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The life of a frog is a simple understanding.
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They eat, play, sleep and give us lots of serotonin and that is that.
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But did you know there's another creature out there that exists in this simple world full of simple things?
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Have a look around and try and spot something much different here.
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If it looks large and in charge, you my friend have found a tod.
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These are toads and they appear to be much more handsome up, I mean much bigger than your average frog.
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Apart from the neat spelling that toads have compared to toads, toads have a much different purpose in life compared to other amphibians.
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So if they have a purpose, what do they do then?
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Well, just like frogs, they also don't do much.
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Until the sun goes down.
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of frogs, toads are much more active at night
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and they will do everything a frog would do
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but in the dark and to understand that we have to look at what is happening on the inside.
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What's fascinating is that toads aren't that full of serotonin like frogs on the other hand are.
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In fact, toads are only 25% full of serotonin and that's
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because they have an actual concept of what life is all about, which means they can get a little sad sometimes.
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But on the other hand, toads have a much larger appetite because 50% of them is focused on the guts and the butts.
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Unlike frogs, toads have a much sharper eye for their food
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and go for whatever their palate feels like they are not
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afraid to go for the weakest to the most spiciest of foods
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in fact they can eat half of their body weight during one sitting
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which means that frogs are always at a risk but this tod chose not to
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now you're wondering what possibly could be the last 25 percent of a tod
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You might be surprised because they use the last 25% to look good.
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Why do they need to look good?
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Well, that's for a number of reasons.
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Tods are very sociable amphibians, just like frogs are, but very complex at the same time.
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Since their numbers are much smaller than frogs, this means their groups are much more niche, which means things can get complicated very easily.
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This could be from finding a mate to finding a good proof.
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But in this case, it's because there's a tasty snack sitting right in the middle.
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So, how do TODS challenge each other in an event like this?
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Well...
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They do croaking contests!
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A TODS croak can send vibrations through the ground or through the speakers as you're watching this.
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They use their cloaks to make their presence known, and the Todd with the loudest croak tends to be the leader of that group.
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At midnight on the full moon, Tods will perform a ritual called the Croaking, which requires all Tods in the area to croak at the moon.
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This is so they know where each and every one of them is at.
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But this moment can also be beautiful.
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You'll notice that the environment which the tods live on is very marshy and muddy.
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Tods use the mud for all sorts of reasons but this extra muddy area is mainly used for nesting
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And this is where things can get a little dirty.
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Tods will bury their eggs in the ground for incubation, and by the time they hatch, small tods will emerge from the ground.
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Unlike frogs which go for a metamorphosis process, baby tods are just smaller tods and will eventually go to their adult size
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and make their way to more stable grounds to start their new life.
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When the sun starts to rise is when the tods call it a night.
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All tods during this time find a cool dirty spot they want to rest in, and once they've found it, submerge themselves into that spot.
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Whether it would be mud, water, sticks or leaves, there's always a good place to sleep,
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ready for the next day ahead and dreaming of the next snack they will encounter.
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But on a rare occasion, this Todd likes to stay up and explore the world during the day
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so that they can see and explore places they wouldn't able to at night.
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And I think this Todd and this Frog are going to get along well.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze video bevat 52 zinnen en 735 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 5:22. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 137 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. 83% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
15 woorden uit de video die het leren waard zijn, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| compare werkwoord | /kəmˈpɛɚ/ | vergelijken |
| explore werkwoord | /ɪkˈsploɹ/ | onderzoeken, bestuderen |
| snack zelfstandig naamwoord | /snæk/ | tussendoortje |
| sharp bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ʃɑɹp/ | scherp, puntig |
| stable zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈsteɪ.bəl/ | stal, paardenstal |
| complicated bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/ | ingewikkeld, gecompliceerd |
| egg zelfstandig naamwoord | /ɛɡ/ | ei |
| occasion zelfstandig naamwoord | /əˈkeɪ̯ʒən/ | gelegenheid |
| midnight zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈmɪd(ˌ)naɪt/ | middernacht |
| butt zelfstandig naamwoord | /bʌt/ | kont, achterste |
| encounter werkwoord | /ɪnˈkaʊntɚ/ | ontmoeten, stuiten op |
| handsome bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈhæn.səm/ | knap |
| leaf zelfstandig naamwoord | /lif/ | blad |
| nest zelfstandig naamwoord | /nɛst/ | nest |
| ritual zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɹɪt͡ʃ.u.əl/ | ritueel |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| get along werkwoord | opschieten, overeenkomen |
| go down werkwoord | afdalen |
| stay up werkwoord | opblijven |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 7 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals you're, aren't, don't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: sharp /ʃɑɹp/, occasion /əˈkeɪ̯ʒən/, vibration /vaɪˈbɹeɪʃən/, incubation /ɪnkjuːˈbeɪʃən/, marshy /ˈmɑɹʃi/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: complicated /ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/, serotonin /ˌsɛɹəˈtoʊnɪn/, incubation /ɪnkjuːˈbeɪʃən/, metamorphosis /ˌmɛtəˈmɔːfəsɪs/
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 compare, explore, snack.
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telt | have found · have compared · they've found |
| Betrekkelijke bijzinnen who / which + zin — extra informatie over een persoon of ding | about, which means · niche, which means |
| Vergrotende trap -er than / more … than — twee dingen vergelijken | bigger than · smaller than |
| Overtreffende trap the -est / the most … — het hoogste of laagste van een groep | the weakest · the loudest |
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.