Shadowing Practice: Cambridge IELTS 1-Test 2 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Cassette 1, side 2.
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Practice test 2.
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You will hear a number of different recordings, and you will have to answer questions on what you hear.
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There will be time for you to read the instructions and questions, and you will have a chance to check your work.
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All the recordings will be played once only.
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The test is in four sections.
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Write all your answers in the listening question booklet.
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At the end of the test, you will be given ten minutes to transfer your answers to an answer sheet.
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Now turn to section one of your question booklet.
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Section one.
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In this section, you will hear two overseas students, Kate and Lukey, being interviewed by a university counsellor.
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First look at questions 1 to 5.
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You will see that there is an example which has been done for you.
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On this occasion only, the conversation relating to the example will be played first.
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Hi there, Kate.
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Come on in.
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How are you today?
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Fine, thanks.
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Hi, Lukey.
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How's things?
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OK.
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Well, as I explained on the phone, I'm a counsellor here at the Student Services section of the university.
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And I'm interviewing overseas students to help me draw up a guide for new students.
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So, I'd be grateful if you could tell me a little about your time since you've been here in Cambridge.
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Right.
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Now, Kate, let's start with you.
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Okay.
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This is your second semester, isn't it?
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Could you tell us something about your first impressions of the town when you arrived?
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Yeah.
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Well, first of all, I was struck by how quiet it is here in the evening.
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Kate's first impression of the town is that it is quiet in the evening, so quiet is the answer.
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Now we shall begin.
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You should answer the questions as you listen, because you will not hear the recording a second time.
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Now listen to the first interview with Kate and complete the notes by filling in the numbered spaces 1 to 5.
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Hi there, Kate.
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Come on in.
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How are you today?
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Fine, thanks.
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Hi, Lukey.
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How's things?
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Okay.
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Well, as I explained on the phone, I'm a counsellor here at the Student Services section of the university.
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And I'm interviewing overseas students to help me draw up a guide for new students.
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So I'd be grateful if you could tell me a little about your time since you've been here in Cambridge.
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Right.
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Here.
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Now, Kate, let's start with you.
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Okay.
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This is your second semester, isn't it?
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Could you tell us something about your first impressions of the town when you arrived?
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Yeah.
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Well, first of all, I was struck by how quiet it is here in the evening.
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Yeah.
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I suppose Cambridge is a quiet place.
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Where did you live when you first arrived?
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Well, I went straight into student accommodation.
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It was a kind of student hostel.
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Ah, right.
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So you didn't have to worry about doing your own cooking or anything like that?
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No, but sometimes I wished I had.
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The food at the hostel was awful.
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Oh, dear.
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But how were the other students?
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To be honest, I haven't managed to make many friends, even though the place is full.
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People seem to keep to themselves.
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They're not really very friendly.
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Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.
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Well, what about the actual course?
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You're studying...
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I'm doing a master's by coursework in environmental studies.
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Oh, right.
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And how are you finding that?
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Yeah, well, it's been pretty good, really.
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I've enjoyed the course, but I feel there hasn't been enough contact with the lecturers.
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They all seem to be incredibly busy.
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The only chance I've really had to talk to them was on the field trip.
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Well, that's no good.
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Could anything be done to improve the course, in your opinion?
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Well, I think it would be helpful to have meetings with lecturers on the course.
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Say, once a fortnight, something like that.
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Regular meetings.
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Uh -huh.
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Yes, that could certainly help.
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Now, Kate, we'll come back to you in a minute, but I'd just like to ask Lukey some questions.
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Before they continue the interview, look at questions six to ten.
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As you listen to the rest of the interview, complete the notes.
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Lukey, where are you from?
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I am from Indonesia here.
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And how did you find Cambridge when you first arrived?
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Well, I like it here.
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I think the city is very beautiful.
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What about your accommodation?
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Was that okay?
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Yes, okay.
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At first, I stayed with a family for three months.
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They were very kind to me, but they had three young children, and I found it difficult to study.
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Right, I see.
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So after three months, I moved out, and now I live with two other students in a student house.
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It's much cheaper and we like it there.
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Good.
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And what about your studies?
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What are you studying?
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I'm doing a Bachelor of Computing.
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Computing, I see.
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Apart from the language difficulties, if you can separate them, how have you found the course?
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OK, but...
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Yes, go on.
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Well, the main difficulty for me is getting time on the computers in the computer room.
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It's always busy, and this makes it very hard to do my practical work.
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Yes, I'm sure it would.
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Can you reserve time in the computer room?
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No, you can't.
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But it would certainly help if we could reserve computer time.
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Yes, I'll look into that and see if something can't be done to improve things over there.
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Now, let's go back to Kate.
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That is the end of Section 1.
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You now have half a minute to check your answers.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación se basa en el vídeo “Cambridge IELTS 1-Test 2”. Las palabras que más se repiten: student, Kate, section, answer, Lukey. Este vídeo tiene 118 frases y 942 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 7:32. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 125 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. 22 de sus 118 frases son preguntas, así que sirve para practicar la entonación de las preguntas y las respuestas cortas.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
15 palabras del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| arrive verbo | /əˈɹaɪv/ | llegar, arribar |
| impression sustantivo | /ɪmˈpɹɛʃn̩/ | impresión, sensación |
| overseas adverbio | /ˌoʊvɚˈsiːz/ | en ultramar, ultramarinamente |
| counselor sustantivo | /ˈkaʊnsələ(ɹ)/ | consejero |
| grateful adjetivo | /ˈɡɹeɪtf(ə)l/ | agradecido |
| difficulty sustantivo | /ˈdɪfɪkəlti/ | dificultad |
| accommodation sustantivo | /əˌkɒm.əˈdeɪ.ʃən/ | alojamiento, hospedaje |
| semester sustantivo | /sɪˈmɛstɚ/ | semestre, ciclo |
| lecturer sustantivo | /ˈlɛkt͡ʃəɹə/ | docente, aleccionador |
| booklet sustantivo | /ˈbʊk.lət/ | libreto, cuadernillo |
| practical adjetivo | /ˈpɹæk.tɪ.kəl/ | práctico |
| awful adjetivo | /ˈɔːfʊl/ | infumable, malísimo |
| helpful adjetivo | /ˈhɛlp.fl̩/ | servicial, adyuvante |
| sheet sustantivo | /ʃit/ | hoja, folio |
| incredibly adverbio | /ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbli/ | increíblemente |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| move out verbo | mudarse de acá, independizarse |
Frases que vale la pena repetir
Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:
- How are you today?
- This is your second semester, isn't it?
- Where did you live when you first arrived?
- Lukey, where are you from?
- Can you reserve time in the computer room?
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace | will be played · will be given · being interviewed |
| Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora | has been done · you've been · haven't managed |
| Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicción | will hear · will be · will see |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que ocurre ahora o en estos días | I'm interviewing · You're studying · I'm doing |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 26 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, I'd, can't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: impression /ɪmˈpɹɛʃn̩/, accommodation /əˌkɒm.əˈdeɪ.ʃən/, sheet /ʃit/, occasion /əˈkeɪ̯ʒən/, instruction /ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: difficulty /ˈdɪfɪkəlti/, accommodation /əˌkɒm.əˈdeɪ.ʃən/, incredibly /ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbli/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: arrive /əˈɹaɪv/, overseas /ˌoʊvɚˈsiːz/
- /h/ — una aspiración suave, no la “j”: helpful /ˈhɛlp.fl̩/, hostel /ˈhɑstəl/
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 arrive, impression, overseas.
¿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.