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Hey everybody!
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Welcome to this B1 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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Before we start, remember to subscribe to the channel, click on the bell and follow us on Instagram.
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You ready?
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So today I'm going to talk about natural disasters.
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This is an interesting topic because depending on where you live, you might have to deal with natural disasters on a regular basis.
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let's go through some of the most notable disasters that occur throughout the world.
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First, let's talk about earthquakes.
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For a lot of people, this might just be the scariest disaster because it can strike at any moment without any notice.
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That being said, the vast majority of earthquakes are minor and cause little to no damage.
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As a California native, I've obviously witnessed my share of earthquakes, but I've only ever really experienced one major earthquake.
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It just so happens that I was at the gym and when the earthquake started, all the weights and machines started shaking.
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I was definitely a little freaked out.
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But that's really the only time I've been in a big earthquake.
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If you live in certain parts of the world, you might never have experienced an earthquake in your whole life.
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For example, my Brazilian students usually tell me that they've never been in an earthquake before.
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But on the other hand, my students from Chile and Japan tell me that they feel an earthquake almost every week.
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For most of us, that seems insane.
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And what about you?
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Have you ever been in an earthquake before?
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Okay, so now let's talk about hurricanes.
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Hurricanes can be some of the most destructive events imaginable.
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Take Hurricane Katrina, for instance.
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This category five hurricane absolutely devastated the city of New Orleans
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and caused almost 2 ,000 deaths and over a hundred and twenty five billion dollars in damage.
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Of course, not all hurricanes are this catastrophic, but all hurricanes cause some damage when they hit land.
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Thankfully, I've never been affected by a hurricane before, since I'm from the west coast of the US, which is never affected by hurricanes.
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But for people living on the south and east coasts, These storms pose a constant threat.
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I can't imagine what it would feel like to know that there's a hurricane headed straight in my direction.
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I hope I never find out.
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Alright, another natural disaster that can cause all kinds of damage is a tornado.
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Tornadoes are a phenomenon that happen in the middle of the US, in states like Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska, where the landscape is really flat.
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You might have seen tornadoes featured in American movies before, where the people have to take shelter underground and wait for the tornado to pass by their town.
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I'm glad that I've never gotten caught in the path of a tornado before.
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Alright, one more natural disaster that affects people all over the world is floods.
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Floods can happen in all kinds of different places.
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If you live in a city that doesn't have a high level of infrastructure, it's likely that you've seen some flooding before.
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In Mexico, for example, many parts of the big cities flood every time there's heavy rain.
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The parts of the city that are at a lower altitude become like lakes
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and rivers and drivers have a hard time navigating.
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Sometimes the cars just stop and wait for the rain to subside and for the water to clear out.
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As you can imagine, the traffic becomes a complete mess.
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I really hate the rainy season in Mexico because all of this is a normal occurrence.
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Floods may not be the scariest natural disaster, but they can be a huge inconvenience and they can become dangerous.
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Which natural disaster seems the scariest to you?
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Alright, that's all for today.
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Leave a comment and tell me if you've ever experienced a natural disaster.
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And remember to subscribe to the channel.
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click on the bell, and follow us on Instagram for more English tips and lessons.
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I'll see you next time.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “B1 English Listening Practice - Natural Disasters”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: earthquake, hurricane, disaster, natural, flood. Deze video bevat 51 zinnen en 684 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 4:04. De spreker praat in een natuurlijk tempo van ongeveer 168 woorden per minuut, dicht bij een alledaags gesprek. Slechts 81% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| earthquake zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɝθkweɪk/ | aardbeving, aardschok |
| hurricane zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈhʌɹɪkeɪn/ | orkaan |
| tornado zelfstandig naamwoord | /tɔɹˈneɪ.doʊ/ | tornado |
| subscribe werkwoord | /səbˈskɹaɪb/ | abonneren |
| subside werkwoord | /sʌbˈsaɪd/ | bezinken |
| comprehension zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/ | begrip, verstandigheid |
| catastrophic bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˌkætəˈstɹɑfɪk/ | catastrofisch |
| navigate werkwoord | /ˈnæv.ɪ.ɡeɪt/ | navigeren |
| inconvenience zelfstandig naamwoord | /ɪnkənˈvinjəns/ | ongemak, verstoring |
| devastated bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈdɛv.əˌsteɪ.təd/ | kapot |
| rainy bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈɹeɪni/ | regenachtig |
| occurrence zelfstandig naamwoord | /əˈkɜɹ.əns/ | voorval |
| thankfully bijwoord | gelukkig | |
| destructive bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /dɪˈstɹʌktɪv/ | destructief, destructieve |
| notable bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈnəʊtəbl̩/ | opmerkelijk, bemerkenswaardig |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| find out werkwoord | ontdekken, onderzoeken |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- First, let's talk about earthquakes.
- Have you ever been in an earthquake before?
- Which natural disaster seems the scariest to you?
- I'll see you next time.
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 | I've been · they've never been · Have you ever been |
| Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet | being said · been affected |
| Mogelijkheid met “might / may” might/may + werkwoord — iets is mogelijk maar niet zeker | might have · might just be · might never have |
| Overtreffende trap the -est / the most … — het hoogste of laagste van een groep | the most notable · the scariest · the most destructive |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 14 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I've, I'm, you've. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: comprehension /ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/, shelter /ˈʃɛltə/, shake /ˈʃeɪk/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: imaginable /ɪˈmæd͡ʒɪnəbəl/, catastrophic /ˌkætəˈstɹɑfɪk/, inconvenience /ɪnkənˈvinjəns/, devastated /ˈdɛv.əˌsteɪ.təd/, phenomenon /fəˈnɒm.ɪ.nən/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: subscribe /səbˈskɹaɪb/, subside /sʌbˈsaɪd/, devastated /ˈdɛv.əˌsteɪ.təd/, destructive /dɪˈstɹʌktɪv/, altitude /ˈælt.ɪˌtjuːd/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: imaginable /ɪˈmæd͡ʒɪnəbəl/, catastrophic /ˌkætəˈstɹɑfɪk/, navigate /ˈnæv.ɪ.ɡeɪt/, altitude /ˈælt.ɪˌtjuːd/
- /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: navigate /ˈnæv.ɪ.ɡeɪt/, underground /ˌʌn.dəɹˈɡɹaʊnd/
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 earthquake, hurricane, tornado.
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.