Shadowing Practice: Life changes – A2 English Listening Test - Learn English Speaking with Video
Les maken...
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I used to work such long hours that I didn't have any time to enjoy life.
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I was like a robot – get up, go to work, go back home, sleep.
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I had no personal life and I started to feel really miserable.
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I decided that I wanted to have more free time,
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so I told my boss that I was going through some personal issues and that I needed to work part-time.
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She agreed.
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Now I have time to do everything I want.
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I don't have as much money, but I'm much, much happier.
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Jasmine is three weeks old today.
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I remember a month or so ago thinking that I would go back to work within two or three months.
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Now I know that's not going to happen.
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I just can't imagine leaving her with someone else.
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I'll miss my colleagues, of course, but work will pay me an allowance for a year, so I've decided to take that.
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I worked as a singing teacher for ten years and I've had some really good success stories,
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But I felt that I had gone as far as I could go in that career and I wanted a change.
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I didn't just want to do a different job in music.
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I wanted to do something completely different.
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That's why I applied to do this engineering course.
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It's challenging definitely, but I really love it.
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For the last nine years, I've done the responsible thing.
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I got a well-paid job close to home so that my wife didn't have to work, and I could be home by half past four to spend time with the kids.
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It's worked, but I really began to hate work.
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Now the kids are older, so after some discussion, my wife agreed I could get a job I loved, even though I will be home much later and earn less.
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I started last week.
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It's great.
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My wife and I both had really good jobs, which we really enjoyed.
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But we rarely saw our kids, and they started to have difficulties at school.
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We began to think we were being selfish.
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Together, we were earning far more money than we needed.
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So we decided that I would give up work and teach the children myself at home.
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it's not easy but now we spend a lot more time together and it's good for all of us
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze video bevat 31 zinnen en 400 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 2:41. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 149 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. 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
9 woorden uit de video die het leren waard zijn, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| earn werkwoord | /ɝn/ | verdienen |
| rarely bijwoord | /ˈɹɛəɹli/ | zelden |
| difficulty zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈdɪfɪkəlti/ | moeilijkheid |
| robot zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɹoʊ.bɑt/ | robot |
| selfish bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈsɛlf.ɪʃ/ | egoïstisch, zelfzuchtig |
| colleague zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈkɒliːɡ/ | collega, medewerker |
| jasmine zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈd͡ʒæzmɪn/ | jasmijn |
| teach werkwoord | /ˈtiːt͡ʃ/ | aanleren, leren |
| sing werkwoord | /ˈsɪŋ/ | zingen |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| get up werkwoord | opstaan |
| give up werkwoord | zich overgeven |
| go back werkwoord | teruggaan |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 10 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals didn't, I've, can't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: difficulty /ˈdɪfɪkəlti/, miserable /ˈmɪz(ə)ɹəbəl/, engineer /ˌɛnd͡ʒɪˈnɪ(ə)ɹ/
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 earn, rarely, difficulty.
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 have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telt | I've decided · I've done |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — iets dat op een moment in het verleden bezig was | was going · were being · were earning |
| Toekomst met “will” will + werkwoord — een besluit, belofte of voorspelling | I'll miss · will be |
| Verplichting: must / have to / need to zeggen dat iets nodig is | needed to work · have to work |
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.