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You will hear a telephone conversation between an official at a village hall
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and a woman who wants to hire a public room.
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First, you have some time to look at questions 1 to 6.
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Thank you.
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not hear the recording a second time.
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Listen carefully and answer questions 1 to 6.
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Hello.
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Oh, hello.
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I wanted to inquire about hiring a room in the village
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hall for the evening of September the 1st. Let me just see.
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Yes, we have both rooms available that evening.
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There's our main hall that's got seating for 200 people or there's the charlton room sorry the charlton room
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c h a r l t o n that's got seating for up to 100 well
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we're organizing a dinner to raise money for a charity,
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and we're hoping for at least 150 people.
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So I think we'll go for the main hall.
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How much would that cost?
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Let's see.
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You wanted it for the evening of September the 1st?
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Yes, that's a Saturday.
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So from 6pm to midnight, that'd be £115.
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That's the weekend price.
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It's £75 on weekdays.
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That's all right.
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And I have to tell you,
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there's also a deposit of £250,
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which is returnable, of course,
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as long as there's no damage.
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But we do insist that this is paid in cash.
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We don't take cards for that.
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You can pay the actual rent of the room however you like, though.
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Cash, credit card, cheque.
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Oh, well, I suppose that's OK.
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So, does the charge include use of tables and chairs and so on?
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Oh, yes. And what about parking?
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Yeah, that's all included.
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The only thing that isn't included is...
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You said you were organising a dinner?
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Yeah.
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Well, you'll have to pay extra for the kitchen if you want to use that.
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It's £25.
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It's got very good facilities,
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good quality cookers and fridges and so on.
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OK.
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Well, I suppose that's all right.
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We can cover the cost in our entry charges.
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Right, so I'll make a note of that.
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Now there are just one or two things you need to think about before the event.
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For example, you'll have to see about getting a licence if you're planning to have any music during the meal.
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Oh, really?
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It's quite straightforward.
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I'll give you the details later on.
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And about a week or ten days before your event,
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you'll need to contact the caretaker,
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that's Mr Evans, to make the arrangements for entry.
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He'll sort that out with you.
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And do I give him the payment as well?
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No, you do that directly with me.
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Before you hear the rest of the conversation,
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you have some time to look at questions 7 to 10.
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Now listen and answer questions 7 to 10.
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Right.
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Now is there anything I need to know about what happens during the event?
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Well, as you'll be aware,
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of course, the building is no smoking throughout. Of course.
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Now, are you having a band?
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Yes.
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Well, they'll have a lot of equipment,
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so rather than using the front door,
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they should park their van round the back and use the stage door there.
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You can open that from inside,
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but don't forget to lock it at the end.
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OK.
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And talking of bans, I'm sure I don't need to tell you this,
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but you must make sure that no one fiddles about with the black box by the fire door.
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That's a system that cuts in when the volume reaches a certain level.
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It's a legal requirement.
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Sure.
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Anyway, we want people to be able to talk to one another,
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so we don't want anything too loud.
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Oh, that reminds me, We'll be having speeches.
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Are there any microphones available?
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Yep, just let the caretaker know.
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He'll get those for you.
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Right, now when the event is over,
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we do ask that the premises are left in good condition.
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So there's a locked cupboard and you'll be informed of the code you need to open that.
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It's got all the cleaning equipment,
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brushes and detergent and so on.
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Right.
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So what do we need to do after everyone's gone?
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Sweep the floors, I suppose?
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Well, actually, they have to be washed, not just swept.
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Then you'll be provided with black plastic bags,
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so all the rubbish must be collected up and left outside the door. Of course.
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We'll make sure everything's left tidy.
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Oh, and I forgot to ask,
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I presume we can have decorations in the room?
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Yes, but you must take them down afterwards.
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Sure.
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And the chairs and tables should be stacked up neatly at the back of the room.
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I'll make sure I've got a few people to help me.
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Thank you.

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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze spreekles op niveau B2 is gebaseerd op de video “Hiring a public room”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: hall, door, questions, event, suppose. Deze video bevat 103 zinnen en 777 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 7:02. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 111 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:

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
caretaker zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈkɛɹˌteɪ.kɚ/voogd
sweep werkwoord/swiːp/vegen
cheque zelfstandig naamwoord/t͡ʃɛk/cheque
cupboard zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈkʌb.əd/keukenkast
detergent zelfstandig naamwoord/dɪˈtɜːd͡ʒənt/wasmiddel, reinigingsmiddel
fiddle werkwoord/ˈfɪdl̩/fiedelen
weekday zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈwiːkdeɪ̯/werkdag, weekdag
tidy bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈtaɪ.di/net, proper
presume werkwoord/pɹɪˈz(j)um/veronderstellen
microphone zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌfəʊn/microfoon
premise zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈpɹɛm.ɪs/voorwaarde
decoration zelfstandig naamwoord/ˌdɛkəˈɹeɪʃən/versieren, decoratie
straightforward bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˌstɹeɪtˈfɔː(ɹ)wə(ɹ)d/makkelijk, eenvoudig
rubbish zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈɹʌbɪʃ/brol
organize werkwoord/ˈɔɹɡənaɪz/organiseren

Zinnen om te herhalen

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

  • We don't take cards for that.
  • You said you were organising a dinner?
  • Right, so I'll make a note of that.
  • Sweep the floors, I suppose?
  • I presume we can have decorations in the room?

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 26 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals you'll, don't, I'll. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

  • De klanken “sh” en “zh”: decoration /ˌdɛkəˈɹeɪʃən/, rubbish /ˈɹʌbɪʃ/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: cupboard /ˈkʌb.əd/, bind /ˈbaɪ̯nd/, straightforward /ˌstɹeɪtˈfɔː(ɹ)wə(ɹ)d/, organize /ˈɔɹɡənaɪz/
  • /w/ — met ronde lippen: sweep /swiːp/, inquire /ɪnˈkwaɪɹ/, weekday /ˈwiːkdeɪ̯/, straightforward /ˌstɹeɪtˈfɔː(ɹ)wə(ɹ)d/

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 caretaker, sweep, cheque.

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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