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Unit 9.
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The Family.
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Page 34.
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2. Let's listen.
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People are talking about their families.
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Listen and number the pictures.
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1. That's me in the middle.
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That's my oldest niece Betsy on the left.
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She's in her second year of college.
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And that's my nephew on the right.
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He's just finished high school.
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Oh, he's handsome.
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Two.
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That's me on the left.
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Who are the other two?
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Those are my sister and brother, Maria and Jose.
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They're twins.
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How old are they?
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They're ten.
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Three.
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That's me and my parents.
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Boy, you look just like your dad.
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No, I don't.
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Four.
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This is a picture of my son and daughter.
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Is your daughter older than your son?
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Yes, much older.
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She's 26.
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How old is your son?
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He's 17.
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That's a big difference.
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Five.
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These are my parents, and that's my grandmother on the left.
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How old is she?
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She's 60.
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She looks young for 60.
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Six.
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This is my father with my uncle and aunt and two cousins.
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Which one is your father?
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The one on the left.
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Oh, yes.
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Page 35.
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3. Let's listen.
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Task 1.
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People are talking about their families.
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How many brothers and sisters do they have?
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Listen and write the numbers.
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1. Do you have any brothers and sisters, Stephanie?
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No brothers.
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I wish I did, but I've got three sisters.
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Really?
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Yeah, and I'm the youngest.
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Poor you.
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Two.
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Tell me about your family, Donna.
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Well, I've got one brother.
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He's older than me.
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What does he do?
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He's a student, and I've got two younger sisters.
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Wow, you have a big family.
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Three.
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Do you have any brothers or sisters, Bob?
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Just one.
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My sister, Anna.
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Is she older than you?
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Yes, she is.
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She always bosses me around.
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Four.
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Tell me about your family, Rosie.
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Well, I come from quite a big family.
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I've got two brothers, both of them younger than me.
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Really?
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Do you have any sisters?
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Yeah, I have one older and one younger sister.
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You're lucky.
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I wish I came from a big family.
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Five.
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Do you come from a big family, Tina?
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No, I'm an only child.
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It's just me and my parents.
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Page 35.
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3. Let's listen.
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Task 2.
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Listen again.
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Circle the correct answer.
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1. Do you have any brothers and sisters, Stephanie?
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No brothers.
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I wish I did.
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But I've got three sisters.
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Really?
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Yeah, and I'm the youngest.
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Poor you.
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Two.
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Tell me about your family, Donna.
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Well, I've got one brother.
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He's older than me.
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What does he do?
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He's a student, and I've got two younger sisters.
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Wow, you have a big family.
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Three.
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Do you have any brothers or sisters, Bob?
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Just one.
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My sister, Anna.
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Is she older than you?
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Yes, she is.
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She always bosses me around.
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Four.
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Tell me about your family, Rosie.
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Well, I come from quite a big family.
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I've got two brothers, both of them younger than me.
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Really?
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Do you have any sisters?
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Yeah, I have one older and one younger sister.
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You're lucky.
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I wish I came from a big family.
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Five.
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Do you come from a big family, Tina?
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No, I'm an only child.
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It's just me and my parents.
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Page 36.
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4. Let's listen.
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Task 1.
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People are talking about themselves and other family members.
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Which family member is the speaker most similar to?
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Listen and check the correct answer.
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1. Wen Ping.
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Both of my parents are taller than me.
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My dad is pretty tall, but my brother is even taller than my dad.
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Together they look like a basketball team.
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My sister and I are the short ones in the family.
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2. Michael My brother isn't interested in music at all.
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He's into cars, like my dad.
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But I'm not interested in cars.
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I play the guitar and the piano.
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I guess I love music because of my mom.
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She sings beautifully.
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She plays the piano really well, too.
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3. Justin I love animals.
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I have a dog and I keep a couple of parrots in a big cage in my room.
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I love taking photographs of wild birds when I'm in the countryside.
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My dad and I often go away for the weekend and we have a great time bird watching.
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My sister thinks I'm crazy.
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When my sister has free time, she loves to play cards.
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I can't stand card games.
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4. Susan I enjoy reading.
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I read a lot of books, and I love going to the library.
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My dad likes outdoor things.
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He's really into sports and swimming, and he always tells me I should get more interested in sports,
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but Mom tells me that reading is the best way to learn.
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She always gives me books that she's been reading.
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5. Robert I'm very interested in computers.
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I'm always teaching myself new computer programs and I have a lot of great software.
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My brother and I spend all our free time in computer stores and on the internet.
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My sister is more interested in the arts.
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She likes music and she loves to read.
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She hates computers.
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6. Beth I love traveling.
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My mother and I go to a different place every year.
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Both of us love to learn new things about cultures.
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My father never goes with us because he hates flying.
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My older sister is in college, so she stays home and studies while we're away.
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Sometimes I wish my sister and my father would travel with us, because I miss them.
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Page 36 4.
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Let's Listen Task 2
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How is each family member different from the speaker?
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Write the letter.
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1. Wen Ping Both of my parents are taller than me.
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My dad is pretty tall, but my brother is even taller than my dad.
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Together they look like a basketball team.
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My sister and I are the short ones in the family.
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2. Michael My brother isn't interested in music at all.
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He's into cars, like my dad.
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But I'm not interested in cars.
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I play the guitar and the piano.
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I guess I love music because of my mom.
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She sings beautifully.
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She plays the piano really well, too.
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3. Justin I love animals.
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I have a dog and I keep a couple of parrots in a big cage in my room.
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I love taking photographs of wild birds when I'm in the countryside.
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My dad and I often go away for the weekend and we have a great time bird watching.
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My sister thinks I'm crazy.
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When my sister has free time, she loves to play cards.
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I can't stand card games.
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4. Susan I enjoy reading.
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I read a lot of books and I love going to the library.
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My dad likes outdoor things.
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He's really into sports and swimming and he always tells me I should get more interested in sports,
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but mom tells me that reading is the best way to learn.
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She always gives me books that she's been reading.
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5. Robert I'm very interested in computers.
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I'm always teaching myself new computer programs, and I have a lot of great software.
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My brother and I spend all our free time in computer stores and on the Internet.
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My sister is more interested in the arts.
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She likes music, and she loves to read.
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She hates computers.
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6. Beth I love traveling.
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My mother and I go to a different place every year.
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Both of us love to learn new things about cultures.
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My father never goes with us because he hates flying.
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My older sister is in college, so she stays home and studies while we're away.
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Sometimes I wish my sister and my father would travel with us because I miss them.
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Thank you.

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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze spreekles is gebaseerd op de video “Unit 9 The Family - Tactics for Listening Basic”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: sister, brother, dad, older, interested. Deze video bevat 203 zinnen en 1260 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 9:54. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 127 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. 85% 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:

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
piano zelfstandig naamwoord/piˈænɪː/piano
guitar zelfstandig naamwoord/ɡɪˈtɑɹ/gitaar
outdoor bijvoeglijk naamwoord/aʊtˈdɔː/buiten-
photograph zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈfoʊ.təˌɡɹæf/foto
swim werkwoord/swɪm/zwemmen
cage zelfstandig naamwoord/keɪd͡ʒ/kooi, kouw
youngest bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈjʌŋ.ɡɪst/jongst
beautifully bijwoord/ˈbju.tɪ.fə.li/mooi
countryside zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈkʌn.tɹiˌsaɪd/platteland, buitengebied
uncle zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈʌŋ.kl̩/oom, nonkel
cousin zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈkʌz(ə)n/neef, nicht
twin zelfstandig naamwoord/twɪn/tweeling
handsome bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈhæn.səm/knap
aunt zelfstandig naamwoord/ɑːnt/tante
grandmother zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/grootmoeder, oma

Zinnen om te herhalen

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

  • Is your daughter older than your son?
  • How old is your son?
  • Which one is your father?
  • Is she older than you?
  • Do you have any sisters?

Grammatica in deze video

De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:

StructuurIn de video
Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — iets dat eerder begon en nog bezig isshe's been reading
Vergrotende trap -er than / more … than — twee dingen vergelijkenolder than · younger than · taller than
Werkwoord + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — werkwoorden die door de -ing-vorm worden gevolgdlove taking · enjoy reading · love traveling
Overtreffende trap the -est / the most … — het hoogste of laagste van een groepmy oldest · the youngest · the best

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 33 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm, I've, can't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

  • De “th”-klanken: beth /bɛθ/, grandmother /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: cage /keɪd͡ʒ/, countryside /ˈkʌn.tɹiˌsaɪd/
  • /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: piano /piˈænɪː/, photograph /ˈfoʊ.təˌɡɹæf/, handsome /ˈhæn.səm/, grandmother /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/, parrot /ˈpæɹət/
  • /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: guitar /ɡɪˈtɑɹ/, photograph /ˈfoʊ.təˌɡɹæf/, youngest /ˈjʌŋ.ɡɪst/, grandmother /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

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 piano, guitar, outdoor.

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.

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