Shadowing Practice: "You Don't Even Know What You're Missing" - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Mullally, when he left Boeing and took over Ford, he did many things right.
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And he's the brand new CEO and he drives up on his first day of work in a Lexus.
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And everybody's incensed.
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And he says, it's a better car.
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He's not trying to put Lexus out of business.
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He's trying to make Ford better.
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And he said to them, have you never driven one?
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They're like, no, we only drive Fords.
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He's like, so you don't even know what you're missing.
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Like, how can you make a better car if you don't even know what the others are doing?
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Because I guarantee you, they've driven ours.
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Right?
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And so he then required all of his executives to go drive all of the competitors' cars every single day to work.
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He just bought tons of foreign cars so that they would drive them.
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Otherwise, how do you know?
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And it's all because of ego, right?
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Which is, we're Ford, we only drive Fords.
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And so you're completely oblivious to the world that's changing around you.
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And you only find out, it's a lagging indicator, you only find out years later when your numbers are in the toilet, your market share is in the toilet, and you're years behind trying to make a better product.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze video bevat 19 zinnen en 217 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 1:03. De spreker praat snel, ongeveer 207 woorden per minuut, dus reken op verbonden en ingeslikte klanken. 88% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is goed te volgen.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
12 minder gangbare woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
- toilet /ˈtɔɪ.lət/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — toilet, wc. A room, enclosed area or single-purpose building containing a fixture or fixtures used for urination and defecation; a bathroom or water closet.
- guarantee /ˌɡæɹ.ənˈtiː/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — garantie. Anything that assures a certain outcome.
- ton /tʌn/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — ton. The short ton of 2000 pounds (about 907 kg), 20 hundredweights of 100 pounds avoirdupois each.
- indicator /ˈɪn.dɪˌkeɪ.tə(ɹ)/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — richtingaanwijzer. A pointer or index that indicates something.
- competitor /kəmˈpɛt.ɪ.tɚ/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — concurrent, concurent. A person or organization against whom one is competing.
- incense /ˈɪnsɛns/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — wierook. Biotic material that releases fragrant smoke when burnt, often used in religious rites or for aesthetic reasons.
- oblivious /əˈblɪviəs/ (bijvoeglijk naamwoord) — onoplettend, vergeetachtig. Lacking awareness; unmindful; unaware, unconscious of.
- completely /kəmˈpliːtli/ (bijwoord) — compleet, volledig. In a complete manner; thoroughly.
- product /ˈpɹɑ.dəkt/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — resultaat. Anything that is produced; a result.
- otherwise /ˈʌð.ɚˌwaɪz/ (bijwoord) — anders, anderszins. Differently, in another way.
- executive /ɪɡˈzɛkjətɪv/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — uitvoerende macht. A chief officer or administrator, especially one who can make significant decisions on their own authority.
- brand /ˈbɹænd/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — brandmerk. A mark or scar made by burning with a hot iron, especially to mark cattle or to classify the contents of a cask.
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
- find out (werkwoord) — ontdekken, onderzoeken. To discover, as by asking or investigating.
- take over (werkwoord) — overnemen. To assume control of something, such as a business or enterprise, and sometimes by force.
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 8 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals you're, don't, they're. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: indicator /ˈɪn.dɪˌkeɪ.tə(ɹ)/, competitor /kəmˈpɛt.ɪ.tɚ/, executive /ɪɡˈzɛkjətɪv/
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 toilet, guarantee, ton.
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 | they've driven |
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.