Shadowing Practice: you have no idea how happy you could be. - Learn English Speaking with Video
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I want you guys to visualize this right now.
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Maybe close your eyes if it helps you.
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But what does the perfect you look like?
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How does he speak?
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How does he walk?
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And how does he carry himself?
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Is he loving, brave, or protective?
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How does his life look?
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Is he arriving home, greeting his wife after a long work day?
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Is he in their beautiful house with his kids laughing and playing?
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Whatever that vision is of the perfect you.
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Maybe you've seen positive in before when you are proud of yourself, maybe You've never experienced that guy.
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But today, I'm going to talk about the best version of you.
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And more importantly, I'm going to give you the actual advice on how to become him.
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So often, we know who we want to be and what we want.
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The problem is, it's hard as fuck to achieve that.
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I mean, just look around at society.
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People are unhappy and unfulfilled.
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I believe that the friction between you and the person that you want to become is caused by one thing, and that's good and evil.
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In every religion, there's a universal truth that's preached around the world.
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And that is, there is the good and there is the evil.
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religion or not, you cannot deny that there's truth in these polarities.
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The problem is, with a lot of people's understanding about this truth, is that we look into it too literally.
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We think of the good as giving to charity or helping an old lady across the street.
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And we think of evil as murder, theft and violence in extremity.
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Maybe these religious texts and prophets have been telling us
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that we have negative and positive decisions that we have to make every day.
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And statistically, the average person makes 35 ,000 decisions per day.
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And if you're not conscious of your intentions, you can fall into making negative or evil choices for future you.
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Yes, you can doom scroll on social media, over consume food or alcohol.
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It's easy.
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Maybe it's not even a physical thing.
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Maybe it's the self -hatred that you see in the mirror or beat yourself up because you look in the past.
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These are inherently evil actions towards your future self.
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Yes, It's not murder or violence, but it is still evil.
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And just to brush this all up, the definition of evil: profoundly immoral or wicked behavior, characterized by acts or intentions that cause pain or harm.
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Are these acts that we're doing every day, not evil towards ourselves?
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So now how the fuck do we become this guy that we visualized in the beginning of the video?
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The first thing is, take a piece of paper.
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Yes, you can use a phone but I like writing things.
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I want you to write out how that perfect version of you lives.
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How he speaks, what he has, and how he feels in extreme detail.
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What we're doing here is we're making that mental connection with the version of the person of who we want to be.
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And now this is the blueprint for all of the actions in our lives.
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And when you're faced with an evil or a good decision, you can reference your blueprint and what actions need to be taken in life.
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It helps so much because this is a literal roadmap of how you need to think and feel.
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Now of course, no one's perfect and we're probably gonna slip up when things don't go to plan.
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But how do we manage that?
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and not make these negative decisions habits?
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Well, what I found is a self -reporting model.
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I've done this almost every single day for the past few years And it's actually pretty soon.
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At the end of your day, Look back on every moment.
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Did you put enough effort into the gym?
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Maybe you weren't kind to a stranger at the grocery store or Maybe you left some dishes in the sink to clean.
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And the very next day, whatever it is, you need to not repeat those actions and commit to it.
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Because what this does, is you get better and better every single day.
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And the way you're getting better is following the blueprint of the person that you dream to be.
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But that cannot happen without you assessing yourself and deciding how you need to change.
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I'm gonna leave you guys with this quote: "You are the master of your destiny.
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You can influence, direct and control your own environment.
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And you can make your life what you want it to be." I love and appreciate you guys, and I'll see you next week.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B2 is gebaseerd op de video “you have no idea how happy you could be”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: evil, actions, decision, perfect, blueprint. Deze video bevat 61 zinnen en 783 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 4:05. De spreker praat snel, ongeveer 192 woorden per minuut, dus reken op verbonden en ingeslikte klanken. 90% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is goed te volgen. 13 van de 61 zinnen zijn vragen, dus het is goede oefening voor vraagintonatie en korte antwoorden.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| blueprint zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈbluːˌpɹɪnt/ | cyanotypie |
| visualize werkwoord | /ˈvɪʒuəˌlaɪz/ | visualiseren |
| characterize werkwoord | /ˈkɛɹəktəɹaɪz/ | karakteriseren |
| extremity zelfstandig naamwoord | /ɪkˈstɹɛməti/ | uiterste, extremiteit |
| profoundly bijwoord | /pɹəˈfaʊndli/ | grondig |
| statistically bijwoord | /stəˈtɪs.tɪ.kə.li/ | statistisch gezien |
| preach werkwoord | /pɹit͡ʃ/ | verkondigen, preken |
| friction zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈfɹɪkʃən/ | wrijving |
| greet werkwoord | /ɡɹiːt/ | begroeten, ontvangen |
| literal bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈlɪt(ə)ɹəl/ | letterlijk, strikt |
| scroll zelfstandig naamwoord | /skɹoʊl/ | boekrol, schriftrol |
| consume werkwoord | /kənˈsum/ | consumeren, verbruiken |
| sigh werkwoord | /saɪ/ | zuchten |
| prophet zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈpɹɑ.fɪt/ | profeet, profete |
| hatred zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈheɪtɹɪd/ | haat |
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 | you've seen · I've done |
| Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet | is caused · be taken |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 18 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals we're, I'm, you're. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: visualize /ˈvɪʒuəˌlaɪz/, intentions /ɪnˈtɛnʃənz/, friction /ˈfɹɪkʃən/, conscious /ˈkɑn.ʃəs/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: characterize /ˈkɛɹəktəɹaɪz/, extremity /ɪkˈstɹɛməti/, polarity /pəˈlæɹɪti/, inherently /ɪnˈhɛɹəntli/, statistically /stəˈtɪs.tɪ.kə.li/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: visualize /ˈvɪʒuəˌlaɪz/, intentions /ɪnˈtɛnʃənz/, characterize /ˈkɛɹəktəɹaɪz/, hatred /ˈheɪtɹɪd/, protective /pɹəˈtɛk.tɪv/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: polarity /pəˈlæɹɪti/, unhappy /ʌnˈhæpi/
- /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: greet /ɡɹiːt/, grocery /ˈɡɹəʊ.s(ə.)ɹi/
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 blueprint, visualize, characterize.
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.