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Hey everybody, welcome to this A1 English listening practice video.
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You can use this video to practice your listening and comprehension as I speak.
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And remember to sign up for our $1 listening practice seminars at polyglossa.com
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and download our free listening time podcast so you can practice your listening skills.
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So today I'm going to talk about chores.
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What are chores?
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These are routine tasks that you have to do.
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And usually when we say chores we're talking about tasks you have to do at home.
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People need to do many chores at home every week.
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Adults do chores and many kids do chores too.
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This isn't the funnest topic but it's an important one and you'll probably learn some new words in this video.
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So when I was a kid I did a few different chores at home.
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I was lucky because I didn't have to do a Some of my friends did many chores.
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I remember that my neighbor did many different tasks for hours every weekend.
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He cleaned many parts of his house,
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his front yard, and his back yard.
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I didn't do that much.
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But for example, I had to clean my room often.
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This is one chore that most children need to do.
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We're responsible for our bedroom.
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We have to organize things and put things away.
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The phrase put things away means that you put things where they belong,
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like the closet, dresser, or desk.
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When I was a kid,
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I liked keeping my room organized.
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I never left my toys or clothes on the floor.
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Another chore that I did was take the trash out.
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When the trash bags were full,
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I took them to our big trash bins.
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These are the big containers where you put trash.
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In the US, the garbage truck comes once a week to collect your trash.
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So I had to take the trash bins to the curb the night before.
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The curb is the edge of the sidewalk next to the street.
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Nowadays, I still take the trash out every week.
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I don't mind this chore.
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It's easy for me.
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But one chore I don't like is cleaning the bathroom.
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This was the worst thing I had to do when I was young.
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I'm not good at things like this and it always took me a long time to finish.
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In particular, I hated cleaning the toilet.
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I always thought this was a little gross or disgusting.
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How about you?
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Do you like cleaning the bathroom?
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The easiest chore that I did as a kid was bringing the newspaper inside.
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Every morning, I went out to get the newspaper which was always on the ground in front of our house.
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I always brought it inside for my parents.
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But nowadays fewer people read physical newspapers so it's not the same.
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I don't see many newspapers in front of people's houses.
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One other chore that I had to do was skim the pool.
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Skim the pool means to clean the surface or top of the water.
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My family had a pool in the backyard and it got pretty dirty.
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There were always leaves, bugs,
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and other things so I had to skim the pool.
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Okay, so one other important thing about chores is that children usually earn an allowance when they do them.
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An allowance is money that parents give to their children.
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Usually, if children do all their chores, they get this reward.
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I earned a little allowance when I was a kid.
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I used this money to buy things that I wanted.
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Many parents like giving their children an allowance because it teaches them that hard work pays off.
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This means that if you work hard,
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you'll get a reward afterwards.
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It also teaches children that everyone has to work if they want to make money.
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You can't earn money if you don't do anything.
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So with chores and allowance,
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children learn responsibility and they learn how to work hard.
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In the future, I want my kids to do chores so they can learn these lessons too.
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All right, now I'm going to ask you some questions about the video to see if you understood.
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Write your answers in a comment down below.
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Number one, what's one chore that I don't like?
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Number two, what does skim the pool mean?
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And number three, what does it mean when we say that hard work pays off?
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Okay, before we go, remember to sign up for our $1 listening practice seminars
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and download the free Listening Time podcast so you can practice your listening skills.
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I'll see you next time.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau A1 is gebaseerd op de video “A1 English Listening Practice - Chores”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: chore, listening, trash, kid, practice. Deze video bevat 76 zinnen en 788 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 5:56. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 133 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. 81% 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:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| trash zelfstandig naamwoord | /tɹæʃ/ | vuilnis, vuil |
| earn werkwoord | /ɝn/ | verdienen |
| skill zelfstandig naamwoord | /skɪl/ | bekwaamheid, vaardigheid |
| reward zelfstandig naamwoord | /ɹɪˈwɔɹd/ | beloning, prijs |
| bin zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈbɪn/ | vuilnisbak, afvalbak |
| podcast zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈpɑdˌkæst/ | podcast |
| nowadays bijwoord | /ˈnaʊ.ə.deɪz/ | heden, momenteel |
| organize werkwoord | /ˈɔɹɡənaɪz/ | organiseren |
| curb zelfstandig naamwoord | /kɝb/ | stoeprand, borduur |
| topic zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈtɑpɪk/ | onderwerp, thema |
| lesson zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | les |
| bedroom zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈbɛdˌɹum/ | slaapkamer |
| gross bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ɡɹoʊs/ | bruto |
| desk zelfstandig naamwoord | /dɛsk/ | bureau, schrijftafel |
| afterwards bijwoord | /ˈæf.tɚ.wɚdz/ | nadien, achteraf |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
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| pay off werkwoord | aflossen |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- I didn't do that much.
- We're responsible for our bedroom.
- I don't mind this chore.
- Do you like cleaning the bathroom?
- Number one, what's one chore that I don't like?
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Overtreffende trap the -est / the most … — het hoogste of laagste van een groep | the funnest · the worst · The easiest |
| Verplichting: must / have to / need to zeggen dat iets nodig is | have to do · need to do · had to clean |
| Toekomst met “will” will + werkwoord — een besluit, belofte of voorspelling | you'll probably learn · you'll get · I'll see |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — iets dat nu of in deze periode gebeurt | we're talking · is cleaning |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 17 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals don't, I'm, didn't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: trash /tɹæʃ/, comprehension /ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: reward /ɹɪˈwɔɹd/, nowadays /ˈnaʊ.ə.deɪz/, organize /ˈɔɹɡənaɪz/, curb /kɝb/, afterwards /ˈæf.tɚ.wɚdz/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: trash /tɹæʃ/, podcast /ˈpɑdˌkæst/, afterwards /ˈæf.tɚ.wɚdz/, backyard /bækˈjɑːd/
- /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: organize /ˈɔɹɡənaɪz/, gross /ɡɹoʊs/, disgusting /dɪsˈɡʌstɪŋ/, bug /bʌɡ/, garbage /ˈɡɑɹ.bɪd͡ʒ/
Zo oefen je met deze video
- Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
- Spreek zin voor zin na op normale snelheid en herhaal elke zin tot je ritme gelijk is aan dat van de spreker.
- Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als trash, earn, skill.
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