Shadowing Practice: A2 English Listening Practice - Zoo Animals - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hey everybody!
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Welcome to this A2 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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You ready?
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So today, I'm going to talk about the zoo.
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This is a topic that I really like because I've always liked going to the zoo.
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I'm from San Diego, which has one of the best zoos in the world.
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The San San Diego Zoo is famous for its animals and exhibits.
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I have many great memories from this zoo,
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and I hope that I get to go again soon.
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Let's talk about the different animals that you can find at a big zoo like the San Diego Zoo.
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Let's start with the most famous animal at the zoo, the panda bear.
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This animal is many people's favorite animal, including my wife's.
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Honestly, I don't know why so many people love pandas,
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because they seem pretty boring to me.
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But I think people just find them cute and funny.
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They're also popular because only certain zoos are allowed to have them.
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Most zoos around the world don't have any pandas, actually.
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So that's another reason why the San Diego Zoo is really famous.
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However, I like other types of bears more.
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When I was in college,
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I took an animal biology class,
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and for one of my projects,
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I studied the sun bear.
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This is one of my favorite animals,
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because it's a really unique type of bear.
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It's smaller than other bears,
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and it spends a lot of its time climbing trees,
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which I think is pretty cool.
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Alright, moving on to safari animals,
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there are elephants, lions, rhinoceroses,
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giraffes, and a lot of other species.
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These exhibits are some of the most popular ones at many zoos because these animals are so iconic.
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Children love watching movies and reading books about the wild animals in Africa,
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so of course they want to see them in real life too.
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I've always liked the big cat animals such as lions,
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but honestly they don't do much.
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When you see them at the zoo,
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they're always just lying down or sleeping.
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The elephants are usually more active,
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and it's always fun to watch them swing their trunks around.
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Other popular attractions at the zoo are the monkeys,
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gorillas, and those types of animals.
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There are usually some different types of small monkeys that are really energetic and playful.
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You can always see them swinging from tree to tree and playing with each other.
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The gorillas, on the other hand, are usually calmer.
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But sometimes, they get really close to the glass and look right at you.
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It's actually kind of scary,
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because it feels like they can reach out and grab you.
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One other exhibit that's usually pretty popular is the Arctic exhibit.
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This is where they have the polar bears.
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This exhibit is way different from the other exhibit,
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because it's a completely different climate.
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It's ice, rocks, and cold water.
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Some zoos also have penguins as well,
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which are some of the funnest animals to watch.
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They constantly jump in and out of the water,
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and you get to see the cool way that they swim.
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Penguins are definitely some of my favorite animals.
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Alright, that's all for today.
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Leave a comment down below and tell me what your favorite animal is.
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I'll see you next time.
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Deze video bevat 63 zinnen en 571 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 3:39. De spreker praat in een natuurlijk tempo van ongeveer 156 woorden per minuut, dicht bij een alledaags gesprek. 84% 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 minder gangbare woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
- exhibit /ɪɡˈzɪbɪt/ (werkwoord) — tonen, tentoonstellen. To display or show (something) for others to see, especially at an exhibition or contest.
- zoo /zuː/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — dierentuin, zoo. A park where live animals are exhibited.
- swing /ˈswɪŋ/ (werkwoord) — zwaaien, zwenken. To rotate about an off-centre fixed point.
- lion /ˈlaɪən/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — leeuw. A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe.
- elephant /ˈɛlɪfənt/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — olifant, elpendier. A large mammal of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and native to Africa and Asia.
- monkey /ˈmʌŋki/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — aap, apin. A member of the clade Simiiformes other than those in the clade Hominoidea containing apes, generally (but not universally) distinguished by small size, tails…
- penguin /ˈpɛŋ.ɡwɪn/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — pinguïn, vetgans. Any of several flightless sea birds, of the family Spheniscidae within the order Sphenisciformes, found in the Southern Hemisphere, marked by their usual…
- gorilla /ɡəˈɹɪl.ə/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — gorilla. An ape of the genus Gorilla; endemic to the forests of Central Africa and typified by superlative physical size and strength in relation to other primates.
- topic /ˈtɑpɪk/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — onderwerp, thema. A subject; a theme; a category or general area of interest.
- scary /ˈskɛə.ɹi/ (bijvoeglijk naamwoord) — eng. Causing fear or anxiety
- biology /baɪˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — biologie. The study of all life or living matter.
- climb /ˈklaɪ̯m/ (werkwoord) — klimmen. To traverse a slope or contour, either upwards (ascending) or downwards (descending).
- swim /swɪm/ (werkwoord) — zwemmen. To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means.
- iconic /aɪˈkɑnɪk/ (bijvoeglijk naamwoord) — voorbeeldig, kenmerkend. Relating to, or having the characteristics of, an icon.
- attraction /əˈtɹækʃn̩/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — aantrekkingskracht, attractie. The tendency to attract.
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 10 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals don't, I'm, I've. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: attraction /əˈtɹækʃn̩/, comprehension /ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: biology /baɪˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/, energetic /ˌɛn.əɹˈdʒɛt.ɪk/, rhinoceros /ɹaɪˈnɒs.ə.ɹəs/
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 exhibit, zoo, swing.
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 | I've always liked |
| Overtreffende trap the -est / the most … — het hoogste of laagste van een groep | the best · the most famous · the most popular |
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