Radiodiscussie
Radio discussion
B2 · Upper intermediate · ≈ 24 min · setting: Rotterdam, Delft
A radio discussion is the fastest speech at this level. Guests interrupt each other, the host brings them back to the question, and arguments pile up. The task is not to understand every word, but to keep track of: who is for what and how they justify it.
- Question 1: what is the dispute about?
- Question 2: what argument does the opponent of closing the city centre to cars use?
- Question 3: where does the representative of the entrepreneurs evade the host's question?
- Question 4: how does the host end the broadcast?
Radiogesprek — Autoluw centrum: goed idee?
Regional radio, daytime broadcast. Guests: an alderman and a representative of local business owners.
- Presentator
- Ineke Brouwer
- Presentator
- Wethouder Berkhof
- Ineke Brouwer
- Presentator
- Ineke Brouwer
- Wethouder Berkhof
- Ineke Brouwer
- Presentator
- Wethouder Berkhof
- Ineke Brouwer
- Presentator
- Ineke Brouwer
- Wethouder Berkhof
- Presentator
Arguments by side
| Who | Argument | How well supported |
|---|---|---|
| Brouwer | customers come from villages | impression, no data |
| Berkhof | 60% of visitors live within 5 km | municipal count |
| Brouwer | the other 40% make up the turnover | “from experience”, no data |
| Berkhof | parking on the outskirts and a bus every 10 minutes | measure, not a factual argument |
| Brouwer | shop margin is 4%, two years is too long | a specific number |
| Berkhof | measure for two years, then adjust the access hours | a promise with a condition |
| Who | Argument | How well supported |
|---|---|---|
| Brouwer | customers come from villages | impression, no data |
| Berkhof | 60% of visitors live within 5 km | municipal count |
| Brouwer | the other 40% make up the turnover | “from experience”, no data |
| Berkhof | parking on the outskirts and a bus every 10 minutes | measure, not a factual argument |
| Brouwer | shop margin is 4%, two years is too long | a specific number |
| Berkhof | measure for two years, then adjust the access hours | a promise with a condition |
The host asks twice exactly where there is no data: “Heeft u dat onderzocht?” “Have you investigated that?” and “Wat zou u dan doen?” “What would you do then?”. This is a standard technique — asking for justification and an alternative.
Words from the broadcast
autovrij
car-free
de telling
count
de omzet
turnover
besteden
to spend
uit de praktijk
from experience, not from research
de marge
margin
structureel
structural, lasting
de venstertijden
access hours (time windows)
bespreekbaar
open to discussion
meenemen naar
to take to (a meeting)
| autovrij | car-free |
| de telling | count |
| de omzet | turnover |
| besteden | to spend |
| uit de praktijk | from experience, not from research |
| de marge | margin |
| structureel | structural, lasting |
| de venstertijden | access hours (time windows) |
| bespreekbaar | open to discussion |
| meenemen naar | to take to (a meeting) |
1. Who says what
Luister en kies het juiste antwoord.
Listen and choose the correct answer.
- 1
Waar gaat de discussie over?
- 2
Wat is het hoofdargument van Brouwer?
- 3
Welk cijfer noemt de wethouder?
- 4
Hoe onderbouwt Brouwer dat de omzet van de andere veertig procent komt?
- 5
Wat stelt Brouwer als alternatief voor?
- 6
Wat belooft de wethouder aan het eind?
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