Shadowing Practice: Exam Booster Listening Part 5 Test 1 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Track 15, Listening Part 5, Worksheet 1 For each question, choose the correct answer.
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Look at questions 1 to 5 now.
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You have 15 seconds.
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You will hear Sarah talking to Mike about a picnic.
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What will each person bring to the picnic?
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Hi Mike, it's Sarah.
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I'm phoning you about the food and drink for Samantha's birthday picnic on Saturday.
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Hi Sarah, that's good.
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What shall I bring?
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Well, I'm going to make some sandwiches.
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Why don't you bring some crisps?
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Maybe I could bring some ice cream instead?
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Everyone likes it and I think it's going to be very hot this weekend.
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Good idea.
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Can you bring chocolate?
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It's my favourite.
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Sure.
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How many people are coming?
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There are going to be eight of us, including Sam.
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Margaret has already made some cakes.
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They're amazing.
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They look like little hamburgers.
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Ha ha!
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Cool!
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Sam loves hamburgers.
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John wanted to make some biscuits, but he's been really busy this week, so I think he's going to buy some.
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Wow!
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We aren't going to be hungry!
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Is Phil coming?
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No, he's going to a pizza restaurant with his volleyball team.
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What about Andrea?
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Yes, she's going to bring some fruit from her dad's garden.
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He's got lots of apple trees.
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Excellent!
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I think her dad grows strawberries too.
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Yes, but she told me that they've already eaten them all.
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Oh no!
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Is anyone bringing drinks?
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Well, we can get some water from the cafe in the park, and I think Eric is bringing some cola from his mum's shop.
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Cool!
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Shall I bring my mp3 player so we can listen to music?
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Good idea.
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It's going to be great.
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Yes.
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See you on Saturday.
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Now listen again.
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Hi Mike, it's Sarah.
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I'm phoning you about the food and drink for Samantha's birthday picnic on Saturday.
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Hi Sarah, that's good.
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What shall I bring?
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Well, I'm going to make some sandwiches.
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Why don't you bring some crisps?
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Maybe I could bring some ice cream instead?
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Everyone likes it and I think it's going to be very hot this weekend.
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Good idea.
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Can you bring chocolate?
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It's my favourite.
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Sure.
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How many people are coming?
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There are going to be eight of us, including Sam.
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Margaret has already made some cakes.
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They're amazing.
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They look like little hamburgers.
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Ha ha!
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Cool!
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Sam loves hamburgers.
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John wanted to make some biscuits, but he's been really busy this week, so I think he's going to buy some.
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Wow!
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We aren't going to be hungry!
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Is Phil coming?
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No, he's going to a pizza restaurant with his volleyball team.
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What about Andrea?
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Yes, she's going to bring some fruit from her dad's garden.
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He's got lots of apple trees.
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Excellent.
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I think her dad grows strawberries too.
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Yes, but she told me that they've already eaten them all.
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Oh no!
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Is anyone bringing drinks?
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Well, we can get some water from the cafe in the park, and I think Eric is bringing some cola from his mum's shop.
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Cool!
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Shall I bring my mp3 player so we can listen to music?
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Good idea!
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It's going to be great!
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Yes!
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See you on Saturday!
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That is the end of part 5.

Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel B1 se basa en el vídeo “Exam Booster Listening Part 5 Test 1”. Las palabras que más se repiten: Sarah, hamburgers, picnic, Sam, bringing. Este vídeo tiene 87 frases y 528 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 4:13. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 125 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 85 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar. 19 de sus 87 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:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
picnic sustantivo/ˈpɪknɪk/jira, pícnic
hungry adjetivo/ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/hambriento, tener hambre
pizza sustantivo/ˈpi.tsə/pizza
volleyball sustantivo/ˈvɒlibɔ(ː)l/balón voleibolista, pelota de vóleibol
strawberry sustantivo/ˈstɹɔˌbɛɹi/fresa, frutilla
colon sustantivo/ˈkoʊ.lən/dos puntos
hamburger sustantivo/ˈhæmˌbɜɹ.ɡɚ/hamburguesa, whopper
biscuit sustantivo/ˈbɪs.kɪt/galleta, bísquet
café sustantivo/ˌkæˈfeɪ/café, cafetería
restaurant sustantivo/ˈɹɛst(ə)ˌɹɑnt/restaurante, restorán
cream sustantivo/kɹiːm/nata, crema
favourite adjetivo/ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt/favorito, preferido
fruit sustantivo/fɹut/fruta, fruto
cake sustantivo/keɪk/bizcocho, cake
chocolate sustantivo/ˈtʃɔk.(ə.)lɪt/chocolate

Frases que vale la pena repetir

Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:

  • What shall I bring?
  • Why don't you bring some crisps?
  • Maybe I could bring some ice cream instead?
  • Can you bring chocolate?
  • We aren't going to be hungry!

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 ahorahas already made · they've already eaten
Futuro con “going to” be going to + verbo — un plan o algo que se ve venirI'm going to make · it's going to be · are going to be
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que ocurre ahora o en estos díasI'm phoning · are coming · is bringing
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicciónwill hear · will each

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 12 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, aren't, don't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: volleyball /ˈvɒlibɔ(ː)l/, favourite /ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt/
  • /h/ — una aspiración suave, no la “j”: hungry /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/, hamburger /ˈhæmˌbɜɹ.ɡɚ/

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 picnic, hungry, pizza.

¿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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