Shadowing Practice: Starter Toeic Listening Unit 2 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Unit 2 Part 1 Picture Description Choose the statement that best describes what you see in the picture.
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Number 1 A.
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The girl looks happy.
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B. The girl is sleepy.
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C. The girl is angry.
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D. The girl is looking out the window.
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Number 2.
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A. The girl is telling a joke.
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B. She has an injured arm.
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C. She is asking a question.
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D. The girl is reading a book.
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Number 3.
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A. The boy is in the kitchen.
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B. He is in the library.
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C. He is in a classroom.
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D. He is at the hospital.
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Number four.
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A. The students are passing notes.
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B. The boy and girl are holding hands.
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C. They are studying D.
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The students are eating lunch Number 5 A.
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The man is at his desk B.
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He is in his office C.
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The man is by the entrance D.
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The man is near the board Number 1.
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A. The girl looks happy.
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B. The girl is sleepy.
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C. The girl is angry.
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D. The girl is looking out the window.
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Number 2.
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A. The girl is telling a joke.
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B. She has an injured arm.
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C. She is asking a question.
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D. The girl is reading a book.
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Number 3 A.
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The boy is in the kitchen.
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B. He is in the library.
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C. He is in a classroom.
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D. He is at the hospital.
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Number four.
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A. The students are passing notes.
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B. The boy and girl are holding hands.
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C. They are studying.
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D. The students are eating lunch.
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Number 5.
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A. The man is at his desk.
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B. He is in his office.
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C. The man is by the entrance.
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D. The man is near the board.
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Part 2.
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Questions and Responses Listen to the questions and choose the best answer.
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Number 1.
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I'm so happy.
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I got an A in history.
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A. He is in the classroom right now.
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B. Congratulations.
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C. My history teacher's name is Mrs. Lewis.
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Number 2 Which class do you have on Tuesday mornings?
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A. French B.
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I don't like to wake up early C.
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We can go together Number 3 Will Brian go to university next year?
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A. Brian studies hard.
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B. She gave him the letter.
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C. No, he still has one more year of high school.
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Number 4.
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Is Professor Green your music teacher?
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A. Green is my favorite color.
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B. No, Mrs. Benson is.
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C. The music store is closed today.
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Number 5.
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Can you take these books back to the library for me?
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A. There is some extra paper in the desk drawer.
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B. The books are expensive.
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C. Yes, I'll put them in my bag.
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Number 1.
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I'm so happy I got an A in history.
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A. He is in the classroom right now.
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B. Congratulations.
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C. My history teacher's name is Mrs. Lewis.
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Number 2.
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Which class do you have on Tuesday mornings?
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A. French.
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B. I don't like to wake up early.
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C. We can go together.
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Number 3.
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Will Brian go to university next year?
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A. Brian studies hard.
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B. She gave him the letter.
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C. No, he still has one more year of high school.
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Number 4.
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Is Professor Green your music teacher?
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A. Green is my favorite color.
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B. No, Mrs. Benson is.
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C. The music store is closed today.
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Number 5.
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Can you take these books back to the library for me?
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A. There is some extra paper in the desk drawer.
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B. The books are expensive.
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C. Yes, I'll put them in my bag.
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Part 3.
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Short Conversations Choose the best answer to each question.
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Questions 1 through 3 refer to the following conversation.
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Next semester will be difficult.
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I didn't get accepted for the course I wanted.
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I didn't even get my second choice.
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I wanted to study a language, but instead I'll be taking geology.
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That's too bad.
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Why do you think that geology is so difficult?
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You might be really good at it.
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Maybe you'll enjoy it.
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Well, I'm not interested in learning about rocks and minerals.
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Besides, I'm not good at scientific subjects.
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Number 1.
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What will the man study next semester?
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Number 2.
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What did the man want to study?
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Number 3.
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Why is the man not happy about the subject he is taking?
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Questions 4 through 6 refer to the following conversation.
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I have to decide whether to take Spanish or German on Tuesday mornings.
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Spanish sounds so romantic, doesn't it?
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But you've enrolled for German, haven't you?
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It'd be fun to study together.
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Well, you know, Spanish class meets on Thursday mornings, not Tuesday.
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That's why I'm taking German.
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Oh, well I guess I'll be taking German too then.
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I can only study on Tuesdays.
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Number 4.
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Why does the woman want to study Spanish?
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Number 5.
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When does the Spanish class meet?
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Number 6.
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When can her friend study?
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Next semester will be difficult.
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I didn't get accepted for the course I wanted.
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I didn't even get my second choice.
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I wanted to study a language, but instead I'll be taking geology.
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That's too bad.
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Why do you think that geology is so difficult?
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You might be really good at it.
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Maybe you'll enjoy it.
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Well, I'm not interested in learning about rocks and minerals.
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Besides, I'm not good at scientific subjects.
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Number 1.
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What will the man study next semester?
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Number 2.
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What did the man want to study?
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Number 3.
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Why is the man not happy about the subject he is taking?
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Questions 4 through 6 refer to the following conversation.
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I have to decide whether to take Spanish or German on Tuesday mornings.
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Spanish sounds so romantic, doesn't it?
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But you've enrolled for German, haven't you?
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It'd be fun to study together.
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Well, you know, Spanish class meets on Thursday mornings, not Tuesday.
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That's why I'm taking German.
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Oh, well, I guess I'll be taking German too then.
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I can only study on Tuesdays.
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Number 4.
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Why does the woman want to study Spanish?
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Number 5.
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When does the Spanish class meet?
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Number 6.
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When can her friend study?
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I'm not really a good student.
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I don't often get high grades.
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I don't usually like studying in school, but there are a couple of subjects I enjoy.
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My two favourite subjects in school are chemistry and art.
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I like chemistry because it uses the logical part of my brain.
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I can work for hours trying to find the answer to a complex chemistry problem.
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You might be thinking that sounds like math, but it is more interesting than mathematics because then I can go to the chemistry lab and do experiments.
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It is exciting to see what happens when I do an experiment.
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On the other hand, I like art because I can be creative.
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I can express my feelings with a paintbrush.
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Both art and chemistry let me express different parts of myself.
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Number one.
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According to the speaker, what does she use to solve chemistry problems?
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Number two.
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Why does the speaker like art?
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Number 3 What does the speaker like about chemistry?
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Questions 4 through 6 refer to the following talk.
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My exams today were so difficult.
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I had three exams.
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In the morning, I had a French exam.
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French is really difficult for me, especially French spelling.
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I can never remember if I need an extra E at the end of words and that kind of thing.
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Then, after lunch, I had a history exam.
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I couldn't remember any of the dates that I studied before the exam.
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History is the most difficult subject because I find it boring.
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Finally, in the afternoon, I had a math exam.
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It was difficult, but math is my favorite subject, so I think I did pretty well on the exam.
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I'm good at math and I usually get high grades, so I'm sure I'll get a good score.
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Last semester, I got the best grade in my class.
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Number 4.
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When did the speaker have the French exam?
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Number 5.
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Why does the speaker dislike history?
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Number 6.
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What subject is the speaker's favorite?
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Thank you.

Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze spreekles op niveau A2 is gebaseerd op de video “Starter Toeic Listening Unit 2”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: study, Spanish, subject, exam, Tuesday. Deze video bevat 200 zinnen en 1312 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 14:46. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 89 woorden per minuut, zodat je tijd hebt om elke klank na te doen. 80% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken. 32 van de 200 zinnen zijn vragen, dus het is goede oefening voor vraagintonatie en korte antwoorden.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

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

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
chemistry zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈkɛm.ɪ.stɹi/chemie, scheikunde
examination zelfstandig naamwoord/ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/onderzoek
mathematics zelfstandig naamwoord/mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/wiskunde, mathematiek
semester zelfstandig naamwoord/sɪˈmɛstɚ/semester
refer werkwoord/ɹɪˈfɜː/verwijzen, doorverwijzen
desk zelfstandig naamwoord/dɛsk/bureau, schrijftafel
classroom zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈklɑːsɹʊm/klaslokaal
geology zelfstandig naamwoord/d͡ʒɪˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒɪ/geologie, aardkunde
entrance zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈɛn.tɹəns/ingang
experiment zelfstandig naamwoord/ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/experiment, proef
mineral zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈmɪn.ə.ɹəl/delfstof, mineraal
drawer zelfstandig naamwoord/dɹɔɹ/la, schuif
litter zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈlɪt.ɚ/strooisel
sleepy bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈsliːpi/slaperig
solve werkwoord/sɒlv/oplossen

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
wake up werkwoord/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/wakker worden, ontwaken

Zinnen om te herhalen

Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:

  • Can you take these books back to the library for me?
  • Yes, I'll put them in my bag.
  • I don't like to wake up early.
  • I didn't get accepted for the course I wanted.
  • Why do you think that geology is so difficult?

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 teltyou've enrolled
Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doetis closed
Overtreffende trap the -est / the most … — het hoogste of laagste van een groepthe best · the most difficult
Mogelijkheid met “might / may” might/may + werkwoord — iets is mogelijk maar niet zekermight be

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 37 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm, I'll, didn't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

  • De klanken “sh” en “zh”: examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, paintbrush /ˈpeɪntˌbɹʌʃ/
  • Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/, geology /d͡ʒɪˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒɪ/, experiment /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/

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 chemistry, examination, mathematics.

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