Shadowing Practice: Water Heater | IELTS LISTENING TEST | SECTION-2 - Learn English Speaking with Video

Les maken...
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Now turn to section 2.
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Section 2.
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You will hear a man who owns a holiday home talking on the phone to a woman who is staying there.
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First, you have some time to look at questions 11 to 13.
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Now listen carefully and answer questions 11 to 13.
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Hello?
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Hi, it's Laura Carlton here.
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We've just arrived at the holiday flat,
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but I can't get the hot water and heating to work.
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Oh right, that's easy.
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Don't worry, in the upstairs cupboard you'll find the water heater.
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You'll see three main controls on the left at the bottom of the heater.
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The first one, the round one on the far left,
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is the most important one for the heating and hot water.
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It's the main control switch.
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Make sure it's in the on position.
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The switch itself doesn't light up,
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but the little square below will be black if the switch is off.
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That's probably what's happened.
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It's got switched off by mistake.
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The middle one of these three controls,
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you'll see it's slightly larger than the first one, controls the radiators.
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If you feel cold while you're there and need the radiators on,
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this needs to be turned to maximum.
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The last of the three controls,
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the one on the right,
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is usually on about a number four setting,
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which for the water in the taps is usually quite hot enough.
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Below the heating controls in the middle is a small round plastic button.
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If there isn't enough water in the pipes,
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sometimes the heater goes out.
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If this happens, you'll need to press this button to reset the heater.
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Hold it in for about five seconds and the heater should come on again.
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Then there's a little square indicator under the third knob that's a kind of alarm light.
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It'll flash if you need to reset the heater.
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It sounds complicated.
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I'm sure you won't have any problems with it.
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There should be some more instructions on the side of the heater.
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Call me back if you can't make it work.
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Okay.
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Before you hear the rest of the conversation,
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you have some time to look at questions 14 to 20.
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Now listen and answer questions 14 to 20.
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While you're on the phone,
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we haven't managed to find a few things we need,
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like extra pillows for the beds and some washing powder.
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Is there any here?
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Pillows, yes.
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If you look in the cupboard,
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the large white one upstairs,
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to the left of the bathroom door,
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there should be four or five on the top shelf.
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And if you want to do some washing,
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there's some powder for that,
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um, probably by the back door.
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There's a kind of shelf there above the sink.
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In fact, I'm sure there's some there in a large blue box.
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You need about half a cupful for each wash.
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Oh, and that reminds me.
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The spare key to the back door is hanging on a hook on the wall by the sitting room window.
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Please make sure to put it back when you've used it.
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The previous guest lost it in the garden and I had to get another one made.
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And if you have any trouble with the lamps,
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you'll find some spare bulbs in a large cardboard box.
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It's on top of the washing machine with all kinds of useful things in it.
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Oh, and another thing I forgot to mention when we last spoke.
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Yes?
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I've left you a local map,
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so you'll be able to find your way around easily.
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It shows the whole area.
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I put it in the top drawer of the chest under the TV in your bedroom.
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There's a whole file of local information in there too.
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Thanks.
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What about visiting the town?
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Can you give us any advice?
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Yes.
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You'll need to take the car.
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It's too far to walk from the flat, really.
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You have to pay to leave your car in all the car parks now, I'm afraid.
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I like the one that's by the station best,
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and you can walk to the town centre from there in five minutes.
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That's where all the best restaurants are.
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But if you want a takeaway,
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the Italian one does really good pasta and pizzas.
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Call 7362-81 for that one,
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or 766-119 for the Chinese.
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They're both good, and they'll both deliver to the flat.
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As for places to visit,
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yes, do go and see the Railway Museum.
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The exhibition is small, but really good.
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It gets very crowded on Sundays,
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so I suggest you visit it on a quieter day,
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later in the week, but not on Thursdays, which is market day.
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You won't find anywhere to park.
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And it's also the only day of the week when they're not open.
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Anything else?
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Not for the moment, thanks.
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That is the end of section 2.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze video bevat 98 zinnen en 802 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 6:15. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 128 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. 87% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is goed te volgen.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

15 minder gangbare woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:

  • wash /wɑʃ/ (werkwoord) — wassen, spoelen. To clean with water.
  • spare /spɛɚ/ (bijvoeglijk naamwoord) — extra. Being more than what is necessary, or what must be used or reserved; not wanted, or not used; superfluous.
  • powder /ˈpaʊ.dɚ/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — poeder. The fine particles which are the result of reducing a dry substance by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or the result of decay; dust.
  • shelf /ʃɛlf/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — schap, rek. A flat, rigid structure, fixed at right angles to a wall or forming a part of a cabinet, desk, etc., and used to display, store, or support objects.
  • pillow /ˈpɪl.oʊ/ [ˈpʰɪɫ.ö̞] (zelfstandig naamwoord) — hoofdkussen, oorkussen. A soft cushion used to support the head in bed.
  • upstairs /ˌʌpˈstɛɹz/ (bijwoord) — boven. Up the stairs; on or to a higher floor or level.
  • reset /ɹiːˈsɛt/ (werkwoord) — herinitialiseren, terugstellen. To set back to the initial state.
  • complicated /ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/ (bijvoeglijk naamwoord) — ingewikkeld, gecompliceerd. Difficult or convoluted.
  • bedroom /ˈbɛdˌɹum/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — slaapkamer. A room in a house, apartment, hotel, or other dwelling where a bed is kept for sleeping.
  • carefully /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/ (bijwoord) — voorzichtig. With care; attentively, circumspectly.
  • pizza /ˈpi.tsə/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — pizza. A baked Italian dish of a thinly rolled bread crust typically topped before baking with tomato sauce, cheese, and other ingredients such as meat or vegetables.
  • arrive /əˈɹaɪv/ (werkwoord) — aankomen, arriveren. To reach; to get to a certain place.
  • exhibition /ɛksɪˈbɪʃən/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — tentoonstelling. An instance of exhibiting, or something exhibited.
  • hook /hʊk/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — haak. A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment.
  • remind /ɹəˈmaɪnd/ (werkwoord) — herinneren. To cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something); to bring to the notice or consideration (of a person).

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

  • come on /ˌkʌm ˈɒn/ — kom op, kom aan. Come along with me; join me in going.
  • go out (werkwoord) — naar buiten gaan. To leave, especially a building.
  • switch off (werkwoord) — uitzetten, uitschakelen. To stop or disable a device by turning a switch or a lever.

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 27 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals you'll, I'm, can't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

  • De klanken “sh” en “zh”: wash /wɑʃ/, shelf /ʃɛlf/, flash /flæʃ/, exhibition /ɛksɪˈbɪʃən/, instruction /ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/
  • Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: complicated /ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/, exhibition /ɛksɪˈbɪʃən/, indicator /ˈɪn.dɪˌkeɪ.tə(ɹ)/, radiator /ˈɹej.di(j)ˌej.tɚ/

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 wash, spare, powder.

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 teltWe've just arrived · haven't managed · I've left
Betrekkelijke bijzinnen who / which + zin — extra informatie over een persoon of dingman who owns · Thursdays, which is

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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