Shadowing Practice: Listening A2, KET 2, Test 1, Part 1 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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You will hear five short conversations.
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You will hear each conversation twice.
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There is one question for each conversation.
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The questions one to five put a tick under the right answer.
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Here is an example.
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How many people were at the meeting?
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Were there many people at the meeting? About 30.
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That's not many.
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No, but more than last time.
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The answer is 30, so there is a tick in box C.
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Now we are ready to start.
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Look at question one.
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One.
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What will they eat for dinner this evening?
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What do you want for dinner this evening, Maria?
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We could have pizza or chicken.
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Hmm, what about fish?
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I had a pizza last night.
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OK, that's easy to cook.
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Good.
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Now listen again.
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What do you want for dinner this evening, Maria?
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We could have pizza or chicken.
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Hmm, what about fish?
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I had a pizza last night.
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OK, that's easy to cook.
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Good.
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Two.
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What time is it?
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Have you got the right time?
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I think my watch is wrong.
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Uh, it's half past two.
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Ah, my watch says twenty past.
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Well, it's ten minutes slow then.
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Now listen again.
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Have you got the right time?
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I think my watch is wrong.
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Uh, it's half past two.
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Ah, my watch says twenty past.
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Well, it's ten minutes slow then.
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Three.
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What's Michelle going to read?
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Can I read your newspaper, Michelle?
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Didn't you bring a book with you?
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Yes, but it's not very interesting.
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Oh, here you are.
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I'll read this letter from John.
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Now listen again.
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Can I read your newspaper, Michelle?
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Didn't you bring a book with you?
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Yes, but it's not very interesting.
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Oh, here you are.
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I'll read this letter from John.
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Four.
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How much did the tickets cost?
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Oh, hi.
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Did you have a good time at the theatre last night?
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Well, the play was excellent, but the tickets cost $90 each.
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That's not too bad if the play was good.
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No, perhaps you're right.
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Now listen again.
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Oh, hi.
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Did you have a good time at the theatre last night?
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Well, the play was excellent, but the tickets cost $90 each.
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That's not too bad if the play was good.
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No, perhaps you're right.
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Five.
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Where is the chemist's?
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Excuse me, can you tell me where the chemist's is, please?
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Hmm, just a moment.
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Oh, yes, it's past the post office, next to a big supermarket.
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Is it far from here?
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No, just two minutes' walk.
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Now listen again.
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Excuse me, can you tell me where the chemist's is, please?
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Hmm, just a moment.
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Oh yes, it's past the post office, next to a big supermarket.
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Is it far from here?
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No, just two minutes' walk.
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This is the end of part one.

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Deze video bevat 80 zinnen en 458 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 5:20. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 86 woorden per minuut, zodat je tijd hebt om elke klank na te doen. 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

14 minder gangbare woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:

  • pizza /ˈpi.tsə/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — pizza. A baked Italian dish of a thinly rolled bread crust typically topped before baking with tomato sauce, cheese, and other ingredients such as meat or vegetables.
  • tick /tɪk/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — teek. A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida.
  • supermarket /ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — supermarkt. A large self-service store that sells groceries and, usually, medications, household goods, and/or clothing.
  • litter /ˈlɪt.ɚ/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — strooisel. Straw, grass, and similar loose material used as bedding for people or animals.
  • ticket /ˈtɪk.ɪt/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — kaartje, biljet. A pass entitling the holder to admission to a show, concert, sporting event, etc.
  • cook /kʊk/ (werkwoord) — koken. To prepare food for eating, typically by heating it, combining it with other ingredients, seasoning it, preparing it for serving, etc.
  • twenty /ˈtwɛnti/ [-ɛɾ̃i] (zelfstandig naamwoord) — twintigje. The numbers twenty (20) to twenty-nine (29).
  • newspaper /ˈnjuːsˌpeɪpə/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — courant, dagblad. A publication, usually published daily or weekly, containing news and other articles. Traditionally a print publication typically printed on cheap, low-quality…
  • excuse /ɪksˈkjuz/ (werkwoord) — vergeven, excuseren. To forgive; to pardon; to overlook.
  • dinner /ˈdɪnɚ/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — avondeten, avondmaaltijd. The main meal of the day, often eaten in the evening.
  • conversation /ˌkɑn.vəɹˈseɪ.ʃən/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — gesprek, conversatie. Expression and exchange of individual ideas through talking with other people; also, a set instance or occasion of such talking.
  • fish /ˈfɪʃ/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — vis. A typically cold-blooded vertebrate animal that lives in water, moving with the help of fins and breathing with gills; any vertebrate that is not a tetrapod.
  • excellent /ˈɛk.sə.lənt/ (bijvoeglijk naamwoord) — uitstekend, uitmuntend. Having excelled, having surpassed.
  • twice /twaɪs/ (bijwoord) — twee keer, tweemaal. Two times.

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 6 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals didn't, I'll, you're. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

  • De klanken “sh” en “zh”: conversation /ˌkɑn.vəɹˈseɪ.ʃən/, fish /ˈfɪʃ/
  • Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: supermarket /ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/, twenty /ˈtwɛnti/ [-ɛɾ̃i], conversation /ˌkɑn.vəɹˈseɪ.ʃən/

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 pizza, tick, supermarket.

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