Shadowing Practice: SEtalk: Why You Should Talk to Strangers - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Raise your hand if you talked to a stranger today.
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Not the person who made your coffee.
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I mean a real, actual conversation.
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Hmm, not many hands.
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Don't worry. Until last year, mine wasn't up either!
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Every morning, I took the same train to work.
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Forty minutes, headphones in, eyes on my phone.
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The same old man sat next to me every day.
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For two years, we never said a single word.
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Then one day, my headphones died!
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So I did something terrifying.
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I said... "Nice weather today, isn't it?"
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He smiled and said, "I've been waiting two years for you to say hello!"
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It turns out this isn't just my story.
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Researchers in Chicago asked train passengers to try an experiment.
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Some sat alone. Some talked to a stranger.
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Before the ride, most people expected talking to be awkward.
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But afterwards, the talkers enjoyed their journey much more!
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And the strangers? They enjoyed it too.
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So why don't we do it?
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We think other people don't want to talk.
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We think we'll say something stupid.
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But most of the time, we're simply wrong.
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People are much friendlier than we imagine.
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Today, that old man is my friend.
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His name is Walter, and he's eighty-one.
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He's teaching me to grow tomatoes on my balcony.
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And I taught him how to send emojis.
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Ha, he sends me far too many now.
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So here's my challenge for you this week.
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Talk to one stranger. Just one.
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Ask a question. Give a compliment.
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It might feel scary for ten seconds.
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But it could change your whole year!
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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 You Should Talk to Strangers”. Deze video bevat 35 zinnen en 267 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 1:49. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 147 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. 85% 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 12 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| headphones zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈhɛdfoʊnz/ | hoofdtelefoon, koptelefoon |
| afterwards bijwoord | /ˈæf.tɚ.wɚdz/ | nadien, achteraf |
| experiment zelfstandig naamwoord | /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/ | experiment, proef |
| passenger zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈpæs.ɪn.d͡ʒɚ/ | passagier |
| scary bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈskɛə.ɹi/ | eng |
| awkward bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈɔk.wɚd/ | onhandig |
| stranger zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒɚ/ | vreemde, vreemdeling |
| researcher zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɹiˌsɝ.t͡ʃɚ/ | onderzoeker |
| compliment zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈkɑmpləmənt/ | compliment |
| tomato zelfstandig naamwoord | /təˈmeɪ.toʊ/ | tomaat |
| balcony zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈbælkəni/ | balkon |
| emoji zelfstandig naamwoord | /ɪˈmoʊ.d͡ʒi/ | emoji |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| turn out werkwoord | uitvallen, resulteren |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- "Nice weather today, isn't it?"
- It turns out this isn't just my story.
- So why don't we do it?
- We think other people don't want to talk.
- We think we'll say something stupid.
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 9 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals don't, isn't, I've. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: headphones /ˈhɛdfoʊnz/, afterwards /ˈæf.tɚ.wɚdz/, awkward /ˈɔk.wɚd/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: afterwards /ˈæf.tɚ.wɚdz/, passenger /ˈpæs.ɪn.d͡ʒɚ/, balcony /ˈbælkəni/
- /w/ — met ronde lippen: afterwards /ˈæf.tɚ.wɚdz/, awkward /ˈɔk.wɚd/
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 headphones, afterwards, experiment.
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