Shadowing Practice: Cambridge 19 listening test 1 section 2 - Learn English Speaking with Video

Les maken...
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It's great to see so many members of the Twinning Association here tonight.
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Since the twinning link between our two towns, Stanthorpe here in England and Malat in France was established,
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the relationship between the towns has gone from strength to strength.
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Last month, 25 members of the association from Stanthorpe spent a weekend in Malat.
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Our hosts had arranged a great programme.
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We learned how cheese is produced in the region and had the chance to taste the products.
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The theme park trip had to be cancelled, but we all had a great time on the final boat trip down the river.
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That was the real highlight.
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This is a special year for the association because it's 25 years since we were founded.
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In Malat, they're planning to mark this by building a footbridge in the municipal park.
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We've been discussing what to do here, and we've decided to plant a poplar tree in the museum gardens.
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We considered buying a garden seat to put there, but the authorities weren't happy with that idea.
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In terms of fundraising to support our activities, we've done very well.
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Our pancake evening was well attended and made record profits.
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And everyone enjoyed the demonstration of French cookery, which was nearly as successful.
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Numbers for our film show were limited because of the venue, so we're looking for somewhere bigger next year.
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We're looking forward to welcoming our French visitors here next week,
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and I know that many of you here will be hosting individuals or families.
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The coach from France will arrive at 5pm on Friday.
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Don't try to do too much that first evening as they'll be tired,
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so have dinner in the house or garden rather than eating out.
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The weather looks as if it'll be okay, so you might like to plan a barbecue.
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Then, the next morning's market day in town, and that's always a good place to stroll round.
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On Saturday evening, we'll all meet up at the football club,
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where once again we'll have Toby Sharp and his band performing English and Scottish country songs.
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Toby will already be well known to many of you, as last year he organised our special quiz night and presented the prizes.
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Now, on Sunday, we'll be taking our visitors to Farley House.
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You may not all be familiar with it, so here's a map to help you.
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You can see the car park at the bottom of the map.
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There's an excellent farm shop in the grounds where our visitors can buy local produce.
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It's in the old stables, which is the first building you come to.
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They're built round a courtyard and the shop's in the far corner on the left.
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There's also a small cafe on the right as you go in.
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I know that one or two of our visitors may not be all that mobile.
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The main entrance to the house has a lot of steps, so you might want to use the disabled entry.
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This is on the far side of the house from the car park.
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Children will probably be most interested in the adventure playground.
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That's at the northern end of the larger lake, in a bend on the path that leads to the lake.
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There's lots for children to do there.
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There are a number of lovely gardens near the house.
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The kitchen gardens are rectangular and surrounded by a wall.
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They're to the northeast of the house, quite near the smaller lake.
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They're still in use and have a great collection of fruit and vegetables.
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The Temple of the Four Winds is a bit more of a walk, but it's worth it.
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Take the path from the car park and go past the western sides of the stables and the house.
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Then, when the path forks, take the right hand path.
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Go up there with the woods on your left and the temple is right at the end.
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There are great views over the whole area.
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OK, so that's...

Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze spreekles op niveau B2 is gebaseerd op de video “Cambridge 19 listening test 1 section 2”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: garden, park, visitors, path, Malat. Deze video bevat 49 zinnen en 667 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 4:55. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 136 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. 87% 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 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
visitor zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈvɪzɪtɚ/bezoeker, gast
footbridge zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈfʊtˌbɹɪd͡ʒ/voetgangersbrug
pancake zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈpæn.keɪk/pannenkoek
poplar zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈpɑ.plɚ/populier
disable werkwoord/dɪsˈeɪbəl/onmogelijk maken
stroll werkwoord/stɹoʊl/slenteren, wandelen
rectangular bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ɹɛkˈtæŋɡjəlɚ/rechthoekig, rechthoekige
courtyard zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈkɔɹt.jɑɹd/binnenplaats, hof
surround werkwoord/səˈɹaʊnd/omgeven, omringen
playground zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈpleɪɡɹaʊnd/speelplein, speelterrein
fundraising zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈfʌndˌɹeɪzɪŋ/fondsenwerving, fundraising
quiz zelfstandig naamwoord/kwɪz/kwis, quiz
vegetable zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəl/groente, gewas
arrange werkwoord/əˈɹeɪnd͡ʒ/regelen, schikken
fork zelfstandig naamwoord/fɔɹk/vork

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

WoordBetekenis
look forward to werkwoorduitkijken naar, zich verheugen op

Grammatica in deze video

De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:

StructuurIn de video
Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doetwas established · is produced · be cancelled
Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telthas gone · we've decided · we've done
Betrekkelijke bijzinnen who / which + zin — extra informatie over een persoon of dingcookery, which was · stables, which is

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 16 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals they're, we'll, we've. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

  • Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: rectangular /ɹɛkˈtæŋɡjəlɚ/, demonstration /dɛmənˈstɹeɪʃən/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: footbridge /ˈfʊtˌbɹɪd͡ʒ/, courtyard /ˈkɔɹt.jɑɹd/, bind /ˈbaɪ̯nd/, surround /səˈɹaʊnd/, playground /ˈpleɪɡɹaʊnd/
  • /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: pancake /ˈpæn.keɪk/, rectangular /ɹɛkˈtæŋɡjəlɚ/, cancel /ˈkæn.sl̩/
  • /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: rectangular /ɹɛkˈtæŋɡjəlɚ/, playground /ˈpleɪɡɹaʊnd/

Zo oefen je met deze video

  1. Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
  2. Spreek zin voor zin na op normale snelheid en herhaal elke zin tot je ritme gelijk is aan dat van de spreker.
  3. Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als visitor, footbridge, pancake.

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