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You'll hear part of a talk about working in the computer games industry.
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For questions 7 to 14, complete the sentences.
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You now have 45 seconds to look at part 2.
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Thank you.
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i'm here today to talk to you about working in computer gaming i'd certainly recommend it as a career not
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because it's glamorous it has that reputation among some people i believe nor
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because it's a well -paid job generally it isn't but rather
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because it's creative and that's the factor
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that all things being equal correlates most highly with job satisfaction
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people get jobs in the computer games industry after degrees in all sorts of subjects.
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Of course, if you've done a course in graphic design, that'll stand you in good stead, but it's certainly not essential.
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I myself graduated in economics, and colleagues of mine did history, engineering, and English.
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The degree itself is less important than the enthusiasm someone brings to the job.
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It goes without saying that everyone who joins the industry has themselves enjoyed playing games.
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My parents always told me I spent far too much time on them, so much so that they suggested I put it to good use and apply for work in the industry.
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My uncle sent me the name of someone he knew at a major games company, so I decided to apply there first.
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I was lucky enough to get taken on.
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I didn't have the skills to become a technical programmer, of course, and started as a games tester.
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That taught me a huge amount, and after six months, I was able to do something more demanding.
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At first, I was assigned to one of the games the company was then in the process of developing.
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You may well know it.
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It's called Jungle.
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It turned out to be a big seller.
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Later, I worked on a game called Motor Show.
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That's less widely known, but it has a devoted niche following.
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Anyway, I learned a lot working on these two contrasting products.
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After six months, I moved on.
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I was given a position in the research department.
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I had applied for something in the marketing department, but didn't get that.
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I was disappointed at the time, but now feel it worked out for the best.
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There are, of course, many different types of computer games.
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The company I work for specialises in sports games, skateboarding, motor racing, that sort of thing.
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However, it's also dabbled in old -fashioned arcade games, and it does some adventure games too.
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Those are the ones I personally most enjoy working on, though each type of game has its own attractions, of course.
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Anyway, I'd certainly recommend a career in computer games.
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I'd say mine has been very satisfying.
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not as financially rewarding as some of you might like but that's not the main thing is it
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when preparing for this talk i asked some of my colleagues how they would sum up their careers
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the most common word they used was challenging but i don't feel
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that that puts a positive enough slant on a career in computer games anyway let me now take any questions
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I'm here today to talk to you about working in computer gaming.
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I'd certainly recommend it as a career.
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Not because it's glamorous, it has that reputation among some people, I believe.
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Nor because it's a well -paid job, generally it isn't.
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But rather because it's creative.
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And that's the fact that all things being equal correlates most highly with job satisfaction.
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People get jobs in the computer games industry after degrees in all sorts of subjects.
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Of course, if you've done a course in graphic design, that'll stand you in good stead, but it's certainly not essential.
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I myself graduated in economics, and colleagues of mine did history, engineering, and English.
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The degree itself is less important than the enthusiasm someone brings to the job.
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It goes without saying that everyone who joins the industry has themselves enjoyed playing games.
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My parents always told me I spent far too much time on them, so much so that they suggested I put it to good use and apply for work in the industry.
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My uncle sent me the name of someone he knew at a major games company, so I decided to apply there first.
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I was lucky enough to get taken on.
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I didn't have the skills to become a technical programmer, of course, and started as a games tester.
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That taught me a huge amount, and after six months, I was able to do something more demanding.
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At first, I was assigned to one of the games the company was then in the process of developing.
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You may well know it.
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It's called Jungle.
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It turned out to be a big seller.
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Later, I worked on a game called Motor Show.
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That's less widely known, but it has a devoted niche following.
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Anyway, I learned a lot working on these two contrasting products.
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After six months, I moved on.
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I was given a position in the research department.
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I had applied for something in the marketing department, but didn't get that.
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I was disappointed at the time, but now feel it worked out for the best.
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There are, of course, many different types of computer games.
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The company I work for specialises in sports games, skateboarding, motor racing, that sort of thing.
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However, it's also dabbled in old -fashioned arcade games, and it does some adventure games too.
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Those are the ones I personally most enjoy working on, though each type of game has its own attractions of course
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anyway i'd certainly recommend a career in computer games i'd say
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mine has been very satisfying not as financially rewarding as some of you might like
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but that's not the main thing is it
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when preparing for this talk i asked some of my colleagues
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how they would sum up their careers the most common word they used was challenging,
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but I don't feel that that puts a positive enough slant on a career in computer games.
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Anyway, let me now take any questions.
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That's the end of part two.
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Now turn to part three.

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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 TEST29 PART2”. Las palabras que más se repiten: computer, career, industry, anyway, certainly. Este vídeo tiene 80 frases y 1030 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 7:41. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 134 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 84 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
colleague sustantivo/ˈkɒliːɡ/colega, compañero
correlate verbo/ˈkɔɹəleɪt/correlacionar
dabble verbo/ˈdæb.əl/chapotear
skateboard sustantivo/ˈskeɪt.bɔɹd/monopatín, patineta
slant sustantivo/ˈslænt/inclinación
tester sustantivo/ˈtɛstəɹ/téster, tester
glamorous adjetivo/ˈɡlæ.mə.ɹəs/glamuroso, glamoroso
devote verbo/dɪˈvəʊt/devotar, abocarse
programmer sustantivo/ˈpɹoʊɡɹæmɚ/programador, programadora
cellar sustantivo/ˈsɛləɹ/sótano, furnia
assign verbo/əˈsaɪn/asignar
arcade sustantivo/ɑɹˈkeɪd/arcada
niche sustantivo/nɪt͡ʃ/hornacina, nicho
satisfy verbo/ˈsætɪsfaɪ/satisfacer
financially adverbiofinancieramente

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraSignificado
sum up verbosumar

Frases que vale la pena repetir

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

  • Anyway, I'd certainly recommend a career in computer games.
  • I'd say mine has been very satisfying.
  • I'd certainly recommend it as a career.

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 ahorayou've done · has been
Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hacewas assigned · was given
Oraciones de relativo who / which + oración — información extra sobre una persona o cosaeveryone who joins

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

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

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: skateboard /ˈskeɪt.bɔɹd/, slant /ˈslænt/

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 colleague, correlate, dabble.

¿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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