Shadowing Practice: Unit 5 New York SkyscraperReading Explorer 1 3rd Ed Video - Learn English Speaking with Video
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New York City is home to over 6,000 high-rise buildings.
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It's an amazing sight.
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But have you ever wondered what it's like to build a high-rise in one of the most crowded places in the world?
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Let's find out from the people working on One Bryant Park.
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There are several factors that make this work challenging, especially on the corner of 42nd Street and 6th Avenue.
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This location is one of the busiest places in the whole city.
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The first challenge was digging the building's foundation.
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It took an entire year for workers to remove 198,000 cubic meters of earth.
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After the foundation was finished, workers could begin bringing in building materials.
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Thousands of kilograms are received at the site each day.
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There is very little room here in the middle of Manhattan, so there is only one option for getting the materials to the workers.
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Everything has to be lifted up into the tower.
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About 200 meters above ground, the workers are hard at work.
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This crane operator is so high up that he can't see what he's lifting.
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Workers far below him provide careful instructions on what to do.
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The potential for mistakes is high, so there is no room for error.
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The biggest job is lifting these huge beams that to form the structure of the building.
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But first, the beams have to make it there.
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Getting access to the site is not so easy.
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Driving a truck this size through city traffic can be a challenge.
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Trucks start coming in at 5 a.m.
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And as the day continues, the traffic only gets worse.
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After the beams arrive, the men work quickly.
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With a building this size, everything is big.
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And that always presents a challenge.
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This is one of five water tanks that will hold the total of 260,000 liters of water.
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Its size makes it difficult to place.
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But if you think this looks hard, the greatest challenge is yet to come, the spire.
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It's so large that it comes in 70 separate pieces.
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Going into New York City, you basically lose two days.
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It is true what they say, this is a city that never sleeps and there's always traffic out there to deal with.
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It gets a little hairy at times, you know, but you have an escort behind you and he kind of blocks it off a little bit.
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Even though New York is a really big city, the streets aren't the biggest.
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Each piece must be lifted and put together nearly 300 meters above ground.
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With its spire, One Bryant Park stands 366 meters high,
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making it one of New York's tallest buildings.
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It attracts residents and tourists alike, and forms an important part of the New York City skyline.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “Unit 5 New York SkyscraperReading Explorer 1 3rd Ed Video”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: workers, meters, challenge, beams, traffic. Deze video bevat 37 zinnen en 454 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 4:23. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 103 woorden per minuut, zodat je tijd hebt om elke klank na te doen. 88% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is goed te volgen.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
De 12 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| meter zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈmitəɹ/ | meter, teller |
| beam zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈbiːm/ | balk, biels |
| kilogram zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈkɪləɡɹæm/ | kilogram |
| skyline zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈskaɪˌlaɪn/ | skyline |
| cubic bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈkju.bɪk/ | kubiek |
| hairy bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈhɛɹ.i/ | harig, behaard |
| crane zelfstandig naamwoord | /kɹeɪn/ | kraanvogel, kraan |
| alike bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /əˈlaɪk/ | gelijk, hetzelfde |
| instruction zelfstandig naamwoord | /ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/ | onderwijs |
| attract werkwoord | /əˈtɹækt/ | aantrekken |
| dig werkwoord | /dɪɡ/ | graven, delven |
| operator zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɑpəˌɹeɪtɚ/ | bediener |
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 finished · are received · be lifted |
| Overtreffende trap the -est / the most … — het hoogste of laagste van een groep | the most crowded · the busiest · The biggest |
| Verplichting: must / have to / need to zeggen dat iets nodig is | has to be · have to make |
Uitspraak om op te letten
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: kilogram /ˈkɪləɡɹæm/, attract /əˈtɹækt/
- /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: kilogram /ˈkɪləɡɹæm/, dig /dɪɡ/
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 meter, beam, kilogram.
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.