Shadowing Practice: Cambridge IELTS 14 listening section 1 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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IELTS 14 Tests 1 to 4 Published by Cambridge University Press and Uccles 2019
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This recording is copyright.
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Test 1 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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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 1.
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Section 1.
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You will hear a woman reporting a theft to an officer in a police station.
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First, you have some time to look at questions 1 to 3.
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You will see that there is an example that has been done for you.
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On this occasion only, the conversation relating to this will be played first.
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Good morning.
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What can I do for you?
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I want to report a theft.
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I had some things stolen out of my bag yesterday.
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I'm sorry to hear that.
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Right, so I'll need to take a few details.
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Can I start with your name?
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Louise Taylor.
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The woman's name is Louise Taylor.
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So Taylor has been written in the space.
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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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Listen carefully and answer questions one to three.
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Good morning.
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What can I do for you?
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I want to report a theft.
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I had some things stolen out of my bag yesterday.
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I'm sorry to hear that.
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Right, so I'll need to take a few details.
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Can I start with your name?
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Louise Taylor.
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Okay, thank you.
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And are you resident in the UK?
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No, I'm actually Canadian, though my mother was British.
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And your date of birth?
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December 14th, 1977.
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So you're just visiting this country?
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That's right.
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I come over most summers on business.
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I'm an interior designer, and I come over to buy old furniture.
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Antiques, you know?
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There are some really lovely things around here, but you need to get out to the small towns.
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I've had a really good trip this year, until this happened.
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Okay.
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So you've been here quite a while?
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Yes.
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I'm here for two months.
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I go back next week.
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So may I ask where you're staying now?
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Well, at present, I've got a place at Park Apartments that's on King Street.
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I was staying at the Riverside Apartments on the same street, but the apartment there was only available for six weeks, so I had to find another one.
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Okay.
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And the apartment number?
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Fifteen.
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Right.
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Before you hear the rest of the conversation, you have some time to look at questions 4 to 10.
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Now listen and answer questions 4 to 10.
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Now, I need to take some details of the theft.
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So, you said you had some things stolen out of your bag?
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That's right.
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And were you actually carrying the bag when the theft took place?
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Yes.
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I really can't understand it.
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I had my backpack on, and I went into a supermarket to buy a few things, and when I opened it up, my wallet wasn't there.
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And what did your wallet have in it?
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Well, fortunately, I don't keep my credit cards in that wallet.
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I keep them with my passport in an inside compartment in my backpack, but there was quite a bit of cash there.
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About 250 pounds sterling, I should think.
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I withdrew 300 pounds from my account yesterday, but I did a bit of shopping, so I must have already spent about 50 pounds of that.
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Okay.
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At first I thought, oh, I must have left the wallet back in the apartment.
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But then I realized my phone had gone as well.
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It was only a week old and that's when I realized I'd been robbed.
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Anyway, at least they didn't take the keys to my rental car.
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Yes.
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So you say the theft occurred yesterday?
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Yes.
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So that was September the 10th?
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And do you have any idea at all of where or when the things might possibly have been stolen?
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Well, at first I couldn't believe it
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because the bag had been on my back ever since I left the apartment after lunch.
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It's just a small backpack, but I generally use it when I'm traveling because it seems safer than a handbag.
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Anyway, I met up with a friend, and we spent a couple of hours in the museum.
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But I do remember that as we were leaving there, at about four o'clock, a group of young boys ran up to us,
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and they were really crowding round us, and they were asking us what time it was.
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Then all of a sudden, they ran off.
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Can you remember anything about them?
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The one who did most of the talking was wearing a t-shirt with a picture of something.
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Ah, let's see.
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A tiger.
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Right.
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Any idea of how old he might have been?
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Around 12 years old.
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And can you remember anything else about his appearance?
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Not much.
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He was quite thin.
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Color of hair?
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I do remember that.
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He was blonde.
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All the others were dark-haired.
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And any details of the others?
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Not really.
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They came and went so quickly.
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Right.
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So what I'm going to do now is give you a crime reference number so you can contact your insurance company.
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So this is ten digits.
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8795482361. Thank you. So should I contact...
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That is the end of section one.
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You now have half a minute to check your answers.
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Now turn to section 2.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel B1 se basa en el vídeo “Cambridge IELTS 14 listening section 1”. Las palabras que más se repiten: questions, answer, hear, theft, apartment. Este vídeo tiene 113 frases y 940 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 8:38. El hablante habla despacio, unas 109 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. El 84 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar. 22 de sus 113 frases son preguntas, así que sirve para practicar la entonación de las preguntas y las respuestas cortas.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
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| theft sustantivo | /θɛft/ | robo, hurto |
| wallet sustantivo | /ˈwɑl.ət/ | cartera, billetera |
| backpack sustantivo | /ˈbæk.pæk/ | mochila, alforja |
| handbag sustantivo | /ˈhændˌbæɡ/ | bolsa, bolso |
| starling sustantivo | /ˈstɑɹlɪŋ/ | estornino |
| blond adjetivo | /blɑnd/ | rubio, macho |
| compartment sustantivo | /kəmˈpɑɹtmənt/ | compartimiento, compartimento |
| digit sustantivo | /ˈdɪd͡ʒɪt/ | dígito, cifra |
| supermarket sustantivo | /ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/ | supermercado |
| antique adjetivo | /ˌanˈtiːk/ | antiguo |
| fortunately adverbio | /ˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃə.nɪt.li/ | afortunadamente, dichosamente |
| withdraw verbo | /wɪðˈdɹɔ/ | retirar |
| passport sustantivo | /ˈpæspɔɹt/ | pasaporte |
| rental sustantivo | /ˈɹɛntəl/ | alquiler |
| instruction sustantivo | /ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/ | instrucción |
Frases que vale la pena repetir
Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:
- What can I do for you?
- I'm sorry to hear that.
- Right, so I'll need to take a few details.
- Can I start with your name?
- Can you remember anything about them?
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 · has been done |
| Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora | has been done · has been written · you've been |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — una acción en curso en un momento del pasado | was staying · were leaving · were really crowding |
| Consejo con “should” should + verbo — decir qué es buena idea | should answer · should think · should I contact |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 20 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, I'll, I've. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “th”: theft /θɛft/, withdraw /wɪðˈdɹɔ/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: supermarket /ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/, fortunately /ˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃə.nɪt.li/
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 theft, wallet, backpack.
¿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.