Shadowing Practice: COMPLETE KET TRACK 58 UNIT 10 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Unit 10.
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Listening, Part 1.
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Exercise 2.
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You will hear five short conversations.
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For each question, choose the correct answer.
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1. When is Holly visiting her friend in Japan?
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When are you going to Japan?
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Is it in March?
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No, I'm going after that, in August.
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Oh, lovely.
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What clothes are you taking?
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Well, it won't be cold and I'll be back before the autumn.
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Summer will be lovely in Japan.
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I know.
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I can't wait.
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Two.
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What is Francis doing on Sunday evening?
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Hello.
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Hi, Francis.
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It's me.
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Would you like to come to the new dance class with me on Sunday evening?
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I'd love to, but I can't.
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We've got friends coming for dinner.
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Do you remember Sally?
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Yes, her parents are actors, aren't they?
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That's right.
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Well, they're all coming over on Sunday.
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OK.
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3. What time does Lynn need to leave her class?
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What's the time, Diego?
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It's half past three.
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Why?
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I have to leave early today.
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Mum and I are visiting Aunty Jane.
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She's in hospital.
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Oh, dear.
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The class finishes at 4.30, doesn't it?
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I have to go at 4.
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OK.
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I'll tell you when it's time to go.
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You don't want to be late for visiting hours.
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4. How much is the book they buy?
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These are great books for Jack.
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Yes, nice.
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But this one is £14.30.
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Yes, and the other is more expensive than that.
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It's £15.50.
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OK, let's get the cheaper one.
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Oh, I only have.. there, 14 pounds.
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It's OK.
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I've got the rest.
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Jack's going to love it.
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Five.
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Who will meet Lee at the airport?
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Will someone meet you at the airport when you get there, Lee?
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Yes, of course.
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It's a long way home.
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I think Mum's working, but Dad can pick me up.
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Oh, that's alright then.
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And the best thing is that we're visiting Grandad on the way home.
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He lives in the city.
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We're having dinner with him in his new flat.

Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Este vídeo tiene 62 frases y 319 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 3:04. El hablante habla despacio, unas 104 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. El 88 % 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

15 palabras menos comunes del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:

  • autumn /ˈɔtəm/ (sustantivo) — otoño, otoñada. Traditionally the third of the four seasons, when deciduous trees lose their leaves, and temperatures and daylight hours decrease; typically regarded as…
  • cloth /klɒθ/ (sustantivo) — tela. A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. Sometimes…
  • exercise /ˈɛk.sə.saɪz/ (sustantivo) — ejercicio. Any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability.
  • airport /ˈɛɹ.pɔɹt/ (sustantivo) — aeropuerto. An airfield (an area designated for the takeoff and landing of aircraft), including one or more runways and (for commercial airports) one or more passenger…
  • dinner /ˈdɪnɚ/ (sustantivo) — cena. The main meal of the day, often eaten in the evening.
  • lovely /ˈlʌv.li/ (adjetivo) — lindo, genial. Delightful for beauty, harmony, or grace.
  • unit /ˈjuː.nɪt/ (sustantivo) — unidad. Oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a whole number; a magnitude of one.
  • dance /dæns/ (sustantivo) — baile, danza. A sequence of rhythmic steps or movements usually performed to music, for pleasure or as a form of social interaction.
  • choose /t͡ʃuːz/ (verbo) — escoger, escogitar. To pick; to make the choice of; to select.
  • finish /ˈfɪnɪʃ/ (verbo) — acabar, fenecer. To complete (something).
  • correct /kəˈɹɛkt/ (adjetivo) — correcto. Free from error; true; accurate.
  • dear /dɪɹ/ (adjetivo) — querido, caro. High in price; expensive.
  • conversation /ˌkɑn.vəɹˈseɪ.ʃən/ (sustantivo) — conversación, plática. Expression and exchange of individual ideas through talking with other people; also, a set instance or occasion of such talking.
  • flat /ˈflæt/ (adjetivo) — llano, plano. Having no variations in height.
  • hello /hɛˈloʊ/ — hola, holi. A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence.

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 15 contracciones y formas reducidas, como can't, I'll, we're. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: finish /ˈfɪnɪʃ/, conversation /ˌkɑn.vəɹˈseɪ.ʃən/

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 autumn, cloth, exercise.

Gramática en este vídeo

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

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicciónwill hear · won't be · will be
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que ocurre ahora o en estos díasI'm going · are visiting · we're visiting
Obligación: must / have to / need to decir que algo es necesarioneed to leave · have to leave · have to go

¿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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