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The Laboratory Mia's father had a laboratory, but she had no idea what was in it.
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Her dad always closed and locked the door when he went in.
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She knew that he used it to do projects for work.
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He never told Mia what these projects were.
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One night, Mia approached the door to the laboratory.
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She stopped and thought, I wonder what crazy experiment he is doing now.
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Suddenly, she heard a loud noise.
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It sounded like an evil laugh.
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The noise scared her, so she walked quickly back to her room.
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The next night, her friend Liz came to her house.
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When Liz arrived, Mia told her about the night before.
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Oh, it was terrible, she said.
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Why don't we see what is in there?
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Liz asked.
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It will be a fun adventure!
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Mia felt nervous about going into her father's laboratory, but she agreed.
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As always, the door was locked.
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They waited until Mia's father left the laboratory to eat dinner.
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He didn't lock the door, Liz said.
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Let's go.
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The laboratory was dark.
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The girls walked down the stairs carefully.
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Mia smelled strange chemicals.
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What terrible thing was her father creating?
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Suddenly, they heard an evil laugh.
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It was even worse than the one Mia heard the night before.
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What if a monster was going to kill them?
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Mia had to do something.
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She shouted for help.
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Mia's father ran into the room and turned on the lights.
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Oh no, he said.
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You must have learned my secret.
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Your monster tried to kill us, Mia said.
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Monster? he asked.
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You mean this?
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He had a pretty doll in his hands The doll laughed The laugh didn't sound so evil anymore
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I made this for your birthday I wanted to give it to you then
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But you can have it now I hope you like it

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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze spreekles op niveau A2 is gebaseerd op de video “[Unit 1.2] The Laboratory - 4000 Essential English Words”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: Mia, laboratory, Liz, door, father. Deze video bevat 38 zinnen en 309 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 2:12. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 141 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. 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
laboratory zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈlæb(ə)ɹəˌtɔɹi/laboratorium, lab
doll zelfstandig naamwoord/dɑl/pop
adventure zelfstandig naamwoord/ədˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/avontuur
carefully bijwoord/ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/voorzichtig
arrive werkwoord/əˈɹaɪv/aankomen, arriveren
experiment zelfstandig naamwoord/ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/experiment, proef
stairs zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈstɛɹz/trap
scare werkwoord/skɛɚ/bang maken, beangstigen
shout werkwoord/ʃaʊt/schreeuwen
laugh werkwoord/læf/lachen
lock zelfstandig naamwoord/lɑk/slot
monster zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈmɑnstɚ/monster
suddenly bijwoord/ˈsʌd.ən.li/plotseling, plots
noise zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈnoɪ̯z/lawaai, herrie
strange bijvoeglijk naamwoord/stɹeɪnd͡ʒ/vreemd, raar

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.

  • Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: laboratory /ˈlæb(ə)ɹəˌtɔɹi/, experiment /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: arrive /əˈɹaɪv/, stairs /ˈstɛɹz/, noise /ˈnoɪ̯z/, strange /stɹeɪnd͡ʒ/, loud /ˈlaʊ̯d/
  • /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: laboratory /ˈlæb(ə)ɹəˌtɔɹi/, laugh /læf/

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 laboratory, doll, adventure.

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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