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Welcome to Dialogue Dreams.
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Hi, Sarah.
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What were you doing yesterday when I called you?
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Oh, hey, Mark.
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I was hiking with my family in the mountains. Was it fun?
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Yes.
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The weather was nice.
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And we were seeing animals, too.
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What animals?
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We were seeing deer.
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and hearing birds singing in the trees. That sounds peaceful.
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What else did you do?
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We were taking lots of pictures of the pretty nature, like waterfalls and green trees.
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I was inside working yesterday.
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Oh no, you were missing the fun.
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We were telling stories and laughing a lot.
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Next time.
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I want to come with you.
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Sure.
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I will tell you when we go again.
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It will be great to have you hiking and laughing with us.
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Thanks, Sarah.
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I will wait for that.
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Hey sis.
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What were you doing in the backyard earlier?
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I was playing with my new puppy.
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We were running around and chasing a ball.
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Sounds like a lot of fun.
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What was the puppy's name again?
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His name is Max.
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While we were playing, he was eating non-stop.
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Cute name.
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While you were playing with Max, I was inside watching a movie.
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Really?
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What movie were you watching?
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I was watching that new adventure movie we talked about last week.
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Oh, I remember.
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While you were watching the movie, Max and I were also snacking on some cookies.
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Lucky Max.
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By the way, did you finish your painting project for school?
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Not yet.
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Yesterday, I was working on it for hours.
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I was adding lots of colors to make it vibrant.
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That's cool.
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I was studying for my math test most of the day.
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While you were studying, I was listening to music and humming along.
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Ha!
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I guess we both had busy afternoons.
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Yep.
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We were both doing our own things.
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But it was a good day.
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Definitely.
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Let's plan something together tomorrow.
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Sounds like a plan.
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I will be done with my painting.
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And you won't be studying all day.
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Deal.
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Hi, sweetheart.
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What were you doing in the living room earlier?
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Hi, mom.
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I was playing with my toy cars.
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I was driving them all around. That sounds like fun.
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Which cars were you playing with?
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I was playing with the red one and the blue one.
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They were racing each other.
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Wow!
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That's exciting!
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While you were playing with your cars, I was cooking dinner in the kitchen.
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What were you cooking?
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I was making spaghetti with yummy tomato sauce.
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Yum!
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While you were making dinner, I was building a tall tower with my blocks.
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Impressive.
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By the way, did you finish your drawing for school?
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Not yet.
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Today, I was drawing a big tree with lots of leaves.
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Sounds creative.
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I was working on my computer most of the day. While you were working.
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I was listening to a story on my tablet.
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That's nice.
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We both had busy days, didn't we?
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Yes.
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But now we're together.
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And that's the best part.
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You're right.
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Let's read a bedtime story and then sleep.
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Great idea, Mom.
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I love reading stories with you.
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And I love reading them with you too, sweetie.
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Hi there.
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What were you doing yesterday at 4 p.m.?
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Hi.
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At 4 p.m yesterday, I was watching my favorite cartoon on TV.
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Oh, that sounds fun.
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What else were you doing while watching TV?
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I was also eating some popcorn and drinking juice.
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Nice combo.
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And why were you wearing your jacket indoors?
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Because the air conditioning was on, and I was feeling a little cold.
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Got it.
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What was your little brother doing during that time?
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He was playing with his toy cars on the floor.
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Cute.
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And what were your parents doing?
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They were cooking dinner in the kitchen.
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Yummy.
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So, while your family was busy, what was your cat doing?
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My cat was sleeping on the couch, completely ignoring everything.
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Huh, cats love their naps.
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What a cozy evening you had.

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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze spreekles op niveau A2 is gebaseerd op de video “Past Continuous Tense Conversation”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: sounds, watching, yesterday, Max, cars. Deze video bevat 110 zinnen en 665 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 6:06. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 109 woorden per minuut, zodat je tijd hebt om elke klank na te doen. 85% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken. 20 van de 110 zinnen zijn vragen, dus het is goede oefening voor vraagintonatie en korte antwoorden.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

15 woorden uit de video die het leren waard zijn, met uitspraak en betekenis:

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
hike zelfstandig naamwoord/haɪk/wandeling
yummy bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈjʌm.i/lekker, heerlijk
ignore werkwoord/ɪɡˈnɔː/negeren
impressive bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ɪmˈpɹɛsɪv/indrukwekkend, imposant
adventure zelfstandig naamwoord/ədˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/avontuur
chase werkwoord/t͡ʃeɪs/achtervolgen, achternazitten
juice zelfstandig naamwoord/d͡ʒuːs/sap
jacket zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/jas
leaf zelfstandig naamwoord/lif/blad
couch zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈkaʊ̯t͡ʃ/bank, sofa
mathematics zelfstandig naamwoord/mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/wiskunde, mathematiek
deer zelfstandig naamwoord/dɪɹ/hert
cookie zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈkʊki/koekje
tablet zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈtæblət/kleitablet
puppy zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈpʌpi/puppy

Zinnen om te herhalen

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

  • What were you doing yesterday when I called you?
  • What else did you do?
  • What were you doing in the backyard earlier?
  • What movie were you watching?
  • We both had busy days, didn't we?

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 waswere you doing · was hiking · were seeing
Werkwoord + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — werkwoorden die door de -ing-vorm worden gevolgdlove reading
Toekomst met “will” will + werkwoord — een besluit, belofte of voorspellingwill tell · will be · will wait

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 4 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals didn't, we're, won't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: impressive /ɪmˈpɹɛsɪv/, backyard /bækˈjɑːd/, indoors /ɪnˈdɔɹz/
  • /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: jacket /ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/, mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/, tablet /ˈtæblət/, snack /snæk/, backyard /bækˈjɑːd/
  • /w/ — met ronde lippen: sweetheart /ˈswiːtˌhɑːt/, sweetie /ˈswi.ti/, waterfall /ˈwɔːtəfɔːl/

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 hike, yummy, ignore.

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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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