Shadowing Practice: OU 3MT 2018 Finalist: Subhashini Gamagedara - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Competitor number one, Subhashine Harith Gamageyadara,
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is a master's student in landscape architecture whose presentation is titled,
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Holistic Compassion, An Interdisciplinary Approach to Improving Human and Environmental Health.
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Imagine if you were to wake up one day and find out
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that the water available for you is not safe enough for consumption.
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This is the sad reality for many communities around the world, and you and I may not be far away from perhaps facing a similar situation.
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In fact, the number one cause of stream pollution in Oklahoma is the presence of harmful bacteria and viruses.
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Even more, Spring Creek, which drains into the city of Edmond's main source of water supply,
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has been affected by bacteria for the past 10 years.
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How do these pollutants get there?
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Stormwater.
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Stormwater carries pollutants into our water phase from diffuse sources spread all over the landscape, such as animal feces.
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This diffusion makes not only preventing pollution, but also purifying stormwater, very difficult at a large scale.
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In nature, water is purified as it moves through layers of soil and plants.
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This process can be replicated successfully using newer design solutions like rain gardens and bioswales.
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They are much environmentally healthier than traditional practices that mostly use concrete and steel.
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Based off my research, healthier solutions to water pollution need to function as a network in the landscape, which is very difficult to be accomplished.
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Therefore, a recently developed method in geographic information systems is very useful in this situation.
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This method considers factors like the directions of stormwater flow
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and the ability of soil to absorb water to determine the most optimal locations for implementing these design interventions.
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My approach is to design these solutions like rain gardens
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and bioswales to blend seamlessly into our neighborhoods and streets to create valuable green space for urban residents,
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to create hands -on learning experiences for children while also reducing atmospheric heat,
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recharging groundwater, and providing habitat for urban wildlife.
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However, none of these solutions will be effective if we do not change our thinking and behavior.
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This is why I will also conduct a sample workshop at
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an elementary school in Edmond where I will help young children to create digital stories
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that will capture their thoughts and ambitions on caring for our streams that are ailing.
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I want our future generations to know that if our streams die, we all die.
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Therefore, I want this vision, holistic compassion, to reach the tables where decisions are made about our future.
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Thank you.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze video bevat 31 zinnen en 419 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 3:24. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 123 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. Slechts 77% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is pittig.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
15 minder gangbare woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
- landscape /ˈlan(d)skeɪp/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — landschap. A portion of land or territory as defined by its landform, its geographical (and architectural) features.
- pollution /pəˈluʃən/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — vervuiling, milieuverontreiniging. Physical contamination, now especially the contamination of the environment by harmful substances, or by disruptive levels of noise, light etc.
- soil /sɔɪl/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — grond, aarde. A mixture of mineral particles and organic material, used to support plant growth.
- compassion /kəmˈpæʃ.ən/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — medelijden, deernis. Deep awareness of the suffering of others that people have to the point of them being motivated to relieve such states.
- successfully /səkˈsɛs.fə.li/ (bijwoord) — met succes. In a successful manner; with success; without failing.
- concrete /ˌkɑnˈkɹit/ (bijvoeglijk naamwoord) — concreet. Real, actual, tangible.
- architecture /ˈɑː.kɪˌtɛk.t͡ʃə/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — architectuur, bouwstijl. The art and science of designing and managing the construction of buildings and other structures, particularly if they are well proportioned and decorated.
- virus /ˈvaɪ.ɹəs/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — virus. A submicroscopic, non-cellular structure that consists of a core of DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein coat, that requires a living host cell to replicate, and…
- layer /ˈleɪ̯ɚ/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — laag. A single thickness of some material covering a surface.
- resident /ˈɹɛzɪdənt/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — inwoner. A person, animal or plant living at a certain location or in a certain area.
- consumption /kənˈsʌmp.ʃən/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — consumptie, verbruik. The act of eating, drinking or using.
- elementary /ˌɛləˈmɛntəɹi/ (bijvoeglijk naamwoord) — elementair. Relating to the basic, essential or fundamental part of something.
- wildlife /ˈwaɪldlaɪf/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — wilde dieren, natuur. undomesticated animals, especially mammals, birds, and fish, which live in the wild.
- intervention /ɪntɚˈvɛnʃən/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — tussenkomst. The action of intervening; interfering in some course of events.
- implement /ˈɪmpləmənt/ (werkwoord) — implementeren, (in de praktijk) toepassen. To bring about; to put into practice; to carry out.
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
- find out (werkwoord) — ontdekken, onderzoeken. To discover, as by asking or investigating.
- wake up /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ (werkwoord) — wakker worden, ontwaken. To stop sleeping; to awake.
Uitspraak om op te letten
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: pollution /pəˈluʃən/, compassion /kəmˈpæʃ.ən/, capture /ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/, consumption /kənˈsʌmp.ʃən/, presentation /ˌpɹɛzn̩ˈteɪʃn̩/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: successfully /səkˈsɛs.fə.li/, architecture /ˈɑː.kɪˌtɛk.t͡ʃə/, elementary /ˌɛləˈmɛntəɹi/, intervention /ɪntɚˈvɛnʃən/, atmospheric /ˌætməsˈfɛɹɪk/
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 landscape, pollution, soil.
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.