Shadowing Practice: The School Nativity Play: He Forgot His Lines - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Honestly, I wanted the floor to swallow me up, and I wasn't even on stage.
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Me too, and every parent in the hall turned round to stare at us.
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He'd been given just one line, and he'd practised it all week.
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I know. He was still saying it in the bath last night.
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I was looking for my gloves, so I missed the start. What happened?
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While the other shepherds were kneeling, he was just standing there, frozen.
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He opened his mouth, but absolutely nothing came out.
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Oh, the poor thing! He must have been terrified when he saw all those faces.
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By the time the teacher whispered it to him, he'd gone bright red.
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And then he marched to the front of the stage, and everyone went quiet!
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He announced, really loudly, that he couldn't remember his words,
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so he'd just say Merry Christmas to everyone instead!
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Then he bowed like a pop star, and I just couldn't stop laughing!
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The whole hall was in stitches, even the head teacher.
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Seriously, though, why do you think he froze like that?
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He might have seen your mum waving at him from the front row.
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Oh, she was waving her phone at him like mad, wasn't she?
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Speaking of phones, did you manage to film any of it?
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No! I wish I'd filmed it, but my phone was buried in my coat.
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Don't worry. His teacher stopped me as we were leaving, actually.
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Oh no. Was she cross that her big finale had been ruined?
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Not at all! She said he'd been brilliant, and she meant it.
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She told me it was the funniest nativity she'd seen in years!
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Really? That's a relief, because I was dreading the next parents' evening.
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To be fair, he kept going, and that took real courage for a six-year-old.
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It did. He didn't burst into tears, which is what lots of kids do.
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So what do we say to him when he gets home?
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If he's upset, we shouldn't make a big deal of it.
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If I were him, I'd want to hear that people loved it, and they did.
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Good point. But what if he asks about the line he forgot?
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Then we'll tell him that forgetting things happens to everyone, even real actors.
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And let's tell him his joke was the best bit of the whole show.
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Agreed, and next year I'm filming the whole thing from start to finish!
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That's your mum's car outside, so get the mince pies out, quick!
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B2 is gebaseerd op de video “The School Nativity Play: He Forgot His Lines”. Deze video bevat 34 zinnen en 421 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 2:42. De spreker praat in een natuurlijk tempo van ongeveer 156 woorden per minuut, dicht bij een alledaags gesprek. 86% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken. 8 van de 34 zinnen zijn vragen, dus het is goede oefening voor vraagintonatie en korte antwoorden.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
De 12 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| freeze werkwoord | /ˈfɹiːz/ | bevriezen |
| practise werkwoord | /ˈpɹæktɪs/ | oefenen |
| stitch zelfstandig naamwoord | /stɪt͡ʃ/ | steek |
| dread zelfstandig naamwoord | /dɹɛd/ | vrees, doodsangst |
| glove zelfstandig naamwoord | /ɡlʌv/ | handschoen |
| swallow werkwoord | /ˈswɑ.loʊ/ | slikken, doorslikken |
| bury werkwoord | /ˈbɛɹi/ | begraven |
| shepherd zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈʃɛpəɹd/ | herder, schaapherder |
| stare werkwoord | /stɛɚ/ | staren |
| finale zelfstandig naamwoord | /fəˈnɑli | finale |
| burst werkwoord | /bɜːst/ | barsten |
| pie zelfstandig naamwoord | /paɪ/ | taart, pastei |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| come out werkwoord | /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ | uitkomen |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 17 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals he'd, couldn't, I'd. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: freeze /ˈfɹiːz/, dread /dɹɛd/, glove /ɡlʌv/, shepherd /ˈʃɛpəɹd/
- /w/ — met ronde lippen: whisper /ˈ(h)wɪspɚ/, swallow /ˈswɑ.loʊ/
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 freeze, practise, stitch.
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.