Shadowing Practice: SE-Ed: Why Do We Hiccup? - Learn English Speaking with Video
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You're having lunch with friends, and everything is fine.
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Then, suddenly, your whole body jumps!
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A strange little sound comes out of your mouth,
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and it happens again, and again, and again.
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You've got the hiccups!
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But why does your body do this?
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Under your lungs, there's a large, flat muscle.
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It's called the diaphragm.
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It moves down, and air rushes into your lungs.
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This happens every time you breathe in.
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A hiccup happens when this muscle suddenly jumps by itself.
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You breathe in sharply, but you can't control it!
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Then, a tiny moment later, something else happens.
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Your vocal cords close very quickly,
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and the air suddenly stops.
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That's why you hear that funny little sound.
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It all takes less than a second.
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So what makes the diaphragm jump?
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Eating too fast is a common reason.
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Fizzy drinks and big meals can do it too,
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because they stretch your stomach.
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Laughing hard can start them, and so can feeling nervous.
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Usually, they stop on their own after a few minutes.
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That isn't always true, though!
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In 1922, an American farmer named Charles Osborne was lifting a pig,
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when he suddenly started hiccupping.
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He didn't stop for sixty-eight years!
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He still got married and had eight children,
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but he hiccupped all the way through.
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His hiccups finally stopped in 1990, about a year before he died.
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Babies even hiccup before they're born!
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Doctors can see it on ultrasound scans.
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Some scientists think that hiccups are a leftover from our distant past.
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Tadpoles breathe with gills, and they use a very similar movement.
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A 2019 study suggests another reason.
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Each hiccup sends a signal to a newborn baby's brain,
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and this may help it learn to control its breathing.
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So how can you stop hiccups?
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People have tried everything, from sugar to scary surprises.
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You can hold your breath, or you can sip cold water.
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These tricks might help, but there isn't much science behind them.
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The good news is that hiccups almost always go away.
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And if they don't, at least you'll have a great story!
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “SE-Ed: Why Do We Hiccup?”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: hiccup, suddenly, happens, breathe, jump. Deze video bevat 43 zinnen en 344 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 2:52. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 120 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. Slechts 80% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is pittig.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
De 14 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| hiccup zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈhɪkʌp/ | hik |
| breathe werkwoord | /bɹiːð/ | ademen, ademhalen |
| diaphragm zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈdaɪəˌfɹæm/ | middenrif |
| lung zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈlʌŋ/ | long |
| leftover bijvoeglijk naamwoord | restant, kliekje | |
| tadpole zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈtædpoʊl/ | dikkopje, dikkop |
| ultrasound zelfstandig naamwoord | /ʌl.tɹə.saʊnd/ | ultrageluid |
| gill zelfstandig naamwoord | /ɡɪl/ | kieuw |
| newborn zelfstandig naamwoord | nieuwgeborene, boreling | |
| cord zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈkoɹd/ | touw, koord |
| scan werkwoord | /skæn/ | afspeuren |
| farmer zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈfɑɹ.mɚ/ | boer, boerin |
| vocal bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈvoʊ̯.kəl/ | vocal |
| scientist zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈsaɪəntəst/ | wetenschapper, wetenschapster |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| go away werkwoord | weggaan |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- You're having lunch with friends, and everything is fine.
- Under your lungs, there's a large, flat muscle.
- You breathe in sharply, but you can't control it!
- That's why you hear that funny little sound.
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 9 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals isn't, can't, didn't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: ultrasound /ʌl.tɹə.saʊnd/, cord /ˈkoɹd/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: diaphragm /ˈdaɪəˌfɹæm/, tadpole /ˈtædpoʊl/, scan /skæn/
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 hiccup, breathe, diaphragm.
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.