Shadowing Practice: Self Compassion - Learn English Speaking with Video
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To survive in this high -pressured crazy world, most of us have to become highly adept at self -criticism.
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We learn how to tell ourselves off for our failures and for not working hard or smart enough.
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what we might call self -flagellation, a rather dangerous state which just ushers in depression and underperformance.
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We might simply lose the will to get out of bed.
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For those moments, we need a corrective.
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We need to carve out time for an emotional state of which many of us are profoundly suspicious.
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Self -compassion.
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We're suspicious because that sounds horribly close to self -pity.
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But because depression and self -hatred are serious enemies of a good life, we need to appreciate the role of self -care in a good,
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ambitious and fruitful life.
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To this end, we can perform what we've called a self -compassion exercise, a structured meditation lasting 15 minutes or so.
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lying in bed or perhaps a bath, turn over a sequence of thoughts that interrupt and correct the flow of your worst self -accusations.
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For a time, adopt an entirely kindly perspective on your setbacks.
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The self -compassion exercise goes like this: We're so in love with success,
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we fail to notice the scale of the challenges we routinely set ourselves.
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There is nothing remotely normal about what we've tried to achieve.
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We failed, but given the mountain we were trying to climb, the conclusion doesn't have to be that we're simply fools.
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- We have tricky family histories, we all do.
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There were things which happened to us at the hands of others, which can help to explain some of our current troubles.
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We're not entirely sane or well, But none of us are.
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We weren't well set up to carry out certain tasks.
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It isn't wholly our fault in the here and now.
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From the media, you'd think everyone was rich and famous and successful.
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But in reality, undramatic, quiet failure is by a huge margin the statistical norm.
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We shouldn't tear ourselves apart for not managing to beat what were, in truth, awesome odds.
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Tough, self -critical people don't allow themselves the indulgence of believing in luck.
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They take responsibility for everything.
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They think winners make their own luck.
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they don't, for the most part.
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Luck is a genuine feature of existence.
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We're robbing ourselves of fair consolation by believing that we're entirely in control and therefore entirely to blame when we crash.
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You are not only your achievements.
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Status and material success and in their best moments helped you to feel it.
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Rehearse the internalized voices of all those who've been kind to you.
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Bathe in the memory of a love independent of achievement.
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It seems it will never end.
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That's not the truth.
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It's just how a crisis feels.
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You need to reduce expectations to zero for a time.
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Take each new hour as it comes.
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And without being banal, what you need most of all is some rest.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau C1 is gebaseerd op de video “Self Compassion”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: self, ourselves, entirely, compassion, luck. Deze video bevat 42 zinnen en 496 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 4:07. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 120 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.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| compassion zelfstandig naamwoord | /kəmˈpæʃ.ən/ | medelijden, deernis |
| suspicious bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /səˈspɪʃ.əs/ | verdacht |
| fruitful bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈfɹuːtfl̩/ | vruchtbaar |
| internalize werkwoord | /ɪnˈtɝnəlaɪz/ | internaliseren |
| rehearse werkwoord | /ɹɪˈhɝs/ | herhalen |
| setback zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈsɛtbæk/ | tegenslag |
| usher zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈʌʃəɹ/ | plaatsaanwijzer, ouvreuse |
| profoundly bijwoord | /pɹəˈfaʊndli/ | grondig |
| consolation zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˌkɑn.səˈleɪ.ʃən/ | vertroosting |
| accusation zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˌæk.jʊˈzeɪ.ʃ(ə)n/ | beschuldiging |
| interrupt werkwoord | /ˌɪntəˈɹʌpt/ | afbreken, onderbreken |
| norm zelfstandig naamwoord | /nɔːm/ | norm |
| meditation zelfstandig naamwoord | /mɛdɪˈteɪʃn̩/ | meditatie, overpeinzing |
| ambitious bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /æmˈbɪʃ.əs/ | eerzuchtig, ambitieus |
| tricky bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈtɹɪk.i/ | netelig, netelige |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| carry out werkwoord | /ˈkæ.ɹi aʊt/ | uitvoeren |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 16 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals we're, don't, we've. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: compassion /kəmˈpæʃ.ən/, suspicious /səˈspɪʃ.əs/, flagellation /ˌflæd͡ʒəˈleɪʃən/, usher /ˈʌʃəɹ/, consolation /ˌkɑn.səˈleɪ.ʃən/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: flagellation /ˌflæd͡ʒəˈleɪʃən/, internalize /ɪnˈtɝnəlaɪz/, consolation /ˌkɑn.səˈleɪ.ʃən/, accusation /ˌæk.jʊˈzeɪ.ʃ(ə)n/, expectation /ˌɛk.spɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: corrective /kəˈɹɛktɪv/, internalize /ɪnˈtɝnəlaɪz/, hatred /ˈheɪtɹɪd/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: compassion /kəmˈpæʃ.ən/, flagellation /ˌflæd͡ʒəˈleɪʃən/, setback /ˈsɛtbæk/, accusation /ˌæk.jʊˈzeɪ.ʃ(ə)n/, ambitious /æmˈbɪʃ.əs/
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 compassion, suspicious, fruitful.
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.