Shadowing Practice: Real British English conversation practice , Going out to town (B1–C1) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Listen to this everyday English conversation that took place in my home.
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Don't worry if you don't understand everything.
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For now, just listen.
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Hi, I'm Steve.
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Let's do this.
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Right, I'm nipping out.
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Do you need anything?
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Where are you off to?
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Post office first I've got a parcel to send.
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What sort of parcel?
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It's that bag I flogged on eBay.
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How much did you get?
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Only 30 quid but better than chucking it.
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Too right.
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What are we doing for lunch?
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Probably just get a slice from Gregg's.
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I could just go at Gregg's.
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Never mind, I'll make cheese on toast or something.
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Make yourself something proper.
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Honestly, you're going to end up looking like cheese on toast.
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What time will you be back?
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Well, I need to drop some stuff off at the charity shop.
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It's been sitting in the hall for a fortnight.
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Is it all that bric -a -brac?
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Yes, with the move I thought I'd have a clear out.
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While you're there, ask if they want DVDs.
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There's a load in the spare room.
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I can ask, but I'm not sure they take them anymore.
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Give it a whirl.
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Are you going near the iPad repair place? Can do.
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Hang on.
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Here you go.
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It keeps freezing.
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What if they say it can't be fixed?
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In that case, don't try anywhere else.
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Just bring it back.
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Your birthday's soon, so if they can't sort it, maybe you could ask for a new one.
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That's a good call.
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Are you going to pop into the estate agents?
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Defo, it's on my list.
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We're moving in in a fortnight and we still haven't got the keys.
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Shocking.
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Give them down the banks.
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I'll pick up some lamb chops for tea as well.
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Nice one.
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I'll go to that nice butcher's by the station.
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Smashing.
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Take care and I'll see you later.
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See you in a bit.
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Now we're going to go through that conversation in detail, looking at what was said and why.
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If you haven't already got it, then you can download the free guide to this video by clicking the link in the description.
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Stay to the end and you'll get a chance to improve your fast, natural speaking by taking part yourself.
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First, you heard...
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Right, I'm nipping out.
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Do you need anything?
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To nip somewhere means to go there quickly.
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It suggests a short trip.
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I'm nipping to the shops.
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I'll just nip upstairs.
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Can you nip out and get some milk?
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It's very common and very British.
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You hear it all the time in everyday conversations across the UK.
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I asked what was in the parcel she was posting and she replied, it's that bag I flogged on eBay.
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This is a British slang word, vlog.
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It means to sell something.
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Use it like this.
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I got a new bike so I'm flogging my old one.
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When I asked what she got for the bag, Sarah said, only 30 quid but better than chucking it.
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Two things here.
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Quid is British slang for pounds.
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One quid is one pound.
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30 quid is 30 pounds.
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Never changes.
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You never say quids.
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It's just quid.
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And to chuck means to throw something away.
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To get rid of it.
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Put the two together and Sarah is saying that 30 pounds isn't much, but it's better than throwing it in the bin.
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I replied, too right.
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This is a very English way of saying absolutely or you're completely correct.
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Strong agreement without hesitation.
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That film was brilliant.
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Too right.
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The weather was awful.
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Too right.
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You try.
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Have you subscribed to my channel?
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Too right.
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Sarah said she was going to the most famous chain of bakeries in the UK.
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Greggs.
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Probably just get a slice from Greggs.
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This is a slice, although Greggs are most famous for their sausage rolls.
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We'll see it in Greggs in another video.
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And I replied, I could just go a Greggs.
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Never mind.
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If you could just go something, it means that you would be really happy if you got it.
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For example, I could just go a holiday or I could go a cup of tea.
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Next, you heard me shorten, what time will you be back to?
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What time will you be back?
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What time will you be back?
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This is an example of why English people sound fast when they talk.
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It's this squashing together of words.
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You try.
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This will will become thistle.
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Life will becomes life -le.
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And it will becomes it -tle.
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Next, you heard she was going to a charity shop, which is a shop where people give things for free
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and then the shop sells them and gives the money to a charity or a good cause.
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What she was giving was...
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Is it all that bric -a -brac?
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This is another way of saying bits and bobs or odds and sods.
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Small objects for your home.
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You often find them in charity shops.
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Next, you heard something that is true for me at the moment.
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Yes, with the move, I thought I'd have a clear out.
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When you hear someone talking about the move, it almost always means either moving from home or moving their place of work.
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And before moving, you often have a clear out, which means getting rid of things that you don't use anymore, like bric -a -brac.
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Next, you heard me say, Give it a whirl.
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To give something a whirl means to give it a try, to have a go at something, even if you're not sure it'll work.
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I've never tried karaoke, but I'll give it a whirl.
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When I asked about the estate agents, which are people who sell houses, she said, Defo, it's on my list.
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Defo is short for definitely.
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You'll hear this a lot in casual conversations, especially among British speakers.
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Do you fancy some tea?
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Defo.
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It's informal, so you defo wouldn't use it in a job interview.
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But in everyday chat, it's completely natural.
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Are you sure?
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Defo.
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Because we were moving in a fortnight, which is how people say two weeks, and the estate agent hadn't given us the keys,
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you heard me say, shocking, give them down the banks.
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Give them down the banks is telling someone to shout and put pressure on them.
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If someone isn't doing what they're supposed to, you give them down the banks.
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I was late and my boss gave me down the banks.
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Now it's your turn to really improve your English conversation skills by taking part yourself.
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Your words will appear on screen as you need them and for the best results, speak out loud.
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Where are you off to?
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What sort of parcel?
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How much did you get?
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Too right.
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What are we doing for lunch?
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I could just go at Greggs.
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Never mind.
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I'll make cheese on toast or something.
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What time will you be back?
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Is it all that bric -a -brac?
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While you're there, ask if they want DVDs.
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There's a load in the spare room.
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Give it a whirl.
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Are you going near the iPad repair place?
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Hang on, here you go, it keeps freezing.
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In that case, don't try anywhere else, just bring it back.
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That's a good call.
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Are you going to pop into the estate agents?
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Shocking.
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Give them down the banks.
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Smashing.
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Take care and I'll see you later.
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For more conversations to improve your English, give this a click and I'll see you there.
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Take care.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles is gebaseerd op de video “Real British English conversation practice , Going out to town”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: quid, defo, Greggs, banks, conversation. Deze video bevat 160 zinnen en 1254 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 11:18. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 111 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. 83% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken. 27 van de 160 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:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
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| charity zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈtʃæɹɪti/ | liefdadigheidsinstelling, goed doel |
| parcel zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈpɑɹsəl/ | pakket |
| everyday bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈɛvɹiˌdeɪ/ | alledaags |
| shock zelfstandig naamwoord | /ʃɔk/ | schok, shock |
| slice zelfstandig naamwoord | /slaɪs/ | plak, schijf |
| toast zelfstandig naamwoord | /toʊst/ | toost, geroosterd brood |
| repair werkwoord | /ˈɹiːpɛɚ/ | herstellen, repareren |
| spare bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /spɛɚ/ | extra |
| freeze werkwoord | /ˈfɹiːz/ | bevriezen |
| smash werkwoord | /smæʃ/ | verpletteren, kapotslaan |
| awful bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈɔːfʊl/ | verschrikkelijk, vreselijk |
| odd bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ɑd/ | vreemd, merkwaardig |
| skill zelfstandig naamwoord | /skɪl/ | bekwaamheid, vaardigheid |
| shout werkwoord | /ʃaʊt/ | schreeuwen |
| lamb zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈlæm/ | lam, lammetje |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| end up werkwoord | belanden, terechtkomen |
| pick up werkwoord | oppakken, optillen |
| speak out werkwoord | zich uitspreken |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- Where are you off to?
- How much did you get?
- What are we doing for lunch?
- What time will you be back?
- Are you going near the iPad repair place?
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Betrekkelijke bijzinnen who / which + zin — extra informatie over een persoon of ding | shop, which is · out, which means · agents, which are |
| Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telt | Have you subscribed · I've never tried |
| Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet | can't be fixed · was said |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 44 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'll, I'm, don't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: shock /ʃɔk/, smash /smæʃ/, casual /ˈkæʒ(u)əl/, shout /ʃaʊt/, squash /skwɔʃ/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: hesitation /ˌhɛzɪˈteɪʃən/, karaoke /ˈkæ.ɹiˌəʊ.ki/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: pound /ˈpaʊ̯nd/, freeze /ˈfɹiːz/, odd /ɑd/, subscribe /səbˈskɹaɪb/, upstairs /ˌʌpˈstɛɹz/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: charity /ˈtʃæɹɪti/, smash /smæʃ/, fancy /ˈfæn.si/, casual /ˈkæʒ(u)əl/, lamb /ˈlæm/
- /w/ — met ronde lippen: squash /skwɔʃ/, quid /kwɪd/, whirl /(h)wɝl/
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 charity, parcel, everyday.
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