Shadowing Practice: Unit 15 Animal Forecasters - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Unit 15 Animal Forecasters Do you think animals can predict the weather or other natural events?
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Farmers living in the countryside think so.
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For hundreds of years they have observed animals and noticed many things about the way animals act.
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For example, some farmers believe that if they see swans flying into the wind, a hurricane is coming.
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or when cows lie down, a rainstorm is coming.
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There are many traditional stories connecting animals and natural events.
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Some scientists are taking another look at animals to see if there is any truth behind these stories and beliefs.
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They have found some surprising things.
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Kiyoshi Shimamura is a Japanese earthquake researcher.
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He noticed an increase in dog bites a short time before earthquakes hit.
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Then he did an investigation of 12 public health centers in Kobe, Japan.
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These health centers treated people after a big earthquake.
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Shimamura noticed that the month before the big earthquake, treatment for animal bites had increased.
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In fact, aggressive behavior in dogs, such as biting and barking loudly, jumped 60%.
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Other animals changed their behavior before an earthquake as well.
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For example, fish in ponds
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or lakes begin swimming together in large groups only in the middle of the water and not near the edges.
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Also, birds may fly away from their nests for many days, leaving their eggs unprotected.
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These behaviors suggest that animals may be able to predict natural events, such as earthquakes, better than people.
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listening cat predictions listen to the dialogue check true or false for each sentence
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my cat is sneezing i think it will rain tomorrow why do you think
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so jamie there is not even one cloud in the sky well my grandmother told me
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that cats can predict the weather she was from scotland and many Scots believe that if a cat sneezes, it will rain soon.
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Really?
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What else did she say?
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Well, she said that the English people had a little rhyme.
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If a cat washes her face over her ear, the weather will be fine and clear.
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So, only people from Europe believe cats can predict the weather?
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I don't think so.
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My friend, who is American, says that some people in his country believe that if a cat eats grass, it will rain.
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Thank you.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “Unit 15 Animal Forecasters”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: animal, cat, earthquake, predict, weather. Deze video bevat 31 zinnen en 378 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 2:45. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 138 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:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| earthquake zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɝθkweɪk/ | aardbeving, aardschok |
| predict werkwoord | /pɹɪˈdɪkt/ | voorspellen |
| bite werkwoord | /baɪt/ | bijten |
| sneeze werkwoord | /sniːz/ | niezen |
| farmer zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈfɑɹ.mɚ/ | boer, boerin |
| unprotected bijvoeglijk naamwoord | onbeschermd | |
| rhyme zelfstandig naamwoord | /ɹaɪm/ | rijmwoord, rijm |
| swan zelfstandig naamwoord | /swɑn/ | zwaan |
| bark zelfstandig naamwoord | /bɑɹk/ | schors, bast |
| researcher zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɹiˌsɝ.t͡ʃɚ/ | onderzoeker |
| countryside zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈkʌn.tɹiˌsaɪd/ | platteland, buitengebied |
| prediction zelfstandig naamwoord | /pɹɪˈdɪkʃən/ | voorspelling |
| pond zelfstandig naamwoord | /pɑnd/ | vijver |
| observe werkwoord | /əbˈzɜːv/ | respecteren, in acht nemen |
| nest zelfstandig naamwoord | /nɛst/ | nest |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| lie down werkwoord | gaan liggen, neerliggen |
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Voorwaardelijke zinnen if + zin, will/would + werkwoord — een voorwaarde en het gevolg | if a cat sneezes, it will rain · if a cat eats grass, it will rain |
| Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telt | have observed · have found |
| Mogelijkheid met “might / may” might/may + werkwoord — iets is mogelijk maar niet zeker | may fly · may be |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — iets dat nu of in deze periode gebeurt | is coming · are taking · is sneezing |
Uitspraak om op te letten
- De “th”-klanken: earthquake /ˈɝθkweɪk/, grandmother /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: sneeze /sniːz/, countryside /ˈkʌn.tɹiˌsaɪd/, pond /pɑnd/, observe /əbˈzɜːv/, dialogue /ˈdaɪəˌlɑɡ/
- /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: grandmother /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/, dialogue /ˈdaɪəˌlɑɡ/, aggressive /əˈɡɹɛs.ɪv/
- /w/ — met ronde lippen: earthquake /ˈɝθkweɪk/, swan /swɑn/, swim /swɪm/
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 earthquake, predict, bite.
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.