Pratique du Shadowing: Starter Toeic Listening Unit 11 - Apprendre l'anglais à l'oral avec la vidéo

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Unit 11 Part 1.
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picture description.
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Choose the statement that best describes what you see in the picture.
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Number 1.
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A. The gauge shows that the tank is empty.
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B. The gauge shows that the tank is half empty.
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C. The gauge shows that the tank is full, d.
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The gauge is square shaped.
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Number 2.
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a.
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The sign means "go straight".
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b.
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The sign means "Do not speed." c.
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The sign means "Do not touch." d The sign means touch.
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Number 3.
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A. This is a map.
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B. This is a television.
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c.
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This is a book.
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d.
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This is a blanket.
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Number four.
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A. The astronauts are in the rocket.
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B. The rocket is taking off.
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C. The people are taking pictures of the rocket.
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d.
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The rocket is landing.
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Number 5 A.
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The woman is looking around the microscope.
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b.
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She is looking for the microscope.
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C. She is looking through the microscope.
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d.
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The woman is looking at the microscope.
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one.
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A. The gauge shows that the tank is empty.
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B. The gauge shows that the tank is half empty.
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C. The gauge shows that the tank is full, d.
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The gauge is square shaped.
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Number 2: a.
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The sign means "go straight." b.
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The sign means "Do not speed." c.
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The sign means "Do not touch." d The sign means touch.
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Number 3.
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A. This is a map.
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B. This is a television.
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c.
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This is a book.
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d.
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This is a blanket.
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Number 4.
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A. The astronauts are in the rocket.
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B. The rocket is taking off.
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c.
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The people are taking pictures of the rocket.
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d.
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The rocket is landing.
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Number 5 A.
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The woman is looking around the microscope.
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b.
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She is looking for the microscope.
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C. She is looking through the microscope.
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d.
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The woman is looking at the microscope.
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Part 2.
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Questions and Responses.
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Listen to the questions and choose the best answer.
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Number 1.
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Have you seen my calculator?
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I can't find it anywhere.
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a.
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It's on your desk.
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b.
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Thank you very much.
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c.
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That's great news!
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Number two.
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This fish is very strange looking.
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What is it?
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A. It's a fish.
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B. Don't look at it.
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C. It's a puffer fish.
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Number three.
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What is the name of the planet closest to Earth?
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A. It's Mars.
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B. My name is Jimmy.
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C. That's right.
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Number 4 How do you know so much about chemicals?
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A. I studied history.
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b.
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I studied chemistry.
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C. I studied English.
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Number 5.
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Can I borrow your telescope tomorrow night?
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A. I have two televisions.
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b.
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Sure, it's in my bedroom.
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c.
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No thanks, I'm busy.
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Number 1.
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Have you seen my calculator?
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I can't find it anywhere.
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a.
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It's on your desk.
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b.
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Thank you very much.
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c.
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That's great news!
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Number two.
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This fish is very strange looking.
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What is it?
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A. It's a fish.
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B. Don't look at it.
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C. It's a puffer fish.
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Number three.
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What is the name of the planet closest to Earth?
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A. It's Mars.
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B. My name is Jimmy.
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C. That's right.
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Number 4 How do you know so much about chemicals?
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A. I studied history.
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B. I studied chemistry.
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C. I studied English.
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Number 5.
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Can I borrow your telescope tomorrow night?
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A. I have two televisions.
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b.
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Sure, it's in my bedroom.
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C. No thanks, I'm busy.
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Part 3.
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Short Conversations.
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Choose the best answer to each question.
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Questions 1 through 3 refer to the following conversation.
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What's that book you are looking at?
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Who was the man in that picture?
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He looks familiar.
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That's Einstein.
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I'm sure you've seen lots of pictures of him before.
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He was a famous physicist.
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He studied physics.
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A physicist?
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He must have been smart to study physics.
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Physics is my worst subject in school.
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Yeah.
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I like physics and I still find it difficult.
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Number 1.
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What are the man and woman looking at?
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Number 2.
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What is true about the woman?
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Number three.
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What does the man think of physics?
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Questions four through six refer to the following conversation.
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My chemistry professor makes us wear eye protection.
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I hate it.
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I always feel so foolish with those big plastic glasses.
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Yes, but eye protection is very important so chemicals don't get in your eyes.
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A lot of those chemicals can cause serious damage to your eyes.
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Right.
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We usually wear goggles when we are using chemicals for experiments.
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I guess it is better to look silly than to hurt our eyes.
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Number 4.
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What is the eye protection made of?
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Number 5.
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According to the man, what do some chemicals do?
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Number 6.
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What does the man say?
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Questions 1 through 3 refer to the following conversation: What's that book you are looking at?
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Who was the man in that picture?
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He looks familiar.
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That's Einstein.
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I'm sure you've seen lots of pictures of him before.
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He was a famous physicist.
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He studied physics.
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A physicist?
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He must have been smart to study physics.
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Physics is my worst subject in school.
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Yeah.
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I like physics and I still find it difficult.
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Number 1.
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What are the man and woman looking at?
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Number 2.
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What is true about the woman?
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Number three.
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What does the man think of physics?
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Questions 4 through 6 refer to the following conversation.
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My chemistry professor makes us wear eye protection.
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I hate it.
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I always feel so foolish with those big plastic glasses.
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Yes, but eye protection is very important so chemicals don't get in your eyes.
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A lot of those chemicals can cause serious damage to your eyes.
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Right.
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We usually wear goggles when we are using chemicals for experiments.
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I guess it is better to look silly than to hurt our eyes.
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Number 4.
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What is the eye protection made of?
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Number 5.
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According to the man, what do some chemicals do?
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Number 6.
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What does the man say? in.
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Questions 1 through 3 refer to the following talk.
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Next year, I will be taking biology.
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However, to be honest, I really don't want to take biology.
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I used to enjoy biology.
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But next year I don't want to take it because we will have to dissect a worm, a frog, and a mouse.
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Frankly, the thought of cutting open a little frog or a mouse is pretty disgusting to me.
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I have never even touched a mouse before.
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I don't know if I can do it.
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I think that students should have the right to refuse to do animal experiments.
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I think we should be able to watch a video or look at pictures in a book instead.
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It is not necessary to kill animals for our studies.
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Maybe I can change my class from biology to geology.
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In geology, we study rocks.
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I don't mind cutting open a rock.
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Number 1.
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What does the speaker not like about biology?
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Number 2: Why does the speaker think geology would be better?
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Number 3.
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What three animals will the student have to dissect?
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Questions 4 through 6 refer to the following talk.
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I have been teaching astronomy at a private university for almost 15 years.
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I have always wanted to be an astronomer.
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Astronomers look at the stars and planets through giant telescopes.
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Even when I was a child, I used to go outside at night to look at the stars.
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I learned the names of the most important stars before I learned how to write.
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The university where I work as an astronomy teacher has a giant telescope.
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It is inside an observatory at the top of a small mountain near my university.
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Usually I go there on the weekends and watch the stars.
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Observatories with telescopes need to be in very quiet, dark places.
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like mountains because the lights from the cities can make the stars very hard to see.
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I get such a peaceful feeling when I look at the night sky.
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Number 4.
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What does the speaker do?
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Number 5.
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Where is the University's telescope located?
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Number 6.
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When does she visit the observatory?

Vocabulaire et conseils d’expression pour cette leçon

Cette leçon d’expression orale de niveau B1 s’appuie sur la vidéo « Starter Toeic Listening Unit 11 ». Les mots qui reviennent le plus souvent : eye, chemicals, physics, picture, microscope. Cette vidéo contient 236 phrases et 1306 mots à répéter en shadowing. La partie parlée dure 15:03. Le locuteur parle lentement, environ 87 mots par minute, ce qui laisse le temps d’imiter chaque son. Seuls 77 % des mots font partie des 3 000 mots les plus courants en anglais, le vocabulaire est donc exigeant.

Vocabulaire clé de cette vidéo

Les 15 mots les plus avancés de la vidéo, avec leur prononciation et leur sens :

MotPrononciationSens
microscope nom/ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌskoʊp/microscope
gauge nom/ˈɡeɪd͡ʒ/gabarit
rocket nom/ˈɹɑk.ɪt/fusée, roquette
telescope nom/ˈtɛl.əˌskoʊp/lunette, télescope
biology nom/baɪˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/biologie
physicist nom/ˈfɪzɪsɪst/physicien m physicienne
observatory nom/əbˈzɜːvət(ə)ɹi/observatoire
geology nom/d͡ʒɪˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒɪ/géologie
mouse nom/maʊs/souris
astronomer nom/əˈstɹɒn.ə.mə/astronome
dissect verbe/dɪˈsɛkt/disséquer
goggles nom/ˈɡɑ.ɡəlz/lunettes de protection
calculator nom/kæl.kjə.leɪ.tɚ/calculatrice, calculette
astronaut nom/ˈæstɹəˌnɔt/astronaute
astronomy nom/əˈstɹɑ.nə.mi/astronomie

Les verbes à particule que vous entendrez

MotSens
look around verberegarder autour de soi
take off verbeenlever, ôter

Des phrases à répéter

Des phrases courtes et complètes de la vidéo, à réutiliser dans la conversation de tous les jours :

  • Have you seen my calculator?
  • I can't find it anywhere.
  • Can I borrow your telescope tomorrow night?
  • Sure, it's in my bedroom.
  • What's that book you are looking at?

La grammaire de cette vidéo

Les structures que le locuteur utilise le plus, avec les mots exacts de la vidéo :

StructureDans la vidéo
« Used to » used to + verbe — une habitude ou un état passé qui n’est plus vraiused to enjoy · used to go
Present perfect have/has + participe passé — une action passée qui compte encore maintenantyou've seen · have never even touched · have always wanted
Superlatifs the -est / the most … — le plus haut ou le plus bas d’un groupethe best · the most important
Conseil avec « should » should + verbe — dire ce qu’il vaut mieux faireshould have · should be

Prononciation à surveiller

Le locuteur utilise 16 contractions et formes réduites, comme don't, I'm, can't. Prononcez-les sous leur forme courte, telles que vous les entendez.

  • Mots longs — placez bien l’accent: biology /baɪˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/, observatory /əbˈzɜːvət(ə)ɹi/, geology /d͡ʒɪˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒɪ/, astronomer /əˈstɹɒn.ə.mə/, calculator /kæl.kjə.leɪ.tɚ/

Les sons difficiles pour les francophones :

  • /tʃ/ et /dʒ/ — à ne pas adoucir en « ch » et « j »: gauge /ˈɡeɪd͡ʒ/, biology /baɪˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/, geology /d͡ʒɪˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒɪ/
  • /r/ anglais — langue recourbée, sans frotter la gorge: microscope /ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌskoʊp/, rocket /ˈɹɑk.ɪt/, observatory /əbˈzɜːvət(ə)ɹi/, astronomer /əˈstɹɒn.ə.mə/, astronaut /ˈæstɹəˌnɔt/

Comment s’entraîner avec cette vidéo

  1. Écoutez la vidéo en entier une fois sans parler et notez les mots que vous ne connaissez pas.
  2. Répétez phrase par phrase à vitesse normale, en reprenant chacune jusqu’à ce que votre rythme corresponde à celui du locuteur.
  3. Enregistrez-vous et comparez avec l’original, en faisant attention à des mots comme microscope, gauge, rocket.

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