Shadowing Practice: The piano man Chapter 4 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Chapter 4 The Music How can I play music without leader?
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Music was my life.
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Now it is my death.
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The sound of one note on the piano goes through me like a knife.
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Oh, why did I swim to land?
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Why didn't the sea take me down, down, down, to sleep the long sleep?
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The next morning, Avril took her patient into the sitting room.
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He sat at the piano, but he did not touch the keys.
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His face was closed.
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His eyes saw nothing.
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You're a long way away, Mr. Piano Man, Avril said to him smiling.
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Where are you now?
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Are you thinking about your home, about your family?
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No answer.
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Avril took some photographs out of her bag.
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Would you like to see some photos of my family, Mr. Piano Man?
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She said.
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Look, here's my husband, Jerry.
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I told you about him yesterday.
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And this is my son, Ryan.
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He's 16 now.
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He's a big boy, taller than me.
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He loves playing football.
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And this is my daughter, Mary.
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She's 14.
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She loves music.
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She listens to it all the time.
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One by one, she gave the photos to the piano man.
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He looked at them, and then gave them back to her.
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Oh, here is one to show you.
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This is Mary when she was little.
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About eight, I think.
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She's having a piano lesson.
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But she stopped lessons after two years. So sad.
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I love listening to piano music.
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The piano man held the photo of Mary and looked at it for a long minute.
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His face did not change, but suddenly he put the photo down,
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turned round to the piano, and began to play.
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It was a happy piece of music, light and easy.
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Avril laughed.
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Oh, how wonderful.
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I know that.
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My Mary played that piece.
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Well, she didn't really play it, but she tried to learn it.
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You play it so well.
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The piano man stopped playing.
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Avril watched him.
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Can you play some more music for us? she asked.
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She looked round the sitting room.
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There was another patient, sitting at the back of the room.
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This was Doris, a very old lady.
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Sometimes Doris remembered things, sometimes she didn't.
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I think Doris is enjoying your music, Avril said.
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The piano man looked round.
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Doris nodded and smiled at him.
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The piano man turned back to the piano and began to play.
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This was a very different piece of music, fast and exciting, full of color and life.
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The piano man's eyes were closed.
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His body moved to the music, and his fingers danced over the keys.
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Avril watched his hands.
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You're a musician, aren't you?
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She said.
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A pianist.
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All that day, the piano man was in and out of the sitting room.
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Sometimes he just sat at the piano.
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Sometimes he played fast, exciting music, slow, sad music.
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Then he went back to his room and lay on his bed, with his hands over his head.
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Then back to the piano again.
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dr. Sansom came to listen to him you're right Avril he
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said he's a wonderful musician the music is talking through him there's a change coming leave him alone and wait
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late in the afternoon the piano man went to the piano again and began to play a new piece of music
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It was slow, very beautiful music, like a song.
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Avril sat with him for a time, then stood up.
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Don't stop, she whispered.
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I must see another patient for a few minutes, back soon.
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She went quietly out of the room.
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Doris was still in her usual chair at the back of the room, smiling and nodding to the music.
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Avril was with the other patient for ten minutes, then went back to the sitting room.
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She heard Doris's voice.
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Nurse?
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Nurse?
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Come quick!
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What is it, Doris?
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What's the matter?
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Look, said Doris.
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He's crying, poor boy.
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The piano man sat at the piano, with his face in his hands.
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Tears ran between his fingers and down the backs of his hands.
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Poor boy, said Doris.
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Poor boy.
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Poor boy.
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Yes, all right, Doris, Avril said.
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I'm here now.
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She put her hand very gently on the piano man's arm.
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He wants a cup of tea, said Doris loudly.
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Poor boy.
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Yes, you're right, Avril said.
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She went quickly to the nurse's kitchen and came back with a large, hot mug of tea.
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Gently, she took the piano man's hands away from his face and gave him the mug of tea.
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There, she said, drink some tea.
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Tea always helps.
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The piano man's hands closed around the hot mug.
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He looked up into Avril's face.
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Spasiba, he whispered.
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Before she went home, Avril went to the computer in the nurse's room.
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Now, what was that word?
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She thought.
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Spas something.
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Spasi.
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She tried the spelling, spas-see-ba, and Google found the word for her at once.
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Spas-eba was thank you in Russian.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “The piano man Chapter 4”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: piano, Avril, Doris, boy, tea. Deze video bevat 113 zinnen en 834 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 8:16. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 101 woorden per minuut, zodat je tijd hebt om elke klank na te doen. 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
De 9 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| piano zelfstandig naamwoord | /piˈænɪː/ | piano |
| excite werkwoord | /ɪkˈsaɪt/ | prikkelen, opwinden |
| nod werkwoord | /nɑd/ | knikken |
| musician zelfstandig naamwoord | /mjuˈzɪʃən/ | muzikant, muzikante |
| gently bijwoord | /ˈd͡ʒɛntli/ | zachtjes, voorzichtig |
| pianist zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈpi.ənɪst/ | pianist, pianiste |
| spelling zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈspɛl.ɪŋ/ | spelling |
| swim werkwoord | /swɪm/ | zwemmen |
| photograph zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈfoʊ.təˌɡɹæf/ | foto |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| hand over werkwoord | overhandigen |
| stand up werkwoord | opstaan |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- Where are you now?
- Are you thinking about your home, about your family?
- He's a big boy, taller than me.
- Can you play some more music for us?
- You're a musician, aren't you?
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet | was closed · were closed |
| Werkwoord + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — werkwoorden die door de -ing-vorm worden gevolgd | loves playing · love listening · stopped playing |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — iets dat nu of in deze periode gebeurt | is enjoying · is talking |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 10 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals you're, didn't, aren't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: piano /piˈænɪː/, photograph /ˈfoʊ.təˌɡɹæf/
- /w/ — met ronde lippen: whisper /ˈ(h)wɪspɚ/, quietly /ˈkwaɪ.ɪt.li/, swim /swɪm/
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 piano, excite, nod.
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.