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unit 2 describing people page 6 to let's listen people are describing other people what are they describing.
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Listen and check the correct answer.
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One.
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So is your boss young?
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He's in his 30s, I guess. About 35.
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Two.
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It's quite long.
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What color is it?
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It's light brown and it's a little
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curly three he's really not very tall about 175 centimeters oh yeah that's not so tall.
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Four.
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He looks about 17.
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No, he's older than that.
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He's almost 25.
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No, I don't believe it he doesn't look
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that old five she likes to wear it really short yeah
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and is it straight or curly curly really curly you can't miss her when you see
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6 is she short no she's really tall about a hundred and eighty centimeters 7
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Is she in her teens or her 20s?
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I think she's in her 20s.
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She's really nice.
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Do you want to meet her?
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Yeah, sure.
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Eight It's not really long, but it's very straight.
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And it's sometimes green.
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Green?
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Yeah.
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He sings in a rock band, I think.
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page seven three let's listen task one listen to these descriptions
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of people check the correct picture one what does your girlfriend look like tony cindy oh she's tall
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and she's got long dark brown hair
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Two Tell me about your boyfriend, Anne Well, his name's
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Bob He's 17
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Let me see
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Well, he's got curly blonde hair
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He's not very tall
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About average But he's really good looking
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Three So, Bob What's the new girl in class like?
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She's pretty tall
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About 170 centimeters
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She's got glasses and short curly hair.
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I think she's about 20.
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What's her name?
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I can't remember.
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Anne, I think.
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Four.
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So, tell me about your cousin, Paul.
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Well, she's very pretty.
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Really?
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Is she blonde?
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No, she's got dark brown hair.
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Everybody likes her.
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She's an actress.
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Really?
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I'd like to meet her.
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Page 7 3.
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Let's listen Task 2 Listen again.
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Are these statements true or false?
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Check the correct answer.
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1. What does your girlfriend look like, Tony?
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Cindy?
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Oh, she's tall, and she's got long, dark brown hair.
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2. Tell me about your boyfriend, Ann.
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Well, his name's Bob.
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He's 17.
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Let me see.
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Well, he's got curly blonde hair.
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He's not very tall, about average.
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But he's really good looking.
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Three.
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So, Bob, what's the new girl in class like?
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She's pretty tall, about 170 centimeters.
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She's got glasses and short curly hair.
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I think she's about 20.
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What's her name?
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I can't remember.
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Ann, I think.
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Four.
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So, tell me about your cousin, Paul.
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Well, she's very pretty.
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Really?
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Is she blonde?
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No, she's got dark brown hair.
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Everybody likes her.
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She's an actress.
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Really?
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I'd like to meet her.
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Page 8.
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4. Let's listen.
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Task 1.
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Some parents are looking for their children in a department store.
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Listen and write each child's age.
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1. It's my little boy.
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We were looking for some pants for my husband.
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Now I can't find him.
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Don't worry, ma 'am.
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We'll find him.
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How old is he?
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He's seven.
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I see.
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And what color is his hair?
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It's light brown.
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Don't worry.
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We'll find him for you.
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2. My little girl was here a minute ago, and now I can't find her.
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She's probably in the toy section.
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Can you describe her?
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Yes, she's five years old.
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And what color hair does she have?
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Brown, and it's very curly.
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All right, let's go to the toy section and see if she's there.
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Three.
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Has anyone seen a young kid?
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How old, sir?
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He's ten.
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He's always getting lost.
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Drives me crazy.
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Where did you last see him?
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Over by the video equipment.
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What color is his hair?
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Blonde.
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And pretty long.
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Too long.
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Four.
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Excuse me.
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I've lost my little boy.
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We were looking at some microwaves, and he was bored, and...
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Calm down, sir.
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Can you describe him?
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Yes.
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He's eight.
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Really cute.
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And what color is his hair?
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Dark brown.
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Okay.
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Let's see where he is.
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Just sit down and relax.
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Five.
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Excuse me.
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I've lost my daughter.
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Is she around thirteen, about average height, with short blonde hair?
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Why, yes.
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She's looking for you.
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Over there, in the shoe department.
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Thanks a lot.
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Page 8.
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4. Let's listen.
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Task 2.
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Listen again.
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Which child is being described?
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Number the pictures.
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1. It's my little boy.
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We were looking for some pants for my husband.
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Now I can't find him.
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Don't worry, ma 'am.
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We'll find him.
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How old is he?
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He's seven.
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I see.
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And what color is his hair?
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It's light brown.
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Don't worry.
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We'll find him for you.
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Two.
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My little girl was here a minute ago, and now I can't find her.
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She's probably in the toy section.
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Can you describe her?
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Yes.
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She's five years old.
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And what color hair does she have?
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Brown, and it's very curly.
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All right.
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Let's go to the toy section and see if she's there.
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3. Has anyone seen a young kid?
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How old, sir?
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He's ten.
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He's always getting lost.
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Drives me crazy.
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Where did you last see him?
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Over by the video equipment.
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What color is his hair?
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Blonde.
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And pretty long.
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Too long.
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4. Excuse me.
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I've lost my little boy.
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We were looking at some microwaves, and he was bored, and...
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Calm down, sir.
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Can you describe him?
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Yes.
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He's eight.
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Really cute.
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And what color is his hair?
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Dark brown.
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Okay.
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Let's see where he is.
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Just sit down and relax.
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Five.
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Excuse me.
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I've lost my daughter.
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Is she around 13, about average height, with short blonde hair?
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Why, yes.
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She's looking for you.
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Over there.
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In the shoe department.
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Thanks a lot.

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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze spreekles is gebaseerd op de video “Unit 2 Describing People - Tactics for Listening Basic”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: hair, brown, curly, listen, tall. Deze video bevat 206 zinnen en 930 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 9:00. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 103 woorden per minuut, zodat je tijd hebt om elke klank na te doen. 90% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is goed te volgen. 41 van de 206 zinnen zijn vragen, dus het is goede oefening voor vraagintonatie en korte antwoorden.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

9 woorden uit de video die het leren waard zijn, met uitspraak en betekenis:

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
curly bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈkɝli/krullig, krullerig
blond bijvoeglijk naamwoord/blɑnd/blond
pants zelfstandig naamwoord/pænts/broek
actress zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈæk.tɹɪs/actrice
cousin zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈkʌz(ə)n/neef, nicht
relax werkwoord/ɹɪˈlæks/losmaken
shoe zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈʃu/schoen
bore werkwoord/boɹ/vervelen
microwave zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈmaɪkɹoʊˌweɪv/microgolf

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

WoordBetekenis
calm down werkwoordbedaren
sit down werkwoordgaan zitten

Zinnen om te herhalen

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

  • Do you want to meet her?
  • I'd like to meet her.
  • We'll find him for you.
  • Can you describe her?
  • Where did you last see him?

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 lost
Past continuous was/were + -ing — iets dat op een moment in het verleden bezig waswere looking
Toekomst met “will” will + werkwoord — een besluit, belofte of voorspellingWe'll find
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — iets dat nu of in deze periode gebeurtare describing · are looking · is being

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 23 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals can't, don't, I've. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: blond /blɑnd/, microwave /ˈmaɪkɹoʊˌweɪv/, bind /ˈbaɪ̯nd/
  • /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: pants /pænts/, actress /ˈæk.tɹɪs/, relax /ɹɪˈlæks/

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 curly, blond, pants.

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