Shadowing Practice: The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde | Plot Summary - Learn English Speaking with Video
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In the introduction of the picture of Dorian Gray set in 19th century England,
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Lord Henry Wotton is visiting his friend Basil Hallward,
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who is painting Dorian Gray's portrait.
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Henry admires the painting, but Basil worries he let his feelings for Dorian seep into the image image.
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During the rising action, Henry chats with Dorian as the young man poses for his portrait.
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Henry praises Dorian's beauty.
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When Dorian sees the finished portrait,
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he wishes he could stay young and that the portrait would grow older in his place.
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He would give his very soul for this to happen.
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Attending performances at a shabby theater in a poor section of London,
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Dorian falls in love with actress Sybil Vane.
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Sybil doesn't even know Dorian's real name, calling him Prince Charming.
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Nevertheless, Dorian tells his friends they will marry.
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And Sybil is happy, but her brother James is suspicious.
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When Henry and Basil go with Dorian to watch Sybil act,
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her performance is terrible.
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Sybil tells Dorian she used to act to escape life,
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but now her life is wonderful with his love,
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and she no longer can act as she formerly did.
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What Dorian loved about her was her acting,
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so he breaks off their engagement.
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When he gets home, he finds a new line in Basil's portrait.
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Cruelty is now visible in the painted face.
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Heartbroken, Sybil commits suicide.
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Dorian is horrified when he learns about her death the next day.
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But Henry talks him into seeing it as something artful, a learning experience.
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Dorian locks the portrait away where no one will see it.
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Dorian gets a package from Henry that includes results of the inquest into Sybil's death,
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along with a French novel.
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And Dorian reads this book all day,
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and he becomes obsessive and profoundly influenced by it.
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Dorian enters an extended period of self-indulgent,
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decadent, scandalous acts as years pass.
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On the evening before his 38th birthday,
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Dorian runs into Basil, who warns Dorian about the scandalous stories circulating about him.
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Dorian says he keeps a diary of his soul,
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and he leads his friend to see the portrait.
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Basil is horrified at its monstrous ugliness.
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reminds Basil how he wished the painting would age instead of him.
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In the climax of the novel,
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suddenly overcome by anger and loathing,
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Dorian stabs Basil to death.
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In the following action, Dorian contacts Alan Campbell,
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a scientist with whom he used to be very close,
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and blackmails him into getting rid of Basil's body.
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Late that night, Dorian goes to an opium den,
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and then James Vane, who wants to kill Dorian for causing his sister's death, corners him.
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However, when Dorian shows the man his youthful face,
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James concludes he couldn't be Dorian,
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apologizes, and lets him go.
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A week later, a terrified Dorian stays home for three days before joining a group of hunters to shoot game.
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His friend shoots at a hare,
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accidentally, fatally wounding a man hiding in the bushes.
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It is James' vein.
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Reflecting on all the lives he has ruined,
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Dorian decides to change his life and destroy the painting.
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In the resolution, Dorian stabs his portrait,
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flies out, and falls to the floor.
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Servants enter through a window to find Basil's portrait of Dorian,
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which is once again young and beautiful.
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A withered, repulsive old body lies near the painting.
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Only the rings on the corpse's hands identify the dead man as Dorian Gray.
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Thank you.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B2 is gebaseerd op de video “The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: Dorian, portrait, Basil, Henry, Sybil. Deze video bevat 63 zinnen en 577 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 3:31. De spreker praat in een natuurlijk tempo van ongeveer 164 woorden per minuut, dicht bij een alledaags gesprek. Slechts 71% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| scandalous bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈskændələs/ | scandaleus, schandalig |
| stab werkwoord | /stæb/ | steken |
| blackmail zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈblækˌmeɪl/ | chantage, afpersing |
| indulgent bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ɪnˈdʌld͡ʒənt/ | toegeeflijk |
| loathe werkwoord | /ˈloʊð/ | verafschuwen |
| obsessive bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /əbˈsɛs.ɪv/ | obsederend |
| shabby bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈʃæbi/ | haveloos, slonzig |
| ugliness zelfstandig naamwoord | lelijkheid | |
| wither werkwoord | /ˈwɪðɚ/ | verschrompelen, verdorren |
| profoundly bijwoord | /pɹəˈfaʊndli/ | grondig |
| climax zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈklaɪ.mæks/ | hoogtepunt |
| hare zelfstandig naamwoord | /hɛɚ/ | haas |
| cruelty zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈkɹu(.ə)lti/ | wreedheid, wreedte |
| vein zelfstandig naamwoord | /veɪn/ | ader |
| conclude werkwoord | /kənˈkluːd/ | besluiten, concluderen |
Uitspraak om op te letten
- De “th”-klanken: loathe /ˈloʊð/, wither /ˈwɪðɚ/, youthful /ˈjuθfəl/
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: shabby /ˈʃæbi/, suspicious /səˈspɪʃ.əs/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: stab /stæb/, obsessive /əbˈsɛs.ɪv/, repulsive /ɹɪˈpʌlsɪv/, conclude /kənˈkluːd/, pose /poʊz/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: scandalous /ˈskændələs/, stab /stæb/, blackmail /ˈblækˌmeɪl/, shabby /ˈʃæbi/, climax /ˈklaɪ.mæks/
- /w/ — met ronde lippen: inquest /ˈɪŋkwɛst/, wither /ˈwɪðɚ/, warn /woɹn/
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 scandalous, stab, blackmail.
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.