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Hey there!

English teacher Claire here with another Shadowing Practice.

If you like these practices, I have an entire playlist of these.

Let me know in the comments how it goes for you and what you'd like to see in an upcoming practice.

For today's practice, I'm going to read a pretty natural conversation between two people about deciding what to eat

and going to a restaurant and ordering.

So not only will this help you with your pronunciation of English, but it's also going give you some really practical useful phrases that you can use while speaking.

So first you're going to repeat after me.

Hey, I'm getting kind of hungry.

Your turn.

Let's repeat again.

Hey, I'm getting kind hungry.

Do you want to grab something to eat?

Your turn.

Do you want to grab something to eat?

What are you in the mood for?

I'm not too picky, but I could really go for something filling.

Maybe pasta or some kind of comfort food.

That sounds good, but I'm also trying to eat a little healthier lately.

Yeah, same here.

Maybe we can find a place that has both something healthy and satisfying.

Yeah, same here.

Maybe we can find a place that has both something healthy and satisfying.

Okay, now I'm going to point out some pronunciation tips for you in this section

and some useful phrases that you may or may not already know and then we're going to shadow it all together.

So in our first phrase, we can really link getting kind of hungry, getting kind of hungry.

The double T in getting becomes a flap T, so it ends up sounding like a d sound,

getting, and kind of in rapid speech becomes kinda, kinda, getting kinda hungry.

Same with want to becomes wanna.

Wanna.

Do you want to grab something to eat?

What are you in the mood for?

Is a great expression when asking what someone would like to eat.

What do they feel hungry for?

We could ask, what are you in the mood for?

And I'm not too picky means you don't really mind you

would eat many different things you're not very particular about food I'm not too picky

but I could really go for is a really useful expression

to know it has a similar meaning to you know I would eat something filling I would prefer

or you know I would really like

that you know I could really go for some pizza right now

so you can use this expression to talk about anything really that you want to do.

We can also link the words trying to to be tryna.

I'm also trying to eat a little healthier lately.

Okay, let's shadow this section.

So you're going to say it at the same time as me matching my rhythm and intonation and pronunciation, all of that.

Here we go.

Hey, I'm getting kind of hungry.

Do you want to grab something to eat?

What are you in the mood for?

I'm not too picky, but I could really go for something filling.

Maybe pasta or some kind of comfort food.

That sounds good, but I'm also trying to eat a little healthier lately?

Yeah, same here.

Maybe we can find a place that has both, something healthy and satisfying.

All right, now we're at the restaurant.

Repeat after me.

Hi, do you have a table for two?

If it's possible, could we sit by the window?

Thanks.

Could we take a minute to look at the menu?

Thanks.

Could we take a minute to look at the menu?

Wow, everything looks so good.

I'm having a hard time deciding.

What are you thinking of getting?

I might go for the grilled chicken salad.

I think I'll get the pasta.

It's highly recommended.

I think I'll get the pasta.

It's highly recommended.

So you'll notice when I have the word for in rapid speech, in the American English accent, we tend to pronounce this fur.

So do you have a table for two?

It's unstressed in the sentence, so it becomes this kind of er vowel sound.

We hear that again in the phrase, I might go for the grilled chicken salad.

And to say I might go for something means that I might choose that.

So that's another good phrase when talking about what you want to order at a restaurant, I might go for that.

I might go for the grilled chicken salad.

Pronunciation tip in the phrase, everything looks so good.

We can connect the sss sounds into one sound.

So don't separate them.

Looks so, but look so.

Looks so good.

Another good expression here is I'm having a hard time

deciding or I'm having a hard time doing something

and in this case it means I'm finding it difficult to decide what to order.

I'm having a hard time deciding.

Okay so now you've had a couple opportunities already to repeat these phrases after me.

Practice saying them with me at the same time.

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Ready?

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Hi do you have a table for two?

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If it's possible could we sit by the window?

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Thanks.

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Can we take a minute to look at the menu?

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Wow, everything looks so good.

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I'm having a hard time deciding.

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What are you thinking of getting?

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I might go for the grilled chicken salad.

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I think I'll get the pasta.

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It's highly recommended.

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All right, repeat after me again.

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Hi, we're ready to order.

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Hi, we're ready to order.

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I'll have the grilled chicken salad please.

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And could I get the dressing on the side?

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I'll have the grilled chicken salad please.

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and could I get the dressing on the side?

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I'll take the pasta.

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Could we also get some water for the table?

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I'll take the pasta.

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Could we also get some water for the table?

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okay so a couple ways you could order at a restaurant great phrases to know I'll have

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or I'll take both polite expressions for ordering food and also notice the expression could I get

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something on the side so you don't want your dressing on top of the salad

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but you want it next to the salad on your plate so that you can do it yourself.

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You could use this for different sauces or condiments, but again, a really good question for ordering food at a restaurant.

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Could I get that on the side, please?

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Notice the pronunciation of the word water in American English.

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That T is in the middle of the word, so it's a flap T sounding like a D.

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Water.

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Water.

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Okay, let's shadow this section.

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Say it with me.

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Hi, we're ready to order.

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I'll have the grilled chicken salad, please.

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And could I get the dressing on the side?

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I'll take the pasta.

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Could we also get some water for the table?

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Repeat.

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Wow, this looks amazing.

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Wow, this looks amazing.

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Yeah, the portion size is just right.

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Yeah, the portion size is just right.

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Hmm, this is really good.

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Do you want to try a bite?

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Hmm, this is really good.

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Do you want to try a bite?

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Oh, wow, that's delicious.

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Oh, wow, that's delicious.

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okay so often

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when we have a t at the end of the word in american english we will drop

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that t sound and this isn't lazy pronunciation

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or anything it's just natural speech

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so that's how native speakers end up speaking with this very connected speech where we tend to drop certain sounds

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or combine certain sounds.

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And this happens really in any language and it's a natural way of speaking.

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So instead of just right, we end up having just right.

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You can hear it sounds like I'm saying just as if the word ends in an S.

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Just right.

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And then right, it's not right, but right.

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You can hear that the sound stops.

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You can almost think of it as a D sound.

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So notice where your tongue is when you say d, d, and where the T is,

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t, t, where your tongue is for that and your mouth position for that, we want more the mouth position for d.

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So right, right, and not right.

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So you don't need to pronounce it with a D sound like ride or anything like that.

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Take the mouth position, right right the sound stops

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and this is a much more natural way of speaking do

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you want to try a bite is a really casual common

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expression to say do you want to try some of my food

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and this is where shadowing is so helpful

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because you take a phrase like do you want to try a bite and it's one thing to learn individual words.

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Do you want to try a bite?

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And it becomes, do you want to try a bite?

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So you can match my exact intonation.

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You can hear that my voice goes, do you want to try a bite?

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That's what I mean about intonation.

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And then do you becomes do you want to becomes wanna try a bite, try a bite, try a bite.

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So then it all comes together with this connected speech and you can practice all of that connection,

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link it up with my intonation.

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Do you want to try a bite?

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And then you're sounding really natural in English.

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Okay, let's shadow this section.

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Wow, this looks amazing.

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Yeah, and the portion size is just right.

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Hmm, this is really good.

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Do you want to try a bite?

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Oh wow, that's delicious.

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Okay, last section, repeat after me.

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I'm so full.

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That was exactly what I needed.

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I'm so full.

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That was exactly what I needed.

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Same.

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Do you want to get dessert?

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Same.

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Do you want to get dessert?

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Maybe we can share something.

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Maybe we can share something.

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Good idea!

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There's always room for dessert.

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Good idea!

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There's always room for dessert.

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All right, so notice the pronunciation of the word dessert.

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The S sound in the word is voiced, so it's zzz, not sss.

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And it's not desert, because that would be the first syllable is stressed.

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When it's the double S talking about something sweet after a meal, the stress is on the second syllable, dessert.

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What followed by a vowel sound creates the flap T ending.

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So what I, what I, not what I, but what I, what I needed.

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And this final expression is a great one in English.

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There's always room for dessert.

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That means even if we're really full, which means I've had enough food, I can't eat anymore.

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But then we can say, but there's always room for dessert.

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So although I'm very full, I could still eat something sweet.

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Because I don't know if you guys have ever experienced that you eat a full dinner and you think I'm so full, I couldn't possibly eat any more food.

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But then you see a slice of cake or a bit of chocolate and you think, you know what, I still have some room.

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I still have some room in my stomach.

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There's always room for dessert.

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Okay guys, let's shadow this final section.

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Say it with me.

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I'm so full.

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That was exactly what I needed.

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Same.

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Do you want to get dessert?

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Maybe we can share something.

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Good idea.

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There's always room for dessert.

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Okay guys, so hopefully that shadowing practice was helpful for you.

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so that I can continue creating this type of content for you guys.

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Thanks so much for watching and I'll see you in the next one.

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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “Repeat-After-Me + Shadowing Practice: At a Restaurant”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: sound, eat, bite, dessert, salad. Deze video bevat 236 zinnen en 2102 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 18:15. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 115 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. 42 van de 236 zinnen zijn vragen, dus het is goede oefening voor vraagintonatie en korte antwoorden.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:

Woord	Uitspraak	Betekenis
bite werkwoord	/baɪt/	bijten
dessert zelfstandig naamwoord	/dɪˈzɝt/	dessert, nagerecht
salad zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈsæl.əd/	salade
pasta zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈpɑ.stə/	deegwaren, pasta
phrase zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈfɹeɪ̯z/	uitspraak
grill zelfstandig naamwoord	/ɡɹɪl/	raster, rooster
pronunciation zelfstandig naamwoord	/pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/	uitspraak
intonation zelfstandig naamwoord	/ɪntəˈneɪʃən/	intonatie, zinsmelodie
satisfy werkwoord	/ˈsætɪsfaɪ/	voldoen, voldoende zijn
menu zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈmɛn.juː/	menu
syllable zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈsɪl.ə.bəl/	lettergreep, syllabe
vowel zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈvaʊ.əl/	klinker, klinkerklank
pronounce werkwoord	/pɹəˈnaʊns/	uitspreken, verklaren
condiment zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈkɑn.də.mənt/	smaakversterker, kruid
unstressed bijvoeglijk naamwoord	/ʌnˈstɹɛst/	onbeklemtoond

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

Woord	Betekenis
end up werkwoord	belanden, terechtkomen
point out werkwoord	aanwijzen, aanduiden

Zinnen om te herhalen

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

Do you want to grab something to eat?
What are you in the mood for?
Hi, do you have a table for two?
If it's possible, could we sit by the window?
If it's possible could we sit by the window?

Grammatica in deze video

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

Structuur	In de video
Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telt	you've had · I've had · have ever experienced
Mogelijkheid met “might / may” might/may + werkwoord — iets is mogelijk maar niet zeker	may not already know · might go
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — iets dat nu of in deze periode gebeurt	I'm getting · I'm also trying · I'm having
Toekomst met “will” will + werkwoord — een besluit, belofte of voorspelling	will this · I'll get · you'll notice

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 70 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm, I'll, don't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

De klanken “sh” en “zh”: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, intonation /ɪntəˈneɪʃən/, casual /ˈkæʒ(u)əl/
Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, intonation /ɪntəˈneɪʃən/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: salad /ˈsæl.əd/, phrase /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/, subscribe /səbˈskɹaɪb/
/æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: salad /ˈsæl.əd/, flap /flæp/, satisfy /ˈsætɪsfaɪ/, accent /ækˈsɛnt/, casual /ˈkæʒ(u)əl/

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 bite, dessert, salad.

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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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

Zinnen om te herhalen

Grammatica in deze video

Uitspraak om op te letten

Zo oefen je met deze video

Wat is de Shadowing-techniek?