Shadowing Practice: B2 English Listening Practice - Living Abroad - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hey everybody, welcome to this B2 English listening practice video.
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You can use this video to train your listening and comprehension as I speak.
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You ready?
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So today, I'm going to talk to you about living abroad.
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I was an expat for a few years,
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so I can offer a pretty good amount of insight into this topic.
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Let's start first with the good things.
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Living abroad opens up a whole world of new experiences,
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ideas, and cultures that you never would have dreamed of if you hadn't moved abroad.
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The second you step off the plane and realize that you're not just on vacation,
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you're in your new home,
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it can hit you like a truck.
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Regardless of how much planning you've done,
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and regardless of how much desire you have to live in that new country,
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the reality of it all will strike fear in you.
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But this fear is actually a good fear.
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It's like an exciting fear.
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You've probably heard the expression,
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to have butterflies in your stomach.
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Well, the experience of arriving in your new country and knowing
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that you're going to set up your life there will definitely give you a serious case of the butterflies.
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It's more like giant moths.
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But, like I said, I consider that a positive.
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Another good thing is that hopefully you'll get to learn a new language.
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Ideally, you'd already have a decent level in the country's language,
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and so being in that country and surrounded by native speakers would be a great way to improve.
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But as you can probably imagine,
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not everyone gets the same pleasure out of speaking a foreign language as I do or other language learners do.
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So this might be a negative for some people,
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and I personally know people that have been living in a foreign country for 4,
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5, 6 years and they can barely put a sentence together.
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So my advice to those moving abroad would be to study the language as much as possible before you go.
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Because if you arrive in your new country without knowing any of the language,
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you're not just gonna pick it up.
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It doesn't work like that.
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All the talking you hear around you is just gonna be like static noise in the background.
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It won't make any sense to you and it won't help you learn.
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You need to study
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and get to the level where you can actually understand the message of what people are saying
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and then you can go out into the real world and pick it up.
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And then you can have fun speaking that language in your new country.
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Alright, so the biggest negative about living abroad is obviously being far away from your loved ones.
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This one's a no-brainer.
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It's not easy to live far from your family and friends.
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It's one thing to move across the country,
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but moving to a completely different country is a whole other level of difficulty,
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mainly because it's harder to visit each other.
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I know it's not the same as being with them in person,
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but it does help to video chat or even just call your family.
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When you think about it,
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it's not that different than talking to them face to face,
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except for the fact that you can't touch them.
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So yeah, that's That's the hardest part for sure.
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And the other negative thing is
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that there are always going to be certain things about the new country or culture that you don't like.
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In my experience, I was able to adapt to my new country pretty well,
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but there were some things that I just couldn't get used to.
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Things like the low quality infrastructure,
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the lack of punctuality, and some other minor things.
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You should definitely try to adapt as much as possible in your new country,
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but there will be some things that are just too different or that are contrary to your personality.
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That's the reality of living abroad.
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Okay so that's all for today.
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Leave a comment and let me know if you've ever lived abroad before or if you'd like to live abroad.
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I'll see you next video.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B2 is gebaseerd op de video “B2 English Listening Practice - Living Abroad”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: abroad, language, fear, negative, experience. Deze video bevat 65 zinnen en 697 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 3:12. De spreker praat snel, ongeveer 218 woorden per minuut, dus reken op verbonden en ingeslikte klanken. 90% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is goed te volgen.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
De 8 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| butterfly zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈbʌ.tə(ɹ).flaɪ/ | vlinder, kapel |
| adapt werkwoord | /əˈdæpt/ | aanpassen |
| excite werkwoord | /ɪkˈsaɪt/ | prikkelen, opwinden |
| punctuality zelfstandig naamwoord | /pʌŋktjʊˈæləti/ | stiptheid |
| comprehension zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/ | begrip, verstandigheid |
| surround werkwoord | /səˈɹaʊnd/ | omgeven, omringen |
| contrary bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈkɑntɹɛɹi/ | tegengesteld, tegenovergesteld |
| insight zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɪnsaɪ̯t/ | inzicht |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| set up werkwoord | /ˌsɛt ˈʌp/ | bereiden, voorbereiden |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 21 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals you're, you've, gonna. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: punctuality /pʌŋktjʊˈæləti/, ideally /aɪˈdi.ə.li/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: adapt /əˈdæpt/, punctuality /pʌŋktjʊˈæləti/, static /ˈstæt.ɪk/
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 butterfly, adapt, excite.
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