Shadowing Practice: The Mentalist - The best filicidal confession...EVER! - Learn English Speaking with Video

Les maken...
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Amazing, isn't it?
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Murder weapon revealed.
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Hey, Tamsin's spells seem to work.
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I guess she really is a witch.
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I don't know what you're talking about.
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I'm sure forensics will confirm your son's blood and tissue on one side of the wrench and your fingerprints on the other.
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I have no knowledge of that.
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Then why were you trying to hide it?
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Talk to us, Michael.
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Maybe there were circumstances.
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Maybe you had to defend yourself.
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I don't have to tell you or anything.
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What about your son's trips to the emergency room?
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Their broken bones?
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Just clumsy, I guess.
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Maybe a little dense at times.
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Good that they had you to keep him in line, huh?
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Some people just don't understand how lucky they are.
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That's right.
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I realized it was you when Brad said he liked going to Tamsin's house because he felt safe there.
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Safe.
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who feels safer in a witch's house than they do at home.
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You've been abusing and beating your wife and sons for years, haven't you?
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No. My guess?
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He was smacking Brad around a little too much.
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Cody wanted to protect his brother.
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Was that it?
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No. No, he says.
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Your wife and son are down the hallway, and they say no too.
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They know we caught him throwing away the murder weapon, and they still don't believe he killed Cody.
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Imagine how much they love this man to be in such denial.
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Cody confronted you, didn't he?
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He wouldn't put up with your crap anymore.
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Shut up, bitch!
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Ethan!
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Come on!
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But you wouldn't hear of it.
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He hit me.
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I was defending myself.
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Goodbye, Michael.

Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze video bevat 40 zinnen en 275 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 2:10. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 126 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. 82% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

15 minder gangbare woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:

  • defend /dɪˈfɪnd/ (werkwoord) — verdedigen. To ward off attacks against (something or someone).
  • bone /boʊn/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — been. A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates.
  • reveal /ɹɪˈviːl/ (werkwoord) — onthullen, zich ontpoppen. To uncover; to show and display that which was hidden.
  • confirm /kənˈfɝm/ (werkwoord) — bevestigen. To strengthen; to make firm or resolute.
  • spell /spɛl/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — toverspreuk, betovering. Words or a formula supposed to have magical powers.
  • tissue /ˈtɪʃ.(j)u/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — weefsel. Thin, woven, gauzelike fabric.
  • goodbye /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ — tot ziens, tot weerziens. Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing.
  • denial /dɪˈnaɪ.əl/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — weigering. An assertion of untruth.
  • dense /ˈdɛns/ (bijvoeglijk naamwoord) — dicht. Having relatively high density.
  • confront /kənˈfɹʌnt/ (werkwoord) — confronteren. To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with.
  • hallway /ˈhɔlˌweɪ/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — gang. A corridor in a building that connects rooms.
  • circumstance /ˈsɝ.kəmˌstæns/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — omstandigheid. Something which is related to, or in some way affects, a fact or event.
  • clumsy /ˈklʌmzi/ (bijvoeglijk naamwoord) — onhandig, stuntelig. Awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous.
  • fingerprint /ˈfɪŋɡɚˌpɹɪnt/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — vingerafdruk. The natural pattern of ridges on the tips of human fingers, unique to each individual.
  • wrench /ˈɹɛnt͡ʃ/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — ruk. A movement that twists or pulls violently; a tug.

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

  • come on /ˌkʌm ˈɒn/ — kom op, kom aan. Come along with me; join me in going.
  • put up with (werkwoord) — ondergaan, verdragen. To endure, tolerate, suffer through, or allow, especially something annoying.
  • shut up /ʃʌt ʌp/ — hou je kop, kop dicht. Stop talking (usually in the form of making annoying, irrelevant, or false comments, during a period of peace and quiet, or when one is not allowed to talk)…
  • throw away (werkwoord) — weggooien. To discard (trash, garbage, or the like), to toss out, to put in the trash.

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 12 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals don't, wouldn't, didn't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

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 defend, bone, reveal.

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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