Shadowing Practice: Personal Assessment | IELTS LISTENING TEST | SECTION-2 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Section 2.
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You will hear a fitness manager of a leisure club Talking to some new members.
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First, you have some time to look at questions 11 and 12.
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Now listen and answer questions 11 and 12.
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On behalf of LP Clubs, I'd like to welcome you all here today.
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My name's Sandy Fisher and I'm one of the fitness managers here.
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Before we start our tour of the club, I'll just run through some basic information about the facilities we have here,
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including recent improvements, and explain the types of membership available.
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Our greatest asset is probably our swimming pool, which at 25 metres isn't Olympic -sized,
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but now we've expanded it to 8 lanes, it's much wider.
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This means there are rarely more than a couple of people at a time in each lane.
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Unfortunately, there isn't space for an outdoor pool here, but the glass roof on the swimming pool is partly retractable,
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which means you can enjoy something of the open air experience on warmer days.
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Our recently refurbished fitness suite has all the latest exercise equipment,
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including 10 new running machines and a wide range of weight training machines.
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Each member is given full training in how to operate the equipment, and there is always a trainer on duty to offer help and advice.
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Although we do have adult -only times after six and at certain times at weekends, children are well catered for.
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Older children continue to benefit from a wide range of tuition, anything from trampolining to yoga.
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Before you hear the rest of the talk...
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You have some time to look at questions 13 to 20.
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Now listen and answer questions 13 to 20.
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One thing all our members appreciate about us is that we take very good care of them.
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This starts on day one with your personal assessment.
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You are asked to fill in a questionnaire giving details of any health problems.
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One of our personal trainers will then go through this with you.
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The trainer will then take you through the safety rules for using the equipment in the fitness suite.
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During your next exercise session, a personal trainer will work with you to make sure you understand these.
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It's very important to do this because we really do want to avoid having any sports injuries.
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There's a lot more to looking after yourself than simply lifting weights.
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At the end of the personal assessment, the trainer will draw up a plan outlining what you should try to achieve within a six -week period.
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This will then be reviewed at the end of the six weeks.
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Now, I'll just quickly run through the types of membership we have available.
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All members must pay a joining fee of £90 in addition to the rates for the monthly membership fees.
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Gold membership entitles you to free entry at all LP clubs.
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There are now LP clubs in all major cities and towns, so if you travel a lot, this will be a great advantage.
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Individual gold membership costs £50 a month.
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And joint membership for you and your partner will cost £75.
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Premier membership is for professional people whose work commitments make it difficult for them to use the club during the day.
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And so LP gives booking preferences to Premier members at peak times.
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This means you will find it easier to book the sessions at times that suit you.
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Reciprocal arrangements with other LP clubs are available to Premier members.
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Premier membership is for individuals only, but you'll be sent passes for guests every month.
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The monthly fee is £65.
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You don't have to have any special clothes or equipment when you visit the club.
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We provide robes and hair dryers in the changing rooms,
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but it's very important to remember your photo card because you won't be able to get in without it.
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For people who aren't working during the day.
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Then we should.
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That is the end of section two.
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You now have half a minute to check your...
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze spreekles op niveau B2 is gebaseerd op de video “Personal Assessment”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: membership, club, member, trainer, fitness. Deze video bevat 52 zinnen en 660 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 5:49. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 113 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. 85% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
trainer zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈtɹeɪnɚ/trainer, trainster
suite zelfstandig naamwoord/swiːt/reeks
entitle werkwoord/ənˈtaɪtəl/berechtigen
questionnaire zelfstandig naamwoord/ˌk(w)ɛstʃəˈnɛə/questionnaire, vragenlijst
refurbish werkwoord/ɹiˈfɝbɪʃ/opkalefateren, renoveren
trampoline zelfstandig naamwoord/ˌtɹæmpəˈliːn/trampoline
robe zelfstandig naamwoord/ɹoʊb/kleed, toga
dryer zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈdɹaɪɚ/droger
metre zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈmiːtəɹ/meter
outline zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈaʊtlaɪn/omtrek
leisure zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈlɛʒə(ɹ)/vrije tijd
tuition zelfstandig naamwoord/tjuːˈɪʃən/bijscholing, bijles
cloth zelfstandig naamwoord/klɒθ/doek, kleed
preference zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈpɹɛf(ə)ɹ(ə)ns/voorkeur, preferentie
yoga zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈjoʊ.ɡə/yoga

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 11 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'll, isn't, aren't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

  • De klanken “sh” en “zh”: refurbish /ɹiˈfɝbɪʃ/, leisure /ˈlɛʒə(ɹ)/, tuition /tjuːˈɪʃən/
  • Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: reciprocal /ɹɪˈsɪpɹək(ə)l/, retractable /ɹiˈtɹæk.tɪ.bəl/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: robe /ɹoʊb/, lanes /leɪnz/
  • /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: retractable /ɹiˈtɹæk.tɪ.bəl/, trampoline /ˌtɹæmpəˈliːn/
  • /w/ — met ronde lippen: suite /swiːt/, questionnaire /ˌk(w)ɛstʃəˈnɛə/

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 trainer, suite, entitle.

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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