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The Giving Tree By Shel Silverstein Once there was a tree....
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and she loved a little boy.
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And everyday the boy would come and he would gather her leaves and make them into crowns and play king of the forest.
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He would climb up her trunk and swing from her branches and eat apples.
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And they would play hide-and-go-seek.
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And when he was tired, he would sleep in her shade.
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And the boy loved the tree.... very much.
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And the tree was happy.
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But time went by.
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And the boy grew older.
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And the tree was often alone.
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Then one day the boy came to the tree and the tree said, "Come, Boy, come and climb up my trunk and swing from my branches and eat apples and play in my shade and be happy." "I am too big to climb and play" said the boy.
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"I want to buy things and have fun.
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I want some money." "I'm sorry," said the tree, "but I have no money.
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I have only leaves and apples.
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Take my apples, Boy, and sell them in the city.
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Then you will have money and you will be happy." And so the boy climbed up the tree and gathered her apples and carried them away.
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And the tree was happy.
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But the boy stayed away for a long time.... and the tree was sad.
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And then one day the boy came back and the tree shook with joy and she said, "Come, Boy, climb up my trunk and swing from my branches and be happy." "I am too busy to climb trees," said the boy.
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"I want a house to keep me warm," he said.
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"I want a wife and I want children, and so I need a house.
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Can you give me a house ?" " I have no house," said the tree.
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"The forest is my house, but you may cut off my branches and build a house.
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Then you will be happy." And so the boy cut off her branches and carried them away to build his house.
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And the tree was happy.
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But the boy stayed away for a long time.
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And when he came back, the tree was so happy she could hardly speak.
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"Come, Boy," she whispered, "come and play." "I am too old and sad to play," said the boy.
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"I want a boat that will take me far away from here.
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Can you give me a boat?" "Cut down my trunk and make a boat," said the tree.
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"Then you can sail away... and be happy." And so the boy cut down her trunk and made a boat and sailed away.
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And the tree was happy ... but not really.
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And after a long time the boy came back again.
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"I am sorry, Boy," said the tree," but I have nothing left to give you - My apples are gone." "My teeth are too weak for apples," said the boy.
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"My branches are gone," said the tree.
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" You cannot swing on them - " "I am too old to swing on branches," said the boy.
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"My trunk is gone, " said the tree.
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"You cannot climb - " "I am too tired to climb" said the boy.
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"I am sorry," sighed the tree.
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"I wish that I could give you something.... but I have nothing left.
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I am just an old stump.
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I am sorry...." "I don't need very much now," said the boy.
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"just a quiet place to sit and rest.
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I am very tired." "Well," said the tree, straightening herself up as much as she could, "well, an old stump is good for sitting and resting Come, Boy, sit down.
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Sit down and rest." And the boy did.
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And the tree was happy.

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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze spreekles op niveau A1 is gebaseerd op de video “The Giving Tree - Animated Children's Book”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: boy, tree, apples, branches, climb. Deze video bevat 47 zinnen en 622 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 4:51. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 128 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. 85% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

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

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
climb werkwoord/ˈklaɪ̯m/klimmen
trunk zelfstandig naamwoord/tɹʌŋk/stam
swing werkwoord/ˈswɪŋ/zwaaien, zwenken
leaf zelfstandig naamwoord/lif/blad
shade zelfstandig naamwoord/ʃeɪd/schaduw
sail zelfstandig naamwoord/seɪl/zeil
everyday bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈɛvɹiˌdeɪ/alledaags
shake werkwoord/ˈʃeɪk/schudden
sigh werkwoord/saɪ/zuchten
stump zelfstandig naamwoord/stʌmp/stomp
straighten werkwoord/ˈstɹeɪtn̩/zich rechten, recht worden

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

WoordBetekenis
come back werkwoordterugkomen
cut down werkwoordvellen
sit down werkwoordgaan zitten

Uitspraak om op te letten

  • De klanken “sh” en “zh”: shade /ʃeɪd/, shake /ˈʃeɪk/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • /w/ — met ronde lippen: swing /ˈswɪŋ/, whisper /ˈ(h)wɪspɚ/

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 climb, trunk, swing.

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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