Shadowing Practice: FCE1 TEST3 PART3 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Now turn to part three.
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You'll hear five different people talking about hotels they've recently stayed in with their children.
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For questions 19 to 23 choose from the list A to F what each speaker says.
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Use the letters only once.
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There is one extra letter which you do not need to use.
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You now have 30 seconds in which to look at part 3.
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Speaker 1 We chose this hotel because we knew that the owners had young children of their own.
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The room could have been a bit bigger, but then it was quite inexpensive.
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They provided an early supper, if you told them in good time, so that the parents could eat in peace later in the cosy dining room.
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There were hundreds of toys for the children to play with, a huge garden with a playground, ponds and a playhouse.
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We hardly saw our two all week.
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Speaker 2 We always have difficulty finding hotels which welcome our children.
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This one was particularly good because the bedroom had a separate sitting room so we weren't all squashed together in one room.
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Although it wasn't the cheapest around, far from it in fact, it was worth it.
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Our teenage kids loved the outdoor heated swimming pool and the mountain bikes, which were provided free by the hotel.
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Apparently, the owner's kids, who've grown up and left home now, had been mad on mountain biking.
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There was also an all -weather tennis court.
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Another thing we liked was the separate dining room for people with young families.
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Speaker 3 We'd had a bad experience the year before at a hotel, which didn't cater for children.
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But this year, we were very impressed by the hospitality of the hotel.
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The rooms were large enough to accommodate four beds comfortably, and there was an adventure playground in the garden for the younger kids.
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You don't have to pay for children under 10 sharing the room.
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Even meals were free for them, so that was another bonus.
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There was lots to do, including horse riding and tennis.
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But if you wanted to swim, you had to go to the local leisure centre, which the kids loved.
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Speaker 4 In the hotel we went to, we had a family suite, which was very spacious.
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There was an outdoor heated pool and large grounds, so the kids spent most of the time in the pool.
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So long as your children like swimming, you're alright, because there wasn't much else for them to do.
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I did think that they could have put in a playground too.
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Young children under ten aren't allowed in the dining room, but there was an early supper for them.
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This meant that we could have a quiet dinner for two when they were in bed.
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Speaker 5 What we liked about our hotel was its size.
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It was only a small hotel and we were looked after like family.
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The room had loads of soft toys, wooden toys and books which the children loved.
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The guest lounge and conservatory was a child -free zone after 7 .30, which suited us fine, because there was a special children's supper at 6,
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which meant that they could go to bed early and get a good night's sleep.
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Older children aren't really catered for, and this hotel is probably better for those with younger kids.
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Now you'll hear part three again.
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Speaker one.
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We chose this hotel because we knew that the owners had young children of their own.
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The room could have been a bit bigger, but then it was quite inexpensive.
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They provided an early supper, if you told them in good time, so that the parents could eat in peace later in the cosy dining room.
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There were hundreds of toys for the children to play with, a huge garden with a playground, ponds and a playhouse.
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We hardly saw our two all week.
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Speaker 2 We always have difficulty finding hotels which welcome our children.
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This one was particularly good because the bedroom had a separate sitting room, so we weren't all squashed together in one room.
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Although it wasn't the cheapest around, far from it in fact, it was worth it.
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Our teenage kids loved the outdoor heated swimming pool and the mountain bikes, which were provided free by the hotel.
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Apparently, the owner's kids, who've grown up and left home now, had been mad on mountain biking.
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There was also an all -weather tennis court.
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Another thing we liked was the separate dining room for people with young families.
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Speaker 3 We'd had a bad experience the year before at a hotel, which didn't cater for children.
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But this year, we were very impressed by the hospitality of the hotel.
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The rooms were large enough to accommodate four beds comfortably, and there was an adventure playground in the garden for the younger kids.
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You don't have to pay for children under ten sharing the room.
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Even meals were free for them, so that was another bonus.
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There was lots to do, including horse riding and tennis.
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But if you wanted to swim, you had to go to the local leisure centre, which the kids loved.
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Speaker 4 In the hotel we went to, we had a family suite, which was very spacious.
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There was an outdoor heated pool and large grounds, so the kids spent most of the time in the pool.
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So long as your children like swimming, you're all right, because there wasn't much else for them to do.
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I did think that they could have put in a playground too.
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Young children under ten aren't allowed in the dining room, but there was an early supper for them.
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This meant that we could have a quiet dinner for two when they were in bed.
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Speaker 5 What we liked about our hotel was its size.
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It was only a small hotel, and we were looked after like family.
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The room had loads of soft toys, wooden toys, and books which the children loved.
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The guest lounge and conservatory was a child -free zone after 7 .30, which suited us fine, because there was a special children's supper at six,
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which meant that they could go to bed early and get a good night's sleep.
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Older children aren't really catered for, and this hotel is probably better for those with younger kids.
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That's the end of part three.

Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Este vídeo tiene 71 frases y 1055 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 7:37. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 139 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 86 % 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 menos comunes del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:

  • toy /tɔɪ/ (sustantivo) — juguete. Something to play with, especially as intended for use by a child.
  • swim /swɪm/ (verbo) — nadar. To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means.
  • playground /ˈpleɪɡɹaʊnd/ (sustantivo) — espacio infantil, patio lúdico/recreativo (infantil). A large open space for children to play in, usually having dedicated play equipment (such as swings and slides).
  • supper /ˈsʌpɚ/ (sustantivo) — cena, resopón. An optional light meal consumed shortly before going to bed.
  • tennis /ˈtɛnɪs/ (sustantivo) — tenis. A sport played by two players (or four in doubles), who alternately strike the ball over a net using racquets.
  • outdoor /aʊtˈdɔː/ (adjetivo) — al aire libre, al fresco. Situated in, designed to be used in, or carried on in the open air.
  • cater /ˈkeɪɾɚ/ (verbo) — proveer comida para, hacer el catering. To provide, particularly
  • meal /ˈmiːl/ (sustantivo) — comida, pitanza. Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity.
  • adventure /ədˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/ (sustantivo) — aventura. A feeling of desire for new and exciting things.
  • bedroom /ˈbɛdˌɹum/ (sustantivo) — alcoba, dormitorio. A room in a house, apartment, hotel, or other dwelling where a bed is kept for sleeping.
  • bonus /ˈbəʊ.nəs/ (sustantivo) — bonificación, plus. Something extra that is good; an added benefit.
  • difficulty /ˈdɪfɪkəlti/ (sustantivo) — dificultad. The state of being difficult, or hard to do.
  • wooden /ˈwʊdn̩/ (adjetivo) — de madera. Made of wood.
  • suite /swiːt/ (sustantivo) — séquito. A group or train of attendants, servants etc.; a retinue.
  • teenage /ˈtiːneɪd͡ʒ/ (adjetivo) — adolescente. Of or relating to an age between thirteen and nineteen years old.

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

  • eat in (verbo) — para comer aqui. To eat a meal at home.
  • grow up (verbo) — crecer. To mature and become an adult.
  • look after (verbo) — cuidar, velar por. To follow with the eyes; to look in the direction of (someone or something departing).
  • play with (verbo) — juguetear con. To fiddle with; make small adjustments to, for example to something mechanical in order to improve its performance.
  • put in (verbo) — meter. To place inside.
  • look at (verbo) — mirar, funar. To observe or watch.
  • talk about (verbo) — hablar de, hablar sobre. Used to draw attention to the speaker's characterization of someone or something.

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 23 contracciones y formas reducidas, como aren't, wasn't, didn't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: leisure /ˈlɛʒə(ɹ)/, squash /skwɔʃ/, spacious /ˈspeɪʃ.əs/
  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: difficulty /ˈdɪfɪkəlti/, accommodate /əˈkɑməˌdeɪt/, hospitality /ˌhɑ.spɪˈtæl.ə.ti/, inexpensive /ˌɪnɪkˈspɛnsɪv/, conservatory /kənˈsɝ.vəˌt(ɔ.)ɹi/

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 toy, swim, playground.

Gramática en este vídeo

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

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hacewere provided · aren't allowed · were looked
Oraciones de relativo who / which + oración — información extra sobre una persona o cosabikes, which were · suite, which was
Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahorawho've grown

¿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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