Shadowing Practice: PET 1 Listening Part 4 Test 4 (Transcript + Key) - Learn English Speaking with Video

Les maken...
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Now turn to part 4.
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Questions 20 to 25.
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Look at the six sentences for this part.
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You will hear a conversation between a boy called Lucas and a girl called Claire
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who have just been to a concert by a band called Candy Floss.
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Decide if each sentence is correct or incorrect.
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If it is correct, choose the letter 'a' for yes.
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If it is not correct,
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Choose the letter B for no. You now have 20 seconds to look at the questions for part 4.
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Now we are ready to start.
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Listen carefully.
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You will hear the recording twice.
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I'm really glad my mum let me go to the concert.
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I didn't think she would.
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But there were lots of people our age.
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What did you think of it, Claire?
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Well, I wasn't sure at first if I could go, but luckily Mum and Dad bought me the ticket for my birthday.
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Wasn't it great?
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Our seats were only ten rows from the front, He got a great view.
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Well...
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I was worried about the concert when I saw Candy Floss on TV last month.
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One band member had just left and they weren't brilliant.
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I don't think they've ever performed as well as they did tonight.
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And what about their dancing?
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I thought they needed to do some more work on it when I saw them on TV during the summer, but tonight it was exciting.
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"You noticed that because you go to dance classes.
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I wasn't paying attention." Probably too busy looking at their clothes.
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The dresses they had on in the first half were okay, I suppose.
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But what were those silver things they changed into after that?
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Oh, they always wear those during their concerts.
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I think they looked really original.
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Really awful, you mean?
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Anyway, what about getting their new album?
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I'm not sure I can afford it now.
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There have been lots of reviews on the Internet, and some said it isn't very good.
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But the songs they did in the concert were great.
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And I've got all their other albums, so it'll add to my collection.
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You should then.
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Mwah.
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But did I tell you, I've read the main singer's thinking of leaving.
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Well, if the fans think someone's leaving the band, they might not buy tickets for the next concert.
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That means plenty left for us to buy.
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I'd like to see the band again, wouldn't you?
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Absolutely.
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Now listen again.
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I'm really glad my mum let me go to the concert.
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I didn't think she would.
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But there were lots of people our age.
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What did you think of it, Claire?
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Well, I wasn't sure at first if I could go, but luckily Mum and Dad bought me the ticket for my birthday.
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Wasn't it great?
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Our seats were only ten rows from the front.
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We got a great view.
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Well...
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I was worried about the concert when I saw Candy Floss on TV last month.
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One band member had just left and they weren't brilliant.
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I don't think they've ever performed as well as they did tonight.
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And what about their dancing?
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I thought they needed to do some more work on it when I saw them on TV during the summer, but tonight it was exciting.
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"You noticed that because you go to dance classes.
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I wasn't paying attention." Probably too busy looking at their clothes.
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The dresses they had on in the first half were okay, I suppose.
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But what were those silver things they changed into after that?
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Oh, they always wear those during their concerts.
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I think they looked really original.
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Really awful, you mean?
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Anyway, what about getting their new album?
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I'm not sure I can afford it now.
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There have been lots of reviews on the internet, and some said it isn't very good.
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But the songs they did in the concert were great.
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And I've got all their other albums, so it'll add to my collection.
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You should then.
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Hmm.
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But did I tell you?
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I've read the main singer's thinking of leaving.
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Well, if the fans think someone's leaving the band, they might not buy tickets for the next concert.
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That means plenty left for us to buy.
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I'd like to see the band again, wouldn't you?
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Absolutely.
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That is the end of part four.
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You now have 6 minutes to check and copy your answers onto the answer sheet.
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That is the end of the test.

Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze video bevat 82 zinnen en 741 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 5:48. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 128 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. 88% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is goed te volgen.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

15 woorden uit de video die het leren waard zijn, met uitspraak en betekenis:

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
awful bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈɔːfʊl/verschrikkelijk, vreselijk
cloth zelfstandig naamwoord/klɒθ/doek, kleed
luckily bijwoord/ˈlʌk.ɪ.li/gelukkig
litter zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈlɪt.ɚ/strooisel
carefully bijwoord/ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/voorzichtig
sheet zelfstandig naamwoord/ʃit/blad
incorrect bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˌɪn.kəˈɹɛkt/incorrect
excite werkwoord/ɪkˈsaɪt/prikkelen, opwinden
concert zelfstandig naamwoord/kənˈsɝt/concert
ticket zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈtɪk.ɪt/kaartje, biljet
perform werkwoord/pəˈfɔːm/verrichten, uitvoeren
row zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈɹoʊ/rij
sentence zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈsɛn.təns/veroordeling
afford werkwoord/əˈfoɹd/zich veroorloven
suppose werkwoord/səˈpoʊz/aannemen, veronderstellen

Grammatica in deze video

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

StructuurIn de video
Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telthave just been · they've ever performed · have been
Past continuous was/were + -ing — iets dat op een moment in het verleden bezig waswasn't paying
Advies met “should” should + werkwoord — zeggen wat een goed idee isshould then
Mogelijkheid met “might / may” might/may + werkwoord — iets is mogelijk maar niet zekermight not buy

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 30 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals wasn't, I'm, I've. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

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 awful, cloth, luckily.

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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