Shadowing Practice: What is it Like Being Single? - The Office US - Learn English Speaking with Video
Les maken...
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Did you pick a new chair?
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It's been a while.
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Pam, when I first opened this catalog, I thought I was just going to be picking out a chair.
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But instead you found something to distract you from ever picking out a chair.
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Michael started the process of selecting a new chair about three weeks ago.
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And normally I wouldn't care, but he promised me his old one.
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It's way better.
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It's one of these.
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Shhh.
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I really want it.
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I really want it.
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Have you ever seen this woman?
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Her?
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The one in the really great mesh, black, high-back swivel chair?
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Look at her smile.
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His eyes.
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Look at her eyes.
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She's got...
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I don't know what it is exactly.
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She dresses like a professional, and yet you know there is a side of her that could just curl up on a couch?
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Or in a great chair.
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Uh, yeah, maybe.
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But remember after my dinner party when I said that I was swearing off women.
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I definitely remember your dinner party.
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I think what I meant was that I am completely swearing off one woman.
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Jan.
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I think that fate put this catalog in my hands.
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Actually, I put the catalog in your hand because you have to pick out a new chair.
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What is it like being single?
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I like it.
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I like starting each day with a sense of possibility.
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And I'm optimistic because every day, I get a little more desperate, and desperate situations yield the quickest results.
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Ladies and gentlemen, would you please open your supply catalogs and kindly turn to page 85.
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Yo, is this his new chair?
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No, he hasn't picked one yet.
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Got it.
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When Pam gets Michael's old chair, I get Pam's old chair.
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Then I'll have two chairs.
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Only one to go.
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I am ready to start dating again.
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Getting back on the market.
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So, FYI, for those of you who are thinking about fixing me up with any of your friends,
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use the woman on page 85 as a template.
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That will be all.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “What is it Like Being Single? - The Office US”. Deze video bevat 44 zinnen en 345 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 2:07. De spreker praat in een natuurlijk tempo van ongeveer 163 woorden per minuut, dicht bij een alledaags gesprek. Slechts 79% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is pittig. 7 van de 44 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:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| catalogue zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈkæt.əˌlɔɡ/ | catalogus, cataloog |
| desperate bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈdɛs.p(ə.)ɹɪt/ | wanhopig, vertwijfeld |
| swivel zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈswɪvəl/ | wartel |
| curl zelfstandig naamwoord | /kɜɹl/ | krul, lok |
| template zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈtɛm.plɪt/ | sjabloon, malplaatje |
| distract werkwoord | /dɪˈstɹækt/ | afleiden |
| mesh zelfstandig naamwoord | /mɛʃ/ | net |
| optimistic bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˌɒptɪˈmɪstɪk/ | optimistisch |
| kindly bijwoord | /ˈkaɪn(d)li/ | vriendelijk, beminnelijk |
| yield werkwoord | /jiːld/ | voortbrengen |
| gentleman zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈd͡ʒɛn.təl.mən/ | meneer |
| couch zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈkaʊ̯t͡ʃ/ | bank, sofa |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- Did you pick a new chair?
- Have you ever seen this woman?
- I don't know what it is exactly.
- Then I'll have two chairs.
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 have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telt | It's been · Have you ever seen · hasn't picked |
| Toekomst met “will” will + werkwoord — een besluit, belofte of voorspelling | I'll have · will be |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 5 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals don't, hasn't, I'll. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: catalogue /ˈkæt.əˌlɔɡ/, yield /jiːld/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: catalogue /ˈkæt.əˌlɔɡ/, distract /dɪˈstɹækt/
Zo oefen je met deze video
- Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
- Begin op 0,75× snelheid, spreek zin voor zin na en ga terug naar normale snelheid zodra het makkelijk gaat.
- Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als catalogue, desperate, swivel.
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.