Shadowing Practice: Cambridge12, Listening Test 1, Section 1 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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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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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 man inquiring in a tourist's centre about activities suitable for families.
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First, you have some time to look at questions 1 to 4.
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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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Hi, can I help you?
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I'd like to find out if you have any excursions suitable for families.
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Sure.
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How about taking your family for a cruise?
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We have a steamship that takes passengers out several times a day.
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It's over a hundred years old.
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The cruise takes place on a steamship.
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So steamship 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 four.
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Hi, can I help you?
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I'd like to find out if you have any excursions suitable for families.
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Sure.
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How about taking your family for a cruise?
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We have a steamship that takes passengers out several times a day.
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It's over a hundred years old.
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That sounds interesting.
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How long is the trip?
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About an hour and a half.
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And don't forget to take pictures of the mountains.
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They're all around you when you're on the boat and they look fantastic.
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OK.
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And I assume there's a cafe or something on board?
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Sure.
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How old are your children?
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My daughter's 15 and my son's 7.
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Right.
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Well, there are various things you can do once you've crossed the lake to make a day of it.
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One thing that's very popular is a visit to the country farm.
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You'll met off the boat by the farmer and he'll take you to the holding pens where the sheep are kept.
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Children love feeding them.
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My son would love that.
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He really likes animals.
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Well, there's also a 40-minute trek round the farm on a horse if he wants.
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Do you think he'd manage it?
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He hasn't done that before.
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Sure.
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It's suitable for complete beginners.
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Good.
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And again, visitors are welcome to explore the farm on their own, as long as they take care to close gates and so on.
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There are some very beautiful gardens along the side of the lake which also belong to the farm.
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They'll be just at their best now.
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You could easily spend an hour or two there.
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Okay, well, that all sounds good.
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And can we get lunch there?
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You can, and it's very good, though it's not included in the basic cost.
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You pay when you get there.
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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 5 to
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Now listen and answer questions 5 to 10.
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So, is there anything else to do over on that side of the lake?
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Well, what you can do is take a bike over on the ship and then go on a cycling trip.
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There's a trail there called the Back Road.
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You could easily spend three or four hours exploring it, and the scenery's wonderful.
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They'll give you a map when you get your ticket for the cruise.
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There's no extra charge.
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What's the trail like in terms of difficulty?
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Quite challenging in places.
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It wouldn't be suitable for your seven-year-old.
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It needs someone who's got a bit more experience.
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Hmm.
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Well, my daughter loves cycling, and so do I, so maybe the two of us could go, and my wife and son could stay on the farm.
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That might work out quite well.
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But we don't have bikes here.
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Is there somewhere we could rent them?
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Yes.
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There's a place here in the city it's called ratchesons
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i'll just make a note of
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that how do you spell it r-a-t-c-h-e-s-o-n-s it's just by the
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cruise ship terminal okay you'd also need to pick up a
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repair kit for the bike from there to take along with you
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and you'd need to take along a snack
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and some water it'd be best to get those in the city fine
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that shouldn't be a problem and i assume i can rent a helmet from the bike place
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sure you should definitely get that it's a great ride
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but you want to be well prepared
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because it's very remote you won't see any shops around there
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or anywhere to stay so you need to get back in time for the last boat yeah
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so what sort of prices are we looking at here let's see that'd be one One adult
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and one child for the cruise with Farm Tour.
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That's $117.
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And an adult and a child for the cruise only, so that's $214 altogether.
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Oh, wait a minute.
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How old did you say your daughter was?
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Fifteen.
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Then I'm afraid it's $267, because she has to pay the adult fare, which is $75, instead of the child fare, which is $22.
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Sorry about that.
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That's okay.
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So how do we find out?
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel B1 se basa en el vídeo “Cambridge12, Listening Test 1, Section 1”. Las palabras que más se repiten: cruise, questions, farm, answer, suitable. Este vídeo tiene 101 frases y 916 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 6:46. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 135 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 87 % 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 |
|---|---|---|
| cruise sustantivo | /kɹuz/ | crucero |
| steamship sustantivo | /ˈstimˌʃɪp/ | barco de vapor |
| excursion sustantivo | /ɪkˈskɜː.ʃən/ | excursión |
| fare sustantivo | /ˈfɛə/ | pasaje |
| explore verbo | /ɪkˈsploɹ/ | explorar |
| inquire verbo | /ɪnˈkwaɪɹ/ | investigar, informarse |
| beginner sustantivo | /bəˈɡɪnɚ/ | bisoño, novato |
| snack sustantivo | /snæk/ | tentempié, refrigerio |
| visitor sustantivo | /ˈvɪzɪtɚ/ | visita |
| helmet sustantivo | /ˈhɛlmɪt/ | casco, yelmo |
| altogether adverbio | /ɔl.tuˈɡɛð.ɚ/ | por completo |
| instruction sustantivo | /ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/ | instrucción |
| farmer sustantivo | /ˈfɑɹ.mɚ/ | granjero, granjera |
| sheep sustantivo | /ˈʃiːp/ | pusilánime, papanatas |
| relate verbo | /ɹɪˈleɪt/ | relatar |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| find out verbo | averiguar, anoticiarse |
| pick up verbo | coger, asir |
Frases que vale la pena repetir
Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:
- Hi, can I help you?
- How about taking your family for a cruise?
- How old are your children?
- Do you think he'd manage it?
- Is there somewhere we could rent 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 crossed |
| Consejo con “should” should + verbo — decir qué es buena idea | should answer · shouldn't be · should definitely get |
| Verbo + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbos seguidos de la forma en -ing | love feeding · loves cycling |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 22 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't, I'd, they'll. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: steamship /ˈstimˌʃɪp/, excursion /ɪkˈskɜː.ʃən/, instruction /ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/, sheep /ˈʃiːp/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: steamship /ˈstimˌʃɪp/, snack /snæk/
- /z/ — sonora, no /s/: cruise /kɹuz/, visitor /ˈvɪzɪtɚ/
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 cruise, steamship, excursion.
¿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.