Shadowing Practice: FCE1 TEST3 PART1 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Cambridge First Certificate in English 1 by the University of Cambridge ESOL examinations in conjunction with Cambridge University Press.
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This recording is copyright.
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CD 2.
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This is the Cambridge First Certificate in English listening test.
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Test 3.
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I'm going to give you the instructions for this test.
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I'll introduce each part of the test and give you time to look at the questions.
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At the start of each piece you'll hear this sound.
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You'll hear each piece twice.
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Remember, while you're listening, write your answers on the question paper.
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You'll have five minutes at the end of the test to copy your answers onto the separate answer sheet.
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There will now be a pause.
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Please ask any questions now because you must not speak during the test.
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Now open your question paper and look at part one.
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You'll hear people talking in eight different situations.
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For questions one to eight, choose the best answer A, B or C.
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1. You hear some information about a country on a travel programme.
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Where do most people spend the summer months?
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A. At the seaside.
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B. In the capital city.
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C. In the mountains.
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In the main summer months, the weather in the capital city is hot and the humidity is terrible.
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If you're there then, the best thing to do is either sit in a pool all day
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or surround yourself with air conditioning.
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You could, however, head higher where it's cooler.
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The Citra mountains behind the north-east coast have stunning scenery, but the majority never seem to make the effort to get out of the capital,
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which is a pity, because the coast and the mountains are much pleasanter.
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In the main summer months, the weather in the capital city is hot, and the humidity is terrible.
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If you're there then, the best thing to do is either sit in a pool all day, or surround yourself with air conditioning.
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You could, however, head higher where it's cooler.
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The Citra mountains behind the northeast coast have stunning scenery, but the majority never seem to make the effort to get out of the capital,
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which is a pity, because the coast and the mountains are much pleasanter.
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2. You hear part of a radio programme about chewing gum.
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What's the speaker doing?
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a.
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Outlining its history.
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b describing why it has changed see explaining its popularity
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although it's popular worldwide chewing gum is a uniquely US product
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discovered during the search for rubber materials in the 1860s the
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basic raw material for all chewing gum is the natural gum cheek lay obtained from the sapodilla tree found in Central America.
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Recently, man-made substitutes have come into widespread use,
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and popular types of chewing gum now include a soft chunk bubble gum and a gum filled with flavored liquid.
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In the U.S alone, sales of chewing gum total over $800 million a year and worldwide some several billion.
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Although it's popular worldwide, chewing gum is a uniquely U.S product, discovered during the search for rubber materials in the 1860s.
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The basic raw material for all chewing gum is the natural gum, chicle, obtained from the sapodilla tree found in Central America.
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Recently, man-made substitutes have come into widespread use,
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and popular types of chewing gum now include a soft chunk bubble gum and a gum filled with flavored liquid.
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In the U.S alone, sales of chewing gum total over $800 million a year, and worldwide some several billion.
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3. You hear part of a radio program where listeners phone in with their opinions.
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What does the man want to do?
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A. Express his disappointment B.
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Complain about his situation C.
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Encourage other listeners Go ahead, David.
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What have you got to say?
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Well, I'm 55.
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I was a bank manager until 10 years ago, and then I lost my job.
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I was angry, I can tell you.
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But you can't just sit about feeling sorry for yourself, like most of your callers.
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Can I just say to anyone listening, my story will give you heart.
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A bank manager has to be a good listener, right?
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So I thought, how can I use that skill?
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Maybe I could be a counsellor of some sort.
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You know, help people deal with their personal problems?
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I'm busier now than I've ever been.
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Go ahead, David.
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What have you got to say?
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Well, I'm 55.
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I was a bank manager until 10 years ago, and then I lost my job.
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I was angry, I can tell you.
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But you can't just sit about feeling sorry for yourself, like most of your callers.
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Can I just say to anyone listening, my story will give you heart.
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A bank manager has to be a good listener, right?
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So I thought, how can I use that skill?
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Maybe I could be a counsellor of some sort.
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You know, help people deal with their personal problems?
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I'm busier now than I've ever been.
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4. You hear a woman speaking on the radio about buying a painting for the first time.
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What opinion is she expressing?
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A. A painting can be a worthwhile investment.
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B. Only buy a painting if you have room for it.
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C. Take your time when buying your first painting.
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The first rule about buying a painting is to immediately put aside any notion
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that this will make you enough money to keep you in your old age.
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The overriding factor is that you must really like the work itself.
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Ask yourself, can you imagine it on the wall next to the TV?
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Are you happy to have this painting as a fixture in your life?
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With this in mind, you can now set about looking into the art market.
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You should do your homework.
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Fine-tune your taste.
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Visit a student exhibition.
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Flick through some contemporary art magazines.
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The first rule about buying a painting is to immediately put aside any notion
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that this will make you enough money to keep you in your old age.
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The overriding factor is that you must really like the work itself.
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Ask yourself, can you imagine it on the wall next to the TV.
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Are you happy to have this painting as a fixture in your life?
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With this in mind, you can now set about looking into the art market.
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You should do your homework.
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Fine-tune your taste.
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Visit a student exhibition.
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Flick through some contemporary art magazines.
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5. You hear a man being interviewed on the radio.
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What does he say about his mother?
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A. She helped him become an artist B.
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She persuaded him to do research C.
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She wanted him to make money My mother could see I was artistic, and she would never have stood in my way,
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but she was desperate to ensure that I would do well in life, financially I mean, as she had always struggled.
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So she helped me with my science homework she really pushed me.
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If it hadn't been for her, I wouldn't be where I am today.
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I feel deep down I do have a more natural talent for art rather than science.
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I even won some awards for my pictures, and I still paint whenever I can.
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But I suppose when I was growing up, I didn't think I would ever earn enough as an artist, so I studied science at university,
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and then spent a few years in the States working as a researcher in the oil industry.
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My mother could see I was artistic, and she would never have stood in my way, but she was desperate to ensure that I would do well in life, financially I mean, as she had always struggled.
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So she helped me with my science homework.
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She really pushed me.
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If it hadn't been for her, I wouldn't be where I am today.
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I feel deep down I do have a more natural talent for art rather than science.
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I even won some awards for my pictures, and I still paint whenever I can, But I suppose when I was growing up, I didn't think I would ever earn enough as an artist.
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So I studied science at university, then spent a few years in the States working as a researcher in the oil industry.
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6. You hear part of an interview with a woman who's talking about her day.
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What's her profession?
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A. A teacher.
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B. A doctor.
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C. A farmer.
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My day starts at six o'clock.
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It's somewhat chaotic at home early in the morning as we're all rushing around.
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I try to help my husband feed the animals and then there's the twins to get ready for school.
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And I get to the surgery at around 8am.
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There's always a lot of paperwork to do.
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Then it's seeing patients all day.
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We've got a trainee watching us at the moment for six months, so I spend some time with her, making sure she's making sense of it all.
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I enjoy working with students.
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My day starts at six o'clock.
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It's somewhat chaotic at home early in the morning as we're all rushing around.
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I try to help my husband feed the animals, and then there's the twins to get ready for school.
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And I get to the surgery at around eight a.m.
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There's always a lot of paperwork to do.
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Then it's seeing patients all day.
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We've got a trainee watching us at the moment for six months, so I spend some time with her, making sure she's making sense of it all.
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I enjoy working with students.
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7. You hear a man talking on the radio about teaching beginners to surf in the sea.
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What does the man say about beginners?
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A. They are very sensitive to criticism.
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B. They need to be given appropriate goals.
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C. They often start off with the wrong attitude.
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When you teach beginners, in a sense you have to tailor-make a course for each of them.
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Getting the objectives right for each day's course is fundamental.
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Age or sex makes little difference – it's attitude.
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Some are delighted if they manage to get their knees on a surfboard, Or maybe standing up in the first session is enough.
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Most can learn to stand up in half a day because of the foamy boards we use.
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Others just keep going until they've succeeded.
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Some make daft mistakes like putting their arms through the legs of their wetsuits, but most beginners are quite sensible.
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When you teach beginners, in a sense you have to tailor-make a course for each of them.
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Getting the objectives right for each day's course is fundamental.
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Marriage or sex makes little difference.
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It's attitude.
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Some are delighted if they manage to get their knees on a surfboard, or maybe standing up in the first session is enough.
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Most can learn to stand up in half a day because of the foamy boards we use.
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Others just keep going until they've succeeded.
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Some make daft mistakes like putting their arms through the legs of their wetsuits, but most beginners are quite sensible.
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8. You hear part of an interview with a crime novelist.
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What point is he making about his novels?
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A. They are based on real-life crimes.
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B. They include accurate descriptions of life in the past.
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C. They vary in length depending on the historical period.
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Now, John, you write around four historical crime novels each year.
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How do you manage it?
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Well, although the characters and stories themselves are made up, I want my books to be historically correct in the details of everyday life I describe.
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And the further back in history you go, the fewer actual details survive, so I'm careful to keep them to a similar length, and then I'm less tempted to invent things.
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And let's face it, if a detective takes more than 80,000 words to solve a crime, he begins to look a bit dim, doesn't he?
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Now, John, you write around four historical crime novels each year.
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How do you manage it?
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Well, although the characters and stories themselves are made up, I want my books to be historically correct in the details of everyday life I describe.
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And the further back in history you go, the fewer actual details survive, so I'm careful to keep them to a similar length.
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And then I'm less tempted to invent things.
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And let's face it, if a detective takes more than 80,000 words to solve a crime, he begins to look a bit dim, doesn't he?
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “FCE1 TEST3 PART1”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: gum, hear, chewing, painting. This video has 177 sentences and 2078 words to shadow. The speech runs for 13:39. The speaker talks at a natural 152 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 81% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| chew verb | /tʃuː/ | To crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws; done to food to soften it and break it down by the action of saliva before it is swallowed. |
| beginner noun | /bəˈɡɪnɚ/ | Someone who is just starting at something, or has only recently started. |
| listener noun | /ˈlɪs(ə)nɚ/ | Someone who listens, especially to a speech or a broadcast. |
| homework noun | /ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/ | Exercises assigned by a teacher to a student which review concepts studied in class. |
| daft adjective | /dæft/ | Foolish, silly, stupid. |
| foamy adjective | /ˈfoʊmi/ | Full of foam. |
| override verb | /oʊ.vɚˈɹaɪd/ | To ride across or beyond something. |
| sapodilla noun | /ˌsæpəˈdɪlə/ | A long-lived evergreen tree, Manilkara zapota, native to the New World tropics. |
| stun verb | /stʌn/ | To incapacitate; especially by inducing disorientation or unconsciousness. |
| surfboard noun | /ˈsɝfˌbɔɹd/ | A shaped waterproof plank, usually made of wood or foam and reinforced plastic, used to surf on waves. |
| tempt verb | /tɛmpt/ | To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice. |
| trainee noun | /tɹeɪˈni/ | Someone who is still in the process of being formally trained in a workplace. |
| wetsuit noun | /ˈwɛtˌs(j)ut/ | A close fitting, insulating garment usually made from neoprene or similar material designed to keep one warm during activities on or under water. |
| uniquely adverb | /juːˈniːk.li/ | In a unique manner. |
| invent verb | /ɪnˈvɛnt/ | To design a new process or mechanism. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| flick through verb | To browse rapidly. | |
| get out of verb | To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of. | |
| go ahead verb | /ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/ | To proceed with; to begin. |
| grow up verb | To mature and become an adult. | |
| make up verb | /ˌmeɪk ˈʌp/ | To constitute, to compose. |
| put aside verb | To save or keep (something) to be used at a later time. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- You'll hear each piece twice.
- You'll hear people talking in eight different situations.
- What have you got to say?
- You know, help people deal with their personal problems?
- How do you manage it?
דקדוק בסרטון הזה
המבנים שהדובר משתמש בהם הכי הרבה, עם המילים המדויקות מהסרטון:
| מבנה | בסרטון |
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| הווה מושלם (Present perfect) have/has + past participle — פעולה שקרתה בעבר ועדיין יש לה חשיבות או השפעה עכשיו | has changed · have come · I've ever been |
| סביל (Passive voice) be + past participle — הדגש הוא על מה שקורה, לא על מי שעושה את הפעולה | being interviewed · be given · are based |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 35 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, you'll, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: worthwhile /ˌwɜː(ɹ)θˈwaɪl/, northeast /noːˈθɪjst/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: notion /ˈnoʊʃən/, conjunction /kənˈd͡ʒʌŋk.ʃn̩/, profession /pɹəˈfɛʃ.ən/, instruction /ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: sapodilla /ˌsæpəˈdɪlə/, humidity /hjuːˈmɪd.ə.ti/, historically /hɪˈstɔɹɪkli/, disappointment /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like chew, beginner, listener.
מהי טכניקת השאדואינג?
שאדואינג היא טכניקת למידת שפה מבוססת מדע שפותחה במקור להכשרת מתורגמנים מקצועיים ופופולרית על ידי הפוליגלוט ד"ר אלכסנדר ארגואלס. השיטה פשוטה אך עוצמתית: אתה מקשיב לאודיו באנגלית ילידית וחוזר עליו בקול רם מיד — כמו צל העוקב אחרי הדובר עם עיכוב של 1–2 שניות בלבד. בניגוד להאזנה פסיבית או תרגילי דקדוק, שאדואינג מכריח את המוח והשרירים בפה לעבד ולשחזר דפוסי דיבור אמיתיים בו זמנית. מחקרים מראים שזה משפר משמעותית את דיוק ההגייה, האינטונציה, הקצב, הדיבור המחובר, הבנת השמיעה ושטף הדיבור — מה שהופך אותו לאחת השיטות היעילות ביותר להכנה לIELTS Speaking ולתקשורת באנגלית בעולם האמיתי.