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

Les maken...
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Don't feel like it?
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You don't feel like it?
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Well, let's take a look at this.
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Now, I want you to repeat after me, shadow me, mimic my pronunciation.
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Let's focus on that, okay?
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And even if you don't feel like it, go ahead and do it anyway.
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All right, let's take a look at our first slide here.
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How do you, how do you, spoken quickly, how do you,
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how do you keep going when you don't feel like it?
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When you, when you don't, the T is reduced when you don't feel like it.
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All right, from the top, how do you feel like, how do you feel, How do you keep going when you don't feel like it?
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How do you keep going when you don't feel like it?
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You try it.
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How do you do it?
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How do you keep going when you don't feel like it?
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There will be days when you don't feel like continuing.
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There will be days when you don't feel like continuing.
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There will be days when you don't feel like continuing.
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Go.
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Days when everything feels heavy.
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Days when everything, everything feels so heavy.
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Your mind is tired.
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Your mind is tired.
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And even the smallest tasks feel difficult.
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And even the smallest tasks, more than one task, tasks,
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tasks, putting that last S on there is kind of tricky, huh?
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And even the smallest tasks feel difficult.
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You wake up and nothing seems to come easily.
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You wake up and nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing seems to come easily.
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You wake up and nothing seems to come easily.
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Your energy is low.
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Your energy is low.
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Is your energy low right now?
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Pick it up.
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Your motivation is quiet.
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quiet.
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So that just means it's reduced.
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It's low motivation.
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Your motivation is low.
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Your motivation is quiet.
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And the work in front of you feels bigger than it actually is.
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And the work in front of you, the work in front of you is what you got to do, the thing that you must do, the work you have to do,
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it feels bigger than it actually is.
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And the work in front of you feels bigger than it actually is.
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Say it.
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Okay, good, good, good.
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This is where most people stop.
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This is where most people stop.
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Not because they aren't capable.
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Capable.
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If you're capable of doing something, you are able to do it, right?
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You can do it.
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You are capable.
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But it's not because they aren't capable.
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Not because they don't care.
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But because they're waiting to feel ready again.
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Are you waiting to feel ready?
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If you're waiting to feel ready, it might not come.
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You've got to do it anyway.
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But because they're waiting to feel ready again, they're waiting for that spark,
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something to light them on fire.
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It's a spark.
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They're waiting for that spark, inspiration to do it.
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That perfect moment when everything finally clicks and taking action feels easy.
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Shadow me with that.
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That perfect moment when everything finally clicks and taking action feels easy.
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When something clicks, it's like a click sound.
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So it's like a switch on.
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Turning the switch on is clicking.
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Click.
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Again, one last time.
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That perfect moment when everything finally clicks and taking action feels easy.
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But what if you didn't need to feel ready?
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What if you didn't need to feel ready?
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I don't even understand my own sentence here.
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But what if you didn't need to feel ready?
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But what if you didn't need to feel ready?
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There we go.
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That's how we need to say it.
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But what if?
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What if the situation was that you didn't even need to feel ready?
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You could do it without feeling ready.
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That's the insinuation here, I guess.
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But what if you didn't need to feel ready?
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Need to feel ready.
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So emphasizes the need.
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But what if you didn't need to feel ready?
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We're figuring this out together.
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What if all you needed was the willingness to take one small step?
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What if all you needed was the willingness to take one small step?
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What if that's all you needed?
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What if all you needed was the willingness to take one small step?
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No matter how you feel.
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No matter.
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That means regardless of how you feel.
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No matter how you feel.
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Not a perfect step.
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Not a dramatic change.
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Not a perfect step.
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Not a dramatic change.
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Just one honest, doable action you can take right now.
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Just one honest, that means simple, doable, something you can do, doable action you can take right now.
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Just one honest, that means simple, doable, something you can do, doable action you can take right now,
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an action that you can take right now.
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This is the shift that changes everything.
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This is the shift that changes everything, say it.
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you stop asking, do I want to do this?
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Do I want to do this?
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Do I want to do this?
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And you start asking, what is the smallest action I can take right now?
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What is the smallest action?
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The least amount of effort.
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The smallest action I can take right now.
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Say it.
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Maybe it's just a few minutes of effort.
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Maybe it's just a few minutes of effort.
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Maybe it's something very simple.
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Almost too small to matter. But it still counts.
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still count.
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If something counts, it's important.
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It's not zero.
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You can count it, so it's not nothing.
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It still counts.
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Because when you continue, even at a low level, you protect
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your habit protect your habit so
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that means you keep your habit going you're protecting your habit because
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when you continue even at a low level you protect your
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habit say it you keep the rhythm going you keep the rhythm going you keep the rhythm going.
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You show up for yourself in a quiet, consistent way.
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You show up for yourself in a quiet, consistent way.
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And every time you do,
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you prove to yourself that you can keep going.
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Alright, one more time.
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Each line.
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And every time you do, you prove to yourself that you can keep going.
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Even on the hard days.
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Even without motivation.
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That quiet proof builds up.
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Yeah, that quiet proof builds up.
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Builds up, builds up, builds up, builds up.
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It settles in.
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Settles in.
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And over time, it becomes a deep, steady kind of strength.
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And over time, as time goes by, it becomes a deep, steady kind of strength.
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All right, that's a powerful message.
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I like it.
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Are you ready to shadow this?
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We're going to say it from start to finish, nonstop, at a nice, crisp pace.
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See if you can read along with me or say it with me.
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Here we go.
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How do you keep going when you don't feel like it?
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There will be days when you don't feel like continuing.
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Days when everything feels heavy.
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Your mind is tired.
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And even the smallest tasks feel difficult.
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You wake up and nothing seems to come easily.
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Your energy is low.
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Your motivation is quiet.
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And the work in front of you feels bigger than it actually is.
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This is where most people stop.
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Not because they aren't capable.
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Not because they don't care.
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but because they're waiting to feel ready again.
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They're waiting for that spark, that perfect moment when everything finally clicks and taking action feels easy.
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But what if you didn't need to feel ready?
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What if all you needed was the willingness to take one small step?
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no matter how you feel.
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Not a perfect step, not a dramatic change, just one honest, doable action you can take right now.
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This is the shift that changes everything.
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You stop asking, do I want to do this?
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And you start asking, what is the smallest action I can take right now?
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Maybe it's just a few minutes of effort.
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Maybe it's something very simple, almost too small to matter. But it still counts.
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Because when you continue, even at a low level, you protect your habit.
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You keep the rhythm going.
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You show up for yourself in a quiet, consistent way.
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And every time you do, you prove to yourself that you can keep going.
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Even on the hard days, even without motivation, that quiet proof builds up.
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It settles in.
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and over time it becomes a deep, steady kind of strength.
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Boom.
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Good workout.
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Way to go.
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Keep moving forward.
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Keep practicing.
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Thank you for practicing with me again today.
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Taking one more step.
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Let's take another step again in the next lesson and I'll see you there.

Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “Repeat After Me + Shadowing English Speaking Practice”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: action, quiet, step, smallest, waiting. Deze video bevat 188 zinnen en 1450 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 13:56. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 104 woorden per minuut, zodat je tijd hebt om elke klank na te doen. 90% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is goed te volgen. 35 van de 188 zinnen zijn vragen, dus het is goede oefening voor vraagintonatie en korte antwoorden.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

De 9 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
motivation zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈmoʊ.tə.veɪ.ʃən/motivatie
habit zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈhæb.ɪt/gewoonte
spark zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈspɑɹk/vonk, sprank
rhythm zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈɹɪð.əm/ritme
pronunciation zelfstandig naamwoord/pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/uitspraak
emphasize werkwoord/ˈɛm.fə.saɪz/benadrukken, beklemtonen
tricky bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈtɹɪk.i/netelig, netelige
workout zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈwɝk.aʊ̯t/training, oefening
slide zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈslaɪ̯d/glijbaan, schuifaf

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
build up werkwoordopstapelen
wake up werkwoord/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/wakker worden, ontwaken

Zinnen om te herhalen

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

  • You don't feel like it?
  • How do you keep going when you don't feel like it?
  • How do you do it?
  • What if you didn't need to feel ready?
  • What if that's all you needed?

Grammatica in deze video

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

StructuurIn de video
Overtreffende trap the -est / the most … — het hoogste of laagste van een groepthe smallest · The least amount
Werkwoord + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — werkwoorden die door de -ing-vorm worden gevolgdstop asking · start asking · Keep moving
Vergrotende trap -er than / more … than — twee dingen vergelijkenbigger than
Verplichting: must / have to / need to zeggen dat iets nodig ismust do · need to feel · need to say

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 41 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals don't, didn't, they're. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

  • De klanken “sh” en “zh”: motivation /ˈmoʊ.tə.veɪ.ʃən/, insinuation /ɪnˌsɪnjuˈeɪʃən/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/
  • Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: motivation /ˈmoʊ.tə.veɪ.ʃən/, insinuation /ɪnˌsɪnjuˈeɪʃən/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: emphasize /ˈɛm.fə.saɪz/, slide /ˈslaɪ̯d/
  • /w/ — met ronde lippen: willingness /ˈwɪlɪŋnəs/, workout /ˈwɝk.aʊ̯t/

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 motivation, habit, spark.

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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