Shadowing Practice: Speak English Like Michael Scott! ☕️ | The Office Shadowing Practice - Learn English Speaking with Video
Les maken...
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Yes, it is true.
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I, Michael Scott, am signing up with an online dating service.
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Thousands of people have done it, and I am going to do it.
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I need a username, and I have a great one.
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Little kid lover.
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That way people will know exactly where my priorities are at.
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Yes, it is true.
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I, Michael Scott, am signing up with an online dating service.
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Thousands of people have done it, and I'm going to do it.
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I need a username.
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And I have a great one.
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Little kid lover.
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That way people will know exactly where my priorities are at.
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Once I brought in a duck to prepare for lunch, and people got upset.
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Apparently they got attached to the duck and didn't want to see it killed.
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I brought in a duck to prepare for lunch, And people got upset.
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Apparently they got attached to the duck and didn't want to see it killed.
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He always gives me the best Christmas gifts.
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He'll take a memory or a private joke and he'll create something totally unique.
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I love them.
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So this year I made him something.
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A comic book.
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He always gives me the best Christmas gifts.
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He'll take a memory or a private joke and he'll create something totally unique.
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I love them.
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So this year I made him something.
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A comic book.
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Jim and I are great friends.
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We hang out a ton, mostly at work.
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But the fact that he told me his secret and no one else says everything about our friendship.
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And it is why I intend on keeping that secret for as long as I possibly can.
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Jim and I are great friends.
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We hang out a ton, mostly at work.
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But the fact that he told me his secret and no one else says everything about our friendship.
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And it is why I intend on keeping that secret for as long as I possibly can.
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What is it like being single?
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I like it.
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I like starting each day with a sense of possibility.
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And I'm optimistic because every day I get a little more desperate.
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And desperate situations yield the quickest result.
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What is it like being single?
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I like it.
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I like starting each day with a sense of possibility.
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And I'm optimistic because every day I get a little more desperate.
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And desperate situations yield the quickest results.
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Oh, yes, hello, how are you?
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Good to see you.
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Wow, you've really grown up.
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You know what?
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Don't mind me saying so.
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She has turned into a stone-cold fox.
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Better keep the frat boys away from her.
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Oh, yes, hello, how are you?
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Good to see you.
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Wow, you've really grown up.
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You know what?
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Don't mind me saying so.
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She is turning into a stone cold fox.
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Better keep the frat boys away from her.
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I don't understand why Michael is wasting his time with Spanish.
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I have it on very good authority that within 20 years, everyone will be speaking German. Or a Chinese-German hybrid.
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I don't understand why Michael is wasting his time with Spanish.
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I have it on very good authority that within 20 years,
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everyone will be speaking German. Or a Chinese-German hybrid.
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Santa, wonderful tradition.
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Everybody loves Santa.
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Everybody can't get enough of the jolly old man.
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But that is a myth.
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Because you know what?
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He is not necessarily a big fat guy with a beard.
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He's not necessarily an old guy.
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He's not going to have a big fat gross Santa Claus.
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It's going to be cool, sleek Santa.
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Santa, wonderful tradition.
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Everybody loves Santa.
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Everybody can't get enough of the jolly old man.
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But that is a myth.
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Because you know what?
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He is not necessarily a big fat guy with a beard.
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He's not necessarily an old guy.
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He's not going to have a big, fat, gross Santa Claus.
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It's going to be cool, sleek Santa.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “Speak English Like Michael Scott! ☕️”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: Santa, duck, desperate, necessarily, everybody. Deze video bevat 82 zinnen en 660 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 5:55. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 111 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. 82% 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 12 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| duck zelfstandig naamwoord | /dʌk/ | eend |
| desperate bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈdɛs.p(ə.)ɹɪt/ | wanhopig, vertwijfeld |
| sleek bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /sliːk/ | glad |
| attach werkwoord | /əˈtæt͡ʃ/ | vastmaken |
| username zelfstandig naamwoord | gebruikersnaam | |
| optimistic bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˌɒptɪˈmɪstɪk/ | optimistisch |
| beard zelfstandig naamwoord | /bɪɹd/ | baard |
| myth zelfstandig naamwoord | /mɪθ/ | mythe |
| intend werkwoord | /ɪnˈtɛnd/ | van plan zijn |
| hybrid zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈhaɪ.bɹɪd/ | kruising, hybride |
| yield werkwoord | /jiːld/ | voortbrengen |
| lover zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈlʌvɚ/ | minnaar, minnares |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| grow up werkwoord | opgroeien |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- Wow, you've really grown up.
- Don't mind me saying so.
- Because you know what?
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 done · you've really grown · has turned |
| Overtreffende trap the -est / the most … — het hoogste of laagste van een groep | the best · the quickest |
| Toekomst met “going to” be going to + werkwoord — een plan of iets dat je ziet aankomen | am going to do · I'm going to do · He's not going to have |
| Toekomst met “will” will + werkwoord — een besluit, belofte of voorspelling | will know · He'll take · will be |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 17 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals don't, he'll, I'm. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: beard /bɪɹd/, intend /ɪnˈtɛnd/, hybrid /ˈhaɪ.bɹɪd/, yield /jiːld/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: frat /fɹæt/, attach /əˈtæt͡ʃ/
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 duck, desperate, sleek.
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.