Shadowing Practice: Viewing a Flat in London: What's the Catch? - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Here we are! Welcome to your future home!
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That's a bold claim. We haven't even opened the door.
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Trust me, this one's an absolute gem.
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Hmm, the listing described it as 'cosy'.
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In my experience, that's estate agent code for tiny.
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Voilà! Open-plan living at its very finest!
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Wait, is this the whole flat?
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It's what we call a clever use of space!
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I can reach the kettle without getting out of bed.
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Exactly! Breakfast in bed, every single morning!
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And what's that dark patch above the window?
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Ah, that... That's a bit of character, really.
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That's damp. I'd recognise it anywhere.
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I'm afraid the landlord's aware and looking into it.
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Looking into it, or just looking at it?
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But look at this location! The area's so vibrant!
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Vibrant? What exactly do you mean by vibrant?
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Well, there's a lively little pub just downstairs.
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Hang on, is that karaoke? At four in the afternoon?
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Think of it as free entertainment, seven nights a week!
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Right. So, what's the rent, and are bills included?
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It's sixteen hundred and fifty pounds a month.
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Bills are extra, and, um, there's a six-week deposit.
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Six weeks? I believe deposits are legally capped at five.
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Oh... did I say six? Five, of course. My mistake.
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Look, I'm not saying no, but let's be realistic.
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Given the damp and the nightly karaoke,
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fifteen hundred seems far more reasonable.
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Fifteen hundred? The landlord will have a fit!
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Then he can sing about it downstairs.
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Good news! He'll do fifteen fifty if you sign today.
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Tempting, but I never sign anything on the spot.
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Send me the contract, and I'll sleep on it.
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Of course! Just don't sleep on it for too long!
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Don't worry. If it's yes, I'll sing it from the pub.

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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze spreekles op niveau C1 is gebaseerd op de video “Viewing a Flat in London: What's the Catch?”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: vibrant, fifteen, hundred. Deze video bevat 35 zinnen en 298 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 2:12. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 136 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. Slechts 81% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is pittig. 11 van de 35 zinnen zijn vragen, dus het is goede oefening voor vraagintonatie en korte antwoorden.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

De 12 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
vibrant bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈvaɪbɹənt/energiek
deposit zelfstandig naamwoord/dɪˈpɑ.zɪt/afzetting, neerzetting
downstairs bijwoord/daʊnˈstɛɹz/beneden
damp bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈdæmp/klam
bold bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈbəʊld/moedig
patch zelfstandig naamwoord/pæt͡ʃ/lap
realistic bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˌɹɪəˈlɪs.tɪk/realistisch
lively bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈlaɪv.li/levendig
kettle zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈkɛ.təl/ketel
karaoke zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈkæ.ɹiˌəʊ.ki/karaoke
cosy bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈkoʊzi/gezellig, gezellige
tempt werkwoord/tɛmpt/verleiden, uitlokken

Zinnen om te herhalen

Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:

  • We haven't even opened the door.
  • Trust me, this one's an absolute gem.
  • In my experience, that's estate agent code for tiny.
  • It's what we call a clever use of space!
  • What exactly do you mean by vibrant?

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 9 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals don't, I'll, I'm. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: downstairs /daʊnˈstɛɹz/, pound /ˈpaʊ̯nd/, bold /ˈbəʊld/, landlord /ˈlæn(d).lɔɹd/
  • /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: damp /ˈdæmp/, patch /pæt͡ʃ/, landlord /ˈlæn(d).lɔɹd/, karaoke /ˈkæ.ɹiˌəʊ.ki/

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 vibrant, deposit, downstairs.

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