Shadowing Practice: IELTS Listening Section-3(Seed germination) with answers - Learn English Speaking with Video
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and Jack discussing an experiment they are going to do together.
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First, you have some time to look at questions 21 to 25.
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Now listen carefully and answer questions 21 to 25.
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We've got to choose a topic for our experiment, haven't we, Jack?
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Were you thinking of something to do with seeds?
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That's right.
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I thought we could look at seed germination, how a seed begins to grow.
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OK.
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Any particular reason?
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I know you're hoping to work in plant science eventually.
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Yeah, but practically everything we do is going to feed into that.
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No, there's an optional module on seed structure and function in the third year that I might do.
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So I thought it might be useful for that.
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If I choose that option, I don't have to do a dissertation module.
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Good idea.
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Well, I thought for this experiment, we could look at the relationship between seed size and the way the seeds are planted,
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so we could plant different sized seeds in different ways and see which grow best.
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OK.
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Would need to allow time for the seeds to come up.
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That should be fine if we start now.
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A lot of the other possible experiments need quite a bit longer.
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So that'd make it a good one to choose.
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And I don't suppose it'd need much equipment.
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We're not doing chemical analysis or anything.
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Though that's not really an issue.
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We've got plenty of equipment in the laboratory.
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Yeah, we need to have a word with the tutor if we're going to go ahead with it, though.
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I'm sure our aim's OK.
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It's not very ambitious, but the assignment's only ten percent of our final mark, isn't it?
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But we need to be sure we're the only ones doing it.
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Yeah, it's only five percent, actually, but it'd be a bit boring if everyone was doing it.
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Did you read that book on seed germination on our reading list?
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The one by Graves?
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Hmm.
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looked through it for my last experiment, though it wasn't all that relevant there.
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It would be for this experiment, though.
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I found it quite hard to follow, lots about the theory which I hadn't expected.
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Yes, I'd been hoping for something more practical.
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It does include references to the recent findings on genetically modified seeds, though.
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Yes, that was interesting.
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I read an article about seed germination by Lee Hall.
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About seeds that lie in the ground for ages and only germinate after a fire.
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That's the one.
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I knew a bit about it already, but not about this research.
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His analysis of figures comparing the times of the fires
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and the proportion of seeds that germinated was done in a lot of detail.
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Very impressive.
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Was that the article with the illustrations of early stages of plant development?
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They were very clear.
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I think those diagrams were in another article.
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Before you hear the rest of the discussion, you have some time to look at questions 26 to 30.
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Now listen and answer questions 26 to 30.
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Anyway, shall we have a look at the procedure for our experiment?
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We'll need to get going with it quite soon.
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Right.
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So the first thing we have to do is find our seeds.
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I think vegetable seeds would be best, and obviously they mustn't all be the same size.
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So how many sorts do we need?
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About four different ones?
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I think that would be enough.
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There'll be quite a large number of seeds for each one.
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Then for each seed we need to find out how much it weighs and also measure its dimensions,
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and we need to keep a careful record of all that.
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That'll be quite time consuming, and we also need to decide how deep we're going to plant the seeds,
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right on the surface a few millimetres down or several centimetres.
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OK.
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So then we get planting.
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Do you think we can plant several seeds together in the same plant pot?
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No. I think we need a different one for each seed.
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Right.
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And we'll need to label them.
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We can use different coloured labels.
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Then we wait for the seeds to germinate.
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I reckon that'll be about three weeks, depending on what the weather's like.
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Then we see if our plants have come up and write down how tall they've grown.
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Then all we have to do is look at our numbers and see if there's any relation between them.
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That's right.
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So then we get...
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That is the end of section three.
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You now have half a minute to check your answers.
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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 “IELTS Listening Section-3(Seed germination) with answers”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: seed, experiment, plant, questions, germination. Deze video bevat 81 zinnen en 763 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 6:30. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 117 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. 84% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| germination zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˌdʒɜːɹ.mɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ | kieming |
| module zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈmɑd͡ʒul/ | module |
| centimetre zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈsɛn.tɪ.miː.tə/ | centimeter |
| millimetre zelfstandig naamwoord | millimeter | |
| tutor zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈtjuːtəː/ | studiebegeleider, mentor |
| dissertation zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˌdɪsəˈteɪʃən/ | proefschrift, thesis |
| modify werkwoord | /ˈmɑ.dɪˌfaɪ/ | modificeren, veranderen |
| diagram zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈdaɪ.ə.ɡɹæm/ | diagram |
| consume werkwoord | /kənˈsum/ | consumeren, verbruiken |
| optional bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈɑp.ʃə.nəl/ | optioneel |
| bore werkwoord | /boɹ/ | vervelen |
| vegetable zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəl/ | groente, gewas |
| ambitious bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /æmˈbɪʃ.əs/ | eerzuchtig, ambitieus |
| weigh werkwoord | /weɪ/ | wegen |
| dimension zelfstandig naamwoord | /daɪˈmɛn.ʃən/ | dimensie, afmeting |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| find out werkwoord | ontdekken, onderzoeken |
| write down werkwoord | opschrijven, neerschrijven |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- Were you thinking of something to do with seeds?
- We're not doing chemical analysis or anything.
- We've got plenty of equipment in the laboratory.
- Did you read that book on seed germination on our reading list?
- Yes, I'd been hoping for something more practical.
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 25 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals we're, don't, it'd. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: germination /ˌdʒɜːɹ.mɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, dissertation /ˌdɪsəˈteɪʃən/, optional /ˈɑp.ʃə.nəl/, illustration /ˌɪləsˈtɹeɪ̯ʃən/, ambitious /æmˈbɪʃ.əs/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: germination /ˌdʒɜːɹ.mɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, centimetre /ˈsɛn.tɪ.miː.tə/, genetically /d͡ʒəˈneɾɪkli/, dissertation /ˌdɪsəˈteɪʃən/, illustration /ˌɪləsˈtɹeɪ̯ʃən/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: diagram /ˈdaɪ.ə.ɡɹæm/, ambitious /æmˈbɪʃ.əs/, practically /ˈpɹæk.tɪ.k(ə.)li/
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 germination, module, centimetre.
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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.