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Sometimes when people say something is secret, they mean it's little known or hidden.
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But this actually is a secret.
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In the Second World War, Britain had a problem, getting fuel from refineries to airfields up and down the country.
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Above -ground transporter fuel was too vulnerable to well -placed bombing of the road network, not to target the tankers themselves, but to make the roads they used impassable.
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The solution?
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Build an enormous, top -secret, underground pipeline network network to carry aviation fuel across the country.
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It was even built at night, so enemy reconnaissance aircraft wouldn't be able to tell what was going on.
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Over the decades since, this network has been expanded and expanded and expanded, until it became 1 ,500 miles of pipes that connect seaports,
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airports, fuel refineries and air force bases across Britain.
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It's vital for both military and civilian use.
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When your plane's being refuelled at any major British airport, that fuel is coming from tanks that are connected straight to this pipeline network.
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Airports in other countries have similar systems, but they're smaller, private arrangements.
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This was one big, top -secret government network.
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In fact, until it was sold off and privatised in the last few years, the Air Force flew over most of the network regularly, just to make sure all was well.
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Now, the pipeline's public knowledge today, because you can't keep something as big as that secret anymore.
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You can see the schematic, like a vague subway diagram, and there are a few well -documented planted places, like here near Gloucester, where it pokes above ground for a few metres.
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But there is no public map of exactly where the pipelines lie.
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In 2010, the government refused to answer a Freedom of Information request for
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that map on the grounds that it would affect national security and defence, and to be fair, it would.
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But at the same time, anyone local might well need to know where that pipeline is, just so a construction worker with a drill doesn't suddenly break a pipe and spray high -pressure,
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highly flammable aviation fuel all over the place, and stop Heathrow Airport for a day.
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So all the pipes have these markers above them, at regular intervals.
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Sometimes these smaller ones you can see in the back, but often these massive posts.
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Most people will see them just as street furniture, if they notice them at all.
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But if you're a professional, surveying the area around here ready to dig, that's a big warning sign that perhaps you might want to double -check exactly what's below ground here.
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Now, in theory, someone could use modern aerial and street photography, work out the routes and publish them anyway.
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And a few enthusiasts have done that for their local area.
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But you won't see any official confirmation of that, because for once, this pipeline really is a secret.
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Deze video bevat 28 zinnen en 481 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 2:32. De spreker praat snel, ongeveer 189 woorden per minuut, dus reken op verbonden en ingeslikte klanken. 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
15 woorden uit de video die het leren waard zijn, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| pipeline zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈpaɪpˌlaɪn/ | pijpleiding, pijplijn |
| expand werkwoord | /ɪkˈspænd/ | vergroten, uitbreiden |
| pipe zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈpaɪp/ | fluit |
| connect werkwoord | /kəˈnɛkt/ | verbinden |
| aviation zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˌeɪ̯.viːˈeɪ̯.ʃən/ | luchtvaart |
| photography zelfstandig naamwoord | /fəˈtɑ.ɡɹə.fi/ | fotografie |
| worker zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈwɝ.kɚ/ | arbeider, arbeidster |
| refuse werkwoord | /ɹɪˈfjuːz/ | weigeren, afslaan |
| vital bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈvaɪtəl/ | levens- |
| underground bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˌʌn.dəɹˈɡɹaʊnd/ | ondergronds |
| furniture zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈfɝ.nɪ.t͡ʃɚ/ | meubel, meubelstuk |
| enormous bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ɪˈnɔː.məs/ | enorm, gigantisch |
| civilian zelfstandig naamwoord | /sɪˈvɪl.jən/ | burger |
| vulnerable bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈvʌln(ə)ɹəbl̩/ | kwetsbaar |
| publish werkwoord | /ˈpʌblɪʃ/ | publiceren, uitgeven |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| work out werkwoord | /ˌwɝk ˈaʊt/ | uitrekenen |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 6 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals can't, doesn't, they're. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: aviation /ˌeɪ̯.viːˈeɪ̯.ʃən/, publish /ˈpʌblɪʃ/, confirmation /ˌkɑn.fəɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: aviation /ˌeɪ̯.viːˈeɪ̯.ʃən/, photography /fəˈtɑ.ɡɹə.fi/, confirmation /ˌkɑn.fəɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/, refinery /rɪˈfaɪnərɪ/, enthusiast /ɪnˈθuːziˌæst/
Zo oefen je met deze video
- Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
- Begin op 0,75× snelheid, spreek zin voor zin na en ga terug naar normale snelheid zodra het makkelijk gaat.
- Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als pipeline, expand, pipe.
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 | was even built · has been expanded · being refuelled |
| Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telt | has been expanded · have done |
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.