Shadowing Practice: This 1970s tank simulator drives through a tiny world - Learn English Speaking with Video
Les maken...
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This feels like an obvious thing to say, but tanks are expensive, both to buy and to fuel.
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If you want to train someone to drive one, it'd be great if they could learn the basics on a simulator first.
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So in the 1970s, the Swiss Army had the idea to design and build tank simulators.
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But this was well before computer-generated images, they couldn't create a virtual world.
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So instead, they built a wonderful example of 70s analog technology.
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The view screen in that box is connected to a real camera and a real miniature landscape through there.
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In the past, thousands and thousands of tank drivers trained on machines like that.
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There's now only one simulator left in the world, and it's in the Swiss Military Museum about an hour north of Zurich.
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And tourists can try it.
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There existed in the past 12 simulators for different type of tanks.
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It's very accurate for teaching the basics and teaching where to go with the hand and with the feet.
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Put that over your head, and then, because in a normal tank it's too loud with the motor noises, we have a special microphone that goes around exactly the throat mic.
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So this goes on like...
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Yes.
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Oh, that is...
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Okay, that's interesting.
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Yep, okay.
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That's it.
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Okay.
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Looks good.
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Let's let's drive a tank.
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Yeah, I wish you a good drive.
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Thank you.
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Wow, okay.
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All right, so...
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So I'm gonna start the hydraulics.
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Yep.
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Oh boy, okay.
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Okay.
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Haha.
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Sounds good.
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Now you can start the main motor.
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Starting the main motor.
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Very well, sounds good.
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Fucking brake is off.
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Okay.
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Should probably be on the right hand side of the road I guess.
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Umm, you can drive in the middle.
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I'm in a tank.
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It's a tank.
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What am I gonna do?
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Alright.
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Yeah, sure.
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You can go into fourth gear.
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Fourth gear.
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Oh!
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Okay, I'm gonna sit a little bit more forward so I don't hit the back of my head when that happens.
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That's the only one of the Type 68 tank that's remaining and we managed to get it running here.
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It took roughly about one and a half, two years.
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We had to really go into it from ground up.
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It was very difficult, not for everything, but mostly for the electrical and electronic parts,
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because it's all tech, it's not like you can go to any supermarket and buy it.
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Fifth gear?
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Fifth gear.
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I need to sit forward.
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This feels very fast now, all of a sudden.
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There is something about the analog miniature model.
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Like not only close up to make sure, but when the trees are in the distance, this is really convincing.
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There is a memory function on the computer module which on base of this X and Y axis says you're here,
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you're on gravel, you're on snow, you're on normal earth, you're on road and something like that.
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If you're driving 2, 3, the feet where the camera sits on just moves up
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and it's like you're having a panoramic ride right above our model with a helicopter.
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Okay, we can go ahead.
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Oh, I am good.
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Yeah, I've definitely...
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No worries, left gear.
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Right, right, right, right.
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Fifth gear, fifth gear.
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Fifth gear, fifth gear.
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Was that being right from the camera?
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The foot where you're driving on, like it's kind of a metal slide.
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If that moves a tiny bit, for instance, if there's some contact with it and it moves, for instance, I need to go up to go over that.
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It will notice that and signalize the cabin that you're moving over something.
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The camera is original, the foot is original, the whole model is original, everything except for the computer part is original.
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But it was too old and you don't find parts easily for that, so we have to rebuild it on Raspberry Pi.
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You can go into fourth gear again if you're comfortable.
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Yeah.
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Every time!
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We should say, of course, this is a bit of fun for tourists now, but this was a serious training game.
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Like, if you actually have to drive around a tank in wartime, it's a very, very different experience to this.
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It is really dangerous what you do.
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Here is a game.
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It's like a game.
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This job is not a game.
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Thank you very much.
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You're welcome.
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How do I get out of here?
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “This 1970s tank simulator drives through a tiny world”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: gear, tank, fifth, drive, simulator. Deze video bevat 87 zinnen en 740 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 4:31. De spreker praat in een natuurlijk tempo van ongeveer 164 woorden per minuut, dicht bij een alledaags gesprek. 86% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| analog bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈænəlɔɡ/ | analoog |
| hydraulics zelfstandig naamwoord | /haɪˈdɹɔːlɪks/ | hydraulica, stromingsleer |
| panoramic bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˌpænəˈɹæmɪk/ | panoramisch, panoramische |
| wartime zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈwɔː(ɹ)taɪm/ | oorlogstijd |
| gravel zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɡɹævəl/ | grind |
| microphone zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌfəʊn/ | microfoon |
| supermarket zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/ | supermarkt |
| module zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈmɑd͡ʒul/ | module |
| rebuild werkwoord | /ɹiːˈbɪld/ | heropbouwen, wederopbouwen |
| axis zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈæksɪs/ | as |
| helicopter zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈheliːˌkɔptə(ɹ)/ | helikopter, wentelwiek |
| cabin zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈkæbɪn/ | hut |
| convince werkwoord | /kənˈvɪns/ | overtuigen |
| throat zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈθɹoʊt/ | keel |
| slide zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈslaɪ̯d/ | glijbaan, schuifaf |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- Let's let's drive a tank.
- What am I gonna do?
- How do I get out of here?
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Advies met “should” should + werkwoord — zeggen wat een goed idee is | Should probably be · should say |
| Verplichting: must / have to / need to zeggen dat iets nodig is | had to really · need to sit · need to go |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — iets dat nu of in deze periode gebeurt | you're driving · you're having · you're moving |
| Toekomst met “going to” be going to + werkwoord — een plan of iets dat je ziet aankomen | gonna start · gonna do · gonna sit |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 22 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals you're, gonna, I'm. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: simulator /ˈsɪmjəˌleɪtɚ/, miniature /ˈmɪn.(i)ə.tʃəɹ/, panoramic /ˌpænəˈɹæmɪk/, supermarket /ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/, helicopter /ˈheliːˌkɔptə(ɹ)/
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 analog, hydraulics, panoramic.
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.