Shadowing Practice: Flyers 1 - Test 1 - Part 4 - Listening - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Part 4.
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Listen and look.
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There is one example.
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What's Sue's brother's job?
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My brother has just started his first job.
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Really?
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What's he doing?
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Is he a businessman?
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No, he's a mechanic.
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He wanted to work outside, not in an office.
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Oh, that's interesting.
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Can you see the tick?
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Now you listen and tick the box.
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1. Where does her brother work?
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Where does your brother work?
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Well, he wanted to work on a farm, but he couldn't find a job like that.
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Oh, where is he working then?
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He's found a job in a big factory outside the town.
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It's near the airport.
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2. How does he go to work?
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How does he go to work every day?
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Is there a bus?
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Well, there is a bus, but it's very slow.
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He doesn't walk, does he?
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It's too far.
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No. My dad gave him a big new motorbike.
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It's very fast.
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3. When does he start work?
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That's good.
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What time does he have to start work in the morning?
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He has to get up at half past six.
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That's very early.
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He doesn't start work then, does he?
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No. Work starts at eight, but he needs half an hour to get there.
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4. What does he do for lunch?
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So does he come home at lunchtime?
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No, he only has 30 minutes, so he can't come home.
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Is there a restaurant?
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Yes, but he doesn't like the food, so my mum makes him some sandwiches.
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5. What did he do before he started this job?
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What did your brother do before this job?
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Well, after he finished school, he went to university.
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In a city?
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No, it was in the country.
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It was a very nice place, just by a river.
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Mum and I went to see him there last summer.
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Now listen to part four again.
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1. Where does her brother work?
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Where does your brother work?
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Well, he wanted to work on a farm, but he couldn't find a job like that.
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Oh, where is he working then?
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He's found a job in a big factory outside the town.
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It's near the airport.
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2. How does he go to work?
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How does he go to work every day?
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Is there a bus?
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Well, there is a bus, but it's very slow.
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He doesn't walk, does he?
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It's too far.
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No. My dad gave him a big new motorbike.
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It's very fast.
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3. When does he start work?
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That's good.
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What time does he have to start work in the morning?
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He has to get up at half past six.
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That's very early.
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He doesn't start work then, does he?
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No. Work starts at eight, but he needs half an hour to get there.
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Four.
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What does he do for lunch?
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So does he come home at lunchtime?
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No, he only has 30 minutes, so he can't come home.
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Is there a restaurant?
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Yes, but he doesn't like the food, so my mum makes him some sandwiches.
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5. What did he do before he started this job?
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What did your brother do before this job?
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Well, after he finished school, he went to university.
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In a city?
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No, it was in the country.
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It was a very nice place, just by a river.
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Mum and I went to see him there last summer.

Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel A2 se basa en el vídeo “Flyers 1 - Test 1 - Part 4 - Listening”. Las palabras que más se repiten: brother, mum, bus, listen, outside. Este vídeo tiene 81 frases y 545 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 5:07. El hablante habla despacio, unas 107 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. El 91 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es fácil de seguir. 37 de sus 81 frases son preguntas, así que sirve para practicar la entonación de las preguntas y las respuestas cortas.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

9 palabras del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
tick sustantivo/tɪk/garrapata, rezno
businessman sustantivo/ˈbɪznəsmæn/hombre de negocios, empresario
mechanic sustantivo/mɪˈkænɪk/mecánico, mecánica
restaurant sustantivo/ˈɹɛst(ə)ˌɹɑnt/restaurante, restorán
lunch sustantivo/lʌnt͡ʃ/almuerzo, comida
factory sustantivo/ˈfæk.tɚ.i/fábrica, planta
finish verbo/ˈfɪnɪʃ/acabar, fenecer
airport sustantivo/ˈɛɹ.pɔɹt/aeropuerto
farm sustantivo/ˈfɑɹm/finca, granja

Frases que vale la pena repetir

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

  • Can you see the tick?
  • Where does your brother work?
  • He doesn't walk, does he?
  • He doesn't start work then, does he?
  • What did your brother do before this job?

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 10 contracciones y formas reducidas, como doesn't, can't, couldn't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

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 tick, businessman, mechanic.

¿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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