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Hello, and welcome back to my Slow English Podcast.
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Why am I learning Chinese?
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This podcast is for you to practice your English listening while being engaged in real-life stories about me.
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I've been learning Chinese for four years now.
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On and off.
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For four years.
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Because I get lazy sometimes.
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I'm sure you know how hard it is to find motivation every day to study a new language.
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To sit down and read or write or take a lesson.
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And it's the same for me.
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I get really lazy and unmotivated to study Chinese sometimes.
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And that was actually a huge inspiration for me to start with my Slow English podcast.
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I found a YouTube channel.
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I found a YouTube channel who told slow Chinese stories.
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Her channel is called Lazy Chinese and she uses comprehensible input.
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But it was the first time that I actually felt excited.
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Excited because I understood the language I had been practicing for four years
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and it was so easy to understand.
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And without even trying, I was learning so many new words
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and practicing so many new grammar structures just by listening
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and looking at her slow hand gestures and facial gestures.
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I was so inspired to continue studying Chinese
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because it was the first time I actually understood Chinese because she was speaking so slow.
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The first time after four years of studying,
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practicing, listening, I finally felt progress and achievement.
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And when you don't feel progress or achievement,
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when you don't feel like you're improving at something
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it's hard to keep giving your best at improving it's hard to give your 100% percent.
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So I thought how many students,
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especially my own students, feel the same way?
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Feel like they don't understand English and they never will.
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Only because it takes a long time to see progress in the real world.
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But in a slow, demonstrated way,
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so many people would realize that they actually do understand English.
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They actually understand much more than they think.
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So I decided one day to make a video,
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specifically a TikTok, where I spoke slowly
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and I made lots of hand gestures at a speed that anyone could understand.
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using hand gestures in a way where you could understand even
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if you had never studied English because body language speaks much louder than words.
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The video did amazing.
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Everyone felt exactly how I imagined they would feel.
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And my TikTok went viral.
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The next day, I woke up to my phone going crazy.
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And I knew I had to make more videos.
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Longer, shorter, on YouTube, on TikTok.
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As many as I could make.
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Now, here we are today.
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And I'm still trying to come up with creative ideas
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every day to find new ways for you to understand and speak English with confidence.
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Confidence, the only thing that matters.
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My dad, for example, he came to the USA
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when he was 17 years old and he didn't know a lick of English.
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He would just walk around with his dictionary and speak,
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order food, buy groceries, ask for directions.
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He had no other option.
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He was thrown into the deep end right away when he arrived in the u.s
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he only had himself and a will to learn confidence it's all you need fake it until you make it
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His dedication is admirable.
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And I know for a fact, that's where I got mine.
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When you truly believe something,
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no matter how absurd it could be at the moment,
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If you really believe, you can make it a reality.
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Just pretend or fake it until you make it.
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But anyways, going back to the topic about why I am learning Chinese,
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A lot of people ask me why I decided to learn Chinese.
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And to be honest, my sister was the one to inspire me.
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She used to be obsessed with learning Chinese.
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And all she did was study and practice Chinese.
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We got to talking and I was overwhelmed with the same desire to go to China someday.
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I also loved the complexity of Mandarin and how challenging it would be to learn it.
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It has no similarities whatsoever.
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And I can't imagine learning a language with no similarities whatsoever between each other.
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Imagine if I have been learning Chinese for four years
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and I can barely form a full sentence and Chinese people are learning English the same way.
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It's very difficult.
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But I also loved the idea of being an English,
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Spanish, and Mandarin teacher.
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That would be a dream for me.
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So, I started studying Chinese.
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And I was determined in learning Chinese.
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I found the best podcasts to listen to.
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I watched every video of anyone who had successfully learned Mandarin,
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and I even started taking Chinese classes online.
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I had a great teacher.
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She was so patient
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and she was always able to turn a casual
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conversation into a grammar lesson where I learned new words,
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new grammar structures, and I never felt burnt out or frustrated after a lesson.
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I always felt energized and inspired to continue learning Chinese.
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I used to teach English online and I've been inspired by many teachers in my life.
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my parents included my mom
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and dad have to be the most dedicated
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and hard-working teachers my mom was born to be a teacher she is patient
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and graceful she's always willing to help without rushing
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or judging you
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and thoughtful in all of her lessons you can feel
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the care she puts into every lesson my dad students always have the highest scores
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and the kids love him.
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They both put so much work into teaching kids
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and I know firsthand that teaching kids is a challenge.
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It's hard to make a lesson entertaining, educational, and memorable.
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But my mom and my dad both work very hard to do just that.
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That's where my passion for teaching comes from.
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All in all, you don't have to end up living in a place where they speak that language to learn that language.
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Because at the end of the day,
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the journey of learning a language is the most important part.
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Learn for you.
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Enjoy the journey.
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Savor every new word you manage to remember.
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Relish in every win.
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It's a privilege to learn.
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Don't take it for granted.
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Thank you for joining Miss Honey's class.
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I hope you enjoyed this chat with me.
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And don't forget to subscribe for more English practice and like this video for more chats like these.
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See you next time.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B2 is gebaseerd op de video “Slow English Podcast - Why am I learning Chinese? B2+”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: Chinese, English, learning, language, lesson. Deze video bevat 117 zinnen en 1096 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 15:29. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 71 woorden per minuut, zodat je tijd hebt om elke klank na te doen. 84% 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 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| gesture zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈd͡ʒɛs.t͡ʃɚ/ | gebaar, geste |
| inspire werkwoord | /ɪnˈspaɪə(ɹ)/ | inspireren |
| podcast zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈpɑdˌkæst/ | podcast |
| grammar zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)/ | spraakkunst, grammatica |
| similarity zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˌsɪm.ɪˈlæɹ.ɪ.ti/ | gelijkenis |
| admirable zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈæd.məɹ.ə.bəl/ | bewonderenswaardig |
| comprehensible bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /kɒmpɹəˈhɛnsɪbəl/ | begrijpelijk |
| frustrate werkwoord | /ˈfɹʌsˌtɹeɪt/ | frustreren |
| graceful bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈɡɹeɪsfʊl/ | elegant, gracieus |
| obsess werkwoord | /əbˈsɛs/ | obsederen |
| overwhelm werkwoord | /ˌoʊ.vɚˈwɛlm/ | overweldigen, overmannen |
| relish werkwoord | /ˈɹɛlɪʃ/ | genieten |
| savour werkwoord | /ˈseɪvəɹ/ | genieten, smaken |
| dedicate werkwoord | /ˈdɛdɪˌkeɪt/ | inwijden, wijden |
| groceries zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɡɹoʊ.s(ə.)ɹiz/ | boodschappen |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| come up with werkwoord | bedenken, verzinnen |
| end up werkwoord | belanden, terechtkomen |
| sit down werkwoord | gaan zitten |
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 continuous have/has been + -ing — iets dat eerder begon en nog bezig is | I've been learning · have been learning |
| “Used to” used to + werkwoord — een vroegere gewoonte of toestand die niet meer klopt | used to be · used to teach |
| Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet | being engaged · is called · was thrown |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 13 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals don't, I'm, I've. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: relish /ˈɹɛlɪʃ/, dedication /ˌdɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/, dictionary /ˈdɪk.ʃəˌnɛ.ɹi/, facial /ˈfeɪ.ʃəl/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: similarity /ˌsɪm.ɪˈlæɹ.ɪ.ti/, whatsoever /ˌ(h)wʌtsoʊˈɛvɚ/, admirable /ˈæd.məɹ.ə.bəl/, comprehensible /kɒmpɹəˈhɛnsɪbəl/, dedication /ˌdɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: energize /ˈɛnəd͡ʒaɪz/, firsthand /ˈfɜːstˌhænd/, groceries /ˈɡɹoʊ.s(ə.)ɹiz/, absurd /əbˈsɜːd/, subscribe /səbˈskɹaɪb/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: podcast /ˈpɑdˌkæst/, grammar /ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)/, similarity /ˌsɪm.ɪˈlæɹ.ɪ.ti/, admirable /ˈæd.məɹ.ə.bəl/, firsthand /ˈfɜːstˌhænd/
- /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: grammar /ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)/, graceful /ˈɡɹeɪsfʊl/, groceries /ˈɡɹoʊ.s(ə.)ɹiz/
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 gesture, inspire, podcast.
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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.