Shadowing Practice: Movers 2 | Test 2 | All English 4U - Learn English Speaking with Video

Les maken...
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Hello.
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This is the Cambridge Movers Practice Listening Test.
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Test 2.
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Part 1.
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Look at part one.
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Look at the picture.
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Listen and look.
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There is one example.
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Where's Jane?
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Jane?
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She's on the third floor.
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The third floor.
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What's she doing?
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She's playing the piano.
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Oh, yes.
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I can see her.
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Can you see the line?
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This is an example.
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Now you listen and draw lines.
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1. Where's Fred?
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Fred, he's on the first floor.
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What's he doing?
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Is he washing his clothes?' No, he's in the bath.
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Oh, yes, I can see him.
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2. "Can you see Peter?" Yes, he's on the second floor.
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Ah, he's watching a video.
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Yes, he is.
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Which one is Peter?' He's wearing a sweater.
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Oh, yes.
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He's got curly blonde hair then.
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3. "Where's Paul?" Is he watching a video?
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No, no, he doesn't like videos.
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"'He's playing on the computer.' Oh yes, he's on the third floor.
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Yes.
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Fool.
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Can you show me Jill?
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Yes.
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Jill is on the bottom floor.
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With brown hair.
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That's right, with brown hair.
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What's she drawing?
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I don't know.
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I can't see.
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5. Is that Sally on the third floor?
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Yes, she's playing her guitar.
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Part 2.
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Listen and look.
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There is one example.
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Happy birthday, Jane!
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Thanks.
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How old are you?
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I'm nine today.
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Nine!
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That's great!
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Can you see the answer?
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Now you listen and write.
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1. What did your family give you?
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Mummy and Daddy gave me a boat.
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Wow!
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You mean a sailing boat?
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Yes, a toy sailing boat.
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2. And my sister gave me a basketball.
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Do you play a lot of basketball?
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Yes, but soccer is my favourite sport.
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3. What did your brother give you?
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Clothes.
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He always gives me clothes.
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Fool.
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How old is your brother?
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He is older than I am.
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He's thirteen.
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Thirteen?
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Yes.
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5. And what's his name?
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His name's Luke.
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How do you spell that?
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L You...
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Kay.
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E. Part 3.
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Look at the pictures.
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What did Lucy do last week?
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Listen and look.
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There is one example.
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Hello, Lucy.
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"What did you do on Saturday?" "Oh, I helped Mum and Dad, Uncle Tony." Did you help them in the garden?
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Yes.
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There's lots of work to do there.
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Can you see the line from the word Saturday?
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On Saturday, Lucy worked in the garden.
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Now you listen and draw lines.
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1. What did you do on Tuesday?
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I went shopping with mum.
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To buy some food?
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Yes, we bought lots of food on Tuesday.
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2. And did you have a good day on Sunday?
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Yes.
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We were all at home.
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"'Your brothers, Tom and Bill, too?' Yes.
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It was a nice sunny day.
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Mmm.
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We all played football in the garden.
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3. "I saw you on Monday.
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No, it was Friday. Did you?
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- Wait.
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By the shoe shop.
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Oh, I didn't see you.
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"No, I drove past in the car." Did you buy any shoes?' No. I didn't like any.
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4. And were you at home on Wednesday?
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Erm, well, after school I was.
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"'Did you play in the garden?' Yes, my friend, Alex, came to my house and we both played outside.
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Does she go to your school too?
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Yes.
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She's in my class.
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5. "And what did you do on Thursday?" Did you go shopping again? On Thursday?
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No, I watch TV.
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What did you watch?
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The football?
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Yes.
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It was a great game.
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Yes.
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I watched it too.
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Part 4.
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Look at the pictures.
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Listen and look.
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There is one example.
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What did Sally have for lunch?
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"'What did you eat for lunch, Sally?' A burger.
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Only a burger?
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And some french fries.
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Did you drink anything?
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No, nothing.
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Can you see the tick?
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Now you listen and tick the box.
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1. What did Ben do yesterday?
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What did you do yesterday, Ben?
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I played basketball.
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With some friends?
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No, with my brothers.
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How many brothers have you got?
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Four.
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Four brothers!
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Great!
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2. What did Fred see yesterday?
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Where did you go yesterday, Fred?
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I went to the zoo.
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Did you see any lions?
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No. But I saw some pandas.
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Pandas?
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Yes, and a lot of monkeys.
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Oh, I love monkeys.
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3. What does Jim have for breakfast?
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What do you have for breakfast, Jim?
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Bread and milk.
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Only bread and milk?
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No, I have fruit too.
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What kind of fruit?
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Bananas?
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No, apples and pears.
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4. What pets has Peter got?
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Peter bought a new pet yesterday.
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What is it?
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A rabbit.
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He's got lots of pets.
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Yes, he's got a cat, a dog and now a rabbit.
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And a parrot.
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Oh yes!
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5. Where does Jill live?
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Do you live in the countryside, Jill?
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Yes, I do.
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In a small house next to a lake.
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In the mountains, No, not in the mountains.
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Part 5.
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Look at the picture.
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Listen and look.
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There is one example.
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Can you see the ball?
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What?
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You mean the basketball?
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That's right.
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Can you colour the basketball?
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What color?
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Colour it brown.
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Okay.
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The basketball is brown.
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Can you see the brown basketball?
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This is an example.
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Now you listen and colour and draw.
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1. Can you see the word 'shop'?
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Yes, it's in big letters.
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That's right.
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Can you colour the letter H for me?
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colour the letter H.
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Okay.
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What color?
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Colour it red.
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OK.
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2. Are you good at drawing?
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I'm OK.
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Why?
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I'd like you to draw an eye.
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An eye. Where?
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On the sheep.
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OK.
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I'm giving the sheep an eye.
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3. You can colour again now.
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Good.
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I love colouring.
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There are some flowers on the scarf.
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That's right.
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Shall I colour them?
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Yes.
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Color them blue.
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Can I colour them yellow?
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OK, colour them yellow.
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4. What can I do now?
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You can draw some stars for me.
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Stars? Where?
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Draw them on the kite.
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There are some stars on the big hat.
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That's right.
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But I'd like some stars on the kite.
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How many?
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Two.
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5. The last thing now.
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Okay.
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Can you see the guitar?
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Yes, I can.
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What colour would you like?
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Err, black...
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Err, no, black's not very happy.
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I'd like green.
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Alright.
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Colour the guitar green.

Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: colour, listen, basketball, floor, example. Deze video bevat 233 zinnen en 1010 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 13:08. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 77 woorden per minuut, zodat je tijd hebt om elke klank na te doen. 86% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken. 74 van de 233 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
guitar zelfstandig naamwoord/ɡɪˈtɑɹ/gitaar
cloth zelfstandig naamwoord/klɒθ/doek, kleed
pet zelfstandig naamwoord/pɛt/huisdier, troeteldier
shoe zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈʃu/schoen
sheep zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈʃiːp/schaap
monkey zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈmʌŋki/aap, apin
rabbit zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈɹæbɪt/konijn
sail zelfstandig naamwoord/seɪl/zeil
tick zelfstandig naamwoord/tɪk/teek
litter zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈlɪt.ɚ/strooisel
kite zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈkiːtɛ/wouw
soccer zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈsɑk.ɚ/voetbal
wash werkwoord/wɑʃ/wassen, spoelen
bath zelfstandig naamwoord/bɑːθ/bad, badkuip
flower zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈfloʊɚ/bloem

Zinnen om te herhalen

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

  • Can you see the line?
  • Can you see the answer?
  • What did your family give you?
  • You mean a sailing boat?
  • Do you play a lot of basketball?

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 11 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'd, I'm, didn't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

  • De “th”-klanken: cloth /klɒθ/, thirteen /ˌθɝtˈtin/, bath /bɑːθ/
  • De klanken “sh” en “zh”: shoe /ˈʃu/, sheep /ˈʃiːp/, wash /wɑʃ/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: countryside /ˈkʌn.tɹiˌsaɪd/, blond /blɑnd/
  • /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: rabbit /ˈɹæbɪt/, piano /piˈænɪː/, banana /bəˈnænə/, parrot /ˈpæɹət/
  • /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: guitar /ɡɪˈtɑɹ/, burger /ˈbɝ.ɡɚ/

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 guitar, cloth, pet.

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