Shadowing Practice: Tactics for Listening Third Edition Expanding Unit 18 Vacations - Learn English Speaking with Video

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listening one
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what do you think I should do for vacation this summer well you like the beach
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and you love hanging out in the Sun why don't you go to the Caribbean
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or how about the Philippines some friends of mine stayed at
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a beach resort there last summer well I've been to the Caribbean a couple of times
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and I always enjoy it but I've never been to the Philippines I think that would be fun 2.
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I'm not sure where to go for vacation this year.
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Why don't you go skiing?
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I had a great time at a ski resort in the mountains last winter.
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Or how about a jungle trip to the Malaysian National Forest?
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I did that a couple of years ago, and it was amazing.
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Well, I just bought some new ski equipment, and I'm dying to try it.
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I have to say that I'm not too excited about the idea of a jungle trip.
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I don't like bugs, and I bet there would be a lot of them.
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Three.
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I'd like to do something really different for my vacation this year.
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How about a trip down the Nile River?
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You've never been to Egypt, right?
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Or maybe you could spend a week in the Australian outback.
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Hmm, they both sound interesting.
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But I guess I'd prefer the Australian trip.
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The Nile River might be just a little too exciting for me.
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4. I'd like to do something exciting this vacation.
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I don't want to just lie around on a beach.
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How about whitewater rafting down the Colorado River?
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It takes you right through the Grand Canyon.
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That's really exciting.
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Or you could go on a 10-day African safari.
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I've heard that's a great trip.
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The safari trip would be fun sometime, but I only have one week.
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I think I'll do the Grand Canyon trip.
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Thanks for the teep.
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Five.
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Any ideas about where we should go for vacation?
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I'm thinking about a couple of trips.
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We could go to Southeast Asia.
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We'd go to Thailand, Singapore, and Indonesia.
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The other place I was thinking about going to is China.
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China?
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I've never been there.
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I hear it's fascinating.
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I've already been to Thailand and Indonesia, so let's go to China.
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6. I need help figuring out what to do for my vacation.
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Well, last year my friends and I went on a two-week bus tour of Europe.
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We traveled in nice, comfortable motorcoaches and stopped in different cities.
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We stayed in each city for a day or two, and all our hotel reservations were taken care of.
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Hmm, that could be fun.
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But sometimes I get sick when I ride in cars and buses.
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You could take a train trip across Russia.
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My sister did that a couple of years ago.
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Oh, I love trains, and I've never been to Russia.
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Listening to One I'm so excited about my trip to Asia.
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I've never been there before.
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First, I'm flying to Taipei from the US.
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I'll be spending three days there because I hear that there's a lot to see and do.
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I'll also be spending three days in Seoul.
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I hear the nightlife there is great.
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Then we go from there to Hong Kong.
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I'm planning to do lots of shopping there, so I hope two days is enough time to buy everything I need.
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I would really love to go to Beijing for a few days, but unfortunately this tour doesn't go there.
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After Hong Kong, we'll end up in Thailand for five days, so I guess I won't be able to get to Tokyo or Malaysia on this trip.
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Oh well, I have to save a few places to visit on my next vacation.
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2. Well, our trip starts off in London.
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We've got a week there.
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Then we'll take the bus up to Oxford for two days to see friends.
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We also wanted to see Cambridge.
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I hear it's beautiful, but we won't have time this trip.
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Anyway, then we head to France.
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We have five days in Paris, which will give us time to see all of those museums.
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I wish we were going to spend a few days in Germany, too, but this trip doesn't include it.
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But we do go to Switzerland for three days.
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I'm really looking forward to that.
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Then we end up in Italy for the last five days of the tour.
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Three.
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We start off in Los Angeles.
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We're going to stay there for three days because we want to hit the beach and see the sights.
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We're not going to go to San Francisco this time because we've been there before.
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Then we're off to Denver to visit my sister.
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We're going to stay there for a week.
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I hope that's enough time because I haven't seen her since last Christmas and we have so much to talk about.
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We were thinking of going to Chicago after that
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but we just don't have time so it's straight on to Washington DC and New York.
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We've got two days in Washington and three in New York.
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We'd really love to get up to Boston for a couple of days, but it probably won't happen.
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Maybe next time.
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Listening 3 1 After graduation, I'm going to fly to Europe and spend a couple of weeks traveling on my own.
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I'll be in Germany and France mostly.
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There are so many things I want to see and do.
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Museums, restaurants, clubs, cafes, all that stuff.
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I know my parents worry about me traveling alone, but I just prefer it that way.
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I guess it's because I want to be free.
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On those group tours, everything is planned for you.
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Two.
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I'm taking a trip to New Zealand.
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I hear it's really quiet down there
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and the people are really friendly I want to go to small towns that don't get a lot of tourists.
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Then I can just check into a cheap hotel and do my own thing.
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I'm really looking forward to this trip.
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I guess it's because I need to go somewhere quiet.
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The city where I live is so noisy and the people are rude.
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3. When I'm in London I want to see as many plays and concerts as I can.
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I also I also want to go to all the big museums and art galleries there.
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I'm going to go dancing as often as I can, too.
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Basically, I want to see and do everything.
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I really want to make the most of the week I'll be there.
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I guess it's because I need some excitement.
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My life has been so boring this year.
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4. I'm going to go to Thailand this winter.
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I don't want to spend any time in Bangkok because I've been there before.
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This time, I just want to relax on a nice, quiet beach.
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I can swim and snorkel every day if I want to, but I don't have to do anything.
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I just want to relax.
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I guess it's because I've been so busy at work recently.
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I'm spending a month in Mexico.
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It's going to be great.
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I don't want to spend any time in Mexico City, though.
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There are too many tourists there.
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Instead, I want to go to one of those small old colonial towns.
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I guess it's because I want to practice my Spanish.
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I studied the language for three years in college, and I think I'll get to use it a lot more in a small town.
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6. My friend and I are going to Australia.
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It's perfect for us because Australia has a lot of cheap hotels for backpackers.
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They're great places to meet other young people and travelers from all over the world.
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I'm really excited about this trip.
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I guess it's because the beaches are great there.
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I heard the East Coast of Australia has some of the best surfing in the world.
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1. After graduation, I'm going to fly to Europe and spend a couple of weeks traveling on my own.
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I'll be in Germany and France mostly.
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There are so many things I want to see and do.
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Museums, restaurants, clubs, cafes, all that stuff.
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I know my parents worry about me traveling alone, but I just prefer it that way.
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I guess it's because I want to be free.
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On those group tours, everything is planned for you.
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Two.
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I'm taking a trip to New Zealand.
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I hear it's really quiet down there, and the people are really friendly.
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I want to go to small towns that don't get a lot of tourists.
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Then I can just check into a cheap hotel and do my own thing.
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I'm really looking forward to this trip.
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I guess it's because I need to go somewhere quiet.
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The city where I live is so noisy and the people are rude.
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Three.
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When I'm in London, I want to see as many plays and concerts as I can.
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I also want to go to all the big museums and art galleries there.
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I'm going to go dancing as often as I can, too.
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Basically, I want to see and do everything.
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I really want to make the most of the week I'll be there.
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I guess it's because I need some excitement.
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My life has been so boring this year.
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Four.
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I'm going to go to Thailand this winter.
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I don't want to spend any time in Bangkok because I've been there before.
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This time, I just want to relax on a nice, quiet beach.
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I can swim and snorkel every day if I want to, but I don't have to do anything.
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I just want to relax.
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I guess it's because I've been so busy at work recently.
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Five.
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I'm spending a month in Mexico.
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It's going to be great.
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I don't want to spend any time in Mexico City, though.
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There are too many tourists there.
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Instead, I want to go to one of those small old colonial towns.
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I guess it's because I want to practice my Spanish.
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I studied the language for three years in college, and I think I'll get to use it a lot more in a small town.
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6. My friend and I are going to Australia.
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It's perfect for us because Australia has a lot of cheap hotels for backpackers.
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They're great places to meet other young people and travelers from all over the world.
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I'm really excited about this trip.
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I guess it's because the beaches are great there.
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I heard the East Coast of Australia has some of the best surfing in the world.
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Pronunciation 1.
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I'm so excited about my trip.
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2. Did you do a lot of fun stuff?
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3. You and I should take a trip somewhere.
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4. Let's do it.
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Five.
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I want to go on vacation soon.
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Six.
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Who are you going with?
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Dictation.
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Didn't you go on vacation last month?
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Yeah, I did.
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Joe and I went to a great beach resort in the Caribbean.
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Wow.
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Did you do a lot of sightseeing?
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No, we mostly just relaxed on the beach.
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That sounds like fun.
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Did you do anything else?
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Not really, but we did go out to dinner every night.
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Were the restaurants good?
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They were great, and we went to a different one each night.
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Thank you.

Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “Tactics for Listening Third Edition Expanding Unit 18 Vacations”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: trip, guess, vacation, beach, spend. Deze video bevat 193 zinnen en 1887 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 12:56. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 146 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. 82% 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:

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
relax werkwoord/ɹɪˈlæks/losmaken
excite werkwoord/ɪkˈsaɪt/prikkelen, opwinden
backpacker zelfstandig naamwoordrugzakreiziger, backpacker
safari zelfstandig naamwoord/səˈfɑːɹ.i/safari
noisy bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈnɔɪzi/lawaaierig
surf werkwoord/sɝf/surfen
bore werkwoord/boɹ/vervelen
graduation zelfstandig naamwoord/ˌɡɹæd͡ʒuˈeɪʃən/diploma-uitreiking
jungle zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈd͡ʒʌŋ.ɡ(ə)l/oerwoud, jungle
colonial bijvoeglijk naamwoord/kəˈloʊ.njəl/koloniaal
excitement zelfstandig naamwoord/ɪkˈsaɪtmənt/opgewondenheid
swim werkwoord/swɪm/zwemmen
rude bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ɹuːd/grof, onbeschoft
dictation zelfstandig naamwoord/dɪkˈteɪʃən/dictee
fascinate werkwoord/ˈfæsɪneɪt/fascineren

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

WoordBetekenis
look forward to werkwoorduitkijken naar, zich verheugen op
figure out werkwoorduitvogelen, er achter komen

Zinnen om te herhalen

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

  • Why don't you go skiing?
  • Any ideas about where we should go for vacation?
  • Did you do a lot of fun stuff?
  • Who are you going with?
  • Didn't you go on vacation last month?

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 teltI've been · I've never been · You've never been
Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doetwere taken · is planned
Overtreffende trap the -est / the most … — het hoogste of laagste van een groepthe most of · the best
Advies met “should” should + werkwoord — zeggen wat een goed idee isshould do · should go · should take

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 82 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm, don't, I've. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

  • De klanken “sh” en “zh”: graduation /ˌɡɹæd͡ʒuˈeɪʃən/, dictation /dɪkˈteɪʃən/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, reservation /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/
  • Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: graduation /ˌɡɹæd͡ʒuˈeɪʃən/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, reservation /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: rude /ɹuːd/, bug /bʌɡ/
  • /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: relax /ɹɪˈlæks/, graduation /ˌɡɹæd͡ʒuˈeɪʃən/, cafe /ˌkæˈfeɪ/, fascinate /ˈfæsɪneɪt/, outback /ˈaʊtbæk/
  • /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: graduation /ˌɡɹæd͡ʒuˈeɪʃən/, jungle /ˈd͡ʒʌŋ.ɡ(ə)l/, bug /bʌɡ/

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 relax, excite, backpacker.

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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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