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There are around 20 species of penguin in the world ranging from the littlest
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which is shorter than the bowling pin at 30 centimeters from head to toe through to the iconic Emperor penguin
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which grows to four feet tall that's high enough to look over a tennis net without even standing on tiptoes.
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These birds are seriously well adapted to life in the ocean where they are masters of their environment,
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but out of the water they're not quite so masterful.
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In this video we're going to meet some of our favorite clumsy feathered friends
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and we're going to find out lots of amazing facts about these seriously chilled birds.
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Everyone knows most penguins like to keep cool, but they don't all come from the South Pole.
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You can actually find penguins in some really hot places too, like Australia, Africa and even in the Galapagos Islands, right on the equator.
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One place you'll never find penguins is the North Pole, so penguins and polar bears don't ever cross paths, except on Christmas cards.
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It may also surprise you that penguins can fly.
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Well, kind of, they just can't do it in the air.
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But when you see them underwater, you can see that they aren't so clumsy after all.
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Their wings become flippers, and their streamlined bodies become just like torpedoes, so they can truly fly through the water.
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like other birds penguins are also covered with feathers
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but their feathers have evolved to form a very dense layer of insulation to keep them nice
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and toasty just like a wetsuit
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but why do penguins have bare feet well because their bodies are kept
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so warm by their feathers
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and a layer of fatty blubber too the circulation in their feet is used to keep them from burning up
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If they're too hot, they pump blood into their feet to cool down, and if they're too cold, they send just enough blood to their feet to stop them from freezing.
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Clever, eh?
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Despite living in a freezer, penguins prefer to eat fresh food.
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They love fish, but they also eat squid, crabs, and tiny little shrimps called krill, too.
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When penguins are at sea, they can travel huge distances looking for food, but like Like all birds, they have to lay eggs to have babies, and they can't do that in the ocean.
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All penguins breed in colonies called rookeries, and some of them can be massive and very stinky too.
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Penguin poo is called guano, and there's no shortage of that around here.
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The biggest penguin rookeries are found around the Antarctic, and some are home to hundreds of thousands of birds.
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But with so many mouths to feed, penguins often have to travel up to 900 miles looking for
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food for their ridiculously cute chicks that's like traveling the length of the united kingdom just to pick up dinner
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but nothing compares to the dedication of these emperor penguins
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which breed in one of the most extreme places on earth
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the antarctic ice shelf some will walk up to 75 miles from the open water just to find the colony
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and and when they get tired of walking they toboggan on their bellies.
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The female lays just one egg and transfers it straight away to the male, who incubates it on his feet while mum goes back to the ocean to feed.
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These poor penguins have to endure one of the coldest places on earth, where the temperature drops to minus 40 degrees centigrade.
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To keep warm they form a cosy huddle, where they constantly trudge around to stop themselves from freezing.
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They even rotate so nobody gets stuck on the outside for too long.
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When the female eventually comes back, two months later, the male will not have eaten for 120 days and will have lost half of his body weight.
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Mum then takes over caring for the newly hatched chick and Dad can at last go get some food.
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He's weak with hunger so he must be careful, especially when he returns to the water which which is home to leopard seals and killer whales,
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both of which have a taste for penguins.
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But there is a much greater danger to the survival of these endearing birds.
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Climate change is putting penguins in peril.
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In 2016, the world's second largest emperor penguin colony was wiped out after an ice shelf in Antarctica collapsed.
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this was a devastating blow for one of the world's most
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lovable animals acting to reduce carbon emissions to protect our polar regions will mean
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that these penguins can always have a seriously cool place to live
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau A2 is gebaseerd op de video “Penguins Go MONTHS Without Feeding!”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: penguin, birds, feet, feathers, emperor. Deze video bevat 48 zinnen en 769 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 5:08. De spreker praat in een natuurlijk tempo van ongeveer 150 woorden per minuut, dicht bij een alledaags gesprek. 81% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
15 woorden uit de video die het leren waard zijn, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| penguin zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈpɛŋ.ɡwɪn/ | pinguïn, vetgans |
| feather zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈfɛðə/ | veer, veder |
| emperor zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɛmp(ə)ɹə/ | keizer |
| layer zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈleɪ̯ɚ/ | laag |
| freeze werkwoord | /ˈfɹiːz/ | bevriezen |
| breed werkwoord | /ˈbɹiːd/ | zich voortplanten |
| chick zelfstandig naamwoord | /t͡ʃɪk/ | kuiken |
| shelf zelfstandig naamwoord | /ʃɛlf/ | schap, rek |
| killer zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈkɪlɚ/ | doder |
| egg zelfstandig naamwoord | /ɛɡ/ | ei |
| compare werkwoord | /kəmˈpɛɚ/ | vergelijken |
| survival zelfstandig naamwoord | /sɚˈvaɪ.vəl/ | overleven, overleving |
| tennis zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈtɛnɪs/ | tennis |
| seal zelfstandig naamwoord | /siːl/ | zegel |
| pump zelfstandig naamwoord | /pʌmp/ | pomp |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| come back werkwoord | terugkomen | |
| cool down werkwoord | /kuːl ˈdaʊn/ | afkoelen, koelen |
| find out werkwoord | ontdekken, onderzoeken | |
| pick up werkwoord | oppakken, optillen | |
| take over werkwoord | overnemen |
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet | are also covered · are kept · is called |
| Overtreffende trap the -est / the most … — het hoogste of laagste van een groep | the littlest · The biggest · the most extreme |
| Toekomst met “will” will + werkwoord — een besluit, belofte of voorspelling | you'll never find · will walk · will not have |
| Verplichting: must / have to / need to zeggen dat iets nodig is | have to lay · have to travel · have to endure |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 11 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals they're, can't, don't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: shelf /ʃɛlf/, circulation /ˌsɝkjʊˈleɪʃən/, dedication /ˌdɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/, shortage /ˈʃɔː(ɹ)tɪd͡ʒ/, shrimp /ʃɹɪmp/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: circulation /ˌsɝkjʊˈleɪʃən/, dedication /ˌdɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/, underwater /ʌndɚˈwɔtəɹ/, insulation /ˌɪnsəˈleɪʃən/, ridiculously /ɹɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs.li/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: freeze /ˈfɹiːz/, breed /ˈbɹiːd/, egg /ɛɡ/, shortage /ˈʃɔː(ɹ)tɪd͡ʒ/, evolve /ɪˈvɑlv/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: collapse /kəˈlæps/, adapt /əˈdæpt/, hatch /hæt͡ʃ/, crab /kɹæb/
- /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: penguin /ˈpɛŋ.ɡwɪn/, egg /ɛɡ/, hunger /ˈhʌŋɡɚ/, guano /ˈɡwɑːnəʊ/, toboggan /təˈbɑːɡ.ən/
Zo oefen je met deze video
- Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
- Begin op 0,75× snelheid, spreek zin voor zin na en ga terug naar normale snelheid zodra het makkelijk gaat.
- Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als penguin, feather, emperor.
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.