Shadowing Practice: [Flyers sample test 2018 vol 1] part 3 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Part 3 Listen and Look There is one example.
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Where did Uncle Robert get each of these things?
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You've got some lovely things in this room, Uncle Robert.
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Where did you get that painting?
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The one of the mountain?
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Well, in my job, I have to go to lots of different places.
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I found it in a market that I visited last year.
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It wasn't expensive.
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I was quite surprised.
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It's so beautiful.
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Can you see the letter E?
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Now you listen and write a letter in each box.
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Those gloves look very warm, Uncle Robert.
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Who gave you those?
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I can't remember, but I got them when I had to visit a factory.
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Someone gave them to me when I left.
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I don't wear them because they're too small.
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Can I have them?
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Sure.
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And wow, that fan looks like a rainbow.
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When did you buy that?
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When I was working in a castle.
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The building was 600 years old.
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You could buy all kinds of things there.
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I might give it to your grandmother.
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What's your favorite thing here?
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Well, I heard some really great music at a theater I traveled to.
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Later, at the airport, I found a store that sold drums.
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They were just like the ones a man played in the concert.
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So you bought them?
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Yes.
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I love them.
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But your aunt says they're too noisy.
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And this is a birthday present for your mother.
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I had a meeting in a nice town in the middle of a forest last week.
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There's a little store there full of interesting things.
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It's made of glass.
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Be careful with it.
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Don't worry.
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Mom loves swans.
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I'm sure she'll like it.
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Why haven't you opened this box of chocolates?
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Are they a present too?
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Yes.
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I was waiting for you to arrive.
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I had some in my favorite café in London.
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They tasted so good.
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These are the same.
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They're for you.
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I got them from the hotel where I stayed last night.
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Wow.
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Thanks.
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Now listen to part three again.
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Those gloves look very warm, Uncle Robert.
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Who gave you those?
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I can't remember, but I got them when I had to visit a factory.
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Someone gave them to me when I left.
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I don't wear them because they're too small.
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Can I have them?
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Sure.
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And wow, that fan looks like a rainbow.
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When did you buy that?
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When I was working in a castle.
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The building was six hundred years old.
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You could buy all kinds of things there.
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I might give it to your grandmother.
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What's your favorite thing here?
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Well, I heard some really great music at a theater I traveled to.
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Later at the airport I found a store that sold drums.
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They were just like the ones a man played in the concert.
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So you bought them?
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Yes.
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I love them.
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But your aunt says they're too noisy.
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And this is a birthday present for your mother.
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I had a meeting in a nice town in the middle of a forest last week.
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There's a little store there full of interesting things.
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It's made of glass.
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Be careful with it.
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Don't worry.
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Mom loves swans.
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I'm sure she'll like it.
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Why haven't you opened this box of chocolates?
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Are they a present too?
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Yes.
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I was waiting for you to arrive.
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I had some in my favorite cafe in London.
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They tasted so good.
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These are the same.
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They're for you.
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I got them from the hotel where I stayed last night.
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Wow.
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Thanks.
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That is the end of part three.

Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Este vídeo tiene 94 frases y 599 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 4:47. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 125 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 83 % 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:

  • castle /ˈkɑːsəl/ (sustantivo) — castillo, castro. A large residential building or compound that is fortified and contains many defences; in previous ages often inhabited by a nobleman or king. Also, a house or…
  • arrive /əˈɹaɪv/ (verbo) — llegar, arribar. To reach; to get to a certain place.
  • theater /ˈθi(ə)tɚ/ (sustantivo) — teatro. A place or building, consisting of a stage and seating, in which an audience gathers to watch plays, musical performances, public ceremonies, and so on.
  • aunt /ɑːnt/ (sustantivo) — tía. The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent.
  • grandmother /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/ (sustantivo) — abuela. A mother of someone's parent.
  • drum /ˈdɹʌm/ (sustantivo) — tambor. A percussive musical instrument spanned with a thin covering on at least one end for striking, forming an acoustic chamber; a membranophone.
  • swan /swɑn/ (sustantivo) — cisne. Any of various species of large, long-necked waterfowl, of genus Cygnus (bird family: Anatidae), most of which have white plumage.
  • glove /ɡlʌv/ (sustantivo) — guante, maniquete (fingerless). An item of clothing, covering all or part of the hand and fingers, but usually allowing independent movement of the fingers.
  • litter /ˈlɪt.ɚ/ (sustantivo) — cama, lecho. Straw, grass, and similar loose material used as bedding for people or animals.
  • noisy /ˈnɔɪzi/ (adjetivo) — ruidoso. Making a noise, especially a loud unpleasant sound
  • café /ˌkæˈfeɪ/ (sustantivo) — café, cafetería. A coffee shop; an establishment selling coffee and sometimes other non-alcoholic beverages, simple meals or snacks, with a facility to consume them on the…
  • favourite /ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt/ (adjetivo) — favorito, preferido. Most-liked. (In other words, [person]'s favorite [noun] = the [noun] that [person] likes the most.)
  • careful /ˈkɛɹfəl/ (adjetivo) — cauto, cuidadoso. Taking care; attentive to potential danger, error or harm; cautious.
  • concert /kənˈsɝt/ (sustantivo) — concierto, concertación. An agreement in a design or plan; a union formed by mutual communication of opinions and views; an accordance in a scheme; harmony; a simultaneous action.
  • factory /ˈfæk.tɚ.i/ (sustantivo) — fábrica, planta. A building or other place where manufacturing takes place.

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 20 contracciones y formas reducidas, como they're, don't, can't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “th”: theater /ˈθi(ə)tɚ/, grandmother /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

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 castle, arrive, theater.

Gramática en este vídeo

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

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Past continuous was/were + -ing — una acción en curso en un momento del pasadowas working · was waiting
Posibilidad con “might / may” might/may + verbo — algo posible pero no seguromight give
Obligación: must / have to / need to decir que algo es necesariohave to go · had to visit
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicciónshe'll like

¿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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