Shadowing Practice: Nobody Believed Me! - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Have you ever felt completely invisible to the world?
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Hi, I am Anna.
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I am a very quiet and shy girl.
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I do not have many friends.
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Today, I am looking at Lily.
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She was my best friend.
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But now, she only plays with Sophia.
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My life at home is also very difficult.
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When I was a little child, my real mom and my dad divorced.
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My real mom moved to another city.
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I miss her every day.
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Now, my dad has a new wife.
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She is my stepmother.
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She is not a bad person.
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But she does not love me.
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Of course, everything's fine.
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Last year, my stepmother had a baby boy.
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Look at our beautiful baby.
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My dad and my stepmother only care about the baby.
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They forgot my birthday last week.
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I always eat dinner alone in my bedroom.
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I am so lonely.
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Yesterday, a terrible thing happened at home.
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I went to the kitchen to get some water.
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Suddenly, I saw a broken milk bottle on the floor.
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The cat did it.
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But my stepmother ran into the kitchen.
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She looked at the broken glass.
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Then she looked at me with angry eyes.
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Anna, did you break the baby's bottle?
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You are so careless.
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You always make trouble in this house.
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No, it was the cat.
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I didn't do it.
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I looked at my dad.
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I wanted him to believe me.
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but he just sighed and shook his head.
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Anna, go to your room now.
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Say sorry to your mother tomorrow.
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My heart broke into a thousand pieces.
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My own father believed a stranger, not his daughter.
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I ran to my room and cried until morning.
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The next morning, school was the only place I wanted to go Because I had Lily.
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Lily was always kind and friendly to me.
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Anna, what is wrong with you?
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I am totally fine.
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But everything changed when Sophia came back to our school.
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Sophia is rich, beautiful, and very confident.
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Lily and Sophia started talking every day.
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They go to the park together.
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They study together.
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I tried to talk to Lily yesterday.
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What is it?
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But Sophia looked at me very coldly.
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She does not like me at all.
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Lily, let's go to the luxury cafe.
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The weather here is too boring.
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Okay, Sophia.
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Goodbye, Anna.
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See you later.
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See you later.
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Lily waved at me.
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But she walked away with Sophia.
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My hands were shaking.
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I wanted to cry right there.
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But Sophia did not stop there.
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She wanted to destroy my life completely.
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During gym class, I left my backpack near the locker.
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Sophia saw it.
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She opened her pocket and dropped her expensive diamond necklace into my bag.
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Ten minutes later, Sophia started crying and shouting in front of everyone.
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Teacher, my diamond necklace is missing.
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I saw Anna standing near my locker earlier.
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What?
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I didn't touch your locker.
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That is a lie.
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The teacher walked to my bag and opened it.
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She pulled out the shiny necklace.
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Everyone gasped.
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I looked at Lily.
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her eyes were full of shock
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and sadness I wanted Lily to say Anna is not a thief but Lily stayed quiet
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she didn't say a single word the teacher gave me a warning but my soul was already dead
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I ran to the restroom locked the door
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and cried quietly suddenly I heard voices outside It was Sophia and her friend Nora.
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They were laughing.
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Did you see Anna's face?
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It was so funny.
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Now Lily knows that Anna is a poor thief.
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Yeah!
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She is like a sad ghost.
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Lily will never talk to her again.
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You are so smart, Sophia.
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Their words were like knives in my heart.
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Sophia did everything to make Lily hate me.
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And it worked.
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i lost my family and now i lost my only friend after school it was raining heavily
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i saw lily standing near the gate she looked at me and ran to me with her yellow umbrella
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anna you are completely wet where is your umbrella please listen to me about today I looked at Lily's kind eyes.
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But then, I saw Sophia standing far away, looking at me with a triumphant smile.
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For the first time in my life, I felt a giant anger inside me.
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I pushed Lily's umbrella away.
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Stop it, Lily!
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Go back to Sophia!
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I do not need your fake pity!
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I do not need anyone anymore!
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Lily was very shocked.
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She froze under the rain.
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I turned around and ran away as fast as I could.
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I am running in the heavy rain right now.
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My clothes are wet, but my heart is completely on fire.
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The shy, quiet Anna died that day.
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From then on, I did not need Lily, Sophia, or anyone else to make me happy.
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Can a lonely girl stand up and find her own happiness?
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Hey, do you know why I really hate Anna?
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Leave your thoughts in the comments below.
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See you.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “Nobody Believed Me!”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: lily, Sophia, anna, looked, ran. Deze video bevat 120 zinnen en 867 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 7:23. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 117 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. Slechts 80% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is pittig.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| stepmother zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈstɛpmʌðə/ | stiefmoeder |
| necklace zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈnɛkləs/ | halssnoer, halsketting |
| umbrella zelfstandig naamwoord | /ʌmˈbɹɛl.ə/ | paraplu, regenscherm |
| thief zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈθiːf/ | dief, dievegge |
| lonely bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈloʊnli/ | eenzaam, alleen |
| shake werkwoord | /ˈʃeɪk/ | schudden |
| restroom zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɹɛstˌɹum/ | toilet, WC |
| careless bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /kɛɹ.ləs/ | onvoorzichtig, onbedachtzaam |
| backpack zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈbæk.pæk/ | rugzak |
| sadness zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈsædnəs/ | verdriet, droefenis |
| bore werkwoord | /boɹ/ | vervelen |
| sigh werkwoord | /saɪ/ | zuchten |
| pity zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈpɪt.i/ | medelijden, deernis |
| subscribe werkwoord | /səbˈskɹaɪb/ | abonneren |
| cloth zelfstandig naamwoord | /klɒθ/ | doek, kleed |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| run away werkwoord | vluchten, weglopen |
| stand up werkwoord | opstaan |
| turn around werkwoord | omdraaien |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- Have you ever felt completely invisible to the world?
- Anna, did you break the baby's bottle?
- Anna, what is wrong with you?
- Lily, let's go to the luxury cafe.
- I didn't touch your locker.
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — iets dat op een moment in het verleden bezig was | were shaking · were laughing · was raining |
| Werkwoord + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — werkwoorden die door de -ing-vorm worden gevolgd | started talking · started crying |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — iets dat nu of in deze periode gebeurt | am looking · is missing · am running |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 4 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals didn't, don't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De “th”-klanken: stepmother /ˈstɛpmʌðə/, thief /ˈθiːf/, cloth /klɒθ/
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: shake /ˈʃeɪk/, shout /ʃaʊt/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: subscribe /səbˈskɹaɪb/, freeze /ˈfɹiːz/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: backpack /ˈbæk.pæk/, sadness /ˈsædnəs/
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 stepmother, necklace, umbrella.
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.