Shadowing Practice: Why Plastic Straws Suck - Learn English Speaking with Video
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You've probably seen this video.
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That's a plastic straw being pulled out of a sea turtle's nose.
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The video went viral in 2015, sparking a public outcry to, quote, say no to plastic straws.
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And over the years, the campaign has gained traction.
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Starbucks says by 2020 it will eliminate plastic straws, pivoting to biodegradable straws and a newly designed lid.
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McDonald's UK, American Airlines, and Marriott hotels have all announced similar changes.
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So why do plastic straws suck?
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Starbucks says, quote, "...one of the major issues with plastic straws is
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that they are too small and lightweight to be captured in modern recycling equipment."
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We reached out to various recycling plants across North America to see if that was true.
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While some facilities told us they do recycle straws, two of the largest recycling facilities in the U.S.
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said its machines don't always catch straws.
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So they end up in the trash and eventually in landfills. So frustrating.
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I know.
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Another place straws tend to end up?
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Beaches.
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Dr. George Leonard is the chief scientist for Ocean Conservancy.
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The data from our 2017 International Coastal Cleanup,
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and there were 643,000 plastic straws that were picked up around beaches and waterways all over the world.
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To limit the use of straws, Starbucks introduced a new lid that resembles a sippy cup.
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These new lids are made from polypropylene, which, according to Starbucks, can be widely recycled.
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But there's one major problem.
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You know, the objective really was to phase out straws because they're not recyclable.
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The shift to this lid really increases the amount of plastic that Starbucks is using per cut.
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I think it could be part of a solution, but I don't think it's the whole picture.
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Some critics have pointed out that straws only make up a fraction of our plastic waste.
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So why is everyone so worked up about them?
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I think straws are a bit of a poster child here
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for the bigger question of society's kind of over-reliance on single-use plastics
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and the fact that a lot of this stuff is ending up in our marine environment.
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All plastics ultimately sort of break down and fracture into smaller
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and smaller bits of plastic as a result of being tossed around by the waves
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and then by the fact that sunlight basically makes the plastic brittle.
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And so they create what we call microplastics.
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We're finding these flecks of plastic in everything from the forage fish
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that are at the base of the food web up through the kinds of fish
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that we end up putting on our dinner plate.
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If we get the kind of global plastic users
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and the major brands like Starbucks and some of these other companies like Coca-Cola
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that everybody knows about to really take ownership of their contribution to this problem and alter their business practices,
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they can be real leaders here and they can bring the rest of the plastic supply chain along with them.
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So how do we start?
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We need to be more thoughtful about how we use plastic.
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We do know that there's about 8 million metric tons of plastic overall
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that ends up in the world's oceans every year
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and that's kind of thought to be one garbage truck worth you know per mile a beach per day.
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About half of that plastic comes from countries in Southeast Asia that don't have formal waste management systems.
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Much of their local waste is disposed in sort of informal ways whether it's behind a house
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or at a community dump which is essentially sort of an open pit
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or in in some cases directly dumped into the ocean itself.
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In countries like the U.S., plastic can also be swept down drains into rivers leading to the sea.
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It can be flushed down the toilet or left behind by beach goers.
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So what should we be doing differently?
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For starters, pay closer attention to your personal habits.
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Get into the habit of bringing our own cup, fork, bag, straw.
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That's what I have in my bag at all times.
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Stop flushing things other than human waste and toilet paper down the toilet.
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And remember, anything that goes down the toilet, drain, or into sewers goes to the ocean.
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All drains lead to the ocean, kid.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B2 is gebaseerd op de video “Why Plastic Straws Suck”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: plastic, straw, Starbucks, ocean, lid. Deze video bevat 59 zinnen en 718 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 4:33. De spreker praat in een natuurlijk tempo van ongeveer 158 woorden per minuut, dicht bij een alledaags gesprek. Slechts 80% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is pittig.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| straw zelfstandig naamwoord | /stɹɔ/ | stro |
| recycle werkwoord | /ɹəˈsaɪkəl/ | recycleren, recyclen |
| drain zelfstandig naamwoord | /dɹiːn/ | afvoer |
| flush werkwoord | /ˈflʌʃ/ | spoelen |
| dump werkwoord | /dʌmp/ | dumpen |
| biodegradable bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /(ˌ)baɪoʊdəˈɡɹeɪdəbl̩/ | biologisch afbreekbaar, bioafbreekbaar |
| brittle bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈbɹɪtəl/ | bros, broos |
| forage zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈfoɹɪd͡ʒ/ | voeder, voer |
| frustrate werkwoord | /ˈfɹʌsˌtɹeɪt/ | frustreren |
| microplastic zelfstandig naamwoord | microplastic | |
| recyclable bijvoeglijk naamwoord | recycleerbaar, recyclebaar | |
| waterway zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈwɔːtəweɪ/ | vaarweg, waterweg |
| sewer zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈsuɚ/ | riool, afvoerpijp |
| fracture zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈfɹæk.t͡ʃʰəː/ | breuk, fractuur |
| resemble werkwoord | /ɹɪˈzɛmbəl/ | gelijken op, lijken op |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| end up werkwoord | belanden, terechtkomen |
| break down werkwoord | stukgaan, kapot gaan |
| go down werkwoord | afdalen |
| leave behind werkwoord | achterlaten |
| pick up werkwoord | oppakken, optillen |
| point out werkwoord | aanwijzen, aanduiden |
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet | being pulled · be captured · were picked |
| Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telt | You've probably seen · has gained · have pointed |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 6 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals don't, they're, we're. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: flush /ˈflʌʃ/, traction /ˈtɹæk.ʃən/, fraction /ˈfɹæk.ʃən/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: biodegradable /(ˌ)baɪoʊdəˈɡɹeɪdəbl̩/, eliminate /ɪˈlɪm.ɪ.neɪt/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: forage /ˈfoɹɪd͡ʒ/, dispose /dɪsˈpoʊz/, lid /lɪd/, garbage /ˈɡɑɹ.bɪd͡ʒ/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: landfill /ˈlæn(d).fɪl/, fracture /ˈfɹæk.t͡ʃʰəː/, traction /ˈtɹæk.ʃən/, fraction /ˈfɹæk.ʃən/
- /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: biodegradable /(ˌ)baɪoʊdəˈɡɹeɪdəbl̩/, garbage /ˈɡɑɹ.bɪd͡ʒ/
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 straw, recycle, drain.
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.