Shadowing Practice: Tactics for Listening Third Edition Developing Unit 3 Neighbors - Learn English Speaking with Video

Listening one.

One.

I just got a new neighbor in the apartment upstairs for me.

I haven't met her yet,

but I can hear her TV set every night because she turns the volume up really high.

She should really be more considerate of her neighbors.

Two.

The house across the street from mine was sold last month,

and a young family moved in.

I think they'll really fit in well here.

They've already invited all their neighbors to a cookout at their house next week.

They seem like really nice people.

Three.

The man who lives next to me is moving.

I can't say that I'm too upset about it.

He's lived next to me for almost five years,

but I don't think he's spoken to me more than three or four times.

Sometimes I'll wave to him in the morning and he doesn't even wave back.

4. My neighbour Stacey is incredible.

You wouldn't believe all the things she manages to get done.

She works at a big law firm downtown and works really long hours.

She also volunteers on the weekends.

To top it off, her house is always spotless.

I honestly don't know where she finds the time.

5. I'm really lucky to have Bob as a neighbor.

He works in construction, and he's always nice about giving me a hand whenever I have work to do around the house.

He doesn't really cook, so I try to fix him a home-cooked meal every now and then to thank him.

6. I bought this house last year, and I love it.

My next-door neighbors are the only problem.

They have two young boys who like to play baseball in my yard.

Last month, they accidentally broke my window.

The boys apologized, but their parents didn't even offer to pay for the damages.

Can you believe that?

One.

Excuse me, Mrs. Coleman.

Can I help you with those bags?

They look pretty heavy.

Oh, thank you, Brian.

That's very kind of you.

If you could take this one,

it has most of the heavy stuff.

I can manage with this other one.

Sure, no problem.

I'm surprised you didn't just have these delivered.

Normally I do, but the driver for the supermarket was off today.

I really appreciate the help.

Carrying these bags up all those stairs would be hard at my age.

My pleasure.

Two.

Oh, hi, Cindy.

Was my music too loud?

I can turn it down.

Oh, no, it's fine.

I just came over to ask if you have a hammer that I can borrow.

A hammer?

Yeah.

My brother got me this beautiful painting for my birthday,

and I want to hang it on my wall.

It's your birthday today?

Uh, yesterday, actually.

Well, happy birthday anyway.

Let me go get you that hammer.

Thanks.

Three.

Hello?

Hello, Mrs. Choi?

Yes?

This is Kyle Rutherford from down the street.

Are you by any chance having a party this evening?

Yes, I am actually.

I see.

Well, some of your guests have parked in front of my house,

and their cars are actually blocking my driveway.

I need to go downtown,

but I can't get my car out.

I'm so sorry.

I'll ask them to move their cars right away.

Thank you.

Four.

Excuse me.

Hi.

My name's Jack.

Hi, Jack.

I'm Marisa.

Nice to meet you.

So it looks like we're gonna be neighbors, huh?

Yeah, I guess so.

Are you moving in all by yourself?

My brother is supposed to be helping me,

but I'm not sure where he is.

I've called him a couple of times,

but I haven't gotten an answer.

Well, if you'd like, I can help you until he gets here.

Oh, I couldn't ask you to do that.

We just met.

It's no problem, really.

After all, what are neighbors for?

Five.

Yes?

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Uh, hi.

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It's Mr. Whittemore, right?

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I'm Hillary Wilson.

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I live two doors down.

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We've passed each other a few times in the hallway.

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Oh yes, of course.

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Hello.

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I know we don't know each other very well,

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but my husband and I are going on a trip for our anniversary.

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Anyway, we were wondering if you could pick up our mail while we're gone.

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Uh, sure, I guess.

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How long will you be away?

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For two weeks, starting next Tuesday.

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Okay, well, just leave me your mailbox key before you leave.

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Great, thanks so much.

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Six.

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Hey, Diane.

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Good morning.

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Hi, Ken.

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Do you have a minute or two?

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Sure.

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What's up?

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Do you remember about two weeks ago you came over to borrow our punch bowl for your party?

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Oh my gosh!

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I still haven't returned it.

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Right.

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I'm so sorry.

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I'll bring it over this evening.

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Great.

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While you're at it, do you remember that you still also have Ryan's tool set?

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That's right.

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I'll bring that by too.

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We don't mind lending you things,

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but it would be nice to get them back.

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Listening to One Excuse me, Mrs. Coleman.

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Can I help you with those bags?

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They look pretty heavy.

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Oh, thank you, Brian.

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That's very kind of you.

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If you could take this one,

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it has most of the heavy stuff.

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I can manage with this other one.

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Sure, no problem.

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I'm surprised you didn't just have these delivered.

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Normally I do, but the driver for the supermarket was off today.

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I really appreciate the help.

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Carrying these bags up all those stairs would be hard at my age.

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My pleasure.

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Two.

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Oh, hi, Cindy.

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Was my music too loud?

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I can turn it down.

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Oh, no, it's fine.

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I just came over to ask if you have a hammer that I can borrow.

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A hammer?

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Yeah.

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My brother got me this beautiful painting for my birthday,

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and I want to hang it on my wall.

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It's your birthday today?

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Uh, yesterday, actually.

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Well, happy birthday anyway.

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Let me go get you that hammer.

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Thanks.

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Three.

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Hello?

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Hello, Mrs. Choi?

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Yes?

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This is Kyle Rutherford from down the street.

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Are you by any chance having a party this evening?

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Yes, I am actually.

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I see.

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Well, some of your guests have parked in front of my house,

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and their cars are actually blocking my driveway.

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I need to go downtown,

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but I can't get my car out.

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I'm so sorry.

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I'll ask them to move their cars right away.

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Thank you.

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Four.

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Excuse me.

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Hi.

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My name's Jack.

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Hi, Jack.

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I'm Marisa.

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Nice to meet you.

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So it looks like we're going to be neighbors, huh?

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Yeah, I guess so.

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Are you moving in all by yourself?

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My brother is supposed to be helping me,

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but I'm not sure where he is.

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I've called him a couple of times,

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but I haven't gotten an answer.

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Well, if you'd like, I can help you until he gets here.

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Oh, I couldn't ask you to do that.

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We just met.

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It's no problem, really.

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After all, what are neighbors for?

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Five.

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Yes?

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Uh, hi.

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It's Mr. Whittemore, right?

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I'm Hillary Wilson.

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I live two doors down.

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We've passed each other a few times in the hallway.

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Oh, yes, of course.

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Hello.

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I know we don't know each other very well,

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but my husband and I are going on a trip for our anniversary Anyway,

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we were wondering if you could pick up our mail while we're gone Sure, I guess.

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How long will he be away?

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For two weeks starting next Tuesday.

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Okay, well just leave me your mailbox key before you leave Great.

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Thanks so much Six.

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That's right.

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I'll bring that by too.

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We don't mind lending you things,

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but it would be nice to get them back.

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Listening 3 1 So I have this neighbor, Mr. Cartwright.

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He's an elderly man, retired.

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Anyway, I used to think he was really nosy,

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because he sits on his porch all day and watches the people in the neighborhood.

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It used to really bother me.

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But then I went on vacation last year,

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and someone tried to break into my house while I was gone.

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Mr. Cartwright saw them and called the police right away.

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Now I'm glad to have someone like Mr. Cartwright in the neighborhood.

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It's good to know that someone's watching out, you know?

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2. Nancy is my next door neighbor.

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She used to watch our children whenever my wife and I had to work late.

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I always thought she was someone you could really count on,

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and I never worried about leaving the kids with her, until last year.

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I had to work late,

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and my wife was on a business trip.

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So I asked Nancy if she would mind picking up the kids from daycare,

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and she said okay.

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But later that day, I got a call from the daycare saying

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that the kids had been waiting there for two and a half hours.

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She completely forgot about them.

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Now I just don't think I can trust her.

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Three.

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When Dr. Wu first moved into the neighborhood,

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I didn't think very much of him.

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I invited him to a couple of neighborhood events,

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barbecues, dinner parties, you know,

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but he would always decline.

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He was never rude about it,

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but he didn't seem very interested in getting to know his neighbors.

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I just figured that he was kind of arrogant.

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Later, however, I found out that he spends all of his free time volunteering at a free health clinic downtown.

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That's why he never comes to any neighborhood events.

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He just doesn't have time.

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Four.

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I really can't stand my neighbor Gary now.

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The funny thing is, that wasn't always the case.

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I used to get along with him really well.

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He seemed like a quiet, polite guy.

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He was friendly but minded his business.

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Just generally a good neighbour, you know?

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But in the last year or so he's gotten a new hobby.

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Repairing and riding old motorcycles.

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And these things are so loud,

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he'll get up around 6.30 or 7am on a Saturday and start working on one of his motorcycles.

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Like fixing the engine and then testing it.

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He wakes up half the neighbourhood.

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I've talked to him about it before but he just won't listen.

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Listening 3.

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1. Listening 3 1 So I have this neighbour, Mr Cartwright.

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He's an elderly man, retired.

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Anyway, I used to think he was really nosy,

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because he sits on his porch all day and watches the people in the neighbourhood.

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It used to really bother me.

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But then I went on vacation last year,

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and someone tried to break into my house while I was gone.

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Mr. Cartwright saw them and called the police right away.

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Now I'm glad to have someone like Mr. Cartwright in the neighborhood.

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It's good to know that someone's watching out, you know?

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Two.

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Nancy is my next-door neighbor.

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She used to watch our children whenever my wife and I had to work late.

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I always thought she was someone you could really count on,

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and I never worried about leaving the kids with her until last year.

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I had to work late,

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and my wife was on a business trip.

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So I asked Nancy if she would mind picking up the kids from daycare,

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and she said okay.

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But later that day, I got a call from the daycare saying

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that the kids had been waiting there for two and a half hours.

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She completely forgot about them.

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Now I just don't think I can trust her.

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Three.

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When Dr. Wu first moved into the neighborhood,

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I didn't think very much of him.

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I invited him to a couple of neighborhood events,

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barbecues, dinner parties, you know,

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but he would always decline.

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He was never rude about it,

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but he didn't seem very interested in getting to know his neighbors.

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I just figured that he was kind of arrogant.

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Later, however, I found out that he spends all of his free time volunteering at a free health clinic downtown.

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That's why he never comes to any neighborhood events.

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He just doesn't have time.

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Four.

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I really can't stand my neighbour Gary now.

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The funny thing is, that wasn't always the case.

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I used to get along with him really well.

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He seemed like a quiet, polite guy.

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He was friendly, but minded his business.

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Just generally a good neighbour, you know.

308

But in the last year or so,

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he's gotten a new hobby,

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repairing and riding old motorcycles.

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And these things are so loud,

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he'll get up around 6.30 or 7am on a Saturday and start working on one of his motorcycles.

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Like fixing the engine and then testing it.

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He wakes up half the neighbourhood.

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I've talked to him about it before,

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but he just won't listen.

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Pronunciation 1.

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Law Firm 2.

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Punch bowl 3.

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Grocery bag 4.

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Business trip 5.

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Mailbox key 6.

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Daycare Dictation Did you hear about the argument between Steve and Mr. Riley?

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An argument?

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But they've been friends for years.

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What happened?

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Steve was cutting some tree branches from that tree in his yard,

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and one fell on the roof of Mr. Riley's car.

329

Oh, no. You know that car is his prized possession.

330

Right.

331

Well, Steve offered to take it to a repair shop and pay for the damages.

332

That seems reasonable.

333

Yeah, but Mr. Riley was so angry that he won't even talk to Steve anymore.

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Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “Tactics for Listening Third Edition Developing Unit 3 Neighbors”. Deze video bevat 333 zinnen en 2231 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 16:21. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 136 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. 84% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:

Woord	Uitspraak	Betekenis
neighbour zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈneɪbɚ/	buur, buurman
hammer zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈhæmɚ/	hamer
motorcycle zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈmoʊtɚˌsaɪkəl/	motorfiets, motor
borrow werkwoord	/ˈbɑɹ.oʊ/	lenen, ontlenen
volunteer zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˌvɑlənˈtɪɹ/	vrijwilliger, vrijwilligster
invite werkwoord	/ɪnˈvaɪt/	uitnodigen, nodigen
nosy bijvoeglijk naamwoord	/ˈnoʊzi/	nieuwsgierig, curieus
driveway zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈdɹaɪvˌweɪ/	oprit, inrit
hallway zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈhɔlˌweɪ/	gang
arrogant bijvoeglijk naamwoord	/ˈæɹəɡənt/	arrogant
supermarket zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/	supermarkt
porch zelfstandig naamwoord	/pɔɹt͡ʃ/	veranda, portiek
polite bijvoeglijk naamwoord	/pəˈlaɪt/	beleefd
lend werkwoord	/ˈlɛnd/	lenen, uitlenen
hobby zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈhɑ.bi/	hobby, vrijetijdsbesteding

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

Woord	Uitspraak	Betekenis
pick up werkwoord		oppakken, optillen
find out werkwoord		ontdekken, onderzoeken
get up werkwoord		opstaan
wake up werkwoord	/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/	wakker worden, ontwaken
watch out		pas op

Zinnen om te herhalen

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

Can I help you with those bags?
Was my music too loud?
It's your birthday today?
Are you moving in all by yourself?
How long will you be away?

Grammatica in deze video

De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:

Structuur	In de video
“Used to” used to + werkwoord — een vroegere gewoonte of toestand die niet meer klopt	used to think · used to really bother · used to watch
Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telt	haven't met · They've already invited · have parked
Werkwoord + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — werkwoorden die door de -ing-vorm worden gevolgd	mind lending · mind picking · start working
Past continuous was/were + -ing — iets dat op een moment in het verleden bezig was	were wondering · was cutting

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 76 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm, don't, didn't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

De klanken “sh” en “zh”: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, gosh /ɡɑːʃ/
Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: motorcycle /ˈmoʊtɚˌsaɪkəl/, supermarket /ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/, considerate /kənˈsɪdəɹət/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, apologize /əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: neighbourhood /ˈneɪbə.hʊd/, lend /ˈlɛnd/, stairs /ˈstɛɹz/, rude /ɹuːd/, upstairs /ˌʌpˈstɛɹz/
/æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: hammer /ˈhæmɚ/, arrogant /ˈæɹəɡənt/, accidentally /ˌæk.sɪˈdɛnt(ə)li/
/g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: arrogant /ˈæɹəɡənt/, gosh /ɡɑːʃ/, grocery /ˈɡɹəʊ.s(ə.)ɹi/

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 neighbour, hammer, motorcycle.

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.

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Belangrijke woorden in deze video

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

Zinnen om te herhalen

Grammatica in deze video

Uitspraak om op te letten

Zo oefen je met deze video

Wat is de Shadowing-techniek?