Shadowing Practice: Relationship dilemmas – B2 English Listening Test - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Emma I met Josh at a colleague's birthday party a few weeks ago.
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I hadn't even planned to stay long,
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but the atmosphere was so relaxed,
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everyone was in such a good mood,
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and I just kind of got swept up in it.
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At first I just thought he was attractive.
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I definitely fancied him, but I didn't expect anything to actually happen.
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And then, he came over and started chatting me up.
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He was confident, but not arrogant, which I really liked.
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We spent most of the evening talking and flirting
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and by the end of the night it honestly felt like we'd really hit it off.
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A few days later we went on a date.
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It was meant to be casual,
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just coffee, but we ended up talking for three hours without even noticing the time.
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Three hours!
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Since then we've seen each other a few more times,
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and I can feel myself starting to fall for him.
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that's the part that makes me nervous.
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I have this tendency to fall head over heels really quickly.
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My friends always say I get carried away too easily,
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especially when I really like someone.
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So I'm trying to slow myself down.
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I keep telling myself not to imagine our entire future together after only a couple of dates.
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It's still early days.
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But when you meet someone you genuinely connect with,
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it's so hard not to get excited.
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Sophia.
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Ashley's my best friend.
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We go back years, all the way to elementary school.
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We grew up in the same neighborhood and,
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um, used to spend almost every afternoon together.
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When we were younger, I really looked up to her.
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She was confident and outspoken,
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and I probably idolized her more than I realized.
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Lately, though, we just don't see eye to eye anymore.
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We disagree about almost everything.
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My job, my partner, even where I choose to live.
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Conversations that used to feel easy now feel tense.
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Sometimes I feel like she has it in for me,
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like she's constantly criticizing my decisions.
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Because of that, I don't open up to her the way I used to.
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About a year ago, her boyfriend of three years dumped her for another woman, and she changed.
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She became more negative and withdrawn.
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Maybe she expected me to be there for her 24-7,
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and I was at first,
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but, um, a lot is going on in my own life,
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and I can't keep that up all the time.
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Part of me wants to talk it through and make up with her,
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because our friendship means a lot to me.
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But another part of me wonders whether we've simply changed too much.
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I don't want us to drift apart,
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but I also don't want to feel judged all the time.
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Daniel I've been seeing my girlfriend Laura for a long time.
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We actually go back almost five years now.
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We met at uni.
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We were in the same seminar group in our first year.
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We've always got along well,
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and we still have a lot in common.
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We're the same age, like the same music and films,
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and we even work in similar fields.
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The trouble is that recently things have felt different.
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Don't get me wrong, there's no drama,
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we never argue, nothing like that.
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It's just that the relationship feels less intense than it used to.
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I know every couple has their ups and downs
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and I'm sensible enough to understand that the excitement of the early days doesn't last forever.
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But sometimes I wonder whether we've started to take each other for granted and are slowly drifting apart.
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We still care about each other,
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but we don't exactly worship each other the way we used to.
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I'm just not sure whether we're moving forward or simply staying together because it's comfortable.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B2 is gebaseerd op de video “Relationship dilemmas – B2 English Listening Test”. Deze video bevat 70 zinnen en 639 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 3:45. De spreker praat in een natuurlijk tempo van ongeveer 170 woorden per minuut, dicht bij een alledaags gesprek. 85% 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 13 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| idolize werkwoord | /ˈaɪdəlaɪz/ | verafgoden |
| outspoken bijvoeglijk naamwoord | brutaal, direct | |
| criticize werkwoord | /ˈkɹɪtɪsaɪz/ | kritiseren, bekritiseren |
| arrogant bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈæɹəɡənt/ | arrogant |
| heel zelfstandig naamwoord | /hil/ | hak, hiel |
| tense zelfstandig naamwoord | /tɛns/ | tijd, tempus |
| tendency zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈtɛn.dən.si/ | neiging |
| sweep werkwoord | /swiːp/ | vegen |
| sensible bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈsɛn.sɪ.bəl/ | verstandig, zinnig |
| withdraw werkwoord | /wɪðˈdɹɔ/ | terugtrekken |
| dump werkwoord | /dʌmp/ | dumpen |
| disagree werkwoord | /dɪsəˈɡɹi/ | niet overeenkomen, niet overeenstemmen |
| excitement zelfstandig naamwoord | /ɪkˈsaɪtmənt/ | opgewondenheid |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| go back werkwoord | teruggaan |
| come over werkwoord | langskomen |
| end up werkwoord | belanden, terechtkomen |
| get along werkwoord | opschieten, overeenkomen |
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| “Used to” used to + werkwoord — een vroegere gewoonte of toestand die niet meer klopt | used to spend · used to feel |
| Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telt | we've seen · we've simply changed · have felt |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 21 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals don't, we've, I'm. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: idolize /ˈaɪdəlaɪz/, criticize /ˈkɹɪtɪsaɪz/
- /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: arrogant /ˈæɹəɡənt/, disagree /dɪsəˈɡɹi/
- /w/ — met ronde lippen: sweep /swiːp/, withdraw /wɪðˈdɹɔ/
Zo oefen je met deze video
- Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
- Begin op 0,75× snelheid, spreek zin voor zin na en ga terug naar normale snelheid zodra het makkelijk gaat.
- Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als idolize, outspoken, criticize.
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