Shadowing Practice: "Sometimes Good Isn't Good Enough" | Suits - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Rachel, do me a favor?
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Can you just put that on pause for a sec?
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Because I need to make a copy.
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No, Lewis, I can't.
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I'm busy doing my job.
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Excuse me?
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You want to fire me like you fired Harold?
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Because honestly, I don't give a shit.
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I get it.
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Rachel, listen.
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I know about the Harvard thing.
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And I think it's great.
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What?
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Yeah, Norma told me.
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Rachel, I know that waiting is hard, but you're not gonna be here for much longer.
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I got 100% faith in you.
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I didn't get it.
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What?
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I don't understand.
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I had everything.
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My grades, the LSATs, I'm a legacy, and I don't even puff myself up, but I killed it at that interview.
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That doesn't make any sense.
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And do you remember that woman who came from Harvard?
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She didn't like anyone, but I swear she loved me.
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Sheila.
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Yeah.
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Sheila...
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Sheila Sass.
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You remember.
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Yeah, I remember. Is there something wrong?
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Yup, there is something wrong.
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I believe you were wronged.
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I believe you suffered the slings and hours of outrageous wrongness.
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And I will not have it.
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What does that mean?
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That means that I'm gonna rectify this situation because you miss saying you're going to Harvard.
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Look, Sheila, I'm flattered by what you did.
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But this is not fair, and you know it can't stand.
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Lewis, pull a resume from the stack.
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Anyone.
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Read it.
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Sure.
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Magna cum laude.
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Yale, 3.9 GPA.
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Another one.
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Summa cum laude.
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Georgetown, 4.3 GPA.
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Listen, I get it.
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I know what you're trying to...
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That's my reject pile.
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I am a professional.
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I would never let my feelings for you sway me against a candidate.
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Okay, but you have to let them sway you for a candidate.
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You can't ask me that.
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Rachel Zane is the best paralegal in the best law firm in New York.
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She is relied upon by the best lawyers who have graduated from the best university.
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The woman is crimson.
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So who do I knock out?
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I promised her.
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Louis, I liked her.
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I did.
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You're just gonna have to tell her the truth.
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Sometimes good isn't good enough.
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What is it, Louis?
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Got a hard truth to tell you.
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I'm not going to Harvard.
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No, you're not.
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I get it.
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I'm not good enough.
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I never have been.
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That is not the hard truth.
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You're an amazing candidate, and you need to know this in your heart.
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The truth is you did not get in.
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Because I let you down.
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What are you talking about?
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Sheila and I had a relationship.
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I hurt her. And...
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And she took it out on me?
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I want to write you a recommendation for anywhere.
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Any law school.
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It just...
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Won't be Harvard.
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I'm really sorry.
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Hey.
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Hey.
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I never got to buy you that drink last night.
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They were free.
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I know.
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You left.
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I did.
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It was a nice party.
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It was.
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Mm-hmm.
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Mm-hmm.
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Okay.
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So I see you're still not gonna tell me why.
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I didn't get to know.
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I don't know.
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I don't know.
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You left.
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I did.
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It was a nice party.
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It was.
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Mm-hmm.
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Mm-hmm.
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Okay.
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So I see you're still not gonna tell me why you...
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I didn't get into Harvard.
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Don't look at me that way. With sympathy? With pity.
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I wasn't.
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Rachel...
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Listen to me.
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There are other schools...
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Don't.
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Yeah, I won't.
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It wasn't that I wasn't good enough.
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I know that.
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It was Louis.
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What?
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The interviewer.
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Uh, apparently she and Louis had a history and...
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Wait, she didn't let you in because of him?
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That's...
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I know.
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...not right.
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I know.
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Tell me about the day you found out.
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Rachel, come on.
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No. I need to hear how it felt from someone who got in, because I'll...
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I'll never hear that from myself.
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You're looking at me like that again.
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I'm not.
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Then what?
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It's.. it's just not right.
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Yeah.
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Whatever it is, I'm not in the mood.
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I know about Rachel and Sheila at Harvard.
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How?
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Rachel told me.
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She wants me to send this letter going over Sheila's head, but it can't come from me.
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Yeah, it can't come from anyone.
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She didn't get in because they didn't think she was good enough.
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You lied to her.
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No, I never lied to her.
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I told her she was good enough, which she is, but I let her down because I couldn't persuade Sheila, which is the truth.
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Louis, you have to tell her the real truth.
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Like, I saw the look on her face and I took it away.
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I do not want to put it back.
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She is gonna pursue this.
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She's gonna find out one way or the other.
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I'm not gonna let her find out from Harvard.
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I can't tell her.
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You'll regret it.
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Look, I'll give you another day to think about it, but after that, I have to tell her myself.
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I mean, so look, I'm sorry, but I am not...
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When did you send that letter?
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Um, I was, uh...
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I'll tell you when.
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Never.
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Okay, look, let me explain.
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When I went to see Louis, he told me what really happened.
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I know.
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He told me to.
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And I get it.
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I'm not good enough.
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What I don't get, Mike, is why you didn't have the courage and tell me that yourself.
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Look, he lied to you.
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I thought he deserved the chance to tell you himself, all right?
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When I went to his office to get him to sign the letter, I...
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Wait.
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You went to him to sign the letter?
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You told me you were gonna sign the letter.
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No. So you lied to me.
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No, I didn't.
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I told you that I would help you.
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That is such bull .
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That's not what you meant, and you know it.
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You've been cagey with me since the second I came to you about the letter, and you're being cagey with me right now.
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You are.
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You're lying to me.
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Not today.
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Rachel, please stop.
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Then what day, Mike?
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Because it's always something.
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It is always some secret or some story or some lie.
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You don't understand.
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I don't understand why.
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You don't understand what I have been through.
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You don't understand what I have lost.
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Because it's everything.
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Everyone that I love.
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Trevor, my grandmother, Harvey, now probably this job.
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I am not ready to lose you.
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Not today.
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Then tell me.
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I never went to Harvard.
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What?
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I'm a fraud.
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Rachel.
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Rachel.
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I'm sorry.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “"Sometimes Good Isn't Good Enough"”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: Rachel, Harvard, Sheila, Louis, letter. Deze video bevat 201 zinnen en 1100 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 9:23. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 117 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. Slechts 80% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is pittig.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| litter zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈlɪt.ɚ/ | strooisel |
| cagey bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈkeɪd͡ʒi/ | terughoudend |
| sway werkwoord | /ˈsweɪ̯/ | zwaaien |
| flatter werkwoord | /ˈflætɚ/ | complimenteren |
| paralegal zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˌpɛɹəˈliɡ(ə)l/ | juridisch medewerker |
| interviewer zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɪntɚvjuɚ/ | interviewer, interviewster |
| crimson zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈkɹɪmzən/ | karmijnrood, helrood |
| outrageous bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /aʊtˈɹeɪ.d͡ʒəs/ | ongehoord, schandelijk |
| persuade werkwoord | /pə(ɹ)ˈsweɪd/ | overtuigen, overhalen |
| pity zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈpɪt.i/ | medelijden, deernis |
| pause zelfstandig naamwoord | /pɔːz/ | pauze |
| sympathy zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈsɪm.pəθ.i/ | medelijden, sympathie |
| stack zelfstandig naamwoord | /stæk/ | stapel |
| recommendation zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˌɹɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/ | aanbeveling, recommandatie |
| resume werkwoord | /ˈɹɛz.ə.meɪ/ | hervatten, voortzetten |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| find out werkwoord | ontdekken, onderzoeken |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- Rachel, do me a favor?
- What are you talking about?
- Wait, she didn't let you in because of him?
- When did you send that letter?
- You went to him to sign the letter?
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 | have graduated · have been · You've been |
| Betrekkelijke bijzinnen who / which + zin — extra informatie over een persoon of ding | woman who came · someone who got · Sheila, which is |
| Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet | were wronged · is relied |
| Overtreffende trap the -est / the most … — het hoogste of laagste van een groep | the best |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 75 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm, don't, you're. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De “th”-klanken: sympathy /ˈsɪm.pəθ.i/, grandmother /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: paralegal /ˌpɛɹəˈliɡ(ə)l/, recommendation /ˌɹɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: persuade /pə(ɹ)ˈsweɪd/, pause /pɔːz/, courage /ˈkʌ.ɹɪd͡ʒ/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: flatter /ˈflætɚ/, magnum /ˈmæɡnəm/, stack /stæk/, grandmother /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/
- /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: magnum /ˈmæɡnəm/, paralegal /ˌpɛɹəˈliɡ(ə)l/, grandmother /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/
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 litter, cagey, sway.
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.