Shadowing Practice: The Simpsons - SHE IS A FALLEN STAR (S29E03) - Learn English Speaking with Video

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BAMER BAMER BAMER
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BAMER BAMER BAMER BAMER wake up please I can't sleep I'm having friends over tomorrow Luann Van Houten Backstabber
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And Helen Lovejoy I was going to ask you if you could watch Maggie Oh yeah of course Isn't it great?
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Daddy Baby Alone Time!
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Where's Daddy Peekapoo?
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Where's Daddy Peekapoo?
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Mwah Oh come on nothing Babies love Michael Caine.
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Whatcha do, whatcha do.
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Mags, I'll level with you.
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I love you, kiddo.
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But we are in two completely different worlds.
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Ooh, ooh, ooh.
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More lemonade, ladies?
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No, thank you.
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So, we've been asked to redecorate the schoolroom where the kids wait when the ride is late.
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I have some ideas.
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Marge, you have many wonderful talents, but your sense of style is, uh...
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One of them?
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I'm afraid not.
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Purple and orange cupboards.
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Oh, corn cob curtains.
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Well, since you don't like my style, maybe I should show you the door.
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You mean the brown door, next to the hot pink walls.
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Just like at the circus.
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Well, an elephant does live here.
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What the...? Is it that bird?
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Where is that whistling coming from?
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Maggie?
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It is you!
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It's so odd.
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I'm a terrible whistler.
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Whistler, there must be a reason you were given this gift.
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It's to make people think I can whistle.
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I do, too, have taste.
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I'm afraid not.
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Corn cob curtains.
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Mom, what's wrong?
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I'm just feeling sorry for myself, but I'll show them.
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I'll make a late pickup room like that school has never seen.
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What do you think of my light pickup ring?
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It's wonderful.
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Well, maybe you can fool the Hibberts, but to me, this is a work of a...
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Genius.
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Salud.
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Well, gee.
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Listen, I recently purchased the old post office to renovate.
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Would you like to be my interior decorator?
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Well, ladies, looks like someone appreciates me.
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Now do it backwards.
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Now sideways.
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Well, well, well.
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Seems like my no-telling son can suddenly whistle.
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Tell me, Homer, how'd you trill that high C with your lips in second position?
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She's got my whistling gene all right, which unfortunately skips a generation.
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I hope it works out better for you than it did for me.
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I was booked on the top whistling show on radio.
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Our next act is a swell kid from right here in Springfield.
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Let's hear it for little Abraham Simpson.
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Then I got cocky.
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Tried a little stunt called the Triple Windy.
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Blew out the ligaments in my lips.
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Had to hire guys to kiss my girlfriend.
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It was a good deal.
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I'd pay for five minutes, but it would go on for hours.
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But this little magpie, she's got my gift.
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And now she's going into showbiz.
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Couldn't showbiz screw her up?
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Oh, please, son, do this for me.
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Dad, you should not live your life through your granddaughter.
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You poor guy.
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She'll do it.
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Okay, Maggie.
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Time to learn a happy tune from these imprisoned birds.
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This is my new property.
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The original Springfield Post Office.
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Jewel of the implosion district.
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They'll definitely want to try to keep the original facade.
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Yes, indeed.
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I'm all about keeping up facades.
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Is it okay if I take some foundation measurements? Of course.
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You're gonna love this, baby.
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She whistles.
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This I gotta hear.
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Not because I'm looking forward to it, but because it is my job.
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Fantastic talent.
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Now move along.
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I have a heart attack at 4 o'clock.
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Can you picture this water feature at the back wall of the foyer?
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My sainted mother shared your gift.
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We would have to rip out some walls.
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Done.
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You won't be seeing those walls no more.
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What's that whistling?
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Marge, how would you feel if I kept a big secret from you?
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How would you feel if I kept a big secret from the home?
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Good night.
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Good night.
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This little piggy went to Broadway.
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This little piggy worked with Stallone.
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I'm a great father.
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Tonight on Hollywood Nightmares.
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Three months old, Skylar Green could already patty cake.
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By age one, she was the opening act for Frank Sinatra Jr. Jr. III.
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But after a disastrous Super Bowl halftime show that left Jacksonville's Everbank Field in ruins, Skylar's life would spin out of control.
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She began a downward spiral, woke up too many mornings with stuffed animals whose names she didn't know, and she was arrested twice for former cuteness under the Scott Baio law.
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Pattycake, pattycake, baker's man, bake me a trainwreck just as fast as you can.
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Oh my god, am I doing this for you or because it makes me feel good?
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A showbiz kiss.
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There's nothing more sincere than that.
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We'll do it!
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Marge, I love what you've done here.
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It certainly was a challenge.
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So many bedrooms.
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You must be expecting a lot of sleepover guests.
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Is she one of the...
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No, no. She's the decorator.
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Dim lighting, hunky-tonk piano.
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Anthony D'Amico, what is the repute of this house?
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Eww.
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Why is everyone being so weird?
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Is it principal call?
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So listen, I'm gonna take Maggie out for a walk.
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Tonight, see Maggie Simpson, the Unborn Comic, the Umbilical Cores, and the Pixie Chicks.
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You had lunch, didn't you?
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I gave you a 2 a.m curfew for a reason.
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Shut up.
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Ugh, where's denial when you need it?
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Maggie, this is no place for you.
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Oh, I've created a monster.
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I've placated a monster.
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Marge Simpson, are the rumors true?
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Did you corncob a cat house?
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I never thought someone could sink this town lower, this town lower but you have you lie to me you might scare these guys
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but to me you're just a big fat liar in the
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old country only two were allowed to speak truth to the don his capo
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and his interior decorator you are lucky now please leave well
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anthony not knowing what i was designing for there's something i
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didn't tell you your mother had a post office box at this office Looks like a letter from the Pope.
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You have surrounded a blessed letter to your mother with a bordello.
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That's it.
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Shut it down.
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So what are you going to do with my work?
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A little Italian lightning for insurance purposes.
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And that is the last question of yours we will ever answer.
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Goodbye, Mrs. Simpson.
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Now put your hands together for the one who's going to win.
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Whoops, that's supposed to be a secret.
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Nothing I can do.
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In one moment, Maggie will stop being my little baby and belong to the world.
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Time for the greatest glory there is.
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Reflected.
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Aww.
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She's got a tooth coming in.
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That's the kiss of death for a whistler.
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That baby is naught but an overly dramatic, boring windbag.
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What?
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They're booing my Maggie?
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This is the sweetest little girl in the world.
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This little angel never makes a fuss.
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She always shares her baby food, and she makes even a despicable show like this seem sweet.
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The only thing that's been worth it about this experience is that I got to spend time with this little girl.
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Good night, my little star.
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And if you have another amazing talent, for the love of God, don't tell anybody.
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Nighty night.

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Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “The Simpsons - SHE IS A FALLEN STAR”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: Maggie, bamer, baby. Deze video bevat 164 zinnen en 1209 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 8:19. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 145 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. Slechts 76% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is pittig. 30 van de 164 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
whistle zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈwɪs(ə)l/fluitje
margarine zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈmɑɹ.d͡ʒ(ə.)ɹɪn/margarine
showbusiness zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈʃoʊˌbɪznɪs/showbusiness, showbizz
facade zelfstandig naamwoord/fəˈsɑ(ː)d/gevel, façade
pattycake zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈpætikeɪk/handjeklap, handjeplak
litter zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈlɪt.ɚ/strooisel
curtain zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈkɜɹt(ə)n/gordijn
lip zelfstandig naamwoord/lɪp/lip
corn zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈkɔːn/koren
cupboard zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈkʌb.əd/keukenkast
curfew zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈkɝ.fju/avondklok, uitgaansverbod
despicable bijvoeglijk naamwoord/dɪˈspɪkəbəl/verachtelijk, verfoeilijk
ligament zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈlɪɡəmənt/ligament
magpie zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈmæɡˌpaɪ/ekster
placate werkwoord/pləˈkeɪt/kalmeren, bedaren

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
wake up werkwoord/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/wakker worden, ontwaken
keep up werkwoordbijblijven
look forward to werkwoorduitkijken naar, zich verheugen op
shut up/ʃʌt ʌp/hou je kop, kop dicht
work out werkwoord/ˌwɝk ˈaʊt/uitrekenen

Zinnen om te herhalen

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

  • What do you think of my light pickup ring?
  • Would you like to be my interior decorator?
  • Is it okay if I take some foundation measurements?
  • You had lunch, didn't you?
  • Ugh, where's denial when you need it?

Grammatica in deze video

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

StructuurIn de video
Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog teltwe've been asked · has never seen · you've done
Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doetwe've been asked · were given · was booked
Advies met “should” should + werkwoord — zeggen wat een goed idee isshould show · should not live
Overtreffende trap the -est / the most … — het hoogste of laagste van een groepthe greatest · the sweetest

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 36 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm, didn't, I'll. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

  • De klanken “sh” en “zh”: showbusiness /ˈʃoʊˌbɪznɪs/, implosion /ɪmˈpləʊʒən/, measurement /ˈmɛʒ.ə.mənt/
  • Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: decorator /ˈdɛkəˌɹeɪtɚ/, despicable /dɪˈspɪkəbəl/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: facade /fəˈsɑ(ː)d/, corncob /ˈkɔɹn.kɑb/, cupboard /ˈkʌb.əd/, sideways /ˈsaɪdweɪz/, downward /ˈdaʊnwɚd/
  • /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: bam /bæm/, pattycake /ˈpætikeɪk/, magpie /ˈmæɡˌpaɪ/, patty /ˈpæti/, disastrous /dɪˈzæs.tɹəs/
  • /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: piggy /ˈpɪɡi/, ligament /ˈlɪɡəmənt/, magpie /ˈmæɡˌpaɪ/, goodbye /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/

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 whistle, margarine, showbusiness.

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