Shadowing Practice: Seinfeld: The High, Low, & Break-even (Clip) | TBS - Learn English Speaking with Video
Les maken...
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why don't you tell me about some of your previous work
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experience all righty my last job was in publishing I got
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fired for having sex in my office with the cleaning woman all right there well before
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that I was in real estate I quit
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because my boss wouldn't let me use his private bathroom do you talk to everybody like this? Of course.
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Well, my niece told me we're different.
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I am different, yeah.
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But I gotta tell you, you are the complete opposite of every applicant we've seen.
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Uh, Mr. Steinbrenner, sir.
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There's someone here I'd like you to meet.
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This is Mr. Costanza.
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He's one of the applicants.
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Nice to meet you.
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Well, I wish I could say the same
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but i must say with all due respect i find it
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very hard to see the logic behind some of the moves
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you have made with this fine organization in the past 20 years you have caused myself
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and the city of new york a good deal of distress as we have watched you take our beloved yankees
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and reduce them to a laughing stock all for the glorification of your massive ego So, hire this man.
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Tina Robbins is here to see you.
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Who's that?
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Oh, it's my ex -roommate.
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She moved out four years ago.
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I've been subletting my apartment from her.
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See you.
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Hey, please.
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Hi, Tina.
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Hi, Elaine.
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So, haven't seen you in a while.
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Elaine, we have a problem.
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Well, what is it?
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You're getting kicked out.
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Kicked out?
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Why?
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Well, there's been a number of complaints.
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Yeah, like what?
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Well, like last Thanksgiving, you buzzed up a jewel thief.
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I didn't know who he was.
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That's why there's a buzzer.
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What else?
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Well, apparently the week after that, you buzzed up some Jehovah's Witnesses and they couldn't get them out of the building.
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What else do you want?
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Well, let's see.
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I'll tell you what the big advantage of homosexuality is.
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If you're going out with someone your size, right there, you double your wardrobe.
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I suppose.
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Oh, come on, that's a huge feature.
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When they approach a new recruit, I'm sure that's one of the big selling points.
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Jerry.
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Yes?
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I've been doing a lot of thinking.
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Uh -huh.
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Well, I don't think we should see each other anymore.
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Oh, that's okay.
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What?
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No, it's fine, no problem.
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I'll meet somebody else.
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Sure, see, things always even out for me.
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It's fine.
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Anyway, it's been really nice dating you for a while.
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And, uh, good luck.
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Yeah, you too.
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We'll be coming around about now.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B2 is gebaseerd op de video “Seinfeld: The High, Low, & Break-even”. Deze video bevat 63 zinnen en 435 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 3:02. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 143 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. 10 van de 63 zinnen zijn vragen, dus het is goede oefening voor vraagintonatie en korte antwoorden.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
De 12 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| applicant zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈæp.lə.kɪnt/ | aanvrager, sollicitant |
| buzz zelfstandig naamwoord | /bʌz/ | zoem |
| buzzer zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈbʌzɚ/ | zoemer |
| sublet werkwoord | /ˌsʌbˈlɛt/ | onderverhuren |
| jewel zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈd͡ʒuːəl/ | juweel |
| roommate zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɹu(m)ˌmeɪt/ | kamergenoot, huisgenoot |
| niece zelfstandig naamwoord | /nis/ | nicht, nichtje |
| thief zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈθiːf/ | dief, dievegge |
| recruit werkwoord | /ɹɪˈkɹut/ | rekruteren, aanwerven |
| distress zelfstandig naamwoord | /dɪˈstɹɛs/ | druk, stress |
| publish werkwoord | /ˈpʌblɪʃ/ | publiceren, uitgeven |
| beloved bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /bɪˈlʌvd/ | geliefd, bemind |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| kick out werkwoord | eruit trappen |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- There's someone here I'd like you to meet.
- I've been subletting my apartment from her.
- I didn't know who he was.
- What else do you want?
- I've been doing a lot of thinking.
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 continuous have/has been + -ing — iets dat eerder begon en nog bezig is | I've been subletting · I've been doing |
| Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telt | we've seen · have made · have watched |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 18 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals don't, I'll, I've. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: buzz /bʌz/, wardrobe /ˈwɔɹdɹoʊb/, beloved /bɪˈlʌvd/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: applicant /ˈæp.lə.kɪnt/, yankee /ˈjæŋ.ki/
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 applicant, buzz, buzzer.
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.