Shadowing Practice: IELTS listening practice part 1 - Beechen festival - computer-based (answer+transcript) - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Now we shall begin.
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You should answer the questions as you listen, because you will not hear the recording a second time.
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Listen carefully and answer questions 1 to 6.
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Beechon Festival Office Next activity, on the 20th, the time's changed.
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Is that the tour?
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Yes.
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Now, it does say on the tickets that it's a 3 .40 start, but that's an error.
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There wasn't time to update them, unfortunately, so it should say 4 .30 instead.
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The correct time is on the website, though.
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Oh, right, because one of my friends wants to go on that,
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to see Beecham with an expert and find out about the town and its history.
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Does she need to get a ticket in advance?
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No, just turn up at the station where the guide will be waiting.
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They'll start from there, and I think the plan is to stop for a break in the park.
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And there's no charge for the tour.
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And the tour will finish with a visit to the 16th century mill where they used to make flour.
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It's recently been restored.
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Fine.
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And then on the 21st, there's an all -day event for children.
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Oh, that could be good for my visitors.
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They're bringing theirs, you see.
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Right.
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Well, the plan was to have a painting competition for the kids, but it's now going to be cooking instead,
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and there'll be prizes for all the different age groups.
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Oh, great.
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And it's in Beechon Community Centre.
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Oh, yes, I know where that is.
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They don't need to bring any ingredients, but they'll need to have a plate to put whatever they've made on,
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so they can display it and then take it home.
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Sounds good.
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And are they going ahead with the fireworks in the evening, or is that cancelled?
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There was an article in the paper after last year's display which suggested it might not be happening again.
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That's right.
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No, that's still on.
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It's getting more popular each year, and having it in the town square was starting to be a bit difficult because of the numbers,
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which is why it's next to the river this time.
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It'll be easy for large numbers of people to get to.
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Yes, of course.
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I'm sure there's lots to look forward to.
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Thank you.
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Now listen and answer questions 7 to 10.
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OK, now I just want to check how it's going to impact on me as a local resident.
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I mean, some people last year thought it was too noisy at night.
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Yes, I know.
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And that's why this year evening events won't go on beyond 11 .15.
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I know previously some activities lasted until 11 .45, and the new time applies now to all the events, every evening.
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Okay.
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And another change, perhaps you know about this already, is that because of high visitor numbers, parking in the town centre isn't going to be allowed.
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It'll be outside town.
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Oh, yes, to keep the streets clear, I suppose, for all the visitors.
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I did know, actually, and it's not really going to be a problem for me.
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Right.
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I mean, I could just walk into town from my home.
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Okay.
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Well, anyway, if you want to check any more details about the festival,
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once you're back online, you can look at www .events .com.
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And you'll be able to comment on what activities you enjoyed, and what would really help the organisers would be
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if people could use the website to give feedback about what they enjoyed and that kind of thing.
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This will help them plan for next year.
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That's probably a good idea.
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And with pricing, I know local residents...
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That is the end of section one.
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You now have half a minute to check your answers.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.

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Deze spreekles is gebaseerd op de video “IELTS listening practice part 1 - Beechen festival - computer-based”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: town, answer, event, visitor, evening. Deze video bevat 70 zinnen en 633 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 7:52. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 80 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.

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

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
visitor zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈvɪzɪtɚ/bezoeker, gast
resident zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈɹɛzɪdənt/inwoner
carefully bijwoord/ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/voorzichtig
mill zelfstandig naamwoord/mɪl/molen
feedback zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈfiːdˌbæk/terugkoppeling
cancel werkwoord/ˈkæn.sl̩/doorhalen, schrappen
restore werkwoord/ɹɪˈstoɹ/restaureren, terugzetten
flour zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈflaʊ.ə/meel, bloem
theirs/ðɛɚz/het hunne, de hunne
ingredient zelfstandig naamwoord/ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/ingrediënt
noisy bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈnɔɪzi/lawaaierig
firework zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈfaɪɚˌwɚk/vuurwerk

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

WoordBetekenis
look forward to werkwoorduitkijken naar, zich verheugen op

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  • /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: feedback /ˈfiːdˌbæk/, cancel /ˈkæn.sl̩/

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