Shadowing Practice: Stories of relationships – B1 English Listening Test - Learn English Speaking with Video
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I used to share an apartment with three other people.
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We started sharing the place when we were university students and became best friends.
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When we all finished our studies and started to work, we continued living together because we got along very well
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and it was difficult to afford an apartment on your own in the city.
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On a night out, one of my flatmates introduced me to one of his friends, Sarah, and there was an immediate spark there.
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I asked her out and we started dating.
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The connection between us was unbelievable.
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Now she's my best friend, and she's the first person I ever went out with.
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And, hopefully, she'll be the last, because we got married last year.
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I married my high school sweetheart when I was just 22.
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John was my first and only relationship.
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We met when we were 16, and we started dating at 17.
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Unfortunately, after 23 years, our marriage wasn't working any longer, and we decided to part ways after a lifetime together.
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When we separated, I formed a close bond with a colleague at work.
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She became my confidant and best friend.
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One day, she excitedly suggested that she knew the perfect man for me, and practically set up a blind date despite my hesitations.
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She insisted so much that I finally agreed.
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We decided on a familiar restaurant for the meeting, a place that felt safe and neutral.
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I was quite nervous, because I had never dated anyone other than John.
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When I walked through the door, I couldn't believe my eyes.
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It was John.
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When he saw me, we both started laughing.
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What are the odds?
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When I first started at my current job, I didn't know anyone there.
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However, I soon got to know Arthur, one of my colleagues.
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We had a lot in common and before long we became pretty close.
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Our conversations weren't just about work.
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They extended to our personal lives, hobbies and families.
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One weekend he invited me and my wife to a barbecue at his house.
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It was there that he introduced us to his partner.
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During the barbecue my wife and his partner really hit it off, finding they shared many interests.
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They became friends quickly.
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Unfortunately, over time, my relationship with Arthur started to get worse because of some disagreements at work.
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Eventually, we fell out, and our relationship went back to being just professional.
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It was awkward because my wife and Arthur's partner had become close, but such is life.
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Back in college, there was this girl I had a huge crush on.
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We weren't close, just acquaintances, really, but I thought about her in secret all the time.
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We had common friends and often met here and there on nights out, but I never had the courage to ask her out.
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Fast forward a few years, a very close friend of mine introduced me to his new girlfriend,
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and to my dismay, it was the same girl I'd been silently admiring from afar.
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It crushed me a little bit, to be honest, but I tried to be happy for my friend.
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Time went by and I received a wedding invitation.
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Standing there at their wedding, watching my crush becoming my friend's wife, was bittersweet.
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I was invited to share in their joy, and that's what I decided to focus on.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles is gebaseerd op de video “Stories of relationships – B1 English Listening Test”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: became, wife, introduced, partner, decided. Deze video bevat 44 zinnen en 558 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 3:26. De spreker praat in een natuurlijk tempo van ongeveer 162 woorden per minuut, dicht bij een alledaags gesprek. 86% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| introduce werkwoord | /ˌɪntɹəˈdus/ | introduceren, voorstellen |
| crush werkwoord | /kɹʌʃ/ | verpletteren, pletten |
| invite werkwoord | /ɪnˈvaɪt/ | uitnodigen, nodigen |
| colleague zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈkɒliːɡ/ | collega, medewerker |
| odd bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ɑd/ | vreemd, merkwaardig |
| lifetime zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈlaɪf.taɪm/ | mensenleven, levensduur |
| extend werkwoord | /ɛkˈstɛnd/ | uitbreiden |
| courage zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈkʌ.ɹɪd͡ʒ/ | moed, dapperheid |
| awkward bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈɔk.wɚd/ | onhandig |
| neutral bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈnuː.tɹəl/ | neutraal |
| invitation zelfstandig naamwoord | /ɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/ | uitnodiging |
| unbelievable bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəbl̩/ | ongelofelijk |
| insist werkwoord | /ɪnˈsɪst/ | blijven bij, volhouden |
| spark zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈspɑɹk/ | vonk, sprank |
| admire werkwoord | /ədˈmaɪɹ/ | bewonderen, aanbidden |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| fall out werkwoord | in onmin raken | |
| get along werkwoord | opschieten, overeenkomen | |
| set up werkwoord | /ˌsɛt ˈʌp/ | bereiden, voorbereiden |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 7 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals weren't, couldn't, didn't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: crush /kɹʌʃ/, invitation /ɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/, hesitation /ˌhɛzɪˈteɪʃən/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: practically /ˈpɹæk.tɪ.k(ə.)li/, invitation /ɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/, unbelievable /ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəbl̩/, disagreement /dɪsəˈɡɹiːmənt/, hesitation /ˌhɛzɪˈteɪʃən/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: colleague /ˈkɒliːɡ/, odd /ɑd/, extend /ɛkˈstɛnd/, courage /ˈkʌ.ɹɪd͡ʒ/, awkward /ˈɔk.wɚd/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: practically /ˈpɹæk.tɪ.k(ə.)li/, flatmate /ˈflætmeɪt/
- /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: colleague /ˈkɒliːɡ/, disagreement /dɪsəˈɡɹiːmənt/
Zo oefen je met deze video
- Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
- Begin op 0,75× snelheid, spreek zin voor zin na en ga terug naar normale snelheid zodra het makkelijk gaat.
- Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als introduce, crush, invite.
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