Shadowing Practice: City Life - A2 English Listening Practice - Learn English Speaking with Video
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I live in a big city.
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I live in a small flat in the centre of the city.
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I love living here because everything is near my house.
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There are so many restaurants,
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bars, supermarkets and grocery stores to eat at and to buy food from.
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I love trying different food, so this is great for me.
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Also, the transport is excellent in the city.
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We have buses, taxis, trains and underground trains.
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There are many bus stops, bus stations and train stations, so you don't have to walk a long way.
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The buses and trains aren't usually very busy,
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so they aren't noisy and it's quite relaxing to take them.
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I hate it when it is noisy on public transport because it makes it very stressful.
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I normally listen to music when I'm on the bus or train, or I read a book.
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Because I live in the city centre, I don't have a car.
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I hate driving, so this is excellent for me.
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When I need to go somewhere far,
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like travelling to the airport or visiting my friends and family,
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my mum usually takes me.
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If not, I take a taxi.
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The problem is that taxis are very expensive, so I prefer to go with someone in their car.
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There are a lot of fun things to do when you live in a city, like going to the cinema,
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going shopping at shopping centres or walking around the market.
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I like to do these activities with my friends something bad about living in the city is that
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if you want to do a fun activity it is normally
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very expensive cities are usually a lot more expensive than towns
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or villages the rent that you pay to live in your house is expensive,
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the food is generally more expensive and you spend a lot more money
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because you can't go for a walk in the countryside and other free activities that you can do in a village.
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For example, a ticket to go to watch a film at the cinema costs £12.
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Some popcorn and a drink costs £6.
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And if you go to have dinner after the cinema, that normally costs around £15.
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So it's a lot of money.
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I only do fun activities like this at the weekend,
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not from Monday to Friday because if not I would spend around 20 or 30 pounds every time I go out.
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There are lots of flats or apartments in my area.
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There is also a police station, a fire station, a school, a hospital and a university.
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But my favourite places to go are the bookshop and the library.
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When I am at the library I can read books for two or three hours and it is free.
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If I like the book I can buy it at the bookshop.
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I often think that I want to move to the countryside, to have more parks, see the flowers and trees,
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and to be more relaxed.
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But I love living in the city.
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I don't want to live in a small village with one small shop and no shopping centres,
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bars or cinemas.
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I think that...
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It's boring if you are young and you want to try out new activities.
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One free activity that I like to do in my city is to visit museums.
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I love to visit history and animal museums.
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I think that they are very interesting.
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I love learning about insects and animals, and also about countries and their history.
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There are many museums in my city and they are normally free all over England.
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I know that in other countries you have to pay to get into a museum,
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but in England almost all of them are free if they are public.
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Museums normally have a cafe and it's nice to have a coffee
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and a piece of cake or a sandwich after spending a couple of hours at the museum.
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I often go and sit on a bench in a park to read.
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It's a relaxing activity and I love being outside.
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I normally do this when the weather is nice,
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the sky is blue and it isn't windy my flat doesn't have a garden
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so it's nice to be outside especially at the weekends
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when i have more time going to a flea market
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or a second hand market is another thing that i enjoy doing in my city.
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Flea markets are markets where people sell old things which we call antiques or second hand items like furniture,
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clothes, books or cds.
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It's fascinating to look at all the things that people are selling.
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Sometimes the items are a bit rubbish but other times there are great things for sale and they are always very cheap.
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In England there is a TV program about old objects,
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which are antiques, that people have found at flea markets or they have found at their parents' or grandparents' houses.
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They go on the TV program to sell the items.
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And sometimes they bought the object like a watch
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or a dish or a bracelet for one or two pounds and then they sold it for five hundred pounds.
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You obviously need to know what you are looking for, like what is expensive expensive,
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but some people find really expensive things at flea markets and sell them for a higher price.
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I don't do this
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but I like going for a walk with my friends around the flea market because it can be quite fun.
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I prefer to go to markets,
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not shops, because I don't like buying new items.
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I live in a city and I like visiting shopping centres,
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but I usually go to a restaurant or to a cafe when I am there.
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I don't usually go shopping and buy a lot of clothes or things that I don't need.
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Thank you very much and I'll see you in the next video.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau A2 is gebaseerd op de video “City Life - A2 English Listening Practice”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: expensive, normally, museum, flea, shopping. Deze video bevat 82 zinnen en 1002 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 9:51. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 102 woorden per minuut, zodat je tijd hebt om elke klank na te doen. 83% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
15 woorden uit de video die het leren waard zijn, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| cinema zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈsɪn.ə.mə/ | bioscoop, cinema |
| relax werkwoord | /ɹɪˈlæks/ | losmaken |
| taxi zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈtæksi/ | taxi |
| cloth zelfstandig naamwoord | /klɒθ/ | doek, kleed |
| countryside zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈkʌn.tɹiˌsaɪd/ | platteland, buitengebied |
| antique bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˌanˈtiːk/ | antiek |
| noisy bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈnɔɪzi/ | lawaaierig |
| flower zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈfloʊɚ/ | bloem |
| bench zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈbɛnt͡ʃ/ | bank, zitbank |
| underground bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˌʌn.dəɹˈɡɹaʊnd/ | ondergronds |
| furniture zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈfɝ.nɪ.t͡ʃɚ/ | meubel, meubelstuk |
| dish zelfstandig naamwoord | /dɪʃ/ | bord, taloor |
| subscribe werkwoord | /səbˈskɹaɪb/ | abonneren |
| thumb zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈθʌm/ | duim |
| bore werkwoord | /boɹ/ | vervelen |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| go out werkwoord | naar buiten gaan |
| try out werkwoord | uitproberen |
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 | have found · have enjoyed |
| Werkwoord + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — werkwoorden die door de -ing-vorm worden gevolgd | love living · love trying · hate driving |
| Verplichting: must / have to / need to zeggen dat iets nodig is | have to walk · need to go · have to pay |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — iets dat nu of in deze periode gebeurt | are selling · are looking |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 14 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals don't, aren't, can't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De “th”-klanken: cloth /klɒθ/, thumb /ˈθʌm/
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: dish /dɪʃ/, rubbish /ˈɹʌbɪʃ/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: pound /ˈpaʊ̯nd/, countryside /ˈkʌn.tɹiˌsaɪd/, underground /ˌʌn.dəɹˈɡɹaʊnd/, sandwich /ˈsæn(d).wɪd͡ʒ/, subscribe /səbˈskɹaɪb/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: relax /ɹɪˈlæks/, taxi /ˈtæksi/, sandwich /ˈsæn(d).wɪd͡ʒ/, café /ˌkæˈfeɪ/, fascinate /ˈfæsɪneɪt/
- /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: underground /ˌʌn.dəɹˈɡɹaʊnd/, grocery /ˈɡɹəʊ.s(ə.)ɹi/, grandparent /ˈɡɹæn(d)pɛəɹənt/
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 cinema, relax, taxi.
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