Shadowing Practice: What Does the Switch Do? | Friends - Learn English Speaking with Video
Les maken...
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Joey, let me answer your question.
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This has been driving me crazy.
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What does this light switch do?
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Oh, nothing.
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Didn't it drive you crazy to have a switch and not know what it did?
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I know what it did.
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Nothing.
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They wouldn't have put it there if it didn't do something.
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How can you not care?
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Like this.
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You done?
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Yep.
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Hey.
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Hey.
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Hey.
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What's up?
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The switch thing has been driving me crazy.
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So I turned it off and checked every outlet.
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Now, four of them don't work,
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which means one of them has to be controlled by the switch.
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So I plugged in things in all four outlets that make noise.
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That way, when I turn it on,
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I just follow the noise and find out which one it is.
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I better stop listening before you did.
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You know, you also could have used lamps And then followed the light.
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Yeah, well, I'm using noise.
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Okay.
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All right, so, everybody ready?
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Here we go.
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I hear something.
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I hear something.
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Where is it?
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It's coming from Joey.
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Oh, my God, that's so freaky.
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Turn him off!
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Hi.
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Hi.
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What are these?
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Oh, just some pictures I made and hung up.
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Thought they'd brighten up the place they do don't you think
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i know there's no hole there i just really like that picture
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oh my god look at this okay
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but there is a wire back there i mean
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that switch is connected to something I don't care the wires have come loose in your head I just thought
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if I could follow the wire I could find out what it did and did you know
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disappears back there behind that baseboard minute there I thought it went downstairs say hello to mr. Ketrakis
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Hello, darling.
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Hello, Mrs. Katrakis.
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The super couldn't figure out what it did.
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The $200 an hour electrician couldn't figure out what it did.
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I've had seven pretty serious shocks.
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I officially give up.
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Thank God.
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Guess Joey was right.
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It does nothing.
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I'm doing it!
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I am totally doing it!
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I lost it.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “What Does the Switch Do?”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: switch, Joey, wire, noise, crazy. Deze video bevat 58 zinnen en 350 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 3:24. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 103 woorden per minuut, zodat je tijd hebt om elke klank na te doen. 85% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
De 11 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| wire zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈwaɪɚ/ | draad |
| outlet zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈaʊtlɛt/ | uitlaat |
| shock zelfstandig naamwoord | /ʃɔk/ | schok, shock |
| connect werkwoord | /kəˈnɛkt/ | verbinden |
| plug zelfstandig naamwoord | /plʌɡ/ | stekker |
| darling zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈdɑɹlɪŋ/ | geliefde, liefje |
| disappear werkwoord | /dɪsəˈpɪɹ/ | verdwijnen, verzwinden |
| lamp zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈlæ̝mp/ | lamp |
| downstairs bijwoord | /daʊnˈstɛɹz/ | beneden |
| electrician zelfstandig naamwoord | /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪʃən/ | elektricien |
| freaky bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈfɹiː.ki/ | bizar |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| figure out werkwoord | uitvogelen, er achter komen |
| find out werkwoord | ontdekken, onderzoeken |
| give up werkwoord | zich overgeven |
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — iets dat eerder begon en nog bezig is | has been driving |
| Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet | be controlled · is connected |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — iets dat nu of in deze periode gebeurt | I'm using · I'm doing |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 12 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals don't, couldn't, didn't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: shock /ʃɔk/, electrician /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪʃən/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: plug /plʌɡ/, downstairs /daʊnˈstɛɹz/, baseboard /ˈbeɪsˌbɔɹd/
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 wire, outlet, shock.
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.