Shadowing Practice: Read More in English - Learn English Speaking with Video
Les maken...
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Guess what?
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Today is International Book Day,
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or as they say here in Spain,
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El Dia del Libro, the day of the book,
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which always makes me laugh.
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It sounds like a disaster movie,
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the day of the book,
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when the books will come and invade earth and kill all of us for not reading enough.
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Do we read enough?
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Do we read too much?
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I don't know.
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I'm definitely a bookworm.
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I love going into bookshops,
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browsing the shelves and the books,
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and I can't leave without buying something.
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Recently, I bought this one,
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ultra-processed people, all about the dangers of ultra-processed food.
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Also, I couldn't help resist picking up a book about AI,
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Gary Marcus, leading figure in AI.
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I'm really interested in AI.
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But of course, I do love novels as well.
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I really enjoy a good thriller,
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murder mystery kind of novel.
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Listen for the lie, aim it in terror.
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I guess whatever you like,
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whether you like novels, biographies,
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fiction or non-fiction, and whether you prefer paper books like me or digital books,
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maybe you enjoy reading on the screen or ebooks.
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Whatever takes your fancy, today is a good day to go and buy a book.
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International Book Day.
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Now, a lot of students,
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not a lot, now and again,
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one or two students ask me,
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which books are good for my level?
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Now, that's really difficult, right?
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Because A, I don't know your level.
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And B, how do you choose the right book for you?
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Well, in some English schools,
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there's a thing called the rule of five.
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And you use your five fingers.
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I'm going to adapt it for adults, right?
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And for adults who are non-native speakers and here's how it works.
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Take a book, open the book on any page and read the first five lines more or less.
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As you read, every time you don't understand a word,
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you put up a finger.
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So as you're reading, more words come up.
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Now, if you read and you've got,
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so you're reading five lines,
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five words you don't understand,
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it's going to be too difficult.
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Don't try reading that book.
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You'll spend the whole time looking up words and not enjoying the book.
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If it's zero words, you don't understand, i.e. you understand everything.
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It might be too easy,
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but it could be good.
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It would be a really good read for improving your fluency, your reading fluency.
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When you read things that are too easy,
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you can read quickly and it's a great skill to develop.
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and you can focus on the story,
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the plot, the backdrop, everything.
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The backstory, I mean.
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So if you discover, okay,
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one or two words you don't understand, that's about right.
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That's about the right level.
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There'll be a bit of a challenge,
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but you'll be able to manage.
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If you cannot understand three or four or five words,
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it's going to be too many.
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It's probably too difficult.
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So that's a quick rule of five to help you choose a book if it's right for you.
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I'm going to leave you with a little reading.
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I'm going to read an extract from,
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I thought it was real blood, like what?
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I'm going to read you an extract from this one,
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Listen for the Lie.
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I have read it, it's quite a strong book.
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I do recommend it, but it's not for the faint-hearted.
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It is about murder and it is quite bloody,
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but the story is about Lucy, the main character.
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Let me read you a short extract.
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I'm sorry Lucy
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but we have to let you go he says to the
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surprise of no one I nod we're downsizing unfortunately he looks
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at the spot just past my shoulder instead of at my
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face having assistance double up Chelsea's going to assist both me and Raymond I'm sorry I understand.
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I get to my feet.
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Jerry looks relieved that I'm not going to make a scene.
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Through the ill-advised glass wall of the office,
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I can see a security guard already standing at my desk.
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I guess we're not getting the sorry you were fired and being surprised that you're a murderer drinks.
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My desk is not as clean as Jerry's and I have to take a minute to gather up my mug,
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water bottle, purse and several tubes of lip balm.
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The security guard hovers the entire time.
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He marches me through the now silent office to the elevator where everyone either watches or pretends not to see.
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Chelsea looks pissed.
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I step into the elevator.
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The door slides shut.
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The security guard leans closer to me with a grin.
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One of his front teeth overlaps the other.
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So, did you do it?
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Did you kill her?
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I sigh.
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I don't know.
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Seriously?
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That's the truth?
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The elevator door opens again with a ding.
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I step out and look at him over my shoulder.
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The truth doesn't matter.
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find out what happens listen to the lie by Amy Tintero
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it is Dia del Libro international book day have a fantastic day go
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and find a book do a bit of reading it's good for your health mental health yeah not physical health
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but mental health at least and your English or whatever have a lovely day all the best now
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B2 is gebaseerd op de video “Read More in English”. Deze video bevat 112 zinnen en 897 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 6:20. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 142 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 |
|---|---|---|
| extract zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɛkstɹækt/ | fragment |
| fluency zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈfluːənsi/ | vlotheid |
| bookshop zelfstandig naamwoord | boekwinkel, boekenwinkel | |
| bookworm zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈbʊk.wɜːm/ | boekenwurm |
| downsize werkwoord | /ˈdaʊnsaɪz/ | afslanken, reorganizeren |
| backdrop zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈbæk.dɹɑp/ | decor |
| grin zelfstandig naamwoord | /ɡɹɪn/ | grijns |
| browse werkwoord | /bɹaʊz/ | doorbladeren |
| invade werkwoord | /ɪnˈveɪd/ | binnenvallen, aanvallen |
| overlap werkwoord | /ˌəʊvəˈlæp/ | bedekken |
| relieve werkwoord | /ɹɪˈliːv/ | opluchten |
| faint bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /feɪnt/ | zwak |
| murderer zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈmɝdɚɚ/ | moordenaar, moordenaarster |
| biography zelfstandig naamwoord | /baɪˈɑɡɹəfi/ | biografie |
| thriller zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈθɹɪ.lə/ | thriller |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| find out werkwoord | ontdekken, onderzoeken | |
| look up werkwoord | /ˌlʊk ˈʌp/ | opkijken |
| pick up werkwoord | oppakken, optillen |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- Do we read enough?
- Do we read too much?
- I'm going to adapt it for adults, right?
- If it's zero words, you don't understand, i.e.
- I thought it was real blood, like what?
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 29 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm, don't, you're. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: elevator /ˈɛləˌveɪtɚ/, biography /baɪˈɑɡɹəfi/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: downsize /ˈdaʊnsaɪz/, browse /bɹaʊz/, invade /ɪnˈveɪd/, relieve /ɹɪˈliːv/, advise /ədˈvaɪz/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: extract /ˈɛkstɹækt/, backstory /ˈbækˌstɔɹi/, backdrop /ˈbæk.dɹɑp/, overlap /ˌəʊvəˈlæp/, adapt /əˈdæpt/
- /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: grin /ɡɹɪn/, biography /baɪˈɑɡɹəfi/
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 extract, fluency, bookshop.
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.