Shadowing Practice: The Solar System is Back! - Learn English Speaking with Video

Les maken...
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Previously on Solar Balls...
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Uh...
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A lot has happened, guys!
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All you need to know is, the Sun and the planets are coming back to the solar system and things will go back to normal once more.
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Or.. will they?
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It's been a week since the Sun left.
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How are you holding up, Earth?
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Well, the oceans have begun to freeze, the atmosphere is becoming dense,
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all plant life is slowly dying, So.. pretty good.
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How about you, Luna?
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We need the sun now!
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I know.
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I think we may have to accept that the solar system is over, Luna.
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Hey!
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Don't say that!
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I'm trying to be realistic!
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Everyone's gone!
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The sun, the planets...
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After everything that's happened, there is no way...
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Oops!
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Sorry, Earth!
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Didn't mean to - You're back!
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You're back!
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Everyone is back!
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You gotta tell me every - Ahem!
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You guys, the solar system has been frozen in place for quite some time, so...
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I need you all to go back to your orbits.
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Oh, sure!
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Hey, Mercury!
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Listen, don't worry.
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I'll stay in my orbit.
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We all will but I was gonna say thank you for coming to our aid when we needed you
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We'll never take you for granted again And everyone come here for a sec
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Quick.
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Guys...
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You don't...
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Need...
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To stay in your orbits all the time.
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Bro!
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Am I dreaming?!
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No way the sun's saying this.
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You're all grown -ups, you can all take care of yourselves, and...
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And I will probably always prefer you all staying in your orbits as much as possible, but...
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I can be more flexible.
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I failed you, Jupiter.
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From the beginning, 4 .5 billion years ago, I failed all of you.
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I was so scared of the idea of losing you that I pushed everyone away.
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And then I believed I knew better just because I'm bigger.
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But I don't.
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You're all just as smart.
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I mean it.
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Now I do want to lay some ground rules if you'll allow me. That is so weird.
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Uh, of course, son.
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Thank you!
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Now, leaving your orbit can be one of the most destructive, devastating things for the entire balance of the solar system.
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You may end up drifting towards me, or away from me, or into another planet.
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And while our good friend the Earth comes from a planetary collision, I don't want to lose any of you ever again.
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Huh, look at our boy opening up, Luna.
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We did good, didn't we?
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However, the effects that I mention only take place after many, many years.
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Which means, as long as you return to your orbit after a reasonable amount of time, it should.. be.. okay!
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Wait, seriously?
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We can leave our orbits?
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Yes, Mercury?
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You?
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Woohoo!
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I guess we can finally play some solar cards?
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Finally!
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Heh!
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Prepare to lose Earth!
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Come on moons!
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I want to celebrate!
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Let's do it Saturn.
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I guess now I can hang out with you near the Carver Belt.
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Yay!
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Wanna go draw faces on some asteroids?
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You know it might!
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There's more rules to - This is fine.
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Hey!
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Hey, Jupiter!
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Sun?
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Hi!
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I don't know what miracle made you change, but...
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I'm glad.
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Yeah!
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Heh heh!
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It wasn't easy.
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I guess there's an ego that comes with being the biggest.
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But it also comes with a responsibility to lead.
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Not by force, but by example.
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Otherwise, it's all just...
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chaos.
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I know.
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GrandTac, you destroying those rocky planets when you migrate in orbits.
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It wasn't your fault.
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Huh?
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Come on, son.
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I know we're all happy here, but no need to lie.
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I'm not!
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The GrandTac was my doing too.
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My gravity affects everything way more than yours.
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If we'd worked together and I would have listened, maybe things would have gone different.
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You were a kid, Jupiter.
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Son, don't...
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Let's count on each other from now on, okay?
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You can always talk to me.
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Always.
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Hey Earthlings!
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It's your neighbor planet Mars.
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Today I wanted to thank you for watching our show and...
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Can we help with the promo?
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Pleeeeease?
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Thank you!
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Ahem!
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Our production team is starving!
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Yes!
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Starving!
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No, no, that's not true.
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Come on, guys.
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No need to - So if you want to help them not starve, then consider supporting our show!
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Pretty please!
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We have a super cool page beyond where you can get early episodes, learn tons of secrets about the future of the show, and have your name in the credits!
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This way your name will outlive you!
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legacy way beyond the cosmic death of the universe!
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So hurry up before that happens!
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What?
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Deimos, you can't say things like - We also have a cute little star!
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Haha!
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Check it out! So cute!
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Look at those plushies!
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I want all of them now!
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And of course, there's this fun little game our planet likes to play called Solar Cards!
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You can play it with your friends and family while you learn about space!
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Or, you know, collect them all!
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Every...
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Single...
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One of them!
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Anyways, that's the promo!
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Anything you'd like to add, Mars?
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Nope.
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Hey, son.
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Hey, Mercury.
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Listen, no need to be back in your orbit so soon.
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Nah, this is where I want to be right now. So...
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I guess things are all back to normal now?
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Ha!
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Yeah?
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Feels like the old days, doesn't it?
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Well, what are the old days without some sun puns?
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Come on, I know you hate them.
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If I'm being honest, I miss them.
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You mean it?
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You're not.. burned out?
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I'm not-- Oh!
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Ha!
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Ha!
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Ha!
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Ha!
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Ha!
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That one took me a sec.
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You are, son.
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You are getting better.
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What now?
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What do you mean?
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I mean, after everything that's happened, it's weird that we just end up right where we started.
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I mean, yeah.
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Except for the fact that we're the Rogue Planet King's most wanted enemy
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and we can't leap past the Orc Cloud or they'll attack us with all their might.
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But if you forget that little fact, we're fine.
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Look, the day will come when we'll have no choice but to deal with the Rogues.
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But for now, in peace and quiet.
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Agreed!
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All I want is to spend time with my planets, and nobody else a week early by joining.
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And check out our Solar Balls store for exclusive plushies and solar cards.
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Also, you can now watch Solar Balls as an episodic show on Amazon Prime Video in the US.
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See you there!
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I'm going to go to the next one.
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Oh

Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze spreekles op niveau A2 is gebaseerd op de video “The Solar System is Back!”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: solar, orbit, planet, sun, Earth. Deze video bevat 178 zinnen en 1098 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 10:06. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 109 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

15 woorden uit de video die het leren waard zijn, met uitspraak en betekenis:

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
orbit zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈɔɹ.bɪt/baan
starve werkwoord/stɑɹv/verhongeren, sterven van de honger
freeze werkwoord/ˈfɹiːz/bevriezen
atmosphere zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈætməsˌfɪɹ/atmosfeer, dampkring
collect werkwoord/ˈkɑlɪkt/verzamelen, opstapelen
legacy zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈlɛɡəsi/legaat
ton zelfstandig naamwoord/tʌn/ton
chaos zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈkeɪˌɑs/chaos, baaierd
nope/noʊp/neu
realistic bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˌɹɪəˈlɪs.tɪk/realistisch
rocky bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈɹɑki/rotsig
flexible bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈflɛk.sɪ.bəl/buigzaam
miracle zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈmɪɹ.ə.kəl/wonder, mirakel
scare werkwoord/skɛɚ/bang maken, beangstigen
dense bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈdɛns/dicht

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

WoordBetekenis
end up werkwoordbelanden, terechtkomen
check out werkwoordonderzoeken

Zinnen om te herhalen

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

  • We did good, didn't we?
  • We can leave our orbits?
  • I guess we can finally play some solar cards?
  • Can we help with the promo?
  • I guess things are all back to normal now?

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 telthas happened · have begun · has been frozen
Mogelijkheid met “might / may” might/may + werkwoord — iets is mogelijk maar niet zekermay have · may end
Overtreffende trap the -est / the most … — het hoogste of laagste van een groepthe most destructive · the biggest
Toekomst met “will” will + werkwoord — een besluit, belofte of voorspellingwill go · will they · I'll stay

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 39 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals don't, I'm, you're. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

  • De klanken “sh” en “zh”: collision /kəˈlɪʒn̩/, plushy /ˈplʌʃi/
  • Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: planetary /ˈplænɪˌtɛəri/, episodic /ˌɛp.ɪˈsɒd.ɪk/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: starve /stɑɹv/, freeze /ˈfɹiːz/, anyways /ˈɛn.iˌweɪz/, destructive /dɪˈstɹʌktɪv/, yourselves /jəˈsɛlvz/
  • /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: atmosphere /ˈætməsˌfɪɹ/, gravity /ˈɡɹævɪti/, asteroid /ˈæst(ə)ɹɔɪd/, planetary /ˈplænɪˌtɛəri/
  • /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: legacy /ˈlɛɡəsi/, gravity /ˈɡɹævɪti/, migrate /maɪˈɡɹeɪt/

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 orbit, starve, freeze.

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.

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