Shadowing Practice: When I completely embarrassed myself – C1 English Listening Test - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Fiona.
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This happened a couple of years ago, just before Christmas.
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My boyfriend and I are out doing some last minute shopping and the roads are absolutely packed.
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Cars everywhere, traffic barely moving.
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So, we're in the car when I suddenly remember we've got no milk, no tea, no bread, basically nothing for breakfast tomorrow.
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So I say, we'd better pop into the grocers on the corner.
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I'll just grab a few things.
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And then I tell him, don't even bother trying to park.
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It'll take us all day.
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Just drop me off outside the shop and drive around the block.
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I'll only be a minute.
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So off I go, grab the things we need, and when I come out, I see his car slowly crawling past the shop.
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Oh, and bear in mind, it's freezing and I'm all wrapped up in a hat and scarf.
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You can barely see my face.
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I run over, jump into the back seat while the car's still moving, slap the back of the driver's seat and say, go, go, go.
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And the driver shouts, oh my God, oh my God.
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I realise it's not my boyfriend's voice.
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I pull my scarf down, look up, and there's this poor old man, maybe 70, absolutely terrified.
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Before I can say a word, he panics, slams his foot down on the accelerator, and we go straight into the car in front.
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So, yeah, I just gave a sweet old man the most traumatizing Christmas present ever.
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Amanda.
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So this happened a few years ago at work.
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I was part of this big team, a couple of hundred people, and there was this huge company convention coming up.
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Everyone was absolutely obsessed with getting one of the event shirts.
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So one of the guys on my team, John, couldn't go because he a jury duty, and he says, please, please save me a shirt.
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Get me a medium or a large.
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I don't mind.
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I just really want one for a gift.
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So I go to the convention, grab the shirts, but there are only extra large left, so I can only get one of those for John.
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When I get back, I send this email to the whole team saying something like, hey everyone, great event, hope you all had fun.
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Then I add, John, I left you an extra large shirt on your desk, sorry about the size.
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Then I head home.
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I'm driving and my phone just keeps ringing and ringing.
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I'm thinking, what's going on?
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Is there an emergency?
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So I finally pull over and check and it's John.
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Apparently, I'd missed the letter R.
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So instead of shirt, I'd written, John, I left you an extra large shit on your desk.
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Sorry about the size.
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Connor.
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This happened last summer while I was on holiday in Portugal.
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I'm just wandering around this little town, you know, exploring mind-to-mind business, when suddenly it just starts absolutely pouring down,
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down like proper buckets of rain.
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Within seconds I'm soaked through and then this lovely old lady, absolute angel, opens her door and says, oh you poor thing, come in,
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come in, have some coffee while it passes.
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So I go in, dripping all over her floor and she's so sweet.
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She even offers me a dry pair of trousers.
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Apparently they belong to her late husband.
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So I take them, thank her, and she points me to a little room so I can get changed.
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Now, my jeans are completely stuck to me, right?
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So I'm trying to pull them off, but they're like glued to my legs.
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And as I'm doing that, I sort of lose my balance, knock into a bookcase, and suddenly this urn on the top shelf wobbles
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and falls yeah the urn with her husband's ashes and
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because i'm wet they just stick all over me like honestly
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i'm standing there half naked dripping wet covered in well her husband She runs in,
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gasps, covers her mouth and I just go, I'm so, so sorry.
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And she says, oh, don't worry, dear.
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He always liked meeting new people.
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So, yeah, not exactly the cultural experience I was expecting.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau C1 is gebaseerd op de video “When I completely embarrassed myself – C1 English Listening Test”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: shirt, absolutely, grab, suddenly, pull. Deze video bevat 59 zinnen en 700 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 4:29. De spreker praat in een natuurlijk tempo van ongeveer 156 woorden per minuut, dicht bij een alledaags gesprek. 84% 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 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| drip werkwoord | /ˈdɹɪp/ | druipen |
| scarf zelfstandig naamwoord | /skɑːf/ | das, sjaal |
| accelerator zelfstandig naamwoord | /əkˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪ.tɚ/ | versneller |
| bookcase zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈbʊkˌkeɪs/ | boekenkast |
| grocer zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɡɹoʊ.səɹ/ | kruidenier, kruidenierster |
| obsess werkwoord | /əbˈsɛs/ | obsederen |
| traumatize werkwoord | /ˈtɹɔ.mə.taɪz/ | traumatiseren |
| wobble werkwoord | /ˈwɑbl̩/ | wiebelen, wankelen |
| soak werkwoord | /soʊk/ | doorweken |
| wander werkwoord | /ˈwɑndɚ/ | zwerven, rondtrekken |
| litter zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈlɪt.ɚ/ | strooisel |
| glue zelfstandig naamwoord | /ɡlu/ | lijm |
| slap zelfstandig naamwoord | /slæp/ | mep, klets |
| slam werkwoord | /ˈslæm/ | toeslaan |
| shelf zelfstandig naamwoord | /ʃɛlf/ | schap, rek |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| come out werkwoord | /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ | uitkomen |
| look up werkwoord | /ˌlʊk ˈʌp/ | opkijken |
| run over werkwoord | te lang doorbijlopen |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- I'll just grab a few things.
- It'll take us all day.
- I'll only be a minute.
- I realise it's not my boyfriend's voice.
- I'm thinking, what's going on?
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 23 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm, don't, I'd. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: shelf /ʃɛlf/, shout /ʃaʊt/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: traumatize /ˈtɹɔ.mə.taɪz/, trousers /ˈtɹaʊzɚz/, jeans /d͡ʒiːnz/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: slap /slæp/, slam /ˈslæm/
- /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: grocer /ˈɡɹoʊ.səɹ/, glue /ɡlu/
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 drip, scarf, accelerator.
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