Shadowing Practice: Real Talk#1 In a cab - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hi, I'm Andrew.
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Hi, it's Suzanne.
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And you are listening to Q -Lips.
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Thanks for listening.
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We hope you enjoy this episode.
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Today we are very excited to introduce a brand new type of episode.
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A Real Talk episode.
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And Suzanne, could you explain what a Real Talk episode is?
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Sure.
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It's really fun.
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In Real Talk episodes, we're going to focus on expressions, practical expressions that you use every day.
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And in today's episode, we're going to look at how to take a cab,
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things you'll say when you would take a cab and speak to the driver.
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Exactly.
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So this is something...
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a lot of people do very often is take a cab or take a taxi.
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So first you will hear a dialogue where A character named Lisa is taking a taxi home from work.
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and she needs to give directions to the cab driver to bring her to her apartment.
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So take a listen to this dialogue and afterwards we will discuss it
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and dissect it and talk about the key expressions that Lisa uses to make sure she gets home okay.
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Hey there.
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Hey, where are you going today?
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Uh, Fifth and Franklin, please.
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No problem.
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Okay.
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So here we are, Fifth and Franklin.
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Oh great, my apartment is just down there.
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Can you keep going a little bit?
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Sure.
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Okay, make a right on this side street coming up.
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Okay, no problem.
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and it's just up here on the left.
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I'm in this brick building.
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Uh, okay.
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You can pull over right here.
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Sure thing.
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Okay, so $16 please.
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Here's a 20.
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Keep the change.
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Great.
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Thanks.
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Have a nice day.
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You too.
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Bye.
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Okay, so...
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We just heard...
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a conversation, between Lisa and the taxi driver
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And now we are going to talk about some of the key expressions that were used in this conversation.
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So, The first key expression is Fifth and Franklin, please.
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Lisa gets into the cab and she tells the driver, "Fifth and Franklin, please." Suzanne, what does this mean?
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So Lisa is telling the cab driver,
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the two streets that come to an intersection where her house or her apartment building is located.
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So we don't know for sure if her apartment is on Franklin.
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or on 5th.
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But it's in the general area.
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it's right near one of those streets so she's giving him the best cross section,
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to then get to her more specific apartment number and street.
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Exactly.
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So you can give a cab driver an exact address.
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you could say, take me to one, two, three, four.
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Franklin Street, please.
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but it's more common to give an intersection.
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The place where two streets cross.
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And In the dialogue we heard, it was Fifth Avenue and Franklin Street.
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And this is a very common way to direct your cab driver.
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Yes, this is a very common
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and good way to give directions to a cab driver or anyone that's giving you a ride home.
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Okay, let's look at the second key expression today.
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It's just down there.
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Can you keep going a bit?
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When the cab arrives at the intersection,
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Fifth and Franklin, Lisa gives the additional instructions It's just down there.
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Can you keep going a bit?
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And what does this mean, Suzanne?
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This means, that we haven't quite approached where her apartment is.
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They're not far away, but they're far away enough that they have more directions coming.
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So just down there, is a polite way to let the cab driver know that we haven't quite reached it.
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There's still a bit more to go.
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Can you keep going a little bit?
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is also another polite way to make sure that the cab driver keeps going in that direction.
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because there's more directions to come.
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So the cab is in the vicinity of where Lisa wants to go, but there's still a little bit more to go.
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And this is a way to communicate that she wants the driver to keep going.
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so that she's not let off on the corner of Fifth and Franklin.
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Exactly.
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She wants to get her money's worth.
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Yes.
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Okay, very good.
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What is the next key expression, Suzanne?
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So the next key expression is when Lisa tells the cab driver to make a right.
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How would you explain what this one means, Andrew?
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Well, this one is fairly straightforward.
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If you make a right on a street you are making a right hand turn you are turning right onto that street.
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So when we're taking a taxi, this is a super useful expression.
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We can tell the taxi driver, to make a right or make a left.
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Alternatively, we can say "take a right" or "take a left." They're two expressions that have the same meaning and they rhyme.
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So that's cool.
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That's true.
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And it's in place of really saying turn right up here or turn left up.
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down there.
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And that's another expression you can say too.
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They're all polite.
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They all mean the same thing.
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Yeah.
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So our next one is...
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It's just up here on the left.
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Interestingly, in our second key expression, we heard Lisa say it's just down there.
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And now she's saying it's just up here.
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So, What is the difference between these two, down there and up here?
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It can be confusing.
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It can be confusing, but what she means is when she's referring to up here,
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It means that she's closer to the actual destination and just up here.
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is narrowing the vicinity even more and they're kind of closing in on or getting closer to the location and
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Up here is a direction where you're going.
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So it's meaning to keep going up in this direction that we're traveling.
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And here means that it's close to her.
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So she's pointing to here on the left as opposed to there where it would be further from her.
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Exactly.
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So that's a very nice explanation.
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I think we would use the expression, it's down there.
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when something is farther away from us and we would say it's up here when something is closer to us.
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Yes.
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I think that's a nice...
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distinction between the two.
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And in both of those examples we heard Lisa say just.
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It's just down there and it's just up here.
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And there's Many reasons why we use this word "just" One of them is to sound more polite.
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It's not being as direct.
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You're not ordering the taxi driver.
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so to speak, when you say just, it makes you sound very polite.
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And can you think of any other reasons why we'd say just, Suzanne?
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Yeah, I think we would say just as well.
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to get more specific, Saying it's down there could kind of mean...
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a bunch of different places.
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It could mean on the corner.
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It could mean go down there and turn around to the left.
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It's a little bit more general saying it's just down there.
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kind of points you in a tighter vicinity.
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It brings you to a point.
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You're telling the driver that it's not too far away.
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Yeah, it's close.
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Don't worry.
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You don't have to go too far.
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It's just a little bit more just down there.
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Right?
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So you're telling the driver that we're almost there.
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Don't drive too fast.
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We might pass it.
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Yeah.
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Okay, very good.
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And what is our last key expression for?
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this episode.
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The last key expression is when Lisa says, "You can pull over here." pull over and I also think about pull up
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Sometimes you can pull up over here as well.
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Yeah, pull over, pull up.
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They have the same meaning.
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Mm -hmm.
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And this is a nice, polite way to tell your taxi driver to stop and let you out of the taxicab.
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So to pull over really means for the car to move to the side of the street and to stop.
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When you ask a taxi to pull over, he's not going to let you out in the middle of the street.
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He's going to move over to the side of the street and let you off near the sidewalk.
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That's the safer place.
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And this is, again, a very useful expression when you are taking a cab.
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You can pull over here.
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And it's also useful in case you get a ride from a friend or
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an acquaintance from a party or something like that you can tell them to pull over here Totally.
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Good.
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So I think we should play this dialogue one more time for all of our listeners.
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But before I we do that, we're going to ask you some comprehension questions,
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some listening questions that you can answer on your own after you've listened to this dialogue for a second time.
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Here they are.
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The comprehension questions.
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Number one.
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When Lisa points out that she lives in a In this brick building, Is she close to the building?
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or far away from it.
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The second comprehension question: is why does Lisa say just in the dialogue.
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Why does she use the word just?
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As in just down there or it's just up here on the left. And question number three.
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is why does Lisa say...
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Keep the change.
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as she gets out of the taxi.
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okay so here's the dialogue one more time listen and try to answer these questions as you are listening to the dialogue.
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Hey there.
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Hey, where are you going today?
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Uh, Fifth and Franklin, please.
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No problem.
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Thank you.
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- Thank you.
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Thank you.
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So here we are, Fifth and Franklin.
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Oh great, my apartment is just down there.
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Can you keep going a little bit?
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Sure.
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Okay, make a right on this side street coming up.
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Okay, no problem.
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And it's just up here on the left.
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I'm in this brick building.
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Uh, okay.
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You can pull over right here.
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Sure thing.
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Okay, so $16, please.
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Here's a 20.
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Keep the change.
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Great.
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Thanks.
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Have a nice day.
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You too.
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Bye.
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if you want to find out the answers for the comprehension questions.
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Visit QLips .com.
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And check out our blog post with the answers to the questions.
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Exactly.
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And we would be happy if you answered these questions for us.
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You can send us your answers.
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We will take a look.
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for you and tell you if you are Correct or...
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if there's something you should change to make your answers better.
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Well, thank you for listening, everyone.
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We really hope that you enjoyed this first Real Talk episode.
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If you find this kind of episode useful, please let us know.
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You can reach us through our Facebook page or our website, hulips .com.
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where you can learn more about becoming a Q -Lips member.
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All right, Suzanne, we'll talk to you next time.
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All right, Andrew.
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Thanks, everyone.
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Bye.
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Bye.
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you make it break it up.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “Real Talk In a cab”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: expression, driver, cab, Lisa, pull. Deze video bevat 234 zinnen en 1881 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 16:27. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 114 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. 87% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is goed te volgen.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| taxi zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈtæksi/ | taxi |
| dialogue zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈdaɪəˌlɑɡ/ | dialoog, gesprek |
| polite bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /pəˈlaɪt/ | beleefd |
| comprehension zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/ | begrip, verstandigheid |
| vicinity zelfstandig naamwoord | /vəˈsɪnəti/ | nabijheid |
| intersection zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɪntəɹˌsɛkʃən/ | kruising, kruispunt |
| brick zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈbɹɪk/ | baksteen |
| confuse werkwoord | /kənˈfjuːz/ | verwarren, in de war brengen |
| dissect werkwoord | /dɪˈsɛkt/ | ontleden |
| listener zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈlɪs(ə)nɚ/ | luisteraar, toehoorder |
| acquaintance zelfstandig naamwoord | /ʌˈkweɪn.təns/ | bekendheid |
| rhyme zelfstandig naamwoord | /ɹaɪm/ | rijmwoord, rijm |
| sidewalk zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈsaɪdwɔk/ | stoep, trottoir |
| understandable bijvoeglijk naamwoord | begrijpelijk | |
| straightforward bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˌstɹeɪtˈfɔː(ɹ)wə(ɹ)d/ | makkelijk, eenvoudig |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| check out werkwoord | onderzoeken |
| find out werkwoord | ontdekken, onderzoeken |
| go down werkwoord | afdalen |
| point out werkwoord | aanwijzen, aanduiden |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- Hey, where are you going today?
- Can you keep going a little bit?
- I'm in this brick building.
- Can you keep going a bit?
- Up here is a direction where you're going.
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telt | you've come · you've listened |
| Advies met “should” should + werkwoord — zeggen wat een goed idee is | should play · should change |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — iets dat nu of in deze periode gebeurt | are listening · is taking · is telling |
| Toekomst met “going to” be going to + werkwoord — een plan of iets dat je ziet aankomen | we're going to focus · we're going to look · are going to talk |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 30 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals we're, they're, you're. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: comprehension /ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/, intersection /ˈɪntəɹˌsɛkʃən/, conversational /ˌkɒnvə(ɹ)ˈseɪʃənəl/, distinction /dɪˈstɪŋkʃən/, instruction /ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: vicinity /vəˈsɪnəti/, intersection /ˈɪntəɹˌsɛkʃən/, conversational /ˌkɒnvə(ɹ)ˈseɪʃənəl/, alternatively /ɔlˈtɝ.nə.tɪv.li/, communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/
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 taxi, dialogue, polite.
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.