Shadowing Practice: Silent Letter Day - Learn English Speaking with Video
Les maken...
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The English language was created by English people.
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I don't know when, but we decided to get letters to form words so we can communicate, but we also decided to sprinkle,
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for no apparent reason, letters within these words.
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They are silent forever.
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How?
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Why?
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Like the word hour, for example.
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Why is the word hour spelt with an H?
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Why is there an H?
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The silent H.
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Nobody has ever said, I'll see you in a hour.
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I'll still have a hour.
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I'm just going to pick up the sandwich.
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I'll be back at a hour.
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Half a hour.
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Half, even half has an L in it.
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Half, half a hour.
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How long is the journey?
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About half a hour to a hour.
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The sandwich shop is half a hour away.
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It's a waste of everybody's time.
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The word subtle, would anybody object if it was spelt S-U-T-L-E?
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Not a single person would.
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But there's a bee in the middle going, shh, just ignore me.
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Just ignore me.
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I'm silenced.
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I have left here, left behind.
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I don't know, I was destined for another word, baboon, but here I am with you.
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How I long to be in the word baboon where I have a purpose.
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Like all those words that should begin with N, but have a K of all the letters.
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Why would a K be silent?
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Knickers, why is it knickers?
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Knuckles, knuckles.
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So I've been thinking about this, as you can probably tell, and I think we should have a day.
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We should have a day.
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A silent letter day.
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We would all come out to play.
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It would be on a Wednesday.
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A Wednesday.
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Sometime in the autumn...
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In the autumn...
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In the autumn...
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In the autumn... Could be in February.
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I haven't promised you a day.
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We'll do the civilian or the ottoman.
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And we'll send the day together, families together, talking, talking, and walking, we'll do the walks.
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And climbing, climbing, climbing, climbing, knitting, a lot of knitting.
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People will save up their knitting to do on Silent Letter Day.
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And the knife is the only cutlery that you're allowed to use, the knife.
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No other cutlery is allowed on Silent Letter Day.
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Food is buffet style, buffet style.
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You'll go along with your knife.
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There's salmon and swordfish and sandwiches and a yoghurt.
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Yuck-Hurrt, Yuck-Hurrt, and you use Yuck and I.
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All the flavours are very subtle, very subtle flavours.
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And the GNOME will be the symbol of Silent Letter Day.
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And Father Christmas, at Christmas, the GNOME, everybody gives each other a GNOME to celebrate.
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Happy Silent Letter Day, I got you a GNOME.
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I kept it hidden in the cupboard for months.
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I wrapped it up, do you like it?
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I wrapped it up.
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I cut the wrapping paper with scissors, I used scissors to cut the wrapping paper.
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I'm so sorry, I forgot, I didn't realise.
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Is it really silent necessary?
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Is Is it honesty?
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Is it honesty?
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You mean honestly?
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Yes, it is honestly.
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You should have Gnome.
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You're never Nisten.
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I'm not giving you a Gnome.
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I'm sorry, I'm taking it back to the shop.
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I've given the receipt.
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I've given the receipt.
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And at the end of the day...
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And at the end of the day, we will celebrate with champagne.
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Go for it.
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Can I have you some champagne?
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Happy Santa Lettid Day.
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Just a drop.
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Maybe just a splash.
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Oh, there's a knock at the door.
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Who can I see?
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Oh, it's Chloe and Isla.
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Sorry, Chloe and Isla.
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My friends from school.
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Friends from school.
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Fascinating.
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Grab a knife.
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Help yourself to Lazagna.
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Yeah, the sydna-sakina.
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And at the end of the day, when we are knacket, we go to sleep at half past the hour.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze video bevat 92 zinnen en 641 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 4:31. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 142 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. Slechts 73% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is pittig.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
15 woorden uit de video die het leren waard zijn, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| silent bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈsaɪ̯lənt/ | stil |
| litter zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈlɪt.ɚ/ | strooisel |
| knife zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈnaɪ̯f/ | mes |
| autumn zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɔtəm/ | herfst, najaar |
| climb werkwoord | /ˈklaɪ̯m/ | klimmen |
| wrap werkwoord | /ɹæp/ | inpakken, omhullen |
| knit werkwoord | /nɪt/ | breien |
| ignore werkwoord | /ɪɡˈnɔː/ | negeren |
| spell zelfstandig naamwoord | /spɛl/ | toverspreuk, betovering |
| honesty zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɑ.nɪ.sti/ | eerlijkheid |
| receipt zelfstandig naamwoord | /ɹɪˈsiːt/ | ontvangst, ontvangen |
| champagne zelfstandig naamwoord | /ʃæmˈpeɪn/ | champagne |
| scissors zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈsɪzəz/ | schaar |
| silence zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈsaɪ̯ləns/ | stilte |
| knock werkwoord | /nɑk/ | kloppen, aankloppen |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| leave behind werkwoord | achterlaten |
| pick up werkwoord | oppakken, optillen |
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telt | has ever said · have left · haven't promised |
| Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet | was created · was destined · is allowed |
| Advies met “should” should + werkwoord — zeggen wat een goed idee is | should begin · should have |
| Toekomst met “will” will + werkwoord — een besluit, belofte of voorspelling | I'll see · I'll still have · I'll be |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 22 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm, I'll, I've. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: champagne /ʃæmˈpeɪn/, splash /splæʃ/, swordfish /ˈsɔː(ɹ)dfɪʃ/
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 silent, litter, knife.
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