Shadowing Practice: Repeat-After-Me + SHADOWING English Speaking Practice - Learn English Speaking with Video

Les maken...
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A moldy sandwich?
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What can this be about?
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We are going to practice shadowing English with a funny little story.
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Let's take a look.
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I walked into the kitchen and paused, instantly overwhelmed by a strong smell.
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All right, shadow me.
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Say it with me.
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I walked into the kitchen and paused, instantly overwhelmed by a strong smell.
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Again, I walked into the kitchen and paused, instantly overwhelmed by a strong smell.
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So a strong smell came over me, overwhelmed me.
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Oh, what is that smell?
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Whoa, what is that smell?
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It was truly terrible.
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It was truly terrible.
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Like old socks.
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burnt eggs, and a bad decision all rolled into one.
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Now, a bad decision doesn't have a smell.
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This is just being, this is a joke.
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It's being funny.
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A bad decision doesn't actually smell, but it's funny.
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And he said, all rolled into one.
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All combined together into one thing.
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So if you combine something together into one thing, you can say, all rolled into one.
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All right, I'm going to say that again.
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Follow along.
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Whoa, what is that smell?
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It was truly terrible.
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Like old socks, burnt eggs, and a bad decision all rolled into one.
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Follow along again.
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Whoa, what is that smell?
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It was truly terrible, like old socks, burnt eggs, and a bad decision all rolled into one.
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My roommate Ken looked up from his phone.
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It's not me.
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He said way too quickly.
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It's not me.
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That smell is not me.
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My roommate Ken looked up from his phone.
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It's not me, he said way too quickly.
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Much too quickly.
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That made me a bit suspicious.
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Hmm, maybe it was him.
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After all, that made me a bit suspicious.
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We started inspecting the area like detectives on a case.
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We started inspecting the area like detectives on a case.
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You try.
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I checked the trash.
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Nothing.
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Did you catch that, how I pronounced that word?
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Nothing.
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I didn't pronounce the G, did I?
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Nothing.
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I checked the trash.
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Checked the trash.
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Nothing.
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Nothing was in the trash can.
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He opened a drawer, drawer, drawer, and shut it quickly, making a face.
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So if you make a face, usually it's twisting your face up like this.
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That's making a face.
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He opened a drawer and shut it quickly, making a face.
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Wow, he said, holding his nose That smell is pretty intense That means very strong,
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pretty intense That smell is pretty intense Finally,
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we found the culprit A forgotten lunchbox,
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tucked away in the back corner culprit.
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That is the one responsible, the thing that was causing the problem.
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The person who did the crime is the culprit.
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The responsible party, that which was responsible, the culprit.
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We found the culprit.
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A forgotten lunchbox tucked away.
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If you tuck away something, you push it away, usually like in a corner or hidden.
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Tucked away means it's hidden.
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Tucked away in the back corner.
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All right, I'm going to say that again.
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Finally, we found the culprit.
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A forgotten lunchbox tucked away in the back corner.
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Again.
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Finally, we found the culprit.
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A forgotten lunchbox tucked away in the back corner.
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Ken slowly opened it.
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Inside was an old sandwich.
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Sandwich.
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well it used to be a sandwich it's not a sandwich anymore but it used to be a sandwich
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ken slowly opened it inside was an old sandwich well it used to be a sandwich say like
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that well it used to be a sandwich but it's not a sandwich anymore it's something different Ken blinked
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I think that's from last month I think that's from last month I took a step back
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I think it's coming alive it's growing green hair I think it's coming alive it's growing green hair say it
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so the green hair mold.
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It's getting moldy.
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He chuckled.
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All right, lesson learned.
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Never forget to throw out your uneaten lunch.
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He chuckled.
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All right, lesson learned.
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Never forget to throw out your uneaten lunch.
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He chuckled.
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All right, lesson learned.
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Never forget to throw out your uneaten lunch.
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don't forget to throw out your uneaten lunch it might grow mold and start to stink
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since then whenever something smells off if something smells off it doesn't smell right something smells bad something smells off
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it's not right we jokingly say did you clean out your lunchbox?
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did you did you did you clean out your lunchbox
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all right i'm gonna say
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that again since then whenever something smells off we jokingly say did you clean out your lunchbox
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all right that's our fun little story now i'm gonna say it from start to finish go ahead
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and follow along and shadow me if you can I walked into the kitchen and paused,
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instantly overwhelmed by a strong smell.
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Whoa, what is that smell?
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It was truly terrible, like old socks, burnt eggs, and a bad decision all rolled into one.
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My roommate Ken looked up from his phone.
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It's not me, he said way too quickly.
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That made me a bit suspicious.
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We started inspecting the area like detectives on a case.
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I checked the trash.
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Nothing.
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He opened a drawer and shut it quickly, making a face.
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Wow, he said, holding his nose.
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That smell is pretty intense.
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Finally, we found the culprit, a forgotten lunchbox, tucked away in the back corner.
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Ken slowly opened it.
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Inside was an old sandwich.
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Well, it used to be a sandwich.
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Ken blinked.
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I think that's from last month.
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I took a step back.
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I think it's coming alive.
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It's growing green hair.
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He chuckled all right lesson learned never forget to throw out
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your uneaten lunch since then whenever something smells off we jokingly
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say did you clean out your lunch box boom good workout
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my friends keep moving forward keep practicing one step at a time
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and i'll see you in the next english speaking practice video

Wat je spreekvaardigheid oplevert met deze video

Deze video is perfect om je engelse spreekvaardigheid te verbeteren, vooral als je werkt aan vloeiendheid en intonatie. Met de "shadowing"-techniek (of "schaduwspreekt" in het Nederlands) leer je niet alleen nieuwe zinnen, maar ook hoe je ze met de juiste ritme en nadruk uitspreekt. Dit is ideaal voor wie wil oefenen voor examens als IELTS, of gewoon vloeiender wil praten in dagelijks leven.

Handige uitdrukkingen om te onthouden

  • "All rolled into one": Samengevoegd in één ding (bv. "Old socks, burnt eggs, and a bad decision all rolled into one").
  • "Way too quickly": Veel te snel (handig om te beschrijven hoe iemand reageert).
  • "Tucked away": Weergezet of verborgen (bv. "A forgotten lunchbox tucked away in the corner").
  • "Smells off": Rookt raar/niet goed (nuttig voor dagelijks gebruik).
  • "Lesson learned": Les geleerd (ideaal om een verhaal af te sluiten).

Verbeter je zwakke punten: uitspraak en ritme

De video helpt je vooral met verbeteren van engelse uitspraak en het leren van de natuurlijke ritme van het Engels. Let op woorden als "nothing" (uitgesproken als "nuthin'" zonder de "g") en "drawer" (met een klinker die klinkt als "or"). Door te oefenen met "schaduwspreekt" leer je deze subtleties te reproduceren. Daarnaast wordt je geholpen om zinnen met emotionele nadruk te spreken, zoals bij "Whoa, what is that smell?" of "I think it's coming alive!". Dit is cruciaal voor een natuurlijk klinkende spraak, ook voor IELTS spreekvaardigheid oefenen.

Leer engels met video's zoals deze is een effectieve manier om zowel taal als cultuur te begrijpen. De grappige verhalen maken het leuk om te oefenen, en de herhaling zorgt dat de zinnen en uitspraken in je geheugen blijven hangen. Gebruik de "shadowing"-techniek dagelijks, en je zult snel merken dat je vloeiender en zelfverzekerder praat!

Grammatica in deze video

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

StructuurIn de video
“Used to” used to + werkwoord — een vroegere gewoonte of toestand die niet meer kloptused to be
Betrekkelijke bijzinnen who / which + zin — extra informatie over een persoon of dingperson who did · that which was
Werkwoord + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — werkwoorden die door de -ing-vorm worden gevolgdpractice shadowing · started inspecting · keep moving
Toekomst met “going to” be going to + werkwoord — een plan of iets dat je ziet aankomenare going to practice · I'm going to say · gonna say

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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