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Right, I'm afraid there's no easy way to say this.
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Oh no. That doesn't sound promising at all.
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Once we pulled the units off, we found damp behind them.
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And the wiring's decades out of date, frankly.
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Hang on... how bad are we actually talking?
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Realistically, you're looking at roughly double the original quote.
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Double? You can't be serious!
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Ugh, we budgeted twelve grand, and that was already a stretch!
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I get it. But I won't just plaster over damp.
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Okay, look, it'd be back within a year, and you'd blame me.
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Well, I'm not convinced he's being entirely straight with us.
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Okay, come on, he did show us photos of the wall.
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Fair enough, but the rewiring smells like an upsell.
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Hmm, I'd rather not cut corners on electrics, though.
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So what, we just hand over our savings and smile?
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Okay, let's look at this calmly. What's non-negotiable?
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The damp, obviously. I'm not having mould behind new cupboards.
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Agreed. And safe wiring isn't a luxury, it's essential.
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Right... so where could we actually claw some money back?
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Well, what if we kept the old worktops for now?
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Oh, now that's not a bad idea at all!
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We've had a think, and we'd like to push back a little.
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Would you mind if we got a second opinion on the wiring?
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Not at all. I'd do exactly the same in your position.
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And if we keep the worktops, where does that leave us?
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Let me see... that knocks off a good three grand.
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Really? That's more than I expected!
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To be honest, I could phase the work, too.
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Damp and wiring now, the fancy bits next spring.
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Oh, that would certainly take the sting out of it.
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Fine, as long as it's all in writing this time!
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Ha, fair point. I'll email you a revised quote tonight.
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Well, that went better than I'd feared.
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Hmm, still eye-watering... but at least it's honest.
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And we get to keep our savings. Partly.
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Ha! Partly being the operative word.
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Fancy a takeaway? We haven't got a kitchen anyway!
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau C1 is gebaseerd op de video “The Builder's Quote Has Doubled: Renovating the Kitchen”. Deze video bevat 37 zinnen en 347 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 2:28. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 141 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. Slechts 79% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is pittig. 10 van de 37 zinnen zijn vragen, dus het is goede oefening voor vraagintonatie en korte antwoorden.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
De 9 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| damp bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈdæmp/ | klam |
| worktop zelfstandig naamwoord | aanrecht | |
| cupboard zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈkʌb.əd/ | keukenkast |
| revise werkwoord | /ɹɪˈvaɪz/ | herzien |
| takeaway zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈteɪkəweɪ/ | afhaalmaaltijd |
| calmly bijwoord | /ˈkɑː(ɹ)m.li/ | kalmpjes, kalmweg |
| claw zelfstandig naamwoord | /klɔ/ | klauw |
| operative bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈɑpəɹətɪv/ | werkzaam |
| frankly bijwoord | /fɹæŋkli/ | ronduit |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| hand over werkwoord | overhandigen |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- Realistically, you're looking at roughly double the original quote.
- Hmm, I'd rather not cut corners on electrics, though.
- I'm not having mould behind new cupboards.
- Would you mind if we got a second opinion on the wiring?
- I'd do exactly the same in your position.
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 17 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'd, I'm, can't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: negotiable /nɪˈɡoʊʃəbəl/, operative /ˈɑpəɹətɪv/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: cupboard /ˈkʌb.əd/, revise /ɹɪˈvaɪz/, operative /ˈɑpəɹətɪv/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: damp /ˈdæmp/, plaster /ˈplæstɚ/, frankly /fɹæŋkli/
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 damp, worktop, cupboard.
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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.