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Deze video bevat 26 zinnen en 336 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 3:00. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 112 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. Slechts 75% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is pittig.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

15 minder gangbare woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:

• desert /ˈdɛz.ɚt/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — woestijn, woestenij. A barren area of land or desolate terrain, especially one with little water or vegetation; a wasteland.
• grass /ɡɹɑːs/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — gras. Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem and leaf bases that wrap around the stem, especially those grown as…
• sand /sænd/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — zand, zavel. Rock that is ground more finely than gravel, but is not as fine as silt (more formally, see grain sizes chart), forming beaches and deserts and also used in…
• plain /pleɪn/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — vlakte. An expanse of land with relatively low relief and few trees, especially a grassy expanse.
• dust /dʌst/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — stof. Fine, dry particles of matter found in the air and covering the surface of objects, typically consisting of soil lifted up by the wind, pollen, hair, fiber…
• mouse /maʊs/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — muis. Any mammal of the many rodent families (especially Muridae) that have a small body and a long tail.
• lion /ˈlaɪən/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — leeuw. A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe.
• harsh /ˈhɑɹʃ/ (bijvoeglijk naamwoord) — ruw, grof. Unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses.
• deer /dɪɹ/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — hert. A ruminant mammal with hooves and often antlers, of the family Cervidae, or one of several similar animals from related families of the order Artiodactyla…
• elephant /ˈɛlɪfənt/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — olifant, elpendier. A large mammal of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and native to Africa and Asia.
• rabbit /ˈɹæbɪt/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — konijn. A mammal of most genera of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail. (Those of the larger kind are instead called hares)
• butterfly /ˈbʌ.tə(ɹ).flaɪ/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — vlinder, kapel. A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring.
• moss /mɔs/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — mos. Any of various small, green, seedless plants growing on the ground or on the surfaces of trees, stones, etc.; now specifically, a plant of the phylum Bryophyta…
• owl /aʊ(ə)l/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — uil. Any of various birds of prey of the order Strigiformes, families Strigidae and Tytonidae, that are primarily nocturnal and have forward-looking, binocular…
• maple /ˈmeɪpl̩/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — esdoorn. Any member of any species of genus Acer, characterized by (usually) palmate, five-lobed leaves and winged seeds, and often grown for syrup or wood

Uitspraak om op te letten

• De klanken “sh” en “zh”: harsh /ˈhɑɹʃ/, shrub /ˈʃɹʌb/, acacia /əˈkeɪ.ʃə/

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 desert, grass, sand.