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Hello mortals.
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Astronomy. Astro – star, nomy - a specified area of knowledge, therefore, astronomy – a branch of science studying space and celestial objects.
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And then there is Astrology, where logy “denotes a subject of study or interest”.
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So what’s the difference between the two?
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Simply - the second is full of crap.
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It claims that the position of stars for some reason influences your mood.
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No Tiffany, that’s not an excuse for your bitchy attitude.
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In fact, there are quite a few words ending in -logy that are pseudosciences.
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If you see or hear them in a conversation, ignore it.
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Back to real science.
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A branch of astronomy is cosmology – cosm from cosmos.
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It studies the origins of the universe, the Big Bang, and its future.
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The term “cosmonaut” however, has nothing to do with it.
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It’s just the soviet version of “astronaut”.
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And that shouldn’t be confused with the word “astronomer” – a scientist in the field of astronomy.
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Next up comes Astrophysics.
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And guess what it’s about.
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Yeap, the physical properties of stars, galaxies, planets, black holes and the rest of the circus.
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The line between astrophysics and astronomy is pretty blurry since scientists are the one that came up with those names, and we know how it goes.
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After this we have Observational Astronomy, which has further subdivisions that are concerned with, well, observation, but in different wavelengths.
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Radio astronomy studies cold objects such as gas clouds, the cosmic microwave background radiation and pulsars.
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Infrared astronomy usually concerns itself with objects colder than stars, such as planets.
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Optical astronomy uses the light the human eye can see, and thus can analyze chemical compositions of stars and galaxies.
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The last remaining branches study only the very energetic processes such as supernovas, magnetars, black holes and binary pulsars.
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Oh – I wonder what this is about.
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You guessed it, it’s the study of the abundance and reactions of molecules in the Universe.
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But don’t confuse it with cosmochemistry, that is mainly concerned with the objects contained within the Solar System.
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Through spectroscopy, astrochemists can infer the elemental abundances and temperatures of stars and interstellar clouds based on the absorption and emission of light from molecules and atoms.
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Astrobiology.
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It studies Schopenhauer’s take on the ethical significance of tragedy.
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Fine. It’s about aliens and the origin of life.
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Is it common in the universe?
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How could we detect it?
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Where could we find it?
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Should we even find it?
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Fun fact, this is a golden plaque that we have attached on the Pioneer 10 space probe, in case any alien finds it.
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This way, they know which way to send gifts for humanity.
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Another interesting concept is Panspermia – the hypothesis that life on Earth originated from microorganisms that arrived through asteroids and space dust from different planets.
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And now time for some fun facts.
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In 840AD the Emperor of Bavaria freaked out and died when he saw a sun eclipse for the first time.
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It takes 225 million years for our Solar System to travel around the galaxy – last time the sun was at the current position, the early dinosaurs just started appearing.
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Your anus spins tilted on its side, resulting in seasons lasting 42 Earth years.
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You already know how the universe is a crazy place.
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Literally larger and older than you can comprehend.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau C1 is gebaseerd op de video “All of Astronomy in 6 minutes”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: astronomy, star, website, sciencephiletheai, squarespace. Deze video bevat 61 zinnen en 797 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 5:45. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 139 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. Slechts 78% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is pittig.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| astronomy zelfstandig naamwoord | /əˈstɹɑ.nə.mi/ | astronomie, sterrenkunde |
| astrophysics zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˌæs.tɹoʊˈfɪz.ɪks/ | astrofysica |
| pulsar zelfstandig naamwoord | pulsar | |
| molecule zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈmɑ.lɪ.kjul/ | molecuul |
| abundance zelfstandig naamwoord | /əˈbʌn.dn̩s/ | overvloed |
| astronomer zelfstandig naamwoord | /əˈstɹɒn.ə.mə/ | astronoom, sterrenkundige |
| blurry bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈblɜːɹi/ | wazig |
| cosmology zelfstandig naamwoord | /kɑzˈmɑləd͡ʒi/ | kosmologie, ruimtekunde |
| cosmonaut zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈkɑz.məˌnɔt/ | kosmonaut, kosmonaute |
| denote werkwoord | /dɪˈnoʊt/ | aangeven |
| interstellar bijvoeglijk naamwoord | interstellair | |
| microorganism zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˌmaɪ.kɹoʊˈɔɹ.ɡəˌnɪz.m̩/ | micro-organisme |
| originate werkwoord | /əˈɹɪd͡ʒɪneɪt/ | voortkomen |
| spectroscopy zelfstandig naamwoord | /spɛkˈtɹɒs.kə.piː/ | spectroscopie |
| supernova zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˌsuː.pə(ɹ)ˈnəʊ.və/ | supernova |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| get off werkwoord | van ... afgaan |
| come up with werkwoord | bedenken, verzinnen |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- How could we detect it?
- Where could we find it?
- Should we even find it?
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
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| Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telt | have attached · you've missed |
| Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet | have is answered · can be found |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 4 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals don't, shouldn't, you're. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De “th”-klanken: wavelength /ˈweɪvˌlɛŋ(k)θ/, hypothesis /haɪˈpɒθɪsɪs/, ethical /ˈɛθɪkəl/
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: subdivision /ˈsʌbdɪvɪʒən/, absorption /æbˈsɔɹp.ʃn̩/, emission /ɪˈmɪʃ.ən/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: astronomy /əˈstɹɑ.nə.mi/, astrophysics /ˌæs.tɹoʊˈfɪz.ɪks/, astronomer /əˈstɹɒn.ə.mə/, cosmology /kɑzˈmɑləd͡ʒi/, elemental /(ˌ)ɛləˈmɛntəl/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: asteroid /ˈæst(ə)ɹɔɪd/, browse /bɹaʊz/, confuse /kənˈfjuːz/, comprehend /ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnd/, infrared /ˌɪnfɹəˈɹɛd/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: astrophysics /ˌæs.tɹoʊˈfɪz.ɪks/, asteroid /ˈæst(ə)ɹɔɪd/, astronaut /ˈæstɹəˌnɔt/, absorption /æbˈsɔɹp.ʃn̩/, plaque /plæk/
- /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: logy /ˈloʊɡi/, microorganism /ˌmaɪ.kɹoʊˈɔɹ.ɡəˌnɪz.m̩/, catalogue /ˈkæt.əˌlɔɡ/
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 astronomy, astrophysics, pulsar.
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.