Shadowing Practice: Middlemarch by George Eliot | Brief Plot Summary - Learn English Speaking with Video
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In the introduction of Middlemarch,
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the novel's omniscient narrator, who's wise, empathetic, and clear-sighted, takes time to comment on the action of the story and its meaning,
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as well as comment on how epic life is not possible in modern times.
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In The Rising Action, Dorothea Brooke, an ardent and religious young woman who aspires to lead an epic life, is being courted by a handsome baronet, Sir James.
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But she chooses instead a middle-aged clergyman,
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Edward Cazabon, because she thinks he has a great mind and will broaden her intellectual and spiritual horizons.
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Cazabon has been compiling notes for 30 years for a treatise he called the key to all mythologies.
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Essentially, he's a failed scholar and writer.
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Will Ladislaw, a student and Casabon's cousin, falls in love with Dorothea.
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He comes to Middlemarch to work for Mr. Brooke.
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Meanwhile, Fred Vinci does not inherit the wealthy Featherstone's money.
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Casabon has a bad heart, and after an emotional scene with Dorothea, he has a heart attack.
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Not long after, he dies, having left a codicil to his will, saying that if Dorothea ever marries Ladislaw, she will lose Casabon's wealth and estate.
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A secondary protagonist, Tertius Lydgate, a gifted doctor who comes to Middlemarch hoping to participate in medical reform and make an important scientific discovery,
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falls for the beautiful and charming narcissist, Rosamund Vinci, who marries him to move up the social ladder.
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The shady character Raffles arrives in Middlemarch, lurking around Mr. Bolstrode, a powerful evangelical Christian,
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philanthropist, banker, and the paternal uncle of Lydgate's wife, threatening to reveal the man's dark family secrets.
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It turns out Bolstrode made his first fortune by snatching the inheritance of the heirs of his first wife, who is now deceased.
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Lydgate, as a result of his marriage, teeters on the edge of bankruptcy.
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In the climax of the novel, Raffles gets sick because of his drinking and is taken to Stone Court, a property Bolstrode recently bought.
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Raffles is suffering from alcohol poisoning, and when Bolstrode doesn't follow Lydgate's treatment orders, he passively kills the patient.
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In the following action, the town finds out about Bolstrode's disreputable past.
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Lydgate is under suspicion of taking a bribe.
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Dorothea defends Lydgate.
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Rosamond clarifies a mix-up of whether or not Will loves her.
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Dorothea and Will determine to defy the codicil.
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In the resolution, Dorothea and Will marry, and Fred marries lower-class Mary Garth, whom he's always loved.
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Thank you.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze video bevat 28 zinnen en 410 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 2:49. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 146 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. Slechts 69% 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:
- marry /ˈmæɹi/ (werkwoord) — trouwen, huwen. To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife.
- epic /ˈɛp.ɪk/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — epos, heldendicht. An extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a deity, demigod (heroic epic), other legend or traditional hero.
- meanwhile /ˈmiːnwaɪl/ (bijwoord) — intussen, ondertussen. During the time that something is happening, often specifically in a different place.
- defend /dɪˈfɪnd/ (werkwoord) — verdedigen. To ward off attacks against (something or someone).
- discovery /dɪˈskʌv.ɹi/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — ontdekking, vinding. Something discovered.
- suffer /ˈsʌfɚ/ (werkwoord) — lijden. To undergo hardship.
- uncle /ˈʌŋ.kl̩/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — oom, nonkel. The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.
- reveal /ɹɪˈviːl/ (werkwoord) — onthullen, zich ontpoppen. To uncover; to show and display that which was hidden.
- essentially /ɪˈsɛnʃəli/ (bijwoord) — essentieel. In essence: by nature.
- participate /pɑːˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/ (werkwoord) — meedoen, deelnemen. To join in, to take part, to involve oneself (in something).
- cousin /ˈkʌz(ə)n/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — neef, nicht. Chiefly with a qualifying word: Any relation (especially a distant one) who is not a direct ancestor or descendant but part of a person's extended family; a…
- spiritual /ˈspɪɹɪt͡ʃuəl/ (bijvoeglijk naamwoord) — geestelijk, spiritueel. Of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul.
- arrive /əˈɹaɪv/ (werkwoord) — aankomen, arriveren. To reach; to get to a certain place.
- fortune /ˈfɔːtjuːn/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — lot, noodlot. Destiny, especially favorable.
- intellectual /ˌɪntəˈlɛkt͡ʃʊəl/ (bijvoeglijk naamwoord) — verstandelijk. Pertaining to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive.
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
- fall for (werkwoord) — intrappen, intuinen. To be fooled by; to walk into (a trap) or respond to (a scam or trick).
- turn out (werkwoord) — uitvallen, resulteren. To end up; to result.
Uitspraak om op te letten
- De “th”-klanken: wealthy /ˈwɛl.θi/, threaten /ˈθɹɛt.n̩/, mythology /mɪˈθɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/, empathetic /ˌɛmpəˈθɛtɪk/
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: essentially /ɪˈsɛnʃəli/, suspicion /səˈspɪʃ.ən/, shady /ˈʃeɪdi/, omniscient /ɑmˈnɪʃənt/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: essentially /ɪˈsɛnʃəli/, participate /pɑːˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/, intellectual /ˌɪntəˈlɛkt͡ʃʊəl/, inheritance /ɪnˈhɛɹɪtəns/, protagonist /pɹəˈtæɡ.ə.nɪst/
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 marry, epic, meanwhile.
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.