Shadowing Practice: Reading Explorer Foundation, Unit-4 An Ancient Shipwreck - Learn English Speaking with Video
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About 2,000 years ago, off the coast of the Greek island of Antikythra,
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a large ship was sailing to Rome, filled with many beautiful and expensive items.
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As it passed the island, the ship was hit by a storm and sank.
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In 1900, some divers found some interesting objects at the shipwreck.
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Among the items was the Antikythera mechanism, a machine used to study the stars.
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Some call it an ancient computer.
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But the story doesn't end there.
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In 2017, a new team of archaeologists returned to the area where the ship had sunk.
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There, they dove into the water and searched the seabed.
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Soon they had found many ancient artifacts.
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One of these artifacts was an arm from a metal statue.
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The archaeologists carefully moved the arm off the seabed and out of the water.
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Later, on their boat, they studied it very carefully.
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The team think the statue is of a Greek thinker.
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Another treasure found from this shipwreck was a metal disc.
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Just like the statue's arm, the disc was brought out of the water and studied.
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On the disc is a picture of a bull.
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But no one knows what the picture means or what the object was used for.
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In the following days, the archaeologists found many more artifacts from the shipwreck.
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They think Antikythra has the area's largest number of shipwreck artifacts.
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So they plan to keep looking so they can understand more about the ship that sank here and the treasures it carried.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze video bevat 21 zinnen en 247 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 2:34. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 96 woorden per minuut, zodat je tijd hebt om elke klank na te doen. Slechts 80% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is pittig.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
14 minder gangbare woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
- sink /ˈsɪŋk/ (werkwoord) — zinken, onderdompelen. To descend or submerge (or to cause to do so) into a liquid or similar substance.
- disk /dɪsk/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — schijf. A thin, flat, circular plate or similar object.
- carefully /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/ (bijwoord) — voorzichtig. With care; attentively, circumspectly.
- treasure /ˈtɹɛʒəɹ/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — schat. A collection of valuable things; accumulated wealth; a stock of money, jewels, etc.
- statue /ˈstæt͡ʃu/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — standbeeld. A three-dimensional work of art, usually representing a person or animal, usually created by sculpting, carving, molding, or casting.
- mechanism /ˈmɛk.ə.nɪ.zəm/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — mechanisme. Any mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion, or the transmission or control of power.
- sail /seɪl/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — zeil. A piece of fabric attached to a boat and arranged such that it causes the wind to drive the boat along. The sail may be attached to the boat via a combination…
- dove /doʊv/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — duif. A pigeon, especially one smaller in size and white-colored; a bird (often arbitrarily called either a pigeon or a dove or both) of more than three hundred…
- artifact /ˈɑɹtɪfækt/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — artefact. An object made or shaped by human hand or labor.
- shipwreck /ˈʃɪpɹɛk/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — scheepswrak, wrak. A ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy; a ruined vessel or its remains.
- archaeologist /ˌɑɹ.kiˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒɪst/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — archeoloog, archeologe. Someone who studies or practises archaeology.
- seabed (zelfstandig naamwoord) — zeebodem. The floor or bottom of the sea or ocean.
- diver /ˈdaɪ̯və(ɹ)/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — duiker, duikster. Someone who dives, especially as a sport.
- thinker /ˈθɪŋ.kɚ/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — denker. One who spends time thinking, contemplating or meditating.
Uitspraak om op te letten
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: treasure /ˈtɹɛʒəɹ/, shipwreck /ˈʃɪpɹɛk/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: mechanism /ˈmɛk.ə.nɪ.zəm/, archaeologist /ˌɑɹ.kiˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒɪst/
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 sink, disk, carefully.
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.