Shadowing Practice: READING EXPLORER 2 Unit 4A LIVING TREASURES - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Unit 4 are living treasures, are the Tower of Pisa, Machu Picchu, the Taj Mahal.
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You probably know them as famous UNESCO World Heritage Sites, structures and monuments of great cultural value.
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But what about the Mediterranean Diet, the Beijing Opera, or the art of pizza making in Naples?
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What do these have in common?
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B traditions like these are known as intangible cultural heritage.
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In contrast to UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Intangible Heritage does not include buildings like palaces and temples.
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Instead, it includes traditional art forms such as music,
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dance and craft making, living traditions that are an important part of a place's culture.
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See UNESCO began to identify cultural traditions in 2008.
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Among the first on their list were the Puppet Theatre of Sicily and Mexico's Day of the Dead Festival.
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By 2017, UNESCO had approved more than 300 diverse practices.
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These include cultural events like the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival, performing arts including Spanish flamenco,
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martial arts such as Brazilian capoeira and Korean tequion, and handicrafts like Japanese washi papermaking.
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In 2010, UNESCO also began to include important regional cuisines, starting with French and Mexican food.
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Several other types of food and drink have since been added, such as Korean kimchi and Croatian gingerbread.
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Arabic coffee was included in 2015.
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The sharing of coffee has been an important aspect of Arab hospitality for centuries, according to UNESCO, and is a symbol of generosity.
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Protecting cultural roots.
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E-cultural rituals are an important part of the UNESCO list.
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An example is the Tlemcen wedding ritual in Algeria.
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The ritual begins in the bride's parents' home, where friends and female relatives help the bride prepare for the ceremony.
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The bride is first dressed in a golden silk dress.
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Symbolic henna square designs are applied to her hands.
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Before leaving the house for the ceremony, her face is wrapped in a golden silk veil.
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Later, during the wedding feast, the bride removes her veil, ready to be married.
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The tradition has passed from one generation to the next and marks the community's cultural identity.
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F. Some of the cultural items on the list are dying out and in need of protection.
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An example is al-Sadu, traditional weaving in the United Arab Emirates.
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The tradition was once widely practiced by communities of desert Bedouin women.
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However, many Bedouin have now moved to cities, and so the practice has begun to disappear.
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Today, al-Sadu is mostly practiced by older women whose numbers are declining.
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The main goal of UNESCO is to promote peace through respect for the world's varied cultures and common humanity.
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It hopes that by bringing attention to cultural traditions such as Al-Sadu, they will be more likely to survive.
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Cultural traditions are important to fight for, says Cécile Duvel of UNESCO so.
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The more globalized the world becomes, she says, the more important it is not to lose these traditional roots.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “READING EXPLORER 2 Unit 4A LIVING TREASURES”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: cultural, Unesco, tradition, heritage, include. Deze video bevat 37 zinnen en 483 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 3:40. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 132 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. Slechts 76% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is pittig.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| ritual zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɹɪt͡ʃ.u.əl/ | ritueel |
| bride zelfstandig naamwoord | /bɹaɪd/ | bruid |
| intangible bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ɪnˈtæn.d͡ʒə.bəl/ | ontastbaar, ongrijpbaar |
| silk zelfstandig naamwoord | /sɪlk/ | zijde, rag |
| capoeira zelfstandig naamwoord | /kɑpəˈwɛɹə/ | capoeira |
| flamenco zelfstandig naamwoord | /fləˈmɛŋkəʊ/ | flamenco |
| gingerbread werkwoord | /ˈd͡ʒɪn.d͡ʒɚˌbɹɛd/ | peperkoek, gemberkoek |
| handicraft zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈhændɪkɹæft/ | ambacht |
| weave werkwoord | /wiːv/ | weven |
| generosity zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˌd͡ʒɛn.əˈɹɑ.sə.ti/ | gulheid, vrijgevigheid |
| cuisine zelfstandig naamwoord | /kwɪˈziːn/ | keuken |
| symbolic bijvoeglijk naamwoord | symbolisch | |
| monument zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈmɑnjʊmənt/ | monument |
| hospitality zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˌhɑ.spɪˈtæl.ə.ti/ | gastvrijheid |
| feast zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈfiːst/ | feest |
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 known · been added · was included |
| Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telt | has been · has passed · have now moved |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — iets dat nu of in deze periode gebeurt | are living · are dying · are declining |
Uitspraak om op te letten
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: martial /ˈmɑɹʃəl/, treasure /ˈtɹɛʒəɹ/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: intangible /ɪnˈtæn.d͡ʒə.bəl/, capoeira /kɑpəˈwɛɹə/, generosity /ˌd͡ʒɛn.əˈɹɑ.sə.ti/, hospitality /ˌhɑ.spɪˈtæl.ə.ti/, humanity /hjuˈmænɪti/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: bride /bɹaɪd/, gingerbread /ˈd͡ʒɪn.d͡ʒɚˌbɹɛd/, globalize /ˈɡloʊ.bə.laɪz/, weave /wiːv/, approve /əˈpɹuːv/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: intangible /ɪnˈtæn.d͡ʒə.bəl/, handicraft /ˈhændɪkɹæft/, hospitality /ˌhɑ.spɪˈtæl.ə.ti/, arabic /ˈæɹəbɪk/, wrap /ɹæp/
- /w/ — met ronde lippen: capoeira /kɑpəˈwɛɹə/, weave /wiːv/, cuisine /kwɪˈziːn/
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 ritual, bride, intangible.
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.