Shadowing Practice: Nudity Makes Me Feel Uncomfortable - Learn English Speaking with Video

Hey.

Mondays suck.

Yeah, yep.

Hey, I need you to get the paperwork rolling on a new workplace relationship. For you?

Yes, for Gabe.

Who are you seeing?

That's great.

Whom I am seeing is Val from down in the warehouse.

I'm not technically seeing her, but I've seen her with the eyes, and there was attraction in at least one direction direction

so you know i don't have to do paperwork unless you're actually dating

okay well once this starts it's going to be moving fast it's going to be hot

and heavy and i don't want a bunch of bureaucratic red tape wrapped around my jock you know but i mean

have you talked to her yeah we had a whole conversation

about mondays do you know her last name yet toby i'm going to tell you her last name tomorrow

because she's going to be screaming She's gonna be screaming her own last name?

Hey, watch it.

Good luck, Gabe.

What are you doing here, Gabe?

Well, Darryl, considering that I basically own the place, I'm just chilling at Mikasa.

This is me in repose, I suppose.

You know, there's this expression, bros before hoes, and what that's short for is brothers before whores.

Uh, I don't buy that.

I would throw any brother under the bus for any whore.

Any whore?

Woman.

Apparently we have a visitor.

Gabe, everyone.

Hi, Gabe.

All right, so the support belt.

Now this one is mine.

Doesn't get much use nowadays.

Look at this.

This is enormous.

I get the sense that Val enjoys a good put-down.

Considering that's the only thing I know about her, I will be milking that hard.

It's like a hula hoop, right?

Well, a clicky marker is who I sway.

You done?

The Michelin man called.

He wants his cummerbund back.

Is this job really about the money for you, Jim?

I mean, isn't this where you fell in love?

A commission cap takes away my incentive to sell.

So you realize I now have no reason to work, right?

When you're dealing with a large organization, sometimes you have to put up with policies you don't like.

I wish my gym didn't allow full nudity in the locker room.

OK, some of these old guys walking around naked feels almost passive aggressive.

But I deal with it because it's policy.

See what I mean?

Nope.

Nudity makes me uncomfortable.

OK.

My gym allows it.

I wish they didn't, but it's policy, so I respect it.

And I just keep a look away.

Think about your commission cap as a naked old man in a gym locker room.

Hey, kid, I hear you're looking for work.

Talk to me.

How far can you reach those lovely long arms of yours?

Eh, but now, how long can you hold that pretty little breath of yours?

Good.

Hey, Jim, are you distracting these people?

We're working.

Can you at least try to look busy?

The moment Darla put the cupcake in her mouth, her daddy pulled her aside and said, You're too fat.

No one's gonna like you if you're too fat.

Next time I saw David Geffen was at the Buffalo Club.

I love you, you gay bastard, I said.

You gay bastard, I said.

Gay ba- Gay- Oh.

Gabe Lewis.

Now listen here, Gabe.

You're too fat.

No one's gonna like you if you're too fat.

I made some changes to my book.

See if you like them.

What?

Now I love reading and I hate being interrupted.

Shut up and listen, you gay bastard.

Chapter 1.

I was born not into luxury nor poverty, but into adversity.

And for that I thank the Lord.

My father was a man.

That's all we can know.

After I learned to ride a bike, there was no stopping me.

I would ride up Magnolia Street and down Isaiah Lane, which would later become my paper route.

All right, good night, Gabe.

I just wanted to say thanks again, because I really think I made good use of my day.

I went wherever I wanted.

I have always been a fighter, and fate has obliged me with plenty of battles.

The first being a...

Andy also hired a management consultant today.

Oh, no. Hey, Aaron!

Look who's back!

The Birdman!

Hello, beautiful.

Didn't you two used to do it?

We absolutely did.

Thank you for remembering that.

100

She's looking good.

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You know, times were tough.

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I was unemployed.

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I was still heartbroken over you.

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I've lost a good 50 pounds, but as you can see, I put all that weight right back on.

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I feel how fat my buttocks are.

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Yeah.

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It's crazy.

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Touch it.

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It's like a warm pumpkin.

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So Andy just called you up out of the blue?

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Yeah.

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You told me you two broke up.

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Yeah.

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You must be pretty horny.

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Thank you all for coming in.

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Just wanted to check in.

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How was everyone's day?

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Honestly, it was a little weird.

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Really?

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Hmm, that's interesting, because Aaron and Pete thought it wouldn't be weird at all.

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Why do you think it was weird, Gabe?

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Maybe because you and Erin used to be an item?

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I still wear Erin's button vans around the condo sometimes, so it feels to me like we're still in a relationship a lot of the time.

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And Alice, I understand you once dumped Pete.

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Ouch.

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It was an amicable breakup, Andy.

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Okay, while we're rewriting history, you never had a drinking problem.

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It was college.

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That is what you do.

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You're also supposed to go to classes, so there's that.

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Hey, Andy, is this at all work-related?

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We'll get to that.

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Gabe, did Erin ever tell you that she loves you?

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Oh, no, no, no, no. No, no, no, no, no, no, no. She wouldn't even let me say it.

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It was adorable.

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She'd plug her ears and scream her heart out.

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Gabe, can you stop talking?

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Because every word out of your mouth is like the squawk of an ugly pelican.

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I got a tattoo for you.

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I didn't ask you to get that Nike swoosh.

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Nobody did.

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You did that for you.

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Just do it.

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You were the it that I was just doing So you're dating a secretary now?

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Living up in the world, Pete She's nice to me How's that P.E degree coming?

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That's what he wanted to be His dream in college was to be a gym teacher Well, guess what?

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He could still be a gym teacher In fact, we could all still be gym teachers So, let's I technically cannot I don't have the long capacity to

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blow a whistle Oh my god What kind of music are you into, Peter?

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Uh, I like all kinds of music, Gabe.

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Really?

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All kinds?

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So you like songs of hate written by the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan?

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No!

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Erin, are you even hearing this?

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Gabe, he didn't even say that.

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He's not a very sophisticated man.

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I mean, he can't use chopsticks, so do I need to say anything else?

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Erin, I've been to Japan.

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I know how to use chopsticks so well.

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Come back.

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One night.

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Gabe, I don't want one.

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Give me one night with you.

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What is that supposed to be?

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Is that supposed to be?

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I don't want you to share everything.

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I wasted two years of my life on you.

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You realize that, right?

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I just want to be real clear that chopsticks is not the measure of a man.

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I am as smooth as a porpoise for you.

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Why don't you say at the beginning, this isn't really going that well.

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Gary!

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Shovel his sashimi into his mouth with a smart!

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All right, all right, yes.

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That is a legitimate question.

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Does making Aaron and Pete feel bad make me feel better?

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He's a sashimi and fool and he's...

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Yeah.

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Yeah.

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It does.

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Very funny, everyone.

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Who wrote captions under my doodle?

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I'm not even kidding.

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They're pretty good.

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Which one in particular?

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Yeah, which one?

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Well, the first one has a surprise factor.

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I'm a suck-suck-suckity-saber!

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Booyah!

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No, no. No, no, no. But, uh, I suppose the second one is the better written line.

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You suppose?

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What's it say?

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I'm supposed to be wearing red gloves.

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By my color cartridge portal.

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Got jammed again.

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Okay.

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No, no, no, no, no. Love.

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Keep it real.

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You guys, if I knew you wanted to do a caption contest, I would have drawn something more challenging.

200

And I will take you all down.

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You.

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I've been reading the comics to my daughter since she was three years old.

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Not once have I used the real caption to Family Circus.

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That crazy family is hilarious to her for one reason.

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Me.

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Oh, it is on like Genghis Khan wearing Sean John in Bhutan.

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Yes.

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You guys, I have the perfect idea.

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Okay, just take me ten minutes.

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I want to do it.

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I'm all for unbridled creativity in the workplace.

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Within limits.

213

But bashing our own company?

214

By all means, think outside the box.

215

But stay pretty close to the original margins of the box, because a box is a pretty neat thing.

216

I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to shut this down.

217

Boo!

218

Unless we can all agree to some ground rules.

219

It's either that, or I can fax this to Joe and let her decide how to proceed.

220

Gabe, tell us your stupid rules so we can start the game.

221

Number one, and this should be obvious, no captions that insult the company we work for.

222

Irony is such a critical part.

223

I'm too.

224

No pop culture references.

225

Seriously?

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Well, I think we can all agree they tend to alienate those who don't get the reference, making them feel like the other.

227

Wrap it up, Gabe.

228

Okay, final thing, and this is a fun one.

229

Instead of writing the caption directly under the picture, let's all try using sticky quips, right?

230

New from Dunder Mifflin Saber.

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Sticky quips are fun.

232

They are safe.

233

They are handy.

234

I like to use sticky quips as regular post-it notes

235

when I'm in a fun mood not every day go get them start quipping Hey, I think I'm gonna send you an IM.

236

Oh, okay.

237

Send me one two.

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Yeah, yeah put me on that Si si Sticky quips make your memos talk Great work,

239

Sue, but don't rest on your laurels.

240

Your best work's still ahead of you.

241

Call me in forward to discuss that new client.

242

You're performing exceptionally here, and your employee review will reflect that.

243

Helps if you have really small handwriting.

244

So what, no one's even gonna try?

245

Guess not.

246

Oh, come on.

247

My rules could not possibly have been that oppressive.

248

You crushed our spirits, Gabe.

249

Congrats.

250

You're a big man, huh?

251

Takes a lot to destroy the creativity of a whole group of people.

252

Hey.

253

Click the X.

254

I'm clicking.

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In the box.

256

I am clicking.

257

Woman, you've had a computer for years.

258

Too late.

259

Oh, and I am chat.

260

Very clever.

261

I'll just print that out.

262

Come on, guys.

263

Grow up.

264

I don't want to be your babysitter.

265

Darn it, Bob.

266

I told you not to buy a Sabre brand lifeboat.

267

Nice.

268

No, not nice.

269

Terrible.

270

Doesn't even include the fact that they're dogs.

271

Do the next one.

272

Wake up, Fred.

273

The power cord on your saber printer shocked you into a coma, and you're dreaming you're a dog on a desert island.

274

Dreaming he's a dog on an island.

275

Excuse me, excuse me.

276

How does the speaker know what the guy in the coma is dreaming?

277

Well, if you think it's so easy, Gabe, why don't you try it?

278

Okay, no problem.

279

Off the top of my head, um, that's the last time I buy cruise ship tickets from Tick Cat Masters.

280

Okay, fine.

281

How about this then?

282

Um, you don't have to sniff my rear end anymore, Bob.

283

I'm the only one here.

284

That's tasteless, Gabe.

285

Tasteless?

286

Tasteless.

287

More tasteless than this?

288

Is that a palm tree or did Gabe get skinnier?

289

Either way, let's pee on it.

290

Ladies and gentlemen, I think we have a winner.

291

Yes.

292

Well done. Are you Lincoln?

293

No, no, I'm...

294

Apparently, I bear a passing resemblance to Abraham Lincoln.

295

Makes it kind of hard for me to go to places like museums, historical monuments, elementary schools.

296

I don't see it.

297

Chelsea, give Mr. Lincoln your hat so I can take a picture.

298

Okay.

299

Quick.

300

Hey!

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Lincoln's starting.

302

Uh-oh, uh, no. No, no, no, no. I'm actually with the tour group myself, so...

303

Hello, I'm Abraham Lincoln.

304

Some people call me the great emancipator, but you might know me from the penny.

305

I just don't understand.

306

It's 1865.

307

Victory is ours.

308

I have saved the very soul of our nation, and yet happiness eludes me.

309

Huh.

310

Perhaps a trip to the theater will enliven my spirits.

311

No!

312

Abe and Mary are seated watching the show.

313

Oh, Mary, this is wonderful.

314

Okay, Mary, stop your scolding.

315

I'll be quiet.

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I need her like I need a hole in the head.

317

Oh, ho, ho, ho, ho.

318

Oh.

319

Bang!

320

Dwight?

321

What are you doing here?

322

Gabe?

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You don't know?

324

Of course I know.

325

Hmm, impressive office you have here.

326

Surrounded by shrubbery, like a squirrel's office.

327

Well, it's called a jungle, and it helps me remember that it's a jungle down here in Tallahassee.

328

We live by the loss of the wild.

329

You'll get it, or maybe you won't.

330

Corporate says to me, Gabe, we need you in Scranton.

331

Scranton says, Gabe, go back down to Florida.

332

You're needed there.

333

So, Tuesdays and Thursdays, I'm up there.

334

Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, I'm down here.

335

I can think of no better way to confront my deathly fear of flying.

336

Hey, Trish.

337

You see Trish?

338

We've got kind of an are we friends slash what is this thing going on.

339

If you think she's hot, you should see your sister Ashley.

340

That girl puts the ass in Tallahassee.

341

Makes Trish look like garbage.

342

You can reduce your prices by 10% or we're going to be finding a new source for our morning bagels.

343

All right.

344

Gabe, I always wondered what it is you did around here.

345

Now I found out.

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You're the bagel guy.

347

Yeah, but not just bagels.

348

All unwanted problems.

349

Question.

350

What's the most important appliance in your house?

351

Meat grinder.

352

Too slow?

353

It's the toilet.

354

And I am the toilet of this office.

355

I flush away annoying problems so others can keep their hands clean.

356

And just like a toilet, I am essential.

357

You know, Gabe, you could have gone with garbage disposal, incinerator, or eraser, and instead you chose toilet.

358

God bless you.

359

You're an American classic.

360

So it's a very simple argument of why I should be put in charge of southeast printer sales.

361

Nobody has sold more printers in the northeast than me.

362

Bottom line, I know the product.

363

I get it.

364

Well, you got my vote.

365

Oh, my God.

366

Most of all, I believe that character is destiny.

367

And my character is one that...

368

Wait, why are you smiling?

369

What?

370

What's with the smile?

371

You're doing great.

372

Yeah, so good.

373

And my character is one that will never give up until greatness is on the horizon behind us.

374

Dwight, that was a fantastic presentation.

375

Put your hand on my hand.

376

Flash.

377

Ow, ow, ow.

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Take me to Robert.

379

Ow, he went home.

380

Take me to his house.

381

Uh, it's a condo.

382

It's a long-term business house.

383

You know where it is.

384

Ow, ow.

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Leave me there.

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Ow, Stephanie, help.

387

Listen, you're a perfectly fine toilet.

388

I'm just an extraordinary piece of crap.

389

Let's go.

390

Ow.

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I'm going to go to the next video.

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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze spreekles op niveau B2 is gebaseerd op de video “Nudity Makes Me Feel Uncomfortable”. Deze video bevat 391 zinnen en 2656 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 17:37. De spreker praat in een natuurlijk tempo van ongeveer 151 woorden per minuut, dicht bij een alledaags gesprek. Slechts 78% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is pittig. 65 van de 391 zinnen zijn vragen, dus het is goede oefening voor vraagintonatie en korte antwoorden.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:

Woord	Uitspraak	Betekenis
quip zelfstandig naamwoord	/kwɪp/	kwinkslag
caption zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈkæp.ʃən/	titel, hoofding
tasteless bijvoeglijk naamwoord	/ˈteɪstləs/	smakeloos
sticky bijvoeglijk naamwoord	/ˈstɪki/	kleverig, plakkerig
sabre zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈseɪ.bə/	sabel
printer zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈpɹɪntɚ/	drukker
scream werkwoord	/skɹiːm/	schreeuwen
condominium zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˌkɑn.dəˈmɪn.i.əm/	gemeenschappelijk bestuurd gebied of eigendom
coma zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈkoʊmə/	coma
creativity zelfstandig naamwoord	/kri.eɪˈtɪv.ᵻ.ti/	creativiteit
workplace zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈwɝkˌpleɪs/	werkplek, arbeidsplaats
technically bijwoord	/ˈtɛk.nɪˌkəl.i/	technisch gesproken, strikt genomen
jungle zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈd͡ʒʌŋ.ɡ(ə)l/	oerwoud, jungle
garbage zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈɡɑɹ.bɪd͡ʒ/	huisvuil, vuilnis
wrap werkwoord	/ɹæp/	inpakken, omhullen

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

Woord	Uitspraak	Betekenis
come back werkwoord		terugkomen
find out werkwoord		ontdekken, onderzoeken
give up werkwoord		zich overgeven
go back werkwoord		teruggaan
grow up werkwoord		opgroeien
put up with werkwoord		ondergaan, verdragen
shut up	/ʃʌt ʌp/	hou je kop, kop dicht
wake up werkwoord	/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/	wakker worden, ontwaken

Zinnen om te herhalen

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

I mean, isn't this where you fell in love?
Can you at least try to look busy?
Didn't you two used to do it?
Gabe, can you stop talking?
What's the most important appliance in your house?

Grammatica in deze video

De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:

Structuur	In de video
“Used to” used to + werkwoord — een vroegere gewoonte of toestand die niet meer klopt	used to do · used to be
Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telt	I've seen · have always been · I've lost
Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet	being interrupted · was born · was unemployed

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 90 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm, you're, don't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

De “th”-klanken: deathly /ˈdɛθli/, northeast /noːˈθɪjst/, southeast /sawˈθɪjst/
De klanken “sh” en “zh”: caption /ˈkæp.ʃən/, sashimi /səˈʃiːmi/, shovel /ˈʃʌv.əl/, shrubbery /ˈʃɹʌbəɹi/, swoosh /ˈswʊʃ/
Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: condominium /ˌkɑn.dəˈmɪn.i.əm/, creativity /kri.eɪˈtɪv.ᵻ.ti/, technically /ˈtɛk.nɪˌkəl.i/, adversity /ædˈvɜː.sɪ.ti/, alienate /ˈeɪ.li.ə.neɪt/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: garbage /ˈɡɑɹ.bɪd͡ʒ/, cummerbund /ˈkʌmɚˌbʌnd/, oblige /əˈblaɪd͡ʒ/, oppressive /əˈpɹɛs.ɪv/, repose /ɹəˈpoʊz/
/æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: caption /ˈkæp.ʃən/, wrap /ɹæp/, adversity /ædˈvɜː.sɪ.ti/, amicable /ˈæ.mɪ.kə.bəl/, bureaucratic /ˌbjʊəɹəˈkɹætɪk/
/g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: jungle /ˈd͡ʒʌŋ.ɡ(ə)l/, garbage /ˈɡɑɹ.bɪd͡ʒ/, grinder /ˈɡɹaɪndəɹ/, greatness /ˈɡɹeɪtnəs/, glove /ɡlʌv/

Zo oefen je met deze video

Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
Begin op 0,75× snelheid, spreek zin voor zin na en ga terug naar normale snelheid zodra het makkelijk gaat.
Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als quip, caption, tasteless.

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