Shadowing Practice: Opening Scene Godfather - Learn English Speaking with Video

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I believe in America.
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America has made my fortune.
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And I raised my daughter in American fashion.
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I gave her freedom, but I taught her never to dishonor her family.
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She found a boyfriend, not an Italian.
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She went to the movies with him.
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She stayed out late.
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I didn't protest.
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Two months ago, he took her for a drive with another boyfriend.
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They made her drink whiskey.
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And then they tried to take a demand.
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She resisted.
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She kept her honor.
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So they beat her like an animal.
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When I went to the hospital, her nose was broken.
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Her jaw was shattered, held together by wire.
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She couldn't even weep because of the pain.
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But I wept.
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Why did I weep?
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She wasn't alive.
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I was my life.
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Beautiful girl.
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Now she will never be beautiful again.
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Sorry.
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I...
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I went to the police like a good American.
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These two boys were brought to trial.
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The judge sentenced them to three years in prison and suspended the sentence.
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Suspended the sentence?
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They went free that very day.
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I stood in the courtroom like a fool.
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And those two bastards, they smiled at me.
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Then I said to my wife,
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for justice, we must go to Don Corleone.
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Why didn't you go to the police?
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Why didn't you come to me first?
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What do you want from me?
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Tell me anything.
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What do I beg you to do?
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What is that?
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What is that?
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What?
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I'll give you anything you ask me.
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We've known each other many years,
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but this is the first time you ever came to me for counsel or for help.
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I can't remember the last time that you invited me to your house for a cup of coffee.
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Even though my wife is godmother to your only child.
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But let's be frank, you never wanted my friendship.
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And, uh, you were afraid to be in my debt.
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I didn't want to get into trouble.
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I understand.
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You found paradise in America.
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You had a good trade,
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made a good living, police protected you,
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and there were courts of law.
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You didn't need a friend like me.
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But now you come to me and you say,
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Don Corleone, give me justice.
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But you don't ask with respect.
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You don't offer friendship.
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You don't even think to call me godfather.
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It's sad that you come into my house on the day my daughter's to be married
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and you ask me to do murder for money.
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They ask you for justice.
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That is not justice.
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Your daughter is still alive.
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Living to suffer, Ben.
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She suffers.
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How much shall I pay you?
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Buona sera.
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Buona sera.
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What have I ever done to make you treat me so disrespectfully?
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If you'd come to me in friendship,
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then the scum that ruined your daughter would be suffering this very day.
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And if by chance an honest man like yourself should make enemies,
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then he would become my enemies.
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And then they would fear you.
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Be my friend?
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Godfather?
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Good.
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Someday, on that day may never come,
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I'll call upon you to do a service for me.
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But, uh, until that day,
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accept this justice as a gift on my daughter's wedding day.
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Good morning, Dick.
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Grazie.
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Great.
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Give this to Clemenza.
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I want reliable people, people that aren't gonna be carried away.
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I mean, we're not murderers,
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no matter what this undertaker says.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze spreekles op niveau C1 is gebaseerd op de video “Opening Scene Godfather”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: justice, friendship, daughter, America. Deze video bevat 92 zinnen en 577 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 7:01. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 82 woorden per minuut, zodat je tijd hebt om elke klank na te doen. 84% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

De 11 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
weep werkwoord/ˈwiːp/huilen, wenen
godfather zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈɡɑdfɑðɚ/peter, gevader
suspend werkwoord/səsˈpɛnd/schorsen
serum zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈsɪɹəm/serum
godmother zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈɡɒdmʌðə/meter
shatter werkwoord/ˈʃætɚ/aan diggelen slaan, verbrijzelen
undertaker zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈʌndə(ɹ)ˌteɪkə(ɹ)/begrafenisondernemer
courtroom zelfstandig naamwoordrechtszaal, zittingszaal
whiskey zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈwɪski/whiskey
murderer zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈmɝdɚɚ/moordenaar, moordenaarster
someday bijwoordop een dag, ooit

Zinnen om te herhalen

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

  • Why didn't you go to the police?
  • Why didn't you come to me first?
  • What do you want from me?
  • What do I beg you to do?
  • How much shall I pay you?

Grammatica in deze video

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

StructuurIn de video
Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doetwas broken · was shattered · were brought
Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telthas made · We've known

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 18 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals didn't, don't, I'll. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

  • De “th”-klanken: godfather /ˈɡɑdfɑðɚ/, godmother /ˈɡɒdmʌðə/
  • Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: disrespectfully /dɪs.ɹɪˈspɛkt.fəl.i/, undertaker /ˈʌndə(ɹ)ˌteɪkə(ɹ)/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: godfather /ˈɡɑdfɑðɚ/, godmother /ˈɡɒdmʌðə/
  • /w/ — met ronde lippen: weep /ˈwiːp/, whiskey /ˈwɪski/

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 weep, godfather, suspend.

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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