Shadowing Practice: Sisyphus and the Impossible Dream - Learn English Speaking with Video
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you're broke totally broke it's embarrassing it hurts but then in that moment you say to yourself
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you're finally brave enough to ask her out
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she was the love of my life she just didn't know it yet yeah i know who you are casey
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but who gave you my number right then and there you think someday i'm gonna marry this girl
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dad wake up are you awake casey was in a pretty bad motorcycle accident tonight
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i was like are you okay are you okay are you okay and he said no no
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and then i looked at him and his leg was snapped winter 2007 I was on a scooter, the other guy ran a red light.
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I'm a mess.
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Tomorrow they're cutting me open and replacing my femur with a titanium rod.
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They rebuilt the leg out of metal.
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The doctor said I'd mostly recover, but they made it clear.
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I'd never run again.
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Broken here.
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Here.
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And then in that moment,
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a thought, I would heal and I'd run a marathon and I'd do it in the impossible time of under three hours.
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Now, a marathon is always 26 .2 miles long.
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And to break three hours, you have to run faster than a six minute and 50 second per mile pace.
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That's impossible.
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First attempt, Richmond, Virginia.
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The goal was two hours and 59 minutes.
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Now I'd never run 26 miles in my life but I was confident I could do it.
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I failed.
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For context the average worldwide marathon time is four hours
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and 29 minutes
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and my very specific goal was 259 I had to make some changes starting
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now I'd run every day no more drinking definitely no more smoking
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and I lost 20 pounds I was a A totally different person for that second marathon.
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Still failed though.
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New York City, 2009.
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This was my first time breaking 310.
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California International.
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This is a super fast course.
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Disney.
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You get stuck in this loop.
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You try, fail, try, fail.
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All right, today is February 20th, 2011.
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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Failure, it's a muscle, and every time you use it, it gets a little stronger.
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Open it up, Joe!
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You're so close.
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Try, fail.
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Try, fail.
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Get knocked down, get back up, get knocked down again.
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In Greek mythology there's this story of a king who's been cursed.
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And his curse was to push a boulder up a hill, and just as he got to the top,
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the boulder would roll back to the start.
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His curse was to do this really hard thing, and he'd get super close to accomplishing it, but then he'd fall back,
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and after the entire thing over again.
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And he'd do this over, and over for eternity.
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See you in 26 miles!
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Three hours, three minutes.
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Fail, fail, fail.
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Ow!
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And then you get married, and then you have a kid, and then another kid, and then a new job,
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and you're moving, and you're moving again, then you're 40.
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Dear Casey.
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You're 40!
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But you still haven't done it.
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Happy birthday to you.
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Okay, we're off.
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Alright, just had to have a quick visit to the medical tent.
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I feel good now, but a minute ago, I felt very dizzy.
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This is my Nana.
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Her impossible dream was to dance forever.
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She did that.
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She was on her feet dancing until the day she died at age 92.
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She made it happen.
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No one else has anything invested in this.
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No one cares if you do it or don't do it.
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To the world, this pursuit is just your cute little hobby.
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I was 26 when I set this goal.
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I was young then, and I couldn't do it.
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Now I'm old.
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If I don't do this now, it's just going to get harder.
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And if I back off, if I let reason win, then I have to carry the weight of that unrealized goal until the day I die.
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So those are the stakes.
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And I want to be like Nana.
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Go runner!
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Cheers!
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Thank you.
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6 a .m.
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August 1, today's day one of marathon training.
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2023 New York City Marathon.
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This year was really different.
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This is Roberto.
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He's my coach now, and I followed all of his guidance.
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This stadium is seeing all the fans.
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I took no shortcut.
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Crazy, we're cooking 653 of it, so.
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I have an Olympic marathon coach.
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He's running next to me.
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I told, yes!
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And me alone for 26 hours.
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This was it.
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Your boy is fit.
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I was fitter than I've ever been.
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I was fast.
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Six days, Roberto.
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And I had Roberto pacing me.
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That is the New York City marathon finish line.
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It was pretty exciting.
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It was 16 months of focused training just for this race.
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Good luck!
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Good luck!
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Today's gonna be the day.
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I was stronger than I'd ever been.
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KC!
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KC!
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At mile 13, I was on pace.
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KC!
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Mile 18, I was on pace.
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KC!
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I felt strong.
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Go KC!
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Go KC!
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Go KC!
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Why was this so hard, talking about a margin of less than two minutes?
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Moreover, why do I care anymore?
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It's not about a broken leg or needing to prove that doctor wrong.
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I have now run two dozen marathons.
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I won.
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at age 42 I had just run the fastest marathon of my entire life we had a good day the official
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The final result is 3 .01.
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We had a good time, 6 .48 through 22 miles, but you were all great out there.
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Thanks for cheering.
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It's just an arbitrary number.
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I don't need to break three hours to know who I am.
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What matters are the experiences, the journey, even if I failed in the goal.
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See, life's a battle, and there are times when you need to accept that you've been beat.
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It's been a long road, and there's a lot to be proud of, but I'm never gonna break three.
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I'm just not that guy.
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Oh, fuck that.
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It's been, uh, Five weeks since I failed in New York City.
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I'm here in Tucson, Arizona.
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Doing it again.
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You don't just give up.
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You can't just walk away.
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You get out there and you find that fucking dog.
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Yes, it's hard.
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If it was easy, everyone would do it.
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You're not out here because it's easy.
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You do a lot of meaningless, purposeless, stupid things.
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You get obsessed.
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You spend years focused on them.
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And literally no one cares but you, but you persevere anyway.
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You keep running.
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You keep running, you don't quit, you die trying.
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Because when you add up all those stupid, meaningless obsessions and accomplishments, what they equal, what they add up to, is your life.
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Yeah!
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Woo!
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Coming over from New York.
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It's about to finish.
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Casey Neistat and Roberto Mangi.
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What's the time?
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Bro, 2 .57!
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Say it again, say it again.
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2 .57!
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Oh, my God.
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Let's go, Casey!
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Yeah!
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Yeah!
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Thank you.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles is gebaseerd op de video “Sisyphus and the Impossible Dream”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: marathon, Casey, mile, fail, goal. Deze video bevat 190 zinnen en 1189 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 11:33. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 103 woorden per minuut, zodat je tijd hebt om elke klank na te doen. 83% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
15 woorden uit de video die het leren waard zijn, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| marathon zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈmæɹəθən/ | marathon |
| curse zelfstandig naamwoord | /kɝs/ | vloek, verwensing |
| knock werkwoord | /nɑk/ | kloppen, aankloppen |
| boulder zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈboʊl.dɚ/ | rotsblok, kei |
| meaningless bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈmiː.nɪŋ.ləs/ | zinloos, betekenisloos |
| fort zelfstandig naamwoord | /fɔɹt/ | fort, vesting |
| muscle zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈmʌs.əl/ | spier |
| marry werkwoord | /ˈmæɹi/ | trouwen, huwen |
| brave bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /bɹeɪv/ | moedig |
| loop zelfstandig naamwoord | /luːp/ | lus, strop |
| recover werkwoord | /ɹɪˈkʌvɚ/ | terugwinnen |
| pump zelfstandig naamwoord | /pʌmp/ | pomp |
| margin zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈmɑɹ.d͡ʒɪn/ | kantlijn, marge |
| runner zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɹʌnɚ/ | renner |
| moreover bijwoord | /mɔːˈɹəʊ.və/ | bovendien, daarnaast |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| give up werkwoord | zich overgeven | |
| wake up werkwoord | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | wakker worden, ontwaken |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- You're finally brave enough to ask her out.
- I was like, are you okay?
- Starting now, I'd run every day.
- I'm not going to make a good time.
- Moreover, why do I care anymore?
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 | who's been cursed · haven't done · I've ever been |
| Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet | was snapped · been cursed |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 43 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals you're, I'm, I'd. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De “th”-klanken: marathon /ˈmæɹəθən/, mythology /mɪˈθɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: accomplish /əˈkɑm.plɪʃ/, obsession /əbˈsɛʃən/, accomplishment /əˈkɑm.plɪʃ.mənt/, shortcut /ˈʃɔːtkʌt/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: motorcycle /ˈmoʊtɚˌsaɪkəl/, arbitrary /ˈɑː.bɪ.tɹə.ɹi/, eternity /əˈtɜɹnəti/, accomplishment /əˈkɑm.plɪʃ.mənt/, mythology /mɪˈθɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: brave /bɹeɪv/, pound /ˈpaʊ̯nd/, rebuild /ɹiːˈbɪld/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: marathon /ˈmæɹəθən/, marry /ˈmæɹi/, snap /snæp/, embarrass /ɪmˈbæɹəs/
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 marathon, curse, knock.
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Shadowing is een wetenschappelijk onderbouwde taalleermethode die oorspronkelijk is ontwikkeld voor professionele tolkentraining en gepopulariseerd door polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. De methode is eenvoudig maar krachtig: je luistert naar native Engelse audio en herhaalt het onmiddellijk hardop — als een schaduw die de spreker volgt met slechts 1–2 seconden vertraging. In tegenstelling tot passief luisteren of grammaticadrills, dwingt shadowing je hersenen en mondspieren om echte spraakpatronen tegelijkertijd te verwerken en te reproduceren. Onderzoek toont aan dat het de uitspraaknauwkeurigheid, intonatie, ritme, verbonden spraak, luisterbegrip en spreekvaardigheid aanzienlijk verbetert — waardoor het een van de meest effectieve methoden is voor IELTS Speaking-voorbereiding en echte Engelse communicatie.