Shadowing Practice: Part 1 -TOEIC - In the office 1 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Part one.
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in the office.
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Listen and choose the best description for each photo.
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Number one.
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Look at photo number one.
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A. All the people are concentrating on something on the laptop.
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B. A clock is hanging on the wall.
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C. The man with glasses is standing up.
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D. The sitting woman is typing on the keyboard.
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Part one.
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In the office, one.
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Thank you.
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Listen and choose the best description for each photo.
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Number one.
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Look at photo number one.
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A. All the people are concentrating on something on the laptop.
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B. A clock is hanging on the wall.
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C. The man with glasses is standing up.
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D. The sitting woman is typing on the keyboard.
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Thank you.
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Number two: Look at photo number two.
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A.
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the monitor is turned off.
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B. The monitor is too far from the woman.
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C. The woman is using a computer.
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D. Nothing outside can be seen from the office.
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Number three: Look at photo number three.
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A. The girl on the left is writing something.
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B. The two girls are dressed casually.
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C. The colleagues are looking at the screen on the computer.
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D. The women are looking over some documents.
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Number four.
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Look at photo number four.
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A. It seems to be a big office.
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B There are people in all the cubicles.
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C. People are all working with their computers.
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D. All the cubicles are similarly decorated.
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Number five.
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Look at photo number five.
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A. The computers are of the same size.
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B. The man is drinking a glass of water.
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C. People are all focusing on their work.
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D. The computers are all turned on.
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Number six.
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Look at photo number six.
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A. The man is holding a ring in his hand.
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B. The officer is taking notes.
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C. A cup of coffee is next to the man.
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D The man is wearing a jacket.
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Thank you.
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Number seven.
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Look at photo number seven.
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A. The man is turning off the computer.
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B The door to the next room is closed.
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C.
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"A painting is hung on the wall." D.
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The desk is neatly arranged.
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Number eight.
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Look at photo number eight.
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A The laptop computer is turned on.
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B The coffee cup is empty.
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C. Some documents are placed in front of the laptop computer.
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D. A set of coffee cups is placed near the center of the table.
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Number 9.
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Look at photo number 9.
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A A view outside can be seen from the room.
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B.
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"The woman is drinking a glass of milk." C.
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There is a plant in the corner of the room.
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D. The woman is leaning against the chair.
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Number 10.
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Look at photo number 10.
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A. People are all standing on their chairs.
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B There are people at all the chairs.
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C. People are having a meeting in the office.
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D. People are sitting around a square table.
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1. In the Office.
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One.
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Directions Listen and choose the best description for each photo.
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Number one.
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Look at photo number one.
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A. All the people are concentrating on something on the laptop.
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B. A clock is hanging on the wall.
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C.
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"The man with glasses is standing up." D.
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The sitting woman is typing on the keyboard.
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Thank you.
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Number two: Look at photo number two.
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A.
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the monitor is turned off.
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The monitor is too far from the woman.
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Thank you.
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C. The woman is using a computer.
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D. Nothing outside can be seen from the office.
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Number three: Look at photo number three.
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A. The girl on the left is writing something.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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B The two girls are dressed casually.
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C. The colleagues are looking at the screen on the computer.
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D. The women are looking over some documents.
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Number four.
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Look at photo number 4.
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A. It seems to be a big office.
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B There are people in all the cubicles.
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C. People are all working with their computers.
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D. All the cubicles are similarly decorated.
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Thank you.
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Number five.
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Look at photo number five.
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A. The computers are of the same size. be.
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The man is drinking a glass of water.
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C. People are all focusing on their work.
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D. The computers are all turned on.
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Number six.
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Look at photo number six.
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A. The man is holding a ring in his hand.
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B. The officer is taking notes.
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C. A cup of coffee is next to the man.
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D. The man is wearing a jacket.
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Number seven.
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Look at photo number seven.
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A. The man is turning off the computer.
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B The door to the next room is closed.
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C. A painting is hung on the wall.
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D. The desk is neatly arranged.
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Number eight.
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Look at photo number eight.
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A. The laptop computer is turned on.
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B The coffee cup is empty.
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C. Some documents are placed in front of the laptop computer.
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D. A set of coffee cups is placed near the center of the table.
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Number 9: Look at photo number 9.
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A. A view outside can be seen from the room.
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B. The woman is drinking a glass of milk.
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C. There is a plant in the corner of the room.
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D.
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"The woman is leaning against the chair." Number 10.
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Look at photo number 10.
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A. People are all standing on their chairs.
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B There are people at all the chairs.
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C. People are having a meeting in the office.
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D. People are sitting around a square table.

Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “Part 1 -TOEIC - In the office 1”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: photo, computer, laptop, chair, coffee. Deze video bevat 164 zinnen en 947 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 15:33. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 61 woorden per minuut, zodat je tijd hebt om elke klank na te doen. Slechts 81% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is pittig.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

De 8 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
laptop zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈlæp.tɑp/laptop, notebook
concentrate werkwoord/ˈkɑn.sən.tɹeɪt/concentreren
keyboard zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈki.bɔɹd/toetsenbord, klavier
decorate werkwoord/ˈdɛkəɹeɪt/sieren, opsmukken
colleague zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈkɒliːɡ/collega, medewerker
arrange werkwoord/əˈɹeɪnd͡ʒ/regelen, schikken
similarly bijwoord/ˈsɪm.ə.lə.li/gelijk, evenzo
jacket zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/jas

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

WoordBetekenis
turn off werkwoorduitzetten, uitschakelen
stand up werkwoordopstaan

Grammatica in deze video

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

StructuurIn de video
Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doetis turned · can be seen · are dressed
Overtreffende trap the -est / the most … — het hoogste of laagste van een groepthe best
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — iets dat nu of in deze periode gebeurtare concentrating · is hanging · is standing

Uitspraak om op te letten

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: keyboard /ˈki.bɔɹd/, colleague /ˈkɒliːɡ/, arrange /əˈɹeɪnd͡ʒ/
  • /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: laptop /ˈlæp.tɑp/, casually /ˈkæʒuəli/, jacket /ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/

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 laptop, concentrate, keyboard.

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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