Shadowing Practice: Listening A2 | KET 6 | Test 1 | Part 1 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Cambridge Key English Test 6 by University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations in conjunction with Cambridge University Press.
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This recording is copyright.
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This is the Cambridge Key English Test, Paper 2, Listening.
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Test number 1.
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There are five parts to the test.
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parts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
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We will now stop for a moment before we start the test.
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Please ask any questions now because you must not speak during the test.
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Now look at the instructions for part 1.
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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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For questions one to five,
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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 must the man turn off?
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Let's go or we'll be late.
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Did you turn off the lights upstairs?
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Yes, but wait a minute.
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I can hear the radio in the kitchen.
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Oh dear, that's the television.
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I was watching the news.
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Can you go and turn it off and I'll start the car?
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OK.
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Now listen again.
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Let's go or we'll be late.
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Did you turn off the lights upstairs?
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Yes, but wait a minute.
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I can hear the radio in the kitchen.
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Oh dear, that's the television.
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I was watching the news.
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Can you go and turn it off and I'll start the car?
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OK 2.
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Where's the girl's pen?
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Where's my blue pen?
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I'm sure I put it in my bag Oh, sorry.
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I used it to do my homework and I left it on the table in the kitchen I can't see it.
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Oh, I know.
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It's by the phone.
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I used it again to take a message and forgot to put it back in your bag.
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I'll get it for you.
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Now listen again.
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Where's my blue pen?
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I'm sure I put it in my bag.
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Oh, sorry.
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I used it to do my homework and I left it on the table in the kitchen.
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I can't see it.
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Oh, I know.
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It's by the phone.
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I used it again to take a message and forgot to put it back in your bag.
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I'll get it for you.
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3. What will the boy do this evening?
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Are you going to practice your guitar with your friends here this evening?
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Matthew's playing in a football match tonight,
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so we're going to do it tomorrow.
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Will you wash the car for me then?
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It's very dirty.
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Sorry, Mum.
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I'm going to go and watch Matthew play.
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I'll do the car for you at the weekend.
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Now listen again.
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Are you going to practice your guitar with your friends here this evening?
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Matthew's playing in a football match tonight,
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so we're going to do it tomorrow.
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Will you wash the car for me then?
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It's very dirty.
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Sorry, Mum.
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I'm going to go and watch Matthew play.
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I'll do the car for you at the weekend.
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4. What animals did they see on their holiday?
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Did you see any monkeys when you were on holiday in Kenya?
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Lots of them, but we weren't so lucky with the lions.
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Oh, that's a pity.
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What about elephants?
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Not this time, but we're going back next year,
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so maybe we'll see some elephants then.
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Now listen again.
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Did you see any monkeys when you were on holiday in Kenya?
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Lots of them, but we weren't so lucky with the lions.
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Oh, that's a pity.
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What about elephants?
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Not this time.
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But we're going back next year,
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so maybe we'll see some elephants then.
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5. What does the man want to buy?
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Do you think this sweater will look nice with my jacket?
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The colour isn't quite right.
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What about that lovely blue shirt over there?
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It is nice, but I've got lots of shirts already.
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I need something warm to wear under my jacket.
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Well, let's look in another shop then.
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Now listen again.
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Do you think this sweater will look nice with my jacket?
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The colour isn't quite right.
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What about that lovely blue shirt over there?
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It is nice, but I've got lots of shirts already.
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I need something warm to wear under my jacket.
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Well, let's look in another shop then.

Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze video bevat 106 zinnen en 732 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 6:26. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 114 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. 87% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is goed te volgen.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

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

  • jacket /ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — jas. A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length.
  • elephant /ˈɛlɪfənt/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — olifant, elpendier. A large mammal of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and native to Africa and Asia.
  • guitar /ɡɪˈtɑɹ/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — gitaar. A stringed musical instrument, of European origin, usually with a fretted fingerboard and six strings, played with the fingers or a plectrum (guitar pick).
  • lion /ˈlaɪən/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — leeuw. A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe.
  • homework /ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — huiswerk, huistaak. Exercises assigned by a teacher to a student which review concepts studied in class.
  • monkey /ˈmʌŋki/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — aap, apin. A member of the clade Simiiformes other than those in the clade Hominoidea containing apes, generally (but not universally) distinguished by small size, tails…
  • pity /ˈpɪt.i/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — medelijden, deernis. A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something.
  • upstairs /ˌʌpˈstɛɹz/ (bijwoord) — boven. Up the stairs; on or to a higher floor or level.
  • tick /tɪk/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — teek. A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida.
  • sweater /ˈswɛtɚ/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — trui. A knitted jacket or jersey, usually of thick wool, worn by athletes before or after exercise.
  • copyright /ˈkɑpiˌɹaɪt/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — auteursrecht, copyright. The right by law to be the entity which determines who may publish, copy and distribute a piece of writing, music, picture or other work of authorship.
  • instruction /ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — onderwijs. The act of instructing, teaching, or providing with information or knowledge.
  • conjunction /kənˈd͡ʒʌŋk.ʃn̩/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — voegwoord, conjunctie. The act of joining, or condition of being joined.

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

  • turn off (werkwoord) — uitzetten, uitschakelen. To power down, to switch off, to put out of operation, to deactivate (an appliance, light, mechanism, functionality etc.).
  • go back (werkwoord) — teruggaan. To return to a place or state after having been there at a previous time.

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 26 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'll, I'm, we'll. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

  • De klanken “sh” en “zh”: instruction /ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/, conjunction /kənˈd͡ʒʌŋk.ʃn̩/

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 jacket, elephant, guitar.

Grammatica in deze video

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

StructuurIn de video
Past continuous was/were + -ing — iets dat op een moment in het verleden bezig waswas watching
Toekomst met “will” will + werkwoord — een besluit, belofte of voorspellingwill now stop · will hear · we'll be
Toekomst met “going to” be going to + werkwoord — een plan of iets dat je ziet aankomenwe're going to do · I'm going to go
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — iets dat nu of in deze periode gebeurtwe're going

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.

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