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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 sign up for our $1 listening practice seminars at polyglossa .com,
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and download the free Listening Time podcast so you can practice your listening skills.
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So today, I'm going to talk about phones.
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I was talking about this topic the other day
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and I got to thinking about how important phones are in our everyday lives.
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So let's talk a little bit about this.
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Let's go briefly through the history of phones.
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Even though some basic versions of the telephone had been invented earlier, Alexander Graham Bell is usually credited with the invention since he won the first US patent for it.
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A patent is a government license given to someone who comes up with an idea for an invention.
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It excludes other people from making or selling this invention for a certain number of years.
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So, Alexander Graham Bell received a patent for the telephone in 1876.
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Prior to that, people couldn't talk over long distances.
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They could only send messages through telegraph or some other means.
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You can imagine how revolutionary this invention was, when suddenly people could talk and have their voice heard in a different location.
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It must have seemed like really advanced technology at the time.
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But obviously telephones didn't just become common household items overnight.
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It would be decades before this device became commonplace, and at the turn of the century, there were still fewer than a million phones in use.
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One big milestone in the development of phones was the first transcontinental phone call, which was made from New York to San Francisco in 1915.
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Nowadays, this might not seem like a huge feat, but this type of long distance communication was completely unheard of at that time.
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The telephone was changing the way people thought about communication.
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Over the next few decades, many more millions of households installed landlines, and the telephone became the king of communication.
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Then, fast forward to 1973, and the world saw the introduction of the first cell phone made by Motorola.
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But if you're thinking that this cell phone bore any resemblance to today's phones, think again.
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The first mobile phone was a monster.
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It definitely couldn't fit in anyone's pocket.
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Later on in 1989, the first flip phone appeared on the market.
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A flip phone is a phone that you open like this, the type of phone that I had growing up.
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In 1992, the first text message was sent between phones.
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Obviously today, text messages are an essential function of all cell phones
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and people communicate more through messages than they do through calls.
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Come to think of it, it seems like people try to avoid calling and instead send text messages whenever possible.
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Another cell phone feature that we take for granted nowadays is the camera.
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The first camera phone came out in Japan in 1999 and then later on in the rest of the world.
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And then finally, in 2007, the first iPhone came out, stunning the world with its revolutionary design and touchscreen display.
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Even though there were already smartphones in existence at that time, the iPhone really brought smartphones onto the scene.
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After that, other companies followed suit and started releasing smartphone after smartphone.
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Nowadays, it seems like practically everyone who can afford it has a smartphone.
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This device has become a necessity in many people's lives and most people spend many hours every week using it.
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Actually, a lot of people don't even use their computer that much anymore because they can do everything from their phone.
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If you had told people just a few decades ago about the cell phones of today, they probably wouldn't have believed you.
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Who knows what type of innovation we might see with phones in the future?
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I guess we'll have to wait and see.
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Okay, now I'm going to ask you three questions about today's video.
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Write your answers and a comment down below.
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Number one: In what year was the first transcontinental phone call made?
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Number two: Which company made the world's first cell phone?
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And number three, what important cell phone feature was first added in 1992?
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Alright, 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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And of course, subscribe to the channel, click on the bell, and follow us on Instagram.
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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 - Phones”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: listening, cell, practice, smartphone, telephone. Deze video bevat 54 zinnen en 754 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 4:14. De spreker praat in een natuurlijk tempo van ongeveer 178 woorden per minuut, dicht bij een alledaags gesprek. 85% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| smartphone zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈsmɑɹtfoʊn/ | smartphone |
| invention zelfstandig naamwoord | /ɪnˈvɛnʃən/ | uitvinding |
| nowadays bijwoord | /ˈnaʊ.ə.deɪz/ | heden, momenteel |
| patent zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈpeɪtənt/ | patent, octrooi |
| podcast zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈpɑdˌkæst/ | podcast |
| revolutionary zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˌɹɛvəˈluʃənɛɹi/ | revolutionair |
| invent werkwoord | /ɪnˈvɛnt/ | uitvinden, uitdenken |
| comprehension zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/ | begrip, verstandigheid |
| milestone zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn/ | mijlpaal, mijlsteen |
| exclude werkwoord | /ɪksˈkluːd/ | uitsluiten, buitensluiten |
| necessity zelfstandig naamwoord | /nɪˈsɛsəti/ | behoefte |
| telegraph zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈtɛl.ɪ.ɡɹɑːf/ | telegraaf |
| subscribe werkwoord | /səbˈskɹaɪb/ | abonneren |
| overnight bijwoord | /əʊvə(ɹ)ˈnaɪt/ | 's nachts |
| communicate werkwoord | /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/ | meedelen, mededelen |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| come out werkwoord | /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ | uitkomen |
| come up with werkwoord | bedenken, verzinnen | |
| grow up werkwoord | opgroeien |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- Let's go briefly through the history of phones.
- I guess we'll have to wait and see.
- 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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| Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet | had been invented · was made · was sent |
| Betrekkelijke bijzinnen who / which + zin — extra informatie over een persoon of ding | someone who comes · call, which was · everyone who can |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — iets dat op een moment in het verleden bezig was | was talking · was changing |
| Mogelijkheid met “might / may” might/may + werkwoord — iets is mogelijk maar niet zeker | might not seem · might see |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 10 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals couldn't, I'm, didn't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: invention /ɪnˈvɛnʃən/, revolutionary /ˌɹɛvəˈluʃənɛɹi/, comprehension /ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/, innovation /ˌɪn.əˈveɪ.ʃən/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: transcontinental /ˌtɹænzˌkɒntɪˈnɛntəl/, revolutionary /ˌɹɛvəˈluʃənɛɹi/, necessity /nɪˈsɛsəti/, practically /ˈpɹæk.tɪ.k(ə.)li/, communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: nowadays /ˈnaʊ.ə.deɪz/, unheard /ʌnˈhɜː(ɹ)d/, exclude /ɪksˈkluːd/, subscribe /səbˈskɹaɪb/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: transcontinental /ˌtɹænzˌkɒntɪˈnɛntəl/, podcast /ˈpɑdˌkæst/, landline /ˈlændˌlaɪn/, practically /ˈpɹæk.tɪ.k(ə.)li/
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 smartphone, invention, nowadays.
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