Shadowing Practice: The Office - Diversity Day - Learn English Speaking with Video
Les maken...
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Today is Diversity Day, and someone's going to come in and talk to us about diversity.
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It's something that I've been pushing, that I've been wanting to push for a long time, and corporate mandated it, and I never actually talked to corporate about it.
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They kind of beat me to the punch.
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Ah, the bastards.
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At Diversity Today, our philosophy is about honesty and positive expectations.
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We believe that 99% of the problems in the workplace arise simply out of ignorance.
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You know what?
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This is a color-free zone here.
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Stanley, I don't look at you as another race.
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Uh, see, this is what I'm talking about.
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We don't have to pretend that we're colorblind.
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Exactly.
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We're not colorblind.
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With more ignorance.
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We're not colorblind.
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No, with more ignorance.
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Right, exactly.
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Okay, can we steer away from gay people?
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Uh, I'm sorry, it's an orientation, it's not a race.
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Plus, a lot of other races are also intolerant of gays, so...
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Paradox.
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Well, we only have an hour.
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Okay, why don't we just defer...
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I'll think you'll save time.
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Why don't we just defer to Mr. Um...
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Mr. Brown.
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Ah, oh, all right.
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Okay, first test.
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I will not call you that.
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Well, it's my name.
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It's not a test.
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Okay?
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At Diversity Today, we believe it's very easy to be a hero.
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All you need are honesty, empathy, respect, and open-mindedness.
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Excuse me.
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Yeah.
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I'm sorry, but that's not all it takes to be a hero.
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Oh, great.
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Well, what is a hero to you?
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A hero kills people.
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People that wish him harm.
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Okay.
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A hero is part human and part supernatural.
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A hero is born out of a childhood trauma or out of a disaster.
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that must be avenged.
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Okay, um, you're thinking of a superhero.
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We all have a hero in our heart.
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I regret my actions.
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I regret offending my coworkers.
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I pledge to bring my best spirit of honesty, empathy, respect, and open-mindedness...
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Open-mindedness, is that even a word?
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Um, into the workplace.
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In this way, I can truly be a hero.
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Signed, Daffy Duck.
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You call that diversity training?
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I don't.
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Were there any connections between any of us?
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Did anyone look each other in the eye?
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Was there any emotion going on?
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No!
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Where was the heart?
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I didn't see any heart.
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Where was my Oprah moment?
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Okay.
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I have something here.
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I want you to take a card put it on your forehead.
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Don't look at the card
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I want you to take the card and I want you to put it on your forehead and
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Take a card take a card any card
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And I want you to treat other people like the race that is on their forehead
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Olympics of suffering right here slavery versus the Holocaust That's where am I supposed to be?
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It's gonna percolate.
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No, no, no. Well, that was an invert.
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We didn't actually plan that.
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Lots of cultures eat rice.
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It doesn't help me.
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Um, Shalom.
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I'd like to apply for a loan.
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That's nice, Dwight.
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Okay, do me.
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Something stereotypical so I can get it really quick.
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Okay, I like your food.
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Uh, Outback Steakhouse.
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I'm Australian, mate!
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Pam.
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Pam, come on.
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I like your food.
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No, come on.
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Stir the pot.
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Stir the melting pot.
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Bam.
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Let's do it.
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Let's get ugly.
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Let's get real.
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Okay.
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If I have to do this, based on stereotypes that are totally untrue, that I do not agree with,
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you would maybe not be a very good driver.
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Oh, man, am I a woman?
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You'll notice I didn't have anybody be an Arab.
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I thought that would be too explosive.
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Uh, no pun intended.
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But I just thought too soon for Arabs.
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Maybe next year.
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Um, you know, the ball's in their court.
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You want to get high?
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No. I think you do, man.
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Stop it.
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Okay, all right, no. All right, that's good.
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You just need to push it.
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You know, you need to go a little bit further.
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Oh, all right.
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Wha- okay.
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Kelly!
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How are you?
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I just had the longest meeting.
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Oh!
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Welcome to my convenience store!
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Would you like some Googie Googie?
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I have some very delicious Googie Googie.
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Only 99 cents plus tax!
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Try my Googie Googie!
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Try my Googie Googie!
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Try my Googie Googie!
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Try my- All right!
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All right!
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Yes! That was great!
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She gets it!
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Now she knows what it's like to be a minority!
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “The Office - Diversity Day”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: Googie, hero, card, diversity, race. Deze video bevat 128 zinnen en 751 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 4:45. De spreker praat in een natuurlijk tempo van ongeveer 158 woorden per minuut, dicht bij een alledaags gesprek. Slechts 77% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| diversity zelfstandig naamwoord | /daɪˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪti/ | verscheidenheid, diversiteit |
| forehead zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈfɔɹ.hɛd/ | voorhoofd |
| honesty zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɑ.nɪ.sti/ | eerlijkheid |
| ignorance zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɪɡ.nɚ.əns/ | onwetendheid, ignorantie |
| defer werkwoord | /dɪˈfɜː/ | uitstellen |
| empathy zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɛmpəθi/ | inlevingsvermogen, empathie |
| stir werkwoord | /stɝ/ | roeren |
| workplace zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈwɝkˌpleɪs/ | werkplek, arbeidsplaats |
| avenge werkwoord | /əˈvɛnd͡ʒ/ | wreken, wraak nemen |
| intolerant bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ɪnˈtɑləɹənt/ | intolerant |
| invert werkwoord | /ɪnˈvɜɹt/ | omdraaien, omkeren |
| percolate werkwoord | /ˈpɝkəleɪt/ | percoleren, filteren |
| stereotype zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈstɛ.ɹi.əˌtaɪp/ | stereotype |
| stereotypical bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˌstɛɹ.iː.əˈtɪp.ɪ.kəl/ | stereotiep |
| untrue bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ʌnˈtɹuː/ | onwaar |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- Stanley, I don't look at you as another race.
- We don't have to pretend that we're colorblind.
- You call that diversity training?
- Were there any connections between any of us?
- You want to get high?
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 25 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals don't, I'm, didn't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: expectation /ˌɛk.spɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/, orientation /ˌɔː.ɹi.ənˈteɪ.ʃən/, emotion /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: diversity /daɪˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪti/, intolerant /ɪnˈtɑləɹənt/, stereotype /ˈstɛ.ɹi.əˌtaɪp/, stereotypical /ˌstɛɹ.iː.əˈtɪp.ɪ.kəl/, superhero /ˈs(j)upɚhɪɹoʊ/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: forehead /ˈfɔɹ.hɛd/, avenge /əˈvɛnd͡ʒ/, offend /əˈfɛnd/, arise /əˈɹaɪz/, explosive /ɛkˈspləʊsɪv/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: paradox /ˈpæ.ɹəˌdɒks/, supernatural /ˌsu.pəɹˈnæ.tʃə.ɹəl/, mandate /ˈmændeɪ̯t/
Zo oefen je met deze video
- Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
- Begin op 0,75× snelheid, spreek zin voor zin na en ga terug naar normale snelheid zodra het makkelijk gaat.
- Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als diversity, forehead, honesty.
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.