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A. My favorite thing has to be my new tablet.
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It's really light and quite small, so I take it with me everywhere.
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I'm always writing messages to friends, and it's big enough to do college work on it too.
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It takes really good photos, and I play games and listen to music on it as well, of course.
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I often download films onto it and watch them in bed.
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My mum says I'm addicted, because I'm always on it.
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I even read things on it at breakfast time.
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I'm not allowed to at dinner time, though.
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I have to be polite and talk to people then.
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Welcome back to real life, my mum says.
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B. My favourite thing?
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Does my cat count as a thing?
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She's not really a thing, but anyway, she's a really beautiful little cat.
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I've had her since she was four months old.
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You know how some cats are really independent and hardly talk to you?
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I know cats don't really talk, but you know what I mean.
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Well, she's not like that at all
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She's really affectionate
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And comes up to me as soon as I get home Purring away like mad
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She makes a lot of noise for a tiny thing
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She loves being stroked
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And comes and curls up next to me when I'm on the sofa
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She's great company C My new scooter
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It's quite small, but fun and just what I needed for getting around the city.
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I used to have quite a long walk to the metro, then a longish walk at the other end to get to college,
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but now I can just whiz there on my scooter and there's no problem parking.
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There's always space for it.
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You have to be careful with the cars and lorries.
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They don't always see you.
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When it rains, the surface of the road is terrible.
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It gets really slippery.
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But in general, it's perfect for me and I can fit a friend on the back too.
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I've got an extra helmet for a friend.
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It's great.
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Riding along makes me feel so free.
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D. This may sound a bit old -fashioned but my sewing machine is my favourite thing.
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I'm studying fashion and love making things as well as designing them.
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I also really love clothes myself
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and often buy second -hand clothes everyone loves the vintage look at the moment
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and then I adapt them to my size it's much easier using a machine to do
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that than doing it by hand I do alterations for my mum
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and my sister too
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if I don't make it as a designer I suppose I can always set up my own alterations
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and customising business customising clothes by taking things off and adding things on is actually very creative, so I wouldn't mind that.
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E. My set of Japanese knives.
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That sounds a bit sinister, doesn't it?
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But I'm not a murderer or anything.
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They're chef's knives, and the best ones come from Japan.
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Cooking is my new hobby.
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I got into it when I started watching MasterChef on TV.
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Then I went to an evening class for beginners, and I haven't looked back since.
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I try and have dinner for between four and eight friends every two or three weeks.
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That gives me something to work towards and I always do new dishes
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so they can try them out and give me feedback.
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It's quite an expensive hobby if you use good ingredients but now my friends help towards the cost.
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They still get a good meal for a very low price.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación se basa en el vídeo “Favourite things - B1 Listening Practice - British Council”. Las palabras que más se repiten: cat, mum, clothes. Este vídeo tiene 56 frases y 602 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 4:02. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 149 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 82 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
15 palabras del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| cloth sustantivo | /klɒθ/ | tela |
| knife sustantivo | /ˈnaɪ̯f/ | cuchillo |
| hobby sustantivo | /ˈhɑ.bi/ | afición, hobby |
| scooter sustantivo | /ˈskuːtə(ɹ)/ | patineta, patín del diablo |
| meal sustantivo | /ˈmiːl/ | comida, pitanza |
| designer sustantivo | /dɪˈzaɪnɚ/ | diseñador, diseñadora |
| feedback sustantivo | /ˈfiːdˌbæk/ | valoración, comentario |
| dish sustantivo | /dɪʃ/ | vajilla |
| vintage sustantivo | /ˈvɪn.tɪd͡ʒ/ | vendimia |
| tablet sustantivo | /ˈtæblət/ | placa |
| helmet sustantivo | /ˈhɛlmɪt/ | casco, yelmo |
| adapt verbo | /əˈdæpt/ | adaptar, ajustar |
| polite adjetivo | /pəˈlaɪt/ | cortés, educado |
| murderer sustantivo | /ˈmɝdɚɚ/ | asesino, asesina |
| sofa sustantivo | /ˈsoʊ̯fə/ | sofá, sillón |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| look back verbo | recordar, volver la cabeza |
Frases que vale la pena repetir
Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:
- I'm not allowed to at dinner time, though.
- Does my cat count as a thing?
- I've had her since she was four months old.
- They don't always see you.
- I've got an extra helmet for a friend.
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora | I've had · haven't looked |
| Verbo + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbos seguidos de la forma en -ing | loves being · love making · started watching |
| Obligación: must / have to / need to decir que algo es necesario | has to be · have to be |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que ocurre ahora o en estos días | I'm always writing · I'm studying |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 16 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, don't, I've. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: dish /dɪʃ/, alteration /ɔl.tɚˈeɪ.ʃən/, affectionate /əˈfɛkʃənət/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: ingredient /ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/, alteration /ɔl.tɚˈeɪ.ʃən/, affectionate /əˈfɛkʃənət/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: scooter /ˈskuːtə(ɹ)/, slippery /ˈslɪpəɹi/
- /h/ — una aspiración suave, no la “j”: hobby /ˈhɑ.bi/, helmet /ˈhɛlmɪt/
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 cloth, knife, hobby.
¿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.