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Has a stranger ever done something kind for you?
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Maybe they held a door, or they paid for your coffee.
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How did you feel when it happened?
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Today, I want to show you that kindness spreads.
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It moves from person to person, just like a cold!
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Three years ago, I was having a terrible week.
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I lost my job on Monday, and it rained all week.
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On Friday, I missed my bus, and I just wanted to cry.
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But the driver saw me running, and he stopped!
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He opened the doors and told me to take my time.
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It was a tiny thing, but I smiled all the way home.
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Then something interesting happened.
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At the supermarket, I saw an old man who dropped his apples.
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Normally, I'm in a hurry, so I walk past.
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That day, I stopped and helped him because I remembered the driver.
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So, is this just a nice story?
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Actually, scientists have studied it, and the results are surprising.
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In one study, people played a game with real money.
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When someone shared their money with the group,
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the other players shared more in the next games too.
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Even better, it kept going with completely new people!
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In Canada, researchers gave people envelopes that had money inside.
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Some had to spend it on themselves,
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and others had to spend it on someone else.
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That evening, the researchers asked everyone how happy they felt.
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The people who spent money on others felt happier!
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And it didn't matter if they had five dollars or twenty.
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Now I try to do one small kind thing every day.
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Sometimes I pay for the coffee of the person behind me.
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I never know where it goes next, but I like to imagine it.
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If you want to change the world, start small.
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Hold the door, say thank you, or help someone carry a bag.
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Kindness is contagious.
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So, let's make it spread!
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Thank you.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “SEtalk: Why Kindness Is Contagious”. Deze video bevat 35 zinnen en 323 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 2:00. De spreker praat in een natuurlijk tempo van ongeveer 161 woorden per minuut, dicht bij een alledaags gesprek. 87% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is goed te volgen.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
De 12 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| kindness zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈkaɪnd.nəs/ | vriendelijkheid, aardigheid |
| researcher zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɹiˌsɝ.t͡ʃɚ/ | onderzoeker |
| scientist zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈsaɪəntəst/ | wetenschapper, wetenschapster |
| envelope zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɛnvə(ˌ)loʊp/ | envelop, briefomslag |
| supermarket zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/ | supermarkt |
| contagious bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /kənˈteɪ.d͡ʒəs/ | aanstekelijk, besmettelijk |
| twenty zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈtwɛnti/ [-ɛɾ̃i] | twintigje |
| smile werkwoord | /ˈsmaɪl/ | glimlachen, smuilen |
| strange bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /stɹeɪnd͡ʒ/ | vreemd, raar |
| tiny bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈtaɪni/ | piepklein |
| dollar zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈdɑ.lɚ/ | dollar |
| normally bijwoord | /ˈnɔː.mə.li/ | normaal, normaliter |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- Has a stranger ever done something kind for you?
- How did you feel when it happened?
- Normally, I'm in a hurry, so I walk past.
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Betrekkelijke bijzinnen who / which + zin — extra informatie over een persoon of ding | man who dropped · people who spent |
| Verplichting: must / have to / need to zeggen dat iets nodig is | had to spend |
Uitspraak om op te letten
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: supermarket /ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/, twenty /ˈtwɛnti/ [-ɛɾ̃i]
Zo oefen je met deze video
- Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
- Begin op 0,75× snelheid, spreek zin voor zin na en ga terug naar normale snelheid zodra het makkelijk gaat.
- Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als kindness, researcher, scientist.
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