Shadowing Practice: The Simpsons - LISA PRESIDENT ? (S29E05) - Learn English Speaking with Video

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so Don't!
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Great birthday trip!
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One more thing to remind me of my insignificance.
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Two adults, one student, one boy who just phones it in, and a senior citizen veteran on his birthday.
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Woo-hoo!
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182!
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Oh, that's your weight on the moon.
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Forged in a nanosecond in the Big Bang, Our universe is so enormous every NFL stadium could fit inside it
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approximately 13.8 billion years ago the universe consisted of a tiny singularity of enormous mass
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Which suddenly burst forth in the greatest explosion ever Damn it.
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I was developing film I can't hear it!
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Shut it up!
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I can't hear it!
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Louder!
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Happy birthday to you!
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Say my name, you cowards!
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I got you the one birthday present you can really use.
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A call girl that kills me after?
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A hearing aid.
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Huh?
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Oh!
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Ha-ha!
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Thank you.
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Listen, the planetarium said the universe is 13.8 billion years old, but I turned in a paper where I said million!
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I was just wondering if you were planning on breaking into the school any time soon.
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You know, like maybe tonight.
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Nope, not till next month.
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Please!
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How did you know this door was broken?
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Willy keeps me posted.
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I keep him in licorice.
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Look who's got pumpkin stickers!
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Bart, those are for Halloween!
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Come on, let's go!
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Okay, you fixed your stupid paper, and I scored the teacher's nicotine gum.
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What's that?
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Maybe it's the ghost of that boy who had to climb that rope in gym until his heart exploded.
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Principal Skinner, are you living in the school?
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Absolutely not.
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And you have no proof.
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Seymour, why are you living here?
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You have a house.
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And it's not my house, it's Mother's.
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But after what I just found out she did, I can never go back.
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Well, they say it's better to talk about it, but I never will.
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Okay, we understand.
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Seriously, don't ask what it was.
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Fine, I'll tell you what it was.
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Ever since I was a kid, I wanted to be a drummer.
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In a rock band?
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No, marching.
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I would have given all I had to be the dot on that eye.
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I did everything I could to make that band.
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In my application, I sent songs and choreographies.
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I'm a shoo-in.
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Then the fateful day came.
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Son, you got a letter from Ohio State University.
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I'm sorry.
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You were rejected.
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Uh, seems kind of thick.
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Well, they gave you a lot of reasons why you weren't good enough.
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There's more, I have to tell you.
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I was going to surprise Mother by papering her drawers.
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Then I found this.
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I was accepted.
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What makes this really tragic is it was also a personal handwritten letter from the director of admissions.
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Hmm.
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Let me tell you the wonderful present I just got.
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Dad, what a surprise!
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What's he doing here?
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Didn't we just see him yesterday?
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Maybe if we pretend we're tired, he'll go home.
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But you too!
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Goodbye!
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Dad, wait!
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What's wrong with the old coot?
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I got a hearing aid, and I heard everything you said.
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I am gone forever!
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A little mall walk will cheer me up.
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Old Guy, don't make eye contact.
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Old Guy, here he comes!
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Here he comes!
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I had to cheat.
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I was doing it for the bell curve.
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And with 99% of the vote in, the next president is Lisa Simps...
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Wait a minute.
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I'm being told she cheated on a paper in second grade.
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She is disqualified.
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No!
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Hey, welcome to Bob Hope's USO show.
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Oh, that could have been me on those drums.
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What'll it be?
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Can an old vet have a beer and tell you his troubles?
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Sure.
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So, um, my mother didn't tell me I got in.
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That's all right.
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You can enroll now. Can I?
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No, this is a school, not an 80s comedy.
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That letter you sent me, is that something you send every student?
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No, I only sent that once. To you.
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Oh, I'm sorry.
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Should I not have told you about the letter?
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No, it's actually good because I'm no longer sad.
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I'm angry.
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Loser, loser, loser.
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Missed opportunity all over now.
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Okay, Mother, it's time for an unpleasant confrontation.
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Class, I'm going to hand back your astronomy papers.
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Lisa Simpson, come to my desk.
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Miss Hoover, I have to confess, I changed my paper.
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I know you changed your paper.
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I don't care about your grade.
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Where the hell is my nicotine gum?
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My brother had it, and he was hanging around the class pet. Can I help you?
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What are you doing here?
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Your mother rented me your room.
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What do you want?
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You know?
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Yes.
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Oh, son, forgive me.
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I'm so sorry.
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What you did to me was the worst thing anyone could do to anyone.
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Son, I guess when you get right down to it, I've always felt marching bands are a colossal waste of time.
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The music and the walking both suffer.
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You may have a point. Is that a tear?
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Maybe.
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Please, I beg you, will you move back in?
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There are gonna have to be some changes.
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I want the parental controls taken off the TV.
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Welcome back, son.
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You still haven't found Grandpa?
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No, but I found this guy who's willing to take his place.
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I am Grandpapa.
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I don't think anyone can replace our grandpa.
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Yellow?
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Is this the no-good, ungrateful son of Abraham Simpson?
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Speaking.
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I'm gonna send him back to you, and I don't want to see him here again.
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When is Grandpa gonna get here?
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I know it's still bad-mouthing me behind my back.
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I can't believe it, but I miss him so much.
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Why?
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I love him too.
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I love how he knows what every building used to be.
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Come get your grandpa, you sweet slices of melon.

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Deze spreekles op niveau B2 is gebaseerd op de video “The Simpsons - LISA PRESIDENT ?”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: paper, grandpa, birthday, letter, mother. Deze video bevat 144 zinnen en 975 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 7:42. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 127 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. Slechts 80% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is pittig. 27 van de 144 zinnen zijn vragen, dus het is goede oefening voor vraagintonatie en korte antwoorden.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
litter zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈlɪt.ɚ/strooisel
grandpa zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈɡɹæm.pɑː/opa
loser zelfstandig naamwoord/luzɚ/verliezer
nicotine zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈnɪkətiːn/nicotine
cheat werkwoord/ˈt͡ʃiːt/valsspelen, bedriegen
choreography zelfstandig naamwoord/ˌkɔɹiˈɑɡɹəfi/choreografie
colossal bijvoeglijk naamwoord/kəˈlɑsəl/kolossaal
disqualify werkwoord/dɪsˈkwɔləfaɪ/diskwalificeren
enroll werkwoord/ɪnˈɹəʊl/inschrijven
fateful bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈfeɪtfəl/noodlottig
handwritten bijvoeglijk naamwoordhandgeschreven
insignificance zelfstandig naamwoordonbeduidendheid
licorice zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈlɪ.k(ə).ɹɪʃ/zoethout
nanosecond zelfstandig naamwoordnanoseconde
planetarium zelfstandig naamwoord/plænɪˈtɛəɹɪəm/planetarium

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

WoordBetekenis
find out werkwoordontdekken, onderzoeken
go back werkwoordteruggaan
hang around werkwoordrondhangen
take off werkwoorduittrekken, afzetten

Zinnen om te herhalen

Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:

  • How did you know this door was broken?
  • Seymour, why are you living here?
  • Didn't we just see him yesterday?
  • Should I not have told you about the letter?
  • What are you doing here?

Grammatica in deze video

De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:

StructuurIn de video
Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doetwas broken · were rejected · was accepted
Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog teltI've always felt · haven't found

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 30 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm, don't, can't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

  • De klanken “sh” en “zh”: licorice /ˈlɪ.k(ə).ɹɪʃ/, confrontation /ˌkɑn.fɹənˈteɪ.ʃən/
  • Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: choreography /ˌkɔɹiˈɑɡɹəfi/, disqualify /dɪsˈkwɔləfaɪ/, planetarium /plænɪˈtɛəɹɪəm/, singularity /ˌsɪŋɡjəˈlæɹətɪ/, astronomy /əˈstɹɑ.nə.mi/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: bind /ˈbaɪ̯nd/, coward /ˈkaʊɚd/, forge /fɔɹd͡ʒ/, explode /ɪkˈsploʊd/, curve /kɚv/
  • /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: grandpa /ˈɡɹæm.pɑː/, planetarium /plænɪˈtɛəɹɪəm/, singularity /ˌsɪŋɡjəˈlæɹətɪ/, tragic /ˈtɹæd͡ʒɪk/
  • /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: grandpa /ˈɡɹæm.pɑː/, choreography /ˌkɔɹiˈɑɡɹəfi/, singularity /ˌsɪŋɡjəˈlæɹətɪ/, ungrateful /ʌnˈɡɹeɪtfəl/

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 litter, grandpa, loser.

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