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Bernadette I'm the type of person who tries to fix things.
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If I see something wrong,
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I try to make it right.
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It drives me crazy when I see a problem and no one is doing anything about it.
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It's better to fix problems right away.
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I think this is a good quality to have.
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I just started a new job,
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and my boss seems really pleased with my work so far.
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Some people just accept a problem,
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but it doesn't have to be that way.
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It always feels satisfying when I can solve something.
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Young Ho My sister is a real people person,
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but I'm just the opposite.
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I prefer to do things on my own more.
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I like people, of course,
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but I also really enjoy my own time.
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I read a lot, go for walks by myself, things like that.
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I have friends, and we have a lot of fun together,
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but I guess I prefer being on my own.
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Some people think that's a bad thing,
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but I don't think so.
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What is Earth?
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Let's look at Earth.
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Let's look at oceans and rivers, mountains and forests.
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Earth is amazing, and it has lots of amazing places.
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We're in space, and we're looking at Earth.
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What can we see?
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We can see many colors.
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We can see land, water, and clouds.
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Earth is a planet.
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There are many, many planets in space,
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but there's only one Earth.
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Earth is our home.
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Millions of plants, animals, and people live here.
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On the land, there are forests, mountains, and deserts.
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Most of Earth's water is in oceans,
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but there's water in lakes and rivers, too.
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Earth goes around the sun every year.
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Earth also turns every day.
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What is a job?
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A job is the work that you do.
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A teacher does a job.
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A bus driver does a job too.
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Most people do jobs for money,
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but not all jobs are for money.
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Some jobs are inside.
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These people are working in an office.
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They are using telephones and computers.
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Some jobs are outside.
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These people are making a new road.
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They have orange clothes so other people can see them.
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Some people work in the same place every day.
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Some people go to lots of places.
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Flight attendants work on planes.
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They help the passengers.
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Flight attendants wear a uniform so passengers can find them.
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Firefighters wear a uniform to protect their body.
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They can go into very, very hot buildings.
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Human Rights Hero Do you know what human rights are?
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They are basic rights.
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They include things like the right to vote and free speech.
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Many people believe that everyone should have these rights.
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They are important.
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Everyone needs fair treatment.
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Rights must become laws.
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This way, everyone can understand and clearly follow them.
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This keeps social order and peace.
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Sometimes people think about rights in opposite ways.
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People have to struggle for rights when they can't agree.
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Human rights activists are people who struggle for rights.
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One of the most well-known activists is Martin Luther King Jr. Why is he well-known?
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King died struggling for the cause of human rights.
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He led peaceful struggles for human rights in the U.S in the 1960s.
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People who disagreed with King abused him.
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They called him names and threw things at him.
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He peacefully continued the struggle.
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The government eventually changed its laws.
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All people got equal rights.
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King's story gives people around the world hope.
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King's dream lives on with those people.
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They struggle for rights where they live.
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Homeschooling Homeschooling is a choice made by some parents to provide education to their children in their own homes.
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It's popular in the United States,
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and it is becoming more popular in the United Kingdom,
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Australia, South Africa, and Japan.
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There are several advantages to homeschooling.
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For example, parents choose what their children learn.
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Because parents can teach their children one-on-one,
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they often understand the curriculum better and more quickly, too.
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On the other hand, if their children need more time to learn something,
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parents can work with them at a slower pace.
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Parents also like to spend more time together as a family,
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and children feel safe at home.
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A safe environment often leads to better learning.
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There are disadvantages as well.
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Homeschooled students often feel lonely because they don't spend as much time with other kids their age.
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They don't get to talk with classmates about things like parents and homework.
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Parents also feel lonely because they must spend time teaching children and don't get to talk with other adults at work.
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In addition, homeschooled students sometimes cannot play school sports or participate in other activities and programs available to people in a school.
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Only you can decide if homeschooling is right for you and your family.
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Take the time to do the research and consider the pros and cons.
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Electricity Electricity is a type of energy.
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Energy makes things work.
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We use electricity to make machines work.
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We use electric machines in our homes, schools, and offices.
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We can use electricity in trains,
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cars, and some buses, too.
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Electric machines help us to do many things in the kitchen.
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We use a kettle to make water hot.
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We use a refrigerator to keep our food cold.
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And we use a stove to cook our food.
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We use a washing machine to wash our clothes.
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And we use a dishwasher to wash our dishes.
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Electricity in Nature There's electricity in nature.
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In the Arctic and the Antarctic,
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electricity from the sun makes red and green colors in the sky.
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The colors are amazing!
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Lightning is a type of electricity in the sky, too.
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Lightning has lots of energy.
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It's very, very hot.
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When you see lightning in the sky, go into your home.
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Lightning can give you an electric shock.
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That's when electricity goes into your body.
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Then it can kill you.
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How we make electricity We make electricity in power stations.
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We use this electricity to make machines work.
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Many power stations use coal to make electricity.
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We burn the coal to make water hot.
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Hot water makes steam.
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The steam turns a turbine.
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The turbine turns a generator.
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Then the generator makes electricity.
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Some power stations don't use coal.
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This power station uses water from a river.
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The water in the river turns turbines.
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We can use wind to make electricity, too.
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This is a wind farm.
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The wind turns turbines to make electricity.
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Deze spreekles op niveau B2 is gebaseerd op de video “(Reading Practice (Improve your pronunciation in English”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: electricity, Earth, parents, struggle, turns. Deze video bevat 139 zinnen en 1088 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 12:53. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 84 woorden per minuut, zodat je tijd hebt om elke klank na te doen. 86% 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:

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
homeschooling zelfstandig naamwoordthuisonderwijs
turbine zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈtɜː.baɪn/turbine
generator zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈdʒɛnəɹeɪtə(ɹ)/generator
cloth zelfstandig naamwoord/klɒθ/doek, kleed
activist zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈæk.tɪ.vɪst/activist, activiste
classmate zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈklæs.meɪt/klasgenoot, klasgenote
dishwasher zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈdɪʃˌwɑʃɚ/vaatwasser, vaatwasmachine
firefighter zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈfaɪ.ɚˌfaɪ.tɚ/brandweerman, brandweervrouw
kettle zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈkɛ.təl/ketel
refrigerator zelfstandig naamwoord/ɹɪˈfɹɪd͡ʒ.əˌɹeɪ.tɚ/koelkast, ijskast
stove zelfstandig naamwoord/stoʊv/kachel, oven
disadvantage zelfstandig naamwoord/ˌdɪsədˈvæntɪd͡ʒ/nadeel
satisfy werkwoord/ˈsætɪsfaɪ/voldoen, voldoende zijn
disagree werkwoord/dɪsəˈɡɹi/niet overeenkomen, niet overeenstemmen
curriculum zelfstandig naamwoord/kəˈɹɪk.jə.ləm/curriculum

Zinnen om te herhalen

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

  • Let's look at oceans and rivers, mountains and forests.
  • What can we see?
  • That's when electricity goes into your body.

Grammatica in deze video

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

StructuurIn de video
Betrekkelijke bijzinnen who / which + zin — extra informatie over een persoon of dingperson who tries · people who struggle · People who disagreed
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — iets dat nu of in deze periode gebeurtis doing · we're looking · are working
Verplichting: must / have to / need to zeggen dat iets nodig ishave to be · must become · have to struggle

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 11 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals don't, I'm, we're. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

  • Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: generator /ˈdʒɛnəɹeɪtə(ɹ)/, firefighter /ˈfaɪ.ɚˌfaɪ.tɚ/, refrigerator /ɹɪˈfɹɪd͡ʒ.əˌɹeɪ.tɚ/, disadvantage /ˌdɪsədˈvæntɪd͡ʒ/, curriculum /kəˈɹɪk.jə.ləm/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: stove /stoʊv/, disadvantage /ˌdɪsədˈvæntɪd͡ʒ/
  • /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: activist /ˈæk.tɪ.vɪst/, classmate /ˈklæs.meɪt/, disadvantage /ˌdɪsədˈvæntɪd͡ʒ/, satisfy /ˈsætɪsfaɪ/
  • /w/ — met ronde lippen: dishwasher /ˈdɪʃˌwɑʃɚ/, homework /ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/

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 homeschooling, turbine, generator.

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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