Shadowing Practice: 美音连读教程 | 雅思口语Part2：Describe a friend's success - Learn English Speaking with Video
Les maken...
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Hey, what's up?
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It's Alex.
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Today I've got another IELTS topic for you.
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This is about describe a friend's success.
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Let's begin.
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I'm gonna tell you about a friend of mine.
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About a.. the T becomes very light.
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Friend of mine.
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When we speak quickly, friend of mine.
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Friend of mine.
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Named John.
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The D and the J connect together.
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Named John.
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I've known John for a really long time.
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Andes.
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The H disappears.
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Andes always been the type of person.
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Of becomes a.
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The type of person to apply himself.
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The Y makes the H disappear.
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Apply himself and work hard.
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The D disappears and work hard.
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The K and the H connect together.
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So it's not work hard, it's work hard.
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He was an was an was an becomes was an accounting major.
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He was an accounting major in college.
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In the U.S., there are four main accounting firms.
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There are.
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There are becomes there are.
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Very connected together with the R and the A.
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There are four main accounting firms and it's the D connects with the I here
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and it's considered a big deal if you get an internship.
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And then and then be sure to say those two vowels differently an-nin, an internship at one of these.
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At, the T disappears.
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At one of these firms, one of these, the of becomes a.
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While you're in college.
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Now, John got internships.
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The T becomes very light.
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Got in, got four of these, of becomes a, four of these firms,
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which totally blew everyone away.
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The W connects with the E.
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Blew everyone.
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Blew everyone away.
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I've always been very proud of John's success.
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Of becomes a.
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And John's connects with success.
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John's success.
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Because he's, the H disappears.
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Because he's inspired me, the D and the M connect together.
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The D is very light.
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inspired me to, inspired me to,
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very light to becomes, inspired me to work really hard for the things that I want.
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The T disappears and is,
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the H disappears and is shown that if the T is very light.
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That if you manage your.
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Manage connects with your and it just becomes manager.
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Manage your time well and you think about the T disappears.
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About good professional connections, you can get anywhere.
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Get anywhere.
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The T is very light.
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I'm going to tell you about a friend of mine named John.
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I've known John for a really long time, and he's always been the type of person to apply himself and work hard.
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He was an accounting major in college.
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In the US, there are four main accounting firms, and it's considered a big deal if you get an internship at one of these firms while you're in college.
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Now, John got internships at all four of these firms, which totally blew everyone away.
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I've always been very proud of John's success because he's inspired me to work really hard for the things that I want,
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and he's shown that if you manage your time well and you think about good professional connections, you can get anywhere.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: becomes, disappear, firms, connect, accounting. Deze video bevat 67 zinnen en 519 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 4:18. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 121 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. 82% 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 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| connect werkwoord | /kəˈnɛkt/ | verbinden |
| disappear werkwoord | /dɪsəˈpɪɹ/ | verdwijnen, verzwinden |
| inspire werkwoord | /ɪnˈspaɪə(ɹ)/ | inspireren |
| internship zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɪntɜːnʃɪp/ | stage |
| topic zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈtɑpɪk/ | onderwerp, thema |
| differently bijwoord | /ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt.li/ | verschillend, anders |
| vowel zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈvaʊ.əl/ | klinker, klinkerklank |
| blow werkwoord | /bloʊ/ | blazen, waaien |
| manage werkwoord | /ˈmæn.ɪd͡ʒ/ | beheren, leiden |
| describe werkwoord | /dɪˈskɹaɪb/ | beschrijven, omschrijven |
| apply werkwoord | /əˈplaɪ/ | aanbrengen, aanleggen |
| anywhere bijwoord | /ˈɛn.i.(h)wɛɹ/ | overal, eender waar |
| totally bijwoord | /ˈtəʊ.tə.li/ | volledig, helemaal |
| proud bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈpɹaʊ̯d/ | trots, fier |
| connection zelfstandig naamwoord | /kəˈnɛkʃ(ə)n/ | verbinding, connectie |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 10 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I've, I'm, you're. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: internship /ˈɪntɜːnʃɪp/, connection /kəˈnɛkʃ(ə)n/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: manage /ˈmæn.ɪd͡ʒ/, describe /dɪˈskɹaɪb/, proud /ˈpɹaʊ̯d/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: manage /ˈmæn.ɪd͡ʒ/, manager /ˈmæn.ə.dʒəɹ/
- /w/ — met ronde lippen: anywhere /ˈɛn.i.(h)wɛɹ/, quickly /ˈkwɪk.li/
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 connect, disappear, inspire.
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.