Shadowing Practice: What does Visa do? The answer might surprise you - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Almost everyone knows the Visa brand.
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One of the most trusted and recognizable in the world.
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But not everyone knows what Visa does.
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A credit card company.
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Not a credit card company.
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Is it a bank company?
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Nope.
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They loan money.
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Try again.
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They lend the money to you and then they charge your bank account later.
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Sorry.
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I have no idea.
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Oh!
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Can I have a clue?
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Visa is a payments technology company that facilitates commerce around the world.
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Whether you are making a purchase, sending money to a friend, or part of a business moving money to another business.
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Visa pioneered the electronic payments business more than 60 years ago, envisioning a world in which paying for something could be translated into electrons
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and photons that move across the globe at the speed of light.
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The consumer may access an infinite range of goods and services whenever he chooses, he chooses, wherever he may be.
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Today, there are more than 3 billion Visa accounts around the world, in more than 200 countries and territories.
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During fiscal year 2019, more than 200 billion payments in cash transactions were made with the Visa brand,
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representing more than 11 trillion in payments and cash volume, from the largest cities to remote communities across the globe.
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Each transaction made on the Visa network represents a packet of data that moves across a massive telecommunications network, more than 10 million miles in length end to end.
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The network is made up of fiber, ethernet, wireless, satellite, and virtual connections,
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linking consumers, businesses, governments, and financial institutions.
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The journey of each transaction starts with you.
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When you click, swipe, dip, or tap to pay, data about the transaction travels from the store owner to their bank or processor,
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which captures the information and sends it to Visanet.
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Visanet uses artificial intelligence technology to analyze every aspect of the transaction to determine the level of risk for fraud.
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VisaNet routes the information to the bank that issued the customer's credit or debit account.
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The bank decides whether to approve or decline the transaction based on Visa's risk score and its own data about the account.
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Traveling back through VisaNet, the approved request returns to the store owner, where where the transaction is completed.
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Later on, Visa makes sure the money is transferred.
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This authorization all happens in less than one second, whether you're in Miami, Madrid, or Mumbai.
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Making sure that every transaction flows instantly are several global data centers synchronized in real time
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so that if one system experiences issues, another picks up.
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Software developers and other partners can use Visa's developer tools to build innovative ways to pay.
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As a payments leader, Visa is extending the boundaries of our network and the potential of billions of connected devices,
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bringing the security and reliability of our brand to customers across the entire payments ecosystem.
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Digital commerce can extend to even the most remote regions, where people who don't typically bank can access the benefits of mobile technology.
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Despite the growth of digital payments, about 1.7 billion people still lack access to formal financial services,
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and consumers spend nearly $17 trillion in cash and checks.
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Meeting this opportunity is the mission of Visa's more than 19,000
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employees committed to accelerating the global migration to digital payments to enable individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive.
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You might not know what Visa does because the inner workings of our network are not visible when you're making a payment, and they shouldn't be.
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Speed, security, and convenience are what drive our business, so you can get on with yours, no matter how, when, and where you choose to pay.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze video bevat 46 zinnen en 601 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 4:02. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 149 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
15 minder gangbare woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
- remote /ɹəˈməʊt̞/ (bijvoeglijk naamwoord) — verwijderd, afgelegen. At a distance; disconnected.
- commerce /ˈkɑ.mɚs/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — handel, commercie. The exchange or buying and selling of commodities; especially the exchange of merchandise, on a large scale, between different places or communities; extended…
- extend /ɛkˈstɛnd/ (werkwoord) — uitbreiden. To increase in extent.
- globe /ɡloʊb/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — wereldbol, globe. The eyeball.
- developer /dɪˈvɛləpɚ/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — ontwikkelaar, ontwerper. A person or entity engaged in the creation or improvement of certain classes of products.
- approve /əˈpɹuːv/ (werkwoord) — goedkeuren. To officially sanction; to ratify; to confirm; to set as satisfactory.
- formal /ˈfɔɹməl/ (bijvoeglijk naamwoord) — formeel. In accordance with established forms.
- aspect /ˈæspɛkt/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — aspect. Any specific feature, part, or element of something.
- institution /ˌɪn.stɪˈtʃuː.ʃən/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — instelling. A long-established organization or type of organization, particularly one involved with education, public service, or charity work.
- decline /dɪˈklaɪn/ (werkwoord) — afnemen, terugvallen. To move downwards, to fall, to drop.
- visible /ˈvɪzɪb(ə)l/ (bijvoeglijk naamwoord) — zichtbaar, zichtbare. Able to be seen.
- connect /kəˈnɛkt/ (werkwoord) — verbinden. To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object.
- fraud /ˈfɹɔːd/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — fraude, flessentrekkerij. The crime of stealing or otherwise illegally obtaining money by use of deception tactics.
- commit /kəˈmɪt/ (werkwoord) — toevertrouwen, toewijzen. To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust; to consign; used with to or formerly unto.
- satellite /ˈsætəlaɪ̯t/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — satelliet, kunstmaan. A moon or other smaller body orbiting a larger one.
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
- get on with (werkwoord) — aan de gang gaan met, doorgaan. To proceed with; to begin or continue, especially after an interruption.
- pick up (werkwoord) — oppakken, optillen. To lift; to grasp and raise.
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 4 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals you're, don't, shouldn't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De “th”-klanken: authorization /ˌɔːθəɹaɪˈzeɪʃən/, thrive /θɹajv/
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: transaction /tɹænˈzækʃən/, capture /ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/, institution /ˌɪn.stɪˈtʃuː.ʃən/, artificial /ˌɑː.tɪˈfɪʃ.əl/, migration /maɪˈɡɹeɪʃ(ə)n/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: developer /dɪˈvɛləpɚ/, institution /ˌɪn.stɪˈtʃuː.ʃən/, artificial /ˌɑː.tɪˈfɪʃ.əl/, innovative /ˈɪn.əˌveɪtɪv/, facilitate /fəˈsɪlɪteɪt/
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 remote, commerce, extend.
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.