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Test 7, Part 2.
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Now look at Part 2.
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For each question, choose the correct answer.
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8. You will hear two friends talking about a new girl in their class.
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Have you had a chance to talk to that new girl?
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Oh, you mean Jenny?
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Yes, I have.
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She is quite shy, so it's not easy to chat with her
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but i think she is going to be top of the
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class she is way ahead in maths yes she certainly seems amazing at maths still not better than you though
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but i think you are wrong about her being shy i
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saw her pushing some younger kids around in the break
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and telling them to go and get her something to drink are you sure
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that doesn't sound like her and she seems such a nice girl i am so disappointed Now, listen again.
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Have you had a chance to talk to that new girl?
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Oh, you mean Jenny?
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Yes, I have.
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She is quite shy, so it's not easy to chat with her.
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But I think she is going to be top of the class.
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She is way ahead in maths.
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Yes, she certainly seems amazing at maths.
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Still not better than you, though.
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But I think you are wrong about her being shy.
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I saw her pushing some younger kids around in the break and telling them to go and get her something to drink.
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Are you sure?
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That doesn't sound like her.
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And she seems such a nice girl.
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I am so disappointed.
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9. You will hear two friends talking about a group's new song.
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Have you heard that new song by Blitz?
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Yeah, I heard it yesterday.
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I guess it's good, but I prefer their older stuff.
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You know, when they were first famous, their songs were more original.
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Now they just sound like all the other groups playing the same sort of music.
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I guess they don't care so much because they've made lots of money.
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You're right about that.
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They used to be so original back then.
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But I still think this is a good song.
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Yeah, sure, but for me, just good isn't enough.
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I don't see myself listening to it that much.
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Now, listen again.
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Have you heard that new song by Blitz?
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Yeah, I heard it yesterday.
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I guess it's good, but I prefer their older stuff.
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You know, when they were first famous, their songs were more original.
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Now they just sound like all the other groups playing the same sort of music.
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I guess they don't care so much because they've made lots of money.
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You're right about that.
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They used to be so original back then.
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But I still think this is a good song.
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Yeah, sure.
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But for me, just good isn't enough.
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I don't see myself listening to it that much.
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10. you will hear a girl telling a friend about something she's
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bought online look i got these great running shoes online i'd been looking for ages
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but in the shops they were too expensive i found these
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at half price wow they are great i've wanted a pair
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of those since they first came out the trouble is
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that the last time i bought something online i had to send it back the size was all wrong
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and then it took six months to get a refund yes
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I guess it can be a bit of a risk
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but I've never had any problem I guess I was just
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unlucky maybe I should give it another try my dad has promised to help me
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now listen again look I got these great running shoes online I'd been looking for ages
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but in the shops they were too expensive i found these at half price wow they are great
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i've wanted a pair of those since they first came out the trouble is
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that last time i bought something online i had to send it back the size was all wrong
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and then it took six months to get a refund yes
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i guess it can be a bit of a risk but i've never had any problem i guess i was just unlucky.
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Maybe I should give it another try.
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My dad has promised to help me.
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Eleven.
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You will hear two friends talking about their teacher.
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OK.
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That's it.
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I'm going to complain.
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Mr. Jones has given me low marks again.
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What?
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For English Literature?
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But you are one of the best in class.
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But he says I don't take part in the lessons.
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But my exam marks were so good.
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He is completely unfair.
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It's because I'm not English.
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I agree it's not fair, but it's got nothing to do with your nationality.
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Half the class are not English.
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But the highest term mark went to someone who isn't as good as me, but is English.
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I'm sure that if you talk to him, you'll understand what is going on.
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And to be fair, you are not the most active student in class.
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Now, listen again.
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OK, that's it.
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I'm going to complain.
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Mr Jones has given me low marks again.
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What?
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For English literature?
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But you are one of the best in class.
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But he says I don't take part in the lessons.
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But my exam marks were so good.
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He is completely unfair.
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It's because I'm not English.
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I agree it's not fair, but it's got nothing to do with your nationality.
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Half the class are not English.
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But the highest term mark went to someone who isn't as good as me, but is English.
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I'm sure that if you talk to him, you'll understand what is going on.
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And to be fair, you are not the most active student in class.
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12. You will hear two friends talking about a new film.
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Have you seen that new film about that boy lost in the jungle?
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Yes, I saw it last week.
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It was a bit disappointing as a story, although I have to say the scenery was excellent.
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Yes, you're right.
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I've read the book, which was much better.
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The film did not show any of the events which explained the reasons behind the boy's actions.
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But, as you said, the scenery was so amazing that it's worth seeing just for that.
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It has made me want to visit a jungle environment somewhere in the world.
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Me too.
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Now, listen again.
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Have you seen that new film about that boy lost in the jungle?
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Yes, I saw it last week.
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It was a bit disappointing as a story, although I have to say the scenery was excellent.
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Yes, you're right.
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I've read the book, which was much better.
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The film did not show any of the events which explained the reasons behind the boys' actions.
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But, as you said, the scenery was so amazing that it's worth seeing just for that.
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It has made me want to visit a jungle environment somewhere in the world.
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Me too.
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Thirteen.
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You will hear two friends talking about blogs.
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I want to create a blog, but I find it too difficult.
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There's so much information on the web and everyone's telling you to do different things.
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I know.
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I had the same problems.
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When I started my blog, I knew less than nothing about blogging.
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But now I'm very familiar with it and my blog's doing pretty well.
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I receive nice comments from some readers.
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Do you want me to help you?
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I would be grateful if you could do that for me.
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Now, listen again.
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I want to create a blog, but I find it too difficult.
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There's so much information on the web, and everyone's telling you to do different things.
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I know.
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I had the same problems.
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When I started my blog, I knew less than nothing about blogging.
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But now I'm very familiar with it, and my blog's doing pretty well.
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I receive nice comments from some readers.
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Do you want me to help you?
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I would be grateful if you could do that for me.
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That is the end of part two.

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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel B1 se basa en el vídeo “26 Simply B1 Preliminary for Schools Test 7 Part 2”. Las palabras que más se repiten: guess, English, song, mark, listen. Este vídeo tiene 147 frases y 1349 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 8:53. El hablante habla a un ritmo natural de unas 152 palabras por minuto, cercano a una conversación cotidiana. El 88 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es fácil de seguir.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

Las 11 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
scenery sustantivo/ˈsiːnəɹi/paisaje, estampa
jungle sustantivo/ˈd͡ʒʌŋ.ɡ(ə)l/selva, jungla
mathematics sustantivo/mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/matemáticas, matemática
unlucky adjetivo/ʌnˈlʌki/desafortunado, infortunado
disappoint verbo/ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt/decepcionar, desilusionar
nationality sustantivo/ˌnæʃ.əˈnæl.ɪ.ti/nacionalidad
refund sustantivo/ɹɪˈfʌnd/reembolso, reintegro
unfair adjetivo/ʌnˈfɛɚ/injusto, que no vale
complain verbo/kəmˈpleɪn/quejarse, alegar
shoe sustantivo/ˈʃu/zapato, taba
examination sustantivo/ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/examen, examinación

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
come out verbo/ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/revelarse, salir a la luz

Frases que vale la pena repetir

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

  • Have you had a chance to talk to that new girl?
  • I don't see myself listening to it that much.
  • I've read the book, which was much better.
  • Do you want me to help you?

Gramática en este vídeo

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

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Oraciones condicionales if + oración, will/would + verbo — una condición y su resultadoif you talk to him, you'll understand
“Used to” used to + verbo — un hábito o estado pasado que ya no es ciertoused to be
Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahoraHave you had · Have you heard · they've made
Oraciones de relativo who / which + oración — información extra sobre una persona o cosasomeone who isn · book, which was

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 36 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, don't, I've. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “th”: mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/, thirteen /ˌθɝtˈtin/
  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: nationality /ˌnæʃ.əˈnæl.ɪ.ti/, shoe /ˈʃu/, examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/, nationality /ˌnæʃ.əˈnæl.ɪ.ti/, examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/

Cómo practicar con este vídeo

  1. Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
  2. Empieza a velocidad 0,75×, haz shadowing frase por frase y vuelve a la velocidad normal cuando te resulte fácil.
  3. Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como scenery, jungle, mathematics.

¿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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