Shadowing Practice: 09 Test Practice Track 02 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Test Practice Track 2
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Listening Part 2 You will hear a woman called Janet Stevens talking on the radio about a new science centre.
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Before you listen, you have a chance to look at questions 1 to 4.
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Now listen and answer questions 1 to 4.
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Good morning and welcome to Radio B109.
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This morning's guest is Janet Stephens, who's going to tell us about the new Science Centre.
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Welcome to the show, Janet.
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Thanks for having me.
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So, are you happy with the attendance so far, Janet?
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Well, we only opened our doors two months ago, and we really thought it would take a while for people to get behind the idea of visiting a science centre,
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but we've been overwhelmed with the support we've received.
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Even in the first week, when we thought we might struggle because there was a bus strike on, we were almost at capacity.
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That's great.
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So, what sort of people come to the Science Centre?
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I imagine it's very popular with schools.
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Well, yes, and we do encourage school groups to visit.
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Though we have to balance that with allowing access to the general public.
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You know, there's an enormous amount of interest in science right now.
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Just look at how many science and discovery shows there are on TV.
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And a lot of that is driven by the 18 to 20 year old age group.
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I'd say they make up the majority of our visitors.
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Primary school children also love the centre, and there are lots of activities aimed at them.
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But young families only make up about a quarter of our daily totals.
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Interesting.
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You've got a great location.
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I know.
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It was difficult finding a site big enough, but also close enough to the city centre so that we were accessible to everyone.
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I don't think they could have chosen better, to be honest.
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There's a train and bus station ten minutes walk away.
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But even better than that, we're right on the river, and you can see it from almost every window as well as from the rooftop cafe,
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which is well worth a visit, by the way.
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And I believe there's a special space talk coming up?
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Yes.
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Once our lecture theatre is completed, we hope to have talks regularly that any visitors can attend.
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In the meantime, to get us started,
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we're interviewing an astronaut who's actually on the International Space Station and that will be broadcast on our social media platform,
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but it's by special invitation only.
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Anyone who visits the Science Centre this month
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or books a future visit will automatically be given a link and a special code to use online.
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We're expecting it to be a real hit.
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That sounds exciting.
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You now have some time to look at questions 5 to 10.
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Now listen and answer questions 5 to 10.
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And what can you tell us about the exhibits at the Science Centre?
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Well, first of all, there's the Wonder Lab.
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As the name suggests, this is about the wonder of scientific discovery.
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And we've tried to capture that by recreating various lab experiments that even the youngest children are encouraged to try out.
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There are ten different workstations, and people need a bit of time at each one, so I plan to get there before 10am if you don't want to have to rush through.
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Next there's rhythm and sound, which produces the most noise of anywhere in the centre.
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It's open to all ages, but we do require parents to supervise their children at all times, just because it can get a bit boisterous at times.
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In the exhibit, you can see the physics behind the different ways musicians create and alter sound.
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But we don't use traditional instruments.
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Instead, there are fun things like plastic tubes of different lengths
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that you hit with a flat piece of rubber to make a tune.
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There's also a keyboard on the floor that I've yet to see anyone resist running across.
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After that, there's rugged rovers.
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This is about how we explore different climates and environments, whether that's on the seabed or on another planet.
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You put on a protective suit and climb into the special simulator
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and try to steer your vehicle over some very bumpy rocks to reach home as fast as you can.
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But don't worry, anyone can get to be an astronaut for the day because it's all virtual, so there aren't any age restrictions.
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Masters of Flight looks at the history of aviation, and if you have children in primary school,
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this will really appeal to them because they learn how to build a paper plane
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and they can compete with each other to see whose flies furthest.
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There is a small fee to cover the materials, but everyone says it's worth it and you do get something to take home with you at the end.
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Another really exciting part is where you get to experiment with balloons and different gases, trying to get them to take off.
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pattern pods explores the amazing patterns in the natural world from rock formations to plants
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and animals and even spider webs there's some wonderful photography in there
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and you can get prints of these from the poster section
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of the gift shop they're some of our best sellers it's actually a really calming serene experience
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so you'd imagine this exhibit would mostly appeal to the older visitors
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but we do get children in there too admiring the images
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or doing some coloring in at the kids table finally math
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amazing as you'd imagine this highlights the world of mathematics and shows how maths features in so much of the real world.
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Although that may not sound very exciting, I'm sure you'll be amazed how much fun you'll have in this section,
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especially playing with a giant -sized calculator.
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I'll just warn you that this is only a temporary exhibit, so be sure to get in now before it closes next month.
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So, those are some of the main exhibits.
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Thank you.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Este vídeo tiene 78 frases y 1000 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 7:39. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 131 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 86 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
15 palabras del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| exhibit verbo | /ɪɡˈzɪbɪt/ | exhibir |
| mathematics sustantivo | /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/ | matemáticas, matemática |
| visitor sustantivo | /ˈvɪzɪtɚ/ | visita |
| discovery sustantivo | /dɪˈskʌv.ɹi/ | descubrimiento, hallazgo |
| encourage verbo | /ɪnˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/ | alentar, arengar |
| experiment sustantivo | /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/ | experimento |
| explore verbo | /ɪkˈsploɹ/ | explorar |
| astronaut sustantivo | /ˈæstɹəˌnɔt/ | astronauta |
| rush verbo | /ɹʌʃ/ | correr, apurarse |
| temporary adjetivo | /ˈtɛmp(əˌɹ)ɛɹi/ | temporario, temporáneo |
| photography sustantivo | /fəˈtɑ.ɡɹə.fi/ | fotografía |
| capture verbo | /ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/ | capturar |
| broadcast sustantivo | /ˈbɹɔːd(ˌ)kɑːst/ | emisión, retransmisión |
| compete verbo | /kəmˈpiːt/ | competir, competer (disused) |
| physics sustantivo | /ˈfɪz.ɪks/ | física |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| come up verbo | salir a relucir | |
| make up verbo | /ˌmeɪk ˈʌp/ | reponer, suplir |
| take off verbo | quitarse | |
| try out verbo | probar, ensayar |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 21 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't, we're, we've. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “th”: mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/, rhythm /ˈɹɪð.əm/, furthest /ˈfɜː(ɹ)ðɪst/
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: rush /ɹʌʃ/, capture /ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/, aviation /ˌeɪ̯.viːˈeɪ̯.ʃən/, invitation /ɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/, musician /mjuˈzɪʃən/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/, experiment /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/, temporary /ˈtɛmp(əˌɹ)ɛɹi/, photography /fəˈtɑ.ɡɹə.fi/, accessible /əkˈsɛs.ɪ.bəl/
Cómo practicar con este vídeo
- Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
- Haz shadowing frase por frase a velocidad normal, repitiendo cada una hasta que tu ritmo coincida con el del hablante.
- Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como exhibit, mathematics, visitor.
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
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| Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace | we've been overwhelmed · is driven · is completed |
| Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora | we've been overwhelmed · we've tried |
| Posibilidad con “might / may” might/may + verbo — algo posible pero no seguro | might struggle · may not sound |
| Superlativos the -est / the most … — lo más alto o lo más bajo de un grupo | the youngest · the most noise |
¿Qué es la Técnica de Shadowing?
Shadowing es una técnica de aprendizaje de idiomas respaldada por la ciencia, desarrollada originalmente para la formación de intérpretes profesionales y popularizada por el políglota Dr. Alexander Arguelles. El método es simple pero poderoso: escuchas audio en inglés nativo y lo repites en voz alta de inmediato, como una sombra que sigue al hablante con solo 1-2 segundos de retraso. A diferencia de la escucha pasiva o los ejercicios de gramática, el shadowing obliga a tu cerebro y músculos de la boca a procesar y reproducir simultáneamente patrones de habla reales. Las investigaciones muestran que mejora significativamente la precisión de la pronunciación, la entonación, el ritmo, el habla conectada, la comprensión auditiva y la fluidez al hablar, convirtiéndola en una de las metodologías más efectivas para la preparación del IELTS Speaking y la comunicación en inglés en el mundo real.