Shadowing Practice: Cambridge IELTS 18 Test 1 Section 2 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Part 2 You will hear a woman speaking to a group of people who are interested in becoming volunteers for an organisation called ACE.
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First you have some time to look at questions 11 to 15.
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Now listen carefully and answer questions 11 to 15.
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Good evening everyone.
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Let me start by welcoming you all to this talk and thanking you for taking the time to consider joining ACE voluntary organisation.
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ACE offers support to people and services in the local area and we're now looking for more volunteers to help us do this.
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By the way, I hope you're all comfortable.
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We have brought in extra seats so that no one has to stand but it does mean that the people at the back of the room may be a bit squashed.
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We'll only be here for about half an hour so hopefully that's okay.
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One of the first questions we're often asked is how old you need to be to volunteer.
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Well, you can be as young as 16 or you can be 60 or over.
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It all depends on what type of voluntary work you want to do.
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Other considerations, such as reliability, are crucial in voluntary work and age isn't related to these in our experience.
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question we get asked relates to training.
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Well, there's plenty of that and it's all face to face.
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What's more, training doesn't end when you start working for us.
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It takes place before, during and after periods of work.
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Often it's run by other experienced volunteers as managers tend to prefer to get on with other things.
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Now, I would ask you to consider a couple of important issues before you decide to apply for voluntary work.
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We don't worry about why you want to be a volunteer.
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People have many different reasons that range from getting work experience to just doing something they've always wanted to do.
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But it is critical that you have enough hours in the day for whatever role we agree is suitable for you.
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If being a volunteer becomes stressful, then it's best not to do it at all.
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You may think that your income is important, but we don't ask about that.
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It's up to you to decide if you can work without earning money.
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What we value is dedication.
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Some of our most loyal volunteers earn very little themselves, but still give their full energy to the work they do with us.
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Before you hear the rest of the talk, you have some time to look at questions 16 to 20.
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Now listen and answer questions 16 to 20.
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Okay, so let's take a look at some of the work areas that we need volunteers for and the sort of things that would help you in those.
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You may wish simply to help us raise money.
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If you have the creativity to come up with an imaginative or novel way of fundraising, we'd be delighted, as standing in the local streets or shops with a collection box can be rather boring.
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One outdoor activity that we need volunteers for is litter collection, and for this it's useful if you can walk for long periods, sometimes uphill.
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Some of our regular collectors are quite elderly, but very active and keen to protect the environment.
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If you enjoy working with children, we have three vacancies for what are called playmates.
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These volunteers help children learn about staying healthy through a range of out-of-school activities.
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You don't need to have children yourself, but it's good if you know something about nutrition and can give clear instructions.
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If that doesn't appeal to you maybe you would be interested in helping out at our story club for disabled children especially if you have done some acting.
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We put on three performances a year based on books they have read and we're always looking for support with the theatrical side of this.
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The last area I'll mention today is first aid.
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Volunteers who join this group can end up teaching others in vulnerable groups who may be at risk of injury.
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Initially though, your priority will be to take in a lot of information and not forget any important steps or details.
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Right, so does anyone have any questions for me about...
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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.
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Thank you.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel C1 se basa en el vídeo “Cambridge IELTS 18 Test 1 Section 2”. Las palabras que más se repiten: volunteer, voluntary, Ace, answer. Este vídeo tiene 46 frases y 724 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 6:32. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 111 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 90 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
voluntary adjetivo/ˈvɑ.lənˌt(ɛ)ɹi/voluntario
imaginative adjetivo/ɪˈmæd͡ʒɪnətɪv/imaginativo
uphill adverbio/ʌpˈhɪl/cuesta arriba
disable verbo/dɪsˈeɪbəl/inutilizar
squash sustantivo/skwɔʃ/zapallo, sapallo
vacancy sustantivo/ˈveɪkənsi/vacancia, vacante
theatrical adjetivo/θiˈætɹɪkəl/teatral
litter sustantivo/ˈlɪt.ɚ/cama, lecho
fundraising sustantivo/ˈfʌndˌɹeɪzɪŋ/cuestación
stressful adjetivo/ˈstɹɛsfəl/estresoso, estresante
collector sustantivo/kəˈlɛk.tɚ/coleccionista
reliability sustantivofiabilidad
bore verbo/boɹ/aburrir
dedication sustantivo/ˌdɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/dedicación, dedicatoria
delight sustantivo/dəˈlaɪt/deleite, regocijo

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraSignificado
come up with verboingeniar, ingeniarse
end up verboterminar, ir a parar
get on with verbohacer, realizar

Gramática en este vídeo

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

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahorahave brought · they've always wanted · have done
Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo haceisn't related · be delighted · are called

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 14 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't, we're, doesn't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: squash /skwɔʃ/, dedication /ˌdɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/
  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: voluntary /ˈvɑ.lənˌt(ɛ)ɹi/, imaginative /ɪˈmæd͡ʒɪnətɪv/, theatrical /θiˈætɹɪkəl/, dedication /ˌdɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/, creativity /kri.eɪˈtɪv.ᵻ.ti/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: squash /skwɔʃ/, stressful /ˈstɹɛsfəl/
  • /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: voluntary /ˈvɑ.lənˌt(ɛ)ɹi/, imaginative /ɪˈmæd͡ʒɪnətɪv/, vacancy /ˈveɪkənsi/, creativity /kri.eɪˈtɪv.ᵻ.ti/

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 voluntary, imaginative, uphill.

¿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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