Shadowing Practice: Cambridge 16 - Test 4 - Part 1 - Learn English Speaking with Video
Les maken...
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Hello!
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Oh, hello.
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I was hoping to speak to Jack Fitzgerald about renting a cottage.
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I'm his wife Shirley and we own the cottages together so I'm sure I can help you.
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Great.
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My name's Tom.
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Some friends of ours rented Granary Cottage from you last year and they thought it was great.
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So my wife and I are hoping to come in May for a week.
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What date did you have in mind?
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The week beginning the 14th, if possible.
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I'll just check.
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I'm sorry, Tom, it's already booked that week.
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It's free the week beginning the 28th, though, for seven nights, In fact, that's the only time you could have it in me.
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Oh.
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Well, we could manage that, I think.
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We'd just need to change a couple of things.
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How much would it cost?
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That's the beginning of high season, so it'd be £550 for the week.
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Ah, that's a bit more than we wanted to pay, I'm afraid.
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We've budgeted up to £500 for accommodation.
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Well, we've just finished converting another building into a cottage which we're calling Cherville Cottage.
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Sorry, what was that again?
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Chervil.
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C. H E R V for Victor I L Oh, that's a herb, isn't it?
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That's right.
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It grows fairly wild around here.
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You could have that for the week you want for £480.
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Okay, so could you tell me something about it, please? Of course.
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The building was built as a garage, It's a little smaller than Granary Cottage.
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So that must sleep two people as well.
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That's right.
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There's a double bedroom.
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Does it have a garden?
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Yes, you get to it from the living room through French doors and we provide two deck chairs.
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We hope to build a patio in the near future, but I wouldn't like to guarantee it'll be finished by May.
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Okay.
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The front door opens onto the old farmyard, and parking isn't a problem.
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There's plenty of room at the front for that.
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There are some trees and potted plants there.
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Before you hear the rest of the conversation, you have some time.
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It has standard things like a cooker and fridge, I presume.
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In the kitchen area there's a fridge freezer, and we've just put in an electric cooker.
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Is there a washing machine?
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Yes.
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There's also a TV in the living room which plays DVDs too.
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The bathroom is too small for a bath, so there's a shower instead.
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I think a lot of people prefer that nowadays anyway.
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It's more environmentally friendly, isn't it?
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Unless you spend half the day in it.
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Exactly.
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What about heating?
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It sometimes gets quite cool at that time of year.
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There's central heating, and if you want to light a fire, there's a stove.
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We can provide all the wood you need for it.
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It smells so much nicer than coal, and it makes the room very cosy.
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We've got one in our own house.
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That sounds very pleasant.
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Perhaps we should come in the winter to make the most of it.
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Yes.
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We find we don't want to go out when we've got the fire burning.
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There are some attractive views from the cottage which I haven't mentioned.
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There's a famous stone bridge, It's one of the oldest in the region and you can see it from the living room.
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It isn't far away.
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The bedroom window looks in the opposite direction and has a lovely view of the hills and the monument at the top.
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Well, that all sounds perfect.
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I'd like to book it, please.
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Would you want to deposit?
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Yes.
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We ask for 30 % to secure your booking, so that'll be, er, £144.
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"And when would you like the rest of the money?" You're coming in May, so the last day of March, please.
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Fine.
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Excellent.
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Could I just take your details so that I can...
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “Cambridge 16 - Test 4 - Part 1”. Deze video bevat 73 zinnen en 642 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 4:28. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 144 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. 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 11 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| chervil zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈt͡ʃɜː(ɹ)vɪl/ | kervel |
| presume werkwoord | /pɹɪˈz(j)um/ | veronderstellen |
| freezer zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈfɹizɚ/ | vriezer, diepvriezer |
| stove zelfstandig naamwoord | /stoʊv/ | kachel, oven |
| herb zelfstandig naamwoord | /hɜːb/ | keukenkruid |
| monument zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈmɑnjʊmənt/ | monument |
| accommodation zelfstandig naamwoord | /əˌkɒm.əˈdeɪ.ʃən/ | onderkomen, logies |
| nowadays bijwoord | /ˈnaʊ.ə.deɪz/ | heden, momenteel |
| pleasant bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈplɛz.ənt/ | aangenaam, behaaglijk |
| deposit zelfstandig naamwoord | /dɪˈpɑ.zɪt/ | afzetting, neerzetting |
| garage zelfstandig naamwoord | /ɡəˈɹɑʒ/ | garage, autogarage |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| go out werkwoord | naar buiten gaan |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- What date did you have in mind?
- We'd just need to change a couple of things.
- It's more environmentally friendly, isn't it?
- We've got one in our own house.
- Would you want to deposit?
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telt | We've budgeted · we've just finished · we've just put |
| Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet | was built · be finished |
| Vergrotende trap -er than / more … than — twee dingen vergelijken | smaller than · nicer than |
| Overtreffende trap the -est / the most … — het hoogste of laagste van een groep | the most of · the oldest |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 24 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals we've, I'm, isn't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: accommodation /əˌkɒm.əˈdeɪ.ʃən/, garage /ɡəˈɹɑʒ/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: cottage /ˈkɒt.ɪd͡ʒ/, farmyard /ˈfɑɹmˌjɑɹd/, stove /stoʊv/, herb /hɜːb/, nowadays /ˈnaʊ.ə.deɪz/
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 chervil, presume, freezer.
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.