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Listening Test 1, Part 1.
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You will hear people talking in eight different situations.
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For questions 1 to 8,
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choose the best answer A, B or C.
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1. You hear a customer talking to a shop assistant about a coat she bought. Can I help you?
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Yes, I bought this coat here yesterday,
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but when I tried it on at home I found it was too tight on me,
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so I'd like to exchange it for a larger one.
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Hmm, I don't think we have one in stock.
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Perhaps you'd like to try on another kind of coat, or a jacket?
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Actually, we've got some lovely winter jackets just in.
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No, that's not really what I'm looking for.
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I could order the one you mentioned if you like,
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or return your money, whichever you prefer.
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Could you order it, please?
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Fine. Can I help you?
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Yes, I bought this coat here yesterday,
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but when I tried it on at home I found it was too tight on me,
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so I'd like to exchange it for a larger one.
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I don't think we have one in stock.
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Perhaps you'd like to try on another kind of coat, or a jacket?
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Actually, we've got some lovely winter jackets just in.
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No, that's not really what I'm looking for.
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I could order the one you mentioned if you like,
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or return your money, whichever you prefer.
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Could you order it, please?
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Fine.
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I'm afraid it looks like there's quite a storm heading towards western and northern areas,
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and that will arrive about dawn tomorrow.
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The rest of the country will start off cloudy with a few showers,
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but by lunchtime there will be clear skies and the bright weather will last well into the early evening,
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apart from in the south where there might be a few foggy patches once the sun goes down.
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At around the same time,
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bad weather will reach eastern regions,
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bringing high winds and heavy rain,
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with the possibility of flooding in low-lying areas.
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I'm afraid it looks like there's quite a storm heading towards western and northern areas,
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and that will arrive about dawn tomorrow.
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The rest of the country will start off cloudy with a few showers,
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but by lunchtime there will be clear skies and the bright weather will last well into the early evening,
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apart from in the south where there might be a few foggy patches is once the sun goes down.
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At around the same time,
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bad weather will reach eastern regions,
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bringing high winds and heavy rain,
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with the possibility of flooding in low-lying areas.
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3. You hear an office worker talking about cycling to work
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I sometimes think back to
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when I used to drive to work in the morning looking at my watch
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and worrying in case the traffic made me late
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and though I still have to ride through it
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and I still get held up by the lights I much prefer going on two wheels.
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By the time I arrive I feel pleasantly tired,
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almost as if I'd been for a light workout at the gym and that's a good way to start the day.
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I hardly give any thought to my work until I actually sit down at my desk
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because nowadays I feel much more relaxed and able to cope with whatever might come up during the day.
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I sometimes think back to when I used to drive to work in the morning,
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looking at my watch and worrying in case the traffic made me late,
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and though I still have to ride through it and I still get held up by the lights,
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I much prefer going on two wheels.
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By the time I arrive I feel pleasantly tired almost as
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if I'd been for a light workout at the gym and that's a good way to start the day.
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I hardly give any thought to my work until I actually sit down at my desk
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because nowadays I feel much more relaxed and able to cope with whatever might come up during the day.
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Four.
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You hear a radio announcer talking about a competition for writers of short stories.
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We're looking for good short stories to read out on next week's programme.
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So if you think you're capable of writing an interesting tale in less than 750 words,
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either send it in as an email attachment or post it to us
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and you may be one of the lucky five prize winners.
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Unlike in some competitions, as long as they are original pieces of writing,
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you can send in as many as you like,
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and there's no upper or lower age limit.
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In fact, last year's first prize was won by a 17-year-old,
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and the winner of the second prize was just 16.
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We're looking for good short stories to read out on next week's programme.
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So if you think you're capable of writing an interesting tale in less than 750 words,
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either send it in as an email attachment or post it to us
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and you may be one of the lucky five prize winners.
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Unlike in some competitions, as long as they are original pieces of writing,
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you can send in as many as you like,
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and there's no upper or lower age limit.
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In fact, last year's first prize was won by a 17-year-old,
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and the winner of the second prize was just 16.
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5. You hear a conversation about reading.
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So what sort of books do you like to read in your spare time?
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Well, in my student days I went through a phase of reading novels that could really make me laugh out loud.
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But although I still like entertaining stories,
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my tastes have changed a little.
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To what kinds of thing?
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Action stories that take place in remote parts of the world.
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The kinds of location my grandfather visited in his younger days,
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but I can only dream of travelling to.
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I particularly like those with weird characters,
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quite unlike anyone you've ever met.
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So what sort of books do you like to read in your spare time?
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Well, in my student days,
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I went through a phase of reading novels that could really make me laugh out loud.
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But although I still like entertaining stories,
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my tastes have changed a little.
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To what kinds of thing?
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Action stories that take place in remote parts of the world.
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The kinds of location my grandfather visited in his younger days,
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but I can only dream of travelling to.
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I particularly like those with weird characters,
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quite unlike anyone you've ever met.
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Six.
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You hear two people talking about watching films on the internet.
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Isn't it much simpler to look at some online reviews,
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choose a movie, pay a little to download it and then settle down to watch it,
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rather than go into town,
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queue up for tickets and then sit in a crowded, uncomfortable cinema?
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There's certainly a much wider choice available and getting the one you want is easy too,
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but it's never the same as seeing it on the big screen.
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And I wouldn't take too much notice of the comments made by other buyers.
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They're even less reliable than the arts critics in the newspapers.
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Isn't it much simpler to look at some online reviews,
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choose a movie, pay a little to download it and then settle down to watch it,
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rather than go into town,
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queue up for tickets and then sit in a crowded, uncomfortable cinema?
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There's certainly a much wider choice available,
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and getting the one you want is easy too,
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but it's never the same as seeing it on the big screen.
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And I wouldn't take too much notice of the comments made by other buyers.
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They're even less reliable than the arts critics in the newspapers.
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7. You hear a woman at an airport talking on the phone.
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Yes, it's an awful feeling,
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and I've been kicking myself here.
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It's never happened to me before,
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though I've had a few near-misses.
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like the time I got stuck in traffic on the road to the airport
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and only just made it in time or
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when I got off the underground at Terminal 5 rather than 4
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and had to race back to the station when I eventually realised my mistake.
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On this occasion I got there on time
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but there were just too many people waiting ahead of me
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and when I finally reached the desk I was told the flight had closed.
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Yes, it's an awful feeling and I've been kicking myself here.
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It's never happened to me before,
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though I've had a few near misses.
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Like the time I got stuck in traffic on the road to the airport and only just made it in time.
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Or when I got off the underground at Terminal 5 rather than 4
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and had to race back to the station when I eventually realised my mistake.
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On this occasion, I got there on time,
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but there were just too many people waiting ahead of me,
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and when I finally reached the desk,
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I was told the flight had closed.
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8. You hear a man talking about his new job.
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When I first saw the ad in the employment section of the paper,
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it wasn't the fact I'd be earning far more than I am now that caught my attention.
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It was the chance to achieve my full potential,
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doing something relevant to the experience I'd gained before I took up my current post.
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In fact, though the job description in the ad talked about good prospects of rising within the company structure,
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that's never really been an ambition of mine.
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When I first saw the ad in the employment section of
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the paper it wasn't the fact I'd be earning far more than I am now that caught my attention.
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It was the chance to achieve my full potential doing something
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relevant to the experience I'd gained before I took up my current post.
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In fact, though the job description in the ad talked about good prospects of rising within the company structure,
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that's never really been an ambition of mine.

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Deze spreekles op niveau C1 is gebaseerd op de video “Cambridge First Certificate Exam - Trainer Practice - Test 1 I Listening Part 1”. Deze video bevat 159 zinnen en 1688 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 11:29. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 147 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. 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 10 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
foggy bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈfɒɡi/mistig, nevelig
cloudy bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈklaʊ̯diː/bewolkt
queue zelfstandig naamwoord/kju/rij
entertain werkwoord/ˌɛntəˈteɪn/vermaken, amuseren
attachment zelfstandig naamwoord/əˈtæt͡ʃmənt/gehechtheid
ambition zelfstandig naamwoord/æmˈbɪʃ.ən/eerzucht, ambitie
critic zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈkɹɪt.ɪk/criticus
workout zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈwɝk.aʊ̯t/training, oefening
buyer zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈbaɪ.əɹ/koper, koopster
announcer zelfstandig naamwoord/əˈnaʊnsɚ/omroeper

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

WoordBetekenis
get off werkwoordvan ... afgaan
go down werkwoordafdalen

Zinnen om te herhalen

Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:

  • Can I help you?
  • Hmm, I don't think we have one in stock.
  • Actually, we've got some lovely winter jackets just in.
  • No, that's not really what I'm looking for.
  • Could you order it, please?

Grammatica in deze video

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

StructuurIn de video
Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — iets dat eerder begon en nog bezig isI've been kicking
“Used to” used to + werkwoord — een vroegere gewoonte of toestand die niet meer kloptused to drive
Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telthave changed · you've ever met · I've had
Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doetwas won · was told

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 36 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'd, I'm, I've. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: attachment /əˈtæt͡ʃmənt/, ambition /æmˈbɪʃ.ən/
  • /w/ — met ronde lippen: whichever /wɪt͡ʃˈɛvɚ/, workout /ˈwɝk.aʊ̯t/

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 foggy, cloudy, queue.

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