Shadowing Practice: Why Do Animals Have Tails? - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hey, Squeaks!
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Look what we have here!
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We just got an awesome question from one of our viewers.
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They want to know, why do animals have tails?
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That's such a great question!
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Lots of animals have tails!
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Yes, including rats, Squeaks!
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But humans don't!
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Personally, I'm pretty glad we don't have tails.
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Can you imagine trying to sit in class at school with the tail getting in the way all
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But the real reason other animals have tails is that they need them and we don't.
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I bet you could even guess what some animals use their tails for.
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When you think of an animal with a tail, what's the first one that comes to mind?
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A dog!
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That's a great one, Squeaks!
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Maybe you have a dog in your family, or you know someone who does, and I bet you've seen that dog wag their tail a lot.
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When dogs wag their tails, that's often because they're happy or excited.
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Since they can't talk using words, their tails do the talking for them.
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And if you see a dog with their tail lowered between their legs, that might mean they're scared.
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So that's one reason some animals have tails, to help show what they're feeling.
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Can you think of any other animals that have tails?
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Maybe one you'd see on a farm?
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Yeah, horses have tails, too!
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Sometimes horses use their tails to communicate like dogs do, but their tails are also useful for something else, flicking away at all those pesky flies buzzing around them.
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Some other animals, like cows, do the same thing.
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That's true, Squeaks!
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There's another very important example that we haven't talked about yet.
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Rats.
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Rats mainly use their tails for a different reason, to help them balance.
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You know how sometimes if you're walking along the edge of a curb
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and you start to feel like you might lose your balance, you can throw your arms out to the side like this and keep yourself from falling over?
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Well, rats and lots of other animals use their tails in the same way.
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If they're climbing something really high or narrow, where they might fall, they can stretch out their tail to help keep their balance, just like you stretch out your arms.
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Cats use their tails for balance, too, which is really important for them because they jump very high.
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Some animals, like monkeys, can actually use their tails almost like an extra hand.
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A monkey's tail helps them balance, but they can also use it to hang on to the tree branches and swing.
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I know, it would be so much fun!
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It'd be like having a swing set wherever you go.
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So whether they're using their tails to communicate, flick away bugs, or balance, tails are really important for lots of animals.
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And there are plenty of other ways animals use their tails that we haven't even talked about.
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But humans don't have a tail at all, because we don't need one for any of those reasons.
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We have other ways to show what we're thinking or feeling, like by talking, or even just using our faces to smile or frown.
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If bugs bother us, we can swat them away with our hands!
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And since we walk on two legs, we don't need a tail to help us balance.
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We can use our arms for that, like when you're walking on the edge of a curb.
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So even though tails are really helpful for lots of other animals, For us humans, they would mostly just get in the way.
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Thanks for asking such a good question!
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Do you have more questions about animals, or the human body, or anything else?
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Ask a grown-up to help you leave a comment down below, or send us an email to kids at scishow.com.
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Thanks, and we'll see you next time here at the Fort!
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze video bevat 50 zinnen en 652 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 3:20. De spreker praat snel, ongeveer 196 woorden per minuut, dus reken op verbonden en ingeslikte klanken. 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:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| tail zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈteɪ̯l/ | staart |
| rat zelfstandig naamwoord | /ɹæt/ | rat, bruine rat |
| stretch werkwoord | /stɹɛt͡ʃ/ | strekken |
| swing werkwoord | /ˈswɪŋ/ | zwaaien, zwenken |
| bug zelfstandig naamwoord | /bʌɡ/ | wants |
| communicate werkwoord | /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/ | meedelen, mededelen |
| curb zelfstandig naamwoord | /kɝb/ | stoeprand, borduur |
| helpful bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈhɛlp.fl̩/ | behulpzaam |
| bother werkwoord | /ˈbɑðɚ/ | storen |
| narrow bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈnæɹəʊ/ | nauw, smal |
| wherever | /(h)wɛɹˈɛvɚ/ | waar, waar ook |
| climb werkwoord | /ˈklaɪ̯m/ | klimmen |
| cow zelfstandig naamwoord | /kaʊ/ | koe |
| monkey zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈmʌŋki/ | aap, apin |
| scare werkwoord | /skɛɚ/ | bang maken, beangstigen |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| fall over werkwoord | omvallen |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 22 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals don't, they're, haven't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
Zo oefen je met deze video
- Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
- Begin op 0,75× snelheid, spreek zin voor zin na en ga terug naar normale snelheid zodra het makkelijk gaat.
- Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als tail, rat, stretch.
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telt | you've seen · haven't talked · haven't even talked |
| Betrekkelijke bijzinnen who / which + zin — extra informatie over een persoon of ding | someone who does · too, which is |
| Mogelijkheid met “might / may” might/may + werkwoord — iets is mogelijk maar niet zeker | might mean · might lose · might fall |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — iets dat nu of in deze periode gebeurt | you're walking · they're climbing · they're using |
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.