Shadowing Practice: Flyers 1 - Test 1 - Part 4 - Listening - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Part 4.
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Listen and look.
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There is one example.
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What's Sue's brother's job?
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My brother has just started his first job.
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Really?
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What's he doing?
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Is he a businessman?
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No, he's a mechanic.
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He wanted to work outside, not in an office.
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Oh, that's interesting.
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Can you see the tick?
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Now you listen and tick the box.
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1. Where does her brother work?
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Where does your brother work?
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Well, he wanted to work on a farm, but he couldn't find a job like that.
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Oh, where is he working then?
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He's found a job in a big factory outside the town.
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It's near the airport.
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2. How does he go to work?
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How does he go to work every day?
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Is there a bus?
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Well, there is a bus, but it's very slow.
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He doesn't walk, does he?
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It's too far.
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No. My dad gave him a big new motorbike.
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It's very fast.
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3. When does he start work?
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That's good.
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What time does he have to start work in the morning?
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He has to get up at half past six.
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That's very early.
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He doesn't start work then, does he?
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No. Work starts at eight, but he needs half an hour to get there.
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4. What does he do for lunch?
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So does he come home at lunchtime?
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No, he only has 30 minutes, so he can't come home.
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Is there a restaurant?
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Yes, but he doesn't like the food, so my mum makes him some sandwiches.
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5. What did he do before he started this job?
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What did your brother do before this job?
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Well, after he finished school, he went to university.
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In a city?
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No, it was in the country.
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It was a very nice place, just by a river.
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Mum and I went to see him there last summer.
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Now listen to part four again.
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1. Where does her brother work?
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Where does your brother work?
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Well, he wanted to work on a farm, but he couldn't find a job like that.
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Oh, where is he working then?
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He's found a job in a big factory outside the town.
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It's near the airport.
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2. How does he go to work?
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How does he go to work every day?
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Is there a bus?
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Well, there is a bus, but it's very slow.
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He doesn't walk, does he?
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It's too far.
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No. My dad gave him a big new motorbike.
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It's very fast.
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3. When does he start work?
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That's good.
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What time does he have to start work in the morning?
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He has to get up at half past six.
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That's very early.
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He doesn't start work then, does he?
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No. Work starts at eight, but he needs half an hour to get there.
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Four.
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What does he do for lunch?
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So does he come home at lunchtime?
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No, he only has 30 minutes, so he can't come home.
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Is there a restaurant?
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Yes, but he doesn't like the food, so my mum makes him some sandwiches.
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5. What did he do before he started this job?
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What did your brother do before this job?
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Well, after he finished school, he went to university.
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In a city?
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No, it was in the country.
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It was a very nice place, just by a river.
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Mum and I went to see him there last summer.

Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze spreekles op niveau A2 is gebaseerd op de video “Flyers 1 - Test 1 - Part 4 - Listening”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: brother, mum, bus, listen, outside. Deze video bevat 81 zinnen en 545 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 5:07. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 107 woorden per minuut, zodat je tijd hebt om elke klank na te doen. 91% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is goed te volgen. 37 van de 81 zinnen zijn vragen, dus het is goede oefening voor vraagintonatie en korte antwoorden.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

10 woorden uit de video die het leren waard zijn, met uitspraak en betekenis:

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
tick zelfstandig naamwoord/tɪk/teek
businessman zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈbɪznəsmæn/zakenman
mechanic zelfstandig naamwoord/mɪˈkænɪk/mecanicien, werktuigkundige
motorbike werkwoord/ˈmoʊtɚˌbaɪk/motorrijden
restaurant zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈɹɛst(ə)ˌɹɑnt/restaurant
lunch zelfstandig naamwoord/lʌnt͡ʃ/lunch, middageten
factory zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈfæk.tɚ.i/fabriek
finish werkwoord/ˈfɪnɪʃ/afwerken, beëindigen
airport zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈɛɹ.pɔɹt/luchthaven, vlieghaven
farm zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈfɑɹm/boerderij, hoeve

Zinnen om te herhalen

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

  • Can you see the tick?
  • Where does your brother work?
  • He doesn't walk, does he?
  • He doesn't start work then, does he?
  • What did your brother do before this job?

Grammatica in deze video

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

StructuurIn de video
Verplichting: must / have to / need to zeggen dat iets nodig ishave to start · has to get
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — iets dat nu of in deze periode gebeurtis he working

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 10 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals doesn't, can't, couldn't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: sandwich /ˈsæn(d).wɪd͡ʒ/, businessman /ˈbɪznəsmæn/, mechanic /mɪˈkænɪk/, factory /ˈfæk.tɚ.i/

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 tick, businessman, mechanic.

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.

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