Shadowing Practice: Mummy’s little Sunflower - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Mummy's Little Sunflowers I'm a sunflower,
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cried Scurry, racing out of nursery.
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And look, Scamp, I've got a seed,
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so we can grow a sunflower just for Mummy.
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Ha ha ha ha, sunflower,
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giggled his little brother, skipping off.
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Slow down, Scamp, sighed Mummy.
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You're always in such a hurry.
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The next morning Scurry jumped out of bed and raced to get his seed.
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But it had disappeared.
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A trail of crumbs led down the stairs and into the garden.
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Scamp! shouted Scurry.
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You've eaten my seed!
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Yummy sunflower! said Scamp and he offered Scurry the last little bit.
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I can't plant that, cried Scurry.
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Blackbird flapped down.
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Shhh!
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You're frightening the worms, he grumbled.
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Scamp ate my sunflower seed, said Scurry.
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Scamp's whiskers drooped.
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I'm sorry, he squeaked.
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No need to fuss, tuttered Blackbird.
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You'll find plenty more sunflowers along the lane.
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Oh, thank you, cried Scurry happily.
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Come on, Scamp.
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And off they ran.
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Scamp raced ahead.
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I found a fun flower, he cheered.
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But as he rushed to show Scurry, Scamp tripped and fell.
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Splat! into a puddle.
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For a flower? asked Scamp,
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pointing at his crumpled flower.
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No, said Scurry gently as he dried Scamp's whiskers.
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That's a dandelion.
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Come on, we'll look together.
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Holding paws, they skipped along the lane.
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Scamp spotted lots of bright yellow flowers There,
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there, he squeaked excitedly But each time Scurry shook his head Those are too tiny,
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he sighed Sunflowers are big,
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Scamp, as big as Those,
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gasped Scurry How will we ever get up there?
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Suddenly they heard a Moo!
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Look, it's a cow!
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She can help us, cried Scamp.
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Cooey, cow.
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Cooey.
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Oh no, squeaked Scurry.
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We'll get squashed.
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Hello, said Cow gently.
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Are you lost?
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We want to see the sunflowers, said Scurry shyly.
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But we're too small.
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I'm not, said Cow.
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I'll give you a lift.
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Scamp and Scurry scrambled onto Cow's curly head.
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Up, up, up, they went until they saw...
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Hundreds of huge yellow sunflowers waving in the breeze.
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Scurry and Scamp jumped into the biggest flower and munched delicious seeds in the warm summer sun.
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Yummy, yummy!
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Scamp smiled happily When their tummies were full,
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they collected some seeds and Cow carried them down Thank you! they cried When they got home,
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Scurry and Scamp started planting Then they poked and patted and stamped and watered It was messy work At tea time,
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Scamp couldn't sit still Grow,
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sunny fun flowers grow he sang bouncing on his chair.
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He gobbled down his dinner and hurried back outside without even licking his whiskers.
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Suddenly Mummy and Scurry heard a cry.
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They found Scamp in the flower bed, sobbing big fat tears.
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Oh, flowers for Mummy, he wailed.
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Oh dear, you're always in such a hurry,
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Scamp, said Mummy, giving him a hug.
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Flowers need lots of time to grow,
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Scurry explained, and lots of sun and rain.
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Then Scurry had an idea.
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Come with me, Scamp!
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That evening, Mummy heard lots of giggling upstairs,
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and at bedtime, she had a beautiful surprise.
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I'm a sunflower! cried Scamp, grinning proudly.
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Hooray! cheered Scurry.
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What a clever pair, said Mummy in amazement.
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I didn't need to wait for sun and rain I have two beautiful little sunflowers all of my very own

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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze spreekles op niveau A1 is gebaseerd op de video “Mummy’s little Sunflower”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: Scamp, Scurry, sunflower, flower, Mummy. Deze video bevat 80 zinnen en 547 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 5:25. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 101 woorden per minuut, zodat je tijd hebt om elke klank na te doen. 62% 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:

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
flower zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈfloʊɚ/bloem
yummy bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈjʌm.i/lekker, heerlijk
seed zelfstandig naamwoord/siːd/zaad
skip werkwoord/skɪp/huppelen
gently bijwoord/ˈd͡ʒɛntli/zachtjes, voorzichtig
cheer werkwoord/t͡ʃɪɹ/opvrolijken, opbeuren
sigh werkwoord/saɪ/zuchten
rush werkwoord/ɹʌʃ/afraffelen
trail zelfstandig naamwoord/tɹeɪl/spoor
collect werkwoord/ˈkɑlɪkt/verzamelen, opstapelen
tear werkwoord/tɛɹ/scheuren
delicious bijvoeglijk naamwoord/dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/heerlijk, lekker
shake werkwoord/ˈʃeɪk/schudden
stairs zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈstɛɹz/trap
stamp zelfstandig naamwoord/stæmp/stempel

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

WoordBetekenis
get up werkwoordopstaan
slow down werkwoordafremmen

Zinnen om te herhalen

Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:

  • You're always in such a hurry.
  • You're frightening the worms, he grumbled.
  • You'll find plenty more sunflowers along the lane.
  • Come on, we'll look together.
  • I'll give you a lift.

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 17 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm, you're, we'll. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

  • De klanken “sh” en “zh”: rush /ɹʌʃ/, delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, shake /ˈʃeɪk/, shout /ʃaʊt/, squash /skwɔʃ/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: seed /siːd/, stairs /ˈstɛɹz/, upstairs /ˌʌpˈstɛɹz/, breeze /bɹiːz/, sob /sɑb/
  • /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: happily /ˈhæp.ə.li/, pat /pæt/, stamp /stæmp/, dandelion /ˈdæn.dəˌlaɪ.ən/, flap /flæp/
  • /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: grin /ɡɹɪn/, giggle /ˈɡɪɡl̩/, gasp /ɡæsp/, grumble /ˈɡɹʌmbl̩/

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 flower, yummy, seed.

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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