart.
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Cockatoos have thick, sharp beaks that can crack open hard nuts.
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Cockatoos live in large groups.
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They can be very loud.
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Vultures eat dead animals.
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Many have no feathers on their heads.
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Many have big holes in their beaks.
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The holes help them to smell food from far away.
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Good job!

Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze video bevat 38 zinnen en 317 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 2:38. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 120 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

15 minder gangbare woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:

  • sharp /ʃɑɹp/ (bijvoeglijk naamwoord) — scherp, puntig. Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut or pierce easily; not dull, obtuse, or rounded.
  • colorful /ˈkʌl.əɹ.fl̩/ (bijvoeglijk naamwoord) — kleurrijk. Possessing prominent and varied colors.
  • snake /sneɪk/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — slang, serpent. Any of the suborder Serpentes of legless reptiles with long, thin bodies and fork-shaped tongues.
  • eagle /ˈiːɡəl/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — arend, adelaar. Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision.
  • sack /sæk/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — zak. A bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse material for storage and handling of various commodities, such as potatoes, coal, coffee; or, a bag with…
  • feather /ˈfɛðə/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — veer, veder. A branching, hair-like structure that grows on the bodies of birds, used for flight, swimming, protection and display.
  • thick /θɪk/ (bijvoeglijk naamwoord) — dik, dikke. Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension.
  • flower /ˈfloʊɚ/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — bloem. A colorful, conspicuous structure associated with angiosperms, frequently scented and attracting various insects, and which may or may not be used for sexual…
  • crack /kɹæk/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — barst, breuk. A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material.
  • desert /ˈdɛz.ɚt/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — woestijn, woestenij. A barren area of land or desolate terrain, especially one with little water or vegetation; a wasteland.
  • mouse /maʊs/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — muis. Any mammal of the many rodent families (especially Muridae) that have a small body and a long tail.
  • swim /swɪm/ (werkwoord) — zwemmen. To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means.
  • bug /bʌɡ/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — wants. An insect of the order Hemiptera (the “true bugs”).
  • owl /aʊ(ə)l/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — uil. Any of various birds of prey of the order Strigiformes, families Strigidae and Tytonidae, that are primarily nocturnal and have forward-looking, binocular…
  • scoop /skup/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — bol. Any cup-shaped or bowl-shaped tool, usually with a handle, used to lift and move loose or soft solid material.

Uitspraak om op te letten

  • De “th”-klanken: feather /ˈfɛðə/, thick /θɪk/

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 sharp, colorful, snake.

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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