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The question of what I do to relax is...
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The question of what I do to relax is...
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The question of what I do to relax is...
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Kind of an interesting one in our household because I think I'm probably very different from my husband.
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Kind of an interesting one in our household because I think I'm probably very different from my husband.
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Kind of an interesting one in our household because I think I'm probably very different from my husband.
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Kind of an interesting one in our household because I think I'm probably very different from my husband.
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...who generally will relax by doing very little...
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...who generally will relax by doing very little...
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In my case, I actually find making things very relaxing.
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our when I have some time to sit down.
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And that's what I like to do when I have some time to sit down.
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And that's what I like to do when I have some time to sit down.
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So I really enjoy sewing.
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So, I really enjoy sewing!
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So, I really enjoy sewing.
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Kind of just building, creating objects.
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Kind of just building, creating objects.
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Kind of just building, creating objects.
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With sewing, I don't like to use a pattern.
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With sewing, I don't like to use a pattern.
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With sewing, I don't like to use a pattern.
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I like to kind of make things up as I go along and...
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I like to kind of make things up as I go along and...
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I like to kind of make things up as I go along and...
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Kind of see where the material and the concept is going to take me.
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Sometimes it's successful.
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More often than not, I will work through it until I make whatever it is.
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Sometimes it's successful.
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More often than not, I will work through it until I make whatever it is.
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Sometimes it's successful, more often than not I will work through it until I make whatever it is.
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Bring it to a successful fruition.
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Bring it to a successful fruition.
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Bring it to a successful fruition.
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And I really enjoy wearing clothes that I've made.
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And I really enjoy wearing clothes that I've made and I really enjoy wearing clothes that I've made
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or things that I've put together, quite often found objects put together, synthesized into something new, or things that I've put together, quite often found objects put together, synthesised into something new.
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Or things that I've put together, quite often found objects put together, synthesised into something new.
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Or things that I've put together, quite often found objects put together, synthesized into something new.
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And for me, this is really relaxing.
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And for me, this is really relaxing.
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And for me, this is really relaxing.
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I think to some of the other members of my family, it looks like it's sort of i think to some of the other members of my family it looks like it's sort of
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i think to some of the other members of my family it looks like it's sort of Too industrious to be relaxing
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Too industrious to be relaxing too industrious to be relaxing but for me it's not, I do find kind of a calm fulfillment
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but for me it's not, I do find kind of a calm fulfillment But for me, it's not, I do find a kind of a calm fulfillment
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and a lot of relaxation and a lot of relaxation and a lot of relaxation
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and a lot of satisfaction as well.
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And a lot of satisfaction as well.
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and a lot of satisfaction as well.
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The question of what I do to relax is kind of an interesting one in our household because I think I'm probably very different from my husband, who generally will relax by doing very little.
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In my case, I actually find making things very relaxing, and that's what I like to do when I have some time to sit down.
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so I really enjoy sewing I really enjoy kind of just building creating objects with sewing I don't like to use a
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pattern I like to kind of make things up as I go along and kind of see where the material and the concept is going
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to take me sometimes it's successful more often than not I will work through it until I make whatever it
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is bring it to a successful fruition and I really I really enjoy wearing clothes that I've made or things that I've put together, quite often found objects put together, synthesized into something new.
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And for me, this is really relaxing.
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I think to some of the other members of my family, it looks like it's sort of too industrious to be relaxing.
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But for me, it's not.
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I do find kind of a calm fulfillment and a lot of relaxation and a lot of satisfaction as well.
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Deze spreekles op niveau C1 is gebaseerd op de video “Shadowing English with a Pronunciation Coach”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: relaxing, objects, enjoy, sewing, successful. Deze video bevat 61 zinnen en 820 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 9:35. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 86 woorden per minuut, zodat je tijd hebt om elke klank na te doen. 82% 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:

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
relax werkwoord/ɹɪˈlæks/losmaken
satisfaction zelfstandig naamwoord/sætɪsˈfækʃən/voldoening, bevrediging
cloth zelfstandig naamwoord/klɒθ/doek, kleed
relaxation zelfstandig naamwoord/rᵻˌlækˈseɪ.ʃən/relaxatie
sew werkwoord/soʊ/naaien
fruition zelfstandig naamwoord/fɹuˈɪʃən/vervulling
fulfilment zelfstandig naamwoord/fʊlˈfɪl.mənt/vervulling
industrious bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ɪnˈdʌstɹi.əs/ijverig, vlijtig
synthesize werkwoord/ˈsɪnθəsaɪz/synthetiseren
object zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈɑb.d͡ʒɛkt/object, voorwerp
pattern zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈpætɚn/sjabloon
calm bijvoeglijk naamwoord/kɑm/vredig, kalm

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

WoordBetekenis
sit down werkwoordgaan zitten

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 18 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I've, I'm, don't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

  • De “th”-klanken: cloth /klɒθ/, synthesize /ˈsɪnθəsaɪz/
  • De klanken “sh” en “zh”: satisfaction /sætɪsˈfækʃən/, relaxation /rᵻˌlækˈseɪ.ʃən/, fruition /fɹuˈɪʃən/
  • Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: satisfaction /sætɪsˈfækʃən/, industrious /ɪnˈdʌstɹi.əs/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: household /ˈhaʊshoʊld/, synthesize /ˈsɪnθəsaɪz/
  • /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: relax /ɹɪˈlæks/, satisfaction /sætɪsˈfækʃən/, relaxation /rᵻˌlækˈseɪ.ʃən/, pattern /ˈpætɚn/

Zo oefen je met deze video

  1. Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
  2. Spreek zin voor zin na op normale snelheid en herhaal elke zin tot je ritme gelijk is aan dat van de spreker.
  3. Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als relax, satisfaction, cloth.

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