Shadowing Practice: Cambridge IELTS 18 Test 1 Section 1 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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IELTS 18, published by Cambridge University Press and Assessment, 2023.
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This recording is copyright.
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Test 1.
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This is the IELTS Listening Test.
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You will hear a number of different recordings and you will have to answer questions on what you hear.
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There will be time for you to read the instructions and questions and you will have a chance to check your work.
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All the recordings will be played once only.
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The test is in four parts.
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At the end of the test, you will be given ten minutes to transfer your answers to an answer sheet.
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Now turn to part one.
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Part one.
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You will hear an interview with a woman who is doing a survey on transport.
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First, you have some time to look at questions 1 to 5.
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Now listen carefully and answer questions 1 to 5.
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Excuse me, would you mind if I asked you some questions?
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We're doing a survey on transport.
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Yes, that's OK.
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First of all, can I take your name?
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Yes, it's Sadie Jones.
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Thanks very much.
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And could I have your date of birth?
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Just the year will do, actually.
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Is that all right?
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Yes, that's fine.
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It's 1991.
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So, next, your postcode, please.
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It's DW307YZ.
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Great, thanks.
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Is that in Wells?
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No, it's actually in Harbourn.
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Wells isn't far from there, though.
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I really like that area.
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My grandmother lived there when I was a kid.
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Yes, it is nice.
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Right, so now I want to ask you some questions about how you travelled here today.
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Did you use public transport?
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Yes, I came by bus.
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OK, and that was today.
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It's the 24th of April, isn't it?
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Isn't it the 25th?
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Er, no.
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Actually, you're right.
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And what was the reason for your trip today?
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I can see you've got some shopping with you.
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Yes, I did some shopping.
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But the main reason I came here was to go to the dentist.
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That's not much fun.
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Hope it was nothing serious.
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No, it was just a check-up.
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It's fine.
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Good.
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Do you normally travel by bus into the city centre?
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Yes.
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I stopped driving in ages ago because parking was so difficult to find.
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And it costs so much.
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I see.
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The bus is much more convenient too.
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It only takes about 30 minutes.
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That's good.
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So where did you start your journey?
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At the bus stop on Clacksby Street.
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Is that C-L-A-X-B-Y?
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That's right.
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Before you hear the rest of the conversation, you have some time to look at questions 6 to 10.
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Now listen and answer questions 6 to 10.
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And how satisfied with the service are you?
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Do you have any complaints?
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Well, as I said, it's very convenient and quick when it's on time.
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but this morning it was late.
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Only about ten minutes, but still.
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Yes, I understand that's annoying.
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And what about the timetable?
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Do you have any comments about that?
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Hmm.
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I suppose I mainly use the bus during the day, but any time I've been in town in the evening, for dinner or at the cinema, I've noticed you have to wait a long time for a bus.
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There aren't that many.
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OK, thanks.
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So now I'd like to ask you about your car use.
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Well, I have got a car, but I don't use it that often.
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Mainly just to go to the supermarket.
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But that's about it, really.
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My husband uses it at the weekends to go to the golf club.
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And what about a bicycle?
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I don't actually have one at the moment.
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What about the city bikes you can rent?
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you ever use those?
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No, I'm not keen on cycling there because of all the pollution.
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But I would like to get a bike.
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It would be good to use it to get to work.
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So why haven't you got one now?
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Well, I live in a flat on the second floor and it doesn't have any storage.
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so we'd have to leave it in the hall outside the flat.
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I see.
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OK, well, I think that's all we need from you today.
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That is the end of part one.
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You now have one minute to check your answers to part one.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.

Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze spreekles op niveau C1 is gebaseerd op de video “Cambridge IELTS 18 Test 1 Section 1”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: questions, bus, answer, test, hear. Deze video bevat 99 zinnen en 705 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 7:22. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 96 woorden per minuut, zodat je tijd hebt om elke klank na te doen. 87% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken. 20 van de 99 zinnen zijn vragen, dus het is goede oefening voor vraagintonatie en korte antwoorden.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
convenient bijvoeglijk naamwoord/kənˈviː.niənt/geschikt, gemakkelijk
carefully bijwoord/ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/voorzichtig
sheet zelfstandig naamwoord/ʃit/blad
complaint zelfstandig naamwoord/kəmˈpleɪnt/klacht, beklag
copyright zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈkɑpiˌɹaɪt/auteursrecht, copyright
pollution zelfstandig naamwoord/pəˈluʃən/vervuiling, milieuverontreiniging
cinema zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈsɪn.ə.mə/bioscoop, cinema
grandmother zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/grootmoeder, oma
instruction zelfstandig naamwoord/ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/onderwijs
keen bijvoeglijk naamwoord/kin/scherp
bicycle zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈbaɪsɪk(ə)l/fiets, rijwiel
satisfy werkwoord/ˈsætɪsfaɪ/voldoen, voldoende zijn
dentist zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈdɛntɪst/tandarts, dentist
supermarket zelfstandig naamwoord/ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/supermarkt
annoy werkwoord/əˈnoɪ̯/ergeren, vervelen

Zinnen om te herhalen

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

  • First of all, can I take your name?
  • Did you use public transport?
  • Do you have any complaints?
  • Do you have any comments about that?
  • What about the city bikes you can rent?

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 16 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals isn't, don't, I've. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

  • De klanken “sh” en “zh”: sheet /ʃit/, pollution /pəˈluʃən/, instruction /ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: grandmother /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/, satisfy /ˈsætɪsfaɪ/

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 convenient, carefully, sheet.

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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.

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