Shadowing Practice: Tactics for Listening Third Edition Basic Unit 10 The family - Learn English Speaking with Video

Les maken...
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Listening one.
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One.
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That's me in the middle.
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That's my oldest niece, Megan, on the right.
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She's in her second year of college.
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And that's my nephew on the left.
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He just finished high school.
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Oh, he's handsome.
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Two.
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That's me in the middle.
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Who are the other two?
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Those are my brothers, Nigel and Trevor.
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They're twins.
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How old are they?
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They're 15.
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Three.
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That's me and my parents.
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Boy, you look just like your dad.
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No, I don't.
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Four.
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This is a picture of my son and daughter.
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Is your daughter younger than your son?
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Yes, much younger.
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He's 24.
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How old is your daughter?
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She's 12.
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That's a big difference.
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These are my parents, and that's my grandmother on the left.
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How old is she?
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She's 80.
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She looks young for 80.
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This is my father with my mom, my grandmother, my sister, and my cousin.
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Which one is your mother?
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The one all the way on the right.
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Oh, yes.
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Listening to One Do you have any brothers and sisters, Natalie?
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No brothers.
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I wish I did.
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But I have three sisters.
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Really?
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Yeah, and I'm the youngest.
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Poor you.
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Two.
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Tell me about your family, Abby.
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Well, I have one brother.
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He's older than me.
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What does he do?
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He's a student, and I have two younger sisters.
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Wow, you have a big family.
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3. Do you have any brothers or sisters, Ben?
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Just one.
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My sister, Anna.
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Is she older than you?
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Yes, she is.
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She always bosses me around.
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4. Tell me about your family, Rosie.
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Well, I come from quite a big family.
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I have two brothers, both of them younger than me.
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Really?
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Do you have any sisters?
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Yeah, I have one older and one younger sister.
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You're lucky.
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I wish I came from a big family.
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Five.
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Do you come from a big family, Tim?
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No, I'm an only child.
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It's just me and my parents.
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I'm sorry.
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I have one brother.
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He's older than me.
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What does he do?
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He's a student, and I have two younger sisters.
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Wow, you have a big family.
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Three.
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Do you have any brothers or sisters, Ben?
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Just one.
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My sister, Anna.
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Is she older than you?
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Yes, she is.
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She always bosses me around.
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4. Tell me about your family, Rosie.
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Well, I come from quite a big family.
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I have two brothers, both of them younger than me.
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Really?
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Do you have any sisters?
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Yeah.
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I have one older and one younger sister.
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You're lucky.
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I wish I came from a big family.
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5. Do you come from a big family, Tim?
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No, I'm an only child.
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It's just me and my parents.
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Listening 3 1.
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Both of my parents are taller than me.
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My dad is pretty tall, but my brother is even taller than my dad.
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Together, they look like a basketball team.
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My sister and I are the short ones in the family.
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Two.
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My brother isn't interested in music at all.
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He's into cars, like my dad.
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But I'm not interested in cars.
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I play the guitar and the piano.
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I guess I love music because of my mum.
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She sings beautifully.
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She plays the piano really well, too.
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Three.
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I love animals.
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I keep a couple of parrots in a big cage in my room.
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I love taking photographs of wild birds when I'm in the countryside.
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My dad and I often go away for the weekend, and we have a great time birdwatching.
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My sister thinks I'm crazy.
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When my sister has free time, she loves to play cards.
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I can't stand card games.
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Four.
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I enjoy reading.
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I read a lot of books, and I love going to the library.
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My dad likes outdoor things.
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He's really into sports and swimming, and he always tells me I should get more interested in sports.
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But Mom tells me that reading is the best way to learn.
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She always gives me books that she's been reading.
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Five.
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I'm very interested in computers.
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I'm always teaching myself new computer programs and I have a lot of great software.
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My brother and I spend all our free time in computer stores and online.
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My sister is more interested in the arts.
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She likes music and she loves to read.
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She hates computers.
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6. I love traveling.
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My mother and I go to a different place every year.
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Both of us love to learn new things about cultures.
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My father never goes with us because he hates flying.
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My older sister is in college, so she stays home and studies while we're away.
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Sometimes I wish my sister and my father would travel with us because I miss them.
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Listening 3 1.
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Both of my parents are taller than me.
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My dad is pretty tall, but my brother is even taller than my dad.
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Together, they look like a basketball team.
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My sister and I are the short ones in the family.
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2. My brother isn't interested in music at all.
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He's into cars, like my dad.
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But I'm not interested in cars.
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I play the guitar and the piano.
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I guess I love music because of my mom.
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She sings beautifully.
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She plays the piano really well, too.
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Three.
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I love animals.
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I keep a couple of parrots in a big cage in my room.
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I love taking photographs of wild birds when I'm in the countryside.
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My dad and I often go away for the weekend, and we have a great time birdwatching.
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My sister thinks I'm crazy.
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When my sister has free time, she loves to play cards.
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I can't stand card games.
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4. I enjoy reading.
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I read a lot of books, and I love going to the library.
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My dad likes outdoor things.
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He's really into sports and swimming, and he always tells me I should get more interested in sports.
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But Mom tells me that reading is the best way to learn.
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She always gives me books that she's been reading.
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5. I'm very interested in computers.
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I'm always teaching myself new computer programs, and I have a lot of great software.
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My brother and I spend all our free time in computer stores and online.
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My sister is more interested in the arts.
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She likes music and she loves to read.
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She hates computers.
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6. I love travelling.
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My mother and I go to a different place every year.
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Both of us love to learn new things about cultures.
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My father never goes with us because he hates flying.
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My older sister is in college, so she stays home and studies while we're away.
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Sometimes I wish my sister and my father would travel with us because I miss them.
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Pronunciation 1.
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Do you have any brothers?
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2. What does he do?
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3. Who do you look like?
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4. What are their names?
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Dictation Do you have a big family, Eva?
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Kind of.
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I have a younger brother and an older sister.
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Really?
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How old are they?
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Let's see.
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My brother is 18 and my sister is 25.
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Oh.
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What does your sister do?
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She's a chef.
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A chef?
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What a cool job.
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How do you like her food?
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I haven't tried it, actually.
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She lives in California.
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Thank you.

Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze spreekles op niveau A2 is gebaseerd op de video “Tactics for Listening Third Edition Basic Unit 10 The family”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: sister, brother, dad, interested, younger. Deze video bevat 192 zinnen en 1194 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 11:50. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 101 woorden per minuut, zodat je tijd hebt om elke klank na te doen. 85% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken. 30 van de 192 zinnen zijn vragen, dus het is goede oefening voor vraagintonatie en korte antwoorden.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

15 woorden uit de video die het leren waard zijn, met uitspraak en betekenis:

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
piano zelfstandig naamwoord/piˈænɪː/piano
guitar zelfstandig naamwoord/ɡɪˈtɑɹ/gitaar
chef zelfstandig naamwoord/ʃɛf/chef-kok
outdoor bijvoeglijk naamwoord/aʊtˈdɔː/buiten-
photograph zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈfoʊ.təˌɡɹæf/foto
swim werkwoord/swɪm/zwemmen
grandmother zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/grootmoeder, oma
cage zelfstandig naamwoord/keɪd͡ʒ/kooi, kouw
beautifully bijwoord/ˈbju.tɪ.fə.li/mooi
countryside zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈkʌn.tɹiˌsaɪd/platteland, buitengebied
cousin zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈkʌz(ə)n/neef, nicht
twin zelfstandig naamwoord/twɪn/tweeling
handsome bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈhæn.səm/knap
youngest bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈjʌŋ.ɡɪst/jongst
nephew zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈnɛf.ju/neef

Zinnen om te herhalen

Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:

  • Is your daughter younger than your son?
  • How old is your daughter?
  • Which one is your mother?
  • Is she older than you?
  • Do you have any sisters?

Grammatica in deze video

De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:

StructuurIn de video
Vergrotende trap -er than / more … than — twee dingen vergelijkenyounger than · older than · taller than
Werkwoord + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — werkwoorden die door de -ing-vorm worden gevolgdlove taking · enjoy reading · love traveling
Overtreffende trap the -est / the most … — het hoogste of laagste van een groepthe youngest · the best
Advies met “should” should + werkwoord — zeggen wat een goed idee isshould get

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 26 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm, can't, isn't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

  • De klanken “sh” en “zh”: chef /ʃɛf/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, dictation /dɪkˈteɪʃən/
  • Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: beautifully /ˈbju.tɪ.fə.li/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: cage /keɪd͡ʒ/, countryside /ˈkʌn.tɹiˌsaɪd/
  • /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: piano /piˈænɪː/, photograph /ˈfoʊ.təˌɡɹæf/, grandmother /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/, handsome /ˈhæn.səm/, parrot /ˈpæɹət/
  • /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: guitar /ɡɪˈtɑɹ/, photograph /ˈfoʊ.təˌɡɹæf/, grandmother /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/, youngest /ˈjʌŋ.ɡɪst/

Zo oefen je met deze video

  1. Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
  2. Spreek zin voor zin na op normale snelheid en herhaal elke zin tot je ritme gelijk is aan dat van de spreker.
  3. Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als piano, guitar, chef.

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.

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