Shadowing Practice: A2 KEY 1 - Listening Part 1 - Test 2 (Transcript + Key) - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Test 2.
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There are five parts to the test.
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You will hear each piece twice.
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We will now stop for a moment before we start the test.
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Please ask any questions now because you must not speak during the test.
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Now look at the instructions for part one.
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For each question, choose the correct answer.
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One.
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Where is the cup now?
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I can't find my favourite cup anywhere, Joe.
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Do you know where it is?
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Look in the cupboard.
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That's where it usually is.
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I did.
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And on the shelf next to the cupboard.
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Oh, sorry.
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I think I left it by the sink when I finished the washing up.
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Thanks.
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Now listen again.
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I can't find my favourite cup anywhere, Joe.
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Do you know where it is?
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Look in the cupboard.
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That's where it usually is.
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I did.
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And on the shelf next to the cupboard.
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Oh, sorry.
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I think I left it by the sink when I finished the washing up.
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Thanks.
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Two.
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Who will Sally meet at the station?
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My sister's arriving at the station at six.
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Can you pick her up, Sally? Of course.
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Is it your younger sister, the one with long black hair?
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No, the older one.
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You haven't met her yet.
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I think you showed me her photo.
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Does she have short hair? Does her?
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She's blonde.
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Now listen again.
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My sister's arriving at the station at six.
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Can you pick her up, Sally? Of course.
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Is it your younger sister, the one with long black hair?
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No, the older one.
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You haven't met her yet.
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I think you showed me her photo.
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Does she have short hair? Does her?
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She's blonde.
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3. What did the man learn to do at the beach?
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How was your trip?
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It was brilliant.
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I really enjoyed swimming.
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The sea was so warm.
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Lucky you!
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And I met some great people who showed me how to play volleyball.
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I've not done it before, and it was great to see surfing.
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I'd love to learn, and I think I'll have lessons next year.
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Now listen again.
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How was your trip?
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It was brilliant.
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I really enjoyed swimming.
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The sea was so warm.
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Lucky you!
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And I met some great people who showed me how to play volleyball.
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I've not done it before and it was great to see surfing.
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I'd love to learn and I think I'll have lessons next year.
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4. Where are they going to meet?
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Do you want to go to the cinema this evening and see that film?
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OK.
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And we could go and eat something first.
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All right.
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Why don't I wait for you outside the bookshop at about six?
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I'll come and find you there when I finish work.
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Then we can go and look for a restaurant before the film.
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Now listen again.
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Do you want to go to the cinema this evening and see that film?
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OK.
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And we could go and eat something first.
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All right.
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Why don't I wait for you outside the bookshop at about six?
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I'll come and find you there when I finish work.
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Then we can go and look for a restaurant before the film.
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5. What didn't the man buy?
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Did you get everything for our ski trip?
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Did you find some nice new gloves?
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Not the ones I wanted, but these warm ones were on sale.
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Sunglasses weren't in the sale, but I liked these so much I got them.
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Cool.
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And did you get a scarf?
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I don't think I need a new one.
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The one I've already got is fine.
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Now listen again.
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Did you get everything for our ski trip?
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Did you find some nice new gloves?
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Not the ones I wanted, but these warm ones were on sale.
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Sunglasses weren't in the sale, but I liked these so much I got them.
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Cool!
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And did you get a scarf?
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I don't think I need a new one.
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The one I've already got is fine.
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That is the end of part one.

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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel A2 se basa en el vídeo “A2 KEY 1 - Listening Part 1 - Test 2”. Las palabras que más se repiten: listen, cupboard, warm, showed, trip. Este vídeo tiene 100 frases y 669 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 6:04. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 110 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. 27 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

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

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
lesson sustantivo/ˈlɛs.ən/lección
wash verbo/wɑʃ/lavar
arrive verbo/əˈɹaɪv/llegar, arribar
sink verbo/ˈsɪŋk/hundir, afondar
swim verbo/swɪm/nadar
cinema sustantivo/ˈsɪn.ə.mə/cine, cinematógrafo
shelf sustantivo/ʃɛlf/estante, balda
surf verbo/sɝf/surfear
volleyball sustantivo/ˈvɒlibɔ(ː)l/balón voleibolista, pelota de vóleibol
glove sustantivo/ɡlʌv/guante, maniquete (fingerless)
sunglasses sustantivogafas de sol
scarf sustantivo/skɑːf/bufanda, chalina
blond adjetivo/blɑnd/rubio, macho
instruction sustantivo/ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/instrucción
cupboard sustantivo/ˈkʌb.əd/armario, vitrina

Frases que vale la pena repetir

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

  • Do you know where it is?
  • My sister's arriving at the station at six.
  • Why don't I wait for you outside the bookshop at about six?
  • Did you get everything for our ski trip?
  • Did you find some nice new gloves?

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 ahorahaven't met · I've not done
Oraciones de relativo who / which + oración — información extra sobre una persona o cosapeople who showed
Verbo + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbos seguidos de la forma en -ingenjoyed swimming
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicciónwill hear · will now stop · will Sally

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 21 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't, I'll, I've. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: wash /wɑʃ/, shelf /ʃɛlf/, instruction /ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: swim /swɪm/, scarf /skɑːf/
  • /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: arrive /əˈɹaɪv/, volleyball /ˈvɒlibɔ(ː)l/, 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 lesson, wash, arrive.

¿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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