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Part 2
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You will hear a woman called Alice Riches talking on the radio about a scheme
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which involves closing streets to traffic to allow children to play.
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First, you have some time to look at questions 11 to 16.
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Now listen carefully and answer questions 11 to 16.
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My guest on the show today is Alice Riches, who started the Street Play Scheme where she lives in Beachwood Road.
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For those of you that don't already know, Street Play involves local residents closing off their street for a few hours
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so that children have a chance to play in the streets safely.
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She started it in her own street, Beachwood Road, and the idea caught on and there are now street play schemes all over the city.
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So when did you actually start the scheme, Alice?
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Well, I first had the idea when my oldest child was still a toddler.
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So that's about six years ago now, but it took at least two years of campaigning before we were actually able to make it happen.
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So the scheme's been up and running for three years now.
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We'd love to be able to close our road for longer, for the whole weekend from Saturday morning until Sunday evening, for example.
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At the moment it's just once a week, but when we started it was only once a month, but we're working on it.
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So what actually happens when Beechwood Road is closed?
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We have volunteer wardens, mostly parents but some elderly residents too, who block off our road at either end.
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The council have provided special signs, but there's always a volunteer there to explain what's happening to any motorists.
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Generally, they're fine about it.
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We've only had to get the police involved once or twice.
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Now, I should explain that the road isn't completely closed to cars, but only residents' cars are allowed.
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If people really need to get in or out of Beechwood Road,
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it's not a problem as long as they drive at under 20 kilometres per hour.
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But most people just decide not to use their cars during this time, or they park in another street.
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The wardens are only there to stop through traffic.
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So can anyone apply to get involved in street play?
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Absolutely.
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We want to include all kids in the city, especially those who live on busy roads.
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It's here that demand is greatest.
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Obviously, there isn't such demand in wealthier areas where the children have access to parks
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or large gardens or in the suburbs where there are usually more places for children to play outside.
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I'd recommend that anyone listening who likes the idea should just give it a go.
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We've been surprised by the positive reaction of residents all over the city and that's not just parents.
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There are always a few who complain but they're a tiny minority.
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On the whole, everyone is very supportive and say they're very happy to see children out on the street, even if it does get quite noisy.
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Before you hear the rest of the conversation, you have some time to look at questions 17 to 20.
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Now listen and answer questions 17 to 20.
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There have been so many benefits of street play for the kids.
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Parents really like the fact that the kids are getting fresh air instead of sitting staring at a computer screen,
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even if they're not doing anything particularly energetic.
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And of course, it's great that kids can play with their friends outside without being supervised by their parents.
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But for me, the biggest advantage is that kids develop confidence in themselves to be outside without their parents.
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The other really fantastic thing is that children get to know the adults in the street.
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It's like having a big extended family.
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It certainly does have a lot of benefits.
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I want to move on now and ask you about a related project in King Street.
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Right.
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Well, this was an experiment I was involved in, where local residents decided to try and reduce the traffic along
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King Street, which is the busiest main road in our area, by persuading people not to use their cars for one day.
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We thought about making people pay more for parking, but we decided that would be really unpopular.
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So instead, we just stopped people from parking on King Street but left the other car parks open.
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It was surprising how much of a difference all this made.
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As we'd predicted, air quality was significantly better, but what I hadn't expected was how much quieter it would be,
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even with the buses still running.
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Of course, everyone said they felt safer, but we were actually amazed that sales in the shops went up considerably that day.
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We thought there'd be fewer people out shopping, not more.
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That's really interesting.
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So the fact that the street was...
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That is the end of part two.
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Thank you.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles is gebaseerd op de video “Listening 3. Part 2: Street Play Scheme”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: road, residents, parents, scheme, questions. Deze video bevat 60 zinnen en 814 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 5:54. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 138 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. 90% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is goed te volgen.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
15 woorden uit de video die het leren waard zijn, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| resident zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɹɛzɪdənt/ | inwoner |
| volunteer zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˌvɑlənˈtɪɹ/ | vrijwilliger, vrijwilligster |
| warden zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈwɔɹdən/ | gevangenbewaarder |
| carefully bijwoord | /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/ | voorzichtig |
| minority zelfstandig naamwoord | /maɪˈnɒɹ.ɪ.ti/ | minderheid |
| experiment zelfstandig naamwoord | /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/ | experiment, proef |
| extend werkwoord | /ɛkˈstɛnd/ | uitbreiden |
| fewer | /ˈfjuː.ɚ/ | minder |
| complain werkwoord | /kəmˈpleɪn/ | klagen |
| safely bijwoord | /ˈseɪfli/ | veilig |
| elderly bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈɛldɚli/ | bejaard |
| predict werkwoord | /pɹɪˈdɪkt/ | voorspellen |
| supportive bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /səˈpɔɹtɪv/ | ondersteunend, behulpzaam |
| considerably bijwoord | /kənˈsɪdəɹəbli/ | aanzienlijk |
| stare werkwoord | /stɛɚ/ | staren |
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 | scheme's been · have provided · We've only had |
| Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet | is closed · are allowed · being supervised |
| Betrekkelijke bijzinnen who / which + zin — extra informatie over een persoon of ding | those who live · Street, which is |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 15 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals they're, isn't, we'd. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: minority /maɪˈnɒɹ.ɪ.ti/, experiment /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/, considerably /kənˈsɪdəɹəbli/, energetic /ˌɛn.əɹˈdʒɛt.ɪk/, kilometre /kɪˈlɑmɪtəɹ/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: involve /ɪnˈvɑlv/, extend /ɛkˈstɛnd/, supportive /səˈpɔɹtɪv/, suburbs /ˈsʌbɝbz/, persuade /pə(ɹ)ˈsweɪd/
- /w/ — met ronde lippen: warden /ˈwɔɹdən/, wealthy /ˈwɛl.θi/, persuade /pə(ɹ)ˈsweɪd/
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 resident, volunteer, warden.
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.