Shadowing Practice: They put me in a video game... - Learn English Speaking with Video
Les maken...
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This is Asperia, a beautiful place known for its breathtaking scenery, gorgeous mountains, bustling villages, and secrets around every corner.
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In a forest somewhere, Jaiden can be found playing with Ari and Tofu, her loyal bird companions.
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She lays back, happily enjoying the sunlight as Ari runs around disturbing the wildlife, and Tofu eats dirt.
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Jaiden is the region's very own wildlife biologist.
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She documents every new animal she encounters in her ecological guidebook, hoping to one day discover every mysterious creature Asperia has to offer.
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Ari and Tofu help in their own ways, I suppose.
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As she's writing down this interaction in her book, for scientific purposes of course, a flock of fruit doves flies by overhead.
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Jaiden immediately recognizes them from their bright white feathers and loud screeches.
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obnoxious ear piercing screeches.
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Oh, how nature sure is a blessing sometimes.
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Just as they pass over, one of the bird calls spooks Ari, who is too distracted with bullying the rat.
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In a burst of panic from the sudden shrieks, Ari takes off and starts flying away in a fit of confusion.
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Ari?
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Ari, stop, hey!
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Come on dude, you're being dramatic!
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Jayden calls out to her bird but he's already too far away.
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Even if he could hear her, he's way too stubborn to listen anyway.
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Well this is just great.
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After hours of searching for Ari in random bushes,
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trees, caves, Jayden finally admits defeat and starts heading to the nearby town of Hollistone for extra help in finding her bird.
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Luckily, she immediately spots a noble Holliston soldier.
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Perfect!
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I'll just go up to the guard and simply ask him if he can help me find Ahri.
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I NEED YOUR HELP!
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IT'S AN EMERGENCY!
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WE NEED YOU ALLER TO TOWN!
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Ahri the bird is missing!
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HE'S GONNA DIE OUT THERE IF HE DOESN'T EAT HIS DAILY FIVE-COURSE MEAL!
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YOU GOTTA HELP ME MAN!
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PLEASE HELP ME FIND Ahri!
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Oh my god, woman, calm down!
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Just as Jayden was calmly talking to the guard about the dire situation, someone approaches.
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It seems like they somehow overheard the conversation she and the soldier were having.
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Typical eavesdroppers.
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The person asks Jayden what happened, but she's too distracted by the fact that the traveler has two funny little hamsters with them.
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Hamsters?
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Who are you?
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Are you looking for a duel?
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This is unfortunate because I'm missing my strongest battler, Ari, so you outnumber me and creatures.
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But luckily bird type attacks are super effective on hamsters, so it shouldn't be- Woah, chill out.
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I'm Merlin, I heard you need help with finding your lost bird?
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Phew, they're just here to help.
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Jayden wasn't really in the mood to wipe the floor with this kid's hamsters right now anyway.
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To help, Merlin asks Jayden which forest she was in when Ahri took off.
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Wait, the forests have names?
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This might be a bit trickier than everyone originally thought it would be.
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As the new little team starts retracing Jayden's steps, they determine the area she was most likely in when Ari flew away was the south side of Rhyham.
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Probably.
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Luckily the Hollestone soldier knows a villager over there that commonly feeds the birds.
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If anyone were to see Ari, it would definitely be him.
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With a fresh lead, the HodgePodge crew head off together on their new quest to find Ari.
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They can only hope he's not gotten himself into too much trouble, but knowing him, it's quite inevitable.
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This was the start to the questline of Jaden and her birds in the game, and also this video's sponsor, AFK Journey.
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Me and the AFK Journey team have collaborated to put together a fun little campaign that includes Jaden, me, Ari, and Tofu.
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It's also the first time I've ever been featured in a video game, which is really cool, and it'll be active from September to November.
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So I hope you get to try it out.
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The new season, Waves of Intrigue, is out today.
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There's a link to the game in the description for you to download for free.
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Waves of Intrigue brings with it a wealth of new content, including a brand new map area, the bustling hub city of restport new game modes
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and characters to recruit fishing and sailing mechanics and
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so much more there's even new intense pirate and mafia elements
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that you can explore
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and immerse yourself with on top of it all they've added even more stories
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and trials to beat
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if you're up to the challenge afkjourney has given me a
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code for you all to punch in use code tofu
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and ari for some exclusive rewards the link is down below or you can use this handy dandy QR code.
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The game is beautiful, massive, and definitely has so much for you to uncover and discover throughout the entire world they've created.
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I hope you'll give it a try.
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Thank you again to AFK Journey for not only sponsoring this video, but also putting me into their game in such a cool way.
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Thanks for watching!
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “They put me in a video game..”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: ari, bird, Jayden, tofu, Ahri. Deze video bevat 71 zinnen en 849 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 4:48. De spreker praat in een natuurlijk tempo van ongeveer 177 woorden per minuut, dicht bij een alledaags gesprek. Slechts 76% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is pittig.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| tofu zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈtoʊfu/ | sojakaas, tahoe |
| hamster zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈhæm(p)stɚ/ | hamster |
| luckily bijwoord | /ˈlʌk.ɪ.li/ | gelukkig |
| bustle zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈbʌsəl/ | cul de Paris |
| distract werkwoord | /dɪˈstɹækt/ | afleiden |
| sponsor zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈspɒn.səː/ | sponsor |
| wildlife zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈwaɪldlaɪf/ | wilde dieren, natuur |
| biologist zelfstandig naamwoord | /baɪˈɒləd͡ʒɪst/ | bioloog, biologe |
| eavesdropper zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈiːvzˌdɹɒpə(ɹ)/ | luistervink, afluisteraar |
| immerse werkwoord | /ɪˈmɜɹs/ | onderdompelen |
| obnoxious bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /əbˈnɑkʃəs/ | onaangenaam, onbestaanbaar |
| outnumber werkwoord | /aʊtˈnʌmbə(ɹ)/ | in de meerderheid zijn |
| overhear werkwoord | /oʊ.vɚˈhɪɚ/ | luistervinken |
| shriek werkwoord | /ʃɹiːk/ | krijsen |
| traveller zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈtɹævəlɚ/ | reiziger, reizigster |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| take off werkwoord | uittrekken, afzetten |
| calm down werkwoord | bedaren |
| write down werkwoord | opschrijven, neerschrijven |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- Come on dude, you're being dramatic!
- Are you looking for a duel?
- I hope you'll give it a try.
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telt | have collaborated · I've ever been featured · they've added |
| Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet | can be found · been featured |
| Werkwoord + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — werkwoorden die door de -ing-vorm worden gevolgd | starts flying · starts heading · starts retracing |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — iets dat nu of in deze periode gebeurt | you're being · is missing · I'm missing |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 16 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm, they've, you're. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De “th”-klanken: breathtaking /ˈbɹɛθˌteɪ.kɪŋ/, feather /ˈfɛðə/
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: obnoxious /əbˈnɑkʃəs/, shriek /ʃɹiːk/, confusion /kənˈfjuːʒən/, interaction /ˌɪn.təˈɹæk.ʃən/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: biologist /baɪˈɒləd͡ʒɪst/, collaborate /kəˈlæb.ə.ɹeɪt/, ecological /ˌiːkəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkl̩/, inevitable /ɪˈnɛvɪtəbəl/, unfortunate /ʌnˈfɔː.t͡ʃə.nɪt/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: disturb /dɪˈstɜːb/, dove /dʌv/, overhead /ˈəʊvəˌhɛd/, cave /keɪv/, reward /ɹɪˈwɔɹd/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: hamster /ˈhæm(p)stɚ/, distract /dɪˈstɹækt/, battler /ˈbæt.lə(ɹ)/, traveller /ˈtɹævəlɚ/, collaborate /kəˈlæb.ə.ɹeɪt/
- /w/ — met ronde lippen: wildlife /ˈwaɪldlaɪf/, questline /ˈkwɛstˌlaɪn/, wipe /waɪp/, quest /kwɛst/, reward /ɹɪˈwɔɹd/
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 tofu, hamster, luckily.
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.