Shadowing Practice: Only 1 Person Survived This Shipwreck - Learn English Speaking with Video
Les maken...
1
Only one person survived this tragic shipwreck.
2
It has taken 132 years,
3
but the final resting place of the Western Reserve has finally been located.
4
The Western Reserve was a 300-foot-long steel steamer ship.
5
It was one of the first all-steel vessels on the Great Lakes,
6
according to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society.
7
Even with her great size,
8
the Western Reserve broke speed records for cargo shipping.
9
On August 30th, 1892, the Western Reserve dropped its anchor to wait out bad weather.
10
But the squall was so strong,
11
the ship began to break apart.
12
The owner, his family, and the crew got into two lifeboats.
13
One overturned almost immediately, losing everyone inside.
14
The second boat spent more than 10 hours on the water awaiting help that never came.
15
That boat overturned on breakers about a half mile from the shore.
16
The only person who survived to tell the story of that fateful night was a wheelman by the name of Henry Stewart.
17
A marine sonic technology device on board the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society's research vessel showed them where the Western Reserve lay,
18
about 60 miles northwest of Whitefish Point in Lake Superior.
19
Eerie underwater video shows all that remains from the Western Reserve.
20
For Inside Edition Digital, I'm T.C.
21
Newman.
22
Thank you.
📺 Zelfde Kanaal
B11
World Health Organization Wants More Info From Russia About Death Of Worker At Plague Lab
B12
Choking Man Saves His Own Life
Daily ConversationUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
B216
Woman Turns Tables On Alleged Peeping Tom In Kids’ Clothing Store
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
B13
Woman Predicted Her Future Husband at 4 Years Old
TeensDaily ConversationHigh School Students
B14
Cops Rescue Baby From Car Swept Up In Floodwater During Storm
Daily ConversationUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
B211
Could Bacon at Breakfast Lead to Dementia?
Daily ConversationUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
B12
People Line Up to See and Smell 'Corpse Flower' in Australia
University Students
B12
Internet-Famous Bear Has Crowds Running to Chinese Zoo
TeensDaily ConversationHigh School Students
B16
4-Year-Old Doing OK After Having 8 Heart Surgeries
KidsTeensHigh School Students
B22
Woman Says Man Has Been Harassing Her For Years After Facebook Marketplace Listing
Daily ConversationUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
B22
What Is 'Dry January?'
Business EnglishDaily ConversationUniversity Students
B242
How Are Tariffs Affecting iPhone Prices?
Business EnglishDaily ConversationUniversity Students
B25
Police Rescue Woman Who Locked Herself In Bathroom During Alleged Arson
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
B15
World's Oldest Man Dies at 112
Daily ConversationUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
B21
Family Grieves Father and Son Killed in Massive House Explosion
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
B112
Stray Kitten Found in Christmas Tree Looking For Forever Home
TeensDaily ConversationHigh School Students
B1'Spider-Man' Tom Holland Goes Undercover to Experience High School
TeensDaily ConversationHigh School Students
B1Man Kills Rattlesnake, Drinks Own Urine While Lost During Hike
Working Adults
B2Former Cellmate of Jodi Arias: ‘She’s a Sociopath’
University StudentsWorking Adults
✨ Aanbevolen Video
B21
151 zinnen
How did ONE missing letter crash this plane? | Dan Air 1008
IELTS PrepTOEFL PrepUniversity Students
B1933
27 zinnen
Nature Is Speaking – Harrison Ford is The Ocean | Conservation International (CI)
IELTS PrepTOEFL PrepUniversity Students
B22
85 zinnen
Black Dolphin: Worst Prison in the World
IELTS PrepTOEFL PrepUniversity Students
B123 zinnen
Low Lake Mead levels unearth a similar group of discoveries, except for the dead bodies
Daily ConversationUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
B13
103 zinnen
English News for Beginners with Subtitles, BBC English Learning Videos, News Podcasts Today
IELTS PrepTOEFL PrepDaily Conversation
B21
62 zinnen
NASA Artemis II Capsule Recovery Operations | U.S. Navy
IELTS PrepTOEFL PrepUniversity Students
B12
19 zinnen
🚢 English Listening Practice | The Panama Canal 🇬🇧 | ESL Learn English Through Story #panamacanal
IELTS PrepTOEFL PrepUniversity Students
B21
27 zinnen
The True Story of Texas City Disaster
IELTS PrepTOEFL PrepUniversity Students
B24
35 zinnen
RE2 Unit 6A
IELTS PrepTOEFL PrepUniversity Students
B15
44 zinnen
READING EXPLORER 2 Unit 3B WHO KILLED THE ICEMAN?
IELTS PrepTOEFL PrepCambridge Exam Prep
B22
246 zinnen
You Are Alive to Watch the Space Station Fall From the Sky
IELTS PrepTOEFL PrepUniversity Students
B23
70 zinnen
Thor Heyerdahl very | IELTS LISTENING TEST | SECTION-3
IELTS PrepTOEFL PrepUniversity Students
Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze video bevat 22 zinnen en 214 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 1:27. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 148 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. Slechts 81% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is pittig.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
15 woorden uit de video die het leren waard zijn, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| vessel zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈvɛsəl/ | vaartuig |
| shore zelfstandig naamwoord | /ʃɔɹ/ | kust, oever |
| cargo zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈkɑɹɡoʊ/ | vracht, lading |
| northwest zelfstandig naamwoord | /nɔɹθˈwɛst/ | noordwesten |
| tragic bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈtɹæd͡ʒɪk/ | tragisch |
| anchor zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈæŋ.kəː/ | anker |
| sonic bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈsɑnɪk/ | sonisch, geluids- |
| underwater bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ʌndɚˈwɔtəɹ/ | onderwater, onderwater- |
| await werkwoord | /əˈweɪt/ | verwachten, wachten op |
| shipwreck zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈʃɪpɹɛk/ | scheepswrak, wrak |
| overturn werkwoord | /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈtɜː(ɹ)n/ | kapseizen, omslaan |
| eerie bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈɪɚi/ | vreemd, angstaanjagend |
| fateful bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈfeɪtfəl/ | noodlottig |
| lifeboat zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈlaɪfˌboʊt/ | reddingsboot |
| squall zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈskwɔːl/ | windstoot |
Uitspraak om op te letten
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: shore /ʃɔɹ/, shipwreck /ˈʃɪpɹɛk/
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 vessel, shore, cargo.
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.