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Recording 55.
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You will hear a phone conversation in which a woman talks to a public transport official about something she has lost.
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First, you have some time to look at questions 1 to 4.
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Hello.
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City Transport lost property.
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How can I help you?
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Oh, hello.
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Yes, I'm calling about a suitcase I lost yesterday.
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I don't suppose I'll get it back, but I thought I'd try.
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Well, some people do hand lost items in, so you might be lucky.
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Let's put the details into the computer.
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OK.
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Right, so let's start with a description of the suitcase.
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OK, well, it's small and it's the type you can pull along on wheels.
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How about the colour?
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Yes, it's black, but not exactly plain black.
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It has some narrow stripes down it, sort of grey.
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Actually, no, they're white now I think about it.
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OK, I'll just add that information.
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Now, were there any items inside it?
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Yes, I had a big bunch of keys in there.
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Luckily, my assistant manager has an identical set, so she's going out this morning to get some copies made.
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So, therefore, your office...
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That's right.
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My house keys were in my pocket, thank goodness.
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Anything else?
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Erm, there were a lot of documents, but they're saved on my laptop anyway, so they don't matter so much.
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But the thing I'm really worried about, I mean, I haven't even taken it out of the box yet, is a camera I just bought.
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That's really why I'm calling.
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I can't believe I've lost it already.
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I see.
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Well, let's hope we can find it for you.
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Was there anything else?
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I don't think so.
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Any credit cards?
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They were in my handbag, and I had my passport inside my jacket pocket.
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Before you hear the rest of the conversation, you will have some time to look at the questions 5 to 10.
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Thank you.
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Money?
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Clothing?
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Any personal items?
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Let me think.
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I had an umbrella.
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It was black.
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No, blue.
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But obviously that isn't as important as the other things.
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No, but it all helps us identify your property and get it back to you.
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Anyway, I just need to ask you for some basic details about your journey
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so it was yesterday was it that's right in the afternoon around 2 p .m.
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maybe 2 30.
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okay so that'd be May the 13th yes I was heading to Highbury that's where I live all right
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and you mentioned a passport I think so you were coming from the airport I presume?
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Yes, and I was looking forward to getting home so much and what with being tired and everything.
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I think that's why I just forgot about the case.
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And how were you travelling when you lost your property?
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I mean, what kind of transport were you using?
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I thought about getting the train, but that would have meant a bus journey as well
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and I couldn't be bothered so I decided to take a taxi eventually.
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That's where I must have left it.
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Well, that's good news in a way.
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It's more likely that a driver would have found it and handed it in.
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I hope so.
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Well, I need your personal details now.
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Can I have your full name, please?
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Yes, it's Lisa Doherty.
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I'll spell that for you.
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It's D -O -C -H -E -R -T -Y.
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Thank you.
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And next, if I could have your address, the best address to send you the property if we manage to locate it.
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Sure.
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It's number 15A, River Road.
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And that's Highbury, as I said thank you just a moment there's just one final thing
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that's your phone number
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i guess my mobile would be best uh hang on i can never remember my own number okay
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i've got it it's 07979 605 437
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Very well.
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I think that's everything we need at this end.
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I'll have a look at the data.
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That is the end of Section 1.
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You now have half a minute to check your answers.
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Now turn to section 2.

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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación se basa en el vídeo “1. Exercise 1 - City Transport Lost Property Enquiry”. Las palabras que más se repiten: property, transport, items, details. Este vídeo tiene 81 frases y 669 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 6:43. El hablante habla despacio, unas 100 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. El 83 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar. 13 de sus 81 frases son preguntas, así que sirve para practicar la entonación de las preguntas y las respuestas cortas.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

15 palabras del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
pocket sustantivo/ˈpɑ.kɪt/bolsillo, bolsa
passport sustantivo/ˈpæspɔɹt/pasaporte
suitcase sustantivo/ˈsutkeɪs/maleta, petaca
clothing sustantivo/ˈkloʊðɪŋ/ropa, ropaje
plain sustantivo/pleɪn/llanura, planicie
bother verbo/ˈbɑðɚ/molestar, agobiar
narrow adjetivo/ˈnæɹəʊ/estrecho, angosto
spell sustantivo/spɛl/hechizo, conjuro
jacket sustantivo/ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/chaqueta, campera
laptop sustantivo/ˈlæp.tɑp/portátil, computador portátil
identical adjetivo/ɪˈdɛntɪkl̩/idéntico, clónico
taxi sustantivo/ˈtæksi/taxi, taxímetro
goodness sustantivo/ˈɡʊdnəs/bondad
locate verbo/ˈloʊˌkeɪt/ubicar, colocar
luckily adverbio/ˈlʌk.ɪ.li/afortunadamente, por suerte

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraSignificado
go out verbosalir
look forward to verbono ver la hora de, quedar a la espera de

Frases que vale la pena repetir

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

  • How can I help you?
  • Yes, I'm calling about a suitcase I lost yesterday.
  • Let's put the details into the computer.
  • I mean, what kind of transport were you using?
  • Can I have your full name, please?

Gramática en este vídeo

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

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahorahas lost · haven't even taken · I've lost
Past continuous was/were + -ing — una acción en curso en un momento del pasadowas heading · were coming · was looking
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicciónwill hear · I'll get · I'll just add
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que ocurre ahora o en estos díasI'm calling

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 20 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'll, don't, I'm. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “th”: clothing /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/, bother /ˈbɑðɚ/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: spell /spɛl/, stripe /stɹaɪp/

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 pocket, passport, suitcase.

¿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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