Shadowing Practice: The Great Gatsby Plot Summary - Chapters 1-3 - Schooling Online - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Welcome to the Roaring Twenties, old sport.
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The 1920s, that is.
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The American economy is booming,
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the champagne is flowing, and the flappers are flapping.
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It's a time when savvy Americans could become rich beyond their wildest dreams.
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But beneath all the glitz and glamour is the whiff of something rotten.
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All is not what it seems.
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Meet our narrator, Nick Carraway.
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He's a patient and honest young man, well-educated and wise.
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Nick's family are the descendants of Scottish dukes and well-established in America's Midwest.
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In other words, Nick comes from old money.
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After graduating from Yale University in 1915,
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Nick went to fight in the Great War, and he enjoyed it.
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Nick's not really the alpha type,
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but alpha males are drawn to him and want to be his friend.
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Nick's a nice guy.
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After the excitement of the war,
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Nick found the Midwest terribly boring,
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so in 1922 he moved to the East Coast.
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Wall Street was pumping, and Nick wanted to be a part of it.
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While he was there, Nick met several interesting characters.
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But the one who made the biggest impression on him was Gatsby.
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Ah, Gatsby.
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What a gorgeous, sensitive soul.
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Nick is now back at home in the Midwest for reasons he'll reveal later.
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In the meantime, he's going to unburden his heavy heart by telling us the tale of the great Gatsby.
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It begins in the summer of 1922.
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Nick had just rented a house in West Egg on Long Island Sound,
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about 20 miles from Manhattan.
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It was a tiny shack compared to the monstrous mansions on either side.
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See that gigantic French-inspired castle next door to Nick's?
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That's Gatsby's mansion.
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But if you think the West Egg mansions are big,
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wait until you see the estates across the bay in East Egg.
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East Egg is the more fashionable of the two egg-shaped landforms on Long Island Sound.
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It's where the old money resides.
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In fact, that's where Nick's taking us right now,
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to the palatial home of his second cousin, Daisy Buchanan.
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Nick went to Yale with Daisy's husband, Tom.
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Now Tom is what you would call an alpha male, a 1920s chad.
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He's also from an incredibly wealthy family,
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and his sprawling estate in East Egg is impressive, to say the least.
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Once inside, we meet Daisy and her friend, Jordan Baker.
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Nick is happy to see Daisy,
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although he barely knows her.
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Jordan only faintly registers Nick's presence.
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She's too cool for him.
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Her face seems familiar, though,
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and she even knows who Nick's neighbour is.
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Who's Gatsby?
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At dinner, Tom shows his racist side.
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He mansplains some very unscientific opinions about non-white races, until the phone rings.
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Tom leaves the room to answer it, and Daisy follows him.
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Then Jordan and Nick hear them arguing.
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It turns out Tom has a mistress.
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Poor Daisy.
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It's bad enough that Tom's affair is common knowledge,
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but to call him at dinner time?
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Well, this is awkward, especially when the phone rings a second time.
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Later, when Nick and Daisy have a chance to speak alone,
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she reveals how miserable she is.
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She's rich, sophisticated and terribly alone.
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Back inside the house, Nick realises that Jordan is a pro golfer who's graced the covers of several sports magazines.
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What an odd evening Nick's had.
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As he drives away, Nick can't help but feel sorry for Daisy and Tom.
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When he arrives home, he sits in the moonlight, mulling it over.
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Then he sees the mysterious silhouette of a man standing on the lawn of the neighbouring mansion.
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It could only be Gatsby.
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But then Nick sees him do a strange thing.
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He stretches his arms out towards a green light far across the bay.
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Was he just stretching?
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Or was he reaching for something?
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A short time later, Tom takes Nick on a train trip to New York.
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On the way, they stop by the Valley of the Ashes,
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a filthy industrial wasteland that lies between the eggs and New York City.
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Tom basically forces Nick out of the train.
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He wants Nick to meet his mistress.
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Like Nick has nothing better to do.
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Myrtle Wilson, the mistress, is married to George Wilson,
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the owner of a garage.
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George is a spiritless young man who has no idea about his wife's affair.
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Tom shows up under the pretense of selling George a car.
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A bit brazen, don't you think?
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When Myrtle appears, she walks by George as if he were a ghost.
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But the chemistry between her and Tom is obvious.
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Poor George must have ashes for brains.
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While George is out of the room,
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Tom and Myrtle arrange a rendezvous at their apartment,
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or love nest, in New York City.
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How cosy.
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Tom even buys her a puppy on the way.
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Well, the rendezvous turns into a party.
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Myrtle invites her sister Catherine,
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as well as the McKees from the flat below.
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Poor Nick, who'd tried to excuse himself earlier in the afternoon,
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ends up getting wasted on Tom's whisky.
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It was all fun, games and gossip until Myrtle taunted Tom by repeating Daisy's name.
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Tom broke Myrtle's nose for that.
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Party's over, folks.
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But, as we all know,
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that wasn't a real party.
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Only Gatsby throws proper parties.
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And soon enough, Nick is formally invited to one.
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Now that's what you call a party.
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Except Nick doesn't know anyone among the crowds of glittering socialites.
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Isn't that the worst feeling?
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Luckily, Jordan Baker rescues him from being a complete loner.
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As Jordan and Nick make their way around the gardens,
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they hear all sorts of juicy gossip about their host.
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Apparently, Gatsby killed a man once.
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Wasn't he a German spy during the war?
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Is he related to German royalty?
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Well, according to a friend of a friend,
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Gatsby grew up in Germany.
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But wasn't he in the American army too?
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Where is Gatsby, anyhow?
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Jordan and Nick look for him in his vast Gothic library.
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They encounter a curious owl-eyed man, but no Gatsby.
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At around midnight, when the party was really cranking,
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a man recognises Nick from the war.
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Then the man invites Nick for a spin in his hydroplane in the morning.
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After a moment of confusion,
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the man finally introduces himself as Gatsby.
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Ah, Gatsby.
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His beautiful, warm smile puts Nick totally at ease.
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But Gatsby has to excuse himself.
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Chicago is on the phone.
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Gee, he does business at funny hours, doesn't he?
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A short time later, Gatsby requests that Jordan Baker join him for a private chat.
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Is Gatsby stealing Nick's date?
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At around 2am, just as things were winding down and getting messy,
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Jordan and Gatsby emerge from the library.
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Jordan tells Nick that she's just heard the most amazing thing,
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but he'll have to see her if he wants the scoop.
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She tells him to look her up in the phone book.
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No cell phones in those days.
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When Nick bids Gatsby goodnight, they're interrupted again.
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This time, Philadelphia is on the phone.
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He must be super important.
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Once Nick escapes the chaos of a last-minute bingle in Gatsby's driveway,
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he looks back to see Gatsby waving a final farewell from his porch.
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But Nick doesn't want you to think that the three nights he's just described are all that absorbed him that summer.
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He also worked hard, fell in love with New York,
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had a fling with a girl at work and started dating Jordan Baker.
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It wasn't true love, more like tender curiosity.
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Jordan was a liar and a bad driver but she charmed him.
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Although it turns out that Nick wasn't entirely free to love Jordan,
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or anyone else for that matter,
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he still had a girl back home to whom he wrote letters signed, Love Nick.
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Nick insists that he's an honest guy,
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but his actions seem to say otherwise.
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Can we trust our narrator?
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau C1 is gebaseerd op de video “The Great Gatsby Plot Summary - Chapters 1-3 - Schooling Online”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: Nick, Gatsby, Tom, Jordan, Daisy. Deze video bevat 154 zinnen en 1339 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 10:22. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 129 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. Slechts 78% 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:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| mansion zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈmæn.ʃən/ | landhuis |
| mistress zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈmɪs.tɹɪs/ | mevrouw, meesteres |
| neighbour zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈneɪbɚ/ | buur, buurman |
| narrator zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈnæˌɹeɪ.təɹ/ | verteller, vertelster |
| gossip zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɡɑsɪp/ | kletspraatje, roddel |
| anyhow bijwoord | /ˈɛn.i.haʊ/ | hoe dan ook, in ieder geval |
| brazen bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈbɹeɪ̯zən/ | koperachtig |
| descendant zelfstandig naamwoord | /dɪˈsɛndənt/ | afstammeling, nakomeling |
| golfer zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɡɒlfə(ɹ)/ | golfer, golfster |
| landform zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈlænd.fɔɹm/ | landvorm, reliëfvorm |
| silhouette zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˌsɪluˈɛt/ | silhouet |
| sprawl werkwoord | /spɹɔːl/ | armen en benen uitspreiden |
| unscientific bijvoeglijk naamwoord | onwetenschappelijk | |
| wasteland zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈweɪs(t)ˌlænd/ | woestenij |
| glamour zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɡlæmɚ/ | glamour |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| turn out werkwoord | uitvallen, resulteren |
| check out werkwoord | onderzoeken |
| end up werkwoord | belanden, terechtkomen |
| show up werkwoord | tentoonstellen |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- A bit brazen, don't you think?
- Isn't that the worst feeling?
- Gee, he does business at funny hours, doesn't he?
- Can we trust our narrator?
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 15 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals wasn't, doesn't, he'll. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: mansion /ˈmæn.ʃən/, palatial /pəˈleɪʃəl/, socialite /ˈsoʊʃəˌlaɪt/, fashionable /ˈfæʃənəbl̩/, champagne /ʃæmˈpeɪn/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: curiosity /ˌkjʊɹ.iˈɑ.sə.ti/, miserable /ˈmɪz(ə)ɹəbəl/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: wasteland /ˈweɪs(t)ˌlænd/, reside /ɹɪˈzaɪd/, absorb /æbˈsɔɹb/, emerge /ɪˈmɝd͡ʒ/, chad /t͡ʃæd/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: mansion /ˈmæn.ʃən/, narrator /ˈnæˌɹeɪ.təɹ/, flapper /ˈflæpɚ/, landform /ˈlænd.fɔɹm/, wasteland /ˈweɪs(t)ˌlænd/
- /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: gossip /ˈɡɑsɪp/, bingle /ˈbɪŋ.ɡəl/, golfer /ˈɡɒlfə(ɹ)/, glamour /ˈɡlæmɚ/, glitter /ˈɡlɪtəɹ/
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 mansion, mistress, neighbour.
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.