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If you want to improve your English pronunciation, sound more like a native speaker and make yourself understood better,
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then you have to learn about intonation.
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Hello, I'm Matty from POC English
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and in this lesson we are going to talk about intonation in English pronunciation intonation before we start
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so what is intonation to put it simply intonation is the melody of spoken english it is the way in
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which your voice rises
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and falls as you speak let me show you an example
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i am watching this video to improve my english i am
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watching this video to improve my english see now why does intonation matter.
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Intonation is not just to add beauty to your speech.
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It can change the meaning of what you say.
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For one thing, intonation can highlight the central point in a sentence.
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Rising the intonation on a certain word in a sentence can show
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that that word is the center of the message that you want to deliver with that sentence.
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For example, I like to play tennis.
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I like to play tennis.
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I like to play tennis.
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I like to play tennis.
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If I say that I like to play tennis, it means that it's me who wants to play tennis, not you, not him, not her.
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If I say I like to play tennis it means i
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like it i don't hate it the central point is like
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if i say i like to play tennis it means
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that i want to play it i don't want to watch it and
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if i say i like to play tennis it means i
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like to play tennis i don't want to play soccer as
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you can see the same sentence could have four different meanings
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just by raising my tone of voice on a specific word in
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that sentence for another thing intonation can show attitude it can reflect the attitude of the speaker for example
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if you are happy you tend to raise your voice and if you are sad you lower it
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let me give you an example
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if i am happy i would say i want to play tennis if i am sad i would say
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I want to play tennis.
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You see?
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So the intonation and the loudness of my voice can show the attitude, even though my face does not change.
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I want to play tennis.
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I want to play tennis.
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Now, if you add intonation to some facial expressions, then you can deliver a very concise message i want to
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play tennis i want to play tennis now let's learn about intonation patterns
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there are three main intonation patterns look at this example do you like tennis
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i don't play tennis but i like it one more time do you like tennis do you like tennis
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I don't play tennis.
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I don't play tennis, but I like it.
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I like it.
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In this sentence, you can see three different intonation patterns.
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The first one is a rising intonation.
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Do you like tennis?
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Tennis.
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Tennis.
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Repeat after me.
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Tennis.
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So your voice rises.
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Do you like tennis? the second one is a fall rise intonation
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which means first your voice falls
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and then it rises I don't play tennis repeat after me I don't play tennis I don't play tennis
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and the third one is falling intonation
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which means your tone of voice falls down
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but I like it I like it I like it I don't say I like it no I like it
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so let's read the sentence again repeat after me do you like tennis I don't play tennis
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but I like it now it is time to learn more about these patterns
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and see when to use which one of them.
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in order to improve your pronunciation and speak more clearly.
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The first pattern is falling intonation.
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Falling intonation.
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We use it when we are talking about something which will definitely happen or that is complete.
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So use it when you are certain of something.
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Let's have a look at some examples.
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I have to work.
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I have to work.
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Repeat after me and notice that the last word has a falling intonation.
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It means my voice comes down.
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I have to work.
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This is for sure.
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I'm certain of it.
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I have to work.
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I have to work.
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Let's see another example.
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Here's your book.
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Here's your book.
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Pay attention.
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Here's your book.
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I couldn't find it.
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I couldn't find it.
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I couldn't find it.
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I finished my homework.
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I finished my homework.
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I finished my homework.
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I want to see you tomorrow.
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I want to see you tomorrow.
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I want to see you tomorrow.
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So we use the falling intonation when we are sure and certain of something or to talk about something which is complete.
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Falling intonation is also very common in WH questions.
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For example, what time does the movie begin?
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what time does the movie begin as you can see as
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i get to the end of the sentence my tone of
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voice falls down what time does the movie begin where is
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the nearest bus stop where's the nearest bus stop where's the
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nearest bus stop why do you study english why do you
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study english why do you study english the next pattern is
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rising intonation rising intonation is very common in yes no questions your voice rises
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when you get to the end of the question for example is he sad
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lesson up is he sad i don't say is he sad
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no is he sad it's a yes no question yes he is No, he isn't.
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Is he sad?
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Is she our doctor?
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Is she our doctor?
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Is she our doctor?
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Did they call?
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Did they call?
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Did they call?
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Now, look at this question.
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Are you watching the movie or not?
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This is called an alternative question because you have two alternatives.
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One before or and one after or when you have
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or in a question that's an alternative question and
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when you have an alternative question before or you have a rising intonation
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and after or you have a falling intonation
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so let's read this question again together are you watching the movie
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or not are you watching the movie or not are you watching the movie
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or not another example is he sitting or standing?
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Is he sitting or standing?
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Are they coming or going?
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Are they coming or going?
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And the third pattern of intonation is a fall rise intonation
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which has a fall and then it's followed by a rise in your tone of voice.
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We use this when something is incomplete or we are uncertain of something
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or we still want to continue the sentence
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and the sentence is not finished yet look at this i'm tired i'm tired this is a simple falling intonation
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which means i'm talking about something that i am sure of
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and the sentence is complete i'm tired but look at this one i'm tired
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but let's go out and have some fun i'm tired i'm tired
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but let's go out
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and have some fun the first part of the sentence has a fall rise intonation I'm tired
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which means the sentence is not complete yet.
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I still want to continue the sentence.
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I want to show contrast.
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I'm tired but let's go out and have some fun.
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Look at this one.
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I don't play tennis.
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I don't play tennis.
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This is the following intonation because I'm sure of it.
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I don't play tennis but look at this one i don't play tennis
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but i like watching it i don't play tennis
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but i like watching it the first half of the sentence has a fall rise intonation on the word tennis
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i don't play tennis which means the sentence is not complete yet
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and i want to show contrast i don't play tennis
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but i like watching it in these two examples the fall rise intonation was on one word.
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Tennis.
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tired it's also possible that the fall rise intonation are separately on two different words
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so one word with the falling and one word with the rising intonation
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that is also called the fall rise intonation this fall rise intonation shows
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that my sentence is not complete
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and i want to talk about a contrasting point the first week was good
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but the second week was terrible the first week has a
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falling intonation was good as a rising intonation this is a fall rise intonation
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and it shows that the sentence is not complete the first week was good
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but the second week was terrible
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or look at this one she's quite a good teacher she's quite a good teacher the intonation shows
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that the sentence is not complete
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and by hearing this sentence your mind immediately looks for a
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but listen to it again she's quite a good teacher okay
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but she's quite a good teacher
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but she's a bit old she's quite a good teacher
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but she's a bit old on the adverb quite we have
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a falling intonation she's quite a good teacher on the word
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teacher we have a rising intonation she's quite a good teacher
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and that's it guys we have learned about three patterns of intonation falling rising
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and the fall rise intonation
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and we have learned how intonation can help us improve our pronunciation sound more like a native speaker
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and make ourselves understood better and don't forget
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Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “What is intonation in English? How many types does it have?”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: intonation, tennis, sentence, rise, fall. Deze video bevat 177 zinnen en 1706 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 11:40. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 146 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. 83% 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 8 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
intonation zelfstandig naamwoord/ɪntəˈneɪʃən/intonatie, zinsmelodie
pronunciation zelfstandig naamwoord/pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/uitspraak
homework zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/huiswerk, huistaak
subscribe werkwoord/səbˈskɹaɪb/abonneren
concise bijvoeglijk naamwoord/kənˈsaɪs/beknopt, bondig
melody zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈmɛl.ə.di/melodie
incomplete bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ɪn.kəmˈpliːt/incompleet, onvolledig
highlight werkwoord/ˈhaɪˌlaɪt/naar voren halen, benadrukken

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
go out werkwoordnaar buiten gaan
fall down werkwoord/fɔl ˈdaʊn/neervallen

Zinnen om te herhalen

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

  • I don't play tennis, but I like it.
  • Do you like tennis?
  • Let's have a look at some examples.
  • Is she our doctor?
  • Are you watching the movie or not?

Grammatica in deze video

De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:

StructuurIn de video
Betrekkelijke bijzinnen who / which + zin — extra informatie over een persoon of dingsomething which will · something which is · tennis which means
Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telthave learned
Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doetis called · is also called
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — iets dat nu of in deze periode gebeurtam watching · is falling · are talking

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 36 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals don't, I'm, couldn't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

  • De klanken “sh” en “zh”: intonation /ɪntəˈneɪʃən/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, facial /ˈfeɪ.ʃəl/
  • Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: intonation /ɪntəˈneɪʃən/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/

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 intonation, pronunciation, homework.

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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