Shadowing Practice: 'Otters vs. Badgers' read by Uzo Aduba - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Welcome to Storyline Online Brought to you by the SAG-AFTRA Foundation I'm Uzo Aduba and today I'm going to read Otters vs. Badgers written and illustrated by Anya Glazer Before our story begins, there are a few things you should know.
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Firstly, the otters live on one side of the river.
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Secondly, the badgers live on the other side of the river.
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Thirdly, and MOST importantly . . .
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OTTERS AND BADGERS DO NOT GET ALONG.
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Head otter Head badger It's just the way things had always been.
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The badgers started it!
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Tunneling under OUR land.
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Badgers and otters couldn't even share the river without a fight.
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It's the otters' fault!
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Always splashing about - we never have any peace!
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And it was only getting worse.
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So, to avoid any more trouble, the leaders decided the two groups must never meet.
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No badgers and no otters must EVER cross the river.
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Stay away! Good riddance to them.
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And that would be that.
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But our story really begins with an otter named Francie.
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The important things you need to know about Francie are: Firstly, she lives on the otter side of the river.
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Secondly, she's a little shy.
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Thirdly, and especially: she bakes the best cakes anywhere along the river.
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All the otters said so.
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This lemon meringue square is spectacular.
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Oh, but did you try last week’s caramel shortbread?
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My top cookie would be chocolate chip, then apple cinnamon . . .
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Francie was happiest dreaming up recipes, finding new flavors, tasting, and testing . . .
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. . . always in pursuit of the perfect bake.
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And one day, when she was searching for just the right ingredient for her next creation, she went a little farther . . .
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. . . than she meant to.
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HEY! Before the badgers could catch her, Francie ran back to the otter side of the river and the safety of her kitchen.
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You won’t get away with this!
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But the badgers were just a few steps behind.
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Head badger will want to know about this.
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We saw her right there!
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Ooh, a muffin!
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You know, this is pretty good!
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When the badgers turned up on the otter side, they demanded to see the otter with the muffins who had been stealing their berries.
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She was sneaking onto OUR land!
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She must pay!
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But the otters stood firm.
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Our Francie wouldn’t mean any harm.
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It must have been a mistake!
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Go back to your badger hole!
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Can anyone else smell cake?
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Meanwhile, back in her kitchen, Francie measured and mixed, and stretched and shaped.
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Because no matter what trouble might be brewing . . .
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. . . Francie always baked.
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Francie's cookies were her best yet.
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That zingy berry flavor is just divine.
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What's that extra something?
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Goodness, that was delicious.
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Hang on! These are made with OUR berries.
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Those are OUR berries, so we should get ALL the cookies.
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No way! Those are otter-made cookies.
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Well then you don't get any more berries.
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Badgers don't even eat berries! Badgers eat worms!
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WORM BREATH!
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Typical ignorant otters!
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THAT'S NOT TRUE!
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But although she never meant for her baking to start another argument . . .
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. . . unfortunately, it did.
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Giant hairy slugs!
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Lazy monochrome bears!
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Worm breath!
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Stripy-faced fur balls!
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Frog feet! Rotter otter!
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STOP! Suddenly, all eyes were on Francie.
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Why can’t we just share it all?
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And everyone listened to what she had to say.
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There’s plenty of space, and berries for all of us.
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I suppose that’s true.
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And if we all try and get along . . .
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We’ve never done that before.
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Then everyone can have cookies.
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I do want more cookies . . .
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We could give it a try?
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So now, this is where the otters AND the badgers live.
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Together. On both sides of the river.
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They still argue sometimes .
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You’re wrong!
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Digging is not better than fishing!
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Yes it is ! And I’ll tell you why . . .
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But there is one thing they ALWAYS agree on . . .
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Francie bakes the best cookies along the whole river.
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You know what I like about the book?
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I like how in the beginning the badgers and the otters think that they're so different and that they can't get along, but when they come together, they realize they have something in common and that they can live together happily.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze spreekles op niveau A2 is gebaseerd op de video “'Otters vs. Badgers' read by Uzo Aduba”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: otter, badger, Francie, river, cookie. Deze video bevat 88 zinnen en 718 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 7:06. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 101 woorden per minuut, zodat je tijd hebt om elke klank na te doen. 79% 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
cookie zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈkʊki/koekje
berry zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈbɛɹi/bes
bake werkwoord/beɪk/bakken
worm zelfstandig naamwoord/wɝm/worm, pier
breathe werkwoord/bɹiːð/ademen, ademhalen
flavor zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈfleɪvə/meug, smaak
meanwhile bijwoord/ˈmiːnwaɪl/intussen, ondertussen
harm zelfstandig naamwoord/hɑːm/schade
argue werkwoord/ˈɑɹ.ɡju/redetwisten
steal werkwoord/stiːl/stelen, ontvreemden
stretch werkwoord/stɹɛt͡ʃ/strekken
delicious bijvoeglijk naamwoord/dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/heerlijk, lekker
chip zelfstandig naamwoord/t͡ʃɪp/fiche
divine bijvoeglijk naamwoord/dɪˈvaɪn/goddelijk
lazy bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈleɪ̯zi(ː)/lui, werkschuw

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
get along werkwoordopschieten, overeenkomen
check out werkwoordonderzoeken
come together werkwoord/ˈkʌm tʊˈɡɛðɚ/bijeenkomen, samenkomen

Zinnen om te herhalen

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

  • Oh, but did you try last week’s caramel shortbread?
  • You won’t get away with this!
  • Why can’t we just share it all?
  • We could give it a try?
  • You know what I like about the book?

Grammatica in deze video

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

StructuurIn de video
Past continuous was/were + -ing — iets dat op een moment in het verleden bezig waswas only getting · was searching · was sneaking
Overtreffende trap the -est / the most … — het hoogste of laagste van een groepthe best · her best
Advies met “should” should + werkwoord — zeggen wat een goed idee isshould know · should get
Verplichting: must / have to / need to zeggen dat iets nodig ismust never meet · must EVER cross · must pay

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 13 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals can't, don't, I'm. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

  • De “th”-klanken: breathe /bɹiːð/, thirdly /ˈθɚdli/
  • De klanken “sh” en “zh”: delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, splash /splæʃ/
  • Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: importantly /ɪmˈpɔɹ.tənt.li/, spectacular /spɛkˈtæk.jə.lɚ/, ingredient /ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: dig /dɪɡ/, slug /slʌɡ/
  • /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: happily /ˈhæp.ə.li/, spectacular /spɛkˈtæk.jə.lɚ/, splash /splæʃ/, badger /ˈbæd͡ʒɚ/, caramel /ˈkæɹ.ə.mɛl/
  • /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: argue /ˈɑɹ.ɡju/, dig /dɪɡ/, goodness /ˈɡʊdnəs/, ignorant /ˈɪɡ.nə.ɹənt/, ingredient /ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/

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 cookie, berry, bake.

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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