Shadowing Practice: A2 KEY for Schools Trainer 1 - Listening Part 3 - Test 2 (Transcript + Key) - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Exam Practice Test 2.
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Listening Part 3.
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Now look at Part 3.
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For each question, choose the correct answer.
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Look at questions 11 to 15 now.
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You have 20 seconds.
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Thank you for taking me camping with you last weekend, Aunt Lizzie.
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It was great, wasn't it, Jasmine?
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Especially when we went swimming.
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It was too windy to swim in the sea, but the lake was great anyway.
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Perhaps next time we can try the river.
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Sleeping in a tent was new for me.
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I was worried about it on the first night, but I soon found out how exciting it is.
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My brother was very unhappy that he couldn't come with us.
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Cooking was fun.
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Well, sometimes.
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It was difficult to cook the omelette, but I loved grilling the steak on a barbecue.
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Did you like the pasta I made?
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Yes, I was really hungry that day.
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The campsite was quite big, but it's a pity they didn't have anywhere to buy food and things.
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And the showers were a bit dirty, but okay.
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Which activity did you like best?
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Well, running in the forest was okay, but hard.
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But fishing was amazing, even more fun than cycling.
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I'm glad you had a good time.
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Now listen again.
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Thank you for taking me camping with you last weekend, Aunt Lizzie.
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It was great, wasn't it, Jasmine?
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Especially when we went swimming.
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It was too windy to swim in the sea, but the lake was great anyway.
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Perhaps next time we can try the river.
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Sleeping in a tent was new for me.
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I was worried about it on the first night, but I soon found out how exciting it is.
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My brother was very unhappy that he couldn't come with us.
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Cooking was fun.
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Well, sometimes.
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It was difficult to cook the omelette, but I loved grilling the steak on a barbecue.
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Did you like the pasta I made?
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Yes, I was really hungry that day.
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The campsite was quite big, but it's a pity they didn't have anywhere to buy food and things.
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And the showers were a bit dirty, but OK.
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Which activity did you like best?
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Well, running in the forest was okay, but hard.
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But fishing was amazing, even more fun than cycling.
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I'm glad you had a good time.
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Thank you.

Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Este vídeo tiene 46 frases y 381 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 3:35. El hablante habla despacio, unas 107 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. Solo el 81 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es exigente.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

13 palabras menos comunes del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:

  • swim /swɪm/ (verbo) — nadar. To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means.
  • hungry /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/ (adjetivo) — hambriento, tener hambre. Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food.
  • unhappy /ʌnˈhæpi/ (adjetivo) — infeliz. Not happy; sad.
  • tent /tɛnt/ (sustantivo) — tienda, toldo. A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather.
  • pity /ˈpɪt.i/ (sustantivo) — piedad, lástima. A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something.
  • steak /steɪk/ (sustantivo) — bistec, bisté. Beefsteak: a slice of beef, broiled or cut for broiling.
  • pasta /ˈpɑ.stə/ (sustantivo) — pasta. Dough made from wheat and water and sometimes mixed with egg and formed into various shapes; often sold in dried form and typically boiled for eating.
  • grill /ɡɹɪl/ (sustantivo) — rejilla. A grating; a grid of wire or a sheet of material with a pattern of holes or slots, usually used to protect something while allowing the passage of air and…
  • windy /ˈwɪn.di/ (adjetivo) — ventoso. Accompanied by wind.
  • examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ (sustantivo) — examen, examinación. The act of examining.
  • campsite /ˈkæmpˌsaɪt/ (sustantivo) — camping, campamento. A place where one or more tents may be pitched for an overnight stay in an outdoor area.
  • excite /ɪkˈsaɪt/ (verbo) — emocionar. To stir the emotions of; to cause to feel excitement.
  • omelette /ˈɒmlɪt/ (sustantivo) — tortilla francesa, tortilla. A dish made with beaten eggs cooked in a frying pan without stirring, flipped over to cook on both sides, and sometimes filled or topped with other foodstuffs…

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

  • find out (verbo) — averiguar, anoticiarse. To discover, as by asking or investigating.
  • look at (verbo) — mirar, funar. To observe or watch.
  • running in (sustantivo) — rodaje. The operating of a new engine (especially that of a motor vehicle) at less than its normal speed until proper working has been established.

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

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

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 swim, hungry, unhappy.

Gramática en este vídeo

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

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Comparativos -er than / more … than — comparar dos cosasmore fun than
Verbo + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbos seguidos de la forma en -ingloved grilling

¿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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