Shadowing Practice: Slow English Reading: Rainbow Fish for Beginners (A1–A2) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hello?
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And welcome back to my slow English podcast.
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We will be reading.
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The Rainbow Fish.
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Thanks.
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- Yeah.
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A long way out.
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in the deep Blue sea.
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There lived a fish.
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Not just...
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any ordinary fish but "the most beautiful fish in the entire
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Ocean.
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you His scales?
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were every shade of blue, And green.
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and purple Okay.
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with sparkling silver scales.
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among them.
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The other fish were amazed.
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at his beauty.
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They called him The Rainbow Fish.
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Thank you.
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"Come on, Rainbow Fish." they would call Come and play with us. But...
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The Rainbow Fish?
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would just Glide past.
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proud and silent.
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letting his scales shimmer.
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Okay.
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One day, A little blue fish.
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followed after him.
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So Rainbow fish.
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He called.
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Wait for me.
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Please give me.
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one of your shiny Scales.
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They are so wonderful.
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and you have So many.
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Thank you.
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- Yes.
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You want me to give you one of my special skills Who do you think you are?
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cried.
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The Rainbow Fish, Thank you.
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Get away from me.
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shocked.
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The Little Blue Fish "swam away." He was so upset.
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He told all his friends What had happened?
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Thank you.
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From then on, So, No one would have anything anything to do with Rainbow fish.
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They turned away when he swam by.
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I What good were the dazzling Shimmering Scales.
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with no one to admire them.
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No?
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He was The loneliest fish.
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in the entire ocean.
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Thank you.
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One day, He poured out all of his troubles. to the starfish.
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I really am beautiful.
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Why doesn't anybody like me?
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I can't answer that for you.
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said the starfish. But...
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If you go, Beyond the coral reef,
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to a deep cave you will find the wise octopus. So, Maybe she.
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can help you.
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Thank you.
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The Rainbow Fish?
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Found the cave.
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Okay.
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It was very dark.
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inside.
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and He couldn't see anything.
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Then, Suddenly, Two eyes.
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caught him.
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in their glare.
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and the octopus emerged from the darkness.
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I have been waiting for you.
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said the octopus with a deep voice.
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The waves have told me Your story.
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This is my advice.
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Give a glittering scale to each of the other fish.
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You will no longer B.
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the most beautiful fish.
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in the sea, but You will discover how to be Happy.
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I can't.
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The rainbow fish started to say, But.. the octopus had already disappeared.
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into a dark cloud of ink.
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Give away my scales.
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my beautiful shining scales, Thank you.
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Never.
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'How could I ever be happy?' without them.
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Suddenly, He felt...
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the light touch of A fin.
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The Little Blue Fish was back.
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Yeah.
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Rainbow fish.
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Please don't be angry.
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i just want One little scale.
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The rainbow fish wavered.
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Only one very, very small, shimmery scale.
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he thought.
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Thank you.
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Well...
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Maybe I wouldn't miss Just watch.
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One.
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Thank you.
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carefully.
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the rainbow fish, Pull it out.
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the smallest scale, and gave it to the little fish.
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Thank you.
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Thank you very much.
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the little blue fish, bubbled playfully.
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as he tucked the shiny scale in among his blue ones.
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a rather Peculiar.
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feeling, came over the rainbow fish.
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For a long time.
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He watched.
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The Little Blue Fish Swim.
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Back and forth.
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with his new scale, glittering in the water.
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The Little Blue Fish whizzed through the ocean.
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with His scale, flashing So, It didn't take long.
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before the rainbow fish was surrounded by the other Fish.
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Yeah.
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Everyone wanted A glittering scale.
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The Rainbow Fish?
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shared his skills and left and right And the more he gave away, Thank you the more delighted He became
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when the water around him filled with glimmering scales.
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He at last felt at home.
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among the other Fish.
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Finally, The rainbow fish had only One...
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Shining scale left.
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his most prized possessions had been given the way.
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Yet He was very happy.
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Come on, Rainbow Fish.
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They called.
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Come.
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and play with us.
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Okay.
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Here I come.
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said the Rainbow Fish.
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and happy as a splash he swam off to join his Friends.
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What do you think?
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The moral of this story. was.
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Comments down below.
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I would love to hear Your thoughts.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau A2 is gebaseerd op de video “Slow English Reading: Rainbow Fish for Beginners”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: fish, rainbow, scale, blue, octopus. Deze video bevat 143 zinnen en 697 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 10:49. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 64 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 |
|---|---|---|
| swim werkwoord | /swɪm/ | zwemmen |
| glitter werkwoord | /ˈɡlɪtəɹ/ | schitteren |
| skill zelfstandig naamwoord | /skɪl/ | bekwaamheid, vaardigheid |
| cave zelfstandig naamwoord | /keɪv/ | hol, grot |
| shine werkwoord | /ʃaɪn/ | schijnen, stralen |
| carefully bijwoord | /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/ | voorzichtig |
| cloud zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈklaʊ̯d/ | wolk |
| moral bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈmoɹəl/ | moreel |
| shock zelfstandig naamwoord | /ʃɔk/ | schok, shock |
| silent bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈsaɪ̯lənt/ | stil |
| ordinary bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈɔɹdɪnɛɹi/ | gewoon, alledaags |
| discover werkwoord | /dɪˈskʌvə/ | ontdekken |
| possession zelfstandig naamwoord | /pəˈzɛʃn̩/ | bezetenheid |
| purple zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈpɝ.pl̩/ | paars, purper |
| darkness zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈdɑɹk.nɪs/ | duisternis, donkerheid |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| give away werkwoord | weggeven |
| come over werkwoord | langskomen |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- Why doesn't anybody like me?
- I can't answer that for you.
- What do you think?
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
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| Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet | was surrounded · had been given |
| Overtreffende trap the -est / the most … — het hoogste of laagste van een groep | the most beautiful · The loneliest · the smallest |
| Toekomst met “will” will + werkwoord — een besluit, belofte of voorspelling | will be · will find · will no |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 7 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals can't, couldn't, didn't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: shine /ʃaɪn/, shock /ʃɔk/, flash /flæʃ/, possession /pəˈzɛʃn̩/, shade /ʃeɪd/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: cave /keɪv/, cloud /ˈklaʊ̯d/, shade /ʃeɪd/, emerge /ɪˈmɝd͡ʒ/, surround /səˈɹaʊnd/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: flash /flæʃ/, podcast /ˈpɑdˌkæst/, splash /splæʃ/, dazzle /ˈdæzəl/
- /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: glitter /ˈɡlɪtəɹ/, glare /ɡlɛɚ/, glimmer /ˈɡlɪmɚ/
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 swim, glitter, skill.
Wat is de Shadowing-techniek?
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.