Shadowing Practice: IELTS Listening TESTS: Test 4 - Section 1 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Test 4.
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You will hear a number of different recordings, and you will have to answer questions on what you hear.
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There will be time for you to read the instructions and questions, and you will have a chance to check your work.
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All the recordings will be played once only.
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The test is in four sections.
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At the end of the test, you will be given ten minutes to transfer your answers to an answer sheet.
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Now turn to Section 1
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Section 1
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You will hear a conversation between a staff member from Gaea's Guardians
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and a man who wants to do something to protect the environment
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First you have some time to look at questions 1 to 5
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You will see that there is an example which has been done for you.
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On this occasion only, the conversation relating to this will be played first.
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Hello, how may I help you?
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Well, I've been seeing these yellow boxes in front of a lot of houses in my neighbourhood.
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Just wondered what they were for.
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I noticed your phone number on all of them, so I called.
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Could you tell me about your business?
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We do do recycling, but we're not a business.
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Gaia's Guardians is a non -profit group.
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We encourage recycling as a way of protecting the environment.
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The woman says that they encourage recycling as a way of protecting the environment.
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So, recycling has been written in the space.
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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 5.
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Hello, how may I help you?
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Well, I've been seeing these yellow boxes in front of a lot of houses in my neighbourhood.
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Just wondered what they were for.
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I noticed your phone number on all of them, so I called.
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Could you tell me about your business?
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We do do recycling, but we're not a business.
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Gaia's Guardians is a non -profit group.
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We encourage recycling as a way of protecting the environment.
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I don't know.
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I mean, it is a good idea, but I really don't read the newspaper every day or anything.
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And we don't come collect newspapers every day. In fact, we only do pick -ups every other week oh well
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then maybe i could help i mean in my neighborhood
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there's too much rubbish lying around everywhere i'd like to help out
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i guess that's great sir you're doing the right thing
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okay i need to get your contact information what's your name please peter wisrow peter
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how do you spell your last name w -i -s -r -o -w no actually
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it's w -i -s -r -o -u -g -a
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Oh, I'm sorry.
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I'm a terrible speller.
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You're a good speller.
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It's just that my family are terrible pronouncers.
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You're quite a card, Peter.
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OK, now what's your address?
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Number 168 Bridge Road.
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That's here in London.
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How about if I have any questions?
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I'm sending you a copy of our booklet too.
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The booklet has our phone number and our email address, helpline at blackcat .com.
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That's H -E -L -P -L -I -N -E at B -L -A -C -K -C -A -T dot com.
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But I nearly forgot to ask, what's your postcode?
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B -S -9 -7 -P -U P -S -9 -7 -B -U?
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No, that's B as in boy, S -9 -7 -P as in Peter, U.
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Before you hear the rest of the conversation, you have some time to look at questions 6 to 10.
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Now listen and answer questions 6 to 10.
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So, I'm guessing those yellow boxes I saw are for recycled newspapers.
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Yes, that is correct, and it's free of charge.
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Wow, that's good news.
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Do you recycle anything besides newspaper?
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Oh, yes, we recycle most everything.
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Glass, plastic, paper...
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Oh, so I can put like glass and plastic bottles in the box.
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Sorry again.
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Things like that you have to bring to our collection centre.
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And where is that?
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Our main centre isn't that far from you.
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It's actually right on the east side of Central Park.
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That new blue building?
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That's the one.
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Cool.
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Hey, what's with all those different coloured boxes outside that place?
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Oh, that's for the different materials we recycle.
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The blue is for metal, the green is for glass and plastics, and the yellow, of course, is for paper.
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Hmm.
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OK.
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I'll try and manage to keep all that straight.
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Oh, no need.
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They're each labelled.
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Great.
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So which one would I put magazines in?
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Actually, they don't go in any of the bins.
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Unfortunately, magazines can't be recycled because of the material they're made of.
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It's such a waste.
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So, would you be interested in volunteering?
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Um, I'll think about it.
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Could you send me some more info?
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Absolutely.
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Along with the newspaper box, I'll be sending you our booklet, Savvy.
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That is S -A -V -V -Y.
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It tells you about what you can do to protect the environment in your daily life.
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Plus, it lists things you can do as a volunteer with our group.
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Hey, that's cool.
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Thanks.
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My pleasure.
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Do you have any other questions or concerns?
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Nope, that's it.

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Deze spreekles is gebaseerd op de video “IELTS Listening TESTS: Test 4 - Section 1”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: questions, recycling, answer, newspaper, environment. Deze video bevat 101 zinnen en 861 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 6:48. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 127 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. Slechts 80% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is pittig. 16 van de 101 zinnen zijn vragen, dus het is goede oefening voor vraagintonatie en korte antwoorden.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

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

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
encourage werkwoord/ɪnˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/bemoedigen, aanmoedigen
booklet zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈbʊk.lət/boekje, pamflet
volunteer zelfstandig naamwoord/ˌvɑlənˈtɪɹ/vrijwilliger, vrijwilligster
carefully bijwoord/ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/voorzichtig
label zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈleɪ.bəl/etiket, label
sheet zelfstandig naamwoord/ʃit/blad
occasion zelfstandig naamwoord/əˈkeɪ̯ʒən/gelegenheid
collect werkwoord/ˈkɑlɪkt/verzamelen, opstapelen
spell zelfstandig naamwoord/spɛl/toverspreuk, betovering
nope/noʊp/neu
relate werkwoord/ɹɪˈleɪt/vertellen
bin zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈbɪn/vuilnisbak, afvalbak
instruction zelfstandig naamwoord/ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/onderwijs
rubbish zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈɹʌbɪʃ/brol
recycle werkwoord/ɹəˈsaɪkəl/recycleren, recyclen

Zinnen om te herhalen

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

  • Could you tell me about your business?
  • How about if I have any questions?
  • Do you recycle anything besides newspaper?
  • Could you send me some more info?
  • Do you have any other questions or concerns?

Grammatica in deze video

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

StructuurIn de video
Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — iets dat eerder begon en nog bezig isI've been seeing
Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doetwill be played · will be given · has been done
Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telthas been done · has been written
Betrekkelijke bijzinnen who / which + zin — extra informatie over een persoon of dingman who wants · example which has

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 23 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals don't, I'm, I'll. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

  • De klanken “sh” en “zh”: sheet /ʃit/, occasion /əˈkeɪ̯ʒən/, instruction /ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/, rubbish /ˈɹʌbɪʃ/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: encourage /ɪnˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/, neighbourhood /ˈneɪbə.hʊd/, postcode /ˈpoʊs(t)ˌkoʊd/

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 encourage, booklet, volunteer.

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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.

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