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Oceans, mountains, and continents.
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These are just some of the features that make up the world that we live in.
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The Earth's surface makes up only a tiny fraction of our planet,
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which we call the crust.
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But do you know what lies beneath it?
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To get an idea of how much of the earth is crust,
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take a look at this peach.
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A peach has three layers.
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A thin, hard skin on the outside,
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a thick layer of yellow flesh,
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and a stone on the inside.
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Like this peach, earth is also made up of several layers.
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crust, the mantle, and the core.
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Can you see how thin the crust is compared to the rest of Earth's layers?
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Under the crust lies a semi-liquid mantle layer of molten magma,
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which can be divided into the upper mantle and the lower mantle.
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Together, the upper mantle and the crust are collectively known as the lithosphere.
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Below the mantle lies the core,
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which can also be divided into the outer core and inner core.
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The outer core is made of iron and nickel.
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But because temperatures are so high here,
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you find these metals in their molten, liquid form.
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At the center of the Earth,
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beneath the outer core, lies the inner core.
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This layer is a solid ball made of iron as well.
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This is the hottest part of the Earth,
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with temperatures as high as the surface of the Sun.
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The inner core stays solid because Earth's gravity is so strong the metals cannot melt,
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despite how hot it is.
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If you took a look at a world map,
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it would be easy to think that the Earth has always looked like this and always will.
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However, this is just how the Earth's surface looks currently,
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because it is changing all the time.
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Most of these changes happen in the lithosphere.
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Earth's lithosphere is divided into many tectonic plates that are different in shapes and sizes,
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but fit tightly together like a jigsaw puzzle.
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There are seven large key plates,
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and several smaller plates, and our lands and oceans lie on top of them.
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Did you know that all of the continents that we know today once formed a single supercontinent?
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This supercontinent existed 335 million years ago,
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and we call it Pangaea.
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Over millions of years, the tectonic plates which hold the continents moved around,
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smashing into each other and then pulling apart.
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This process is called plate tectonics,
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but is sometimes also known as continental drift.
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If you look closely, you can see where some of the edges of the continents line up,
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like the edges of Africa and South America.
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of animals that couldn't swim or fly have been found on different continents,
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providing further evidence that all the continents were previously connected.
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So how did the plates manage to move the continents to where they are today?
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To find out, we'll have to look at what lies under the plates.
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Within the Earth, there is tremendous heat and pressure,
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and this drives slow, circular movements,
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called convection currents, within the mantle layer,
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which in turn cause the plates to move.
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Different tectonic plates meet each other at their boundaries,
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which are known as plate margins.
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There are three types of plate margins depending on what kind of movement occurs between the two interacting plates.
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At a constructive or divergent plate margin,
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two plates move away from each other.
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This movement forms a gap between plates which allows magma to seep through
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and cool to form new geological features such as volcanoes.
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The Mid-Atlantic Ridge under the Atlantic Ocean is an example of a constructive plate margin.
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At a destructive or convergent plate margin,
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two plates move towards each other.
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This can either cause one plate to go under and the other to be pushed up,
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or two plates to smash together and push upwards.
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This process can form majestic fold mountains and deep trenches and often create powerful earthquakes.
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This is how the Himalayas in Nepal,
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home of Earth's highest mountain, Mount Everest, were formed.
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At a conservative plate margin,
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two plates slide against each other,
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either in different directions or in the same direction at different speeds.
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These parts of the world also experience earthquakes due to the movement of these plates.
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An example of this is the San Andreas Fault in California.
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Our Earth is a dynamic and active planet,
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and its surface is composed of many individual plates that are always on the move due to the convection currents within.
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The plates are moving far too slowly for us to notice,
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yet they are responsible for the most devastating tectonic hazards,
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like volcano eruptions, earthquakes, and tsunamis.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau C1 is gebaseerd op de video “What Are Tectonic Plates? Our Earth and Its Movements”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: plate, core, continents, mantle, layer. Deze video bevat 80 zinnen en 786 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 6:31. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 121 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. Slechts 78% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is pittig.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
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| mantle zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈmæn.təl/ | gloeikous |
| continent zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈkɑntɪnənt/ | werelddeel, continent |
| tectonic bijvoeglijk naamwoord | tektonisch | |
| lithosphere zelfstandig naamwoord | lithosfeer | |
| peach zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈpiːt͡ʃ/ | perzik |
| melt werkwoord | /mɛlt/ | smelten, laten smelten |
| magma zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈmæɡ.mə/ | magma |
| supercontinent zelfstandig naamwoord | supercontinent, oercontinent | |
| volcano zelfstandig naamwoord | /vɑlˈkeɪ.noʊ/ | vulkaan, vuurberg |
| constructive bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /kənˈstɹʌktɪv/ | constructief |
| smash werkwoord | /smæʃ/ | verpletteren, kapotslaan |
| compose werkwoord | /kəmˈpəʊz/ | samenstellen |
| convergent bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /kənˈvɜː.d͡ʒənt/ | convergent |
| jigsaw zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈd͡ʒɪɡ.sɔ/ | decoupeerzaag |
| tsunami zelfstandig naamwoord | /(t)suːˈnɑːmi/ | tsunami, vloedgolf |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| find out werkwoord | ontdekken, onderzoeken |
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 | is also made · is compared · can be divided |
| Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telt | has always looked · have been found |
Uitspraak om op te letten
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: convection /kənˈvɛkʃən/, smash /smæʃ/, eruption /ɪˈɹʌpʃən/, fraction /ˈfɹæk.ʃən/
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 mantle, continent, tectonic.
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.