Shadowing Practice: Test 1: Section 1-2 | IELTS Practice Test Plus 3 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Test 1, Section 1.
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You will hear a woman being interviewed by a market researcher in a health club, about her membership of the club.
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First, you have some time to look at questions 1 to 5.
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You will see that there is an example which has been done for you.
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On this occasion only, the conversation relating to this will be played first.
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Oh, excuse me.
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I wonder if you'd have the time to take part in some market research?
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Erm, what's it about?
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About this club and your experiences and opinions about being a member.
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It'll take less than five minutes.
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Oh, OK then, as long as it's quick.
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Can I start by taking your name?
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It's Selena Thompson.
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Is that T-H-O-M-P-S-O-N?
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Yes.
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Great.
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Thanks.
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The woman's name is Thompson, with a P.
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So, Thompson has been written in the space.
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Now we shall begin.
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You should answer the questions as you listen, because you will not hear the recording a second time.
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Listen carefully and answer questions one to five.
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Excuse me, I wonder if you'd have the time to take part in some market research.
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Um, what's it about?
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About this club and your experiences and opinions about being a member.
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It'll take less than five minutes.
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Oh, OK then, as long as it's quick.
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Can I start by taking your name?
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It's Selina Thompson.
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Is that T-H-O-M-P-S-O-N?
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Yes.
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Great.
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Thanks.
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And what do you do for a living?
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Well, I'm an accountant, but I'm between jobs at the moment.
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I understand, but that's the job I'll put down on the form.
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And would you mind my asking which age group you fall into?
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Below 30, 31 to 50 and above?
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Over 50, I think we can safely say.
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Great, thanks.
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And which type of membership do you have?
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Sorry, I'm not sure what you mean.
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Do you mean how long of...
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No, is it a single person membership?
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Oh right, no, it's a family membership.
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Thanks.
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And how long have you been a member?
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Ooh, let me see.
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I was certainly here five years ago, and it was probably two to three years more than that.
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Shall I put down eight?
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Oh, I remember now.
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It's nine, definitely.
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Sorry.
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No problem.
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I've got that.
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And the last question in this first part is, what brought you to the club?
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Sorry?
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How did you find out about the club?
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Did you see any ads?
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Well, I did actually, but I have to say I wasn't really attracted to the club because of that.
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It was through word of mouth.
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So you were recommended by a friend?
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Actually, my doctor.
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I'd been suffering from high blood pressure and he said the club was very supportive of people with that condition, so I signed up.
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Great, thanks.
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Before you hear the rest of the conversation, you have some time to look at questions 6 to 10.
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Now listen and answer questions 6 to 10.
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Now, for the second part of the form, I want to ask a bit more about your experience of the club.
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Sure.
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How often would you say you use the club?
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It varies enormously, depending on how busy I am. Of course.
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But on average per month?
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I'd say it averages out at twice a week.
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OK, so eight on average.
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Yeah, and four of those are aqua aerobics classes.
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That leads me to the next question.
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Would you say the swimming pool is the facility you make most use of?
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Fair to say that, yep.
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Right, thanks.
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And are there any facilities you don't use?
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One area I realise I've never used is the tennis courts, and there's one simple reason for that.
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You don't play tennis?
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Actually, I'm not bad at it.
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It's that I'm not happy having to pay extra for that privilege.
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Right, I've made a note of that.
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Thanks.
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Now, in the last section, are there any suggestions or recommendations you have for improvements to the club?
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Only about health and fitness?
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Anything at all.
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Well, I'd like to see more social events.
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It isn't just a question of getting together for games or classes, but other things, you know.
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Yes, sure.
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And another thing that I was thinking, when I had my yoga class in the gym last night, we were all sweltering in the heat,
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was that I think they should put in, well, you know...
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Air conditioning.
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That's exactly what I mean.
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The rooms are really light and well designed, but they do need proper installations.
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Sure.
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Well, I've made a note of that.
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Good.
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So, is there anything else you'd like to suggest?
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About quality of service, for example?
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Oh, everyone's very nice here.
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They couldn't be more friendly and helpful.
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Oh, but I tell you what, it's a shame the restaurant isn't open in the evening on Saturday, and Sunday as well for that matter.
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So the club should… Open it later on those days.
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OK, well thank you very much.
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That's all the questions I have.
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That is the end of section one.
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You now have half a minute to check your answers.
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Test one, section two.
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You will hear a trainer giving a talk to people who want to learn outdoor survival skills.
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First, you have some time to look at questions 11 to 16.
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Now listen and answer questions 11 to 16.
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Good morning everyone and welcome to our outdoor survival program.
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As you know, This week you'll be learning some of the basic information
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and skills you need to look after yourself independently in the outdoors.
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These first two days will be based here in the classroom,
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and then we'll be taking a camping trip to put into practice some of the things you've learned.
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I'm going to start off with the topic of food.
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And to start with, I'll describe just two methods
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which we'll be putting into practice at our camp and which make use of natural resources,
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the steam pit and the bamboo pot.
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I've got two posters here to make things clearer, and I'll start with the steam pit here.
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To make this, you'll need some dry sticks, some grass, some loose earth, and some stones.
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And for this week only, some matches!
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The first thing you do is to dig a shallow pit in the place you've chosen to do your cooking.
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Let's say about 25 centimeters deep and 30 centimeters wide.
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Your sticks have to be a bit wider than the pit
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because you have to put a line of them along the top from one end of the pit to the other.
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Before setting light to these, you take some large stones and arrange them on top.
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Then you start the fire and wait till the wooden platform burns through and the stones fall into the pit.
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At this point, brush away any pieces of hot ash from the stones.
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You can use a handful of grass and then take another stick
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and push it down into the center of the pit between the stones.
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After that, you cover the whole pit with a thick layer of grass.
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And then you can put your food on it, wrapped in more pieces of grass, like parcels.
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Finally, cover the whole thing with earth.
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You have to pat it firmly to seal the pit.
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Then all you have to do is take the stick out
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and pour a bit of water into the opening that it leaves.
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It should take about four hours for your food to cook
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as it cooks slowly in the steam that's created inside the pit.
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Now you have some time to look at questions 17 to 20.
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Now listen and answer questions 17 to 20. So, simple but effective.
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The other method you're going to practice this week is the bamboo oven.
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Now, the steam pit is ideal in certain conditions because the heat is below ground level.
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For example, if there's a strong wind and you're afraid a fire might spread.
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But when it's safe to have an open fire, you can use the bamboo oven method.
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You get a length of bamboo, which as you probably know is hollow, and consists of a number of individual sections with a wall in between.
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You use a sharp stick to make a hole in each of the dividing walls apart from the end one.
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Then you lean the bamboo over a fire with the top propped up by a forked stick
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and the bottom sitting on the ground.
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You pour enough water in the top to fill the bottom section
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and then light a fire underneath that section to heat the water.
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Then you put your food inside the top section
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and the steam coming up the bamboo through the holes you made cooks it.
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I'm going to move on now to food itself and talk about some of the wild plants you might cook.
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I'm going to begin with fungi.
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That's mushrooms and toads.
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I'm sure you'll be aware that some of these are edible and they're delicious but some of them are highly poisonous.
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Now, whether they're poisonous or not, all fungi that you find in the wild should be cooked before eating
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because that helps to destroy any compounds in them that might be mildly toxic.
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But be aware that any amount of cooking won't make poisonous varieties any safer to eat.
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Unless you can definitely identify a fungus, you should never eat it.
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It's not worth the risk.
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And you need to be really sure, because some fungi that are poisonous are very similar in appearance to certain edible varieties.
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They can easily be mistaken for each other.
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So, having said all that, fungi are delicious when they're freshly picked, and although they are only moderately nutritious,
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they do contain minerals which the body needs.
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I'll move on now to leafy plants, which are generally...
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That is the end of Section 2.
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You now have half a minute to check your answers.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze video bevat 173 zinnen en 1667 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 12:33. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 133 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. 85% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
15 minder gangbare woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
- bamboo /bæmˈbu/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — bamboe. Any of the fast-growing grasses of the Bambusoideae subfamily, characterized by its woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem.
- membership (zelfstandig naamwoord) — lidmaatschap. The state of being a member of a group or organization.
- grass /ɡɹɑːs/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — gras. Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem and leaf bases that wrap around the stem, especially those grown as…
- poisonous /ˈpɔɪzənəs/ (bijvoeglijk naamwoord) — giftig. Containing sufficient poison to be dangerous to touch or ingest.
- outdoor /aʊtˈdɔː/ (bijvoeglijk naamwoord) — buiten-. Situated in, designed to be used in, or carried on in the open air.
- skill /skɪl/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — bekwaamheid, vaardigheid. A capacity to do something well; a technique, an ability, usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities that are regarded as innate.
- survival /sɚˈvaɪ.vəl/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — overleven, overleving. The fact or act of surviving; continued existence or life.
- tennis /ˈtɛnɪs/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — tennis. A sport played by two players (or four in doubles), who alternately strike the ball over a net using racquets.
- delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/ (bijvoeglijk naamwoord) — heerlijk, lekker. Pleasing to the sense of taste; tasty.
- pour /poɹ/ (werkwoord) — gieten, uitstorten. To cause (liquid, or liquid-like substance) to flow in a stream, either out of a container or into it.
- oven /ˈʌ.vn̩/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — oven. A chamber used for baking or heating.
- edible /ˈɛdəbəl/ (bijvoeglijk naamwoord) — eetbaar. Capable of being eaten without harm; suitable for consumption; innocuous to humans.
- topic /ˈtɑpɪk/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — onderwerp, thema. A subject; a theme; a category or general area of interest.
- sharp /ʃɑɹp/ (bijvoeglijk naamwoord) — scherp, puntig. Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut or pierce easily; not dull, obtuse, or rounded.
- carefully /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/ (bijwoord) — voorzichtig. With care; attentively, circumspectly.
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
- look after (werkwoord) — verzorgen, behartigen. To follow with the eyes; to look in the direction of (someone or something departing).
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 45 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm, I've, I'll. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De “th”-klanken: thick /θɪk/, underneath /ˌʌndɚˈniθ/
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, sharp /ʃɑɹp/, occasion /əˈkeɪ̯ʒən/, brush /bɹʌʃ/, suggestion /səˈd͡ʒɛst.ʃən/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: installation /ˌɪn.stəˈleɪ.ʃən/, recommendation /ˌɹɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/, independently /ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəntli/
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 bamboo, membership, grass.
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet | being interviewed · has been done · will be played |
| Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telt | has been done · has been written · I've made |
| Betrekkelijke bijzinnen who / which + zin — extra informatie over een persoon of ding | example which has · people who want · plants, which are |
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.