Shadowing Practice: Cambridge 16 Test 4 Section 2 Listening - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Part 2.
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You will hear a town councillor reporting on the local transport network and a recreation facility.
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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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Right, next on the agenda we have traffic and highways.
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Councillor Thornton.
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Thank you.
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Well, we now have the results of the survey carried out last month about traffic and road transport in the town.
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People were generally satisfied with the state of the roads.
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There were one or two complaints about potholes, which will be addressed,
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but a significant number of people complained about the increasing number of heavy vehicles using our local roads to avoid traffic elsewhere.
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We'd expected more complaints by commuters about the reduction in the train service, but it doesn't seem to have affected people too much.
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The cycle path that runs alongside the river is very well used by both cyclists
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and pedestrians since the surface was improved last year, but overtaking can be a problem, so we're going to add a bit on the side to make it wider.
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At some stage, we'd like to extend the path so that it goes all the way through the town, but that won't be happening in the immediate future.
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The plans to have a pedestrian crossing next to the post
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office have unfortunately had to be put on hold for the time being.
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We'd budgeted for this to be done this financial year, but then there were rumours that the post office was going to move, which would have meant there wasn't really a need for a crossing.
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Now they've confirmed that they're staying where they are,
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but the highways department have told us that it would be dangerous to have a pedestrian crossing where we'd originally planned it, as there's a bend in the road there,
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so that'll need some more thought.
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On Station Road, near the station and level crossing, drivers can face quite long waits if the level crossing's closed,
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and we've now got signs up requesting them not to leave their engines running at that time.
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This means pedestrians waiting on the pavement to cross the railway line don't have to breathe in car fumes.
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We've had some problems with cyclists leaving their bikes chained to the railings outside the ticket office, but the station has agreed to provide bike racks there.
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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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So, next on the agenda is proposals for improvements to the recreation ground.
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Councillor Thornton again.
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Well, since we managed to extend the recreation ground, we've spent some time talking to local people about how it could be made a more attractive and useful space.
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If you have a look at the map up on the screen, you can see the river up in the north and the community hall near the entrance from the road.
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At present, cars can park between the community hall and that line of trees to the east, but this is quite dangerous for pedestrians,
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so we're suggesting a new car park on the opposite side of the community hall, right next to it.
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We also have a new location for the cricket pitch.
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As we've now purchased additional space to the east of the recreation ground, beyond the trees, we plan to move it away from its current location,
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which is rather near the road, into this new area beyond the line of trees.
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This means there's less danger of stray balls hitting cars or pedestrians.
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We've got plans for a children's playground
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which will be accessible by a footpath from the community hall and will be alongside the river.
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We'd originally thought of having it close to the road but we think this will be a more attractive location.
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The skateboard ramp is very popular with both younger and older children.
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We had considered moving this up towards the river
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but in the end we decided to have it in the south-east corner near the road.
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The pavilion is very well used at present by both football players and cricketers.
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It will stay where it is now, to the left of the line of trees and near to the river, handy for both the football and cricket pitches.
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And finally we'll be getting a new notice board for local information
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and that And that will be directly on people's right as they go from the road into the recreation ground.
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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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Thank you.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel B2 se basa en el vídeo “Cambridge 16 Test 4 Section 2 Listening”. Las palabras que más se repiten: road, pedestrian, recreation, river, crossing. Este vídeo tiene 50 frases y 778 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 6:10. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 126 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 88 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es fácil de seguir.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| pedestrian sustantivo | /pəˈdɛstɹiən/ | peatón, peatona |
| recreation sustantivo | /ɹiːkɹiˈeɪʃən/ | recreación |
| councillor sustantivo | concejal, regidor | |
| cyclist sustantivo | /ˈsaɪ.klɪst/ | ciclista |
| commuter sustantivo | /kəˈmjuːtɚ/ | viajero diario, trabajador pendular |
| cricketer sustantivo | /ˈkɹɪk.ɪtɚ/ | criquetista |
| footpath sustantivo | /ˈfʊtˌpæθ/ | acera, vía peatonal |
| overtake verbo | /əʊ̯vəːˈteɪ̯k/ | rebasar, adelantar |
| pothole sustantivo | bache, hoyanco | |
| railing sustantivo | /ˈɹeɪlɪŋ/ | barandilla |
| skateboard sustantivo | /ˈskeɪt.bɔɹd/ | monopatín, patineta |
| pavement sustantivo | /ˈpeɪvm(ə)nt/ | pavimento, pavimiento |
| pavilion sustantivo | /pəˈvɪljən/ | pabellón |
| stray verbo | /stɹeɪ/ | errar, divagar |
| playground sustantivo | /ˈpleɪɡɹaʊnd/ | espacio infantil, patio lúdico/recreativo (infantil) |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| carry out verbo | /ˈkæ.ɹi aʊt/ | llevar a cabo, llevar al cabo |
| sign up verbo | inscribir, alistar |
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora | they've confirmed · have told · has agreed |
| Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace | will be addressed · was improved · be put |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 20 contracciones y formas reducidas, como we'd, we've, we're. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: recreation /ɹiːkɹiˈeɪʃən/, accessible /əkˈsɛs.ɪ.bəl/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: skateboard /ˈskeɪt.bɔɹd/, stray /stɹeɪ/
- /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: overtake /əʊ̯vəːˈteɪ̯k/, pavement /ˈpeɪvm(ə)nt/, pavilion /pəˈvɪljən/
Cómo practicar con este vídeo
- Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
- Haz shadowing frase por frase a velocidad normal, repitiendo cada una hasta que tu ritmo coincida con el del hablante.
- Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como pedestrian, recreation, councillor.
¿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.