Shadowing Practice: Usborne First Reading - Level 04 - The Tin Soldier - Learn English Speaking with Video
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The Tin Soldier Happy birthday, Tom, said Grandpa.
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Wow, thanks!
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Just what I wanted, Tom cried.
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Tin soldiers!
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Oh dear, this soldier only has one leg, said Grandpa.
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Attention!
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Quick march!
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Tom didn't mind.
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He spent all day playing.
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At bedtime, he packed the soldiers' bag in their box.
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But the one-legged soldier was missing.
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Where's he gone? wondered Tom.
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Don't worry, you can look for him tomorrow, said Grandpa.
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Tom saw the toys, waited until he was asleep.
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All clear.
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Now it was their turn to play.
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Whoopee!
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Ha ha!
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Yippee!
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The soldiers tried to join in, but they were stuck in their box.
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Except for the one-legged soldier.
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He had fallen behind a pile of toys, building blocks.
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But he didn't join in the games.
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He was gazing at the fairy tale palace in the corner.
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It once belonged to Tom's sister.
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A paper ballerina doll stood in the doorway.
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The pretty ballerina was dancing on one leg.
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She'd be a perfect wife for me, said the soldier.
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Suddenly, the grumpy Jack-in-the-box sprung up.
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Keep your eyes to yourself!
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The soldier ignored him.
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He smiled at the ball arena.
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She smiled back.
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The jealous Jack in the Box turned bright red.
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Just wait, he fumed.
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The next morning, Tom found his missing soldier.
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He put him by the window.
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The cruel Jack in the Box saw his chance.
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Ha ha, so long, soldier boy.
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He took a deep breath and blew as hard as he could.
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The tin soldier fell out of the window.
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He landed, whoa, on the street below.
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Ow! cried the soldier.
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He tried to move, but his foot was stuck.
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Two boys ran up.
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Look! shouted one.
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A tin soldier!
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Let's turn him into a sailor, said the other.
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They made a little boat out of an old newspaper.
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They stood the tin soldier in the boat, then they dropped it in the gutter.
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The soldier's boat sailed along the street.
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Ha ha!
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Oh no!
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The tin soldier wished the boat would stop.
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I feel sick.
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But things were about to get worse.
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There was a drain hole in the row ahead.
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The paper bolt shot down the drain.
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Whoa!
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It landed, splashed, in a dirty, smelly sewer.
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Oof, said the soldier as he sailed along the tunnel.
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He turned the bend.
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A fat black rat was in his way.
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Stop!
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Pay me a penny to pass, ordered the rat.
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The soldier had no money.
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He couldn't stop anyway.
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Sorry, stinky.
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Hey, come back.
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The soldier sailed on and on, a mouse from home.
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Will I ever see the ball in the door again?
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He wondered.
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Just then, he noticed daylight up ahead.
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Seconds later, the boat whooshed out of the sewer.
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It landed, whoa, in the river.
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The tin soldier was glad to be out of the sewer.
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Phew!
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But he wasn't happy for long.
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Now his boat was leaking.
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The next moment, he was sinking like a stone.
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Help!
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And things were about to get worse.
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A huge fish swung by.
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Mmm, he looks tasty.
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It swallowed the tin soldier in one gulp.
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a little hard but not bad oh no The soldier sat sadly in the fish's tummy.
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I'll be here forever.
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But his luck was about to change.
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A man caught the fish.
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What a beauty!
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He took it to sell at the market.
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Tom's grandpa bought the fish.
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He carried it home for supper.
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He unwrapped the fish.
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And then, tin soldier fell out.
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Grandpa took the tin soldier to Tom's room.
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Look who I found!
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Welcome home, soldier! shouted Tom.
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All the toys were glad to see the tin soldier, except one.
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Grrrr!
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He went hopping mad, broke his spring. and never worked again.
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The very next day, the tin soldier married the lovely ballerina.
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And they invited all the toys to a noisy party, after Tom was asleep, of course.
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Whoopee!
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Haha!
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Yippee!
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The Sad Fast Tin Soldier was first written by Hans Christian Andersen in 1838.
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The original version had a very sad ending.
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The tin soldier and the paper ballerina melted in the fireplace.
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All that was left of them was a heart-shaped piece of tin and a black screen.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau A2 is gebaseerd op de video “Usborne First Reading - Level 04 - The Tin Soldier”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: soldier, tin, Tom, boat, grandpa. Deze video bevat 110 zinnen en 710 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 9:36. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 74 woorden per minuut, zodat je tijd hebt om elke klank na te doen. 76% 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:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| grandpa zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɡɹæm.pɑː/ | opa |
| toy zelfstandig naamwoord | /tɔɪ/ | speelgoed |
| sail zelfstandig naamwoord | /seɪl/ | zeil |
| sewer zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈsuɚ/ | riool, afvoerpijp |
| asleep bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /əˈsliːp/ | slapend |
| drain zelfstandig naamwoord | /dɹiːn/ | afvoer |
| shout werkwoord | /ʃaʊt/ | schreeuwen |
| ignore werkwoord | /ɪɡˈnɔː/ | negeren |
| palace zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈpælɪs/ | paleis |
| hop zelfstandig naamwoord | /hɒp/ | hop |
| belong werkwoord | /bɪˈlɒŋ/ | thuishoren, horen |
| swing werkwoord | /ˈswɪŋ/ | zwaaien, zwenken |
| mouse zelfstandig naamwoord | /maʊs/ | muis |
| invite werkwoord | /ɪnˈvaɪt/ | uitnodigen, nodigen |
| tale zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈteɪl/ | vertelsel, verhaaltje |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| come back werkwoord | terugkomen |
| fall out werkwoord | in onmin raken |
| shoot down werkwoord | neerhalen |
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet | were stuck · was stuck · was left |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — iets dat op een moment in het verleden bezig was | was missing · was gazing · was dancing |
| Toekomst met “will” will + werkwoord — een besluit, belofte of voorspelling | Will I · I'll be |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 7 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals didn't, couldn't, don't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: shout /ʃaʊt/, splash /splæʃ/, whoosh /ʍʊʃ/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: bend /bɛnd/, gaze /ɡeɪz/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: grandpa /ˈɡɹæm.pɑː/, palace /ˈpælɪs/, sadly /ˈsædli/, splash /splæʃ/, unwrap /ʌnˈɹæp/
- /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: grandpa /ˈɡɹæm.pɑː/, ignore /ɪɡˈnɔː/, gaze /ɡeɪz/, grumpy /ˈɡɹʌmpi/, gulp /ɡʌlp/
Zo oefen je met deze video
- Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
- Spreek zin voor zin na op normale snelheid en herhaal elke zin tot je ritme gelijk is aan dat van de spreker.
- Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als grandpa, toy, sail.
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.