Shadowing Practice: UNIT 11B - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Unit 11: Legends of the Sea.
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Reading B: Women of the Waves.
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Throughout history, the majority of pirates have been men.
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But were there any women pirates?
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Absolutely.
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Below are two from different parts of the world.
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Mary Read Pirate in Disguise Mary Read was born in England around 1690.
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She lived most of her life disguised as a man.
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As a teenager looking for adventure, She dressed as a boy and got a job at sea.
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Later, as a young woman, still pretending to be a man, She found work on a ship and sailed to the Caribbean. On one journey...
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Pirates attacked Mary's ship.
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Instead of fighting, She joined them.
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But Mary had to be careful because many pirate ships had a rule.
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No women allowed.
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If the men discovered her true identity, they might shoot and kill her.
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So at first, Mary stayed by herself and avoided the others.
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But soon, she made a surprising discovery.
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One of the pirates on the ship was actually a woman.
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Anne Bonney was the captain's girlfriend but she was also a pirate herself.
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Mary told Anne her secret, and the two women became good friends and powerful fighters.
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They fought together until they were captured in 1720.
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Ching Shih Pirate Queen In the early 1800s, pirate Ching Shi terrorized the Chinese coast.
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When her powerful pirate husband died, control of his 500 junks transferred to Ching Shi.
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While she was in charge, she expanded her fleet to almost 2 ,000 ships.
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A fearless fighter, Ching Shih led nearly 80 ,000 pirates, both men and women.
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They targeted ships and towns along the coast of China.
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For years, leaders throughout the region failed to stop her, Eventually, Ching Shih retired.
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A rich and respected woman.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: pirate, ship, Ching, Mary, Shih. Deze video bevat 28 zinnen en 286 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 2:23. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 120 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. Slechts 77% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is pittig.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

De 14 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
pirate zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈpaɪɹət/piraat, zeerover
fighter zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈfaɪtɚ/vechter, strijder
adventure zelfstandig naamwoord/ədˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/avontuur
discovery zelfstandig naamwoord/dɪˈskʌv.ɹi/ontdekking, vinding
discover werkwoord/dɪˈskʌvə/ontdekken
expand werkwoord/ɪkˈspænd/vergroten, uitbreiden
fleet zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈfliːt/vloot
pretend werkwoord/pɹəˈtɛnd/voorgeven
teenager zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈtiːnˌeɪ̯d͡ʒə/tiener, adolescent
retire werkwoord/ɹəˈtaɪɹ/met pensioen gaan
junk zelfstandig naamwoord/d͡ʒʌŋk/rommel, rotzooi
sail zelfstandig naamwoord/seɪl/zeil
disguise werkwoord/dɪsˈɡaɪz/vermommen, zich vermommen
fearless bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈfɪɹləs/onbevreesd

Uitspraak om op te letten

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: expand /ɪkˈspænd/, pretend /pɹəˈtɛnd/, disguise /dɪsˈɡaɪz/, terrorize /ˈtɛɹəɹaɪz/
  • /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: capture /ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/, expand /ɪkˈspænd/

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 pirate, fighter, 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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