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Part 2.
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You will hear a recruitment officer called Megan Baker giving a
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talk at a jobs fair about opportunities for those interested in the food and agriculture sectors.
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First, you have some time to look at questions 11 to 14.
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Now listen carefully and answer questions 11 to 14.
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Hello everyone, my name's Megan Baker and I'm a recruitment consultant at AVT Recruitment Specialists.
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Now, our company specialises in positions that involve working in the agriculture and horticulture sectors, so that's fresh food production,
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garden and park maintenance and so on.
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And these sectors do provide some very special career opportunities.
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For a start, they often offer opportunities for those who don't want to be stuck with a 40 -hour week,
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but need to juggle work with other responsibilities, such as childcare, and this is very important for many of our recruits.
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Some people like working in a rural setting, surrounded by plants and trees instead of buildings, although we can't guarantee that.
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But there are certainly health benefits, especially in jobs where you're not sitting all day looking at a screen, a big plus for many people.
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Salaries can sometimes be good too, although there's a lot of variety here
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And you may have the opportunity in some types of jobs for travel overseas
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Although that obviously depends on the job, and not everyone is keen to do it
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Of course, working outdoors does have its challenges
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It's fine in summer, but can be extremely unpleasant when it's cold and windy
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You may need to be pretty fit for some jobs, though with modern technology that's not as important as it once was.
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And standards of health and safety are much higher now than they used to be, so there are fewer work -related accidents.
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But if you like a lively city environment surrounded by lots of people, these jobs are probably not for you.
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They're often in pretty remote areas.
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And some people worry about finding a suitable place to live, but in our experience, this usually turns out fine.
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Before you hear the rest of the talk, you have some time to look at questions 15 to 20.
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Now listen and answer questions 15 to 20.
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now let me tell you about some of the exciting jobs
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that we have on our books right
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now one is for a fresh food commercial manager our client
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here is a very large fresh food producer supplying a range of top supermarkets
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they operate in a very fast -paced environment with low profit margins.
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The staff there work hard but they play hard as well so if you've a sociable personality this may be for you.
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We have an exciting post as an agronomist advising farmers on issues such as crop nutrition,
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protection against pests and the latest legislation on farming and agricultural practices.
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There are good opportunities for the right person to quickly make their way up the career ladder
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but a deep knowledge of the agricultural sector is expected of applicants.
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A leading supermarket is looking for a fresh produce buyer who is available for a 12 -month maternity cover contract.
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You need to have experience in administration,
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planning and buying in the fresh produce industry and in return will receive a very competitive salary.
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We have also received a request for a sales manager for a chain of garden centres.
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You will be visiting centres in the region to ensure their high levels of customer service are maintained.
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This post is only suitable for someone who is prepared to live in the region.
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There is also a vacancy for a tree technician to carry out tree cutting, forestry and conservation work.
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Candidates must have a clean driving licence
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and have training in safety procedures A year's experience would be preferred
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but the company might be prepared to consider someone who has just completed an appropriate training course
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Finally, we have a position for a farm worker
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This will involve a wide range of farm duties including crop sowing and harvesting machine maintenance and animal care.
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Perks of the job include the possibility of renting a small cottage on the estate
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and the chance to earn a competitive salary.
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A driving licence and tractor driving experience are essential.
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That is the end of part two.
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You now have half a minute to check your answers to part two.

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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación se basa en el vídeo “Cambridge 16 Test 3 Section 2 Listening”. Las palabras que más se repiten: fresh, opportunities, sector, questions, experience. Este vídeo tiene 52 frases y 720 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 6:18. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 114 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 83 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

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

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
salary sustantivo/ˈsæləɹi/salario, sueldo
recruitment sustantivo/rɪˈkruːt.mənt /reclutamiento
suitable adjetivo[ˈsjuː.tə.bɫ̩]indicado, idóneo
agriculture sustantivo/ˈæɡ.ɹɪˌkʌl.t͡ʃɚ/agricultura
involve verbo/ɪnˈvɑlv/involucrar
crop sustantivo/kɹɑp/cultivo
surround verbo/səˈɹaʊnd/envolver, cercar
supermarket sustantivo/ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/supermercado
earn verbo/ɝn/ganar, granjear
carefully adverbio/ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/cuidadosamente
guarantee sustantivo/ˌɡæɹ.ənˈtiː/garantía, caución
procedure sustantivo/pɹəˈsiː.d͡ʒə/procedimiento
producer sustantivo/pɹəˈdjuːsə/productor, productora
worker sustantivo/ˈwɝ.kɚ/trabajador, obrero
remote adjetivo/ɹəˈməʊt̞/remoto

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
carry out verbo/ˈkæ.ɹi aʊt/llevar a cabo, llevar al cabo
turn out verboresultar

Gramática en este vídeo

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

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hacebe stuck · is expected · are maintained
Oraciones de relativo who / which + oración — información extra sobre una persona o cosathose who don · someone who is · someone who has
Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahorahave also received · has just completed

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 6 contracciones y formas reducidas, como can't, don't, I'm. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: conservation /ˌkɑnsə(ɹ)ˈveɪʃən/, nutrition /njuːˈtɹɪʃ.ən/, technician /tɛkˈnɪʃən/, sociable /ˈsoʊʃəbəl/
  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: agriculture /ˈæɡ.ɹɪˌkʌl.t͡ʃɚ/, supermarket /ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/, conservation /ˌkɑnsə(ɹ)ˈveɪʃən/, maternity /məˈtɜɹnəti/, agronomist /əˈɡɹɑːnəmɪst/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: involve /ɪnˈvɑlv/, conservation /ˌkɑnsə(ɹ)ˈveɪʃən/, overseas /ˌoʊvɚˈsiːz/, advise /ədˈvaɪz/, harvest /ˈhɑɹ.vəst/
  • /z/ — sonora, no /s/: overseas /ˌoʊvɚˈsiːz/, advise /ədˈvaɪz/, unpleasant /ʌnˈplɛzn̩t/
  • /dʒ/ — no es la “y” ni la “ch”: procedure /pɹəˈsiː.d͡ʒə/, margin /ˈmɑɹ.d͡ʒɪn/, cottage /ˈkɒt.ɪd͡ʒ/, juggle /ˈd͡ʒʌɡəl/

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 salary, recruitment, suitable.

¿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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