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I didn't do it!
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Please, you have to believe me.
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This is like a real spy movie right now.
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Nobody move everyone must stay exactly where you are Hey watch out sorry kid oh
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This museum is now under a full security lockdown.
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We must search every single bag in this room.
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Young man, I need to check your backpack too.
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Wait, there's something else down at the very bottom.
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This is the missing diamond.
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That's definitely not ours.
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We've never seen it before.
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That's not mine!
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I promise I never took it!
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I didn't do it!
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Please, you have to believe me.
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There has been a serious mistake.
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My son is innocent.
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Sir, the evidence was found inside his own bag.
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Look how big this museum is!
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I'm filming everything!
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Look at all these amazing statues!
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This place is incredible!
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Keep your bag closed, Tom.
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It's really crowded today.
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I'll close it later, Dad.
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I promise I will.
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Oops, sorry, I wasn't looking where I was going.
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Look at all the people around this diamond. That diamond is absolutely...
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look at it shine.
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I need a closer shot for my video today.
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Tom!
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Your backpack is open.
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Thank you.
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Stay close to me please, sweetheart.
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It's very crowded.
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- - - Excuse me, sir.
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I need to clean through here.
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That's strange.
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The lights just flickered twice already.
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E -C -O!
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Thank you.
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Mom.
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Why did all the lights go out?
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Whoa!
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Do you hear that alarm?
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This is intense!
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- Everyone stay calm.
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The emergency lights are on now.
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Stay close to me right now.
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Something is wrong.
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Nobody move!
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Everyone must stay exactly where you are.
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I need everyone to remain calm and stay seated.
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This museum is now under a full security lockdown.
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This is frightening.
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I hope they find who did this.
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Thank you.
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This is like a real spy movie right now.
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- Bye.
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- Hey, watch out!
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Sorry, kid.
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- - Whoa, that guy bumped into me really hard.
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Thank you.
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Sorry about that, kid.
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I wasn't watching closely.
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Mom.
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That cleaner is walking really fast away.
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Wait.
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His hand was right by Tom's bag.
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We must search every single bag in this room.
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Please open your bags.
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for a quick inspection now.
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. Of course officer.
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We have nothing to hide here.
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We have we didn't do anything wrong Go ahead and check young man I need to check your backpack too.
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Open your backpack, son.
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This will only take moments.
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That's just my comic book.
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and my old jacket.
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- Wait.
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There's something else down at the very bottom.
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What is that?
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I've never seen that pouch before.
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That's definitely not ours.
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We've never seen it before.
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Let's see exactly what is hiding inside this pouch.
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This is the missing diamond!
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It was in his bag.
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That's not mine!
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I promise I never took it!
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I didn't do it!
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Please, you have to believe me!
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- There has been a serious mistake.
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My son is innocent.
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you Sir, the evidence was found inside his own bag.
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Where exactly are you taking my son right now?
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This room feels so cold and.. completely, completely frightening.
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We are not leaving our son alone in here.
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Mom, I'm really scared.
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What's gonna happen now?
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Please.
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Somebody has to believe that I'm innocent.
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This diamond is now official evidence against you, Tom.
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- Why did you steal it?
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Just tell me the truth.
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I was only making videos!
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I never touched that diamond!
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My son is innocent.
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I know him better than anyone.
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I'm not.
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The evidence was found inside his bag, sir.
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Thank you.
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Call the main police station.
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We need them here now.
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Thank you.
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Wait!
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I remember that cleaner bumping into Tom earlier.
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Excuse me, officer.
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I saw something really important happen.
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Not now, little one.
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I'm speaking with your father.
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Dad, please listen.
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It was the cleaner, not Tom.
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Not now, Lily.
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I need to focus on your brother.
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Bye.
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you I am the museum director.
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What exactly happened here?
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Sir, please.
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I need to tell you something important.
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The cleaner put it in his bag.
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I saw it.
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That's a very serious claim for a young child.
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Quiet, little girl.
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The adults are talking right now.
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- Why won't anyone listen to what I'm saying?
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That siren means the transport car has finally arrived.
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The transport car is here.
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you It's time to go.
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You cannot take my son!
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He has done nothing!
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you Please don't take me away.
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I didn't do this!
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Tom was filming everything the whole entire time.
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You cannot take an innocent child away like this!
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Tom, I need to borrow your phone right now.
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Bye.
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I can't stop crying.
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Everything feels completely hopeless right now.
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Bye.
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Come on, phone.
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Please show me what happened.
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Thank you.
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This is the last video Tom recorded today.
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The camera is spinning everywhere.
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I need to pause it.
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I can see something moving in that reflection clearly.
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Bye.
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I'm Look, you can see his hand right there clearly.
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That's the cleaner's hand near Tom's open backpack.
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He's dropping something small right into Tom's bag.
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- My heart is beating so hard so fast right now.
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I need everyone in this room to hear this.
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Thank you you Look at this video!
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Everyone needs to see this now!
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Lily, what on earth are you doing right now?
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What is it, young lady?
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What do you have?
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Watch this video.
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it shows exactly what really happened.
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Watch the mirror in the background very closely, please.
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Huh?
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I can see him dropping something into that backpack.
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He framed the boy.
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This poor child is innocent.
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Bye.
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Everyone listen carefully.
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We have a serious situation now.
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Stop the cleaner at the back exit immediately, please!
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Oh my God!
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We caught him trying to escape to escape through the back door.
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I can't believe he really tried to frame my son.
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I am so sorry I didn't believe your story, Tom.
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It's okay.
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I'm just glad the truth finally came out.
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I sincerely apologize for how we treated your family today.
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- I am so proud of you, my brave boy.
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you Amen.
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You are the bravest little girl I have ever known.
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You saved me, Lily.
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I will never forget this.
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I just paid close attention.
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That's all I did.
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That's all I did.
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Thank you.
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Let's go home now.
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We are all safe together.
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Your voice might feel small, But truth is powerful.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze spreekles op niveau A2 is gebaseerd op de video “Why Police Arrest Tom?”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: bag, Tom, backpack, diamond, innocent. Deze video bevat 200 zinnen en 1091 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 10:19. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 106 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

15 woorden uit de video die het leren waard zijn, met uitspraak en betekenis:

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
innocent bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈɪnəsənt/onnozel, onschuldig
diamond zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈdaɪ.ə.mənd/diamant
backpack zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈbæk.pæk/rugzak
brave bijvoeglijk naamwoord/bɹeɪv/moedig
bump zelfstandig naamwoord/bʌmp/botsing
lockdown zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈlɑkˌdaʊn/lockdown
mirror zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈmiɹɚ/spiegel
carefully bijwoord/ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/voorzichtig
comic zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈkɑmɪk/komiek, humorist
steal werkwoord/stiːl/stelen, ontvreemden
arrive werkwoord/əˈɹaɪv/aankomen, arriveren
spin werkwoord/spɪn/draaien
exit zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈɛɡzət/uitgang
jacket zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/jas
alarm zelfstandig naamwoord/əˈlɑɹm/alarmkreet

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
watch outpas op
come out werkwoord/ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/uitkomen
go out werkwoordnaar buiten gaan

Zinnen om te herhalen

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

  • We've never seen it before.
  • Oops, sorry, I wasn't looking where I was going.
  • Do you hear that alarm?
  • Where exactly are you taking my son right now?
  • Lily, what on earth are you doing right now?

Grammatica in deze video

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

StructuurIn de video
Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog teltWe've never seen · has been · I've never seen
Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doetwas found
Past continuous was/were + -ing — iets dat op een moment in het verleden bezig waswasn't looking · wasn't watching · was only making
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — iets dat nu of in deze periode gebeurtI'm filming · is frightening · is walking

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 25 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm, didn't, can't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

  • De klanken “sh” en “zh”: reflection /ɹɪˈflɛkʃən/, shine /ʃaɪn/, inspection /ɪnˈspɛkʃən/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: diamond /ˈdaɪ.ə.mənd/, brave /bɹeɪv/, arrive /əˈɹaɪv/, apologize /əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz/, subscribe /səbˈskɹaɪb/
  • /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: backpack /ˈbæk.pæk/, jacket /ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/, statue /ˈstæt͡ʃu/
  • /w/ — met ronde lippen: whoa /woʊ/, sweetheart /ˈswiːtˌhɑːt/

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 innocent, diamond, backpack.

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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