Shadowing Practice: Cambridge 18 Test 4 Section 2 Listening - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Part 2.
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You will hear a guide at a farming museum talking to a group of visitors.
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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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Good morning everyone and welcome to the Museum of Farming Life.
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i understand it's your first visit here
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so i'd like to give you some background information about the museum
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and then explain a little about what you can see during your visit so
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where we're standing at the moment is the entrance to a large building
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that was constructed in 1880 as the home of a local
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businessman alfred palmer of the palmer biscuit factory it was later sold
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and became a Hall of Residence for Students in 1911 and a museum in 1951.
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In 2005, a modern extension was built to accommodate the museum's collections.
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The museum's owned by the university and apart from two rooms that are our offices,
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the university uses the main part of the building.
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You may see students going into the building for lessons, but it's not open to museum visitors, I'm afraid.
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It's a shame because the interior architectural features are outstanding, especially the room that used to be the library.
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Luckily, we've managed to keep entry to the museum free.
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This includes access to all the galleries, outdoor areas and the rooms for special exhibitions.
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We run activities for children and students, such as the museum club, for which there's no charge.
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We do have a donation box just over there, so feel free to give whatever amount you consider appropriate.
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We do have a cloakroom, if you'd like to leave your coats and bags somewhere.
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Unlike other museums, photography is allowed here, so you might like to keep your cameras with you.
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You might be more comfortable not carrying around heavy rucksacks, though keep your coats and jackets on as it's quite cold in the museum garden today.
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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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I'd like to tell you about the different areas of the museum.
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Just inside and outside the main gallery, we have an area called Four Seasons.
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Here, you can watch a four -minute animation of a woodland scene.
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It was designed especially for the museum by a group of young people on a film studies course and it's beautiful.
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Children absolutely love it, but then so do adults.
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The main gallery is called Town and Country.
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It includes a photographic collection of prize -winning sheep and shepherds.
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Leaving town and country, you enter farmhouse kitchen, which is, well, self -explanatory Here,
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we have the oldest collection of equipment for making butter and cheese in the country And this morning,
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a specialist cheesemaker will be giving demonstrations of how it's produced You may even get to try some
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after that you can go in two directions to the right is a staircase
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that takes you up to a landing from where you can
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look down on the galleries to the left is a room called a year on the farm
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there is lots of seating here as sometimes we use the room for school visits
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so it's a good place to stop for a rest
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if you're feeling competitive you can take our memory test in which you answer questions about things you've seen in the museum.
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The next area is called Wagon Walk.
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This contains farm carts from nearly every part of the country.
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It's surprising how much regional variation there was.
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Beside the carts are display boards with information about each one.
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The carts are old and fragile, so we ask you to keep your children close to you and ensure they don't climb on the carts.
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From wagon walk, you can either make your way back to reception
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or go out into the garden or even go back to take another look in the galleries.
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In the far corner of the garden is Bees Are Magic
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but we're redeveloping this area so you can't visit that at the moment.
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You can still buy our honey in the shop though.
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Finally, there's the pond which contains all kinds of interesting wildlife.
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There are baby ducks that are only a few days old as well as tiny frogs.
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The pond isn't deep and there is a fence around it so it's perfectly safe for children.
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That is the end of part two.
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You now have 30 seconds to check your answers to part two.

Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Este vídeo tiene 57 frases y 753 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 6:46. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 111 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 86 % 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
cart sustantivo/kɑɹt/carro, carreta
coat sustantivo/ˈkoʊ̯t/abrigo, saco
visitor sustantivo/ˈvɪzɪtɚ/visita
pond sustantivo/pɑnd/charca, estanque
lesson sustantivo/ˈlɛs.ən/lección
carefully adverbio/ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/cuidadosamente
extension sustantivo/ɪkˈstɛnʃən/extensión, extendimiento
photography sustantivo/fəˈtɑ.ɡɹə.fi/fotografía
butter sustantivo/ˈbʌtɚ/mantequilla, manteca
entrance sustantivo/ˈɛn.tɹəns/entrada
exhibition sustantivo/ɛksɪˈbɪʃən/exhibición
honey sustantivo/ˈhʌni/miel
wildlife sustantivo/ˈwaɪldlaɪf/fauna, vida silvestre
jacket sustantivo/ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/chaqueta, campera
specialist sustantivo/ˈspɛʃəlɪst/especialista

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraSignificado
look down on verbomenospreciar, ningunear

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 hacewas constructed · was built · is allowed
Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahorawe've managed · you've seen
Posibilidad con “might / may” might/may + verbo — algo posible pero no seguromay see · might like · might be
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que ocurre ahora o en estos díaswe're standing · we're redeveloping

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 12 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'd, we're, can't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: extension /ɪkˈstɛnʃən/, exhibition /ɛksɪˈbɪʃən/, specialist /ˈspɛʃəlɪst/, reception /ɹɪˈsɛp.ʃn̩/, collections /kəˈlɛkʃənz/
  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: photography /fəˈtɑ.ɡɹə.fi/, exhibition /ɛksɪˈbɪʃən/, animation /ˌæn.ɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/, demonstration /dɛmənˈstɹeɪʃən/, accommodate /əˈkɑməˌdeɪt/

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 cart, coat, visitor.

¿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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