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Sugar I never imagined something so sweet could be so harmful.
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Growing up, my family worked the land and ate fresh food we grew and gathered.
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We were strong and healthy.
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We came on hard times though, and left our village to find work and a better life in the city.
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In some ways life became easier.
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My father drove a taxi and my mother had a factory job.
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We sat a lot more.
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Our food also changed.
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We bought sweets, sugary drinks and fast food.
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It tasted so good and was fast and easy.
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Our family began to look like our city relatives.
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My father got a big belly.
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He was proud of it.
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enough money to eat well.
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One day, I saw a notice for diabetes testing.
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The man on the poster looked a lot like my father.
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I was surprised my father had signs of diabetes.
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He was thirsty a lot, peeing often, had blurred vision and he sure was tired.
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My father didn't think he had a problem, but since his brother had lost his leg to diabetes, he agreed to get tested.
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Sadly, my father's blood had a lot of sugar in it.
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The nurse said he had diabetes.
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It turned out that my father's big belly was a sign of his poor health.
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The nurse explained that eating too much especially sweets and starchy foods, makes unhealthy fat inside the belly.
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It's different from the soft fat we can pinch.
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Fat inside the belly leads to diseases like diabetes.
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She explained that when we eat, sweet things turn into sugar.
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But other foods do too, especially starchy foods like rice, potatoes and bread.
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A lot of sugar is hidden in processed food.
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Diabetes makes sugar build up in the blood and damages the blood vessels and nerves.
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People are more likely to have heart attacks, strokes, kidney disease and blindness.
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They may also get dementia, becoming forgetful and confused.
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Injured nerves make feet numb, so people don't feel injuries which can get infected and lead to amputation.
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Nerve damage can even make the penis weak.
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It was a terrible disease.
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But the good news was that my father could control diabetes and not get those problems.
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The nurse explained that our new way of life was the reason for my father's problems.
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To get healthy, he had to eat better, eat less, and be more active.
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Now my father had diabetes.
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My uncle did too.
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I realized my whole family was at risk.
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I went to see my grandma.
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When she grew up there was no junk food and no one had diabetes.
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We made a plan together.
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First we stopped buying sweets and fast foods.
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Instead we shopped at markets for fresh food,
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vegetables, whole grains and foods high in protein like beans, eggs and fish.
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Then we cooked the traditional food that's kept us well for generations.
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and he were eating healthy food.
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We also ate less with healthier portions and not much rice.
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And last, we started walking every morning.
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Over that year, my father lost his belly, his blood sugar got better and his energy came back.
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we all became healthier, and we really didn't miss the sugar.
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Remember, eat real food, cook it yourself, and be active.
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Your family can be healthy too.
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Thank you.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “The Story of Sugar”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: diabetes, father, sugar, belly, sweet. Deze video bevat 55 zinnen en 556 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 4:31. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 123 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. 82% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| diabetes zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˌdaɪəˈbiːtiːz/ | diabetes, suikerziekte |
| belly zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈbɛli/ | buik |
| nerve zelfstandig naamwoord | /nɝv/ | zenuw, neuronenbundel |
| amputation zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˌæmpjʊˈteɪʃən/ | amputatie |
| blindness zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈblaɪndnəs/ | blindheid |
| forgetful bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /fərˈɡɛtfəl/ | vergeetachtig |
| infect werkwoord | /ɪnˈfɛkt/ | infecteren, besmetten |
| injure werkwoord | /ˈɪn.d͡ʒɚ/ | kwetsen, blesseren |
| numb bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /nʌm/ | verdoofd, bewusteloos |
| blur werkwoord | /blɝ/ | vervagen |
| unhealthy bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ʌnˈhɛl.θi/ | ongezond |
| thirsty bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈθɝs.ti/ | dorstig |
| pinch werkwoord | /pɪnt͡ʃ/ | knijpen |
| dementia zelfstandig naamwoord | /dɪˈmɛnʃə/ | dementie |
| vegetable zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəl/ | groente, gewas |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| grow up werkwoord | opgroeien |
| come back werkwoord | terugkomen |
| turn out werkwoord | uitvallen, resulteren |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 3 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals didn't, don't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De “th”-klanken: unhealthy /ʌnˈhɛl.θi/, thirsty /ˈθɝs.ti/, gather /ˈɡæðɚ/
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: amputation /ˌæmpjʊˈteɪʃən/, dementia /dɪˈmɛnʃə/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: diabetes /ˌdaɪəˈbiːtiːz/, nerve /nɝv/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: amputation /ˌæmpjʊˈteɪʃən/, grandma /ˈɡɹænmɑː/, sadly /ˈsædli/, taxi /ˈtæksi/, gather /ˈɡæðɚ/
- /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: forgetful /fərˈɡɛtfəl/, grandma /ˈɡɹænmɑː/, grain /ɡɹeɪn/, gather /ˈɡæðɚ/
Zo oefen je met deze video
- Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
- Spreek zin voor zin na op normale snelheid en herhaal elke zin tot je ritme gelijk is aan dat van de spreker.
- Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als diabetes, belly, nerve.
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.