Практика Shadowing: Shoes of the World | practice English with Spotlight - Изучайте разговорный английский по видео

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Welcome to Spotlight. I’m Colin Lowther.
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And I’m Liz Waid.
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Spotlight uses a special  English method of broadcasting.
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It is easier for people to understand,  no matter where in the world they live.
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How much money would you pay for a pair of shoes?
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Christopher Michael Shellis is a jewelry designer.
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He designs beautiful jewelry that people can  wear around their fingers, necks, or wrists.
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In 2011, he designed a very  interesting pair of shoes.
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The shoes were made of solid gold.
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They were covered with over 2,000 shiny diamonds.
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Shellis called the shoes “jewelry  you can wear on your feet”.
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These shoes cost more money than any other shoes  in the world —140,000 Great British Pounds!
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Most people cannot buy expensive shoes like these.
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And many people do not even want them!
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But people everywhere do wear shoes.
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Today’s Spotlight is on shoes.
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A shoe seems like a simple thing - it just  needs to protect a foot from the ground.
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But there are many different kinds  of shoes from all around the world.
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And the history and culture of each place  has influenced the design of its shoes.
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Today, we travel around  the world looking at shoes!
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In the Middle East, religion  has influenced shoe design.
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One popular kind of shoe here is the babouche.
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This design of shoe is a  traditional shoe from Morocco.
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Traditional babouches are made from soft leather.
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They have a pointed toe.
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Some have bead decorations, or a design  made from thin, coloured, thread.
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So how has religion influenced this shoe design?
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People worshipping at a mosque  must remove their shoes.
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They may not wear shoes when they enter.
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So, they want a shoe they can remove easily.
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Babouches cover most of the foot.
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But they do not cover the  heel, or back of the foot.
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This makes the shoe easy to put on and to remove.
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People also like babouches because they  do not make a person’s foot too hot.
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And they are very comfortable.
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Religion and culture have also  influenced the design of shoes in India.
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The paduka is a very old shoe design there.
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Experts believe this design  is over 4,000 years old!
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It is a sandal - it does not cover the whole foot.
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But it goes on the foot easily and keeps it cool.
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Padukas have a simple design.
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A paduka maker cuts a piece of wood into  the rough shape of the bottom of a foot.
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Then, he adds a small knob on the top.
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This knob is a small round piece of wood.
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It sits between a person’s first two toes.
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Under the base of the shoe, there are thin  rounded pieces of wood in the back and front.
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These pieces of wood raise  the shoe off the ground.
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The Hindu religion is common in India.
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Hindus believe they should  not harm any living thing.
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The design of padukas follows this idea.
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The area of the shoe that  touches the ground is very small.
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It is less likely to harm the ground  under it or any insect around it.
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Also, padukas are never made  from leather - animal skin.
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Instead, they are always made  from wood, ivory or metal.
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Today, very religious people usually wear padukas.
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Or people may wear them to  a special ceremony or event.
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Travel with us now to a much colder climate  - the country of Finland, in northern Europe.
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The people here would not wear sandals at all!
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Instead, the Saami people of  Finland wear very warm boots.
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The Saami people keep and raise reindeer.
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Reindeer are very large animals.
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They have antlers – long, hard,  bones that grow from their heads.
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The Saami people keep the reindeer for food.
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But the reindeer also provide the Saami  with the material for their boots!
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Traditional Saami reindeer boots  cover a person’s whole foot.
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And they may cover some of the leg too.
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The Saami make these traditional  boots from reindeer skin leather.
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The hair on the skin helps  make the boots very warm.
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Reindeer hair is shaped like a tube.
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It has air inside.
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This helps keep the reindeer warm.
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It also means that reindeer boots are very warm!
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Traditional reindeer boots have a point or a kind of hook at the end -  the end of the boot points up.
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Many cultures have influenced the design of shoes.
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But shoes also become an  important part of a culture.
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This is the case with  klompen from the Netherlands.
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Each klompen shoe is made  from a solid piece of wood.
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The inside of the shoe is cut  out, so a foot can go in it.
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Many people think of klompen when  they think of the Netherlands.
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The design of klompen shoes is over 800 years old.
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They were originally the shoe of factory workers.
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That is because klompen are  excellent at protecting feet.
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They protect feet from sharp  objects and harmful liquid acids.
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Today, few people wear klompen as a common shoe.
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But people may wear them for working outside.
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And they are a very popular thing people  bring home when they visit the Netherlands!
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Finally, we travel to the island of Japan.
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Here, we see geta.
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Geta are a traditional shoe in Japan.
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A geta sandal is usually made from wood and cloth.
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When wearing a geta, a person’s  foot sits on a long square of wood.
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In the middle of the geta there is a cloth  that forms a shape like a letter “V”.
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This cloth comes up in the center of the sandal.
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It goes between a person’s first and second  toes, and then to the middle of the sandal.
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When a person’s foot is in geta, it  is not in the center of the geta.
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But this also means each geta -  the one for the right foot, and the one for the left foot - looks the same.
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Under the base of the shoe there  are two straight wooden “ha”.
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This word means “teeth” in the Japanese language.
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There are ha in the front and in the back.
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Usually geta are about 3-5 centimetres tall.
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They are a popular shoe  for men and women in Japan.
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It is easy to see how each place and each  culture needs their own kind of shoe.
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Is there a special kind of shoe in your culture?
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Did we leave out a kind of  shoe you want to hear about?
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Tell us what you think.
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You can email us at contact@spotlightenglish. com.
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You can also find us on YouTube,  Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
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The writer of this program was Liz Waid.
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The producer was Michio Ozaki.
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The voices you heard were from the  United Kingdom and the United States.
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You can listen to this program again, and read  it, on the internet at www.spotlightenglish.com.
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This program is called, “Shoes of the World”.
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Visit our website to download our free  official app for Android and Apple devices.
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We hope you can join us again for  the next Spotlight program. Goodbye.

Почему стоит практиковать разговорный английский с этим видео?

Практика речи с помощью видео, как это, является отличным способом улучшить свои навыки разговорного английского. Во-первых, такие видео помогают вам погрузиться в контекст, связанный с реальной жизнью. Вы можете услышать, как носители языка используют слова и выражения в различных ситуациях, что делает изучение более увлекательным. Используя метод shadowing английский, вы можете не только научиться правильно произносить слова, но и понять их значение в контексте.

Этот конкретный выпуск Spotlight обсуждает обувь со всего мира, предоставляя вам не только лексические, но и культурные знания. Вы сможете учить английский с YouTube и одновременно расширять свой кругозор, обращая внимание на детали, которые могут быть полезны в разговорной практике.

Грамматика и выражения в контексте

В видео представлены несколько ключевых грамматических структур, которые полезно изучать. Например:

  • “cost more money than any other shoes” — структура сравнения, идеально подходит для обсуждения цен и качества.
  • “People worshipping at a mosque must remove their shoes” — использование герундия, который помогает объяснять действия и привычки.
  • “People also like babouches because they do not make a person’s foot too hot” — конструкция “because” помогает объяснить причины, что очень важно для ведения диалога.

Эти конструкции будут полезны вам как в устной, так и в письменной практике, особенно когда вы стремитесь к практике разговорного английского.

Распространенные трудности произношения

При просмотре видео обратите внимание на определённые слова и выражения, которые могут быть трудными для произношения. Например:

  • “babouche” — это французское слово может быть непростым для носителей других языков из-за своей интонации.
  • “paduka” — слоговая структура может вызывать сложности, поэтому произнося его, старайтесь замедлить темп речи.

Также не забывайте о shadow speech — подражая произношению диктора, вы улучшите свой акцент и интонацию. Используйте shadowspeaks для улучшения произношения в реальных условиях общения.

Что такое техника Shadowing?

Shadowing — это научно обоснованная техника изучения языка, изначально разработанная для подготовки профессиональных переводчиков и популяризированная полиглотом доктором Александром Аргуэльесом. Метод прост, но эффективен: вы слушаете аудио на английском от носителей языка и немедленно повторяете вслух — как тень, следующая за говорящим с задержкой в 1–2 секунды. В отличие от пассивного прослушивания или грамматических упражнений, Shadowing заставляет мозг и мышцы рта одновременно обрабатывать и воспроизводить реальные речевые паттерны. Исследования показывают, что это значительно улучшает точность произношения, интонацию, ритм, связную речь, понимание на слух и беглость речи — что делает его одним из самых эффективных методов для подготовки к IELTS Speaking и реального общения на английском.