Shadowing Practice: A2 Flyers Speaking Test – Michaela | Cambridge English - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Hello, this is Micaela.
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Hello, my name is Chris.
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What's your name?
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My name is Micaela.
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What's your surname?
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Is Negruza.
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How old are you, Micaela?
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I'm twelve.
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Good.
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Now, here are two pictures.
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My picture is nearly the same as yours,
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but some things are different.
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For example, in my picture there are two trees,
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but in your picture there are three.
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Ok?
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I'm going to say something about my picture.
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You tell me how your picture is different.
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In my picture it's night.
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In my picture it's day.
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Good.
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In my picture the man's got a newspaper in his pocket.
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In my picture the man's got a brush in his pocket.
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Good.
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In my picture the boy is standing up.
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In my picture the boy is sitting down.
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In my picture the boy is wearing purple gloves.
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In my picture the boy is wearing orange one.
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In my picture there is a house behind the trees.
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In my picture there isn't a house behind the trees.
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In my picture there is an umbrella inside the tent.
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In my picture there isn't an umbrella inside the tent.
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Good.
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Harry and Katie go to the same school.
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I don't know anything about Harry's favourite teacher, but you do.
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So I'm going to ask you some questions.
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What's Harry's favourite teacher called?
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She is called Mrs. Lake.
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Is she young or old, Michaela?
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She is old.
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Why does Harry like her?
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Because she is kind.
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Has she got a car?
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Yes, she has got a new white car.
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What does she teach, Harry?
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She teaches science.
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Very good.
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Now, you don't know anything about Katie's favorite teacher,
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so you ask me some questions.
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What's Katie's favorite teacher name?
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Mrs. Pepper.
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What does she teach?
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Maths.
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Is she young or old?
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She's young.
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Why does she like her?
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Because she's clever.
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Has she got a car?
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No, she's got an old blue bicycle.
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These pictures tell a story.
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It's called David and his sisters help an old woman.
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Just look at the pictures first.
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David and his sisters are playing in the snow with their sledges.
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It's lunchtime and they are hungry.
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Now you tell the story.
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They saw a woman who fell on the ice and they went to help her.
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Where's the old woman sitting?
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She's sitting on a...
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On a sledge?
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On a sledge.
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And then they came home and the woman prepared them a lunch.
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How are they feeling?
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They are happy.
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Good.
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Now let's talk about your town, Michaela.
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Where do you live?
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I live in Rovigo.
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How do you go to school?
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I go to school by bike.
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Where can you do sports in Rovigo?
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I can do sports in Rovigo in match places.
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Can you play tennis in the park?
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Probably.
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Good.
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Which places do you like going to in Rovigo?
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I like going to the parks and to museums.
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Tell me about your favourite shop.
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My favourite shop in Rovigo is Tally Whale.
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It's in a big commercial centre.
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Is it a clothes shop?
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Yes, it is.
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Is it a big shop?
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No, it isn't very big.
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When do you go there?
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I go there every Sunday.
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Okay, thank you, Michela.
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Goodbye.
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Goodbye.

Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel A2 se basa en el vídeo “A2 Flyers Speaking Test – Michaela”. Las palabras que más se repiten: picture, Rovigo, favourite, teacher, shop. Este vídeo tiene 97 frases y 539 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 5:48. El hablante habla despacio, unas 93 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. El 86 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar. 25 de sus 97 frases son preguntas, así que sirve para practicar la entonación de las preguntas y las respuestas cortas.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

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

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
pocket sustantivo/ˈpɑ.kɪt/bolsillo, bolsa
goodbye/ɡʊdˈbaɪ/adiós, hasta luego
tent sustantivo/tɛnt/tienda, toldo
umbrella sustantivo/ʌmˈbɹɛl.ə/paraguas, ambrela
hungry adjetivo/ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/hambriento, tener hambre
tennis sustantivo/ˈtɛnɪs/tenis
purple sustantivo/ˈpɝ.pl̩/morado, púrpura
brush sustantivo/bɹʌʃ/pincel, cepillo
clever adjetivo/ˈklɛv.ɚ/hábil, listo
mathematics sustantivo/mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/matemáticas, matemática
cloth sustantivo/klɒθ/tela
bicycle sustantivo/ˈbaɪsɪk(ə)l/bicicleta, bici
glove sustantivo/ɡlʌv/guante, maniquete (fingerless)
surname sustantivo/ˈsɝˌneɪm/apellido, cognombre

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraSignificado
sit down verbosentarse
stand up verbolevantarse, ponerse de pie

Frases que vale la pena repetir

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

  • I'm going to say something about my picture.
  • In my picture it's night.
  • How do you go to school?
  • Can you play tennis in the park?
  • When do you go there?

Gramática en este vídeo

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

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que ocurre ahora o en estos díasis standing · is sitting · is wearing
Futuro con “going to” be going to + verbo — un plan o algo que se ve venirI'm going to say · I'm going to ask

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 8 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, isn't, don't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “th”: mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/, cloth /klɒθ/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: twelve /twɛlv/, clever /ˈklɛv.ɚ/, glove /ɡlʌv/

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, goodbye, tent.

¿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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