Shadowing Practice: My flat – A1 English Listening Test - Learn English Speaking with Video

Les maken...
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I live in a flat in Bournemouth.
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It's in a modern building.
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about three miles from the city centre.
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The old buildings look nicer, I think.
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But my friend lives in an old building and it's very cold.
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My flat isn't.
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My only problem is the birds.
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They make my balcony dirty.
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I hate them.
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My friend's flat is noisier than mine too.
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It's next to a busy road, and it's on the ground floor.
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Strangers often look through her windows.
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My flat is on the fourth floor.
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So I never have that problem.
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I can see the sea from my balcony too.
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I love that.
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There's a shop three minutes walk away.
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It sells groceries.
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But it doesn't sell fresh bread, unfortunately.
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When you enter my flat, there's a long hallway in front of you.
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There's a toilet on the left and a useful space on the right.
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I keep shoes and coats here.
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And it's also big enough for my bike.
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Next on the right is the living room.
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It's big and light and has a balcony and sea view.
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I love this room so I always keep it tidy.
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It has a lovely blue sofa.
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It was expensive, but it's so comfortable.
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I love it!
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The kitchen is opposite the living room.
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It's small and has a view of a hill.
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So that's nice too.
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Next to the kitchen is the bathroom.
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It has a shower over the bath and a wash basin, but no toilet.
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My bedroom is at the end of the hallway.
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That's a big room too.
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But there are lots of things in this room: my clothes, books, guitar, desk and computer.
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It's never tidy.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze spreekles op niveau A1 is gebaseerd op de video “My flat – A1 English Listening Test”. Deze video bevat 38 zinnen en 282 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 1:52. De spreker praat in een natuurlijk tempo van ongeveer 151 woorden per minuut, dicht bij een alledaags gesprek. 83% 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
balcony zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈbælkəni/balkon
hallway zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈhɔlˌweɪ/gang
tidy bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈtaɪ.di/net, proper
guitar zelfstandig naamwoord/ɡɪˈtɑɹ/gitaar
bedroom zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈbɛdˌɹum/slaapkamer
bath zelfstandig naamwoord/bɑːθ/bad, badkuip
desk zelfstandig naamwoord/dɛsk/bureau, schrijftafel
coat zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈkoʊ̯t/mantel, jas
stranger zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒɚ/vreemde, vreemdeling
shoe zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈʃu/schoen
basin zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈbeɪsɪn/bassin
cloth zelfstandig naamwoord/klɒθ/doek, kleed
sofa zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈsoʊ̯fə/bank, zetel
groceries zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈɡɹoʊ.s(ə.)ɹiz/boodschappen
noisy bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈnɔɪzi/lawaaierig

Uitspraak om op te letten

  • De “th”-klanken: bath /bɑːθ/, cloth /klɒθ/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: guitar /ɡɪˈtɑɹ/, groceries /ˈɡɹoʊ.s(ə.)ɹiz/

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. Begin op 0,75× snelheid, spreek zin voor zin na en ga terug naar normale snelheid zodra het makkelijk gaat.
  3. Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als balcony, hallway, tidy.

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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