Shadowing Practice: Travel to Dubai 🇦🇪 | Slow & Easy English for Beginners (A1–A2) - Learn English Speaking with Video

Les maken...
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I am finally here.
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This is Dubai.
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There are so many people.
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This airport is so big and beautiful.
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Okay, I am through.
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Let's go.
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Marhaba.
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Hello.
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I like your clothes.
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Thank you.
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Where are you going?
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I will visit some famous places.
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I am staying at my friend's home.
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That sounds great.
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You should visit Burj Khalifa.
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It is the tallest tower in the world. Of course.
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Enjoy Dubai.
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Thank you.
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Ella!
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Lucy!
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Welcome to Dubai!
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You came a long way.
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Thank you for coming.
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Thank you for having me.
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Let's go to my apartment first.
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You can rest there.
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Yes, thank you.
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Please, get in.
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Wow!
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This apartment is beautiful!
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Dubai Mall is just a short walk away.
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It is very convenient.
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It looks expensive.
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You must be tired.
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Please relax.
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This is a lovely room.
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There is a balcony.
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The view is amazing!
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Make yourself at home.
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Rest a little, then let's go to the mall.
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I am excited.
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We are at Dubai Mall.
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This is downtown Dubai.
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I can see Burj Khalifa!
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Yes, let's go inside.
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Wow!
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This is the first thing I see.
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This is so Dubai!
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It is like a small aquarium.
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You can go inside too.
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This is fun!
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Do you want to go in?
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No, not this time.
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There are luxury brands and gift shops.
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There is also a supermarket.
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Is it connected to Burj Khalifa?
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Yes!
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Yes!
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Let's go to a cafe in front of Burj Khalifa.
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This is a lovely cafe.
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We can have tea while looking at Burj Khalifa.
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The night view is even more beautiful.
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There is a fountain show at night.
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Let's come back tonight.
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Great!
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This Arabic tea is delicious.
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There are people from many countries here.
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Burj Kalaf is amazing.
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It is the tallest in the world.
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It is 828 meters tall.
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Do you want to go up?
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Yes, I want to go.
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Okay, let's go.
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How high are we going?
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We are going to at the top.
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It is on the 124th and 125th floors.
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There are higher floors, too.
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That is high enough for me.
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Welcome.
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Wow.
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This is unbelievable.
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The view is amazing.
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Look.
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There are many tall buildings.
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but there is desert too
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that is special about Dubai okay Ella look down a little yes
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that is beautiful what is that it is the Dubai frame it is 150 meters tall
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so it is in the Guinness World records Wow let's go up to adult tickets please
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that will be 100 dirhams cash or card cash please enjoy your visit thank you
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Oh my gosh!
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This is so scary!
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You will not fall!
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You are holding my hand too tight!
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This is amazing!
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Come on!
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This is scary!
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There are traditional souks in Old Dubai.
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We are going to the Gold Souk.
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We will take this boat to get there.
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Wow!
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We are crossing the creek by boat!
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Wow!
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There is so much gold!
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Do you want to buy some jewelry?
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Hmm.
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It looks expensive.
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Welcome.
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We have jewelry.
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We have scarves, too.
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How about this?
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How do I look?
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You look good.
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Where are you from?
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I am from England.
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Good.
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You should try this too.
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Ah, this walk feels so nice.
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The Serac was fun.
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Jumorah is very popular too.
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Burj Al Arabah is the symbol here.
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Let's go to the view at the Palm.
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Wow!
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It has this shape from above.
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It is an artificial island.
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It is in the shape of a palm tree.
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It is beautiful.
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It is amazing.
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Nice!
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I am hungry.
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I know a lovely restaurant.
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Let's go.
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Oh, this place is beautiful.
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Nice, right?
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You are so lucky.
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You always eat at places like this.
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I want to come here with my boyfriend.
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The food is delicious, too.
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After dinner, let's go to the fountain show.
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It is in front of Burj Khalifa.
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Oh my gosh!
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It is so beautiful!
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This is the Dubai Fountain.
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Beautiful, right?
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You can see it every day.
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Dubai is amazing!
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Tomorrow, we are going to the desert.
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Okay!
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Ella, you are really ready. Of course.
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I am going to enjoy this.
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Yay!
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This is fun.
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Ella, do not let go.
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What is this?
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It is a falcon.
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Here, try it.
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Wow! So cool!
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Hold on tight!
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It is scary, but it is fun!
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The sunset is so beautiful.
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Yes, it really is.
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Wow, it looks delicious.
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There are kebabs, rice, hummus, flatbread, and tea.
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Everything is delicious.
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The fire show is incredible.
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The atmosphere is wonderful.
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It makes the food taste even better.
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Let's eat.
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Ayla, how was Dubai?
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The city and nature come together here.
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It is beautiful.
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There are people from many countries here.
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I love that.
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Dubai is a wonderful place.
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So many people come here to work.
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About 90 % are from other countries.
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Really?
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I want to come again.
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You are always welcome.
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Please come again.
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Yes.
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I'll see you next time.

Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze video bevat 181 zinnen en 825 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 10:38. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 78 woorden per minuut, zodat je tijd hebt om elke klank na te doen. 84% 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
delicious bijvoeglijk naamwoord/dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/heerlijk, lekker
scary bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈskɛə.ɹi/eng
mall zelfstandig naamwoord/mɔːl/winkelcentrum
fountain zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈfaʊn.tɪn/fontein
desert zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈdɛz.ɚt/woestijn, woestenij
palm zelfstandig naamwoord/pɑm/palm, handpalm
meter zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈmitəɹ/meter, teller
gosh/ɡɑːʃ/gossie
jewellery zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈd͡ʒʊ-/sieraad
atmosphere zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈætməsˌfɪɹ/atmosfeer, dampkring
hungry bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/hongerig, honger hebben
downtown zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈdaʊ̯nˌtaʊ̯n/binnenstad, stadscentrum
connect werkwoord/kəˈnɛkt/verbinden
creek zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈkɹiːk/kreek, slenk
luxury zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈlʌk.ʃə.ɹi/luxe

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
come back werkwoordterugkomen
come together werkwoord/ˈkʌm tʊˈɡɛðɚ/bijeenkomen, samenkomen

Grammatica in deze video

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

StructuurIn de video
Advies met “should” should + werkwoord — zeggen wat een goed idee isshould visit · should try
Overtreffende trap the -est / the most … — het hoogste of laagste van een groepthe tallest
Toekomst met “will” will + werkwoord — een besluit, belofte of voorspellingwill visit · will be · will not fall
Toekomst met “going to” be going to + werkwoord — een plan of iets dat je ziet aankomenare going to at · are going to the · am going to enjoy

Uitspraak om op te letten

  • De klanken “sh” en “zh”: delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, gosh /ɡɑːʃ/, luxury /ˈlʌk.ʃə.ɹi/, artificial /ˌɑː.tɪˈfɪʃ.əl/
  • Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: artificial /ˌɑː.tɪˈfɪʃ.əl/, unbelievable /ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəbl̩/, supermarket /ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/, aquarium /əˈkwɛɹ.i.jəm/

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 delicious, scary, mall.

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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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