Shadowing Practice: Teaching English at a Coffee Shop - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Let's learn how to order coffee at Starbucks.
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These are the words and phrases that we are going to learn in this video.
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Can I have a tall cappuccino with cinnamon on top?
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Yeah.
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Yeah, cinnamon on top.
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What's your name?
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Giovanna.
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You can say "Gigi".
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- Yes.
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- D -I -D -I.
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- Five, 16, 16.
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Okay, this card.
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- - - I'm in Florida,
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but most of the vocabulary and sentences that I'm going to teach here can be used anywhere English is spoken.
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So once you go into the coffee shop, you either choose a place to sit and grab the menu or
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go up to the counter and wait in line to order.
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- Hello.
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You can then choose the coffee you like the most and use the phrases like Can I get...
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I'll have Can I have a tall coffee frappuccino with three pumps of vanilla syrup?
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For example, I'd like an Americano, please.
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The first thing you need to know are the names of some common coffee drinks.
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There are three coffee categories for you to choose from.
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And we'll start off with drip.
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and brewed coffee.
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Drip coffee can be served hot, or iced.
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Two coffee blends commonly used by Starbucks are the Pike Place Roast, with cocoa and toasted nuts,
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and the dark roast, which has a bold flavor.
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Okay.
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Ah, this coffee's bold.
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- Okay.
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Many people will have different ideas of what these words mean when it comes to coffee.
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"Strong" might refer to coffee that has more coffee dissolved in it.
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Espresso would be considered very strong since it has a high amount of coffee packed into a small amount of water.
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Watery drip coffee would be considered weak since it has a low amount of coffee packed into a higher amount of water.
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You can brew any coffee grounds to be strong or weak by using less or more water.
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"Rich" tends to refer to the creamy mouthfeel of something like ice cream or to the fullness of the taste.
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It could be used to describe a coffee that tastes very smooth when you drink it.
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Or a coffee that is slightly acidic and you can taste multiple flavors at once.
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"Richness" is commonly associated with another concept in coffee and other drinks called "body".
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People may say a coffee is full -bottied when it fills your mouth with flavor and it doesn't taste watery or simple.
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Gold usually refers to the intensity of the roast, bitterness, and smokiness of a coffee.
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The second coffee drink category is the espresso beverages.
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Espresso beverages are coffee drinks made with espresso and can be served by itself or combined with other ingredients.
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For example, a latte.
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A latte is a combination of a espresso and steamed milk.
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There's also the Americano, which is just with hot water.
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And the cappuccino, a classic espresso drink made with espresso and froth or phoned milk.
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The third coffee category is the cold brew, frozen and blended coffees, which are served cold.
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The coffee frappuccino is one example of frozen and blended coffee.
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Do you know what a frappuccino is?
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A coffee frappuccino is made of coffee blended with ice.
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flavored syrups and topped with whipped cream.
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Can I have a tall coffee frappuccino with three pumps of vanilla syrup?
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There are also drinks like green, black and herbal tea.
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Can I have a grande cappuccino with cinnamon on top?
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But it's not that simple.
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You have to choose the size of your Americano or any other coffee that you want to order.
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size would you like?
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In response, you could answer with small, medium, and large.
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But if you are at Starbucks, Things get a bit complicated because they have different names for coffee sizes.
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They use the word short.
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to refer to a very small size cup.
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Tall to refer to a small cup.
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And the word grande to refer to a medium sized cup.
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They also have venti, which is similar to a large coffee cup, and trenta, which is their largest coffee size.
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When ordering coffee, you can customize it.
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Repeat after me customize, which means to change something to fit your own needs. or preferences.
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For example, you can add a topping toppings such as caramel drizzle, cinnamon, and whipped cream.
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By the way, to drizzle means to pour a thin stream of liquid over something.
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This is caramel drizzle.
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- Super delicious.
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You can also add syrup.
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You can ask for two pumps of vanilla syrup.
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Yes, we use the word pump with syrup.
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Can I have a tall coffee frappuccino with three pumps of vanilla syrup, please?
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Can I have a grande cappuccino with cinnamon on top?
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I'd like caramel drizzle on my frappuccino, please.
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I'll have a venti latte with Sweetener instead of sugar.
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Let me grab a packet, a sweetener right here.
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- Yeah.
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- Yeah.
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Oh Just going to tear it open.
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and stir it.
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- Thank you.
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- By the way, this is a stir.
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Stir.
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A sweetener is a sugar substitute to make things sweet without adding real sugar.
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Let me know in the comments how you would order your coffee at Starbucks.
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What can I get for you today?
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Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “Teaching English at a Coffee Shop”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: coffee, espresso, frappuccino, syrup, drink. Deze video bevat 90 zinnen en 872 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 7:23. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 118 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. Slechts 75% 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:

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
espresso zelfstandig naamwoord/ɛˈspɹɛsoʊ/espresso
syrup zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈsɪɹ.əp/stroop, siroop
cinnamon zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈsɪnəmən/kaneelboom
pump zelfstandig naamwoord/pʌmp/pomp
cappuccino zelfstandig naamwoord/ˌkæpəˈt͡ʃinoʊ/cappuccino
drizzle zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈdɹɪzəl/drop, dropregen
flavor zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈfleɪvə/meug, smaak
caramel zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈkæɹ.ə.mɛl/karamel
sweetener zelfstandig naamwoordzoetstof
drip werkwoord/ˈdɹɪp/druipen
roast werkwoord/ɹoʊst/roosteren, grillen
stir werkwoord/stɝ/roeren
watery bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈwɔtəɹi/waterig
beverage zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈbɛv(ə)ɹɪd͡ʒ/drankje, drank
whip zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈwɪp/zweep

Zinnen om te herhalen

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

  • Can I have a tall cappuccino with cinnamon on top?
  • Do you know what a frappuccino is?
  • Can I have a grande cappuccino with cinnamon on top?
  • I'd like caramel drizzle on my frappuccino, please.
  • What can I get for you today?

Grammatica in deze video

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

StructuurIn de video
Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doetis spoken · can be served · would be considered
Betrekkelijke bijzinnen who / which + zin — extra informatie over een persoon of dingroast, which has · Americano, which is · coffees, which are
Mogelijkheid met “might / may” might/may + werkwoord — iets is mogelijk maar niet zekermight refer · may say
Toekomst met “will” will + werkwoord — een besluit, belofte of voorspellingI'll have · we'll start · will have

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 9 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'd, I'll, I'm. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

  • Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: frappuccino /ˌfɹæpəˈt͡ʃinoʊ/, cappuccino /ˌkæpəˈt͡ʃinoʊ/, ingredient /ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, intensity /ɪnˈtɛnsɪti/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: blend /blɛnd/, customize /ˈkʌs.tə.maɪ̯z/, beverage /ˈbɛv(ə)ɹɪd͡ʒ/, freeze /ˈfɹiːz/, bold /ˈbəʊld/
  • /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: frappuccino /ˌfɹæpəˈt͡ʃinoʊ/, cappuccino /ˌkæpəˈt͡ʃinoʊ/, caramel /ˈkæɹ.ə.mɛl/, packet /ˈpæk.ɪt/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/
  • /w/ — met ronde lippen: watery /ˈwɔtəɹi/, whip /ˈwɪp/

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 espresso, syrup, cinnamon.

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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