Shadowing Practice: B2 English Listening Practice - U.S. Geography - 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 about the geography of the US.
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I'm by no means an expert on geography,
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so don't quote me on any of this.
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I'm going to try to talk in general about a few
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of the regions of the United States with the little knowledge that I do have.
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And of course, I haven't been to most of the country,
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so I won't be able to tell you a whole lot about some of the places anyway.
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I'll skip over what I don't know.
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So let's start with my region, the Southwest.
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Of course I'm biased because I'm from here,
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but in my opinion this is the coolest region in terms of geography.
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I'm sure very few others would agree with me though,
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because it's mostly desert here.
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In San Diego, my hometown,
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the terrain could be classified as kind of a coastal desert.
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San Diego's on the coast,
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so it's coastal, and I don't think it's actually considered part of the desert,
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but it has that type of weather.
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It doesn't rain too often.
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San Diego has a lot of hills and valleys,
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and this helps the temperature stay in a good range.
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It doesn't get that hot.
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But a lot of other parts of the Southwest are definitely considered to be desert terrain.
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You've got the Sonoran Desert,
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the Mojave Desert, and the Chihuahuan Desert that stretch across parts of California,
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Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas.
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Now, the reason I say that the geography of the southwest is my favorite is
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that I've always found the American desert landscape to be really beautiful, hauntingly beautiful.
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Sure, there are a lot of stretches of the southwest that are just plain and ugly,
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but there are a ton of places where you can see naturally beautiful desert terrain.
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Alright, so now let's talk about the Pacific Northwest.
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I lived in this region for a couple of years when I was in college.
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I lived in Oregon, which is one of the states in this region,
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along with Washington, Idaho, and maybe parts of Montana and Northern California.
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This region is also super beautiful,
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with its expanses of lush coniferous forests and snowy mountains.
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This would probably be considered as the most foresty region of the country.
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It's definitely worth the trip out there if you have the time.
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Then you've got the Great Plains in the middle of the country,
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which includes North and South Dakota,
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Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and parts of other states too.
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There are a lot of flatlands here,
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and so this is tornado country.
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Then you've got the Midwest,
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which includes places like Iowa,
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Missouri, Illinois, and about 5 to 10 other states,
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depending on who you ask.
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This region can have some pretty harsh weather in the winter,
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with a lot of snow.
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I've never been to the Midwest,
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but there are plenty of places there that I'd love to go to.
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Next, you've got the South.
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The South of the U.S includes a lot of states,
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probably somewhere between 10 and 14 depending on who you ask.
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I've been to Florida before,
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but this state isn't always associated with the South.
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But it is the South, of course.
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The weather there is hot and humid,
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and of course Florida is famous for its beaches,
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as well as the Everglades,
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which is a huge area of tropical wetlands.
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There are a lot of cool animals there.
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I probably don't need to say much more about Florida.
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The rest of the southern states are kind of foreign to me,
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but I really want to take a road trip through there at some point.
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But yeah, you've got all kinds of terrain in the south.
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Then you've got the northeast,
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which includes some of the most famous places like New York and Boston.
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This region is also known for having some pretty harsh weather in the winter.
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Just ask someone from there and they'll tell you.
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They've also got some beautiful forests up there,
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where you can watch the leaves change color in the fall.
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Lastly, you've got Hawaii and Alaska.
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Hawaii, of course, is a beautiful tropical island with incredible beaches and lush forests.
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Alaska is the coldest state,
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of course, but I hear it also has nice summers.
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I hope I can make it up there at some point to see some of the incredible mountains,
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forests, and glaciers they've got there.
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Okay, that's all for today.
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Leave a comment and tell me which region of the U.S you'd like to travel to.
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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 - U.S. Geography”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: region, desert, beautiful, places, terrain. Deze video bevat 85 zinnen en 794 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 4:11. De spreker praat snel, ongeveer 190 woorden per minuut, dus reken op verbonden en ingeslikte klanken. 82% 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 14 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| terrain zelfstandig naamwoord | /təˈɹeɪn/ | terrein, reliëf |
| geography zelfstandig naamwoord | /d͡ʒiˈɑɡɹəfi/ | geografie, aardrijkskunde |
| southwest zelfstandig naamwoord | /saʊθˈwɛst/ | zuidwesten |
| harsh bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈhɑɹʃ/ | ruw, grof |
| depend werkwoord | /dɪˈpɛnd/ | afhangen |
| classify werkwoord | /ˈklæs.əˌfaɪ/ | rangschikken, classificeren |
| wetland zelfstandig naamwoord | drasland, moer | |
| humid bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈhjuːmɪd/ | vochtig |
| comprehension zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/ | begrip, verstandigheid |
| glacier zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɡleɪ.ʃɚ/ | gletsjer |
| tornado zelfstandig naamwoord | /tɔɹˈneɪ.doʊ/ | tornado |
| hometown zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn/ | vaderstad, geboorteplaats |
| northeast zelfstandig naamwoord | /noːˈθɪjst/ | noordoosten |
| bias zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈbaɪ.əs/ | neiging, vooroordeel |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- I'll skip over what I don't know.
- Just ask someone from there and they'll tell you.
- I'll see you next video.
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet | could be classified · are definitely considered · be considered |
| Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telt | haven't been · I've always found · I've never been |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 32 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals you've, I'm, don't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De “th”-klanken: southwest /saʊθˈwɛst/, northeast /noːˈθɪjst/
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: harsh /ˈhɑɹʃ/, comprehension /ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/, glacier /ˈɡleɪ.ʃɚ/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: geography /d͡ʒiˈɑɡɹəfi/, coniferous /kəˈnɪfəɹəs/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: depend /dɪˈpɛnd/, flatland /ˈflatlənd/, humid /ˈhjuːmɪd/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: classify /ˈklæs.əˌfaɪ/, expanse /ɪkˈspæns/, lastly /ˈlæstli/
- /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: geography /d͡ʒiˈɑɡɹəfi/, glacier /ˈɡleɪ.ʃɚ/
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 terrain, geography, southwest.
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