Shadowing Practice: CAE 6 TEST 2 PART 1 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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How was your holiday, Tom?
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Absolutely fine.
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I suppose you went on one of those archaeological digs of yours.
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What's wrong with a walking holiday if you don't want to lie on the beach?
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Nothing really, except I'd say it doesn't give you much to think about.
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And that's what I really need.
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Lying on the beach isn't for me.
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I don't necessarily want to climb a mountain or do whitewater rafting, but a bit of exercise is good.
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It's nice to travel, too.
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Though to be honest, once you get down to work, it doesn't matter much where you are.
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Unless it rains all the time, perhaps.
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So what's the attraction of grubbing about in the ground?
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Finding a hoard of gold would be good, but most of us are realistic enough to know that won't ever happen.
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Actually, I think it's good for me as a person.
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What we dig needs interpreting, but you'll never know for sure whether you've got it right.
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Others will disagree with you, and you have to respect their opinions.
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Some people might like to claim they're saying something really relevant that'll rewrite history, but that's rather an exaggerated claim in my view.
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I'm still not convinced I could do it.
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How was your holiday, Tom?
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Absolutely fine.
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I suppose you went on one of those archaeological digs of yours.
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What's wrong with a walking holiday if you don't want to lie on the beach?
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Nothing really, except I'd say it doesn't give you much to think about.
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And that's what I really need.
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Lying on the beach isn't for me.
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I don't necessarily want to climb a mountain or do whitewater rafting, but a bit of exercise is good.
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It's nice to travel too.
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Though to be honest, once you get down to work, it doesn't matter much where you are.
29
Unless it rains all the time, perhaps.
30
So what's the attraction of grubbing about in the ground?
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Finding a hoard of gold would be good, but most of us are realistic enough to know that won't ever happen.
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Actually, I think it's good for me as a person.
33
What we dig needs interpreting, but you'll never know for sure whether you've got it right.
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Others will disagree with you, and you have to respect their opinions.
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Some people might like to claim they're saying something really relevant that'll rewrite history, but that's rather an exaggerated claim in my view.
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I'm still not convinced I could do it.
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Extract 2 You hear two colleagues talking about time management.
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Now look at questions 3 and 4.
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I love watching people's expressions when they turn up late for my time management seminars.
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Why's that?
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They sidle in, looking exactly like a child who just got caught with a hand in a cookie jar.
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Maybe mumbling something sheepishly about traffic while their friends tease them about being late for a class on time management.
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But we've all done it, right?
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Not me.
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It's causing more and more problems socially.
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At work, it even seriously hampers promotion chances.
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And I've known it's sour relationships, too.
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But what's the answer?
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I'm pretty hopeless myself.
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I've tried setting my alarm ten, even fifteen minutes fast, but...
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That never works.
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Psychologically, you know it's fast so you enjoy the lion.
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You got that right.
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So are you telling me you're never late?
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Hard to believe. But true.
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So how do you do it?
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What's the secret?
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You have to undergo a complete change of mindset.
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Don't just aim to be on time for appointments.
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Become an early person, period.
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Hmm, sounds tough.
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But well worth it.
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Just think, no more rushing for the train, No more missed flights or embarrassing searches for excuses at meetings or on dates?
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Right.
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So how do I go about it?
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I love watching people's expressions when they turn up late for my time management seminars.
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Why's that?
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They sidle in, looking exactly like a child who just got caught with a hand in a cookie jar.
69
Maybe mumbling something sheepishly about traffic, while their friends tease them about being late for a class on time management.
70
But we've all done it, right?
71
Not me.
72
It's causing more and more problems socially.
73
At work, it even seriously hampers promotion chances.
74
And I've known it's sour relationships, too.
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But what's the answer?
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I'm pretty hopeless myself.
77
I've tried setting my alarm ten, even fifteen minutes fast, but...
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That never works.
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Psychologically, you know it's fast.
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So you enjoy the lion.
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You got that right.
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So are you telling me you're never late?
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Hard to believe. But true.
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So how do you do it?
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What's the secret?
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You have to undergo a complete change of mindset.
87
Don't just aim to be on time for appointments.
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Become an early person, period.
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Hmm, sounds tough.
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But well worth it.
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Just think, no more rushing for the train, no more missed flights or embarrassing searches for excuses at meetings or on dates.
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Right.
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So how do I go about it?
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Extract 3.
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You hear two friends talking about a historical novel they have read.
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Now look at questions 5 and 6.
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What did you think of Lorna Dean's new book?
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I was disappointed in the characters.
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That's probably because you got so used to the ones that appear in all her other novels about the period.
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The old familiar friends.
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I thought these ones were a pretty convincing bunch, especially that rather mixed-up boy.
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There wasn't much she could do with the plot, though.
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The events of the period are so well documented.
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There was a lot of local colour, I thought.
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I suppose so, but it tended to be a bit over-explained.
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The description didn't come in naturally.
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Oh, I don't agree with you there.
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I felt I got a real feel for time and place.
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This did give us a window on a very different society.
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The writer's view of it, of course.
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Oh, hardly fair.
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She'd done her research.
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She didn't just put her own spin on things.
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And didn't you think some of the politics and intrigue had a familiar ring?
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An interesting parallel with what goes on today.
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Oh, no. I took reading it as an opportunity to forget the here and now.
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What did you think of Lorna Dean's new book?
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I was disappointed in the characters.
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That's probably because you got so used to the ones that appear in all her other novels about the period.
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The old familiar friends.
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I thought these ones were a pretty convincing bunch.
122
Especially that rather mixed up boy.
123
There wasn't much she could do with the plot though.
124
The events of the period are so well documented.
125
There was a lot of local colour, I thought.
126
I suppose so, but it tended to be a bit over-explained.
127
The description didn't come in naturally.
128
Oh, I don't agree with you there.
129
I felt I got a real feel for time and place.
130
This did give us a window on a very different society.
131
The writer's view of it, of course.
132
Oh, hardly fair.
133
She'd done her research.
134
She didn't just put her own spin on things.
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and didn't you think some of the politics and intrigue had a familiar ring?
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An interesting parallel with what goes on today.
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Oh no, I took reading it as an opportunity to forget the here and now.
138
That's the end of part one.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel C1 se basa en el vídeo “CAE 6 TEST 2 PART 1”. Este vídeo tiene 138 frases y 1240 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 8:12. El hablante habla a un ritmo natural de unas 151 palabras por minuto, cercano a una conversación cotidiana. El 84 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar. 25 de sus 138 frases son preguntas, así que sirve para practicar la entonación de las preguntas y las respuestas cortas.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| embarrass verbo | /ɪmˈbæɹəs/ | avergonzar, abochornar |
| exaggerate verbo | /ɛɡˈzæd͡ʒ.ə.ɹeɪt/ | exagerar |
| grub sustantivo | /ɡɹʌb/ | larva, verme |
| hamper verbo | /ˈhæm.pɚ/ | estorbar, obstaculizar |
| horde sustantivo | /hɔɹd/ | horda |
| intrigue sustantivo | /ˈɪntɹiːɡ/ | intriga |
| mumble verbo | /ˈmʌmbəl/ | mascullar, mascujar |
| psychologically adverbio | psicológicamente | |
| raft sustantivo | /ɹæft/ | balsa |
| rewrite verbo | /ɹiˈɹaɪt/ | reescribir |
| sidle verbo | /ˈsaɪdəl/ | caminar de lado, andar de costado |
| tease verbo | /tiːz/ | cardar, peinar |
| archaeological adjetivo | arqueológico | |
| hopeless adjetivo | /ˈhoʊplɪs/ | desesperanzado, sin esperanza (s) |
| seminar sustantivo | /ˈsɛmɪnɑɹ/ | seminario |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| mix up verbo | revolver |
| turn up verbo | aparecer |
Frases que vale la pena repetir
Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:
- Lying on the beach isn't for me.
- I'm still not convinced I could do it.
- So are you telling me you're never late?
- Psychologically, you know it's fast.
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| “Used to” used to + verbo — un hábito o estado pasado que ya no es cierto | used to the |
| Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora | I've known · I've tried · have read |
| Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace | was disappointed |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 48 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't, didn't, doesn't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: sheepishly /ˈʃiː.pɪʃ.li/, socially /ˈsoʊʃəli/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- /z/ — sonora, no /s/: exaggerate /ɛɡˈzæd͡ʒ.ə.ɹeɪt/, tease /tiːz/
- /h/ — una aspiración suave, no la “j”: hamper /ˈhæm.pɚ/, horde /hɔɹd/, hopeless /ˈhoʊplɪs/
Cómo practicar con este vídeo
- Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
- Empieza a velocidad 0,75×, haz shadowing frase por frase y vuelve a la velocidad normal cuando te resulte fácil.
- Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como embarrass, exaggerate, grub.
¿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.