Shadowing Practice: RE2 Unit 8A - Learn English Speaking with Video
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The Polos, Marco, his father Niccolo,
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and his uncle Maffeo had been traveling for three and a half years when they finally achieved their objective,
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a long -awaited meeting with the powerful Mongol leader Kublai Khan.
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The historic event took place in 1275 at the Khan's luxurious summer capital in Chengdu,
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in what is now northern China.
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Kublai Khan was surprisingly informal as he greeted his tired guests.
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Welcome, gentlemen.
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Please stand up.
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How have you been?
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How was the trip?
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Marco Polo's trip had, in fact, started more than 9 ,000 kilometers away in Venice when he was just a teenager.
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His father and uncle already knew Kublai Khan from a previous visit nine years earlier, when they had spent a short time in Chengdu.
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On this second trip, the Polos stayed for 17 years before they returned home.
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They made themselves useful to the Khan and undertook various missions and tasks for him.
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It is likely that the Khan considered it an honor that these Europeans, who were rare in China,
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had made this extremely difficult journey and he took the opportunity to make good use of their skills and knowledge.
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While he was in the service of Kublai Khan, the most powerful man in people and in lands and in treasure that ever was in the world,
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Marco Polo was able to learn and experience many things that were new to Europeans.
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In his travel journal, he wrote that Kublai Khan's palace was the greatest he had ever seen.
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He admired the Khan's recently completed new capital, Dadu, whose streets were so straight and so broad.
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The city was located in what is now the center of Beijing, and Kublai Khan's city planning can still be perceived in the straight,
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broad streets of China's modern capital.
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We learn from Marco Polo that, in the administration of his empire, Kublai Khan made use of a fast and simple message system.
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Horse riders, spaced every 40 kilometers, allowed messages to cover 500 kilometers a day.
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As soon as one horse had run 40 kilometers, the next horse would run the next 40 kilometers, and so on.
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Marco also learned the secret of asbestos cloth, which is made from a mineral and doesn't catch fire.
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Paper money also took him by surprise, since it was not yet used in the West at that time.
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Homes were heated with black stones which burn like logs.
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These stones were coal, unknown in most of Europe, and were so plentiful that many people had a hot bath three times a week.
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Although the Khan did not want his visitors to leave, the Polos finally received permission to return home in 1292.
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Marco continued his observations while on the ocean voyage by way of Sumatra and India.
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After he returned home, Marco completed a book about his trip, full of details about his amazing cultural experiences.
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It was probably the single greatest contribution to geographical knowledge ever made to the West about the East.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: Khan, Kublai, Marco, Polo, kilometers. Deze video bevat 33 zinnen en 491 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 3:30. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 140 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. Slechts 80% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| uncle zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈʌŋ.kl̩/ | oom, nonkel |
| palace zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈpælɪs/ | paleis |
| bath zelfstandig naamwoord | /bɑːθ/ | bad, badkuip |
| skill zelfstandig naamwoord | /skɪl/ | bekwaamheid, vaardigheid |
| log zelfstandig naamwoord | /lɔɡ/ | boomstam, boomstronk |
| objective zelfstandig naamwoord | /ɒbˈd͡ʒɛk.tɪv/ | object |
| contribution zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˌkɑntɹɪˈbjuʃən/ | bijdrage, contributie |
| treasure zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈtɹɛʒəɹ/ | schat |
| gentleman zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈd͡ʒɛn.təl.mən/ | meneer |
| observation zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˌɑbzɚˈveɪʃn̩/ | waarneming |
| surprisingly bijwoord | /səˈpɹaɪzɪŋli/ | verrassend |
| teenager zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈtiːnˌeɪ̯d͡ʒə/ | tiener, adolescent |
| cloth zelfstandig naamwoord | /klɒθ/ | doek, kleed |
| mineral zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈmɪn.ə.ɹəl/ | delfstof, mineraal |
| rider zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɹaɪ̯.dəː/ | ruiter, rijder |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| stand up werkwoord | opstaan |
Uitspraak om op te letten
- De “th”-klanken: bath /bɑːθ/, cloth /klɒθ/
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: contribution /ˌkɑntɹɪˈbjuʃən/, treasure /ˈtɹɛʒəɹ/, observation /ˌɑbzɚˈveɪʃn̩/, luxurious /lʌɡˈʒʊəɹi.əs/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: contribution /ˌkɑntɹɪˈbjuʃən/, surprisingly /səˈpɹaɪzɪŋli/, luxurious /lʌɡˈʒʊəɹi.əs/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: log /lɔɡ/, objective /ɒbˈd͡ʒɛk.tɪv/, voyage /ˈvɔɪ.ɪd͡ʒ/, perceive /pɚˈsiv/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: palace /ˈpælɪs/, geographical /d͡ʒiəˈɡɹæfɪkl̩/, asbestos /æsˈbɛs.təs/
- /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: log /lɔɡ/, geographical /d͡ʒiəˈɡɹæfɪkl̩/, greet /ɡɹiːt/, luxurious /lʌɡˈʒʊəɹi.əs/
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 uncle, palace, bath.
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.