Shadowing Practice: Compact preliminary for schools Unit7- CD29 - CD32 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Martin Williams, a zookeeper from Harland Zoo, is here to tell us about the important work being done at the zoo.
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First of all, Martin, can you tell us what the most popular animal at the zoo is?
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People love our zoo because some of the animals are free to go where they want,
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obviously not animals which can be dangerous like lions or animals
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which could escape easily like monkeys the penguins aren't shy
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and they follow people around that's why visitors come especially to see them more than any other animal
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You will hear an interview with a man called Martin who works in a zoo.
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Martin Williams, a zookeeper from Harland Zoo, is here to tell us about the important work being done at the zoo.
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First of all, Martin, can you tell us what the most popular animal at the zoo is?
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People love our zoo because some of the animals are free to go where they want.
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Obviously not animals which can be dangerous, like lions, or animals which could escape easily, like monkeys.
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The penguins aren't shy and they follow people around.
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That's why visitors come especially to see them, more than any other animal.
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You've worked at the zoo for 25 years.
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What changes have you noticed there?
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When I joined Harland, it was a very successful zoo that had seen many improvements.
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For example, it was the only zoo in the area where a lot of rare baby animals were being born
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and cared for, and many of the larger animals had already been moved into bigger areas, so they had space to run and play.
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Since then, however, I guess the main change is the greater variety of animals they've introduced, especially birds and monkeys.
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But it's always changing, really.
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You obviously love your job, but what's the hardest thing about it?
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People often want to know if I'm scared of working with such dangerous animals, but that's not something I ever worry about.
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Sometimes I do get a bit tired of cleaning.
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That's the first thing we do every morning, and it takes hours.
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But at the same time, it's great to be at the zoo early in the morning when there's no one else around.
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Some people say zoos are cruel because the animals are bored.
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Well, actually, these days most zoos make a huge effort to keep the animals busy.
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So, for example, instead of giving them one big meal every day,
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what we do is put small amounts of food in different places so they actually have to find it.
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And we keep hiding it in different places so they never know where it'll be.
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And I believe you only work with gorillas at the moment.
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Is that because they're your favourite animals?
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Well, I do love gorillas, but that's not the reason.
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They're very intelligent and they like to form a relationship with the zookeepers, so they don't want to see different people every day.
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They're fantastic.
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I've learned so much in the last five years.
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Have you learned anything surprising about them?
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Well, I already knew that gorillas were sociable
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and lived in big family groups
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but i had thought they would always be fighting amongst themselves after all they are big and strong
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and can be quite scary in fact most of the time the opposite is true they're really quite calm
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and gentle i hadn't expected that at all they're lovely animals always sharing things with each other so tell us what
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You Thank you.
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Some visitors to City Zoo had a nasty shock yesterday when they came face to face with an adult male tiger.
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The tiger was found by a mother and her two small children yesterday afternoon.
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The mother, Elaine Wilson, had gone down to the lake to take a photo
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when she saw the tiger who was coming out of the water.
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She phoned the police and within five minutes they arrived with a zookeeper.
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The tiger was soon caught and luckily hadn't attacked anyone.
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Zookeeper Eddie Hewson said they weren't sure how the tiger had escaped.
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None of the tigers at the zoo had ever escaped before.
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All the cage doors were locked, so they think the tiger was somehow able to jump over the fence.
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They also don't know exactly when the tiger escaped.
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The last time he was seen was at 8am and he was found at 3pm, so he was probably missing for at least five hours.
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The only thing they are sure about is that the tiger definitely wasn't hungry because he'd eaten a large breakfast.
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I'm not sure, but I think this photo was probably taken in Thailand because I know that there are a lot of elephants there,
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and I think they're often washed in rivers.
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There is more than one person washing each elephant.
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Everyone's getting very wet.
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The men are either standing or sitting on the elephants.
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I think the water is probably too deep for them to stand in.
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The elephants look like they're having a really good time.
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I think it must be very hot because the men are all wearing hats and shorts.
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this is a really amazing photo i think it was taken in antarctica
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because that's where penguins live and also the sea has turned into ice
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so it must be really cold i think the men are scientists
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who've just arrived in antarctica they could be living on the ship the men are all wearing the same jackets.
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I think they're made of special material for very cold conditions.
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The penguin is very funny.
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I don't think he wants the men to take his photo, but he doesn't seem afraid of them.
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Thank you.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “Compact preliminary for schools Unit7- CD29 - CD32”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: animal, zoo, tiger, zookeeper, Martin. Deze video bevat 71 zinnen en 959 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 8:27. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 114 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. 86% 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 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| tiger zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈtaɪɡə/ | tijger |
| penguin zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈpɛŋ.ɡwɪn/ | pinguïn, vetgans |
| elephant zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɛlɪfənt/ | olifant, elpendier |
| gorilla zelfstandig naamwoord | /ɡəˈɹɪl.ə/ | gorilla |
| visitor zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈvɪzɪtɚ/ | bezoeker, gast |
| monkey zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈmʌŋki/ | aap, apin |
| zoo zelfstandig naamwoord | /zuː/ | dierentuin, zoo |
| lion zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈlaɪən/ | leeuw |
| luckily bijwoord | /ˈlʌk.ɪ.li/ | gelukkig |
| bore werkwoord | /boɹ/ | vervelen |
| scare werkwoord | /skɛɚ/ | bang maken, beangstigen |
| cruel bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈkɹuːəl/ | wreed, wrede |
| cage zelfstandig naamwoord | /keɪd͡ʒ/ | kooi, kouw |
| gentle bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈd͡ʒɛntl̩/ | lieflijk |
| scientist zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈsaɪəntəst/ | wetenschapper, wetenschapster |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- What changes have you noticed there?
- You obviously love your job, but what's the hardest thing about it?
- Is that because they're your favourite animals?
- I've learned so much in the last five years.
- Have you learned anything surprising about them?
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet | being done · being born · been moved |
| Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telt | You've worked · they've introduced · I've learned |
| Betrekkelijke bijzinnen who / which + zin — extra informatie over een persoon of ding | animals which can |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — iets dat op een moment in het verleden bezig was | were being · was coming · was probably missing |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 26 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals they're, don't, aren't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
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 tiger, penguin, elephant.
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.