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Lesson 1.
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Relative Clauses.
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Listen to four conversations using relative clauses.
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Conversation 1.
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Listen to a man talking about his old neighborhood.
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What was built where his old house was?
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I'm so excited to see where you grew up.
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Well, a lot has changed since I lived here.
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Still, it must feel like home to you.
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Not so much.
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For example, the house where I grew up is no longer there.
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Oh, that's too bad.
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What happened to it?
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Well, the land it was sitting on was sold to build a new stadium.
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Oh, that's a shame.
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Yeah.
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The whole neighborhood has been completely gentrified.
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Oh, really?
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How do you feel about that?
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It's all for the best, I suppose.
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The whole area was run down anyway.
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Is anything from your childhood still there?
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Yeah, a few things.
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The school I attended and the park where I used to hang out are still there.
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That's about it.
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Well, I'd love to see them.
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I'd love to know more about your past.
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Sure, we can swing by, but there's not much to write home about.
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Question 1.1.
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What was built where his old house was?
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The answer is a stadium.
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Conversation 2.
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Listen to two people talking in a dance club.
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What is not the man's taste?
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How do you like the new club?
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It's okay, but the music they're playing is not my taste.
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I agree, but the last song they played was kind of nice.
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The people that are dancing seem to like it.
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The woman who's dancing is my friend.
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She loves this kind of music.
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The guy she's dancing with sure likes it too.
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Would you like to dance?
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I'm sorry, but I'd rather not.
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Dancing is not my thing.
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Question 1.2.
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What is not the man's taste?
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The answer is, the music.
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Conversation 3.
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Listen to a man giving advice about his city.
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What can the woman rent on her trip?
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Hey, Joe.
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You're from San Francisco, right?
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That's right.
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Born and raised.
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Why do you ask?
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Well, I'm going there with my family on holiday, and I was hoping you could give us some tips.
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Well, the first place I would check out is Muir Woods.
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It's really beautiful.
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Yeah, I already have that down.
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What else would you recommend?
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Well, another place I'd check out was Fisherman's Wharf.
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You could see sea lions that live on the pier.
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Okay, I'll look into that.
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Any place else?
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The last place I'd recommend is the Presidio.
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It's a park that's next to the Golden Gate Bridge.
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Yeah, I read about that.
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I hear that there are bikes that you can rent to ride in the park and across the bridge.
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Yes, and there are audio apps that you can download that give a history of the area.
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Oh, thanks so much.
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I'm so excited to go.
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Also, a dish that's worth trying is the clam chowder bread bowl.
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It's just a big loaf of bread with clam chowder inside it.
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Oh, that sounds wonderful.
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Thanks for the tips.
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Question 1.3.
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What can the woman rent on her trip?
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The answer is a bike.
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Conversation 4.
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Listen to two people talking on a camping trip.
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Did the man cook the food or buy it?
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Thanks for inviting me to go camping with you.
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I'm having a great time.
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Oh, thanks for coming.
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The last thing that I wanted was to be out here all alone.
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Oh, I go camping all the time.
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The time I spent in the Army taught me how to survive in the wild.
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Well, you are a lot braver than me.
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Plus, the food that you brought is amazing.
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How long did it take you to make it?
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No time at all.
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All the food we had was bought from the store.
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I don't cook much.
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It sounds like you need to work on your survivor skills a bit more.
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There are a few things that I could teach you.
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No, I'm good.
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As long as I have a credit card, I have everything that I need.
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Question 1.4.
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Did the man cook the food or buy it?
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The answer is, he bought it.

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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel B2 se basa en el vídeo “Advanced English Listening Quiz with Relative Clauses”. Las palabras que más se repiten: conversation, listen, dancing, answer, camping. Este vídeo tiene 100 frases y 692 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 4:56. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 140 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 88 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es fácil de seguir. 19 de sus 100 frases son preguntas, así que sirve para practicar la entonación de las preguntas y las respuestas cortas.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
relative sustantivo/ˈɹɛl.ə.tɪv/familiar, pariente
audio adjetivo/ˈɔ.di.oʊ/de sonido, de audio
lesson sustantivo/ˈlɛs.ən/lección
skill sustantivo/skɪl/destreza, habilidad
swing verbo/ˈswɪŋ/balancear, mecerse
brave adjetivo/bɹeɪv/bravo
invite verbo/ɪnˈvaɪt/invitar, convidar
lion sustantivo/ˈlaɪən/león
dish sustantivo/dɪʃ/vajilla
survivor sustantivo/sɚˈvaɪvɚ/sobreviviente, superviviente
pier sustantivo/pɪɹ/muelle, embarcadero
chowder sustantivo/ˈt͡ʃaʊdɚ/shirumbi
clam sustantivo/klæm/almeja, chirla
gentrify verbo/ˈd͡ʒɛn.tɹɪ.faɪ/gentrificar, aburguesar
loaf sustantivo/loʊf/pan, hogaza

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraSignificado
check out verboinvestigar, chequear
grow up verbocrecer
run down verboatropellar

Frases que vale la pena repetir

Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:

  • How do you feel about that?
  • Is anything from your childhood still there?
  • How do you like the new club?
  • Would you like to dance?
  • What else would you recommend?

Gramática en este vídeo

Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hacewas built · was sold · was run
Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahorahas changed · has been

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 15 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, I'd, don't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: skill /skɪl/, swing /ˈswɪŋ/
  • /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: relative /ˈɹɛl.ə.tɪv/, brave /bɹeɪv/, invite /ɪnˈvaɪt/, survivor /sɚˈvaɪvɚ/

Cómo practicar con este vídeo

  1. Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
  2. Haz shadowing frase por frase a velocidad normal, repitiendo cada una hasta que tu ritmo coincida con el del hablante.
  3. Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como relative, audio, lesson.

¿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.

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