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A new subway station, a new beach resort, and a new downtown with so many skyscrapers, it's being called Pyeonghatton.
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North Korea is spending big despite international sanctions on the authoritarian country.
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Pyongyang has been the site of multiple redevelopment projects in recent years, chaining portions of this once gritty landscape into a modern city.
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The latest sign of this building boom are these 80-story skyscrapers.
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The flats are part of a plan laid out in 2021
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by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to construct 50,000 new housing units in Pyongyang.
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The five-year project promised to improve the living conditions of residents in Pyongyang.
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We are living in the first-year-old village, but we will be able to live in the future of the country.
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We will be able to live in very happy and happy life for the new people.
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North Korean state media announced in late 2025 that the five-year plan had reached its final stage,
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the construction of 10,000 new housing units in the city's Hwasong district.
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Below the streets is another sign of Pyongyang's redevelopment plans.
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The city's underground metro first opened in 1972 with trains imported from China.
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For decades, the metro stations had a distinctly Cold War era vibe,
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including muted colors, wood-paneled train interiors and station walls adorned with propaganda murals.
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Now several stations have undergone a facelift.
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At Yongguang Station, Long escalators descend to a revamped platform.
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Brighter colors and modern electronic displays present riders with a more modern station.
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and the people of the people who are living in the country, and the people of the people who are living in the country
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and the people of the country are living in the country.
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Pyongyang's subway system consists of just two lines that stop at a total of 16 stations.
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The metro does not reach the city's newest suburbs, which are home to the newly built high-rises.
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more than 200 kilometers north a new beach resort hugs five
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kilometers of coastline in the city of wonsan the wonsan calma
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beach resort was open during the summer of 2025 state media
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reports said it can accommodate nearly 20 000 people with more than 50 hotels
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and attractions like water parks and restaurants available for visitors but
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while the beach resort was initially open to russian tourists it
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has since been closed to all foreign visitors tourism once brought in some 175 million u.s dollars in funds annually
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but since the pandemic few countries have been allowed to return
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and most of those who were able to visit the reclusive country could only go to select locations on package tours.
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Chinese tours once represented the largest contingent of foreign visitors,
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representing an estimated 90 percent of foreign visitors.
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But flights between the two countries remain limited.
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So how is the country affording these construction projects?
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North Korea's economy is heavily constrained by international sanctions over its nuclear and weapons programs.
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To generate much-needed funds, Pyongyang has sold some $9.8 billion U.S dollars in weapons to Russia for the war in Ukraine.
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However, studies show the compensation received from Moscow is significantly less than the weapon's actual worth.
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The autocratic nation has also reportedly used illicit activities,
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including cybercrime, to generate funds in excess of US$2 billion in 2025 alone, according to crypto industry analysts.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B2 is gebaseerd op de video “See ‘Pyonghattan’: North Korea’s modern new skyscraper district”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: station, Pyongyang, resort, visitors, beach. Deze video bevat 40 zinnen en 545 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 4:38. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 118 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. Slechts 78% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| visitor zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈvɪzɪtɚ/ | bezoeker, gast |
| sanction zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈsæŋkʃən/ | bekrachtiging, erkenning |
| skyscraper zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈskaɪˌskɹeɪpɚ/ | wolkenkrabber |
| subway zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈsʌbˌweɪ/ | metro, metrostel |
| constrain werkwoord | /kənˈstɹeɪn/ | dwingen |
| cybercrime zelfstandig naamwoord | cybercriminaliteit, cybercrime | |
| escalator zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɛs.kə.leɪ.tɚ/ | roltrap |
| illicit bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ɪˈlɪsɪt/ | onwettig |
| reclusive bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ɹɪˈkluːsɪv/ | teruggetrokken, afgezonderd |
| revamp werkwoord | /ɹiˈvæmp/ | omtoveren, verbeteren |
| coastline zelfstandig naamwoord | kustlijn | |
| authoritarian bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /əˌθɑ.ɹəˈtɛɹ.i.ən/ | autoritair |
| mute bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /mjut/ | stom |
| contingent bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /kənˈtɪn.d͡ʒənt/ | contingent, eventueel |
| undergo werkwoord | /ˌʌndɚˈɡoʊ/ | ondergaan |
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 | has been · have undergone · have been allowed |
| Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet | being called · been closed · have been allowed |
| Betrekkelijke bijzinnen who / which + zin — extra informatie over een persoon of ding | people who are · suburbs, which are · those who were |
Uitspraak om op te letten
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: sanction /ˈsæŋkʃən/, attraction /əˈtɹækʃn̩/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: escalator /ˈɛs.kə.leɪ.tɚ/, authoritarian /əˌθɑ.ɹəˈtɛɹ.i.ən/, accommodate /əˈkɑməˌdeɪt/, reportedly /ɹɪˈpɔːtɪdli/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: reclusive /ɹɪˈkluːsɪv/, descend /dəˈsɛnd/, vibe /vaɪb/, suburbs /ˈsʌbɝbz/, hug /hʌɡ/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: sanction /ˈsæŋkʃən/, revamp /ɹiˈvæmp/, analyst /ˈænəlɪst/, attraction /əˈtɹækʃn̩/, annually /ˈæn.jʊə.li/
- /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: gritty /ˈɡɹɪti/, undergo /ˌʌndɚˈɡoʊ/, hug /hʌɡ/
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 visitor, sanction, skyscraper.
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.