Shadowing Practice: SEtalk: Why Children Ask Why - Learn English Speaking with Video
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How many questions did you ask yesterday?
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I mean real questions, because you wanted to know something.
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If you're four years old, the answer is probably hundreds!
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I teach young children, so I hear them all day long.
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Six years ago, a little boy called Leo was in my class.
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One morning, he looked outside, and he had a question.
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Why is the sky blue?
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I explained it simply, but he just asked, why?
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I answered again, and he asked why again!
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After the fifth why, I said, because it just is!
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He stopped asking, and I felt terrible.
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So how many questions do children really ask?
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In 2007, a psychologist studied recordings of young children with their parents.
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They asked about seventy-six questions an hour!
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A study in 2009 went further, and it found something interesting.
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When children got a real answer, they usually seemed satisfied.
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When they didn't, they asked again or made up their own answer.
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So children who keep asking why aren't trying to annoy us.
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They really want to understand how the world works.
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So what happens to all those questions when we grow up?
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A researcher called Susan Engel visited classrooms, and she counted every question.
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Some classes asked just two to five questions in two hours.
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In some classes, not one question was asked, and nobody noticed.
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Maybe kids learn that answers matter more than questions.
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If nobody rewards questions, we simply stop asking them.
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After Leo, I changed one small thing, and it worked.
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Now, when I don't know the answer to a question,
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I say, great question, let's find out together!
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We've looked up spiders, volcanoes, and why cats purr.
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And last month, Leo came back to visit me!
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He's twelve now, and he wants to be a scientist!
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He still asks why, but now he finds the answers himself.
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So here's my challenge for you.
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When a child asks you why, don't stop them.
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Ask them, what do you think?
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And this week, ask one why question of your own.
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Thank you, and keep asking why!
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “SEtalk: Why Children Ask Why”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: answer, asking, Leo. Deze video bevat 37 zinnen en 345 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 2:33. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 135 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. 87% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is goed te volgen. 6 van de 37 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 |
|---|---|---|
| reward zelfstandig naamwoord | /ɹɪˈwɔɹd/ | beloning, prijs |
| spider zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈspaɪ̯dɚ/ | spin, kobbe |
| scientist zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈsaɪəntəst/ | wetenschapper, wetenschapster |
| classroom zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈklɑːsɹʊm/ | klaslokaal |
| satisfy werkwoord | /ˈsætɪsfaɪ/ | voldoen, voldoende zijn |
| researcher zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɹiˌsɝ.t͡ʃɚ/ | onderzoeker |
| psychologist zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˌsaɪˈkɑl.ə.d͡ʒɪst/ | psycholoog, psychologe |
| volcano zelfstandig naamwoord | /vɑlˈkeɪ.noʊ/ | vulkaan, vuurberg |
| annoy werkwoord | /əˈnoɪ̯/ | ergeren, vervelen |
| purr werkwoord | /pɝ/ | spinnen |
| teach werkwoord | /ˈtiːt͡ʃ/ | aanleren, leren |
| recording zelfstandig naamwoord | /ɹɪˈkɔː(ɹ)dɪŋ/ | opname |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| find out werkwoord | ontdekken, onderzoeken | |
| grow up werkwoord | opgroeien | |
| look up werkwoord | /ˌlʊk ˈʌp/ | opkijken |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- How many questions did you ask yesterday?
- I explained it simply, but he just asked, why?
- I say, great question, let's find out together!
- We've looked up spiders, volcanoes, and why cats purr.
- Ask them, what do you think?
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 6 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals don't, aren'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: twelve /twɛlv/, reward /ɹɪˈwɔɹd/
- /w/ — met ronde lippen: twelve /twɛlv/, reward /ɹɪˈwɔɹd/
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 reward, spider, scientist.
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